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 Is it permissible to stand and urinate?

Q: Is it permissible to stand and urinate?

A: Standing and urinating is the way of the kuffaar. Without a valid excuse, it is makrooh for one to stand and urinate.

قال الفقيه أبو الليث رحمه الله تعالى قد رخص بعض الناس أن يبول الرجل قائما وكرهه بعضهم إلا من عذر وبه نقول كذا في المحيط (الفتاوى الهندية 5/379)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

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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