The Ruling on Urinating while Standing Up Q: Is it permissible to urinate while standing up? A: There is nothing wrong with urinating while standing up, especially when necessary so long as the place is covered and no one can see your private parts and the spray of the urine should not touch you. It is narrated by Hudhayfah (رضي الله عنه) that: “The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) came to the dumps of some people and passed urine while standing.” However, it is better to urinate while sitting down because the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did so often and because this conceals the private parts and guards one from the spray of urine. [Majmoo ’al-Fataawa Ibn Baaz, Vol.: 10; pg. 35]