He says:
Surely, Allah loves the returners and loves those who purify themselves. Certainly, a mosque founded on piety from the ver first day is more deserving that you should stand in it. In it are men who love that they should be purified. And Allah loves those who purify themselves.
Many reports of the Prophet and the Imams dealwith the adherence to cleanness, considering it as a principal rule of the individual and social lives.
"Cleanness is a part of faithful believing."
"The religion is based upon cleanness"
"Allah is good and loves the good, He is clean and loves those who are clean."
"Purity is half of the faithful believing."
The cleanness to which Islam has called comprises the following:
Islam has called to the cleanness of the body by removing the dirt, clipping the nails, shaving the hair, and brushing the teeth.
Islam has called to the cleanness of the clothing by removing the insects that carry diseases.
Islam has called to the cleanness of the home, especially the bathroom.
Islam has clled to the cleanness of food and drinking water.
Any negligence of these matters may lead to the effect of diseases. This is forbidden, because it is, according to the Islamic legislation, a sin:
God says:
And do not put yourselves in danger.
Islam has also abhorred and warned against dirt. The Holy Prophet (saw) said.
"How evil the dirty servants of God are!":
Some of the types of dirtiness are:
Body dirt, dirty clothing, dirty homes, sitting in dirty places, and spitting in the public places and places of worship.
Islam's attention to cleanness becomes clearer when we take a look at the individual practices that are either commands of religion or recommended as a part of our daily or regular routines.
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