Part 7

I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have committed. I acknowledge Your favour on me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily no one can forgive sins, except You. From its benefits is that whoever says it having full conviction in it, and dies during the night will enter Paradise; likewise, if he says it and dies during the day he will enter Paradise, as narrated in the same hadith.

12. Narrated by Imaam Ahmad in his Musnad:

ig) gist aoe ey oe ac ese tay Ubse ts ag Gi il i.

We rise (awake) on the Fitrah of Islam and the word of pure faith and on the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (#8) and the religion of our forefather, Ibraaheem, who was a Muslim and of true faith, and was not of those who associated others with Allah.’*

13. From Amal Al-Yawmn Wa Al-Laylah of AnNasaaee’:

14. In Sunan Aboo Daawood:

Allah is sufficient for me. No one has the right to be worshipped, except Him. On Him I place my trust and He is the Lord of the great throne. (Seven times)’ From its benefits is that whoever says tt seven times in the morning and the evening, Allah will suffice for him all of his important affairs related to his worldly matters and to his religious matters (i.e. the Hereafter).

15.In Sunan Aboo Daawood and othe! collections:

a Beek etl ge a Ys ill t tet In the Name of Allah, with whose Namie nothing is harmed on the earth or in the heavens and He is the All-Seeing, the AllKnowing. (Three times)?

From its benefits is that whoever says !! three times in the morning and three time? in the evening nothing will harm him.

16.In Sunan Aboo Daawood, Musnad Imaam Ahmad and in other collections:

17, In sahih Muslim:

(yo Ge) cath bly aah Sakic

I ask Allah for forgivness and to Him I repent. (One ltundyred times in the day)?

18. Also, in sahih Muslim:

Far removed is Allah from any imperfections and I praise Him by the

19. Also, in Saheelt Muslim: (Bo BL) tener bl SLL

From its benefits is that whoever says it one hundred times, in the morning and

in the evening, no one will come on the

Day of Resurrection with greater than what he has, except the person who has

said the same as what he has, or more

Another benefit is that it removes sins, even if they are as much as the foam ot

20. In sahih AlBukhaaree and Muslim:

'l This is applicable to the oné who says the?

praises; (a) at the right time, i.e. before sunrise and sunset (b) with sincerity, conscious of what is being said and reflecting on the meaning and (c) with consistency.

Ab G5 GV tag for My ay Yo There is no deity worthy of worship, except Allah alone, having no partners. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise,

Whoever says this one hundred times in the day will have the reward of:

* Freeing ten slaves,

* On hundred good deeds being written for him,

* Being protected during that day, until the evening, from the Shaytaan.

21. In sahih Al-Kalimaat At-Tayyib: Sip bE sey Gal de melts

O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things. I bear witness there is no deity worthy of worship, except You.

I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil and Shirkil’! of Shaytaan, and from committing wrong against my soul, or the like of that, to

(') There are two opinions on how this should be pronounced: (a) The first opinion is that the word should be pronounced as Shiraki, which means plots and plans. So, this part of the supplication would read, I seek refuge in Your from the evil of my soul and frovl the evil and plans of Shytaan. (b) The second opinion, which seems to be the strongest, is that it should be pronounced a> Shirki; this refers to whatever the Shaytaan 15 calling you towards, in terms of acts of worship. which result in associating partners with Allah. lt does not meant that Shirk is being committed by Shaytaan himself. On the contrary it is the perso" who commits the Shirk in obedience to Shaytaan. For a more detailed explanation, refer to Tulifit! Al-Ahwadee, Volume 9, hadith 3452, by Shayk" Muhammad Al-Mubaarakpuri.

O Whenever one of these supplications is mentioned, one of the Sunan is implemented. It is necessary for a Muslim to take care of reading these supplications in the morning and evening so that one implements as much as possible of these Sunan.

0 It is also necessary that you repeat these supplications with sincerity, truthfulness and having certainty in them. Try to be conscious of their meanings so that they affect you in your life, morals and conduct.

" Shaykh Al-Albaanee mentioned that the last part,

..is from another narration is Sunan At-Tirmidhee, narrated by ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ammaar, and is not mentioned as part of this supplication, which is also from Sunan At-Tirmidhee, but narrated by Aboo Hurayrah.

From the Sunan of meeting a Muslim, are the following:

1. Give Tasleem: The Messenger of Allah (#) was asked: ‘Which Islam is good {in terms of actions)?’ He said: ‘To feed the people and

2. Lengthen the greeting:

A man entered upon the Messenger of Allah (#) and said:

oe é lé awesia ‘As-salaamu alaykum.’

The Messenger (#) replied to the Salaam. Then the man sat down and the Messenger (#) said: ‘Ten’.Then another man came and said:

tal 03-55 ose she aii ‘As-salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah.’

The Messenger (#) replied. Then the man sat down ana the Messenger (#) said:

‘Twenty’. The another man came and said:

‘As-salaamu alaykum wa rahumatullaahi wa barakaatuh.’

house etc. Do not forget that it is also from the Sunnah that whoever decides to leave a

person that he should say the complete Salaam:

When one of you comes to a gathering, then say: ‘Salaam,’ and if someone decides to leave, then say:'Salaam,’ and the first does not have more right than the

3. Smile, as the Prophet (##) said:

Do not consider any of the good things as insignificant - even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful face.!””

4, Shake hands, as the Prophet (#*) said: There are not two Muslims who meet eactt other and shake hands, except that they are forgiven before they depart (from eacli

Imaam An-Nawawee said: Know that this shaking of hands {s

"lie. it is as important to give the Salaam whe leaving a gathering, as it is when entering it. = one does not have more right than the other.

preferred with every meeting."! Notice that if you shake hands with whomever you meet, greet them with Salaam and smile at them you would have fulfilled three Sunan at once.

5. Say a Kalimah Tayyibah: jedi Sale BA ol 5}

“Say to my Slaves to say that whicl: is better. Verily, Shaytaan incites to evil between them. Verily, Shaytaan is for mankind a clear enenry.”’ The Prophet (&) said: A Kalimah Tayyibah is charity.’”* Kalimah Tayyibah includes the remembrance ef Allah, supplication, Salaam, praising Someone for their good traits, noble ‘character, good manners and actions. A Kalimah Tayyibah has a powerful affect on 4 person - it brings peace and tranquillity to 4 person's soul and puts serenity into his

NiIt is not permissible to shake hands with a nonMahram.

heart. It is evidence of what is in the heart of the believer of light, guidance and proof of being of the right path.

Have you thought, my dear brother, to fill your life - from the morning to the eveningwith kind words, to your spouse, children, neighbours, friends, co-workers and whomever else you deal with, who maybe in need of such words?

Dbserve the following Sunan for eating:

tau ey In the Name of Allah.

2. Eat with the right hand.

Eat from what is in front of you.

These three Sunan are recorded in one hadith:

O young man, mention the Name of Allah, eat with your eit and eat from what is in front of you."! 17

4 If some food drops, clean it and then eat it:

If one of you dropped a morsel of food, then remove from it whatever there is of dirt and then eat it...”