Wifāq ul Ulāma (SA) ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN 'ULAMA

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.…

1. One should sit and eat on the floor.

2. One should spread out a cloth (dastarkhaan) on the floor before eating.…

1. Ensure that there is total segregation between na mahram men and women within the home.…

1. When leaving the home leave with the left foot.

2. Recite the masnoon du`aa when leaving the home:

بِسْمِ اللهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلىَ اللهِ لاَ حَولَ وَ لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللهِ

In the name of Allah Ta’ala.…

1. Keep the home neat and tidy. Do not leave things scattered about.
2. Replace commonly used items to their respective places.…

1.  Upon entering the home, make your presence known. There can be one of several situations:

a) Your own private room.…

1. One should avoid eating anything before Eid salaah on the day of Eid ul Adha (instead the first thing one should consume should be the meat of the sacrificed animal).…

1. To cleanse the mouth using the miswaak. ^[1]

2. To have a bath (ghusal).

عن ابن عباس  رضي الله عنهما قال  كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يغتسل يوم الفطر ويوم الأضحى (ابن ماجة رقم 1315)

Hadhrat ibn Abbaas (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would have a bath on the day of Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha.…

1.      It is permissible for one to make duaa in one’s heart between the two khutbas.…

1.      One should recite surah A’ala in the first rakaat of the Jumuah salaah and surah Ghaashiya in the second rakaat.…