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Should one cover one's head when entering the toilet?

Published as Covering the Head when Entering the Toilet

· 9 Rajab 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Should one cover one's head when entering the toilet?

Answer

The Sunnah method of entering the toilet is that one recites the dua before entering and enters with the left foot. Covering the head whilst in the toilet is mustahab. If one did not cover his head, he will not be sinful.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن انس رضى الله عنه ان النبى صلى الله عليه و سلم كان اذا دخل الخلاء قال اللهم انى اعوذ بك من الخبث و الخبائث (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: 6)

عن حبيب بن صالح رضى الله عنه قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا دخل الخلاء لبس حذاءه وغطّى رأسه (سنن الكبرى للبيهقى، الرقم: 465)

إذا أراد أن يدخل الخلاء ينبغي أن يقوم قبل أن يغلبه الخارج ولا يصحبه شيء عليه اسم معظم ولا حاسر الرأس ولا مع القلنسوة بلا شيء عليها (رد المحتار 1/345)

ثم يدخل باليسرى ... ثم يخرج برجله اليمنى (رد المحتار 1/345)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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