Manners-Host Guest

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

THE ETIQUETTE OF VISITORS

Duties of the Host

One should endevour to be hospitable and generous yet not excesively.

The guests stay must be pleasant and comfortable .

Informing them of the direction of the Qibla .show them the bathroom, provide towels etc .

Do NOT offer towels that your family members have used. the toiletries and bathroom accessories must be clean and sanitised.

Put your guest at ease and do not burden him. A guest would require rest and quiet sleep.

Receive the guest with tact and respect. Dress properly and look your best but do not be excessive in this.

As a general rule do not ask them to help you with house chores.

A guest is a guest for 3 days after this period whatever you do is counted as charity.

Duties of the Guest

A guest is only a guest for three days after that he is not considered a guest anymore.

Be gentle, and be considerate of your hosts .

When at your host’s house do not inspect or examine every corner of the house.

When one can not visit relatives or  friends keep in touch by telephoning .

Be careful when selecting the days and the hour of your visit and its duration. (as this may cause inconvenience to the host). make your visit short, brief and pleasant.

The purpose of your visit should be to rekindle and nourish friendship or kinship.

Avoid the conversation of tale bearing, gossip, backbiting and other undesirable and unislamic traits . speak that which is of benefit or remain silent.

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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