| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Baqi; |
| 2 | The Immutable, the Infinite, the Everlasting; |
| 3 | And the fifty-ninth name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing. |
| 4 | Is it not true that we are much made of water? |
| 5 | Is it not true that when we bathe in clean water we clean properly? |
| 6 | That the water may clean our skin and our clothes? |
| 7 | Does not a mother of any newborn seek to clean it after birth? |
| 8 | Is it not an ancient truth that one must clean the hands as host? |
| 9 | Why then would one follow the madness of some Christians and Maniacs of Persia? |
| 10 | Those false prophets who proclaim the only way to the Divine is filth. |
| 11 | What madness and illness is it when men and woman curse purity! |
| 12 | Verily, a mind so ill that it believes filth is the path to the Divine, needs itself to be cleansed of such ill thinking. |
| 13 | Truly a man who lives and acts as a filthy animal does insult the gifts given unto him by Allah. |
| 14 | A sacred act done in a state of filth shows an absence of respect towards the Divine Creator and the law. |
| 15 | Therefore, do all acts with a clean heart, a clean mind and a clean body. |
| 16 | This is the law. |
| 17 | First, let the source of water be correct, else purification is false. |
| 18 | Water from a sealed well, or spring or cistern, or fresh pond, or wadi from which animals are prevented from dwelling are all correct sources. |
| 19 | Water from a creek or river untouched by cleaning or waste and even water from the sea are all correct sources. |
| 20 | Water that has changed its color, taste and smell and becomes thick from use is prohibited. |
| 21 | Water that has been used for cleaning, or cooking, or left over from animals is prohibited. |
| 22 | Thus the source of purification must itself be pure. |
| 23 | One cannot be made clean by filthy and prohibited water. |
| 24 | If a clean source of water cannot be found and one must prepare before eating or prayer, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands. |
| 25 | Therefore no Muslim may say I could not prepare myself before food or prayer or ritual. |
| 26 | There be two forms of Ablution that all faithful must follow being part and full. |
| 27 | All must perform full ablution at least once before the next sunrise. |
| 28 | There are three obligatory acts and if one is omitted, it must be returned and then completed so that one is completely clean: |
| 29 | The first is to rinse and clean the inner mouth; |
| 30 | The second is to sniff and gargle water before expelling it out; |
| 31 | The third is to wash the entire body in a rigorous manner. |
| 32 | As to the third act, both hands up to the wrists must be cleaned. |
| 33 | Wash the sensitive parts under the arms and between the legs to remove all dirt and filth from the body. |
| 34 | Water should be poured over the head three times so that it flows all over the body. |
| 35 | As to part ablution, before one sits in meeting or preparing a meal or eat, or before one prays or before one enters a home after a journey, one must perform part ablution. |
| 36 | First, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; |
| 37 | Second, rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. |
| 38 | If one be ill, then part or full ablution may be done to clean the body. |
| 39 | If one come in contact with uncooked or rotting material, then full ablution may be done to clean the body. |
| 40 | Thus, your body is a gift to be respected. |
| 41 | When you honor your body in its cleanliness you honor the Divine Creator who gave it to you. |
| 42 | But do not obsess about your appearance, for vanity is a path to doom. |
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Sufa 87 - The Purity (Al-Saffaa)