Who Can Really Say?

2004 may well be the Chinese Year of the Monkey, but here at WCRS it's been pretty obvious lately that this is the year of the toilet. It started with sitzpinklers in August and naught was heard until November when the flush hit full force, and began scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl. But I'm not done. Not by a long shot (you know, when you stand a foot or two back from the bowl and . . . oh never mind).

Today we return to the sitzpinkler. Via Tim Blair, I discovered that in addition to all of the the usual reasons to fight Islamic extremism to the end, they're against sitzpinkling itself.

Q5-: How bad is it peeing while standing in cammod (the english style toilet) but taking tahara or istanja with tissue paper!

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5. It is not permissible to stand and urinate as this is now the culture of the Kuffaar. However, if one does urinate standing due to necessity and cleans himself with toilet paper, he will be excused provided the urine does not splash on his clothing or body.

Well, I think that's the last straw.

But moving right along, after reading the next link you've gotta wonder whether the Imam's sense of cleanliness doesn't have a point, although I also wonder whether this transgression has more to do with the lack of a toilet than whether one's weight is supported by the soles of their feet.

Sadly, I must admit your humble correspondent has standpinkled without the benefit of a toilet on more than one occasion. Those who would provide details in the comments are cautioned that a) I can delete comments, b) I can ban you from commenting on this site, and c) I know where you live.