Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

39 - وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا أَرَادَ اَلْحَاجَةَ وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ اَلْمَذْهَبِ ثُمَّ اِلْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ إِلَى مَلَكَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ «أَمِيطَا عَنِّي فَلَكُمَا اَللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لاَ أُحَدِّثَ بِلِسَانِي شَيْئاً حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْكُمَا.

Hadith.39 - And when The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) intended to relieve himself, He would stand at the entrance to the restroom, then turn to his right and left toward his two angels, saying: "Step aside from me, and I vow before Allah (swt) that I will not speak with my tongue until I return to you."

40 - وَ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْخَلاَءَ يَقُولُ: « اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اَلْحَافِظِ اَلْمُؤَدِّي » فَإِذَا خَرَجَ مَسَحَ بَطْنَهُ وَقَالَ - « اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اَلَّذِي أَخْرَجَ عَنِّي أَذَاهُ وَ أَبْقَى فِيَّ قُوَّتَهُ فَيَا لَهَا مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ لاَ يَقْدِرُ اَلْقَادِرُونَ قَدْرَهَا.

Hadith.40 - When Imam Ali (as) would enter the restroom, he would say: Alhamdulillah al-Hafiz al-Mu’addi "Praise be to Allah (swt), the Preserver and the One who brings all matters to their fulfilment." Upon exiting, he would wipe his abdomen and say: Alhamdulillahi alladhi akhraja ‘anni adhaahu wa abqa fiyya quwwatahu, fa ya laha min ni‘matin la yaqdiru al-qadiroona qadraha "Praise be to Allah (swt), who has removed harm from me and left within me strength. What a blessing it is, one whose value cannot be fully appreciated by any capable of appreciation.'"

41 - وَ كَانَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْخَلاَءَ يُقَنِّعُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: « بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اَللَّهُ رَبِّ أَخْرِجْ عَنِّي اَلْأَذَى سَرْحاً بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَ اِجْعَلْنِي لَكَ مِنَ اَلشَّاكِرِينَ فِيمَا تَصْرِفُهُ عَنِّي مِنَ اَلْأَذَى وَ اَلْغَمِّ اَلَّذِي لَوْ حَبَسْتَهُ عَنِّي هَلَكْتُ لَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ اِعْصِمْنِي مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اَلْبُقْعَةِ وَ أَخْرِجْنِي مِنْهَا سَالِماً وَ حُلْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ طَاعَةِ اَلشَّيْطَانِ اَلرَّجِيمِ.

Hadith.41 - When Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) would enter the restroom, he would cover his head and say privately: Bismillahi wa billahi wa la ilaha illa Allah, Rabb akhrij ‘anni al-adha sarhan bighayri hisabin, wa aj‘alni laka mina ash-shakireena fima tAsrifuhu ‘anni minal-adha wa al-ghammi alladhi law habastahu ‘anni halaktu. Laka al-hamdu, i‘simni min sharri ma fi hadhihi al-buq‘ah, wa akhrijni minha saliman, wa hul bayni wa bayna ta‘ati ash-shaytan ar-rajeem "In the name of Allah (swt) and by Allah (swt). There is no god but Allah (swt). O’ Lord (azj), remove harm from me completely without difficulty, and make me among those who are grateful for the relief You grant me from harm and distress, which, if You withheld, would cause my destruction. Praise be to You. Protect me from the evil of what may be in this place, and let me leave safely. Place a barrier between me and obedience to the accursed devil."

42 - وَ وَجَدْتُ بِخَطِّ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ حَدِيثاً أَسْنَدَهُ إِلَى اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّهْوُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَقُلْ إِذَا دَخَلَ اَلْخَلاَءَ: بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ اَلرِّجْسِ اَلنِّجْسِ اَلْخَبِيثِ اَلْمُخْبِثِ اَلشَّيْطَانِ اَلرَّجِيمِ.

Hadith.42 - I found in the handwriting of Sa’d ibn Abdullah a narration attributed to Imam Al-Sadiq (as), in which He said: "Whoever experiences frequent forgetfulness in prayer should say, upon entering the restroom: Bismillāhi wa billāhi a‘ūdhu billāhi mina al-rijsi al-najsi al-khabīthi al-mukhbithi al-shayṭāni al-rajīm 'In the name of Allah (swt) and by Allah (swt). I seek refuge in Allah (swt) from the unclean, impure, evil, defiling devil, the accursed.'"

43 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا اِنْكَشَفَ أَحَدُكُمْ لِبَوْلٍ أَوْ لِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَقُلْ: بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اَلشَّيْطَانَ يَغُضُّ بَصَرَهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ.

Hadith.43 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "When one of you uncovers himself to urinate or for any other reason, let him say, 'In the name of Allah (swt),' for then the devil will lower his gaze from him until he is finished."

44 - وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَيْنَ يَتَوَضَّأُ اَلْغُرَبَاءُ فَقَالَ «يَتَّقُونَ شُطُوطَ اَلْأَنْهَارِ وَ اَلطُّرُقَ اَلنَّافِذَةَ وَ تَحْتَ اَلْأَشْجَارِ اَلْمُثْمِرَةِ وَ مَوَاضِعَ اَللَّعْنِ» فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ أَيْنَ مَوَاضِعُ اَللَّعْنِ قَالَ « أَبْوَابُ اَلدُّورِ.

Hadith.44 - A man asked Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as): "Where should strangers relieve themself?" Imam (as) said: "They should avoid the banks of rivers, public pathways, under fruit-bearing trees, and places of cursing (where excreta will cause agitation to people)’. He was then asked: "What are places of cursing? (that cause agitation)” Imam (as) said: ‘The entrances of houses’. 45 - وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: «لَعَنَ اَللَّهُ اَلْمُتَغَوِّطَ فِي ظِلِّ اَلنُّزَّلِ وَ اَلْمَانِعَ اَلْمَاءَ اَلْمُنْتَابَ وَ اَلسَّادَّ اَلطَّرِيقَ اَلْمَسْلُوكَ. Hadith.45 - In another report, it states that "May Allah (swt) curse the one who defecates in the shade of a resting place, the one who prevents access to flowing water, and the one who obstructs a frequently used pathway”.

48 - وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: «لاَ تَسْتَقْبِلِ اَلْهِلاَلَ وَ لاَ تَسْتَدْبِرْهُ.

Hadith.48 - In another narration, it is stated: "Do not face the crescent moon, nor turn your back to it (whilst relieving oneself)."

49 - وَ دَخَلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلْخَلاَءَ فَوَجَدَ لُقْمَةَ خُبْزٍ فِي اَلْقَذَرِ فَأَخَذَهَا وَ غَسَلَهَا وَ دَفَعَهَا إِلَى مَمْلُوكٍ كَانَ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ «تَكُونُ مَعَكَ لآِكُلَهَا إِذَا خَرَجْتُ» فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ لِلْمَمْلُوكِ «أَيْنَ اَللُّقْمَةُ» قَالَ أَكَلْتُهَا يَا اِبْنَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ' فَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا مَا اِسْتَقَرَّتْ فِي جَوْفِ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةُ ' فَاذْهَبْ فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْتَخْدِمَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْجَنَّةِ.

Hadith.49 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) entered the restroom and found a piece of bread in the filth. He took it, washed (purified) it, and handed it to a servant who was with Him, saying: 'Keep it with you for me, to eat when I come out.' When he emerged, he asked the servant: 'Where is the piece of bread?' (The Servant) replied: "I have eaten it, O’ son of the Messenger of Allah (sw)." Imam (as) said: "It has not settled in the stomach of anyone except that Paradise is obligatory for him. Go, for you are free, as I dislike to employ a man from the people of Paradise”.

50 - وَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنْ يُطَمِّحَ اَلرَّجُلُ بِبَوْلِهِ فِي اَلْهَوَاءِ مِنَ اَلسَّطْحِ أَوْ مِنَ اَلشَّيْءِ اَلْمُرْتَفِعِ.

Hadith.50 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) prohibited a man from directing his urine into the air from a rooftop or any elevated place.

51 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْبَوْلُ قَائِماً مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ مِنَ اَلْجَفَاءِ وَ اَلاِسْتِنْجَاءُ بِالْيَمِينِ مِنَ اَلْجَفَاءِ.

Hadith.51 - Imam (as) said: "Urinating while standing without a reason is from rudeness, and using the right hand for cleansing is also from rudeness."