1. To have a bath (ghusl) on Friday. Whoever has a bath on Friday his minor sins are forgiven.…
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1. Qurbaani is a great and meritorious ibaadat in Deen. Special mention has been made regarding it in the Holy Qur’aan and its abundant virtues and significance have been emphasised in the Ahaadith of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).…
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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 »Sunnats and Aadaab of Visiting the Sick – Part 1
1. Great virtues and rewards have been recorded in the Ahadith for visiting the sick.
عَن عَلِي رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنهُ قال سَمِعتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ سَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَا مِن مُسْلِمٍ يَعُودُ مُسْلِمًا غَدْوَةً إلاَّ صَلَّى عَلَيهِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ حَتَّى يُمْسِىَ وَإِنْ عَادَهُ عَشِيَّةً إِلَّا صَلَّى عَلَيهِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ حَتَى يُصْبِحَ وَكَانَ لَهُ خَرِيفٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ( الترمذي 1/116 )
Hadhrat Ali (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “The one who visits a sick person in the morning, seventy thousand angels invoke Allah Ta’ala’s mercy for him until the evening, and the one who visits a sick person in the evening, seventy thousand angels invoke Allah Ta’ala’s mercy for him until the morning, and he will receive a garden in Paradise.…
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Jum’uah – Part 3
1. To proceed early to the musjid for the Jumu’ah salaah. The earlier one goes, the greater the reward.…
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Visiting the Sick – Part 2
1. One should not prolong one’s stay by the sick, thereby causing him discomfort. Rather, after a short while, one should leave.…
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab (Etiquettes) upon awakening
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.…
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Jum’uah – Part 4
1. To recite Durood in abundance.
وعن أوس بن أوس رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن من أفضل أيامكم يوم الجمعة ، فأكثروا علي من الصلاة فيه ؛ فإن صلاتكم معروضة علي )أبو داود (1/214
Hadhrat Aus bin Aus (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: The most virtuous of days is the day of Jum’uah.…
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Visiting the Sick – Part 3
1. Console the sick and give him encouragement and hope of his recovery.
عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن النَبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ عَلَى أعْرَابِيٍّ يَعُودُه ، وَكَانَ إذَا دَخَلَ عَلَى مَن يَعُودُهُ ، قَالَ لاَ بَأسَ طَهُورٌ إنْ شَاءَ اللهُ (البخاري 2/845)
Hadhrat Ibn Abbaas (Radhiallahu Anhuma) reports that once Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) visited a sick villager, and whenever he would visit the sick he used to recite the following duaa:
لاَ بَأسَ طَهُورٌ إنْ شَاءَ اللهُ
Do not grieve (do not worry), Insha Allah through this sickness you will obtain purity (from your sins)
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Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Jum’uah – Part 5
1. One should recite surah A’ala in the first rakaat of the Jumuah salaah and surah Ghaashiya in the second rakaat.…
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