Sunnah-Sayings

“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 Sunnah: The Practice and Lifestyle of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

It is all well and good for us to be devoted Muslims, praying 5 times a day, fasting, giving charity etc, but these are just a few branches of Islam, it’s our akhlaaq, our mua’malat (acts of welfare or good with our fellow Muslims) that really define our characters, and our true identity as believers.

Islam does not separate ‘ritual’ from life; rather it is a comprehensive way of life. Religion is that which is part-time, followed by the non-muslims. The Muslims, take from Islam, the teachings for every matter, both private and social for every aspect of life.

Islam is introduced by those who are practicing and living Islam, so it is important we are a reflection of the Prophet ﷺ in terms of our adab and etiquettes.

It is the Muslims(Muhsinun) that will enter Janaah with no fear or grief.

Adab holds much greater value than ‘amal (actions).

Adab is natural, it isn’t really taught, or learnt, but it is naturally developed.

We may have much knowledge but lack adab and we may have much adab but lack knowledge; but it is adab that holds the greater value and importance.

A Muslim should be distinguished from the disbelievers in all ways: manners, characteristics, appearance, purity, and cleanliness; in short their way of life.

“Oh you who believe! Enter into Islam whole-heartedly; and follow not the footsteps of the evil one; for he is to you an avowed enemy.”(2/208)

 “Women are the counterparts of men”.(Abu Dawud & Tirmidhi)

There is none heavier in the scales of the Hereafter than good character (Hadith narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Abu Daud).

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the Companions:“You are on the way to meet your brothers, put on nice dress and fix your saddles so you appear distinct among people as a beauty mark [on a beautiful face]. Allah likes neither roughness nor rough manners”.(Muslim)

When the Prophet ﷺ said:“He will not enter Paradise who has a grain of arrogance in his heart”,a man asked“A man may like his dress to be nice and his shoes to be nice.”The Prophet ﷺ said:“Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is to deny rights and look down on people.”(Abu Dawud & al-Hakim)

The best amongst you are those who have the best manners and character. (Related by al-Bukhari)

Bad manners are a misfortune.(Hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad).

Abu Huraira (ra) narrated, that the Prophet ﷺ said:“I have not been sent as a Messenger, except to perfect character (Akhlaaq)”He also said that:“The nearest of you to me on the Day of Judgement will be the one who is best in character.” (Bukhari)

A Muslim is one whom other people are safe from his tongue and his hand. (Hadith narrated by Bukhari).
The Prophet ﷺ taught us for example the issues of taharah (purity, cleanliness) with reference to relieving oneself, menstruation, Janaba (major ritual impurity), bathing for example.

Even the most private moments are detailed in Hadith, relating guidance to the believers.At the time of the Prophet ﷺ, one of the polytheists mockingly said to Salman al-Farsi, “ Your Prophet taught you everything, even the manners of going to the toilet” Salman answered, “Yes, the Prophet ﷺ forbade us from facing the qibla (direction of the Ka’ba) when urinating or relieving ourselves” Salman continued “The Prophet ﷺ asked us not to use the right hand when cleaning ourselves and to use at least three stones for cleaning” .(Reported in Muslim)

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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