What To Do Upon Urinating in Bed?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Question:

I urinated accidentally in my bed. When I woke up, I saw my trousers wet with urine. Now I don’t know what I should purify. I will purify the upper bed sheet and the lower sheet. The lower sheet has holes where urine got most probably. Can I just clean the sheet and flip the mattress.

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate

Walaikum assalam,

I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah.

It is a great gift from Allah that He has made this religion easy. The Messenger of Allah (peace & blessings be upon him) tells us, “Truly, this religion is ease.” [Bukhari]

It is only necessary to wash the urine away from where you can see its traces—on your body, trousers, and sheets. You don’t need to wash all of these. [Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah]

Practical Caution: Wash Away the Urine First
It is recommended to rinse the areas clearly stained by the urine first under the tap—to wash away the urine. Just let the water flow over the affected area and just strain it at the end. [ibid.] It isn’t necessary to “check” or investigate after this.

Then, just place them in the washing machine. [Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi; Mufti Mahmud Ashraf Usmani]

Basic Requirement: Just Wash!
In itself, it is sufficient to place them in the washing machine if you’re pressed for time, or want to make things easy, or if you’re given to having doubts and misgivings. [As understood from Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

As for the bed: flipping it is sufficient.

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And Allah is the giver of success and facilitation.

[Shaykh] Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani spent ten years studying with some of the leading scholars of recent times, first in Damascus and then in Amman, Jordan. His teachers include the foremost theologian of recent times in Damascus, the late Shaykh Adib al-Kallas (may Allah have mercy on him), as well as his student Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi, one of the leading Hanafi fuqaha of the present age. He returned to Canada in 2007, where he founded SeekersGuidance in order to meet the urgent need to spread Islamic knowledge–both online and on the ground–in a reliable, relevant, inspiring, and accessible manner. He is the author of Absolute Essentials of Islam: Faith, Prayer, and the Path of Salvation According to the Hanafi School (White Thread Press, 2004.) Since 2011, Shaykh Faraz has been named one of the 500 most influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center