The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade anyone who relieves himself, whether by urinating or defecating, from using animal bones or dung and dry animal waste for cleaning, and he said: They do not remove the impurity, nor do they purify it.

• Explanation of some of the etiquettes of relieving oneself and performing Istinjā’.
• Prohibition of using dung for Istijmār (dry cleansing), because it is either impure or because it is the food of the jinn's animals.
• Prohibition of using bones for Istijmār, because it is either impure or because it is the food of the jinn themselves.

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• Bring me stones so that I may cleanse (my private parts) therewith, but do not bring any bones or animal dung
• Beware of the two things that provoke cursing. They said: O Messenger of Allah, what are those two things which provoke cursing? He said: The one who relieves himself on people’s roads or in their shade
• When any of you performs ablution, let him sniff water in his nose and then blow it out. Whoever cleans his private parts with stones, let him do so with an odd number of stones
• When you go to a place to relieve yourselves, do not face or turn your back to the Qiblah (prayer direction); rather, turn towards the east or the west