Universities Install Footbaths to Benefit Muslims

[ChotooMotoo]

Good question Wolfn. I was taught that so long as you wash your feet thoroughly at least once in the day, then you can just wipe your we hands over your feet for the rest of the day. This is particularly useful for me, since I cannot wash my feet in the regular manner due to my knee problems. However, there are certainly more learned people than me here, so I want to know what they think.

[rxrlm]

The U of M in my hometown had restrooms with a private bathroom in it right next to the musallah aka meditation room which most muslims used for wudu. The largest hospital in town also has a private bathroom right next to the musallah.

Its definitely neat that they are accomadating to muslim needs and its nice to hear that muslim students are praying but at the same time its sad that they saw so many wet floors that it prompted them to make seperate arrangments. It only takes a couple of paper towels to wipe the floor clean.

[Aryan_]

Originally Posted by MoonStar

To non-muslims that'll just look like a shower for short people.

[Budmano786]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

Well, I thought we were allowed to wipe over socks?

And are we supposed to dunk our feet in water (like in a sink) or can we just wet our hands and run wet hands over feet?

not sure, but its best to do a thorough wudu, so whatever it takes

[Timbit]

Socks do have to be off, unless they're leather socks and you've already done wudu once that day.

Dunno about wetting hands and running them over your bare feet, but I don't see why not.
(Chotoo, obviously if you have a knee problem and can't put your feet in the sink, then that's an exception right there.)

Seriously though, it's not that hard to wash your feet in a sink. I'm short and I can still do it. It shouldn't get that messy, that there's a puddle of water all over the floor.

As for putting wet feet back into your socks: duh, dry your feet off with paper towels first.

And who cares about people walking in? It's dawah. :P

[Wolfn]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Socks do have to be off, unless they're leather socks and you've already done wudu once that day.

Dunno about wetting hands and running them over your bare feet, but I don't see why not.
(Chotoo, obviously if you have a knee problem and can't put your feet in the sink, then that's an exception right there.)

Seriously though, it's not that hard to wash your feet in a sink. I'm short and I can still do it. It shouldn't get that messy, that there's a puddle of water all over the floor.

As for putting wet feet back into your socks: duh, dry your feet off with paper towels first.

And who cares about people walking in? It's dawah. :P

Yeah, I guess so. However, I still feel I would be embarrassed if someone walked in on me with my foot in a sink. What exactly do you say when that happens?

[nooni]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

BTW, can non-Muslims use these too? I asked for people's opinions on other forums about these, and they said that they're cool with it as long as they could use it. I don't see any harm, do you?

obviously non muslims have a right to use them and anyone who says no is a bigot.

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

Yeah, I guess so. However, I still feel I would be embarrassed if someone walked in on me with my foot in a sink. What exactly do you say when that happens?

Protection against athletes foot

[shadha]

Good stuff.

Although,the thought of one sticking their foot in a sink is rude and disgusting to me. It's just totally uncalled for.


shadha-

[Namso]

Looks like UBC and Simon Fraser are getting it as well...

A revo-loo-tion on the UBC campus

[FMROMMEL]

Originally Posted by Namso

Looks like UBC and Simon Fraser are getting it as well...

A revo-loo-tion on the UBC campus

Great news no maybe they will install HOLY WATER and confessionals in the bathrooms!!!!!!!!!

[MujahideenRyder]

we had this at SBU for years

YouTube - A Brief Introduction to the MSA at Stony Brook University

[A_Muminah]

As-Salaamu 'Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaah,

Originally Posted by ChotooMotoo

Good question Wolfn. I was taught that so long as you wash your feet thoroughly at least once in the day, then you can just wipe your we hands over your feet for the rest of the day. This is particularly useful for me, since I cannot wash my feet in the regular manner due to my knee problems. However, there are certainly more learned people than me here, so I want to know what they think.

Thats basically correct.
Ive been told that there are four conditions which must be applied when wiping the socks in order to purify oneself. (btw - there is daleel for each of these conditions but I'll skip it. If you still want to see the daleel for any condition, just let me know)

1. The first condition of be able to wipe over the socks is that one should be in the state of tahaarah or someone who is already pure (one already has wuduh).

2. The khufoof or leather socks ( or socks that cover the ankle) must be taahir as well. They cannot have any sort of impurity or naajis on the socks because one cannot pray with any naajis anyways.

3. One must only perform the wiping of the socks in order to purify oneself from minor impurities such as using the bathroom or passing wind. It cannot be anything that requires one to perform the ghusl.

4. The last condition is that if someone is not traveling, he can only wipe his socks for one day and one night as the time outlined by the Shari'ah. If one is a traveler, the time is in which he has to perform wuduh is 3 days and 3 nights.

Thats brief and understandable I hope.

Originally Posted by Wolfn

And are we supposed to dunk our feet in water (like in a sink) or can we just wet our hands and run wet hands over feet?

You cannot just 'dunk' your feet in a sink because think of it this way. If you have a bowl of water and you wash something dirty in it, wouldnt that water get dirty and no matter how many times you wash something in that water, it would be considered once because its the same water. Yea? Well, when washing the feet or any part of the part in wuduh or ghusl, you must pour water on the part 3 times as to let the water drip and rinse off. So, sorry...dunking-feet wouldnt work

Yeah, I guess so. However, I still feel I would be embarrassed if someone walked in on me with my foot in a sink. What exactly do you say when that happen

I guess, when they see that you have a hijaab on...thats already an explanation. But I usually have my wuduh when Im at school. I havent had any weird instances yet, alHumdu-Lillaah

Was-Salaamu 'Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaah

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

Yeah, I guess so. However, I still feel I would be embarrassed if someone walked in on me with my foot in a sink. What exactly do you say when that happens?

Smile and say hi.

Originally Posted by shadha

Although,the thought of one sticking their foot in a sink is rude and disgusting to me. It's just totally uncalled for.

*shrug*

I do it all the time. I don't see the the big deal.

[Macaca]

take classes in the morning or online and you won't have to worry about doing wudu at school if ya want....