1. To proceed early to the musjid for the Jumu’ah salaah. The earlier one goes, the greater the reward.…
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1. Ensure that there is total segregation between na mahram men and women within the home.…
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1. One should eat and drink with the right hand.
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال: ليأكل أحدكم بيمينه وليشرب بيمينه وليأخذ بيمينه وليعط بيمينه فإن الشيطان يأكل بشماله ويشرب بشماله ويعطي بشماله ويأخذ بشماله (ابن ماجة رقم 3266)
Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Eat with the right hand, and drink with the right hand.…
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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.…
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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.…
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1. One should sit and eat on the floor.
2. One should spread out a cloth (dastarkhaan) on the floor before eating.…
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1. One should not lean while eating.
عن أَببي جُحَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنهٌ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لاَ آكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا (البخاري رقم 5398)
Hadhrat Abu Juhaifa (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “I do not eat while leaning or taking support upon anything.”…
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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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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.…
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1. The young should give preference to the old and senior people (Ulama, etc.) among them to commence eating.…
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