Istinja

Istinja[1] (Arabic: استنجاء‎)[2] is the Arabic term for cleaning away whatever has been passed from the urethra or anus with water, toilet paper, or both.

In some cases, where people live in remote, isolated, or impoverished areas with water scarcity, they can use istijmar as type of istinja[3] [4] using a stone or any clean pieces from nature, or anything else that is pure and can clean the impurity (najis) such as tissue paper, apart from bones and dung.

The necessity is to completely remove impurity (najasa). This is to be done when something impure is emitted, i.e. stools or urine; but if nothing has come out apart from passing wind, then it is not obligatory to do instinja.

A Muslim must not only do istinja with lota (vessel) for prayer, istinja' with water[5] is obligatory every time something is discharged from the anus and urinary tract,[6] such as urine or feces. But it is not necessary for the sleeper or one who passes wind (fart) to perform istinja, because it is prescribed only for the removal of impurity, and there is no impurity in this situation.

Ritual Purity

The istinja is part of Islamic hygienical jurisprudence and general ritual purity of body and soul in Islam.

The Quran says: "...wherein are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loveth the purifiers."[Quran 9:108]

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