Istinja

Istinja[1] (Arabic: استنجاء‎)[2] is the Arabic term for cleaning away whatever has been passed from the urethra or anus with water and toilet paper.

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It is not obligatory to do istinja with water but can be done with three stones, tissue paper and the likes.

Istinja is obligatory; this means removing whatever has been passed from the front or back passages with water, stones, or anything else that is pure and will remove the impurity such as pebbles or coarse tissue paper, or clean pieces of paper on which there is no mention of Allaah or any of His names apart from bones and dung. This is to be done when something impure is emitted, of stools or urine.

Ritual purity

The istinja is part of Islamic hygienical jurisprudence and general ritual purity of body and soul in Islam.

The Quran says: "...wherein are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loveth the purifiers."[Quran 9:108]

See also

References
  1. istinja (salaat101.org)
  2. arabic wikipedia
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