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Standing to Pee: Sinful or Sanitary?

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Muftionline.co.za

Q:

1. Is it sinful to urinate while standing?

2. If the toilet or toilet seat isn’t clean, is it ok to stand and urinate?

Bismillaah

A:

1. It is prohibited.

2. You can try and jump onto the toilet pan and squat and urinate.

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.