{"id":5375,"date":"2016-10-19T12:43:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T16:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.co\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2016-10-19T12:43:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T16:43:32","slug":"ritual-purity-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/?p=5375","title":{"rendered":"Ritual Purity &amp; Hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u062f\u00a0\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648 \u0643\u0641\u0649 \u0648 \u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0639\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0635\u0637\u0641\u0649<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The great Andalusian scholar of Qur\u2019\u0101n exegesis, Im\u0101m Qurtub\u012b\u00a0\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647, writes that in this <em>\u0101yah<\/em> All\u0101h, Glorified and Exalted is He, praises those who love purification and prefer cleanliness. He further states that purification and cleanliness are human virtues and Islamic duties.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> What <em>\u0101yah<\/em> is he referring to ?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0647\u064f \u064a\u064f\u062d\u0650\u0628\u0651\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0637\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650\u0651\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<br \/>\nAll\u0101h Ta<sup>c<\/sup>\u0101l\u0101 says, \u201cAnd All\u0101h loves those who purify themselves.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Muslims are encouraged to keep themselves clean, both spiritually and physically, and to remove any offensive bodily odors so that they do not cause harm to those around them, not the least of which are\u00a0the angels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u1e62al\u0101h<\/em>, one of the most important acts of worship, has as a precondition for its performance purification from both major and minor impurities. The Prophet \ufdfa has mentioned in a <em>\u1e25ad\u012bth<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629 \u0628\u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0637\u0647\u0648\u0631<br \/>\n\u201cThere is no <em>\u1e63al\u0101h<\/em> without purification.\u201d<sup><sup><a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to <em>Ma<sup>c<\/sup>\u0101rif al-Sunan<\/em>, a commentary of <em>Sunan al-Tirm\u012bdh\u012b<\/em>, what is meant by purification in this <em>\u1e25ad\u012bth <\/em>is <em>wudh\u016b\u2019<\/em>.<a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\"><sup><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> None the less, one should bear in mind that making <em>wudh\u016b\u2019<\/em>when one is in the state of major ritual impurity will not put one in a state where they can perform <em>\u1e63al\u0101h. Wudh\u016b\u2019<\/em> will remove minor ritual impurity, but to come out of the state of major ritual impurity one must make <em>ghusl.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Underarm &amp; Pubic Hair<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u0639\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u064a \u0647\u0631\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0639\u0646 \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648 \u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0642\u0627\u0644<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0631\u0629 \u062e\u0645\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0627\u062f \u0648 \u0642\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0628 \u0648 \u062a\u0642\u0644\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0638\u0641\u0627\u0631 \u0648 \u0646\u062a\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0628\u0637<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abu Hurairah \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647 relates that the Messenger of All\u0101h \ufdfa said,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The <em>Fitr\u0101 <\/em><a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\"><em><sup><strong><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/strong><\/sup><\/em><\/a> are five:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Circumcision,<a href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\"><sup><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shaving the pubic hair,<\/li>\n<li>Clipping the mustache,<\/li>\n<li>Cutting the nails,<\/li>\n<li>And [removing] the underarm hair.&#8221;<a href=\"#_ftn7\" name=\"_ftnref7\"><sup><sup>[7]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another narration it is mentioned that one should not let 40 nights pass without shaving the pubic hair, clipping the mustache, etc. The <sup>c<\/sup><em>ulam\u0101 <\/em>have explained that this does not mean one is allowed to wait until 40 nights to trim any of these things, but that the period between one trimming and the next shouldn&#8217;t exceed 40 nights.<a href=\"#_ftn8\" name=\"_ftnref8\"><sup><sup>[8]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is <em>musta\u1e25ab <\/em>to clip one\u2019s nails <a href=\"#_ftn9\" name=\"_ftnref9\"><sup><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a>, trim the mustache, remove the pubic hairs, and clean one\u2019s body once a week, <em>Jum<sup>c<\/sup>\u0101h<\/em> being the best day [for this]. [If not once a week, this should be done] every fifteen days. However, if there is a need or one\u2019s hair\/nails become long one will cut them before the above mentioned times. <a href=\"#_ftn10\" name=\"_ftnref10\"><sup><sup>[10]<br \/>\n<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Pubic hair refers to the hair above and around the penis of a man, and that which is around the vagina of a female. In addition to this hair it is <em>musta\u1e25ab<\/em> to remove the hair around one&#8217;s anus because it is possible that the <em>naj\u0101sah<\/em> exiting one\u2019s body may become\u00a0caught on it and not get removed during <em>istinj\u0101<\/em>.<sup><sup><a href=\"#_ftn11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.co\/archives\/4322\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.co\/archives\/2288\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">References:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ritual Purity &amp; Hygiene:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup><em>\u00a0 S\u016brah <\/em><em>T<\/em><em>awbah<\/em><em>: <\/em>9<em>, Ayah<\/em>: 108.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\"><\/a><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><sup><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/sup><em>\u00a0 Al-J\u0101mi<sup>c<\/sup> Li A<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em>k\u0101m al-Qur\u2019\u0101n<\/em> Vol: 10, Page: 381.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\"><\/a><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><sup><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/sup><em>\u00a0 Sunan al-Tirm\u012bdh\u012b<\/em> Vol 1, Page: 2-3.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <sup><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Ma<sup>c<\/sup>\u0101rif Al-Sunan<\/em> Vol: 1, Page: 29.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <em><sup><strong><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/strong><\/sup><\/em>\u00a0 A practice of the prophets (Alaihis Salaam).\u00a0(<em>Fat<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em> al-Mulhim<\/em> Vol: 2, Page: 500; <sup>c<\/sup><em>Awn al-Ma<sup>c<\/sup>b\u016bd<\/em> Vol: 1, Page: 79).<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <sup><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0 This is not the practice of genital mutilation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref7\" name=\"_ftn7\"><\/a><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><sup><sup>[7]<\/sup><\/sup><em>\u00a0 <\/em><em>\u1e62<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em>\u012b<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em> Muslim<\/em> Vol: 1, Page: 129.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref8\" name=\"_ftn8\"><\/a><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><sup><sup>[8]<\/sup><\/sup><em>\u00a0 <\/em><em>\u1e62<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em>\u012b<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em> Muslim <\/em>Vol: 1<em>, <\/em>Page: 129; <em>Fat<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em> al-Mulhim<\/em> Vol: 2, Page: 503.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref9\" name=\"_ftn9\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <sup><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0 Cutting the nails refers to the removal of what grows over the fingertips because filth collects under it. (<em>Fat<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em> al-Mulhim<\/em> Vol: 2, Page: 503).<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref10\" name=\"_ftn10\"><\/a><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><sup><sup>[10]<\/sup><\/sup><em>\u00a0 Awja<\/em><em>\u1e93<\/em><em> al-Mas\u0101lik<\/em> Vol: 16, Page: 254; <em>Fat<\/em><em>\u1e25<\/em><em> al-Mulhim<\/em> Vol: 2, Page: 503.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref11\" name=\"_ftn11\"><\/a><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><sup><sup>[11]<\/sup><\/sup><em>\u00a0 <\/em><em>\u1e24<\/em><em>\u0101shiyah <\/em><em>\u1e6c<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>\u1e25\u1e6d<\/em><em>\u0101w\u012b <\/em>Page: 527 with slight rewording.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0645\u062f\u00a0\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648 \u0643\u0641\u0649 \u0648 \u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0639\u0628\u0627\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0635\u0637\u0641\u0649 &nbsp; The great Andalusian scholar of Qur\u2019\u0101n exegesis, Im\u0101m Qurtub\u012b\u00a0\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647, writes that in this&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5375\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}