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Installing urinals on one’s premises

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Q: My father built a new building for his business; I noticed that urinals were installed in the employee bathrooms. When I asked my father, he said that not everyone is a Muslim and that these urinals are for his non-Muslim employees.

1. Is it permissible to install urinals in one’s office building, supermarket, shop etc.?

2. Is it permissible for a Muslim plumber to install a urinal?

Bismillaah

A: 

1. The system of urinals, apart from it being unhygienic, it is very close to animal behaviour.

2. He must excuse himself.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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