-[the article is about cleanliness in Islam, where explained according to qur'an and hadith of the prophet to help the muslims to follow it
Cleanliness in Islam – Concept – Importance
Most people believe that cleanliness or purification is a part of Iman or Faith. This assumption probably has a point, especially in Islam. Islam has given so much importance to cleanliness and became a consideration as an objective of the faith or Iman. In Surah Al-Maa’idah verse 6 tells:
“Allah does not intend to inconvenience you, but He intends to purify you and perfect His favor to you, so that you may give thanks”.[1]
From that verse, we can take the point that Allah does not mean to make His Ummah uncomfortable. Allah wants to purify His Ummah and perfect His favor, so we can say thanks to Allah. Another verse from Al-Baqarah said:
“Truly Allah loves those who ask for forgiveness and strive to keep themselves clean.” [2]
From this verse, we can conclude that Allah loves the one who demands forgiveness and keeps themselves clean. So, in this article, we will tell and describe the cleanliness of an Islamic view.
What is Cleanliness?
According to Cambridge Dictionary, cleanliness means
“The state of being clean, or the act of keeping things clean”[3]
In other words, cleanliness is described as an abstract state of being clean and free from dirt, and the action or habit of maintaining the condition. Cleanliness is achieved by cleaning.
In Islam's view, we have many rules and regulations about cleanliness. At the beginning of this article, we have put some verses from Qur’an which is tells about cleanliness. We also put hadith from Muhammad (saw), which also elaborates the cleanliness.
“The key to the prayer (salah) is cleanliness, its beginning is Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar) and its ending is salam (salutation).”[4]
Notes.
1] Qur'an(2:222): ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِرَٰشٗا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءٗ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَخۡرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ رِزۡقٗا لَّكُمۡۖ فَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ أَندَادٗا وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ
2] Abu Dawud, Taharah, p.31 and Tirmidhi, Taharah, p39.
3] حالة الطهارة ، أو الحفاظ على نظافة الأشياء
4] ومفتاح الصلاة الطهارة ، وبدايتها التكبير ، وخرتها السلام.