Chapter One
The Individual Duties of a Child
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Observing Discipline in the Affairs
403. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said, in his will to Hasan and Husain after being hit by Ibn Muljam –may Allah curse him-: “I advise you both and all my children and family and all to whom my will reaches, to be God wary and observe order in your affairs.”1
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Cleanliness
404. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Indeed Allah is pure and good and He likes the pure and good ones and He is clean and He likes cleanliness.”2
405. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Cleanse yourself with anything you can, for Allah has based Islam on cleanliness.”3
406. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Indeed Islam is clean, so be clean, for only the clean will enter Heaven.”4
407. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “It is incumbent on every Muslim to bathe himself every seven days, washing his head and his body.”5
1.. Nahj al-Balāghah, Letter ۴۷. Rawdah al-Wā‘izin, p. ۱۵۲.
2.. Sunan al-Tirmidhi, vol. ۵, p. ۱۱۲, h. ۲۷۹۹. Musnad Abu Ya‘lā, vol. ۱, p. ۳۶۸, h. ۷۸۶. Both narrating from Sa‘d ibn Abu Waqqās.
3.. Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۹, p. ۲۷۷, h. ۲۶۰۰۲, narrating from Abu al-Sa‘ālik al-Tarsuni from Abu Hurayrah.
4.. Tārikh Baghdād, vol. ۵, p. ۱۴۳, h. ۲۵۷۶, narrating from ‘A'ishah.
5.. Sahih al-Bukhāri, vol. ۱, p. ۳۰۵, h. ۸۵۶. Musnad Ibn Hanbal, vol. ۳, p. ۲۴۶, h. ۸۵۱۱, with ‘incumbent upon Allah’ instead of ‘incumbent’. Both narrating from Abu Hurayrah.
