1. One should recite any of the following duaas before eating:
بِسْمِ اللهِ
In the name of Allah Ta’ala
بِسْمِ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَةِ اللهِ
In the name of Allah Ta’ala, and with the blessings of Allah Ta’ala.…
Read More »1. One should recite any of the following duaas before eating:
بِسْمِ اللهِ
In the name of Allah Ta’ala
بِسْمِ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَةِ اللهِ
In the name of Allah Ta’ala, and with the blessings of Allah Ta’ala.…
Read More »1. Using the miswaak increases the reward of the salaah seventy times.
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فضل الصلاة التي يستاك لها على الصلاة التي لا يستاك لها سبعين ضعفا (المستدرك على الصحيحين للحاكم، الرقم: 515)
Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu anha) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The salaah performed after making miswaak is seventy times more virtuous than the salaah performed without making miswaak.”…
Read More »1. One should eat and drink with the right hand.
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال: ليأكل أحدكم بيمينه وليشرب بيمينه وليأخذ بيمينه وليعط بيمينه فإن الشيطان يأكل بشماله ويشرب بشماله ويعطي بشماله ويأخذ بشماله (ابن ماجة رقم 3266)
Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Eat with the right hand, and drink with the right hand.…
Read More »1. To have a bath (ghusl) on Friday. Whoever has a bath on Friday his minor sins are forgiven.…
Read More »1. One should sit and eat on the floor.
2. One should spread out a cloth (dastarkhaan) on the floor before eating.…
Read More »1. One should not lean while eating.
عن أَببي جُحَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنهٌ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لاَ آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا (البخاري رقم 5398)
Hadhrat Abu Juhaifa (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “I do not eat while leaning or taking support upon anything.”…
Read More »1. One should wear one’s best clothes on the day of Jum’uah.
عن عبد الله بن سلام رضي الله عنه أنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول على المنبر في يوم الجمعة ما على أحدكم لو اشترى ثوبين ليوم الجمعة سوى ثوب مهنته (ابن ماجة ص 77)
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Salaam (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that he heard Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) mention while he was on the mimbar delivering the khutbah on the day of Jum’uah: “Why don’t you purchase a pair of clothing and keep it exclusive for wearing on the day of Jum’uah, apart from your normal daily clothing?”…
Read More »1. Dhul Hijja is from the four sacred months of the Islamic calendar. The four sacred months are Dhul Qa’dah, Dhul Hijja, Muharram and Rajab.…
Read More »1. The young should give preference to the old and senior people (Ulama, etc.) among them to commence eating.…
Read More »1. As soon as one awakens, one should rub the face and the eyes with both the palms in order to remove the effects of sleep.…
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