Istanja

Q. What is meant by Istanja ?
A. Getting rid of uncleanliness , which one gets when one excretes is called Istanja.

Q. How to do Istanja after urinating ?

A. After urinating dry the urine with a clean piece of mud or toilet paper and then wash with water .

Q. How to do Istanja after excreting faeces ?

A. Clean the private part with three or five clean mud pieces or toilet paper and then wash.

Q. When to do Istanja ?

A. If urine or the excreta does not soil parts other than the private parts. Istanja is Mustahab. If uncleanliness has spread to other parts but covers a space of about a dirham , area of the circle of an inch diameter , or less than that it is Sunnat , and if it is more than that , then Istanja is Fard .

Q. By what things Istanja should be done ?

A. By clean mud pieces or stones.

Q. Use of what things in Istanja is Makrooh ?

A. The use of bone or eatables or coal or cloth or paper* for Istanja is Makrooh.

Q. By which hand Istanja should be done ?

A. By left hand . Istanja by right hand is Makrooh.