Hi y'all - some of you, and I don't know if Rick is one, will know of the straw that broke the camel's back and caused me to finally resolve to leave UK. Taxpayer money was used on a low income housing sub division to turn all the toilets through 90 degrees in 1987, as the Muslims complained of facing Mecca during the waste disposal process.
On Oct 20, 1:03 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At least some of these rules have a positive health aspect...different > cultures have different mores. > Some cultures think that using toilet paper is barbarous, that one > should wash rather than wipe. > The US has a politician that thinks a bear breasted statue must be > covered...shades of Victorianism! > > On Oct 20, 10:45 am, Rick S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There is an article in today's Commercial Appeal about local Muslims. > > In the article was a question someone posed about which shoe one must > > put on first according to Islam (the right one). I remembered hearing > > about some bathroom rules for Muslims so I looked it up. Amazingly, it > > is comprehensive: > > > Not to face the qiblah (direction of prayer, i.e. the Ka’bah which was > > built in Makkah by Ibrahim, upon whom be peace, as commanded by > > Allaah) when urinating or defecating. This is out of respect for the > > Qiblah and for the symbols and rituals of Allaah. The Messenger of > > Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When any > > one of you sits down to answer the call of nature, he should not face > > the qiblah or turn his back towards it.” (Reported by Muslim, 389). > > > He should not touch his penis with his right hand when urinating, > > because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: > > “When any one of you urinates, he should not hold his penis in his > > right hand or clean it with his right hand; and (when drinking), he > > should not breathe into the vessel.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 150). > > > He should not remove najaasah (impurity) with his right hand; the left > > hand should be used for this purpose, because of the hadeeth quoted > > above, and because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon > > him) said: “When any one of you wipes himself, he should not use his > > right hand.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 5199). The Prophet’s wife > > Hafsah (may Allaah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet > > (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to use his right hand > > for eating, drinking, making wudoo’, getting dressed, and giving and > > taking things, and he used to use his left hand for other things. > > (Reported by Imaam Ahmad; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 4912). Abu > > Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings > > of Allaah be upon him) said: “When any one of you cleans himself, he > > should not use his right hand, he should use his left hand.” (Reported > > by Ibn Maajah, 308; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 322). > > > The Sunnah is to answer the call of nature sitting, making oneself > > close to the ground, because this is more concealing, and makes it > > less likely that spray from one’s urine will come back on one’s body > > or clothes, making them dirty. If a person can be sure of avoiding > > this, then it is permissible to urinate standing up. > > A person should be concealed from the sight of others when answering > > the call of nature. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of > > Allaah be upon him) used to prefer to go behind a rise in the ground > > or a garden of date palms. (Reported by Muslim, 517). If a person is > > out in an open space and cannot find anything to conceal him when he > > needs to answer the call of nature, he should move far away from the > > other people around him, because al-Mugheerah ibn Shu’bah said: “I was > > with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) on a > > journey, when he felt the need to answer the call of nature, so he > > went far away.” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 20; he said it is a saheeh > > hasan hadeeth). ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Abi Quraad said: “I went out with the > > Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to an > > open space, and when he needed to answer the call of nature, he moved > > away.” (Reported by al-Nisaa’i, 16; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 4651) > > > A person should not uncover his ‘awrah (private parts) until after he > > has squatted close to the ground, because this is more concealing, as > > Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported: “When the Prophet > > (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to answer the call > > of nature, he would not lift his garment until he had squatted close > > to the ground.” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 14; see also Saheeh al- > > Jaami’, 4652). If a person is in a (modern) toilet, he should not lift > > his garment until he has closed the door and is out of sight of other > > people. With regard to this point and the one before, it is worth > > noting that the habit of many people in the West and elsewhere, of > > urinating in a standing position in front of other people in public > > toilets (using urinals) is something which goes against good manners, > > modesty and decency, and is repulsive to anyone who possesses sound > > common sense and wisdom. How can anybody uncover in front of other > > people the ‘awrah (private parts) which Allaah has placed between his > > legs to conceal it and commanded him to cover it? The idea that it > > should be covered is well established among all wise and decent people > > of all races. It is wrong in principle to build restrooms of this > > shameful type, where the users can see one another, thus making them > > worse than some kinds of animals whose habit is to conceal themselves > > from one another when urinating or defecating. > > > It is also good manners according to Sharee’ah to recite certain > > adhkaar (supplications) when entering or leaving the toilet, which are > > quite appropriate to the situation and place. Our Prophet (peace and > > blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught us that when entering the > > toilet, we should say: “Allaahumma innee a’oodhi bika min al-khubthi > > wa’l-khabaa’ith (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from male and female > > devils).” When leaving the toilet, he should say: “Ghufraanak (I seek > > Your forgiveness).” > > > He should be careful to remove all impurity after answering the call > > of nature, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon > > him) warned against being careless in cleaning oneself after > > urinating: “Most of the punishment of the grave will be because of > > urine.” (Reported by Ibn Maajah, 342; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, > > 1202). Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with them both) reported > > that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon > > him) passed by two graves, and said: “They are being punished, but > > they are not being punished for any major sin. One of them used not to > > protect himself (i.e. keep himself clean from) his urine, and the > > other used to walk about spreading malicious gossip.” (Reported by al- > > Bukhaari, 5592). > > > Any impurity should be washed or wiped three times or an odd number of > > times greater than three, according to whatever is needed to cleanse > > it, because ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) reported that > > the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to wash > > his posterior three times. Ibn ‘Umar said: “We did this too and found > > it to be healing and cleansing.” (Reported by Ibn Maajah, 350; see > > also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 4993). Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with > > him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon > > him) said: “When anyone of you cleans himself (with stones or similar > > material) let him use an odd number.” (Reported by Imaam Ahmad; > > classed as hasan in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 375). > > > He should not use bones or dung to clean himself or wipe away the > > impurity, rather, he should use tissue, stones, and the like. Abu > > Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that he used to > > carry a vessel for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon > > him) to do wudoo’ and clean himself after answering the call of > > nature. Whilst he was following him, he (the Prophet) asked, “Who is > > that?” He said: “I am Abu Hurayrah.” He said: “Get me some stones I > > can use to clean myself, but do not bring me any bones or dung.” So I > > brought him some stones, carrying them in the hem of my garment, and > > placed them by his side, then I went away. When he had finished, I > > came back and asked him, “What is wrong with bones and dung?” He said: > > “They are the food of the jinn.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 3571). > > > A person should not urinate into stagnant water, because Jaabir (may > > Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allaah > > (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade anyone to urinate > > into stagnant water (reported by Muslim, 423), and because this makes > > the water impure and harms those who use it. > > > A person should not urinate by the roadside or in places where people > > seek shade, because this is offensive to them. Abu Hurayrah reported > > that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: > > “Fear the two things that bring curses.” They asked, “What are the two > > things that bring curses, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said: “When a > > person relieves himself in the road where people walk or in the place > > where they seek shade.” (Reported by Abu Dawud, 23; see also Saheeh al- > > Jaami’, 110). > > > One should not greet a person who is answering the call of nature, or > > return a greeting whilst one is answering the call of nature, out of > > respect to Allaah by not mentioning His name in a dirty place. > > [Translator’s note: the Islamic greeting is “al-salaam ‘alaykum (peace > > be upon you)”; one of the names of Allaah is al-Salaam (the Peace)]. > > Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah reported that a man passed by the Prophet > > (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) whilst he was urinating, > > and greeted him. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of > > Allaah be upon him) said to him: “If you see me in this state, do not > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
