Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

HOLY PROPHET’S (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) PRACTICES IN THE MATTER OF RELIEVING ONESELF (ISTINJA)

(1) The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) used to enter the privy putting his left foot forward, and to come out putting the right foot out. [Tirmizi]

(2) While entering the privy, he used to say:

(‘O Allaah! I seek refuge in thee from the foul male and female devils)

(3) On coming out of Privy, he would say:

OR

(‘I seek thine forgiveness Praise be to ALLAH, who has removed harm from me and kept me in health) [Zad -ul- ma’ad, Tirmizi, Ibn Majah}

(4) When he sat down to answer a call of nature, he would not raise his garments until he was quite close to the ground. [Zad-ul Ma’ad]

(5) When he wanted to pass water, he would look for a soft ground. If he did not find such a place, he would dig and upturn the earth with a piece of wood or other hard thing to make the soil loose and soft. [Zad-ul-Ma’ad]

(6) Habib bin Saleh (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that when the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) entered the privy, he would put on his shoes and cover his head. [lbn Sa’d]

(7) Sometimes he would use water for ISTINJA, or at other times mub and sometimes both: the number of mub would always be odd - at least three. He would use his left hand for ISTINJA. When he used water for this purpose, he would wash his hand after rubbing them on ground repeatedly. [Za’dul ma’ad]

(8) When he would sit on his knees to make water, he would keep his thighs wide apart. If he wanted to ease himself, he would sit behind a mound or hillock or a date palm etc.

(9) When he sat down to ease himself, he would neither face nor turn his back towards the QIBLAH. [Zad -ul- Ma’ad]

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated: whenever he would go to the privy, I used to give him water for ISTINJA. After which he would put his hands on the ground. Then I used to give him another jug of water with which he would perform WUDU (ablution). [Abu Daud]