for me ,its ((((mandatory)))) to make ablution before praying or touching qur`an ,and its ((((mandatory)))) to have ghosl(islamic shower) after having sex with wife ,,and its ((recommended)) to have ghusl in friday
2007-11-04 07:58:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
2 Cor 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Thats Bible.
2007-11-04 08:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by Joe F 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure how much it matters. Most modern people (who have the means to do so) keep themselves pretty clean because they prefer to be that way.
Religious laws about personal hygiene were probably made mostly for health reasons. They didn't want to spread disease and infections.
But again, most people today are physically clean anyway. I certainly think that if you go to worship with a community of people you should be clean and well groomed. There are very few people who are incapable of doing this.
2007-11-04 08:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like being not dirty or stinky, and I don't need a religion to tell me that I need to bathe to remove both those issues. I shower after work because I smell like a kitchen after being in one for 11-12 hours, I shower after sex because I'm all sweaty and whatnot, I generally bathe whenever I don't feel clean and pleasant.
2007-11-04 08:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by nobody important 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
''Cleanliness is half of iman*... " [Hadith]
* Iman is usually translated as faith. In another hadith, related by Muslim (No.57) Iman is described as 'having more than seventy branches, the highest of which is saying 'La ilah ill Allah' (there is no god but the One God) and the lowest of which is removing a harmful obstacle from the path. And modesty is part of Iman.
2007-11-04 14:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by kaag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excessive cleanliness reduces the bodies natural defences against infections.
2007-11-04 08:13:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cleanliness is closer to Godliness.
2007-11-04 08:02:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible spoke of cleanliness when most people were afraid to bathe.
2007-11-04 08:04:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For me cleanliness is not related to beliefs but to education dear.
2007-11-04 08:02:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I shower everyday, I follow no religion.
2007-11-04 08:02:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋