1. The young should give preference to the old and senior people (Ulama, etc.) among them to commence eating.…
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1. It is permissible for one to make duaa in one’s heart between the two khutbas.…
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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 recite the following duaa after eating:
اَلحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala who gave us food and drink and made us Muslims.…
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Eid – Part 2
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).…
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 miswaak – Part 1
1. The method of holding the miswaak is for one to place his thumb and small finger under the miswaak with his remaining fingers on the upper-side of the miswaak.…
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1. First remove the food before getting up and leaving. When removing the dastarkhaan, the following duaa should be read:
اَلحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ غَيرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنهُ رَبَّنَا
All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala, such praises that are plentiful, pure and full of blessings.…
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.…
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1. In the absence of a miswaak, the finger may be used as a substitute.
عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يجزئ من السواك الأصابع (التلخيص الحبير 1/104)
Hazrat Anas (radhiyallahu anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The fingers can suffice as a miswaak (in the absence of a miswaak).”…
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