Personal hygiene, be complying with the following tips:
- Washing hands with soap and water, especially before and after eating, as well as after using the toilet or touching a sick person.
- Having a daily shower with warm water and soap (must be non-perfumed during Ihram) in order for your body to be clean
- Trimming nails and cleaning ears.
- Choose a proper place, away from street barbers!
- Keep away from unauthorized and unclean barbers.
- Brushing teeth after meals and before bedtime.
- Using clean towels and napkins.
- Avoiding bare-feet walking.
- Avoiding the others’ tools (combs, clothes, towels … etc.)
House and Environment Cleanliness:
Only personal hygiene is not enough for a person to be clean so one should really take care of cleanliness of the house he lives in and the surrounding environment as well. This can be accomplished through:
- Cleaning the bed every day.
- Avoiding throwing garbage on the floor, streets or any places other than those assigned to garbage
- Avoiding eating in bed.
- Cleaning the personal tools used by the pilgrim at his residence.
- Cleanliness of Food and Drink:
Food is the fuel of your body:
It is the secret of your survival, and the source of your power. To preserve the cleanliness of food and drink, consider the following tips:
- Try to choose the food that is clean and well cooked, from a reliable vendor.
- Cooking food thoroughly to kill germs.
- Avoid using insecticide during preparing (or eating) your food.
- Washing hands before and after eating.
- Washing fruits and vegetables very well before eating.
- In case of packaged foods, you have to ensure the expiry date.
- Covering the dinnerware containing foods and vegetables, and avoiding exposing them to dust and insects, lest it should be contaminated with the effect that you might suffer from food poisoning.
- Using clean plates and cooking pots.
- Keep to buying well packaged foods and keep away from eating uncovered foods on the wholes, especially from street vendors.
- Keep away from buying foods from street vendors, to evade the hazards of food poisoning. And it is necessary to eliminate the leftover food rather than storing it.
- Avoiding eating meat, chicken, fish and eggs that are not fully blown, or those of an unknown source.
- It is recommended to drink pasteurized milk, bottled mineral water, and packaged juices.
- Keep foods covered in the fridge.
- Storing dry foods (grains and legumes, etc.) in closed packages, to be stored in a dry place.
- Using clean water for drinking and cooking, and in case you suspect the cleanliness of water, you have to boil it.
Avoiding Overcrowding:
One should avoid over crowded places as much as possible because Overcrowding is a fertile environment for disease transmission especially for elderly people.
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