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Is it permissible to use the Indian toilet?

Published as Toilet door facing qiblah

· 13 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

The door of the toilet is facing the qibla but the Indian toilet is facing in a different direction i.e here in India the qibla direction is in the west and the toilet is entered from the west and the toilet part is facing north south. Is it permissible to use the Indian toilet?

Answer

It is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ويكره استقبال القبلة بالفرج في الخلاء لما روي عن النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام أنه قال: إذا أتيتم الغائط فعظموا قبلة الله تبارك وتعالى فلا تستقبلوها ولا تستدبروها ولكن شرقوا أو غربوا وهذا بالمدينة (بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع ٥/١٢٦)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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