Istinja is to clean the pollution caused to private parts by the passage of urine and excrement. It is Sunnat-e-Moakkada, and strictly ordered and practiced by the Holy prophet. At the time of evacuation of stool or urine facing or turning back towards K'aba is strictly undesirable (Makrooh-e-Taherami). If one sits facing or backing towards Qibla unintentionally or not knowingly, on remembering or on knowing the direction should change the direction immediately, out of repect for Qibla. Spreading legs towards Qibla is also undesirable. (Makrooh). At the time of passing urine and stool sitting before the sun and the moon is also undesirable. Passing urine and stool on frozen water is strictly undesirable (Makrooh-e- Tahreemi), and in flowing water it is undesirable, but on some excuse like it is not possible to get down from a boat or ship, it is not undesirable. At the bank of any canal any well, spring or under a fruit bearing tree or in the field or under a shade where people take shelter, passing urine or stool is strictly prohibited (Makrooh-e-Tahreemi). But in the shade far-off from the populated area, attending to calls of nature is not undesirable. Attending to the calls of nature near and around any Mosque, Idgah, and grave yard is undesirable (Makrooh). It is undesirable to pass urine or stool in grave yard because the dead feel hurt.
Important: One should not go to attend the calls of nature bare headed. On such occcasion carrying a ring carved with God’s name or Holy verses of the Quran is undesirable. (Makrooh)
(Ghayatul Autar)Important: At the time of Entering Latrine Recite ——-
(Ghayatul Autar)
O’God I
seek thy shelter from one or more impurities and I seek thy shelter and
protection from the dirty devil, turned out from heaven. It is narrated from Hzt. Anas
Raz,
that when ever Hzt. Rasoolullah Sal'am entered the latrine he used to recite the same.
(Saheeh Bukhari Shareef)
At the time of entering the latrine, put your left foot first and sit spreading both legs wide putting more weight on the left foot.
(Ghayatul Autar)It is desirable (Masnoon)to use clean things like brick piece,earth, wood, old skin, wall for cleaning the body (Istanja). But the walls of other’s houses should not be used for this purpose. The method for cleaning (Istanja) is that after passing urine, at first dry the urine drops which usually come later with brick bite or clod and then wash the particular private part with water. Similarly after passing the stool, the particular private part should be first cleaned with three or five brick bites or earth clods. In winter, the first brick bite should be passed from back to front and the second from front to back, and the third from back to front. In summer season it should be done reverse.
(Ghayatul Autar)A woman in all seasons should pass the first piece of clod or brick bite from back to front and the second from front to back and the third from back to front.
(Ghayatul Autar)After cleaning with clod or brick pieces, washing these parts with water is Sunnah. If the dirt is spread equivalent to a Dirham then it is mandatory (Wajib). If more, washing it is obligatory. (Farz) )
(Ghayatul Autar & Alamgiri)Important: It is better to keep the body loose at the time of cleaning. If one is not observing fast, wash it with some more water for self satisfaction so that the oiliness is removed. For people who are having doubts washing three times is sufficient. After washing, the secret part should be wiped with a piece of cloth. The clothes may be protected from the used up dirty water. If there is no cloth, the drops of water should be wiped off with hand and stand up slowly.
(Ghayatul Autar)Cleaning with bones, edible things, dried up dung (dung cakes) burnt bricks, tile pieces, grass pieces and profitable things, even if it is daub paper, left out water of ablution, Aab-e-Zamzum, with pieces of glass, and cleaning with the right hand without any excuse, is undesirable. (Makrooh)
(Ghayatul Autar)After the cleaning is over, recite the following invocation:—
Praise be to Allah who relieved me from pain and given safety. (Ghayatul Autar)
If large number of flies sitting on stool, sit on clothes, or body then it will become dirty other wise not.
(Alamgiri)