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| Malikaat Falesteen   Status: Offline Posts: 1,765 Reputation: 14542 Rep Power: 39   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I am a traveller, May Jannah be my home ameen Gender:  Way of Life: Muslim |  Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-18-2007
Bismillahi ArRahman ArRaheem Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatallahi Wa Barakatu  Intention and Objective: From the Quran: "…Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is Severe in punishment." [5:2] From the Sunnah (Hadith): It is reported that the Prophet, sallahu ‘alayhi wa salaam, said: -------- There are many parts of the Sunnah that aren’t being practiced because of either laziness, ignorance, or simply it’s just been forgotten. No, don’t get excited, I’m not trying to increase the polygamy practice hehe, but inshallah I’ll post up 4 forgotten aspects of the Sunnah every week so that we may revive them and integrate them into our daily lives. These aren’t hard, if anything they are some of the easiest practices that we can apply to our lives. Oh and by the way, if you help someone else integrate it, you will be rewarded immensely inshallah!! So spread the sunnah for the sake of Allah subhana wa ta’ala  Like I said previously, there will be 4 practices of the Sunnah (1 pertaining to the Ummah, 1 small practice, 1 practice pertaining to salaah, 1 du’a) that were practiced by the Prophet (sallalahu ‘alahi wa salaam). Since there is also a du'a, if we take five minutes everyday just practicing to memorize this du’a, by the end of the week we’ll have it memorized inshallah. Isn’t that great!? Just five minutes of strict memorization or maybe even 3 minutes if you really try to memorize it without having any external interruptions Allah subhana wa ta’ala will give you great rewards! Allahu akbar! Ok so let me shut up and begin: Week 1  1. Greeting a fellow Muslim with salaams [Pertains to helping the Ummah] So you pass a sister or brother that you don’t know. You stand there wondering if you should give salaams or not. Maybe you’re just too shy, maybe you just don’t feel like talking to any strangers at the moment, maybe you're a revert and are afraid you won't pronounce it correctly, or maybe you're just not used to it. You know what though? Giving salaams is a free reward from Allah and its one of the easiest ways of gaining a reward. It is also one of those rewards that affects the Ummah in a positive way because it’s a way of uniting us. Unlike the nonbelievers that greet each other with a “hi”, “hello”, or “’sup homes!” our greeting is unique and distinguishable, so don’t deprive your Muslim brother/sister from their salaams even if you don’t know them. This is their right: Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "By Him in Whose Hand is my life! You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I inform you of something which, if you do, you will love one another? Promote greetings amongst yourselves.''[Muslim].According to this ayah, if someone begins with "assalamu alaikum" you would respond with "walaikum asalaam wa rahmatallah". If they begin with "assalamu alaikum wa rahmatallah," you would respond with "walaikum asalaam wa rahmatallah wa barakatu". Get it? So the next time a brother yells out “What’s up!?” Rather than replying “Hey yo, just chillin dawg’”, begin with your salaams inshallah. 2. Fixing your eyes during the prostration of salaah [Pertains to improving one’s salaah] It may be that sometimes while you’re praying, there’s a little kid jumping on your back as you prostrate, the brother/sister praying next to you is distracting, or whatever the case may be, it distracts you and you happen to look up. Big mistake! Salaah is giving Allah your 100% attention to remember Him, ask forgiveness from Him, praise Him, receive rewards from Him, etc. Basically, putting all of your concentration into prayer is very important. It is the time you spend with Allah subhana wa ta’ala, you should never let anything distract you from it, so turning your eyes away from salaah is like turning your heart away from Allah subhana wa ta’ala: The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said, Allah does not cease to turn to a slave in his prayer as long as he is not looking around; when he turns his face away, Allah turns away from him." (Sahih - Abu Dawood and others)3. Putting on your shoes starting with the right foot, and taking them off starting with the left foot. [Small practice] You’ve been long hard at work or school, so after you get home, you take your shoes off and throw yourself on the couch, go into the kitchen, or sit at the computer. This probably took you less than a minute to do and probably within that minute, you didn’t really think about how you took off your shoes, or even how you ended up in the kitchen! Or maybe as you were rushing to get to school or work and you just stuck your feet into the shoes applying pressure as you ran out of the house, not really thinking about which foot went in first. I mean the whole point is to get the dang shoes on! However, just as everything else, there is a practice or du’a that could’ve been done in that one minute of rush or relaxation. Islam is truly a way of life, there is even a way of putting your shoes on and taking them off: Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When any of you puts on his shoes, he should put on the right one first; and when he takes them off, he should begin with the left. Let the right shoe be the first to be put on and the last to be taken off.''This doesn’t even take much to think about, nor will it take any of your time away from you, unless of course, you lost one of your shoes. 4. Supplicating during a gathering [Du’a] You and your friends are at a restaurant or gathering and you’re talking about everything, just catching up on life. You talk about getting married, graduating from uni, how the guy in the car next to you flipped you off, why the color blue is so popular, how weird brother x is, how annoying sister x is, etc, and probably the only Islamic thing said in that conversation is the salaams that you answered from when you greeted them. Allahu a’lem. Basically, a lot of idle chitchat is going on. You may even have backbitten without realizing it, or said something you shouldn’t have said. Yes, we’ve all been there before, and after it’s all over, you realize there were some things that would have been better left unsaid. Hence, we should, inshallah, memorize the following (short) du’a and learn its significance:  `Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu anla ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika O Allah, You are free from imperfection; Praise be to you! I testify that there is no true god except You; I ask Your pardon and turn to you in repentance. This is often heard during Islamic gatherings, however this is a du’a that is important outside of Islamic gatherings as well. Think about it, how many times do we recite this du’a after we attend a gathering with our friends? ------- Alright, that's it for this week. Inshallah through out the week we can remember some of these practices. Continue to Week 2 (Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah) Fi aman Allah Wa’alaikum asalaam wa rahmatallahi wa barakatu Desires woo us 'till they captivate our souls, then we fall asleep in their embrace; when we wake up, we awaken in a fire that transforms ephemeral ecstasy into an eternal suffering that we can never escape. Ya insan! Welcome to the attachment of want in the brevity of life. |
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| Newbie  Status: Offline Posts: 7,887 Reputation: 26439 Rep Power: 55 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ka zik stan Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-18-2007
AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
__________________that was ace sis  I reccomend everyone to read it properly...TWICE and stay tuned for more *wah am i chatting bout?* Ok nevermind i'm using one of the hadiths on my userpage JazakAllah sis !!!!!!!! Peace x If you're happy and you know it, say 'Allahu Akbar' If you're you're happy and you know it say 'Allahu Akbar' If you're happy and you know it and you really wana show it, if you're happy and you know it shout 'Allahu Akbar!!!'  |
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| LI Oldskool  Status: Offline Posts: 3,244 Reputation: 8976 Rep Power: 32 Join Date: Jul 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-18-2007
Assalamu'Alaykum!
__________________Mashallah! yet another terrific idea of yours! Inshallah this thread will be of great benifit to many ppl.....Jazkallah for starting it  |
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| Malikaat Falesteen Status: Offline Posts: 1,765 Reputation: 14542 Rep Power: 39 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I am a traveller, May Jannah be my home ameen Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-18-2007
Assalamu Alaikum
__________________Barak allahu feekum for the comments. Someone asked me when the next posting will be, and I thought I'd inform you inshallah. It will be sometime next week, probably on Sunday. I don't want to throw everything at you all at once, so I'm just going to post it weekly that way it can slowly be integrated, rather than doing it all at once and then forgetting the practices later on. If that makes sense? lol If the font is too small or something, please notify me so I can edit it, because I didn't work with this type of font before, so if anyone has trouble reading it, I can PM you a copy of it with a bigger sized font or change it all together if more than one person has trouble seein it. fi aman Allah w'salaam Desires woo us 'till they captivate our souls, then we fall asleep in their embrace; when we wake up, we awaken in a fire that transforms ephemeral ecstasy into an eternal suffering that we can never escape. Ya insan! Welcome to the attachment of want in the brevity of life. |
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| On Leave  Status: Offline Posts: 865 Reputation: 3790 Rep Power: 12 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In my virtual yemen :D Gender: Way of Life: Muslim |  Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-19-2007
 MashaAllah, This is a great Idea. Slow and steady is the way to go in my humble opinon  That way like you said it can not only be practised InshaAllah but also memorized and not forgotten.   |
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| Limited Member Status: Offline Posts: 4 Reputation: 5 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Nov 2006 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-20-2007
Sister Jazakallah for your enlightening article. May the All-Mighty Allah reward you. I took a copy of your article so I can read it several times when I am offline. Keep up your work. |
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| Malikaat Falesteen Status: Offline Posts: 1,765 Reputation: 14542 Rep Power: 39 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I am a traveller, May Jannah be my home ameen Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-26-2007
Bismillahi ArRahman ArRaheem Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatallahi wa Barakatu From the Quran: Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right - them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to take warning from them. [7:146]From the Sunnah (Hadith): The Prophet said: 'Whoever loves my way of life (Sunnah) loves me, and whoever loves me will be with me in Paradise.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhî) Week 2 1. Conversing so that all may understand and participate without feeling left out. [Pertains to helping the Ummah] This reminds me of a time when I was a kid and if we were angry at another friend we'd make up code words so that they wouldn't understand. Now that I'm older, alhemdulilah, I don't ever do that, but I do see adults doing something similar to this, be it intentionally or unintentionally. I think conversing where the other person may not understand is most common when we visit our home countries. If you have a relative that speaks english, and english is your mother tongue, we tend to speak in english rather than the language of the land because we are more used to it. We may not do it purposely, and it could be because we are too shy to pronounce some of the words in the other language, still, though, our purpose is to maintain brotherhood. This would make the other person in our company very sad indeed and often we don't notice this because they've stopped talking! So if the only time you take advantage of speaking their language is when you step foot into the market fearing the merchants will increase the prices knowing you're from the west, read this: Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "In the presence of three people, two should not hold secret counsel, to the exclusion of the third .'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]I don't know if its ever been done to you, but it really sucks! So make sure everyone around you understands what you are saying so that they can comment, converse, and not feel left out inshallah 2. Fulfilling your appetite before offering salaah [Pertains to improving one's salaah] The best example I can give is praying during ramadhan. So you sit there and mother, auntie, gramma, or whoever sets the table and serves the food. You make the du'a whilst waiting for the last minute to dig in. "Bismillah!" and you pick up a date ready to tear that mother apart with your bare teeth when all the sudden uncle says , "Time for maghrib salaah!"  At this time you form a few tears in your eyes as you return the date to the table and you give uncle a mean look  ...guess what?? You're supposed to eat before you pray if you're hungry:`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself.'' [Muslim]Note that this keeps you from any distractions while offering salaah. Whilst it is important to offer salaah on time, this is an exception to keep the salaah pure. Allah does not make the religion difficult upon us alhemdulilah wa subhanallah!, so if ramadhan comes around and this is common in your family, you may want to educate a few of your members inshallah. 3. Restraining from overstuffing your stomach [Small practice] This is probably most common during ramadhan as well, but it could be common any other time just the same, heck western people are becoming obese, and you can't always blame McDonalds! So often when we are hungry, like really really hungry, and food is presented to us, we act like we haven't seen food in our lives! The first dish is presented, then the second, and we load up on drinks and in the end you never want to look at food the same way again  . Ever had the feeling where those pants were just a few sizes smaller after you ate then when you wore them this morning? Yea...that's not really good:The Prophet said: 'There is no vessel worse for the son of Adam to fill than his stomach. A few morsels are sufficient for him. If he is to consume more then a third is for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for air.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhî, Sunan Ibn Mâjah)In this hadith, we are supposed to eat 1/3 food, 1/3 drink, and leave the rest empty so that we can breathe. Filling ourselves up causes laziness [not to mention acne and all sorts of hormonal abnormalities] and indeed this is not the way of a true mu'min. So refrain from that inshallah. Even a few bites is enough to help us carry ourselves through out the day. No need to overload. 4. The restraint of yawning and the gratitude of sneezing [du'a] You are probably getting tired from staying up all night studying or working since school's coming to an end, so late night studying is common, unfortunately, so is yawning. Seasonal allergies are also coming up, if they haven't done so already. Sneezing season, wuhu !! Unlike the traditional "Bless you" that most say when one sneezes, there are three parts to the traditional sunnah reply: After sneezing say: Alhemdulilah or Alhemdulilah 'ala kulli haal (Praise be to Allah)  After one has sneezed and said Alhemdulilah, you say: Yarhamuk Allah (May Allah have mercy upon you)  After one has said Yarhamuk Allah, you reply with: Yahdikum-ullah wa yuslihu balakum (may Allah guide you and render sound your state of affairs) *Note: The last one can also be said after a NonMuslim sneezes. The only du'a you probably would have to memorize, is that last one. The other ones are pretty easy alhemdulilah. This is what it says in ahadith pertaining to both sneezing and yawning: Yawning: Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Yawning is from the Shaytaan. If any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as possible, for if any of you says ‘Ha’ (makes a noise when yawning), the Shaytaan laughs." (al-Bukhari no. 3289)Sneezing: Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allah loves sneezing and dislikes yawning. If any one of you sneezes and says ‘Al-hamdu Lillaah,’ it is a duty on everyone who hears him to say ‘Yarhamak Allaah.’ As for yawning, if any one of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as he can, and do not say ‘Hah, hah’ (do not make a noise when yawning), for this is from Shaytaan and he laughs at it." Abu ‘Eesaa said: This is a saheeh hadeeth. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 2747) Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "When one of you sneezes he should say: `Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah),' and his brother or his companion should say to him: `Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you).' When he says this he should reply: `Yahdikum-ullah wa yuslihu balakum (may Allah guide you and render sound your state of affairs).''' [Al-Bukhari]**Reminder: One says “Yarhamuk Allah” only after the one who has sneezed has praised Allah: Narrated Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him): Two men sneezed before the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam). The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said to one of them, "Yarhamuk-Allah (May Allah bestow His Mercy on you)," but he did not say that to the other. On being asked (why), the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "That one praised Allah (at the time of sneezing), while the other did not praise Allah." ------ If I've written anything wrong, it is from myself and shaytan and may allah forgive me for it. If you see anything wrong, please do correct me, as I am human and do make mistakes. Jazakum Allahu Khair That's it for this week!! Inshallah next week, approx. 7 days, I'll post up the next one. Continue to Week 3 (Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah) fi aman Allah w'salaam Desires woo us 'till they captivate our souls, then we fall asleep in their embrace; when we wake up, we awaken in a fire that transforms ephemeral ecstasy into an eternal suffering that we can never escape. Ya insan! Welcome to the attachment of want in the brevity of life. |
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| LI Oldskool Status: Offline Posts: 3,244 Reputation: 8976 Rep Power: 32 Join Date: Jul 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-26-2007
Assalamu'Alaykum!! Mashallah great update! no errors Alhamdulillah..well none i can pick out!anymore
__________________Maybe this thread should be made into a sticky....its a great way to learn new things everyday...specially for beginners to Islam....but also for the rest as a reminder of the basics of Islam which we tend to forget and neglect when we move on to learning more advanced things...... Jazakallah for ur efforts w'salam |
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| choc addict  Status: Offline Posts: 1,127 Reputation: 5002 Rep Power: 25 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maldives Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-26-2007
masha Allah sis charisma!!!!! that's a great article! may Allah reward u!!! ameen!  |
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| On Leave Status: Offline Posts: 865 Reputation: 3790 Rep Power: 12 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In my virtual yemen :D Gender: Way of Life: Muslim |  Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-26-2007
MashaAllahu BarakAllahu feeki. I just love this idea. May Allah reward you for your efforts ameen. |
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| ام عيسى   Status: Offline Posts: 1,953 Reputation: 13751 Rep Power: 34 Join Date: Nov 2005 Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah -
03-26-2007
 Masha Allah sis, very well written! Jazaki Allah khair wa barak Allah feeki for the reminder. I agree this thread should be a sticky, its very beneficial and inshaAllah we can all implement these into our daily lives.  |
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