Allāh said:
يَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
“It is You Alone [O Allāh] that we worship and it is You Alone that we ask for help [in Your obedience and in all of our affairs].”
[Al-Fātiḥah, 1:5]
Imām Mūhammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī (d. 411 AH) comments:
[Q]: If someone was to ask: What is the meaning of Allāh commanding His slaves to seek help from Him in carrying out acts of His obedience? Would it be permissible for Him to order His slaves to be obedient and then not aid them in it? Can a person even utter: “You alone do I seek help from in carrying out acts in Your obedience,” except t…
The Issues:
Performing Wuḍūʿ: Making the Intention
Performing Wuḍūʿ: Completing the Actions in the Prescribed Order
Performing Wuḍūʿ: The Ruling on Continuity in the Steps
Performing Wuḍūʿ: The Sunnah of Running One’s Fingers Through the Beard When Performing Wudūʾ
Performing Wuḍūʿ: The Period of Time One is Allowed to Wipe Over One’s Socks
Performing Wuḍūʿ: The Ruling of Wiping Over Thin Socks and Those with Holes
Performing Wuḍūʾ: Rulings Related to Injuries
Performing Wūḍūʿ:The Wuḍūʾ of One Who Removes His Socks After Wiping Over Them
1. Performing Wūḍūʿ: Maki…
The General Impermissibility of Facing the Qiblah or Turning One’s Back to It When Answering the Call of Nature
It is ḥarām [according to the ḥanbalī madh`hab] to face the qiblah or turn one’s back to it [when answering the call of nature]. [The evidence for this] is the ḥadīth narrated by Abū Ayyūb (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
‘Do not face the qiblah or turn your backs to it while urinating or defecating. Rather, face the east or the west.’
Abū Ayyūb said: ‘When we came to al-Shām1, we found the lavatories built facing the Kaʿbah. So we used to turn away from them, and ask Allāh…
