What is the interpretation of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [None of you should urinate in his bath...]?
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The questioner : The Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Mishkat al-Masabih 353?
The Shaykh : Yes, the meaning is that a person should not urinate in the place where he takes a bath or performs ghusl, because it gives rise to obsessive doubts (waswas). For example, he might say: "Did the water splash on my clothes or my body, or did it not splash on me?" and so on, and this leads to obsessive doubts because he is not certain that the impurity touched him through the splashing. Yes, is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, but is it permissible in our bathrooms now?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, there is no problem with our bathrooms now, because in our bathrooms now a person urinates in a confined basin, and when he performs istinja' (cleaning), he purifies the basin just as he purifies the place of impurity on his body parts.
No one must pass water where he bathes and then wash in it or perform ablution in it, for all evil promptings come from it.
لا يبولنّ أحدكم في مستحَمّه ثمّ يتوضّأ فيه أو يغتسل منه فإنّ عامّة الوسواس منهThe Shaykh : Yes, the meaning is that a person should not urinate in the place where he takes a bath or performs ghusl, because it gives rise to obsessive doubts (waswas). For example, he might say: "Did the water splash on my clothes or my body, or did it not splash on me?" and so on, and this leads to obsessive doubts because he is not certain that the impurity touched him through the splashing. Yes, is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, but is it permissible in our bathrooms now?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, there is no problem with our bathrooms now, because in our bathrooms now a person urinates in a confined basin, and when he performs istinja' (cleaning), he purifies the basin just as he purifies the place of impurity on his body parts.