Saturday 31 August 2013

Reading the whole Quran every Month

Reading the whole Quran every Month


Reading the whole quran every month
the prophet pbuh said:” read the quran every month” narrated by abu dawod

The easy way to achieve this:
try to arrive to the masjid 10 minutes before each prayer, so that you would be able to read two pages; 4 faces before or after every prayer. this way you are going to be able to finish 10 pages a day; that equals a whole part. this is the way how you will be able to complete reading the whole quran every month. 

Meditating upon Allah’s Favors

Meditating upon Allah’s Favors

He (pbuh) said: (meditate upon allah’s boons, but, do not meditate upon allah). narrated by at-tabarani in “al-awsat” and al-bayhaqi in “al-shi’ab”. al-albani said it is good.
one of the things that repeat several times, during the muslim’s day and night, is his sense of allah’s favor upon him. there are many situations and many scenes that a muslim see and hear about during his day and night, and which require that he thinks and meditates upon these favors, which he has blessed with, and praise allah for it.
1- have you sensed allah’s favor upon you, when you go to the mosque? and how some people around you have been deprived of this favor, especially at the time of fajr (dawn) prayer, when you look at the muslims’ homes, while are in a deep sleep, as if they were dead?
2- have you sensed allah’s favor upon you, when you walk in the street and see the various scenes; this has had an accident and this, satan’s voice (singing) comes out of his car loudly and so on?
3- have you sensed allah’s favor upon you, when you hear or read the world news, including famines, floods, the spread of diseases, accidents, earthquakes, wars and homelessness?
i say that the successful slave: is the one from whose heart, feeling and sensation, allah’s favor upon him never vanishes, in every situation and every scene. he remains constantly praising allah and thanking him for his favors, which he has been blessed with, such as: religion, health, prosperity and safety from evils…
in the hadith (the prophet’s saying), he (pbuh) said: (if someone sees an ill person and thus says: “all praise is to allah who has protected me against what he has afflicted you with and who has graced me over many of whom he has created with marked graciousness”, he will never be afflicted with this scourge). at-termithi said that this is a good hadith.

Remembering Allah at all Times

Remembering Allah at all Times

1- The remembrance of allah is the basis of submission to allah, as it is the header of the relation between the slave and his creator, in all his time and conditions. it was reported that aisha, may allah be pleased with her, said: [the messenger of allah (pbuh) used to remember allah at all his time].
narrated by muslim.
* being connected with allah is life, seeking refuge with him is salvation, being near him is success and satisfaction and keeping away from him is loss and deviation.
2- The remembrance of allah is what differentiates between believers and hypocrites, as the hypocrites’ attribute is that they do not remember allah except a little.
3- The devil does not pre-dominate man, except when the latter overlooks the remembrance of allah, as the remembrance of allah is the immune fort that protects man against the devil’s plots.
* The devil likes man to forget the remembrance of allah.
4- remembrance (thikr) is the way to happiness. he (exalted be he) said: (the ones who have believed and whose hearts (feel) composed with the remembrance of allah -verily in the remembrance of allah the hearts are composed) [ar-raad: 28].
5- one should always remember allah, as the people of paradise do not regret anything, except an hour that passed by them in this life without remembering allah (glorified and sublime be he).
(verily, permanent remembrance means permanent relationship with allah).
an-nawawi said: scholars agreed that remembrance, by (both) heart and tongue, is permissible for this who has broken his ablution, this who is ritually unclean, menstrual and postpartum women. this includes glorification (saying: subhan allah), praise (saying: al-hamdulillah), saying allahu akbar (allah is the greater), saying la ilaha ila allah (there is no god but allah), asking allah to send his peace and blessings on the messenger of allah (pbuh) and supplication. this is unlike the case of reciting qur’an.
6- this who remembers his lord (glorified and sublime be he), his lord remembers him. he (exalted be he) said: (so, remember me, (and) i will remember you; and give thanks to me; and do not disbelieve me) [al-baqarah: 152]. if man feels much delight, when he is informed that one of the kings has mentioned him in his council and that he has praised him, so, how would he feel, if allah, the king of all kings (exalted be he), mentioned him to a crowd, which is better than those to whom he is mentioned to?
7- remembrance of allah does not mean muttering with a word or words, while the heart is inattentive, overlooking glorification of allah and obeying him. remembrance by tongue should be accompanied by reasoning and being affected by the meanings of its words. he (exalted be he) said: (and remember your lord within yourself, in supplication and in fright, other than being (too) loud in words, in the early mornings and the (hours) before sunset, and do not be among the heedless)
[al-aaraf:205].
* the person who remembers allah should be aware of what he says, so that heart remembrance and tongue remembrance may gather and man can be connected with his lord both manifestly and immanently.

Actions are but by Intentions

Actions are but by Intentions

dear all, you have to know that all permissible actions you are doing day long; like eating, sleeping, working, etc. all these actions you can change into acts of worship gaining thousands of "hasanat" good deeds but only if you intend through these actions to be closer to allah.
Prophet muhammad pbuh said:
"actions are but by intentions and every man shall have only that which he intended". narrated by al bukhari and muslim.
for example: the muslim sleeps early to be able to pray his night prayers or dawn prayers; so his sleep turns into worship, and so on regarding all other permissible actions in his daily life.

Bedtime Sunnahs (the Prophet’s traditions)

Bedtime Sunnahs (the Prophet’s traditions)

1- (o allah, in your name i die and live) narrated by al-bukhari.
2- One should put his hands together, then, puff into them and recite: (say, “he is allah, the only one”), (say, “i take refuge with the lord of the daybreak”) and (say, “i take refuge with the lord of mankind”), then, saying that, wipes as much as he can of his body, starting with his head, his face and the front of his body. he should do this three times). narrated by al-bukhari.
3- Reciting the verse of the throne (ayat-al-kursii): (allah. there is no god except him, the ever-living, the superb upright sustainer), narrated by al-bukhari.
* the fruit (reward) of reciting this ayah (a verse of the qur’an): who recites it, the protection from allah remains over him, so that no devil can approach him. as was proved to be authentic in the previous hadith (the prophet’s saying).
4- (o allah, in your name i sleep and by you i wake up. if you take my soul, then have mercy on it and if you send it back, then preserve it the way you preserve your righteous slaves). narrated by al-bukhari and muslim
5- (o allah, surely you have created my soul and you take it up. to you is its life and its death. if you give it life, then preserve it and if you give it death, then forgive it. o allah, indeed, i ask you for wellness). narrated by muslim.
6- (o allah, protect me against your torment on the day that you resurrect your slaves). three times. narrated by abu-dawoud and at-termithi. one should say this when he puts his right hand under his cheek (lying on the right side in bed)
7- (subhan allah (glorified be allah) thirty three times, al-hamdulillah (all praise is to allah) thirty three times, and allahu akbar (allah is the greater) thirty four times. narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.
8- (all praise is to allah, who has fed us, given us water, sufficed us and given us refuge, how many are those, who do not have anyone to suffice them and give them refuge, are). narrated by muslim.
9- (o allah, knower of the unseen and the witnessed, originator of the heavens and the earth, the lord of everything and its sovereign, i bear witness that there is no god but you. i take refuge with you from the evil of myself, from the evil of satan and his trap and from causing myself any harm, or driving it to any muslim). narrated by abu-dawoud and at-termithi.
10-(o allah, i have submitted myself to you, confided my command to you, directed my face to you and resorted to you out of my desire and awe of you. there is no refuge or escape from you, except to you. i have believed in your book, which you have sent (down) and your prophet, who you have sent). narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.
11-(o allah, lord of the seven heavens and lord of the magnificent throne, our lord and the lord of everything, splitter of grains and nuclei, sender of the bible, the gospel and al-furqan (the criterion), i take refuge with you from everything you take by the forelock. o allah, you are the first, as there is nothing before you, you are the last, as there is nothing after you, the manifest, as there is nothing over you and the immanent, as there is nothing below you, pay the debt for us and enrich us after poverty). narrated by muslim.
12- reciting the last two verses of surat al-baqarah, starting with his words (exalted be he): (the messenger has believed in what has been sent down to him from his lord, and the believers {believe}), for the hadith: (this who recites them at night, they suffice him), narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.

scholars disagreed about the meaning of (they suffice him): it has been said: they are sufficient for him, as he does not need to perform the qiyam* of the night. also, it has been said that they protect him against every evil and adversity. i have said: it may mean both things… the end of an-nawawi’s words (al-adhkar).
13-one should be pure, for the hadith (if you go to bed, have an ablution).
14-sleeping on the right side… (…then lie on your right side …). narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.
15- one should put the right hand under his cheek (when he lay down, he used to put his right hand under his cheek). narrated by abu-dawoud.
16-dusting the bed off (when anyone of you goes to his bed, he should dust it off… as he does not know what he has left behind him…). narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.
17-reciting surat (say, “o you disbelievers”), as one of its fruits: (it is a protection from polytheism), narrated by abu-dawoud, at-temidhi and ahmad, and was proved to be authentic by ibn-hibban, al-hakim and adh-dhahabi agreed with him. also, it was proved to be good by al-hafedh and authentic by al-albani.
· an-nawawi said: one should give priority to do everything stated in this chapter, but, if he could not, he might be confined to do what he can (do) of its most important (items).
· by observation, we find that most people sleep twice in their day and night, as then, they would have applied these sunnahs , or some of them, twice, because these sunnahs are not restricted to night’s sleep, rather they include even sleeping during the day as the ahadith are general.
the fruit of applying these sunnahs at bedtime:
1- 100 sadaqa (charitable deeds) is written for the muslim when he keeps these glorifications constantly before sleeping, for the hadith: (every glorification is sadaqa, every time one says: allah is the greater is sadaqa, every praise (to allah) is sadaqa and every time one says: there is no god but allah is sadaqa...). narrated by muslim.
*an-nawawi said: has the same reward.
2- if the muslim preserves these glorifications before sleeping, 100 trees will be planted for him in paradise, for the previous hadith narrated by ibn-majah, about the fruits of post-prayer adhkar.
3- allah protects the slave, keeps the devil away from him in that night and he remains safe from evils and pests.
4- the slave ends his day with remembering allah, obeying him, putting trust on him, asking him for help and declaring his oneness.
* qiyam = supererogatory prayers performed at night, after isha’ (evening) prayer.

The Sunnahs of Leaving a Meeting

The Sunnahs of Leaving a Meeting

Uttering the expiation of quitting a meeting "i honor allah from all what is ascribed to him, o allah, all praises are for you, i testify that there is no worth worshipping but allah, i repent and ask allah for his forgiveness" (narrated by sunnah scholars)
every day includes many meetings such as:
1- while eating daily meals you mostly speak with whom you're eating with.
2- when you meet one of your friends or neighbors even if you both were standing.
3- when sitting with your classmates or work colleagues.
4- when sitting with your spouse and children chatting together.
5- while driving home with your spouse or friends.
6- while attending a lecture, a seminar or a forum.
look what you do by applying these sunnahs you keep:
· Praising allah several times, which keeps you always in contact with allah.
· Repenting and asking for allah's forgiveness for whatever happens during those meetings.
· Testifying that there is no god but allah.
the benefits of applying these sunnahs on a daily basis is forgiveness of whatever happens during those meetings with others.

Performing Supererogatory Prayers at Home

Performing Supererogatory Prayers at Home

1- he (pbuh) said: (the best of one’s prayers is that which he performs at home, except obligatory prayers). agreed upon.

2- he (pbuh) said: (man’s voluntary prayer, where people do not see him, is twenty five times as equal as that which he performs publicly). narrated by abu-ya’la, al-albani said it is authentic.

3- he (pbuh) said: (man’s prayer at home surpasses his prayer, where people can see him, as much as the obligatory prayer surpasses the supererogatory one). narrated by at-tabarani, al-albani said it is good.
based upon this, one should repeat this sunnah (the prophet’s tradition), in the arranged sunnahs*, ad-duha (forenoon) prayer and al-watr* several times per day and night, and in each one of them, he should be keen on performing it at home to increase his reward and attain the sunnah.
the fruit of applying these supererogatory prayers at hhome:
a- it is a means to fulfill submissiveness, fidelity and keeping away from hypocrisy.

b- it causes mercy to come down on the house and causes the devil to get out of it.

c- it is a reason for doubling its reward just as the obligatory prayer’s reward is doubled (when performed) in the mosque.
* the arranged sunnahs = the supererogatory prayers performed with the daily five obligatory prayers and according to their order.
* al-watr = a supererogatory prayer performed at the end of the muslim’s daily prayers, whose number of rak’as (units) should be an odd number.

The Sunnahs of Drinking

The Sunnahs of Drinking


1- basmalah : mentioning allah’s name. (saying: in the name of allah).
2- handling the drink with the right hand; as the prophet (pbuh) said to the kid: " say the basmalah and eat with your right hand"
3- breathing (exhale and inhale) outside of the drinking pot thrice; which means to take a sip then breath outside the pot then repeat this process for three times as the prophet (pbuh) used to do (narrated by imam muslim)
4- drink in a sitting position: the prophet (pbuh) said: " none of you should drink while standing" (imam muslim)
5- bidding thanks to allah after drinking: the prophet (pbuh) said: " allah get content with his worshippers if they thank him after eating or after drinking" (imam muslim)
the sum of the sunnahs of drinking would exceed twenty, and we should notice drinks include all sorts of soft or hot drinks.

The Sunnahs of Eating

The Sunnahs of Eating

1- mentioning allah’s name. (saying: in the name of allah).
2- using the right hand.
3- eating from what is (placed) in front of the eater.
these sunnahs are gathered in this hadith: (o boy, mention allah’s name, use your right hand and eat from what is (placed) in front of you). narrated by muslim.

4- rubbing the bite, if it falls, and eating it: the hadith (if a bite falls from anyone of you, he should rub the dirt off it, then eat it…). narrated by muslim.
5- using three fingers in eating: (he (pbuh) used to eat using three fingers) narrated by muslim. this is what he (pbuh) often did and this is better, except when necessary.
6- the way one sits while eating: kneeling on his knees and the upper face of his feet, or extending the right leg and sitting on the left one, this is the preferable as stated by al-hafedh in “al-fat’h”.


And there are sunnahs after eating:

1- licking the dish and the fingers: the prophet (pbuh) ordered (us) to lick the fingers and the dish and said: (you do not know in which of them the blessing lies).
2-Praising allah after eating: (allah is satisfied with the slave, who eats a meal, then praises him for it), narrated by muslim. one of the prophet’s (pbuh) supplications after eating: (all praise is to allah, who has fed me and provided me with this without any strength or power on my part).
the fruit of this supplication: (all his precedent sins are forgiven), narrated by abu-dawoud, at-termithi, ibn-majah and al-havedh and al-albani said it is good.


* the total of sunnahs, which the muslim should keep when eating is not less than [15] sunnahs, supposing that he eats three meals per day and night, and this is what most people have. one may increase these sunnahs, if there are snacks between these three meals.

Sunnahs when Meeting People

Sunnahs when Meeting People

1-Salutation: the prophet (pbuh) was asked "which type of islam is the best?" ; and he (pbuh) answered: " to feed people and salute the people you know or don't know" (narrated by al bukhari and imam muslim)
a man approached the prophet (pbuh) and saluted him saying "assalam alaikom (peace upon you)", the prophet (pbuh) returned the salutation and after the man sat down, the prophet said: "that was ten"; then another man came and said "assalam alaikom wa rahmatullah (peace and mercy of allah upon you)" the prophet (pbuh) said: "that was twenty"; then a third man came and said " assalam alaikom wa rhamatullah wa barakato (peace and mercy and blessings of allah upon you) the prophet (pbuh) said: "that was thirty" (narrated by abu dawood and recommended by at tirmithi).
look how much reward the first two wasted because they didn't say the whole islamic salutation to get the complete reward of thirty good deeds. and as a good deed it is at least considered ten; the sum would have been three hundred good deeds and might be more. as salutation take place many times a day; you should train yourself to utter the full islamic salutation to get that great reward.

2- smiling: the prophet (pbuh) said: " do not despise any good deed; even meeting your brother with just a smile" (narrated by imam muslim)

3- shaking hands: our prophet (pbuh) said: " whenever two muslims meet shaking the hands of each other, allah would forgive them before their departure " (narrated by abu dawood, al tirmithi and ibn majah)
an nawawi said: you should know that it is preferred to shake hands in every time they meet. so dears, try to shake hands with whoever you salute with a smiley face; thus you will be applying three sunnahs at once.
4- allah says: " and say to my bondmen (that) they say that which is fairest, (i.e., which is kindest) (for) surely ash-shaytan (the all-vicious, i.e., the devil) incites (discord) between them. surely ash-shaytan has been an evident enemy to man."(al israa: 53) and the prophet (pbuh) said: " kind words are charity" (narrated by al bukhari and imam muslim).
· kind words include: ath-thikr (remembrance of allah), du'aa, salutation, rightful complementation, good manners, virtues and good deeds.
· kind words are magical as they win others' hearts.
· kind words are proofs how enlightened the heart of the believer is. so you should embrace your whole life with kind words; your spouse, children, neighbors, friends, servants and everyone you deal with needs kind words.

Sunnahs to be said in the Morning

Sunnahs to be said in the Morning

1-the verse of the chair (ayat-al-kursii) : "allah. there is no god except he, the ever-living, the superb upright sustainer".
its fruit: (this, who recites it in the morning, is protected from jinn till the evening and this who recites it in the evening, is protected from jinn till the morning).
narrated by an-nessai, al-albani said it is authentic.
2-the protectors: (suraht al ikhlaas):"say, he is allah, the only one”",(surat al falaq): "say, i take refuge with the lord of the daybreak”" and (surat an naas): "say, i take refuge with the lord of mankind”". narrated by abu-dawoud and at-termithi.
its fruit: (this, who recites them three times in the morning and three times in the evening, they protect him against everything). as stated in the same hadith.
3-"we have become in the morning and all kingdom is allahs, and all praise is to allah. there is no god but allah, alone, with no partner. all kingdom is his, all praise is to him and he is ever-determiner over everything. o allah, i ask you for the good of what is in this day, and the good of what is after it, and i take refuge with you from the evil of what is in this day and the evil of what is after it. my god, i take refuge with you from laziness and bad aging, and i take refuge with you from hell and grave torment".
narrated by muslim.
in the evening, one should say: (we have become in the evening) instead of (we have become in the morning) and say: (my god, i ask you for the good of what is in this night) instead of (day).
4-(o allah, by you, we became in the morning and by you, we became in the evening. by you, we live, by you, we die and to you, is the resurrection). narrated by at-termithi. and when one is in the evening, he should say: (o allah, by you, we became in the evening and by you, we became in the morning. by you, we live, by you, we die and to you is the destiny).
5-(o allah, you are my god. there is no god but you. you created me and i am your slave. i am adherent to your covenant and your promise as much as i can. i take refuge with you from the evil of what i committed. i turn to you with your grace and turn with my sin, so, forgive me, as no one forgives sins but you). narrated by al-bukhari.
its fruit: (this who says it, believing in it, in the evening, then, dies on this night, he enters paradise. and the same if he says it in the morning). (as in the same hadith).
6-(o allah, i have become in the morning, asking you to bear witness, and asking your throne-bearers, your angels and all your creatures to bear witness, that you are allah, there's no god but you, alone, with no partner and that muhammad is your slave and your messenger “four times”).
narrated by abu-dawoud and an-nessai, in the work of day and night.
its fruit: this who says it four times in the morning or in the evening is set free from hell.
* in the evening, one should say: (o allah, i have become in the evening…).
7-(o allah, all blessings i have, or any of your creatures has, in this morning, is from you, alone, with no partner, so, all praise and thanks are to you).
narrated by abu-dawoud and an-nessai, in the work of day and night. its fruit: this, who says in the morning, has fulfilled the due thanks of his day, and this who says it in the evening, has fulfilled the due thanks of his night. (as stated in the hadith itself).
8-(o allah, protect my body. o allah, protect my hearing (sense). o allah, protect my sight. there is no god but you. o allah, i take refuge with you from infidelity and poverty. i take refuge with you from grave torment. there is no god but you. “three times”).
narrated by abu-dawoud and ahmad.
9-(allah is enough (reckoner) for me. there is no god except he. on him i have put my trust; he is the lord of the magnificent throne). seven times.
narrated by as-sunnii (a traceable hadith) and abu-dawoud (a discontinued hadith).
its fruit: (this who says it seven times in the morning and in the evening is protected by allah against all matters that make him anxious in this life and in the hereafter). (as stated in the hadith itself).
10-(o allah, i ask you for forgiveness and wellness in this life and in the hereafter. o allah, i ask you for forgiveness and wellness in my religion, life, family and money. o allah, cover my weak spots and secure my fear. o allah, protect me against what is in front of me, what is on my right, what is on my left and i take refuge with your greatness from being assassinated by what is beneath).
narrated by abu-dawoud and ibn-majah.
11-(o allah, knower of the unseen and the witnessed, originator of the heavens and the earth, the god of everything and its king, i bear witness that there is no god but you. i take refuge with you from the evil of myself, from the evil of satan and his trap and from causing myself any harm, or driving it to any muslim).
narrated by at-termithi and abu-dawoud.
12-(in the name of allah, with whose name, nothing can do any harm neither in the earth nor in the heavens and he is the all-hearing, the all-knowing). three times.
narrated by abu-dawoud, at-termithi, ibn-majah and ahmad.
its fruit: this, who says it, three times in the morning and three times in the evening, nothing can harm him). (as stated in the hadith itself).
13-(i am satisfied with allah as my god, with islam as my religion and with muhammad (pbuh) as my prophet). three times.
narrated by abu-dawoud, at-termiti,h an-nessai and ahmad.
(its fruit: this, who says it, three times in the morning and in the evening, it is allahs true promise to satisfy him on the day of judgment). (as stated in the hadith itself).
14-o the ever-living, o the superb upright sustainer, i appeal for your mercy, fix all my affairs and do not leave me to myself for a single moment (literally: for a blink of an eye). narrated by al-hakim, who said it is authentic and ath-thahabi agreed.
15-(we have become in the morning, on the origin of islam, the word of fidelity, the religion of our prophet, muhammad (pbuh) and the creed of our father, abraham, who was unswervingly upright, muslim and not of the associators). narrated by ahmad.
16-(subhan allah wa be-hamdih: glorified be allah, a glorification associated with his praise) a hundred times. narrated by muslim.

its fruit: (this, who says it a hundred times in the morning and in the evening, no one can come on the day of judgment with something better than what he has come with, except someone who has said the same as he has said or has said more).
another fruit: (this, who says it, will have all his sins expiated, even if they were like sea foam).
17-(there is no god but allah, alone, with no partner. all kingdom is his, all praise is to him and he is ever-determiner over everything). a hundred times in the morning.
narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.
its fruit: this who says it a hundred times per day
1- will have a reward which is equal to the reward of setting ten persons free.
2- ten hasanas (hasana= the reward from allah for doing something good) will be recorded for him.
3- ten sayyias (sayyia= the punishment from allah for doing something bad) (of his) will be omitted.
4- it works as a protector for him against satan, all day and till the evening.(as stated in the hadith itself).
18-(i ask allah for forgiveness and repent to him). a hundred times per day. narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.
19-(o allah, i ask you for useful knowledge, good sustenance and accepted work). in the morning.
narrated by ibn-majah.
20-(subhan allah wa be-hamdih {glorified be allah, a glorification associated with his praise}, as many times as the number of his creatures, as many times as that which satisfies him, as many times as the weight of his throne and as much as the ink of his words).
three times. narrated by muslim.
21-(i take refuge with allahs perfect words from the evil of what he has created).three times in the evening.
narrated by at-termithi, ibn-majah and ahmad.
Whenever someone says one of these athkar, he applies a sunnah (one tradition) of the prophets traditions. a muslim should preserve these athkar in the morning and in the evening, so as to apply these traditions as much as he can.

a muslim should say these athkar with fidelity, truthfulness and certainty, and should feel the meanings that lie in them, so that they may affect his practical life, manners and attitude.

Post- Prayer Sunnahs

Post- Prayer Sunnahs

1- asking allah for forgiveness, three times, and saying: “o allah, you are the peace and the giver of peace, supremely blessed be you, the owner of majesty and munificence.” narrated by muslim.

2- (there is no god but allah, alone with no partner, all kingdom is his, all praise is to him, and he is ever-determiner over everything. o allah, there is no deterrent for what you gave, no giver for what you prevented, and neither wealth nor power can protect their owner from you). narrated by al-bukhari and muslim.

3- (there is no god but allah, alone with no partner, all kingdom is his, all praise is to him, and he is ever-determiner over everything. there is no might or any power except with allah, and we do not worship any but him, all grace is his, all favor is his and all good praise is to him. there is no god but allah, making religion faithfully his, though the disbelievers hate it). narrated by muslim.

4- (subhan allah (glorified be allah), al-hamdulillah (all praise is to allah), allahu akbar (allah is the greater) thirty three times, and la illaha illallah (there is no god but allah, alone with no partner, all kingdom is his, all praise is to him, and he is ever-determiner over everything). narrated by muslim.

5- (o allah, help me remember you, thank you and worship you well). narrated by abu-dawoud and an-nasa’i.

6- (o allah, i take refuge with you from cowardice, take refuge with you from being driven to the worst age, take refuge with you from life sedition and take refuge with you from the torment of the grave). narrated by al-bukhari.

7- o my god, protect me from your punishment, on the day you make all your slaves to rise again. this is because of what was narrated that al-bara’ said: when we prayed behind the messenger of allah (pbuh), we liked to be on his right, so that he might be face to face with us, i heard him, then, say: “o my god, protect me from your punishment, on the day you make all your slaves to rise again.” narrated by muslim.

8- reciting (say, “he is allah, the only one”), (say, “i take refuge with the lord of the daybreak”) and (say, “i take refuge with the lord of mankind”). narrated by abu-dawoud, at-termithi and an-nasa’i.

* after al-fajr (dawn) and al-maghreb (sunset) prayers, one should repeat them triple.

9- reciting the verse of the chair (ayat-al-kursii): (allah. there is no god except he, the ever-living, the superb upright sustainer). narrated by an-nassa’i.

10- (there is no god but allah, alone with no partner, all kingdom is his, all praise is to him, and he is ever-determiner over everything, ten times after as-subh (dawn) and al-maghreb (sunset) prayers). narrated by at-termithi.

11- glorification should be done using the hand, and in a narration using the right hand, but this narration is not agreed upon, though other generalizations testify for it.

12- one should say these athkar in the same place he has prayed in, and should not change his place.

* the total of these sunnahs, if a muslim is keen on it after every obligatory prayer, he will apply up to [55] sunnahs, and may be more in al-fajr (dawn) and al-maghreb (sunset) prayers.
The fruit of applying these sunnahs after every obligatory prayer and preserving them:


a- 500 sadaqa (charitable deeds) is written for the muslim for these glorifications after every prayer in his day and night, for his saying (pbuh): (every glorification is sadaqa, every time one says: allah is the greater is sadaqa, every praise (to allah) is sadaqa and every time one says: there is no god but allah is sadaqa...) narrated by muslim.

*an-nawawi said: has the same reward.


b- if the muslim preserves these glorifications after every prayer in his day and night, 500 trees will be planted for him in paradise. the messenger of allah (pbuh) passed by abu-horairah, while he was implanting a plant, so, he said: “o abu-horairah, wouldn’t i tell you about a plant which is better for you?” he said: “yes, messenger of allah!” he said: “say: subhan allah (glorified be allah), al-hamdulillah (all praise is to allah), la illaha illallah (there is no god but allah) and allahu akbar (allah is the greater), and a tree will be planted for you in paradise for each.” narrated by ibn-majah and al-albani said it is authentic.

c-Nothing separates him from paradise, except that he dies in order to enter it. this is for this who recites the verse of the chair (ayat-al-kursii) and preserves it after every obligatory prayer.




d-This who preserves these glorifications, his sins will be expiated, even if they are like sea foam. (as in saheeh muslim (the authentic narrations of muslim).

e- this, who keeps these glorifications constantly after every prayer, avoids disgrace in this life and in the hereafter, for the hadith: (sayings, this who says them is never disgraced …. and he mentioned these glorifications…) narrated by muslim.

f- to fix the defects and complete what is missing in the obligatory prayers.

The Prophetic Actions (Sunnahs) of Prostration (Sujoud)

1- separating between his upper arms and waist.
2- separating his abdomen from his thighs.
3- separating his thighs from his legs.
4- separating between his knees in prostration.
5- making his feet standing erect.
6- putting the internal part of his fingers on ground.
7- the feet should be joined together while prostrating.
8- putting the hands beside the ears.
9- the hands should be open.
10- the fingers should be joined together.
11- the fingers should be directed toward qibla.
12- sitting between the two prostrations. it has two shapes:
a. ik'aa': holding the feet erect and sitting on the heels.
b. ifterash: holding the right foot erect and spreading out the left one. in the first tashahhud (sitting between every two raka's), he bends his left foot and sit on it and erect the right one. the second tashahhud has three shapes:
i. erecting the right one, making the left foot under his right leg, and putting his posterior on ground.
ii. as the first one, but he does not erect the right one, he makes it in the same direction of the left one.
iii. erecting the right foot, entering the left foot between the leg and thigh of the right leg.
13- putting the hands on thighs "the right hand on the right thigh, and the left hand on the left thigh, the hands should be open and the fingers should be joined.
14- moving the index finger "up and down' from the start to the end of the tashahhud.
15- turn face right and left upon finishing prayer by tasleem.
16- the rest sitting (isteraha i.e. sitting for a while without saying any glorifications, after the second prostration of the first and third rak'as).
· there are (25) actual sunnahs in each rak'a i.e. the total number of sunnahs in the obligatory prayer is (425) sunnahs.
· the total sunnahs in the non-obligatory prayer (25) sunna in each rak'a i.e. the total sunnahs in the non-obligatory prayers during the day and night is (625) sunnahs if we applied such prophetic actions every rak'a.
· the muslim may increase the number of rak'as in al duha prayer and increase the number of sunnahs.
There are sunnha deeds (prophetic actions) which are repeated once or twice only:
1. Raising the hands up while pronouncing takbirat al ihram (the initial "allah akbar" by which the prayer is opened).
2. Raising the hands in the third rak'a in the prayers which consist of two sittings of tashahhud.
3. Moving the index finger (up and down) from the start to the end of tashahhud, whether the first or the second one.
4. Turning face right and left when ending the prayer.
5. The rest sitting (isteraha): it is repeated twice in the prayer which consists of four rak'as and once in the other prayers, whether obligatory or non-obligatory.
6. Tawarok: (erecting the right foot, putting the left foot under the right leg, and putting the posterior on the ground) in the second sitting of tashahhud in the prayer which consists of two sittings of tashahhud.
· These sunnahs are repeated once, except moving the index finger in the sitting of tashahhud, it is repeated twice in the obligatory prayers, except al fajr prayer, and the rest sitting is repeated also twice in the prayer which consists of four rak'as; accordingly, the total is (34) sunnahs.
· These sunnha deeds are repeated except two of them; the second and the last one, in each non-obligatory prayer; accordingly, the total is (48) sunnahs.
therefore, dear brother, try to practice such prophetic sayings and deeds in order to gain more blessings and rewards and reach the highest ranks in paradise.