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| General Hygiene
Another aspect of health protection is to keep clean one's ears, eyes, nose, hair and genitals. It has been authentically reported that the Prophet (pbuh) "wiped his ears, using his forefingers to clean them from inside and his thumbs on the outside, thus wiping them both inside and out"'. It is also authentically reported concerning cleanliness of the eyes that the Prophet (pbuh) "used to wipe the inner corner of the eye". We are also recommended to clean our nose, for the Prophet (pbuh). said: "When any of you perform the ablutions, introduce water into the nose and then blow it out". With regard to keeping the hair clean, the Prophet (pbuh) said: "He who has hair should take good care of it". Local cleanliness particularly includes the genitals and private parts. The Prophet (pbuh) said: "When you defecate, wipe yourself three times". Anas, the Prophet's (pbuh) servant, said: "When the Prophet (pbuh) defecated, I brought him water to wash with". Aisha, the Prophet's (pbuh) wife, told Muslim women: "Tell your husbands to wash their private parts with water, for I am too shy to tell them so. The Prophet (pbuh) used to do that". There are many more hadith on this subject. Washing one's hands before eating is
a basic principle. It ensures the cleanliness of the food we handle, so
that it is not contaminated with what may be harmful. This protects the
stomach from infections. A hadith, the Prophet's wife (pbuh) mentions "the
Prophet (pbuh) used to wash his hands before eating". Another health rule stresses the need to
ensure the cleanliness of food and drink. Islam urges that food should be
covered so that nothing falls in it. A hadith includes the
instruction: "Cover your water container".
And in another version: "Cover your food
and drink".
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