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Sunan Abi Dawud 249 (Book 1, Hadith 249) #20540
The Importance of Cleanliness and Hygiene

SUMMARY: This hadith emphasizes the importance of cleanliness and hygiene, and encourages people to take care of their hair.

Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Messenger of Allah said: If anyone who is sexual defiled leaves a spot equal to the breadth of a hair without washing, such and such an amount of Hell-fire will have to be suffered for it. Ali said: On that account I treated my head (hair) as an enemy, meaning I cut my hair. He used to cut the hair (of his head). May Allah be pleased with him.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ زَاذَانَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَوْضِعَ شَعْرَةٍ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَمْ يَغْسِلْهَا فُعِلَ بِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ عَادَيْتُ رَأْسِي فَمِنْ ثَمَّ عَادَيْتُ رَأْسِي ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏ وَكَانَ يَجِزُّ شَعْرَهُ

TOPICS
cleanliness  *  hygiene  *  care  *  taharah  *  sihhat  *  alshar

QUICK LESSONS:
Take care with one's personal hygiene; Take care with one's physical appearance; Take care with one's hair

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of cleanliness and hygiene, which is a fundamental part of Islamic teachings. It was narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib that the Prophet Muhammad said that if someone who is sexually defiled leaves a spot equal to the breadth of a hair without washing, they will have to suffer an amount of Hell-fire for it. In response to this warning, Ali said he treated his head as an enemy, meaning he cut his hair in order to ensure he was always clean. This hadith teaches us that we should take care in maintaining our personal hygiene so as not to incur any punishment from Allah. We should also be mindful when it comes to our physical appearance; taking care with our hair is important for both health reasons and religious reasons.

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