Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah

[*charisma*]

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]

"Say (O Muhammad (peace be upon him) to mankind): "If you (really) love Allâh then follow me (i.e. accept Islâmic Monotheism, follow the Qur'ân and the Sunnah), Allâh will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." [3:31]

From the Sunnah (Hadith):

It is reported that the Prophet, sallahu ‘alayhi wa salaam, said:
“Whoever revives an aspect of my Sunnah that is forgotten after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without it detracting in the least from their reward." (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 7/443; this is a hasan hadîth because of corroborating asânîd).

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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].

Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: A man asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH): "Which act in Islam is the best?'' He (PBUH) replied, "To give food, and to greet everyone, whether you know or you do not.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

`Abdullah bin Salam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "O people, exchange greetings of peace (i.e., say: As-Salamu `Alaikum to one another), feed people, strengthen the ties of kinship, and be in prayer when others are asleep, you will enter Jannah in peace.'' [At-Tirmidhi].

"When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally. Certainly, Allaah is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things" [al-Nisa'4:86]

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)

The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "People must refrain from looking up at the sky in prayer, or their sight will not return to them (and in one narration ... or their sight will be plucked away)." (Sahih - Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Siraaj)

It was reported from ‘Aa’ishah that “the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray with his head tilted forward and his gaze lowered, looking at the ground.” (Reported by al-Haakim: 1/479. He said it is saheeh according to the condition of the two Shaykhs [al-Bukhaari and Muslim])

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.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever sits in a gathering and indulges in useless talk and before getting up supplicates: `Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika (O Allah, You are free from every 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),' he will be forgiven for (the sins he may have intentionally or unintentionally committed) in that assembly.'' [At-Tirmidhi].

Abu Barzah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Towards the end of his life, Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would supplicate before leaving an assembly thus: "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaika (O Allah, You are free from every imperfection; all praise is for You. I testify that there is no true god except You, I ask Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance).'' A man once said to him: "O Messenger of Allah! You have spoken such words as you have never uttered before.'' He said, "It is an expiation of that which goes on in the assembly.''[Abu Dawud].

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?

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Alright, that's it for this week. Inshallah through out the week we can remember some of these practices.

Continue to Week 2

Fi aman Allah
Wa’alaikum asalaam wa rahmatallahi wa barakatu

[abu abdurrahman]

:sl:

Masha Allah! An excellent reminder... May Allah make it easy for us to act upon, and reward the sister.

[Pk_#2]

AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,

that was ace sis :p

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

[sapphire]

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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[*charisma*]

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

[.:Umniyah:.]

:sl:

MashaAllah, This is a great Idea. Slow and steady is the way to go in my humble opinon:statisfie That way like you said it can not only be practised InshaAllah but also memorized and not forgotten. :bravo:

:w: :statisfie

[youngsister]

:sl: Jazakallah kheir sis that was great! Masha Allah!:thumbs_up :w:

[fzainab]

:sl: 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.

[*charisma*]

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]

In Abu Dawud, Abu Salih related: I asked Ibn `Umar: "What if there are four people.'' He said, "There is no harm in that.''

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When three of you are together, two of you must not converse privately ignoring the third till the number increases, lest the third should be grieved .''
[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!" :mmokay: 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 :raging:...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 +o(. 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 :statisfie!! 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)

Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-KhudriAllah's Apostle said: When one of you yawns, he should try to restrain it with the help of his hand since it is the Satan that enters therein. [Muslim]

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."
[Al-Bukhari]

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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

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

[sapphire]

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

[lyesh]

:sl:
masha Allah sis charisma!!!!! that's a great article! may Allah reward u!!! ameen! :)

[.:Umniyah:.]

:sl:
MashaAllahu BarakAllahu feeki. I just love this idea. May Allah reward you for your efforts ameen.

:w:

[Umu 'Isa]

:salamext:
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.

[Snowflake]

MashaAllahhh simply superb Chrisma sis! May Allah reward you abundantly. Ameen.


:muslimah: :awesome:

I’m not trying to increase the polygamy practice hehe

;D

[khushnood]

jazakallah,a very nice thread,sister charisma

[IbnAbdulHakim]

:salamext:

JizakAllah khair !

i just have one little problem, its easy for the sisters to recognize a muslim sister due to hijaab, but wallahi its so hard for me to recognize a muslim brother, its not nice :( ! So many times i would just stare at a brother contemplating wether his muslim or not, yesterday i didnt salaam this 40 year old man with a slight beard because i wasnt sure if his doing that due to age or islaam.

what a dilemma!


but jizakAllah khair, im on week 1. A little late....

[Pk_#2]

ur early.

Erm...some sisters wear the hijaab as fashion, when non-Muslims wear it you duno whether they are converts or just wearing it!

Also not all sisters hijaab ofcourse!

we all go through it.

Peace!

[IbnAbdulHakim]

ur early.

Erm...some sisters wear the hijaab as fashion, when non-Muslims wear it you duno whether they are converts or just wearing it!

Also not all sisters hijaab ofcourse!

we all go through it.

Peace!

:salamext:

none the less its far easier to identify a muslim sister then a muslim brother.

:)

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

jazakum Allahu Khair for your comments :D

JizakAllah khair !

i just have one little problem, its easy for the sisters to recognize a muslim sister due to hijaab, but wallahi its so hard for me to recognize a muslim brother, its not nice ! So many times i would just stare at a brother contemplating wether his muslim or not, yesterday i didnt salaam this 40 year old man with a slight beard because i wasnt sure if his doing that due to age or islaam.

what a dilemma!


but jizakAllah khair, im on week 1. A little late....

Maybe you could ask them what religion they are affiliated with? If theyre muslim, just be like "assalamu alaikum ekhi" and go on about your day :D they may even need help or something, i mean you could teach them how to say salaamz, and everytime they do say it, you get a reward as well.. allahu a'lem

The problem I used to have..well I probably still do for that matter, is I used to say my salaams, and they wouldn't hear it, so I'd say it a bit louder, and still they wouldn't hear it, so im like ah forget it :mmokay: then someone told me that its ok since the salaamz go towards Allah, because of my intentions.

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

[IbnAbdulHakim]

:salamext:

sister if its not too much trouble perhaps you can post the dua' in arabic aswell, dont worry if you cant find it, im sure the transliteration is close enough inshaAllah.

[shible]

Masha Allah a very nice Thread sis Charisma.

[Uthman]

:sl:

Great reminder!

You're very talented, sister Charisma. :)

:w:

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

barak allahu feekum bro shible and Osman. Good to see you around ekhi.

sister if its not too much trouble perhaps you can post the dua' in arabic aswell, dont worry if you cant find it, im sure the transliteration is close enough inshaAllah.

Jazak Allahu khair for the suggestion ekhi. I've put in the arabic for the du'as :)

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

[- Qatada -]

:wasalamex


Barak Allaahu feekum, that's beneficial.

[Mawaddah]

:sl:

Masha'allah *charisma* May Allah reward you for this, really enjoyable to read, I'll be keeping up with this thread Insha'allah :)

:w:

[Batoota]

:sl: wa rahmat Allah wa barakatoo,

I didn't see this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ma'shaAllah, it's excellent!!! Jazaki Allah koli khair!

edit--- thought i'd include the dua in arabic for the first post :)

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك ، أشهد أن لاإله إلا أنت أستغفرك وأتوب إليك .


:w:

[IbnAbdulHakim]

:sl: wa rahmat Allah wa barakatoo,

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك ، أشهد أن لاإله إلا أنت أستغفرك وأتوب إليك .

:w:

jazakAllah khair!!!

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

oi! i thought I had them up there, but I guess all you guys could see were x's lol, someone informed me of that, so it should be fixed now inshallah.

Jazakum Allahu Khair

Barak allahu feeki sis batoota!!

Sorry for that ekhi..

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

[*charisma*]

Bismillahi ArRahman ArRaheem

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatallahi wa Barakatu

From the Quran:

The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His messengers." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys." [2:285]

From the Sunnah (Ahadith):

The Prophet (sallahu 'alahi wa salaam) said: 'No creature should be obeyed if it entails disobedience to the Creator.' (Sunan Abî Dawûd, Sharh As-Sunnah Al-Baghawî)

The Prophet (sallahu 'alahi wa salaam) said: 'Surely I was sent to perfect the qualities of righteous character (Musnad Ahmad, Muwatta Mâlik)

Week 3

1. Protecting the faults of one another [Pertains to helping the Ummah]

I’m not perfect, you’re not perfect, we are not perfect. Like the saying goes, its so much easier to pick the defects in others rather than pick those in ourselves because (1) It makes us feel good and (2) others’ faults are probably more easily visible than our own. An example that I commonly see is when someone is criticizing one’s worship to Allah. For instance:

Fatimah: OMG, did you see how she was wearing her hijaab??

Sarrah: Yea, I know! Half of her head was visible, astughfirallah!

Fatimah: You would never catch me wearing a scarf like that.

Sarrah: Tsk, tsk, tsk. No shame, no shame at all…

As you can see, Fatimah and Sarrah are criticizing the way a sis is wearing her hijaab, not only are they criticizing, but they are also backbiting. Yes, they as well are flawed human beings, yet they do not see this.
Instead of doing it that way, like its commonly done, it should be done more like:

Fatimah: OMG, did you see how she was wearing her hijaab??

Sarrah: Yea, but maybe she doesn’t know that her hair is showing.

Fatimah: But like more than half of it is visible? Is she blind or something??

Sarrah: I really don’t think she knows, I’ll go tell her inshallah, maybe she
doesn’t have a proper scarf to wear or something, Allahu a’lem. Let’s not judge.

Good sister Sarrah…anyways, here are the ahadith pertaining to covering the faults of your bretheren:

The Prophet (sallahu 'alahi wa salaam) said: 'Do not search for (the faults of others), for if anyone searches for (others) faults, God will search for his.' (Sunan Abî Dawûd)

The Prophet (sallahu 'alahi wa salaam) said: 'Blessed is he who preoccupies himself with his own defects, rather than those of others.' (Musnad Al-Bazzâr)

Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah’s Messenger said, “Allah will cover up on the Day of Judgement the defect (faults) of the one who covers up the faults of the others in this world.” (Muslim)

Inshallah, before speaking we should think and try to protect our brothers' faults, try to concentrate on our own, and rather than backbiting or harming one another, we can help them correct theirs if they don't know what they are doing is wrong or if simply the message was unclear the first time around.

2. Praying your sunnah/nawafil at home [Pertains to improving one’s salaah]

Putting Islam in your home is an important thing. If there’s no Quran being recited, no prayers being prayed, no supplications being supplicated in your home, then you’re conditioning yourself to another environment where Muslims are always there (i.e. the masjid). This isn’t a bad thing really, but Muslims aren’t going to be there ALL the time through out your life praying with you, and even if they are, why turn your homes like a grave? The most beautiful thing I see is when a father/mother/sister/brother are praying and a child stands next to them and mimics the prayer movements. Overtime the child will want to know how to pray properly subhanallah. So even through that you can provide a small amount of da’wah to someone who is ignorant of the traditions of Islam. You don’t have to pray your whole prayer at home, but the minimum that should be done is the sunnah/nawafil prayers inshallah.

Related Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "If one of you offers his prayers in the Mosque then he should make a portion of his prayers in his house, as Allah has made his prayers in his house a means of betterment (for him)." [Ahmad and Muslim]

'Umar related that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "The nawafil salah of a man in his house are a light; whoever wishes should lighten up his house." [Ahmad]

'Abdullah ibn 'Umar reports that the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "Make some of your prayers in your houses and do not turn your houses into graves." [Ahmad and Abu Dawud]

Recorded from Zaid ibn Thabit on sound authority that the Messenger of Allah said: "A person's salah in his house is better than his salah in my mosque, except for the fard salah." [Abu Dawud]

3. Refraining from eating with the left hand [Small practice]

Subhanallah, believe it or not, while I was looking up ahadith, I had a snack on my desk, some chex mix or something, anyways, I’m scrolling the screen with the mouse in my right hand and snacking with my left hand. Of course, when I noticed immediately I stopped, but from what I recall, I never thought of it before! So if you’re like me, snacking and surfing, make sure you’re eating with your RIGHT hand. Alhemdulilah writing this up helped me a lot and I don’t do it any more, but yea, I didn’t notice it ‘till way after I’ve done it a few times.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr from Jabir ibn Abdullah as-Salami that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade a man to eat with his left hand or walk in one sandal or wrap a single garment around his drawn-up legs exposing his genitals.
[Imam Malik]

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When you eat, eat with your right hand and drink with your right hand. Shaytan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand."
[Imam Malik]

Umar ibn Abi salamah narrated, “I was a young boy under the care of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and my hand used to wander all over the plate (at mealtimes). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: ‘O young boy! Say Bismillah, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is directly in front of you.’ This remained my way of eating from that time on.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari, al Fat’h no. 5376)

Muslim (May Allah have mercy upon him) reported that a man ate with his left hand in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He said, “Eat with your right hand!” The man said, “I cannot” He said, “May you never be able to!” Nothing was stopping him except pride, and he never raised it to his mouth after that. (No. 2021)

4. Supplicating when leaving/entering your home [du’a]

May Allah protect us ameen. There have been a lot of cases where we heard of a bro or a sis getting harassed, beaten up, jumped, and harmed badly because a few haters don’t know how to control their rage and choose to live in ignorance. Anyways, to protect yourself and your family when you’re leaving or entering your house, here are a few du’as you can memorize over the course of the week inshallah to protect yourself from harm/danger. Note that you don’t have to memorize all of them, but the more the better:

When Leaving & Entering Home say:




Allaahum-ma in-nee us`aluka khairal maolaji wa khairal makhraji. Bismillaahi walajnaa wa bismillaahi kharajnaa, wa 'alallaahi rab-banaa tawak-kalnaa.


O Allaah, I seek of You the good of entering and the good of leaving. In the Name of Allaah we enter and in the Name of Allaah we leave, and upon our Lord we place our trust.

When Leaving Home say (w/ vid #1):

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Bismillahi tawak-kaltu alallah wa la haula wa la quwwata illah billah.

In the name of Allah. I put my trust in Allah and there is no strength nor power except Allah.

When leaving home say (w/ vid #1):

Allahumma innee a'uoodhubika an adhilla auw adhalla auw azilla auw uzalla auw adhlima auw udhlama auw ajhala auw yujhala 'alaiyya

‘O Allaah, I take refuge with You lest I should stray or be led astray, or slip or be tripped, or oppress or be oppressed, or behave foolishly or be treated foolishly.’
[Source, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi]

When Entering Home Say (w/ vid #2):

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Bismillahi walajnaa wa bismillahi kharajnaa wa 'alaa rabbinaa tawakkalnaa

‘In the name of Allaah we enter and in the name of Allaah we leave, and upon our Lord we place our trust.’ [Source: Abu Dawood with saheeh Isnaad]

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Sorry for the long wait, I was busy last week. Inshallah the next one will be posted next week.

Fi aman Allah
wa'alaikum Assalam wa rahmatallahi wa baraktu

[Khayal]

:sl:

MashaAllah Sister, such an excellent idea, May ALLAAH SWT give you reward in both the world and hereafter, InshaAllah. JazakAllah khair.


:w:

[siFilam]

Bismillahi ArRahman ArRaheem

:salamext:

Jazakallah Khair sister Charisma. May Allah make everything easy for you sis, and reward you for everything. Ameen.

wasalam
-SI-

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

and both of you and the rest of the ummah as well ameen. Jazakum Allahu khair.

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

[Talha777]

Subhan Allah! I especially believe neglected Sunnat #4 (Supplication during gatherings of any kind) needs to be revived among the general Muslim populace. Supplication/Dua is a beautiful aspect of our religion, but I notice these days many Muslims hardly ever supplicate to Allah. This is because there is a certain arrogant notion that we can do major things without the help of Allah, therefore, why would we seek the help of Allah for even minor things? This is a result of pride and arrogance. We need to constantly remind ourselves that nothing we seek to accomplish can be without the permission of Allah Taala, so constantly beseech Him to grant our prayers!

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

Supplication/Dua is a beautiful aspect of our religion, but I notice these days many Muslims hardly ever supplicate to Allah. This is because there is a certain arrogant notion that we can do major things without the help of Allah, therefore, why would we seek the help of Allah for even minor things?

I also think it may be laziness too. Like I see people who pray, but they dont take a couple of minutes or seconds to make a personal du'a afterwards. Allahu a'lem. Then there are those who sit there for like 10 min making a du'a mashallah, may allah bless them ameen. Inshallah everyone will be steadfast in their du'as and salaah ameen.

fi aman allah
w'salaam

[akhan]

Mashallah you are getting so much savaab for this great post.... I do have a question about Sunnah #1... Is it ok for a sister to say salam to a brother first?

I do try to follow this sunnah but whenever I do say salam to a sister (usually she's in hijaab so it's fairly obvious) she's pretty much shocked and stares, trying to remember if we had met somewhere....it's funny sometimes that we forget this sunnah so often

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

Salaams initiated from a man to a man are ok.

Salaams initiated from a woman to a woman are ok.

Salaams initiated from a man to his mahram women are ok.

Salaams initiated from a woman to a man or from a man to a woman are disliked for fear of fitnah. However if a man initiates a salaams to an elderly woman, that is permissible as long as there's no temptation.

If she is an old woman and he will not be tempted by her, then it is permissible for her to greet the man with salaam and for the man to return her salaams.

If there is a group of women then a man may greet them with salaam, or if there is a group of men, they may greet a woman with salaam, so long as there there is no fear that any of the parties may be tempted.

Al-Nawawi said in his book al-Adhkaar (p. 407):

Our companions said: Women greeting women is like men greeting to men. But when it comes to women greeting men, if the woman is the man's wife, or his concubine, or one of his mahrams, then it is like him speaking to another man; it is mustahabb for either of them to initiate the greeting of salaam and the other is obliged to return the greeting. But if the woman is a stranger (non-mahram), if she is beautiful and there is the fear that he may be tempted by her, then the man should not greet her with salaam, and if he does then it is not permissible for her to reply; she should not initiate the greeting of salaam either, and if she does, she does not deserve a response. If he responds then this is makrooh.

Al-Haafiz said in al-Fath:

Concerning the permissibility of men greeting women with salaam and women greeting men: what is meant by its being permitted is when there is no fear of fitnah.

You can read more about it in depth here inshallah.

Allah Knows best.

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

[khushnood]

jazakallah!thanks sis charisma, for replying in such a short notice and for coming out with such a fantastic concept of teaching us the sunnah of the prophet(pbuh).

[akhan]

Jazakallah Khair charisma for a swering the questions i had about saying Salaam.

[Intisar]

:salamext: Mashaa Allaah, a top thread! I've bookmarked it, I'll read the rest later when I come back inshaa Allaah.

[pasionatemumina]

JazakALLAH an excellent reminder

[Souljette]

Assalamualikum sis charisma,
i've heard alot about you and always wanted to read your works..mashallah sis...keep going..MAY Allah (S.W.T) reward you ..Ameen

[Hassan C]

Awesome thread..great reminder keep this thread going :)

[abdussattar]

Where do you get all those sunnaths?

[Raziah]

Alsalam alikum

Mash Allah

Lots work

[Daniyal32]

Jazakallah For Sharing this beautiful information

[Muslim Woman]

:sl:

REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "BE AS STRANGER/TRAVELLER IN THIS WORLD" ✦
It is narrated by Mujahid (radiyAllaahu 'anhu) that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (radiyAllaahu 'anhu) said, "Allah's Apostle (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) took hold of my shoulder and said, 'Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler."



The sub-narrator added: Ibn 'Umar used to say, "If you survive till the evening, do not expect to be alive in the morning, and if you survive till the morning, do not expect to be alive in the evening, and take from your health for your sickness, and (take) from your life for your death."




[Bukhari: Book 8 Vol 76 Hadith 425]

[strivingobserver98]

:ma: very nice thread. :jz:

[Lady A]

Let's revive this thread and revive a Sunnah!

Using Miswaak:

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him), who reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Were it not for the fact that I did not want to make things too hard for my ummah, I would have commanded them to use the siwaak at every time of prayer.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 2/299 and Muslim, 1/151). According to another report narrated by al-Bukhaari, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “…at every time of making wudoo’.”

1. When making wudu
2. At night
3. Upon entering home
4. While fasting
5. Before Prayer

[greenhill]

Is that the brushing of the teeth using the stick brush?

[Lady A]

yup! I don't know how to upload an image...google it!

[Lady A]

Who's gonna go Eid shopping?? Let's revive a sunnah and magnify the reward before stepping into the market place!

The messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever enters the market and says: "None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is living and does not die. In His hand is all good and He Omnipotent over all things." ..Allah will wipe a million bad deeds from his record and grant him a million good deeds, and will elevate him a million degree (of virtue)- ([and will build him a house in paradise] in another narration).

laa ilaaha ill-allaahu waḥdahu laa shareeka lah, lah-ul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, yuḥyee wa yumeetu wa huwa ḥayun laa yamootu, bi yadi-hil-khayru, wa huwa ‛alaa kulli shay’in qadeer

Sources: At-Tirmidhi No# 3428 and 3429; Ibn Majah No# 2235 and others. See also Sahih Al-Kalim Al-Tayeb No# 230

Simple and easy, right? Do this when you're buying gifts for Eid, grocery shopping for Iftar/Suhoor, or even filling your car tank with gas (petrol).

[Lady A]

It's yaum al-Jummah! There are soooo many sunnan we can do for today. Below, I've listed 15. You may pick and choose which you would like to do for today...but I challenge you to do all 16!


Sunnah & Acts of Jummah day:
1 - Bathing (Ghusl) on the day of Jumumah (Bukhari 1951)
2 - To wear nice clothes (Abu Dawood,)
3 - Use perfume, and use the Miswaak. (Ibn Majah)
4 - Going early to Jumuah Prayer (Bukhari 929 & Muslim 1964 )
5 - Walking to Masjid for Jumuah Paryer (Al-Tirmidi, 496)
6 - If the Saffs (rows) are already filled, one should not jump over the shoulders of the musallies in order to get to the front. (Abu Dawood)
7 - Try to sit as close as possible to the Imam. (Majah, Tirmidhi)
8 - Listening attentively to Khutba (Sermon) (Bukhari 934)
9 - Making a lot of du’aa’. [al-Bukhaari, 893; Muslim, 852]
10 - Reading Soorat al-Kahf (Before sun sets on Friday). [Saheeh al-Targheeb, 836]
11 - Visiting the Sick & Attending Muslims Funeral [Trimidhi]
12 - Seek the Hour: Rasulallah (Pbuh) said: “There is such an hour on Friday that if any Muslim makes dua (Supplication) in it, his dua will definitely be accepted(In Between Asar & Magrib).” (Bukhari, Muslim)
13 - Sins Forgiven: The five daily prayers, and from one Jumuah to the next, are an expiation for whatever sins come in between, so long as one does not commit any major sin. (Muslim, 233)
14 - the Light (Noor): “Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday, light shall shine forth for him between the two Fridays.” (Ibn Hajar, Talkhis al- Habir)
15 - Increase your Durood (example: Durood Ibrahim) “Recite Durood upon me in abundance on the day of Jummah since they are presented to me.” (Ibn Majah)
16 - Clipping nails and trimming hair - (could not find hadith)

[Lady A]

Say Salaam when entering home sweet home!

Al-Tirmidhi (2698) narrated that Anas ibn Maalik said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to me, ‘O my son, when you enter upon your family and say salaam, it will be a blessing for you and the members of your household. Al-Albaani said in Takhreej al-Mishkaat (4652): this hadeeth is hasan when all its isnaads are taken into account.

[azc]

Bump

I was thinking to start the thread regarding forgotten sunnah, Alhamdulillah I found it.

[azc]

Simplicity in nikah:

Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam): “The most blessed nikah is the one with the least expenses.” [Bayhaqi]

[azc]

Early to bed and early to rise:

It's against sunnah to talk after isha salah.

Abu Barzah :ra: reported:
The Messenger of Allah ‏:saws:‎ would offer the Zuhr prayer when the sun had passed the meridian; he would offer 'Asr prayer after which one of us would visit the skirts of Medina and return him while the sun was still bright; I forgot what he said about the Maghrib prayer; he did not fear postponing the Isha prayer until a third of night had passed, or he said: until the midnight had passed. He would dislike sleeping before it or talking after it. And he would offer the Fajr prayer when a man could recognize his neighbor whom he recognized well; and he would recite from sixty to a hundred verses during it.

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَيُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَذْهَبُ إِلَى أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَيَرْجِعُ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ وَنَسِيتُ الْمَغْرِبَ وَكَانَ لاَ يُبَالِي تَأْخِيرَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ النَّوْمَ قَبْلَهَا وَالْحَدِيثَ بَعْدَهَا وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي الصُّبْحَ وَمَا يَعْرِفُ أَحَدُنَا جَلِيسَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَعْرِفُهُ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِيهَا مِنَ السِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ ‏.‏
Grade:Sahih) Al-Albani ‎‏(صحيح)الألباني(حكم:

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 398

[azc]

Greeting Children:

Anas (Radiyallahu Anhu) reported that he passed by some children and greeted them and said: “The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) used to do this.”

[Bukhari and Muslim]

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