Religion is more than just ritual activity, but it encompasses every aspects of life. One of the aspects that is covered is health. Islam came a way of life that arrives to help people life. The holy book named Qur’an and Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) becomes the sacred source of teaching.
In the field of health, Prophet Muhammad shows examples on how to be healthy, fit and clean. The Prophet said, “A strong believer is better and dearer to God than a weak believer, though in both is good (H.R Muslim). We can see that religion teaches us to be healthy because how can people enjoy worship when their body are not fresh. The followings are the teaching about health:
- Eating Habits:
Eating, food and drinks gets many attention in Islam. The first thing that we have to focus is that we have to eat Halal and Healthy foods. We are prohibited to eat something that is too much even though it is something halal. When we eat too much it is very dangerous for our health and it makes us cannot enjoy the worship activity. Eating also affects our physical appearance. If we eat too much, it can make us obsessed and it will makes us not look good.
2. Sleeping Habits:
Prophet Muhammad SAW gives us basic teachings on the art of sleeping. Sleeping might seems something small, but it gives really huge impacts. Prophet Muhammad SAW advice us to not sleep too late. He encourages us to sleep facing right which is good for our heart. Sleeping on time makes our face looks clean and fresh.
3. Cleanliness:
Cleanliness is very important things. Before praying, we are told to get cleaned by ablution. Besides ablution, Islam encourages us to take a bath. Most of the rules of cleanliness is very detail, such as cleaning dirt in private parts, cutting nail, gargling, etc. Prophet Muhammad is really healthy and hygienic. The worship that is taught in the teachings in Islam has its own art. Being healthy is really encouraged to create better quality of worship. If we want to face important people, normally we will have good appearance and health? So, if we want to meet God or Allah SWT in worship, we should have better appearance and health.
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