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

1. If you notice your elders making a mistake, then do not be hasty in correcting them immediately, as it is possible that you have not understood the situation correctly.…

1. If your seniors request you to do a task for them, then you should inform them upon its completion.…

After completing one’s fardh salaah, one should place one’s right hand on his forehead and thereafter pass it over his head and recite the following duaa:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبْ عَنِّي الْهَمَّ وَالْحَزَنَ

In the name of Allah, the One besides whom there is no other deity, the Beneficent, the Merciful.…

One should recite the following duaa after salaah:

رَبِّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ (أَوْ تَجْمَعُ) عِبَادَكَ

O my Rabb, save me from Your punishment on the day You resurrect (or gather) Your servants

عن البراء رضي الله عنه قال: كنا إذا صلينا خلف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، أحببنا أن نكون عن يمينه، يقبل علينا بوجهه، قال: فسمعته يقول: رب قني عذابك يوم تبعث-أو تجمع-عبادك.…

1. If your seniors reprimand you for some mistake which you did not make, then remain silent and accept their correction.…

One should recite the following duaa after salaah:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الجُبْنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُرَدَّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ العُمُرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ القَبْرِ

O Allah, I seek protection in You from cowardice, and I seek protection in You from being returned to extreme old age (where one becomes senile), and I seek Your protection from the trials of this world and I seek Your protection from the punishment of the grave.…

1. One should not address his seniors from a distance by shouting out to them if he needs to enquire regarding anything.…

When returning from a journey, when one ascends any high land, he should recite takbeer (Allahu Akbar) thrice and when approaching his homeland or city, he should recite the following dua:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ سَاجِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ، صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ

There is no deity besides Allah Ta’ala alone, who has no partner.…

1. Making the intention to wash off impurities and become paak (pure).
2. If the satr area is covered then you should recite bismillah before commencing.…

While travelling, one should recite the following du‘aa at the time of sehri:

سَمِعَ سَامِعٌ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ وَحُسْنِ بَلَائِهِ عَلَيْنَا، رَبَّنَا صَاحِبْنَا وَأَفْضِلْ عَلَيْنَا، عَائِذًا بِاللهِ مِنَ النَّار

Those who are hearing hear (and witness) our praise of Allah Ta‘ala and (our acknowledgment of) His great bounties upon us.…