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Thursday, 8 October 2015

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-At the time of lifting the table cloth

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-At the time of lifting the table cloth
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدَاً كَثِيرَاً طَيِّبَاً مُبَارَكَاً فِيهِ غَيْرَ مَكْفِيٍّ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنَىً عَنْهُ رَبَّنَا
"All praise belongs to Allah who is Omnipresent, Pure and full of Blessings. O Lord, we are eating thinking we cannot be without it nor independent of it, nor can we do without it".

(Bukhari)
 

Monday, 5 October 2015

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-After Meals

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers -After Meals


الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
"All praise belongs to Allah, who fed us and quenched our thirst and made us Muslims".

(Ibn Al Sunni)
Alternate dua after meals
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَشْبَعَنَا وَأَرْوَانَا وَأَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا وَأَفْضَلَ
"All praise belongs to Allah who filled our stomachs and quenched our thirst, rewarded us and gave us plentiful".
Note: If the meals are commenced with the above dua, then there will be no accountability of the food eaten on the Day of Qiyamat.

(Hisnul Hasin from Haam)
Alternate dua
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْرَاً مِنْهُ
"O Allah, You grant us blessings in it and grant us better than it".

(Tirmidhi)
OR
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا الطَّعَامَ وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
"All Praise belongs to Allah who granted this meal, (which I received) without my power or effort".
All previous sins are forgiven if this dua is recited after meals.

(Mishkat, Kitabul-li-baas)
 

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-Before meals

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-Before meals

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ
In the name of Allah and with the blessings of Allah I begin (eating)".

(Mustadrak)
On forgetting to recite Bismillah at the beginning, recite:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ
"In the name of Allah in the beginning and end".
By not reciting Bismillah, Satan has an opportunity of partake in the food.

(Mishkat)
 


Thursday, 1 October 2015

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-When buying or selling at the Market

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-When buying or selling at the Market

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرُ هَذِهِ السُّوقِ وَخَيْرُ مَا فِيهَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُصِيبَ فِيهَا يَمِينَاً فَاجِرَةً أَوْ صَفْقَةً خَاسِرَةً
"I entered in the name of Allah, I seek refuge in You (Allah) for the good in the bazaar and for the good of what is in it (the bazaar). O Allah, I seek refuge in you from false oaths and deception in transaction".

(Hisnul Hasin)
Additionally:
On returning from the bazaar, recite any ten ayats of the Qur'an (i.e. from anywhere) (Hisnul Hasin from Tabarani)
 

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-When leaving the house

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-When leaving the house

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
"I depart with Allah's name, relying on Him. It is Allah who saves us from sins with His guidance (the ability to do so)." (Tirmidhi)
It is stated in the hadith that if a person recites the above dua and departs then there is an (unseen) procalamation that his need will be fullfilled and that he will be protected from any harm or injury. On hearing this dua, the Satan goes away from the place and refrains from troubling the reciting person.

(Tirmidhi)
Also look towards the sky and recite:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَّلَّ أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَىَّ
"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from misleading or being misled or oppressing or being oppressed or from being ignorant or bearing the result of ignorance".

(Mishkat)
 

Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers-When entering ones home

When entering ones home


اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلِجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلِجْنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا
 تَوَكَّلْنَا
"O Allah, I seek a good entry and a good exit. We take Allah's name to enter and to exit and rely on Him who is our Lord.
After this dua greet the members of the household.

(Mishkat)
Jaabir (R.A.) narrates that Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) stated that when a man enters his home and makes Dhikr (remembers Allah) and also makes Dhikr at meal times, then Satan says to his colleagues that the night cannot be spent there nor can they partake of the peoples food and if no Dhikr was made on entering the house, then Satan says to his colleagues that they have an opportunity to spend the night there and if no Dhikr was made at meal times, then Satan tells his colleagues that they will be able to stay there and also get food.

(Mishkat, Chapter on food)