As Muslims, our whole day is filled with opportunities to worship and thank our Creator, Allah and we should take advantage of as many as we can as there is much blessing and rewards for doing so.
Here are some reminders for ways we worship and remember Allah throughout our day.
Islamic Etiquettes In The Daily Life Of A Muslim (Audio by Shaykh Anwar Wright, khutbah 1/1/21; 15 min)
Below is a summary of what the shaykh mentions in this brief, but beneficial reminder. The links point to resources I have here at TJ Islamic Studies to review/learn about them.
- Say a duaa upon waking (he mentions a particular one)
- Upon awaking, wash hands 3 times and snuff water up nose and blow out three times--he gives the hadith for this).
- Say a duaa for entering the bathroom. While in the bathroom, don't wipe with the right hand, don't touch the private parts)
- Start with right to put on shoes and start with the left to take them off; don't walk with only 1 shoe.
- Make duaa when leaving the home (it is a protection from Allah).
- When you enter the home, mention the Name of Allah (say Bismillah)
- Mention the Name of Allah before eating, praise Him after eating and eat with the right hand.
- Wipe off your mattress when you go to sleep
- When you lay down, say a duaa (he mentions a particular one)
- Blow in your two palms and recite Suratul Ikhlaas, Falaaq, and Naas, wipe over your body 3 times.
- Recite ayaatul Kursi (as you will not cease to have protection of Allah til morning
- Forsake sleep in a portion of the night and make the tahajjud (night prayer) (habitually).
- Don't miss Salaatul Fajr - wake up on time to pray Salaatul fajr and don't stay up late in sinful things
- Character/Manners (including eating and bathroom etiquettes)
- Duaas/Thikr - most of the duaas mentioned by the brother can be found in this section.
A
Day in the Life of a Muslim
A Muslim’s day should be filled with the
remembrance and worship of Allah. Remember, this is the only reason that
Allah created us. Just as we give attention to the dunya (this worldy
life), we need to give attention to our deen (religion) and the Afterlife. Those
who do, and believe, will be successful as Allah has told us in the
Quraan.
Fill your day with ibaadah (worship) and Allah
will reward you and make your heart content, inshaa Allah.
- Say Wake Up Duaas
- Pray sunnah of Fajr (2 rakah before) then pray Fajr/Make Dhikr after Salaah
- Make Morning Dhikr
- Pray Duhaa (optional sunnah prayer approximately 20 minutes after sunrise until before Dhuhr)
- Read/recite the 10 ayaah from Baqarah
- Repent to Allah;ask for forgiveness as much as possible throughout the day
- Do righteous good deeds (aid someone, show good behavior/manners, make dhikr and Duaas throughout the day including before and after eating, make istikhara when faced with an important decision…)
- Tend to your worldly tasks, staying within the bounds of Islam
- Pray Dhuhr/Dhikrafter salaah; pray sunnah of Dhuhr-4 rakah before, 2 after
- Pray Asr, make dhikr afterward and its pray its sunnah
- Read/recite and reflect upon Quraan
- Memorize/study Quraan
- Study Islam (esp. Aqeedah (belief) and salaah (strive to study the 5 pillars of Islam and 6 pillars ofEemaan for starters). Listen to audio, read from authentic books; read ahadith. Take notes and review them regularly)
- Study Arabic
- Make EveningThikr (in the afternoon after Asr)
- Pray Maghrib and sunnah of maghrib (2 rakah after); make dhikr after salaah
- Pray ‘Isha and sunnah of Isha (2 rakah after)/ make dhikr after salaah
- Pray Witr
- Make Duaas forgoing to sleep
- Pray the night prayer (Tahajjud)
