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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.
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