Hostel

A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared bathrooms.

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Hostel . Students . Pork . Alcohol

What should I do if my non-Muslim hostelmates sometimes use my pots to cook pork and my glasses to drink alcohol?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 2 years ago

Simply you need to wash every Najis pot or glass or vessel with water three times before using it.

'Wassalam.

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Hostel . Students . Salah (Prayers) . Du'a (Supplication)

I am a student staying in hostel and trying to manage my prayers but I am not able to make Dua for each and everything as I used to do earlier. Is making all Duas together in one Salah enough for them to get answered?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 3 years ago

Inshallah

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Najasa (Impurity) . Hostel

What should I do about Najasat when I live in a hostel and all of it gets Najis with people living in it who are not concerned about impurity?

Very little to add here!

I just wanted to say that there are times in life when it is good to go the extra mile, and there are times in life when you just have to focus on the basics. I am going to guess that, since you are living in a hostel, you are probably not in the best personal or financial situation and have other priorities.

So, it's great if everything around you can be tahir. It's not good to live around najasa like alcohol. I knew a woman once who was extremely proud of the fact that her entire house, including the toilet, was always tahir. (To which my other friend said, "Is she planning to eat from the toilet??")

On the other hand, as Seyed Ali Shobayri mentioned, the main sources of concern are: (a) eating and drinking (so, for instance, washing shared cups before using), and (b) purity regarding prayer. Everything else is excellent but may not be your priority right now.

I hope you are able to find a living situation where you have more control over your environment in the future!

Najasa (Impurity) . Hostel

What should I do about Najasat when I live in a hostel and all of it gets Najis with people living in it who are not concerned about impurity?

Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answered 5 years ago

Bismaillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

Usually in a hostel one has their own room but may share a bathroom or kitchen with others. The general rule is that everything is tahir until you see it become najis, so assuming someone made something najis just because they don't know the tahara rules isn't correct. Let's say you do know some things become najis, it isn't wajib for you to make them tahir. You may keep your own pure utensils and also pure clothing for salah. As long as you keep a pure place for salah such as a rug and pure clothing then this is fine. One may also pray on a najis carpet apart from the sujud area provided that the najasa wouldn't transfer on them and remains dry.

May Allah grant you success