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Sunan Ibn Majah 355 (Book 1, Hadith 89) #29707
The Importance of Cleanliness

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of cleanliness and how Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure.

Abu Sufyan said: "Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, Jabir bin 'Abdullah, and Anas bin Malik told me that when this Verse: "In it (the mosque) are men who love to clean and to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure". was revealed, the Messenger of Allah said: 'O Ansar! Allah has praised you for your cleanliness. What is the nature of your cleanliness?' They said: 'We perform ablution for prayer and we take bath to cleanse ourselves of impurity due to sexual activity, and we clean ourselves with water (after urinating). He said: 'This is what it is. So adhere to it'."
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، وَجَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ، نَزَلَتْ ‏{فِيهِ رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ}‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَثْنَى عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الطُّهُورِ فَمَا طُهُورُكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلاَةِ وَنَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ وَنَسْتَنْجِي بِالْمَاءِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هُوَ ذَلِكَ فَعَلَيْكُمُوهُ

TOPICS
cleanliness  *  ablution  *  purification  *  bath

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform ablutions before prayer; Take baths regularly; Cleanse oneself with water after urinating or defecating; Strive for spiritual purity; Make an effort to stay pure both inside and out .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of cleanliness in Islam. It was revealed when a verse from the Quran was revealed which praised the Ansar for their cleanliness. When asked what they did to maintain their cleanliness they replied that they performed ablution for prayer and took baths to purify themselves after sexual activity as well as cleaning themselves with water after urinating. The Prophet then said that this is what it is so adhere to it. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to keep ourselves physically and spiritually pure by performing ablutions before prayer as well as taking baths regularly in order to stay physically clean from impurities due to sexual activity or other activities such as urination or defecation. Additionally, this hadith also teaches us about spiritual purity by reminding us that Allah loves those who make an effort to stay pure both inside and out.

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