Sunnats and Aadaab – Hanafi Mazhab

10. Apart from meals, if the guest has any need, then the host should tend to his need if he is able to. 11. It is not necessary for the host to make elaborate preparations and prepare lavish meals for the guest. Similarly, the host not put himself into difficulty …

6. It is sunnah for the host to personally serve his guests if he is able to. If due to some reason, he cannot be present, he should make arrangements for his guests to be fed in his absence. In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta’ala mentions the incident of Hazrat …

4. In the mubaarak Ahaadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) advised the ummah as to which type of people one should invite to one’s home. Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: عن أبي سعيد، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: لا تصاحب إلا مؤمنا، ولا يأكل طعامك إلا تقي (سنن الترمذي، …

1. Entertaining and Hosting guests is a mubaarak Sunnah of our Beloved Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Therefore, one should treat his guest with honour and respect. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليكرم ضيفه (صحيح البخاري، الرقم: …

22. One should always be connected to some pious, rightly guided shaikh (spiritual mentor). Such a person should be one who leads a life of taqwa, possesses sound knowledge and understanding of deen, follows the sunnah in all departments of his life, and gives preference to the aakhirah over the dunya. Such …

20. The people one befriends should be people of piety and taqwa. Through taking such people as friends, one will be motivated towards inculcating the sunnah and upholding the laws of deen in one’s life. One should refrain from taking non-Muslims as friends as we have been prohibited from this …

18. In Islam, there are special occasions where one is able to acquire special blessings from Allah Ta’ala. One should prepare in advance for such occasions so that one does not lose out on the opportunity of gaining the blessings of such occasions. The way for one to prepare for …

16. Try to do some special action or good deed daily to earn the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala. The special action or good deed may be through practicing on the sunnah or increasing one’s ibaadah or assisting and helping a servant of Allah Ta’ala or showing some form of kindness …

13. Ensure that you eat only halaal and your earnings are also halaal. Refrain from eating doubtful or haraam food or earning doubtful or haraam income. Through eating haraam food, the evil consequence of the haraam will be seen in one’s actions and one’s life. عن أبي هريرة، قال: قال …

10. One should adopt a good demeanour at all times when interacting with one’s family or the general public. If someone mentions something against one’s temperament or conducts in an unbecoming manner, then one should exercise tolerance and not lose one’s self at that time. If one is able to …