The Ruling on Istinja' and Wudu' in the Restroom
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Question:
In restrooms like these, Shaykh, if the person who enters has finished relieving himself and intends to perform wudu', is it better for him to go out and perform wudu' in the open washing areas, or is it the same whether he performs wudu' here or inside?
Answer:
This has been discussed before, and they said it is recommended (mustahabb) to move from the place where he relieved himself to perform istinja' in another place. This is also a matter of recommendation. Yes, in the known restrooms today, the harm goes away with the water; there is no feces or urine underneath him. Rather, this goes and is flushed away with the water, so there is no harm in performing istinja' in the place where he relieved himself, because contamination is avoided, and in performing wudu' as well, because the impurity is far from him. He performs wudu'; there is no harm in that, no harm in performing wudu' if he is safe from any trace of impurity reaching him. Yes.
In restrooms like these, Shaykh, if the person who enters has finished relieving himself and intends to perform wudu', is it better for him to go out and perform wudu' in the open washing areas, or is it the same whether he performs wudu' here or inside?
Answer:
This has been discussed before, and they said it is recommended (mustahabb) to move from the place where he relieved himself to perform istinja' in another place. This is also a matter of recommendation. Yes, in the known restrooms today, the harm goes away with the water; there is no feces or urine underneath him. Rather, this goes and is flushed away with the water, so there is no harm in performing istinja' in the place where he relieved himself, because contamination is avoided, and in performing wudu' as well, because the impurity is far from him. He performs wudu'; there is no harm in that, no harm in performing wudu' if he is safe from any trace of impurity reaching him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح زاد المستقنع (حلقات إذاعية)|6 من 194|كتاب الطهارة|باب الاستنجاء|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:21)
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