Purification Taharat
What is Purification Taharat in Islam.
What is Purification (Taharat) in Islam?
Purification (Taharat) in Islam means being clean and pure. It is very important for Muslims because many acts of worship, like prayer (Salah), cannot be done without being clean. It includes cleaning the body, clothes, and the place where you pray. It also means keeping your heart and mind free from bad thoughts or sins.
Types of Purification
- Physical Purification:
- Wudu (Ablution): Washing certain parts of the body like the face, hands, and feet before praying.
- Ghusl (Full-body Wash): Taking a full bath to clean the whole body after certain situations like:
- After sexual activity.
- After a woman’s monthly cycle.
- Tayammum (Dry Purification): If there is no water, you can use clean soil to wipe your face and hands.
- Spiritual Purification:
- Cleaning your heart from bad habits like anger, jealousy, or pride.
- Saying sorry to Allah for your mistakes (repentance).
Why is Purification Important?
- Required for Worship: Without purification, prayers and other acts of worship are not valid.
- Cleanliness is Part of Faith: The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “Cleanliness is half of faith.”
- For a Healthy Life: Staying clean keeps you healthy and prevents sickness.
In simple words, Taharat is about staying clean on the outside and being good on the inside, so you can be closer to Allah and perform your prayers properly.
Quran & Hadith References
From the Qur’an
- General Purity and Wudu (Ablution):
- “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 Janabah (impurity), then purify yourselves…”
(Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:6)
- “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 Janabah (impurity), then purify yourselves…”
- Cleanliness is Loved by Allah:
- “Indeed, Allah loves those who repent and loves those who purify themselves.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:222)
- “Indeed, Allah loves those who repent and loves those who purify themselves.”
- Tayammum (Dry Ablution):
- “…If you do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you so that you may be grateful.”
(Surah Al-Ma’idah, 5:6)
- “…If you do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you so that you may be grateful.”
From Hadith
- Cleanliness is Half of Faith:
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “Cleanliness is half of faith.”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 223)
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: “Cleanliness is half of faith.”
- Purity and Prayer:
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah does not accept the prayer of a person who has nullified his ablution until he performs it again.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 695; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 537)
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah does not accept the prayer of a person who has nullified his ablution until he performs it again.”
- Importance of Wudu:
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “When a Muslim or a believer washes his face [during Wudu], every sin which he committed with his eyes will be washed away with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, every sin they caused will be erased with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, every sin toward which his feet walked will be washed away with the last drop of water, until he emerges pure from sin.”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 244)
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “When a Muslim or a believer washes his face [during Wudu], every sin which he committed with his eyes will be washed away with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, every sin they caused will be erased with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, every sin toward which his feet walked will be washed away with the last drop of water, until he emerges pure from sin.”
- Tayammum (Dry Purification):
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “The earth has been made for me a place of prostration and a source of purification, so wherever a man of my Ummah finds himself at the time of prayer, let him pray.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 335; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 521)
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “The earth has been made for me a place of prostration and a source of purification, so wherever a man of my Ummah finds himself at the time of prayer, let him pray.”
- Purity and Forgiveness:
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “Shall I not tell you something by which Allah erases sins and raises ranks? It is performing Wudu properly in difficult conditions, taking many steps to the mosque, and waiting for one prayer after the other. This is the true striving in the path of Allah.”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 251)
- The Prophet ﷺ said: “Shall I not tell you something by which Allah erases sins and raises ranks? It is performing Wudu properly in difficult conditions, taking many steps to the mosque, and waiting for one prayer after the other. This is the true striving in the path of Allah.”
