Strange question I know but how do you guys (M and F) get around the age old problem of using the toilet and cleaing yourself properly in your office or work place where lotas are not available?
This has always been a difficult one for me especially as I want to stay clean for praying purposes.
Any ideas?
By the way, is it just muslims who use water after the toilet or does any other faith/culture do this?
N
Carry a portable Lota. a.k.a the secret water bottle hidden in your bottom drawer. :k:
I carry a lota everywhere. If there is no lota, buy a bottle of water. Nothing but Avion for my butt :p
I have a small hose with me, which I connect :) to a 'tootie'
WOrks perfectly :biggthumb
Tootie works too.
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I have a small hose with me, which I connect :) to a 'tootie'
WOrks perfectly :biggthumb
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We dont have tooties in the UK! Goray dont use water and they seem shocked if they see u carrying a "teapot" into the toilets!!!
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It's not even exclusively a "muslim" thing.
I've known very religious Muslim Somalis get surprised at how important washing ourselves with water after the toilet is to Pakistanis.
Apparently, in Somalia, because water sources are rather scarce, they don't use always use their limited water supply on post-toilet clean-up.
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*Originally posted by mAd_ScIeNtIsT: *
It's not even exclusively a "muslim" thing.
I've known very religious Muslim Somalis get surprised at how important washing ourselves with water after the toilet is to Pakistanis.
Apparently, in Somalia, because water sources are rather scarce, they don't use always use their limited water supply on post-toilet clean-up.
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Yes very true Mr Scientist.
I read once that the best way to clean yourself (islamically) is:
1) Clean the area with something (ie tissue paper) or
2) Clean the area with water or finally
3) Clean with tissue and water (this being the optimum way)
N
Speaking of all that, I am gonna go utilize my lota now. see you guys in a while
enjoy
Bidet if you have your own toilet attached to your office, otherwise take a bottle of mineral water in with you and just keep refilling that.
I’ve heard that tissue paper is good enough, water is preferred not compulsory. The trick is to squat on the floor whilst wiping your arse, it stretches everything so you can clean yourself properly and wont leave any skid marks on your chaddi.
Either carry a bottle with u or get wet tishues (like baby wipes) and use them. Or get ure self a portable lota.
Having lived in Canada for many many years I have found and used a solution that works very well for me, particularly in public toilets. OK so you can't take a lota with you. Next best thing is to wet a few brown paper napkins that are there for drying hands and take them with you. First dry toilet paper then wet papers. As I said not as good as a lota, but works well enough. If you don't believe it then aao muze soongh lo!
I avoid going to restrooms outside of house as much as possible. If I do go to the bathroom, I go to urinate only and I use toilet paper to clean myself for that. If I am buy a sink ( in private office restrooms), I sometimes soak the toilet paper in water and then clean myself.