Seeking the Place to Relieve Oneself and the Etiquettes of Entering and Exiting
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 3
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 3
Seeking the Place to Relieve Oneself and the Etiquettes of Entering and Exiting
وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا أَرَادَ اَلْحَاجَةَ وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ اَلْمَذْهَبِ ثُمَّ اِلْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ إِلَى مَلَكَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ «أَمِيطَا عَنِّي فَلَكُمَا اَللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لاَ أُحَدِّثَ بِلِسَانِي شَيْئاً حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْكُمَا.
And when The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام intended to relieve himself, He would stand at the entrance to the restroom, then turn to his right and left toward his two angels, saying: "Step aside from me, and I vow before Allah سبحانه وتعالى that I will not speak with my tongue until I return to you."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh