Why does the religion of Islam regard simple things like ghusl, pork and removing the hairs on the body as conditions of entering Paradise?
A Brief Description of the Question:
Why does the religion of Islam regard simple things like ghusl, pork and removing the hairs on the body as conditions of entering Paradise?
The Answer:
Islam is a religion that embraces the whole life and that takes every issue into consideration. The most important point that always needs to be remembered is the purpose of the creation of man. Man is a being that was created so that he would know the loftiness of Allah and would do all of his deeds in order to serve and worship Allah. Then, he should eat, wear clothes, lie down, stand up and have sexual intercourse with the consciousness of worshipping. If he intends to take the Prophet as an example in all of his deeds and practices what the Prophet did in daily life, his daily chores and deeds will be regarded as worshipping.
It is very good advice for man that the religion of Islam made ghusl, which cleans the body, fard and made eating the flesh of pig (pork), which is a dirty animal, haram.
The prerequisite of entering Paradise is to believe. Therefore, the issues mentioned in the question are not the basic conditions of entering Paradise. If a person has believed, he will enter Paradise after being purified of his sins in Hell even if he has committed major sins. Those who will stay in Hell forever are unbelievers.
Some of the decrees of Islam are regarded as fard and haram. A person who acts against them is regarded to have committed sins. Some of the decrees are regarded as adab (manners). A person who acts against them are not regarded to have committed sins and he is not tortured because of them; for instance, manners regarding eating-drinking, bodily cleaning, and starting doing something with the right hand. A person is not regarded to have committed sins when he abandons them.
The verse, “ … do good; for Allah loveth those who do good” (al-Baqara, 2/195) explains why Muslims pay/should pay attention to doing everything good and are advised to do so.
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