13. Sunnah of the Natural Disposition
Various Acts of Sunnah
The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Ten acts are the acts according to fitrah (natural state): clipping the moustache, letting the beard grow, using the tooth-stick, cleansing the nose (Al-Istinshaq) with water, cutting the nails, washing the finger joints, plucking the hair under the arm-pits, shaving the pubes, and cleansing one's private parts (after easing or urinating) with water. The narrator said: I have forgotten the tenth. (Editor’s note: For a point of benefit, the tenth point is “circumcision”).
Starting With the Right
He used to like to start with the right when putting on the shoes, when walking, in his purification, when giving and taking something, when eating and drinking, however he would use his left when relieving himself and the likes or removing any impurity.
Hair
The Prophet either cut all of his hair or left all of it.
Perfume
The Prophet loved perfume and used it much.