Standing while Urinating

Question:

Asalaam alaykum. Is it haraam to stand up and urinate according to the Shafi’i School?

Country: Canada

Answer:

Wa alaykum Salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,

In Rawdat At-Talibin v. 1, p. 220, Imam Nawawi states that it is disliked [makruh] to stand and urinate without a valid excuse.

And Allah knows best

Shafi’i Fiqh Fatwa Dept.