Taharat

Taharat (cleanliness) and keeping a clean body and surroundings are very important in Islam. Everyone must refrain from eating and drinking those things which are Najis; and (as for) the clothing that one wears in Salat – which is the best of actions in worshipping Allah – they must be clean, and it is best that they are the most pure of clothing. Because of this, it is necessary to know what things are Najis and the way to make them Tahir or clean.

Everything that exists is Tahir except for eleven things, and those things that come into contact with them, also become Najis. The things that are Najis, are the following:

1. Urine
2. Stool
3. Semen
4. Corpse
5. Blood
6. Dog
7. Pig
8. Alcohol
9. Beer
10. Non – Muslims
11. The sweat of a Najis eating animal.