FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1437: APAKAH HUKUM PEMBINAAN TANDAS DI DALAM BILIK IMAM
Is it permissible to build a toilet inside the imam's room in front of the mosque's prayer hall for the imam's convenience?
Short answer
The text states that relieving oneself, whether urinating or defecating, inside a mosque is forbidden because the mosque is a place of worship.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The text states that relieving oneself, whether urinating or defecating, inside a mosque is forbidden because the mosque is a place of worship. Scholars differ on urinating into a container: some permit it, others forbid it and the prohibition is described as the more correct view, while some consider it disliked. Another view allows a toilet if a separate wall divides it from the mosque, and it is disliked to pray facing a toilet without such a barrier. The excerpt ends before the final conclusion of the ruling.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Masjid merupakan tempat ibadah bagi seluruh umat Islam. Oleh itu, menunaikan hajat seperti membuang air kecil dan besar di dalam masjid adalah diharamkan.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1437: APAKAH HUKUM PEMBINAAN TANDAS DI DALAM BILIK IMAM”, 20 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3818-al-kafi-1437-apakah-hukum-pembinaan-tandas-di-dalam-bilik-imam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-toilet-inside-imam-room-mosque/