Who said “God loveth the clean.”?

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The Koran. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceQur'an 9:108 (Surat at-Tawbah), tr. George Sale (1734)

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“God loveth the clean.”
Qur'an 9:108, closing clause

وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُطَّهِّرِينَ

WaAllahu yuhibbu almuttahhireena

Text: quran-json: Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia text, Tanzil transliteration (CC BY 4.0)

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