Isn't samak filthier than just washing with soap?

You do know that parasites like ringworms, E.coli and toxoplasmic bacteria and a crap load of other stuffs live in dirt, don't you?

Your link shows an alternative to washing in the absence of water, not soil as a better cleansing agent!

I STILL do not see that article say washing with soil is better than washing with soap. Show me ONE article, just ONE that says using dirt to wash your hands is BETTER THAN USING SOAP. Believe you me, I've tried "soil better than soap", "dirt better than soap" and "clay better than soap", and the results are a BIG FAT ZERO.

After all, the whole purpose of samak is to clean your the germs off your hands, right?
This is called solipsism, you only see things you want to see. That article says mud harnessed to fight infectsion. First of all, you don't even know what kind of mud they are referring to or its application. Secondly... dog saliva is NOT an infection. That's using the wrong tool to do the wrong job. Why not I help u samak your hands with a sand blaster and see how sparkly clean your hands will be.


See, this is what is wrong with Islam, it's a non-progressive religion. The practitioners will rather stick to old obsolete beliefs rather than use their own brains to think logically.

I'm not a Jew nor am I a Hindu, and I find those practices (if true) are equally outdated. But if you're willing to show that such practices are mainstream, I'll be more than happy to call their religion non-progressive on your behalf.

I noticed you dodged the issue though... that is, isn't the whole purpose of samak to disinfect oneself? If yes, why is using dirt superior to using soap? If no, then no need answer, because then I will know it's no doubt for the same reason why "rabbi suckle on penis".

Prove please. I'm sure if it's true there must be surgeons using sand and dirt to clean clean their hands before going into the operating theater.

No lah, don't troll like that. Even though I'm against the practice of samak, I will not say things like this.

That's like asking why god created dodo birds. Important thing is that it's here, and we deal with the problem properly.

Common bacteria and germs inducing agent got la. You have no idea how many kinds of intestinal parasites live in soil lah. Why do you think Muslim majority countries have so many cases of dysentery and cholera?

In fact, when U.S. soldiers go to the middle east, they get some sort of infection, and when they check, almost 100% of workers there have some form of parasitic infestation.

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...3000299?LI=true

Even the CDC agrees that ALL refugees from the middle east be treated for intestinal infections.

http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/...s-overseas.html

Yes, you're so smart. You have a stash of sterile super anti-bacterial soil in your backyard so you can samak whenever you want, no need entertain logical people like me.

This post has been edited by s2peMocls: Jan 25 2013, 05:43 PM