Our noble brother Ḥasan al-Ṣumāli goes through the various obligatory and disliked acts associated with the manners of relieving oneself. Some of the beneficial points that he brings are:

• The authentic du ͑ā (supplication) for entering the toilet begins with the Basmala
• The Scholar’s comments regarding entering the toilet with the left foot
• Distancing yourself from the people and covering ones ͑awrah
• Do not face the Qiblah or have your back to the Qiblah whilst going to the toilet
• The permissibility of using toilet paper when performing Instinjā
• The permissibility of urinating standing if one is safe from urine splashing on their clothing
• The proof of washing the private parts with water
• Al-Istijmār with stones, and the need to use no less than three stones
• The issue of eating and drinking whilst on the toilet
• The prohibition of giving the Salām whilst relieving oneself
• The undesirability of speaking whilst relieving oneself
• Washing one’s hands after