You may say that this is a strange topic to be writing about. However, we all visit the bathroom and as we know, it is a place of filth where we relieve ourselves of the filth in our bodies. Have we ever stopped to think about what the Islamic etiquette is to visit the bathroom or has it become an automated everyday action?
We must be aware that this beautiful religion has even instructed us on how to clean after relieving ourselves.
Just observe the greatness of Islam that nothing, major or minor, has been left out. At the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), when one of the polytheists said to Salman Al-Farsi mockingly, “Your Prophet has taught you everything, even how to defecate!” Salman replied with pride, “Yes, indeed! He forbade us to face the Qiblah when urinating or defecating.” (Al-Tirmidhi, no. 16)
Therefore, we should know that this is not a matter of shame, but something we should be proud of.
Below are some points are listed that we should remember when visiting the bathroom.
1. Always enter with the left leg and recite the du’a: (O Allah! I seek refuge in you from male and female noxious beings (devils or evil Jinn).”
2. Don’t face the Qiblah or show your back towards it. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “When any one of you sits down to answer the call of nature, he should not face the Qiblah or turn his back towards it.” (Sahih Muslim, no. 389)
3. Allah’s name should not be mentioned in the toilet, nor should anything that has the name of Allah on it be carried inside.