Is it permissible to wear trousers?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : My dear brother, I have a question for you. I work as a pharmacy assistant. When we go to the Western-style bathroom, and one of you, may Allah protect you, enters the bathroom, is it permissible to splash one’s clothes and such? And is it permissible to leave the prayer because of the splashing of urine on the clothes?
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah. How can one leave the prayer? And how, I mean, would his clothes get splashed?
The questioner : I mean, this person urinates while standing.
The Shaykh : I mean, he imagines that he is wearing trousers, and this is among the virtues of trousers. It is not permissible for a Muslim to wear trousers; because first, if he is not hit by the splashing of urine, and he performs ablution and prays, his prayer will be disliked to the extent of being forbidden.
The questioner : Regarding the trousers.
The Shaykh : Regarding the trousers, because the trousers cover the private parts, they cover the thighs, they cover the buttocks, and they sometimes cover what is between them. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to resort to causes that expose his prayer or his ablution to invalidity. So this is not an excuse, my brother. If you want to use a Western-style bathroom, you must also use a Western-style urinal, meaning that when you urinate while standing, the urine does not fall to the ground from below, but rather onto the base that receives the urine from close by. But better than all of this is that you get rid of your trousers and wear your Arab garment, and thereby you will be obedient to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His Messenger. So beware of leaving the prayer because you are wearing trousers, and because when you want to come to urinate, it splashes. Deal with the splashing in some way, and I am advising you of an easy way so that it becomes easy for you to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in your heart, and to wear the dishdasha or the wide trousers that allow you to urinate while sitting, so that this becomes easy for you. Or, may Allah guide you to this, at least use this Western-style bathroom with a urinal, meaning like the one used for small children. When you want to urinate, you lift it directly to the urine, and no splashing hits you. This is my advice to you, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, and peace be upon you, and may Allah protect you.
Abu Layla : My brothers are asking about the Sahih of Abu Dawud. What is the news about it?
The Shaykh : It is not finished yet.
Abu Layla : Doctor, if you ask usThe Shaykh : about your question, perhaps you will benefit, and we will benefit from it.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : My dear brother, I have a question for you. I work as a pharmacy assistant. When we go to the Western-style bathroom, and one of you, may Allah protect you, enters the bathroom, is it permissible to splash one’s clothes and such? And is it permissible to leave the prayer because of the splashing of urine on the clothes?
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah. How can one leave the prayer? And how, I mean, would his clothes get splashed?
The questioner : I mean, this person urinates while standing.
The Shaykh : I mean, he imagines that he is wearing trousers, and this is among the virtues of trousers. It is not permissible for a Muslim to wear trousers; because first, if he is not hit by the splashing of urine, and he performs ablution and prays, his prayer will be disliked to the extent of being forbidden.
The questioner : Regarding the trousers.
The Shaykh : Regarding the trousers, because the trousers cover the private parts, they cover the thighs, they cover the buttocks, and they sometimes cover what is between them. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to resort to causes that expose his prayer or his ablution to invalidity. So this is not an excuse, my brother. If you want to use a Western-style bathroom, you must also use a Western-style urinal, meaning that when you urinate while standing, the urine does not fall to the ground from below, but rather onto the base that receives the urine from close by. But better than all of this is that you get rid of your trousers and wear your Arab garment, and thereby you will be obedient to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His Messenger. So beware of leaving the prayer because you are wearing trousers, and because when you want to come to urinate, it splashes. Deal with the splashing in some way, and I am advising you of an easy way so that it becomes easy for you to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in your heart, and to wear the dishdasha or the wide trousers that allow you to urinate while sitting, so that this becomes easy for you. Or, may Allah guide you to this, at least use this Western-style bathroom with a urinal, meaning like the one used for small children. When you want to urinate, you lift it directly to the urine, and no splashing hits you. This is my advice to you, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, and peace be upon you, and may Allah protect you.
Abu Layla : My brothers are asking about the Sahih of Abu Dawud. What is the news about it?
The Shaykh : It is not finished yet.
Abu Layla : Doctor, if you ask usThe Shaykh : about your question, perhaps you will benefit, and we will benefit from it.
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