Fatwa ID: 08359
Answered by Alimah Humairah Badshah
Question:
I have a detailed question regarding the method of performing Istinja for men—specifically concerning the cleaning process after urination and the involvement of the hands.
After completing urination, performing Istibra’:
- Is it necessary to use the left hand to physically wash the penis while pouring water over it with the right hand?
- Or, is it sufficient to simply pour water over the penis without using the hand to touch or clean it directly—meaning, would the act of pouring water alone ensure cleanliness and purification?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
After urination, Istinjaa’ is only necessary if the impurity has spread from the exit more than the size of a dirham. If one urinates without defecation and the impurity does not spread from the exit, then Istinjaa’ is recommended.
The only thing which is necessary for Istinjaa’ is that one wash the area until one is sure that it has been cleansed from impurity. Cleaning the area by rubbing with the hand is not necessary unless the impurity is sticky or solid to the extent that the motion of poured water would not remove it. However, the method mentioned by the scholars which one should follow includes using the left hand to rub the area while pouring the water with the right hand.
References:
وَالْغَسْلُ) بِالْمَاءِ إلَى أَنْ يَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِهِ
Radd Al-Muhtaar (Halabi ed., Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.337
قَوْلُهُ: إنْ جَاوَزَ الْمَخْرَجَ) يَشْمَلُ الْإِحْلِيلَ، فَفِي التَّتَارْخَانِيَّة: وَإِذَا أَصَابَ طَرَفَ الْإِحْلِيلِ مِنْ الْبَوْلِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ الدِّرْهَمِ يَجِبُ غَسْلُهُ هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ. وَلَوْ مَسَحَهُ بِالْمَدَرِ، قِيلَ يُجْزِئُهُ قِيَاسًا عَلَى الْمَقْعَدَةِ، وَقِيلَ: لَا، وَهُوَ الصَّحِيحُ
Radd Al-Muhtaar (Halabi ed., Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.338
فَيَغْسِلُ حَتَّى يَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبُهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ طَهُرَ بِيَقِينٍ أَوْ غَلَبَهُ ظَنٌّ وَيُبَالِغُ فِيهِ إلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ صَائِمًا وَلَا يُقَدَّرُ بِالْعَدَدِ إلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ مُوَسْوِسًا فَيُقَدَّرُ فِي حَقِّهِ بِالثَّلَاثِ
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah (Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.49
وَالثَّانِي إذَا تَجَاوَزَتْ مَخْرَجَهَا يَجِبُ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ – قَلَّ أَوْ كَثُرَ وَهُوَ الْأَحْوَطُ وَعِنْدَهُمَا يَجِبُ إذَا تَجَاوَزَ قَدْرَ الدِّرْهَمِ؛ لِأَنَّ مَا عَلَى الْمَخْرَجِ سَقَطَ اعْتِبَارُهُ لِجَوَازِ الِاسْتِجْمَارِ فِيهِ فَيَبْقَى الْمُعْتَبَرُ مَا وَرَاءَهُ.
وَالثَّالِثُ سُنَّةٌ وَهُوَ إذَا لَمْ تَتَجَاوَزْ النَّجَاسَةُ مَخْرَجَهَا.
وَالرَّابِعُ مُسْتَحَبٌّ وَهُوَ إذَا بَالَ وَلَمْ يَتَغَوَّطْ يَغْسِلُ قُبُلَهُ.
Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah (Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.50
يُفِيضُ الْمَاءَ بِالْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَرْجِهِ، وَيُعْلِي الْإِنَاءَ، وَيَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ بِالْيُسْرَى
Radd Al-Muhtaar (Halabi ed., Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.345
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Alimah Humairah Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
