Health and Islam: A time for everything, Sweeping at night?

Our Holy Prophet (saw) said:

Do not sweep your floors at night because it causes poverty

Firstly, our physical jobs are meant to be done in the day time when the body is strong and when natural light works in our favor.  Night time is the time for our rest, relaxation, prayers, family, spouses and extra study.

Secondly, at night we sleep in the atmosphere where we have swept before the dust has settled so all night we are breathing in this dust while we are sleeping causing heavy duty to our lungs.

These factors together help us to understand how poverty and weak health are related.  In addition to the obvious reasons the fact that we will have to spend large amounts of money to become healthy again and for the period we are sick we cannot work to increase our livelihoond emphasises this point.

Although this is not a mandatory rule but only recommended, following it protects us as all the rules of Islam do.

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