Benefits & Rulings:

➊ It is advised that one should make arrangements for purification before sitting for relieving oneself. It is possible that nothing may be available at the moment, so in uncertain places, one should first check the tap to see whether it has water or not.

➋ The ruling regarding the use of clods is in accordance with the questioner's Bedouin background. It is that purification with three clods is sufficient instead of water. Nowadays, tissue paper serves as its substitute; however, using water is still considered superior.