Islamic Rulings for Sisters
Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari
Children urinating in the direction of the qibla
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following: some women take their children to urinate but do not think about the direction of qibla. They make the child urinate in this direction for their own convenience or because of how the bathroom is installed. Is this action correct, or should they be made to urinate in another direction?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
The Kaʿba is a majestic house, described as sacred and a source of guidance for the world.
Allah states:
اِنَّ اَوَّلَ بَیۡتٍ وُّضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِیۡ بِبَکَّۃَ مُبٰرَکًا وَّ ھُدًی لِّلۡعٰلَمِیۡنَ (۹۶)
Indeed, the very first House made for the people ˹to facilitate worship˺ is that which is in Makkah, blessed, and guidance for the whole world.[1]
Considering these virtues, jurists declared it makrūh taḥrīmī (prohibitively disliked) to urinate in the direction of the Kaʿba or to do so with one’s back to it. In fact, urinating like this within a 45-degree angle of the qibla is also impermissible. Just as this ruling applies to adults who perform this action, it also impermissible and a sin for adults to make a child do this. Only the adults will be sinful, as the child is not mukallaf due to his age and lack of understanding.
Remember this rule of Islamic law: it is impermissible and a sin for an adult to make a child perform an action which would be forbidden for the latter to perform when he is mature. If the child was mature, the action would be unlawful for him to commit, but because he is a child it is now impermissible for adults to make him do it. Jurists have provided the following examples:
1. Making a boy wear a gold ring.
2. Making a boy wear clothes made of silk.
3. Making a child drink alcohol.
4. Applying henna to a boy’s hands or feet.
5. Making a child urinate in the direction of the qibla.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Applying black or other coloured mehndi to the hair
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following: can women apply black or other coloured mehndi to the hair on their head?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
As for dyeing the hair, the same ruling for men also applies to women. It is haram for men and women to dye their hair black, whether with black dye or mehndi.
It is permissible for a mujāhid to dye his hair black if he is performing jihād. As for other colours, it is recommended for men and women to apply mehndi to white hair. It is better to apply a dark red dye mixed with katam leaves, and using a yellow dye is even better.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
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