Paradise Under Your Feet — Page 177
Appendix 4: Hygiene, Puberty, and Sex Education 177 Islamic practice. In the book, “ Way of the Seekers ” by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II (ra), it is clearly mentioned that keeping our children unclean produces excitement and sexual arousal that leads to different moral problems in later life. It is best to stay in the state of ablution all the time. As a Muslim, we should not stay unclean, and should take a shower or bath as soon as one gets in this state of being “ unclean. ” The Bible and the Old Testament have similar education. It is very important that women take a full bath. In a Hadith, the Holy Prophet (saw) has advised a woman to wash herself with water and a light vinegar mixture, which is very good in taking away any smells. It is also important to change into clean clothes after finishing with the periods. The instructions are the same after sexual activity for both men and women. Douching should be discouraged as the body makes its own secretions to wash out any remaining discharge. Douching washes away the normal flora and then yeast infection may ensue. If there is no water available for some reason, or due to illness, Tayyamum is allowed even in these situations. This means that one should not miss Salat with an excuse of being unclean. The Holy Qur ’ an says: َ جوۡہَکمۡ و و الص ََّّ َلّٰوۃ فَاغۡس ََّّ لوۡا لَی مۡتمۡ ا اذَا ق یۡنَ اّٰمَنوۡۤۡا الَذ یٰۤاَیھَا َ الۡمَرَافقو اَیۡدیَکمۡ الَی َ الۡکَعۡبَیۡن ؕ و برءوۡسکمۡ وَ اَرۡجلَکمۡ الَی امۡسَحوۡا ٌ اَوۡ عَلّٰی سَفَرٍ اَوۡ ج َٓاءَ اَحَد فَاطَھَروۡا ؕ وَ انۡ کنۡتمۡ مَرۡضٰۤی انۡ کنۡتمۡ جنبًا َ منۡکمۡ منَ الۡغ َٓائطاَوۡ لّٰمَس ََّّۡتمالنس َََّّٓاءَ فَلَم ۡ تَجدوۡا م َٓاءً فَتَی ۡ مَمو ا ۡ بوجوۡہکم فَامۡس ََّحوۡا طَیبًا یۡدًا ص ََّع یۡداللّٰہ یر وَ اَیۡدیۡکمۡ منۡہ ؕ مَا