What Does the Quran Say About Cleanliness?

The Quran addresses cleanliness in 4 verses across 4 surahs. Below are all 4 verses with Arabic text and English translation.

۞ يَٰبَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ خُذُواْ زِينَتَكُمۡ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسۡجِدٖ وَكُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ وَلَا تُسۡرِفُوٓاْۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: But waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters.

Quran 7:31

ٱرۡكُضۡ بِرِجۡلِكَۖ هَٰذَا مُغۡتَسَلُۢ بَارِدٞ وَشَرَابٞ

(The command was given:) "Strike with thy foot: here is (water) wherein to wash, cool and refreshing, and (water) to drink."

Quran 38:42

لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ

Which none shall touch but those who are clean:

Quran 56:79

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرۡ

And thy garments keep free from stain!

Quran 74:4

What Does the Hadith Say About Cleanliness?

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also addressed cleanliness in the Hadith. Read all related narrations from Sahih Bukhari.

Read Hadith about Cleanliness

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