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Using Earth in the Toilet: Sunnah or Seasonal Practice?

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Q: In toilet or istinga we should use lumps of earth 3 times or 1 or 5. And we heard that the method of using earth is different for cold season and warm season. In cold season the prostrate glands are compressed so first earth should be pushed from front to back and second from back to front and third from front to back and in hot season as to prostrate glands are loosen so you should use conversely. Is it related to sunnah.

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A: The sunnah is to ensure that the place is clean and no trace of najaasat is left. The fuqahaa have found this method to be more efficient in cleaning oneself.

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

( والأفضل ) في كل زمان ( الجميع بين ) استعمال ( الماء والحجر ) مرتبا ( فيسمح ) الخارج ( ثم يغسل ) المخرج لأن الله تعالى أثنى على أهل قباء بإتباعهم الأحجار الماء فكان الجميع سنة على الإطلاق في كل زمان وهو الصحيح وعليه الفتوى ( ويجوز ) أي يصح ( أن يقتصر على الماء ) فقط وهو يلي الجمع بين الماء والحجر في الفضل ( أو الحجر ) وهو دونهما في الفضل ويحصل به السنة وإن تفاوت الفضل ( والسنة إنقاء المحل ) لأنه المقصود (مراقي الفلاح مع الطحطاوي ص 45)

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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