The Principles of General Health in Islam

The cleanness to which Islam has called comprises the following:

- Islam has called to the cleanness of the body by removing the dirt, clipping the nails, shaving the hair, and brushing the teeth.

- Islam has called to the cleanness of the clothing by removing the insects that carry diseases.

- Islam has called to the cleanness of the residence, especially the bathroom.

- Islam has called to the cleanness of food and drinking water.

Any negligence of these matters may lead to the effect of diseases. This is forbidden, because it is, according to the Islamic legislation, a sin. God says:

And do not throw yourselves to the danger.

Islam has also abhorred and warned against dirt. The Prophet (s) said, “How evil the dirty servants of God are!” Some of the types of dirtiness are the body dirt, dress dirt, lodging dirt, sitting in dirty places, and spitting in the public places and mosques.

Islam’s attention to cleanness is evidently clear through the following enactment:

Bathing