The elderly man’s istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) with the help of a servant
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is an elderly man who asks, saying that he is unable to perform istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) by himself. Is it permissible for his sons to bring him a servant to do it, or are the sons required to do it themselves?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, but he must not expose his 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). It should be done from behind a barrier; he cleans himself from behind a barrier. Is it the mother or the servant?
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
They also place a covering on their hands or wear something over them so that they touch the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) without a wall.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is an elderly man who asks, saying that he is unable to perform istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) by himself. Is it permissible for his sons to bring him a servant to do it, or are the sons required to do it themselves?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, but he must not expose his 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). It should be done from behind a barrier; he cleans himself from behind a barrier. Is it the mother or the servant?
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
They also place a covering on their hands or wear something over them so that they touch the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) without a wall.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-05-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (44:23)
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