The Book of Purification

Bulugh al-Maram

“Urination is the main cause of punishment in the grave”. .

Bulugh al-Maram

At-Tabarani also narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar (with a weak chain of narrators), the prohibition of relieving oneself under fruit trees and beside the bank of a flowing river.

Bulugh al-Maram

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When two people go together to relieve themselves they should disappear from each other and do not talk, for Allah detests that”. .

Bulugh al-Maram

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Nobody should touch his pennies with his right hand when urinating, and should not clean himself (from defecation or urine) using his right hand and should not breathe in the utensil (he is drinking from).” .

Bulugh al-Maram

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to face the Qiblah when defecating or urinating, or to clean ourselves using the right hand, or to clean ourselves with less than three stones, or to clean ourselves with dung or a bone .

Bulugh al-Maram

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) “Neither face nor turn your back to the Qiblah while defecating or urinating, but turn towards the east or the west”.

Bulugh al-Maram

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “If anyone goes to relive himself, he should conceal himself”. .

Bulugh al-Maram

Ahmad reported from Ibn Abbas (rad) that defecation is prohibited also at the place where water collects. .

Bulugh al-Maram

Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went to the privy, a servant and I used to carry a skin water container and a spear, and he would cleanse himself with the water. .

Bulugh al-Maram

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) told me, “Take the skin water”, he then went forward till he disappeared from me and relieved himself