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“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
The best action in Islam is to feed the poor.
One remains a guest for three days. thereafter it is sadaqah.
Don’t break promises and trust. Lying promotes enmity and hatred and displays the signs of the munafiq. If you can’t make an appointment, cancel it.
Islam is the religion of cleanliness and courtesy. Control your eyes and control your nafs.
When visiting someone, one should sit where requested to by the host.
Accept whatever hospitality is offered. be polite to the guests. should serve his guest generously.
Always give up your seat for the more deserving.
When a noble person comes from the community give them respect.
the youngsters should have respect for the elders and the elders should have mercy on the younger people
The level of respect for others depends on age, piety and knowledge.
Whoever is invited and does not accept, has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger (saw).
Whoever enters (a house) without invitation (even if for meals), enters as a burglar and departs as a bandit.
Of the manners in Islam is the art of listening .When talking to someone, face them, not just simply half heartedly, but fully if possible, This is from the sunnah. Keep conversation short, brief and concise.
When shaking hands with those present, one should endeavour to start with the most prominent, the most knowledgeable, the most pious, the elder or the one who has similar Islamic distinctions or from the right side of you.
It is part of the Sunna that a man should accompany his guest to the door of the house.
Eat together and not separately, for the blessings is associated with the company.
If you hear the athān, stop talking, listen to it and respond to the call of Allāh.
It is speech which lead a person to the hellfire. When one speaks, the tongue should not just flow mindlessly, but one should think about the consequence first.
When a sister talks with a non-mahram brother, she should be aware of her tone. She must not beautify her voice but attempt to make it thicker with the intention of pleasing Allah .
If you wish to mention the faults of your friend, mention your own faults first.Do not spend your time finding fault with one another.
If they are 3,two of them should not carry on a conversation from which the third is excluded, for surely that will be distressing to him.
Anyone who spends money on his family and seeks blessings for doing so will find it counted as sadaqah (charity) on his behalf.
Be careful of suspicion. Do not spy on others.
Exchange gifts Exchange love.The gift can be as simple as a small bottle of itr or an siwak stick. We should give it for the sake of Allah (swt), not to compete, or show our wealth;
One who takes back his gift (which he has already given) is like a dog that swallows its vomit.
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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