Part 3

Sakanaat will then be according to the Sunnah,

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1. Say At-Tanmiyah when dressing or undressing.

To say the Tasmiyah is preferred in all actions."

2. Use the Prophet's (#) supplication.

When he put on a Thawb, long shirt, upper garment or turban, he would say:

3. Begin with the right side:

i) No evidence for saying the Tasmiyah whet dressing was found. However, general evidence* show the desirability of saying it before certait actions. The opinion of Imaam An-Nawawee i*

that is desirable to say it in all actions. . "Il The dua found in the original Arabic

manuscript has been replaced with this mor? authentic one.

When you wear clothes and perform Wudoo’ begin with the right?

4. Begin taking clothes off from the left side!!! .

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ENTERING AND LEAVING THE HOUSE

Imaam An-Nawawee said it is preferable: To say the Tasmiyah, increase in the remembrance of Allah and to greet the people.

1. Remember Allah when entering:

When a man enters his house and mentions the Name of Allah while entering and while eating Shaytaan says (to the other Shayaateen), ‘There is no abode for you and no food’.**

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By this, the person is consciously seeking to put his reliance on Allah when entering and leaving the house. This is also a means to create a permanent bond with Allah.

. Use a Siwank:

. Say the Tasleem:

“1. When you enter the houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and good...”

‘Greeting from Allah’ means to say Tasleem.

- Leave with the following supplication: Wal VI In the Name of Allah, I place my trust in

Allah, and there is no might or power except with Allah. [37]

The Muslim enters and leaves his house many times during the day and nights: for prayer in the Masjid, work, household duties etc. If he practices these Sunan when he comes and goes, he will obtain for himself great benefit and reward.

Some benefits of practicing these Sunan

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will guide you in all of your religious and worldly affairs.

GOING TO THE MASJID

1. Go early, as the Prophet (#) said:

If mankind knew what (reward) was in the call"! and in the first row'”! and found no other way to get that (reward) except by drawing lots, then they would have drawn lots.

Imaam An-Nawawee said the word Tahjeer Means to be early for the prayer.

2. Supplicate when going to the Masjid:

Le, to pray in the first row of the congregational

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O Allah, place light fe in my heart, and light on my tongue, and light within my ears, and light in my eyes, and place behind me light and in front of me light and above me light and beneath me light. O Allah, bestow on me light!??

. Walk with Sakeenah and Wagaar.

Sakeenah is to move calmly and avoid frivolity and

Wagaar is to lower the gaze and voice, and avoiding excessive looking around.

. Walk to the Masjid:

The jurists have stipulated that in order to increase the reward, it has been recommended in the Sunnah to go to the Masjid walking and to avoid haste. The Sharee‘ah texts show the many merits in

walking to the Masjid. The Prophet # said:

‘Shall I not show you something by which Allah removes your wrong-doings and raises your level (in Paradise)?’

‘The (the Companions) said, ‘Yes, O Messenger of Allah’. He (&) mentioned that fon those things is taking many steps to the Masjid."

. Supplicate when entering the Masjid:

When one of you enters the Masjid, send Salaah on the Prophet (#) and say:

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- Enter with the right foot.

The saying of Anas bin Maalik (): From the Sunnah is that if you enter the Masjid, enter with your right foot and when you leave, leave with your left foot.”

: Pray Tahiyaat Al-Masjid when entering:

When one of you enters the Masjid, do not sit until you pray two Rak'ah of prayer. Imaam Ash-Shaafi’ee said:

Tahiyaat Al-Masjid is legislated, even in the forbidden times.

Also, Imaam Al-Haafidh bin Hajar said: The People of Fatwaa (i.e. the Scholars) agreed that Tahiyaat Al-Masjid is Sunnah."

8. Proceed to the first row:

Also narrated by Aboo Daawood, with the addition of sending Salaah on the Prophet (#6).

10. Leave with the left foot.*”

"In this context, Sunnah is something that is n¢' ,, obligatory.

"I i.e. to pray in the first row for the congregation

There are five Sunan of the Adhaan as mentioned by Ibn Al-Qayyim in Zaad AlMa‘aad:

1, The Person hearing the Ad/aan repeats

what the Mu’adhadhin says, except for when he hears:

Come to prayer. Com to prosperity ... instead, he says:

There is no might, or pawer, except with Allah.*8

The benefit of this Sunnah is that it makes Paradise obligatory, as mentioned in the Narration by Muslim.

2. Then, the one hearing the Adhaan should Say:

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And I also bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, alone without any partners, and I bear witness that Muhammad (#) is His Slave and Messenger. I am pleased with Allah as the Lord, with Muhammad as the Messen nger and with Islam as the religion.

The benefit of this Sunnah is that the person's sins would be forgiven.

. Then, send Salaah on the Prophet (48):

The fullest form is Salaah AlIbraaheemiyyah:

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O Allah, send Salaah on Muhammad and [79]

his family, as you sent Salaah on Ibraaheem and his family. Verily you are Praised, Majestic.

O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad and his family as you sent blessings on Ibraaheem and his family. Verily you are Praised, Majestic.”

The meaning of Allah’s Salaah on his servant is Allah praising the servant in the highest of gatherings (ie. of the angels).

4. After the Salaal on the Prophet (a), say: Mail; tog ies et acs

Wes GUI Bes Gls By O Allah, Lord of this Perfect Call and Owner of this Prayer to be performed,

bestow on Muhammad Al-Waseelah and

Al-Fadeelah that You promised him.”

The benefit of this supplication is that

Whoever says it will be granted the

Prophet's (#) intercession on the Day of esurrection.

5, Finally, supplicate for oneself, asking

Allah from His Bounty; for surely He will respond:

Say as they are saying (i.e. the Mu'adhdhin). When you have finished, ask (supplicate), for it will be given to you."

Just as for the Adhaan, the Sunnah for the one hearing the Iqaamah is to repeat what the person calling the Igaamah say. However, when he says,

Come to prayer, come to prosperity. “. One should not repeat this, but instead

Say: tay Vie V5 ds Ye There is no might, or power, except with Allah,

Note, when the person calling the Iqaamah

Says, The Salagh is about to be established.

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Allah has established it (the prayer) and .. as the Hadeett that mentions this week.”

PRAYING TOWARDS A SUTRAH

The Prophet # said:

When one of you prays, pray towards a

Sutrah. Stand close to it and do not let

anyone pass between you and it. 6 This text is general regarding taking a Sutrah - irrespective of whether it is in the Masjid or home, for men or women. Some people do not adopt this Sunnah, so we find them praying without a Sutrah. This Sunnah 18 repeated by a Muslim many times during the day and night-for the Sunnah ArRawaatib, Ad-Duhaa, Tahiyaat Al-Masjid and Al-Witr prayers. For a woman it is repeated when she prays her obligatory prayers at home. As for the congregational prayers, the

am is the Sutrah for those behind him.

ISSUES REGARDING THE SUTRAH

1. The Sutrah can be whatever the person Praying sets in from of him when he is facing the Qiblah - such as a wall, stick or pillar. There is no limit to its width.