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EASY GUIDE FOR NEW MUSLIMS

5) CLEANLINESS

Islam, as a complete way of life, gives guidance for matters of the heart and also matters of the body.  Physical purity means cleanliness of the body, the clothing and the environment.  Muslims should keep their body and clothing clean according to the prescribed rules of Islam.  A source of filthiness is without doubt the acts of relieving yourself when you go to the bathroom as it is necessary for you to wipe off the last drops of urine and feces with tissue paper and water to avoid them getting on your body or clothing.  When you go to the bathroom it is advisable to do so sitting down on the toilet, and keeping a bottle full of water to clean the remaining urine or feces off of your body.  You should hold the bottle with your right hand and clean your body with your left hand (this is one of the reason why you should eat your food with your right hand, and not with your left).