ISLAMIC Flashcards
islam requires physical and spiritual cleanliness, because purity is an essential aspect of Islam.
Purification
what are the 2 types of purification?
- INNER PURIFICATION
- PHYSICAL PURIFICATION
It is the purification of the body from dirt and impurities
Physical purification
it is the purification of the heart from polytheism, sins etc… it is not possible to attain purification when the filth of polytheism lingers
Inner purification
What are the 2 forms of physical purification?
- Purification from Hadath (the state of ritual impurities)
- Purification from Najaasah (a physical impurity)
is that which when produced from or befalls a body, prevents a Muslim from acts of worship for which purification is a requisite, e.g. As-salah (prayer), Tawaf (circumambulation of Ka’ bah).
Hadath
it is that which makes ablution imperative, like urine,
defecation, passing wind and all other nullifiers of wudu’ (ablution). Purification from these is achieved by performing Wudu’: (Al-Maidah : 6)
Minor hadath
It is that which makes ghusl (a purificatory bath) imperative, e.g. sexual relations, menstruation, etc….. Purification from this state is achieved by ghusl. (Al-Maidah :6). If it is impossible to purify oneself through wudu’ or ghusl, then one purifies himself through tayammum ( a dry form of purification using soil).
Major hadath
3 Purification from physical impurities entails:
- Purification of the place of prayer
- Purification of clothes
- Purification of the body
3 TYPES OF WATER
Tahur (pure and purifies)
Tahir (pure)
Najis (impure)
It is water one can make Wudhu with/from. It is pure itself and can also purify something else; it is pure and can remove ritual impurity.
It is water that comes from the sea, or rivers, or from the sky (rain, snow, sleet, hail), and water that can be found in wells. It is water that has remained in the original form Allah created it in.
Tahur (pure and purifies)
This water is pure and is mixed with something else that is pure, like water that has a rose in it, so it becomes rose water. Or water used to make coffee, which is also pure, so it becomes coffee, or water used to make tea, so it becomes tea. So it is no longer just water.
This water is Tahir (pure but it does not purify). So it is not correct to make wudhu with tea, or rose water, or soup (broth).
Tahir (pure)
Something impure has gotten into it, such as urine or feces, and the majority of water becomes impure.
Cannot be made Wudhu with.
Najis (impure)
6 Kinds of water
RAIN WATER
SEA WATER
RIVER WATER
WELL WATER
SNOW WATER
HAILSTONE WATER
2 types of Cleanliness
Major Cleanliness (Ghusl)
Minor Cleanliness (Wudhu)