Islam highly encourages and places great importance on the cleanliness of the heart, mind, soul, and body. Our God Allah loves those who are clean and purify themselves. So, remaining clean and pure is an act of worship that will get you closer to Allah and something you will be rewarded for. Prophet Muhammad…
Sleep is a great blessing that our God Allah has given to us to rest and refresh our mind, body, and spirit. Lack of proper sleep can lead to pain, discomfort, and other health issues. There are certain Sunnah and etiquette that Prophet Muhammad PBUH has taught us to sleep religiously and peacefully. One should…
While you are Eating and After: Eat and drink with your right hand only and not with your left hand. Hold your utensils with your right hand only. The devil eats with his left hand. Eat and drink sitting down with your knees bent or legs folded. Sit up and do not lean back or…
Wanting Good for Others A Muslim should want good for his brother and sister as much as he wants for himself. This is an essential quality of Faith. This requires a Muslim not to get jealous, envious, or have hate for a brother or sister. We should also not bring up their flaws or mistakes…
Etiquette of Eating (Part 1) If we love Prophet Muhammad PBUH, we must be eager to follow him and his teachings. Prophet Muhammad PBUH was given the instructions for our complete way of life, including the etiquette of eating and drinking. Following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH comes with a lot of benefits Before…
We can also show appreciation by giving some of what we have to others. You can give to others in different ways, by donating money, food, clothes, toys, some of your time, helping an elderly person with their groceries, removing an object from the road, smiling, and speaking kindly to others, and so forth. Generosity…
Our God Allah has given us so many blessings and favors that we can’t count them all. Our Prophet Muhammad PBUH taught us not to look at those who have more wealth or status than us because it can lead us to be ungrateful and not appreciate all the blessings and favors Allah has given…
Before our God, Allah commanded us to pray, fast, pay zakat, and do Hajj; He commanded us to worship Him alone and not anyone else and be good to our parents. He said we should be good to our parents immediately after commanding us not to worship anyone else except Him, which shows us how…
Every Muslim must have good manners and good character. This is very important in our religion of Islam. Our Prophet Muhammad PBUH had the best manners and good character. He always treated people around him with the highest respect and only said good things to them. To have good manners, Muslims must be friendly…
The opposite of sincerity is showing off. If someone does something with a bad intention to show off in front of others and impress them, they will not get rewarded. Whenever we do a good deed, we should be sincere about it and do it only for the sake of Allah, not to show off…