Wikipedia's first sentence called it “obligatory every time something is discharged from the bowel and bladder”. Today it says “islamic term for the action of using water to clean oneself after urinating and/or defecating”.
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Islamic term for cleaning oneself with water after excretion Part of Muslim hygienical jurisprudence . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Istinja is the Islamic term for the action of using water to clean oneself after urinating and/or defecating . It means removing whatever has been passed from the genitals or the rectum with water. Toilet paper and other clean implements like stones can be used in addition to water to aid in purifying the area. Istijmar is the equivalent action just using stones, toilet paper, or anything else that is pure without the water. Using any of these is fine but it is obligatory to use one of these. The aim of this is to remove the impurity and maintain hygiene in accordance with Islamic law and principles.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Part of Islamic hygienical jurisprudence . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Istinja ( ) means cleaning whatever has been passed from the front or back passages with water, toilet paper , nowadays in same cases people who live in remote, isolated, impoverished areas where water scarcity for example, they can use stones , or anything else that is pure and can clean the impurity ( Najasat ) apart from bones and dung, such as tissue paper, or any clean pieces of paper . This is to be done when something impure is emitted, of stools or urine. but if nothing has come out apart from passing wind, then it is not obligatory to do instinja.
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Part of Muslim hygienical jurisprudence .Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Istinja ( ) is the Arabic term for cleaning away whatever has been passed from the urethra or anus with water and toilet paper.In some cases, where people live in remote, isolated, or impoverished areas with water scarcity , they can use istijmar as type of istinja using a stone or any clean pieces from nature, or anything else that is pure and can clean the impurity ( najis ) such as tissue paper, apart from bones and dung.The necessity is to completely remove impurity ( najasa ).A Muslim must not only do istinja with lota (vessel) for prayer, istinja' with water is obligatory every time something is discharged from the anus and urinary tract, such as urine or feces.
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Islamic term for cleaning oneself with water after excretion Part of Muslim hygienical jurisprudence . Political Islamic leadership Caliphate Majlis-ash-Shura Imamate Wilayat al-faqih Bay'ah Dhimmi Aman Family Criminal Etiquette Adab Gender segregation ( Purdah ) Mahram Honorifics Toilet Economic Hygiene Military Jihad Ghanimah Hudna Istijarah (asylum) Prisoners of war Social Haqq al-Nas ( The right(s) of the people ) Islamic studies v t e Istinja is the Islamic term for the action of using water to clean oneself after urinating and/or defecating. Istinja is obligatory; this means removing whatever has been passed from the genitals or the rectum with water.Toilet paper and other clean implements like stones can be used in addition to water to aid in purifying the area.Istijmar is the equivalent action just using stones, toilet paper, or anything else that is pure without the water.The aim of this is to remove the impurity and maintain hygiene in accordance with Islamic law and principles.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “obligatory every time something is discharged from the bowel and bladder”. Today it says “islamic term for the action of using water to clean oneself after urinating and/or defecating”. Read the current article and compare.
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obligatory every time something is discharged from the bowel and bladder
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islamic term for the action of using water to clean oneself after urinating and/or defecating
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