Can one stand and urinate
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and Sisters,
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Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Dear brother in
muslim ,
refer to case
#1496 your answer on question of Urinating while standing: I am a bit confused
and unsatisfied with the answer, One of Ulama said that if one person Urinating
while standing , he is commited a big sin and in afterlife we will get some
punish from Allah SAW .
Please bear my
confusion.
Wassalam
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Answer:
In the name of Allah,
We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides
none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them
aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness
that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Under usual circumstances, it is
the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) that he would almost always urinate
in a sitting position; but on some
occasions, he (saws) also urinated in a
standing position. Thus, it is desirable to always urinate in a
sitting position; but if one fears
impurity at a public toilet, etc. there
is no harm if one urinates standing.
Hudhaifah relates that the Messenger of Allah
(saws), went to a public garbage dump and urinated while standing. Hudhaifah went away, and the Prophet
(saws) then called him over. The
Prophet made ablution, and wiped over
his shoes. This is related by
Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, and Tirmidhi.
There is absolutely nothing in
the Sunnah that states that one is required to do a ghusl or full bath
everytime he urinates standing! One
must wash his private parts after urination,
do the wudu, and he will be
considered pure and available for prayer.
Your Statement: One of Ulama said that if one person
Urinating while standing , he is commited a big sin and in afterlife we will get
some punish from Allah SAW .
Beloved brother, if one makes it a habit of always standing
and urinating, then it would obviously
be wrong and impermissible. But, if under some unusual circumstances where
one fears impurity if he sits and urinates,
there is no harm if one urinates standing as is evident from the act of
the Messenger of Allah (saws) himself in the above authentic narration related
by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood and Tirmidhi. If standing and urinating at any time was a
major sin as the Aalim suggests, then
it is absolutely inconceivable that the Messenger of Allah (saws) would have
ever done it.
The criteria of the believers
should always be from the guidance available in the Quran and Sunnah, and not what one of the ulama have
suggested!
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
