Sunnats and Aadaab – Hanafi Mazhab

1. After eating, thoroughly clean the plate or any other utensil which you are eating from (bowl, etc.). It is reported in the Hadith that the utensil makes dua of forgiveness for the one who cleans it after eating.

2. After eating, lick your fingers. First lick the middle finger, then the index finger, and finally the thumb.

1. If one forgets to recite the dua before eating, then one should recite the following dua when one remembers:

(I commence) in the name of Allah Ta‘ala from the beginning till the end.

Dua One

There is no need to worry, insha-Allah through this sickness, you will be cleansed and purified. (i.e. There is absolutely no need for you to worry or fear. You are merely undergoing a cleansing process. Spiritually, you are being cleansed from your sins, and physically, your body is being cleansed from toxins. Hence, when this sickness has come to you as a mercy in disguise from the side of Allah Ta‘ala, there is no need for you to worry and grieve).

1. It is mustahab to make wudhu before visiting the sick.

Hazrat Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The one who makes a perfect wudhu (i.e. through fulfilling all the sunnah and mustahab acts of wudhu) and sets out to visit his sick Muslim brother with the hope of receiving the rewards for visiting the sick, such a person will be kept a distance of seventy years away from Jahannum.”

Earning the Dua of Seventy Thousand Angels

Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The one who visits a sick person in the morning, seventy thousand angels invoke Allah’s Ta‘ala mercy for him until the evening, and the one who visits a sick person in the evening, seventy thousand angels invoke Allah’s Ta‘ala mercy for him until the morning, and he will receive a garden in Paradise.”

The obligation of qurbaani is a salient symbol of Islam. In the Quraan Majeed, special mention has been made in regard to the obligation of qurbaani.

Allah Ta’ala says:

1. On the day of Arafah, one should engage in dua. This day is a mubaarak day, even more blessed than the other ten days of Zul Hijjah. It is reported that Hazrat Ali I mentioned that on this day, Allah F emancipates more people from the fire of Jahannum than on any other day. Hazrat Ali I would also make the following dua on the day of Arafah and encouraged some of his companions to make the same dua:

Zul Hijjah is from the four sacred months of the Islamic calendar. The four sacred months are Zul Qa’dah, Zul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab.[1] The rewards of good deeds carried out in these months are multiplied, and the sins committed in these months are also regarded as more serious.[2] Allah …

The Deen of Islam is a universal Deen. It is for all times, all places and all people. It is so complete, perfect and comprehensive that it has shown man the path of fulfilling the rights of Allah Ta‘ala and the rights of the servants.

Prior to a person entering the world until he passes away, Islam has prescribed laws and injunctions through which goodness will be acquired.

Let alone acts of worship which are a means of earning from the limitless treasures of Allah Ta‘ala, Islam has taught man a way to transform even his worldly activities into acts of ibaadah (worship) through which he will be able to please Allah Ta‘ala and become a source of mercy to mankind.

1. Ensure that there is total segregation between na mahram men and women within the home. 2. Be polite and respectful when speaking, especially to one’s household members. 3. Always remove any foul smell or odour from the mouth or body before entering the home. 4. Discuss deeni matters that were …