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Is it permissible to urinate while facing away from the Kaaba in a toilet in a building?

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Is it permissible to urinate while facing opposite side of Kabah in toilet in a building?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

(Fatwa: 946/917/L=7/1438)

It is not lawful to urinate in the toilet of building while facing opposite side of the Kabah.

الأول عدم جواز الاستقبال والاستدبار مطلقاً سواء كان فى الصحراء أو فى البنيان وإليه ذهب أبو أيوب الأنصاري، ومجاهد، وإبراهيم النخعي، وأبو حنيفة ….. وهو مذهب جمهور الصحابة والتابعين كما سيأتي. (معارف القرآن: 1/ 93)

Allah knows Best!

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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