My young son sometimes wants to urinate while standing. Is there anything wrong with this from the perspective of the Islamic ruling?
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The questioner:
A young son sometimes wants to urinate while standing. May Allah reward you. Is there anything wrong with this from the perspective of the Islamic ruling?
The Shaykh:
Urinating while standing is disliked (makruh), except if there is a need, in which case there is no harm, provided one is careful that urine does not splash onto one’s clothes or body. If one needs to urinate while standing, there is no harm. However, if it is done without a need, it is disliked. Yes.
The questioner:
Some people believe it is forbidden (haram). Shaykh Salih, what is your guidance? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) urinated while standing on some occasions to indicate its permissibility. But if this is done out of a need, the dislike is removed. If it is done without a need, it is disliked.
The questioner:
If someone does this, is there any specific guidance for him, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
If he does it, he has done something disliked. It does not affect him unless he did it out of a need, in which case there is no dislike in it.
The questioner:
Does the place where he does it have any specific characteristics?
The Shaykh:
He must be careful that urine does not hit him, even if he is sitting.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to be careful and to choose a low-lying place for his urination so that the urine does not splash on him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 3:202, and Mishkat al-Masabih 338 passed by them, saying that one of them was a great sinner. As for one of them, he used to spread tales, and as for the other, he did not ensure himself from the urine. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ensure yourselves from the urine, for most of the punishment in the Fire is due to it," or "Beware of it" Bulugh al-Maram 103. The danger is great for the one who sits and the one who stands. It is obligatory for the Muslim to be careful that urine does not hit his clothes or his body, and if it happens that some of it hits him, he must hasten to wash it off.
A young son sometimes wants to urinate while standing. May Allah reward you. Is there anything wrong with this from the perspective of the Islamic ruling?
The Shaykh:
Urinating while standing is disliked (makruh), except if there is a need, in which case there is no harm, provided one is careful that urine does not splash onto one’s clothes or body. If one needs to urinate while standing, there is no harm. However, if it is done without a need, it is disliked. Yes.
The questioner:
Some people believe it is forbidden (haram). Shaykh Salih, what is your guidance? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) urinated while standing on some occasions to indicate its permissibility. But if this is done out of a need, the dislike is removed. If it is done without a need, it is disliked.
The questioner:
If someone does this, is there any specific guidance for him, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
If he does it, he has done something disliked. It does not affect him unless he did it out of a need, in which case there is no dislike in it.
The questioner:
Does the place where he does it have any specific characteristics?
The Shaykh:
He must be careful that urine does not hit him, even if he is sitting.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for him to be careful and to choose a low-lying place for his urination so that the urine does not splash on him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Most of the punishment of the grave is due to urine.
عامة عذاب القبر من البولthe Prophet came upon two graves and said, "Their occupants are being punished, but not for a great
صلى الله عليه وسلم بقبرين فقال إنهما ليعذبان، وما يعذبان في كبير، أماbecause it is the main cause of punishment in the grave
من البول فإن عامة عذاب القبر منه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لي ابن صغير يرغب أحيانا أن يتبول واقفا هل في هذا الأمر شيء من حيث الحكم الشرعي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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