Cleanliness and personal hygiene form a major part of bodily health. "Purity is half of the faith,"
declared the noble Prophet Muhammad [s] and stressedthe importance of regular baths, ablutions and the use of
the in an environment where water was at a premium.miswak, the tooth stick. This is all the more remarkable
Cleanliness and personal hygiene are maintained as part ofreligious devotion and as part of a natural daily routine. A
Muslim is required to wash his private parts after going tothe toilet. He is required to be in a state of Wudu’, for Wudu’
is a condition for day. Wudu’cleans parts of the body which are not normal-Salahand Salahis performed five times a
ly cleaned during the course of the day such as the feet,nostrils and behind the ears.
Cleanliness remains the chief factor inhibiting the spread ofdisease. Wherever you live and no matter how poor you
are, Islam requires of you to remain clean and develophabits of cleanliness.
Wudu’
Before Muslims pray, it is essential to be in a ritually purecondition. This means that we must wash our hands, faces,
and feet before we are allowed to perform the prayer). The procedure for attaining this cleanliness issalah(ritual
called present ourselves before Allah (God), we must make everywudu’, or ablution. Islam teaches that before we
effort to look presentable. Would you meet the presidentwith dirt on your face? Would you cook dinner without first
washing your hands? Would you go to school in sweatsand uncombed hair? Even as we try to make a good
impression on others, so, too, does Allah give us a way tomake ourselves fit for His review.
One of the primary aims of to secure inner light and tranquility as well as to dispel evilWudu’and of obtaining purity is
thoughts. Furthermore, perplexity and anxiety are washedaway. Thus, the spirit of Wudu’ (ritual purification) is inner
light, happiness of the heart and contentment.
WuduIt dispels worldly anxiety and pre-occupation and as such’thus refreshes and prepares an individual for prayer.
the devotee is attentive and cognizant when he prays.
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