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When in Rome

Posted by: lubnaaa | May 15, 2007 |

I hear some people will be leaving for some holiday making in Europe soon.

For my Muslim homies who might face some difficulties in finding the proper facilities to make wudhu’ to pray when you’re out on the streets, you’re probably going to have to make do with the public toilet sinks.

And according to Salam Cafe which is a weekly Muslim panel show in Australia, this might help if you’re caught in an awkward position while taking ablution:

The top six excuses when you’re caught with your foot in the
handbasin of a public toilet:
6. My shower doesn’t work.
5. I’m
just working out for athletics.
4. The distraction ploy ("your
fly’s undone").
3. Play dumb ("Oh, this is a sink? Thanks).
2. The
language lie ("I no spikka da Engleesh today").
And 1. Smart alec
line ("I wash my feet five times a day, so they are cleaner than
your face").

That was another friendly message from your fellow sister of the deen.

Peace. Wasalam. Cheers. =)

Enough said here.

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Haha. Nazeem is hilarious. You seem to be in tune with the OZ-Muslim ‘tude.

Truth is, when busted with foot in sink, you just don’t bother. Not after a while.

But then there’s always the khuf rukhsah.

And did you know? Waleed and Susan recently had a new baby daughter, about a month back.

And the smart alec line is a badge the ICV made. I happen to have the ‘Make Chai Not War’ Assad wears on his tee, and the HijabMan slogan.

Ah. You will love Melby.

Hahaha. Nice! This is going in my post too.

Just so you know, you don’t have to lift your feet up to sink level. You can wet your hands, bend down and smother your feet thoroughly. Many people do that.

I still lift my feet.

Syazwina:
Not really, but I like making time to find out what’s going on in the Muslim world overseas, particularly in non-Muslim countries. That’s because I envy you people who get to live and study in an environment where you’re more consciously aware of your identity and faith. Jeles ok!

About the smart alec badge, haha, I know! I read your entry on it. The best one for me had to be:
“My name raises national alarm bells. What does yours do?”

Or something like that. Priceless. ;)
Lutfi:
Tauuu. I did my internship at an office where there was no space reserved for praying because the staff were non-Muslims. They were very nice about giving me some space in their carpeted office, tapi yang susahnya ambik wudhu’.

I think lifting your feet is a habit in ablution-taking. Tak sedap by just smothering water all over.

in melbourne, i just couldn’t be bothered. i’ll put my feet down when i hear someone’s coming and when she enters the cubicle, i’ll lift it up again. if they seem to take a much longer time at the sinks, then i’ll just pretend i’m the beauty freak with a compulsive-obsessive habit of checking out her face at the very sight of a mirror.

Easy peasy. Especially for ppl who’ve been blessed with sensitive skin like me.

But the excuses may just come in handy someday, so thanks = )

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