Has doubts that impure splashes hit his body while in the toilet cleaning himself

13-12-2006 | IslamWeb

Question:

Salaam u alaikum My question is regards to going to the toliet and excreting/doing stools. Here in UK we have the other toliets which you sit on - the ones that are high up in posture. My question is that after I have done stools etc. I pour water down my backside and wipe my backside with my left hand, the thing is whilst doing this sometimes, water splashes up (not a lot really - some splashes , only one sometimes, depends really) and hits my underside - possibly going onto my backside, underside of testicles etc. My question is that doesn't that make me impure - that impurities have gone on me since, the water that splashes onto my underside is the same water that the stools/urine is resting in - this happens to me quite often - so to make sure I end up having a quick bath to wash my backside etc. - but thing is this can be quite burdensome to do a few times a day and ends up giving me backache - I mean it is too burdensome and there is no doubt that Allah doesn't want hardship for us - was wondering if you could advise insha'Allah.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

 

If you are quite sure that an impurity has touched any part of your body, then it becomes an obligation to wash that part of your body which was touched by an impurity. However, if you are not sure, then in principle you are pure, but if you wash just to be on the safe side, especially when you are highly in doubt that you were touched by an impurity, then this is better.

However, you should not indulge in thinking about this or have whispers; for more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 92050 and 84603.

Allaah Knows best.