The cleanness and purity of man's
body to which Islam has paid great attention by saying Get clean
as Islam does)and on it lies soundness of the worshipping acts
like prayer, fasting and others and here cleanliness can be
achieved by the removal of the apparently accumulated piles on
the human body and such cleanliness is usually done by pure water
and the other sanitary tissues but as for purity, this can be
achieved by the moral filth removal which can't be visible by the
naked eyes from the body like Al-Janaaba washing and
menstruation and the washing of the dead.
This kind of purgation is usually
done by pure water and sometimes by a handful of dust. There is
another kind of purgation or washing which is inevitable to be
mentioned i.e. the washing of the heart, that is purifying the
body from the filth that is found inside the body as well as
moral filths which are represented by immoral vices and the filth
of the heart, malignancy and self-darkness and this kind of
purification which is called heart purification, has got a great
importance that greatly exceeds bodily purification from dirt and
filth which has already been mentioned.
The sound heart which has been
mentioned in the renowned noble verse is but the verification of
the concept of the heart purity in which Allah, the Almighty.
says There comes a day on which no wealth can be of benefit, nor
children except that who comes back to Allah with a pure
heart.
The purity of the heart does not
come from water and perfume and clean clothes like bodily
cleanness, but truly by getting rid of moral vices and
psychological defects and by replacing them with virtues and good
qualities whose privileges elevate man up to the level of self
–deprivation of any immoral acts and getting him acceptable in
Allah's sight to Whom be ascribed all glory and
perfection.
The sound heart is the heart which
is devoid from evil, grudge and hatred and characterized with
goodness, love and tolerance whose bearer doesn't do injustice to
anybody nor bear malice to anyone, ever seen overwhelmed with
nobility and peace of mind, always loving good and its people;
proactive in doing righteous deeds, too far away from forbidden
acts. What a good end will be waiting for one who possesses such
a heart, as this will lead will surely lead to the path of rescue
taking him aloof from deadly situations and letting him go up to
the level of His Sovereign Lord.
It is not only the heart which is
rendered responsible for purity, honesty and integrity for it has
got an efficient sharer in that namely the tongue. It is narrated
from Allah's Messenger (P.B.U.H.) that he said The faith of the
slave cannot be perfect without purifying his heart and the heart
cannot be purified unless his tongue is purified in advance. On
another occasion it came him, too that he said
The faithful Muslim cannot be a
tongue stabber, nor a debaucher nor a detester Of such talks
there are many anecdotes.
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