CHAPTER: HOW TO CLEANSE ONESELF AFTER RELIEVING ONESELF
No. 504
Salman reported that it was said to him: Your Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) teaches you about everything, even about excrement. He replied: Yes, he has forbidden us to face the Qibla at the time of excretion or urination, or cleansing with right hand or with less than three pebbles, or with dung or bone.
Salman said that (one among) the polytheists remarked: I see that your friend even teaches you about the excrement. He replied; Yes, he has in fact forbidden us that anyone amongst us should cleanse himself with his right hand, or face the Qibla. He has forbidden the use of dung or bone for it, and he has also instructed us not to use less than three pebbles (for this purpose).
Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade the use of bone or the droppings of camels for wiping (after excretion).
Abu Ayyub reported: The Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Whenever you go to the desert, neither turn your face nor turn your back towards the Qibla while answering the call of nature, but face towards the east or the west. Abu Ayyub said: When we came to Syria we found that the latrines already built there were facing towards the Qibla. We turned our faces away from them and begged forgiveness of the Lord. He said: Yes.
Abu Huraira said: When any one amongst you squats for answering the call of nature, he should neither turn his face towards the Qibla nor turn his back towards it.
Wasi' b. Habban reported: I was offering my prayer in the mosque and Abdullah b. Umar was sitting there reclining with his back towards the Qibla. After completing my prayer. I went to him from one side. Abdullah said: People say when you go to the latrine, you should neither turn your face towards the Qibla nor towards Bait-ul-Maqdis. 'Abdullah said (farther): I went up to the roof of the house and saw the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) squatting on two bricks for relieving himself with his face towards Bait-al-Maqdis.
Abdullah b. Umar said: I went up to the roof of the house of my sister Hafsa and saw the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) relieving himself facing Syria. with his back to the Qibla.
Abu Qatada reported it from his father: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: None of you should hold penis with his right hand while urinating, or wipe himself with his right hand in privy and should not breathe into the vessel (from which he drinks).
Abu Qatada reported it from his father that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When anyone amongst you enters the privy he should not touch his penis with his right hand.
Aba Qatada reported: The Messenger of Allaah (way sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade (us) to breathe into the venel, to touch the penis with the right hand and to wipe after relieving with right hand.