Cleaning after Urinating or having a Bowel Movement (Istinja and Istibra)
• What is Istinja?
Lexically, istinja means desiring to be cleaned from dirt. As a religious term, it means to clean the private parts after having a bowel movement or urinating. This cleaning is sunnah al-muakkada.
The following narration from Ibn Abbas and Abu Hurayra is remarkable in that it shows the importance and value of cleanliness in the presence of Allah:
“When the verse, “In it are men who love to be purified” (at-Tawbah, 108) was sent about the people of Quba, the Messenger of Allah asked them:
– Why does Allah praise you?
They answered:
– When we finish having a bowel movement or urinating, we clean ourselves with water; we make istinja.”
• What is Istibra?
To wait for the leakage of urine to stop completely after urinating for men is called istibra. It is wajib to do it.
The leakage of urine happens in every person. However, it stops more quickly in some people; in others, it goes on a bit longer. Everybody must try to stop that leakage before they make wudu by taking his own situation into consideration.
- What Happens if Wudu is Made Without Making Istinja?
- What is Taharah (Cleanliness)?
- What can be Used for Cleaning After Having a Bowel Movement or Urinating?
- What can be done in Order to Stop the Leakage of Urine?
- What are the Things that Need to be Avoided During the Cleaning after the Toilet?
- How is istibra made? Is prayer harmed if urine drops on the clothes?
- What are the Necessary Conditions for Wudu to Become Valid?
- The Positive Effects of Cleaning After Toilet on Human Health
- Manners of Cleaning After Having a Bowel Movement or Urinating
- What does Taharah from Najasah Mean?
