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Fatwa CenterFear of difficulty to use toilets in Hajj
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I hear that restrooms at Hajj sites are hard to use, especially at Muzdalifah. I have heard this from male speakers. I wonder how a woman may use them then. It is very difficult. I mean, if I think about myself, starting from shoes (they are not open sandals like men), socks, trouser, shirt, abaya, gloves, niqaab, head covering, and so on, it is very hard to manage even in a 5-star hotel's public restroom, and it takes time, I cannot imagine how I could manage doing this in a place that is already hard to use, even by men who only wear two sheets of cloth and their usual slippers. Please advise with some tips (if any). Tissues are allowed after toilet use, praise be to Allaah, I will use them instead of water, Allaah willing, but instead of performing ablution, can I do Tayammum (dry ablution) instead, out of fear of impurities? If not, then if my clothes or my body itself were to become impure in the toilet or while performing ablution and the situation is such that I either have to change that garment or take a full shower and what is needed is not available, like a garment, a shower facility, or enough time, then can I pray in whatever state I am by doing Tayammum for the rest of the days until I am able to wash up or change? If not, then what is the solution? If yes, will I have to repeat those prayers? And will I be considered pure and able to perform all acts, like touching a Mushaf (copy of the Quran) and so on? May Allaah reward you Shaykh.
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
Your question stems from evident Waswaas (obsessive whisperings). Hence, our advice to you is to ignore these whisperings and not pay any attention to them.
In principle, the floor of bathrooms and toilets is pure, unless you know for certain that it is impure.
As for the difficulty in using the toilets, it might be that the person who said this meant their small number in comparison to the large number of pilgrims.
In terms of purity, applying the principle that the floor, walls and other things are pure is enough to remove all problems.
On the other hand, it is not permissible for you to perform Tayammum while you are able to use water, and you have to repel the whisperings and get rid of them.
If we assume that you are certain that part of your clothes have become impure, then purifying them is done by pouring water on them, but you should not rule that part of your body or clothes have become impure except with such certainty that you are able to swear that they have become impure. Without this type of certainty, you should apply the principle, which is that they are pure.
You can recite the Quran and touch the Mus-haf if there is impurity on your clothes or on your body provided that you have ablution when touching the Mus-haf.
Allah knows best.
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