{"_id":"6a0b37a3acdeebe4cb649ff3","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the preferred order when using tissue and water for istinja?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"When using both dry tissue and water for istinja, is there a preferred order in the Shafi‘i school?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The following is a direct excerpt from a famous Shafi'i book (al-Bayan by al-Imrani):\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true,\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"[The Preferred Method of Using Stones and Water Together]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"When a person intends to perform istinja (purification after relieving oneself), and what has exited is stool or urine that has not spread beyond the usual area, the preferred method is to first use stones, then follow with water.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Ibn al-Mundhir reported from Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Ibn al-Zubayr, and Hudhayfah that they did not consider the use of water necessary. Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib said: \\\"Only women do that.\\\" 'Ata' said: \\\"Washing the posterior with water is an innovation.\\\" And al-Hasan would not wash with water.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Our evidence is what was narrated from Abu Hurayrah, who said: \\\"This verse was revealed concerning the people of Quba': 'In it are men who love to purify themselves, and Allah loves those who purify themselves' (al-Tawbah: 108), and they used to perform istinja with water.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Jabir and Anas also reported: when this verse was revealed, the Prophet ﷺ called upon the Ansar and said: \\\"Allah has praised you highly, what is it that you do?\\\" They replied: \\\"We perform wudu for prayer and ghusl for ritual impurity.\\\" He said: \\\"Is there anything else?\\\" They said: \\\"Yes, when one of us leaves the toilet, he likes to perform istinja with water.\\\" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: \\\"That is it, hold fast to it.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"This indicates that they first used stones, since they would not leave the toilet without having done so. It has also been narrated that they said: \\\"We follow the stones with water.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"If a person wishes to use only one of the two, the preferred choice is water, as it is more thorough in achieving cleanliness. If he wishes to use only stones, that is permissible, whether water is available or not.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Some among the Zaydiyyah and Qasimiyyah held that using stones alone is not permissible when water is available.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Our evidence against this is what 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: that the Prophet ﷺ said: \\\"When one of you goes to relieve himself, let him take three stones with him to clean himself, for they will suffice.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"'A'ishah also narrated: \\\"The Prophet ﷺ urinated, and 'Umar stood behind him with a vessel of water. He said: 'What is this, O 'Umar?' 'Umar replied: 'Water for you to make wudu [i.e., istinja] with.' He said: 'I have not been commanded to make wudu [i.e., istinja] every time I urinate, and if I were to do so, it would become an established practice (sunnah).'\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"This narration refutes their position.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nFor more information, please see: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668d9ffb0b76658b4c232adb\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668d9ffb0b76658b4c232adb\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ffa0b76658b4c232ac9","tag":"Tahara: Istinja","count":13}],"createdOn":"2026-05-18T16:00:35.108Z"}