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

1. One should not reply to the salaam of anyone while relieving himself. Similarly, one should not make salaam to anyone while relieving himself.…

It is sunnah to recite the following Duaa when entering the Musjid:

أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ العَظِيمِ وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيم وَسُلْطَانِهِ القَدِيم مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيم

I seek protection in Allah Ta’ala, the Great, and in His noble Countenance and His eternal might and power from the accursed Shaytaan.…

1. If one enters a gathering wherein a talk or discussion of Deen is taking place, one should not make salaam as this disturbs the speaker as well as the gathering.…

One should recite the following duaa when leaving the home for Fajr salaah:

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا و فِي لِسَانِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ فِي سَمْعِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ فِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ مِن خَلْفِي نُورًا ومن أَمَامِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا اللَّهُمَّ أعْطِني نُورًا

O Allah, illuminate my heart, illuminate my tongue, illuminate my hearing, illuminate my vision, and bless me with noor from behind me, and in front of me, and from above me and from beneath me (i.e.…

1. It is better for one not to greet someone who is engrossed in a conversation or busy in some work.…

One should recite the following duaa when leaving the home

بسْمِ اللَّهِ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ التُكْلانُ عَلَى اللَّهِ

In the name of Allah Ta’ala.…

1. If one enters a gathering wherein a talk or discussion of Deen is taking place, one should not make salaam as this disturbs the speaker as well as the gathering.…

When leaving the home, one should raise his gaze to the sky and recite the following duaa

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَىّ

O Allah I seek refuge in You that I be misguided or that I become the victim of somebody else’s misguidance, or that I slip or I be caused to slip (through someone) or that I oppress or I become the victim of someone’s oppression, or I behave in an ignorant manner or I am dealt with by others in an ignorant manner.…

1. It is not correct to write the salaam in an abbreviated form (e.g. slmz, salaams etc.).…

When ascending any high place during one’s journey, one should recite the following Duaa:

اَلَّلهُمَّ لَكَ الشَرَفُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَرَفٍ وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَال

O Allah, for You alone is all highness (and majesty) over every high place, and for You alone is all praise in every condition

عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا علا شرفا من الأرض قال: اللهم لك الشرف على كل شرف، ولك الحمد على كل حال (عمل اليوم والليلة لابن السني رقم 522)

Hazrat Anas (radiyallahu anhu) reports that whenever Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would ascend a high land, he would recite the following duaa:

اَلَّلهُمَّ لَكَ الشَرَفُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَرَفٍ وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَال

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