Explanation of the author's statement: "And under a tree bearing fruit."
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The Shaykh : All right, he says "and a beneficial shade, and under a tree bearing fruit". Under a tree bearing fruit: the author has informed us that under the tree, one must be close to it, not far away, and it must have fruit. The author used the general term "fruit," but it must be qualified by saying "intended fruit" or "respectable fruit." "Intended fruit" means that people aim for it, even if it is not edible. For example, in some places, there is a type of fruit called al-Qarad that is used as a tanning agent, which people take. If it is intended, meaning people aim for it and take it, then it is not permissible to urinate or defecate under it. Why? Because this fruit might fall onto that place and become contaminated with impurity. Also, anyone who intends to climb the tree must pass through this impurity and become contaminated. Likewise, if the fruit is respectable, such as the fruit of the palm tree, for example. This is a palm tree in a remote place that no one aims for or visits, but the dates are respectable food. And so are other trees whose fruit is intended and respectable, and from which food is taken; it is not permissible to urinate under them. The author has finished discussing the places where urination and defecation are forbidden, but may Allah have mercy on him, he left some things. What did he leave? First, the mosques. It is not permissible to urinate or defecate in the mosques. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Bedouin man: or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. All right, schools are the same. Yes, the same. Every gathering of people for a religious or worldly matter, it is not permissible for a person to urinate or defecate in it. The reason for this is the clear analogy to what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade, namely urinating in the roads and in the shade of people. The second reason is the harm that befalls the Muslims from this act.
The questioner : The bathrooms of the mosques?
The Shaykh : No, these are prepared for this purpose.
The questioner : The toilets.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is recommended to urinate in them; there is no harm in it, because people urinate and the urine flows away. But defecating in them is not permissible, because the excrement remains and contaminates the area around it.
The questioner : ... Perhaps if ... we look at it, it becomes contaminated.
The Shaykh : It is necessary that it be rinsed until it is gone. For example, if one supposes that he urinated in this bathroom, he must not leave the urine there; he must flush it away. And this is also better to avoid, but sometimes one needs to do it. Sometimes the bathrooms are occupied and one needs to do this. Or sometimes one wants to relieve himself, and when he takes off his clothes, he needs to urinate. In any case, the cleaner these places are, the better it is.
The questioner : The evidence: A man urinating in the place he intends to go to. Is there any evidence or hadith that it is disliked?
The Shaykh : But I do not know about the hadith that was reported in which the Messenger forbade a man from urinating in his bathroom. I do not know about the authenticity of the hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the same. That is, for one who does not return to urinate or defecate, it is not befitting for a person to do so.
Indeed, the mosques are not suitable for this. Nothing of harm or filth is suitable in them. They are only for prayer and reciting the Qur'an.
إن المساجد لا تصلح لهذا لا يصلح فيها شيء من الأذى والقذر إنما هي للصلاة وقراءة القرآنThe questioner : The bathrooms of the mosques?
The Shaykh : No, these are prepared for this purpose.
The questioner : The toilets.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is recommended to urinate in them; there is no harm in it, because people urinate and the urine flows away. But defecating in them is not permissible, because the excrement remains and contaminates the area around it.
The questioner : ... Perhaps if ... we look at it, it becomes contaminated.
The Shaykh : It is necessary that it be rinsed until it is gone. For example, if one supposes that he urinated in this bathroom, he must not leave the urine there; he must flush it away. And this is also better to avoid, but sometimes one needs to do it. Sometimes the bathrooms are occupied and one needs to do this. Or sometimes one wants to relieve himself, and when he takes off his clothes, he needs to urinate. In any case, the cleaner these places are, the better it is.
The questioner : The evidence: A man urinating in the place he intends to go to. Is there any evidence or hadith that it is disliked?
The Shaykh : But I do not know about the hadith that was reported in which the Messenger forbade a man from urinating in his bathroom. I do not know about the authenticity of the hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the same. That is, for one who does not return to urinate or defecate, it is not befitting for a person to do so.