Islamic Qualities and Ettiquetes

Adorning Oneself with Islamic Qualities

Such as truthfulness, honesty , abstinence, modesty, courage, generosity, loyalty, staying away from everything prohibited by Allah, being a good neighbour, helping those in need as much as possible, and other man ners legislated by the Qur’an and Sunnah. Important Points -(Truthfulness ) One should be truthful with Allah in statements, actions, and beliefs. Moreover, truthful with the slaves of Allah. Its opposite is lying. -(Loyalty/ Faithfulness ) It is a great obligation that the people took upon themselves. It is the opposite of betraying.

-(Abstinence ) It is withholding from all that which is prohibited. -( Modesty ) It is manners which lead one to do good actions and stay away from the bad ones.

-(Good Neighbors ) Lowering the gaze and not putting your nose in their business.

-(Helping the Needy ) The Prophet ﷺ has said: “Whoever removes from a believer a hardship f rom the hardships of this life, Allah will remove from him a hardship from the hardships of the Day of Judgement. Whoever makes a difficulty easy for a person, Allah will make it easy for him in this life and the next. Whoever covers the sins of a Muslim, Allah will cover his sin in this life and the next. Allah will continuously help His slave, as long as His slave helps his brother” (Muslim).

Practicing Islamic Ettiquetes

Giving Salaam , being cheerful, eating and drinking with the right hand,

saying “bismilah / I begin by seeking help and blessings with the names of Allah” before eating and drinking,

saying ” alhamdulilah / all praise and thanks are for Allah” after eating or drinking, saying ” alhamdulilah” when sneezing,

saying ” yarhamuk Allah / May Allah have mercy on you”, when we hear a person sneeze and says “alhamdu lilah”, visiting the sick, praying the funeral prayer and following the funeral. Likewise, practicing the Islamic etiquettes when entering and exiting the Masjid and the house, when traveling, with the parents, relatives, neighbors, with elders, youth, congratulating for a newborn, asking blessing for a married couple, offering condolences, and other Islamic ettiquetes such as when wearing clothes, taking them off, etc.

Explanation of the Above Points

“Giving Salaam ” The most complete form is: “Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatu -llahi wa barakaatuhu”, give salaam to those who you know and those you do not know, and reply to the one who gives you salaam. “Eating and drinking with the right hand ”

It is obligatory: It is recommended to eat with three fingers. Moreover, it is recommended to take and give with the right hand.

“Saying ” alhamdu lilah” after eating or drinking ” It has also been narrated: ” All praise and thanks are for Allah who fed me this and has provided it for me without having ability and power to do it myself”. It is also recommended to eat that which is near on the table and not to criticize food. ” When we hear a person sneeze and says ” alhamdu lilah”,

we reply with “yarhamuk Allah / May Allah have mercy on you ” The person who has sneezed replies: ” yahdeekumu -llahu wa yuslihu baalakum / may Allah guide you and rectify your affairs”.

“Visiting the Sick ” One should visit a sick person at appropriate times without prolonging the visits nor making him or her lose hope in the Mercy of Allah. “praying the funeral pr ayer and following the funeral “

073 Explanation of Lesson Sixteen “Practicing the Islamic etiquettes when entering and exiting the Masjid and the house ” One should enter the Masjid with the right foot and say ” bismi -lah, wa salaatu wa salaamu ala rrasuli -lah. Allahumma iftah lee abwaaba rrahmatik / In the Name of Allah and may Allah praise and send peace to the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, open for me the gates of Your Mercy”. One should exit with the left foot and say ” bismi -lah, wa salaatu wa salaamu ala rrasuli -lah. Allahu mma innaa asaluka min fa dlik / In the Name of Allah and may Allah praise and send peace to the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You for your blessings”. As for the house, then one enters and exits with the right foot. One should say when leaving it ” bismi-lah tawakkaltu ‘alaa Allah wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata ilaa bilah. Allahumma innee aoodhu bika an a dil aw ‘u dal aw azil aw uzal aw a thlama aw u thlama aw ajhala aw yujhala alayya / “I exit by seeking help with the Names of Allah and there is no ability nor power except by the help of Allah. O Allah, protect me from deviating others or being deviated, from making others fall into mistakes or from being encouraged to make mistakes, from oppressing other or from being oppressed”. When one enters the house s ays: ” Allahumma innee asaluka khayral -mawliji wa khayral -makhraji. Bismi -lahi walajnaa wa bismi -lahi kharajnaa wa ‘alaa rrabinaa tawakkalnaa / O Allah, I ask You the good of entering and the good of exiting. By seeking help with the names of Allah we enter , by seeking help with His Names we leave, and upon our Lord we put our trust “, then one gives salaam to the family.

-” asking blessing for a married couple “: One should say ” Baarak Allahu lakumaa wa baaraka ‘alaykumaa wa jama’aa baynakumaa fee khayr / May Allah bless everything for you two, shower His Mercy on you two, and bring you together in everything that is good “.

-” offering condolences “It is done within three days only and no more.