What is the ruling on a man relieving himself while standing, and is it established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did so?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on a man relieving himself while standing, and is it established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did so?
The Shaykh : The ruling on a man relieving himself, specifically urinating, while standing is that there is no harm in it, but with two conditions. The first condition is that he is safe from being soiled by urine, and the second condition is that he is safe from a person who might look at him. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) (peace and blessings be upon him).
Accordingly, urinating while standing is not forbidden, as many of the common people understand it to be.
One of the wonders is that the common people, as it is said, "the common people are like insects," strongly deny that a person should urinate while standing, yet they find it easy for a person to urinate while people are looking at his private parts. For this reason, you find that they do not pay much attention to this matter. What a person should do is cover himself from the eyes, even with his body, but as for his private parts, he must cover them from the eyes. If a person is urinating in a desert or defecating in a desert, it is better for him to move away until he is hidden from people, either by a tree, a mound, a valley, or something similar. This is part of the prescribed etiquette.
As for covering the private parts from the eyes, it is an obligatory matter that is necessary.
On this occasion, I would like to point out that it is established from the Prophet (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) in the hadith of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 8Sahih (Darussalam) This is general for the desert and buildings. For this reason, Abu Ayyub said: "So we came to Sham and found toilets built facing the Ka'bah, so we turn away from them and seek forgiveness from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)". And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in this hadith: Sunan an-Nasa'i 21Sahih (Darussalam) This is specific to the people of Madinah and those who are in their direction, such that if they face east or west, they do not face the qiblah. This is part of the good teaching of the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him), for it was among the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he mentioned something prohibited, he would open the door to what is permissible so that doors would not be closed in the face of the community. This is also the method of the Qur'an, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:104] When He forbade them to say: "Raa'ina", He opened for them the permissible saying Likewise, it is established from the Prophet (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) in the story of the dates that Bilal brought to him, which were good dates, and he said to him: Sahih Muslim 1593b He said: No, but we take a sa' from here for two sa' and two sa' for three. So the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Muwatta Malik 31:22 When the prohibited matter was mentioned to him, he opened the permissible one for him. And so it should be for every caller who calls to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), who commands people and forbids them; when he forbids them from a wrong matter, he should open for them the permissible door of that type so that people may enter through it.
Returning to the hadith I mentioned, the Prophet (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 21Sahih (Darussalam), but it is established in the two Sahihs in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar that he said: This indicates that if it is in a building, it is permissible to turn one's back to the Ka'bah, so the prohibition of facing it remains in place without being specified.
Accordingly, if a person builds a house for himself, he must pay attention to this matter so that the faces of those sitting to relieve themselves are not facing the qiblah, but rather the qiblah is to their right or to their left, and this is better, or behind them. As for facing it, it is not permissible, neither in open space nor in buildings.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The ruling on a man relieving himself, specifically urinating, while standing is that there is no harm in it, but with two conditions. The first condition is that he is safe from being soiled by urine, and the second condition is that he is safe from a person who might look at him. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him)
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a people's latrine, a latrine being a place for waste, and urinated while standing.
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أتى سباطة قوم، السباطة: الزبالة، فبال قائماًAccordingly, urinating while standing is not forbidden, as many of the common people understand it to be.
One of the wonders is that the common people, as it is said, "the common people are like insects," strongly deny that a person should urinate while standing, yet they find it easy for a person to urinate while people are looking at his private parts. For this reason, you find that they do not pay much attention to this matter. What a person should do is cover himself from the eyes, even with his body, but as for his private parts, he must cover them from the eyes. If a person is urinating in a desert or defecating in a desert, it is better for him to move away until he is hidden from people, either by a tree, a mound, a valley, or something similar. This is part of the prescribed etiquette.
As for covering the private parts from the eyes, it is an obligatory matter that is necessary.
On this occasion, I would like to point out that it is established from the Prophet (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) in the hadith of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
let none of you face the Qiblah while defecating, nor while urinating. And do not have your back towards it, but have it east of you or west of you.
لا تستقبلوا القبلة بغائط ولا بول ولا تستدبروها، ولكن شرقوا أو غربواrather face toward the east or the west
ولكن شرقوا أو غربواO you who have believed, say not [to Allah 's Messenger], "Ra'ina" but say, "Unthurna" and listen
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَا وَقُولُوا انظُرْنَا وَاسْمَعُواBut say "Unzurina".
وَقُولُوا انظُرْنَاAre all the dates of Khaibar like this)?
أكل تمر خيبر هكذا؟Do not do that. Sell the assorted ones for dirhams and then buy the good ones with the dirhams.
لا تفعل، ولكن بع الجمع بالدراهم ثم اشتر بالدراهم جنيباReturning to the hadith I mentioned, the Prophet (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
rather face toward the east or the west
ولكن شرقوا أو غربواI climbed one day onto the roof of Hafsa's house, and I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) relieving himself facing Sham and turning his back to the Ka'bah.
رقيت يوما على بيت حفصة، فرأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقضي حاجته مستقبل الشام مستدبر الكعبةAccordingly, if a person builds a house for himself, he must pay attention to this matter so that the faces of those sitting to relieve themselves are not facing the qiblah, but rather the qiblah is to their right or to their left, and this is better, or behind them. As for facing it, it is not permissible, neither in open space nor in buildings.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.