Quranic verses that encourage cleanliness
12-1-2014 | IslamWeb
Question:
Could you please give me some verses from the Noble Quran that encourage cleanliness.
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.
Allaah The Almighty Enjoined purifying one’s clothes, body and other (i.e. belongings) from impurities such as urine and stool.
Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):
• {And your clothing purify}[Quran 74: 4]
• {Do not stand [for prayer] within it – ever. A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day is more worthy for you to stand in. Within it are men who love to purify themselves; and Allaah loves those who purify themselves.}[Quran 9: 108]
• {And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has ordained for you. Indeed, Allaah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves."}[Quran 2: 222]
• Also, He The Almighty Commanded purification from ritual impurity Saying: {O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of Janaabah (major impurity), then purify yourselves.}[Quran 5: 6]
• He The Almighty Says regarding His Noble Book: {None touch it except the purified.}[Quran 79: 56]
Moreover, there are multiple examples in the Sunnah of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, regarding purification and encouraging it by words and actions. There is no doubt that Tahaarah (i.e. purification) linguistically means cleanliness. The technical meaning leads to the same aim of the linguistic one.