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L E S S O N 3
Istinja’
T O I L E T
H Y G I E N E
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Cleansing the private parts (the
genitals and the anus) thoroughly
after relieving oneself (ie. passing
urine or stool) is called
Istinja’.
Istinja’
is an important part of
Taharah
and personal hygiene.
Anyone who neglects to perform
Istinja’
commits a grave sin and will
be punished by Allah.
Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad
[s] passed by two graves and said:
“
The two people buried here are
experiencing a painful punish-
ment for being negligent about
two simple things. One of them
did not cleanse himself properly
(ie.perform Istinja’ ) after urinat-
ing, and the other had a habit of
back-biting.
”
Istinja’
is done with water and toilet
-paper.
Istinja’
can also be done with peb-
bles or inexpensive pieces of cloth if
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Vocabulary
private parts
genitals
anus
relieving
Istinja’
personal
hygiene
commit
grave
experiencing
negligent
inexpensive
dung
liquid
fodder
sacred
revise
supplication
discomfort
granted
relief
etiquette
amulet
unavoidable
soiled
urinate
public
thoroughfare
