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Al Minah Al `Aliyyah (33)

‘Abdullah bin Hamoud al-Furaih

Published On: 4/5/2015 A.D. - 15/7/1436 H. Visited: 7306 times

Importance

From the above-mentioned discussion, we can conclude that there are three Sunnan when entering the home:

Firstly, to mention Allah’s name, especially at night because of what Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated:

“When a man enters his house and remembers Allah the Exalted upon entering and before eating, Satan says: ‘There is no place for you to spend the night and there is no supper for you.’ When he enters the house and does not remember Allah, Satan says: ‘You have found a place to spend the night’ and when he does not remember Allah upon eating his food, Satan says: ‘You have found a place to stay and some supper.’”^{^[1]}

Secondly, to use siwak due to the hadith of ‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that we already mentioned.^{^[2]}

Thirdly, to greet the family members that are there.

7- It is Sunnah to lower one ’s voice when

greeting people if some of them are asleep:

That was the practice of the Prophet r as Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad t said,

“We used to milk our animals and everyone would get his share. We would give the Prophet r his share. So, he would come later and greet people in a low voice so as not to awake people.”^{^[3]}

8- To convey the greeting to people is a Sunnah :

Conveying the greeting to people is a Sunnah although scholars differed about this issue as we will briefly show. An example is when someone says to you: “convey my greeting to so and so.” ‘Aishah narrated that the Prophet said to her,

“The archangel Jibril conveys his greeting to you.” She said, “Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you and him.”^{^[4]}

9- Giving the Islamic greeting of “Al-Salam ”

upon arriving and leaving any place :

It is Sunnah to greet everyone who is in the same place as you with “Al-salam.” Abu Hurairah t narrates that Allah’s Messenger r said,

“When one of you comes to a gathering, he should give the greeting. If he leaves, he should give the greeting. Neither is more of a duty than the other.”^{^[5]}

At-Tirmidhi graded it as fair and Al-Albani graded it as sound fair.

10- Shaking hands with “Al-Salam ”

is also the Sunnah :

It was one of the acts of Sunnah carried out by the companions. Qatadah t narrated that he said to Anas t: “Was it the practice of the Companions during the Prophet’s life time to shake hands with one another?” He said, “Yes.”^{^[6]}

11 - Smiling is Sunnah :

Abu Dharr t narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said,

“Do not underestimate any good deed even meeting your brother with a cheerful face.” ^{^[7]}

At-Tirmidhi reported through Abu Dharr t that Allah’s Messenger r also said,

“Smiling in the face of your brother is a charity.”^{^[8]}

12- The polite and good word

is a form of charity :

To speak a good and polite word when meeting someone or sitting with someone is from the Sunnah and a form of charity. Abu Hurairah t narrated that Allah’s Messenger said,

“The kind word is a form of charity.”

‘Adey ibn Hatim t narrated, “While I was sitting with Allah’s Messenger r two people came to him; one of them complained about his poverty and the other complained about the prevalence of robberies. Allah’s Messenger r said,

‘As in regards to stealing and robberies, there will shortly come a time when a caravan will go to Mecca (from Medina) without any guard. And regarding poverty, The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be established till one of you wanders about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it. And (no doubt) each one of you will stand in front of Allah and there will be neither a curtain nor an interpreter between him and Allah, and Allah will ask him, ‘Did not I give you wealth?’ He will reply in the affirmative. Allah will further ask, ‘Didn’t I send a messenger to you?’ And again that person will reply in the affirmative. Then he will look to his right and he will see nothing but Hell-fire, and then he will look to his left and will see nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each one) of you should save himself from the fire even by giving half of a date (in charity). And if you do not find half a date, then (you can do it through saying) a good pleasant word (to your brethren)."^{^[9]}

The good and polite words people usually say, which if made with the niyah of charity, will be the reason for receiving these great rewards.

Ibn ‘Uthaimeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “These good words are saying things such as: ‘How are you?’ ‘How are your brothers?’ ‘How is your family?’ etc. These kind words please your friend and every good and polite word is a form of charity and the reward will be bestowed by Allah, the Almighty for saying them.”^{^[10]}

13- It is recommended to remember Allah ,

the Almighty while sitting :

There are many ahadith about the bounty of remembering Allah in order to urge us to remember Allah at all times.

Abu Hurairah t narrated that the Prophet r said,

“Allah has some angels who look for those who celebrate the Praises of Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some people celebrating the Praises of Allah, they call each other, saying, ‘Come to the object of your pursuit.’’ He added, “Then the angels encircle them with their wings up to the sky of the world.” He added, “(After those people celebrated the Praises of Allah, and the angels go back), their Lord, asks them (those angels) --though He knows better than them--’What do My slaves say?’ The angels reply, ‘They say: Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Alham-du-lillah.’ Allah then says ‘Did they see Me?’ The angels reply, ‘No! By Allah, they didn’t see You.’ Allah says, ‘How it would have been if they saw Me?’ The angels reply, ‘If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and celebrate Your Glory more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.’ Allah says (to the angels), ‘What do they ask Me for?’ The angels reply, ‘They ask You for Paradise.’ Allah says (to the angels), ‘Did they see it?’ The angels say, ‘No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.’ Allah says, ‘How it would have been if they saw it?’ The angels say, ‘If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and would seek it with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it.”^{^[11]}

Gatherings to remember Allah has numerous bounties, which shall not be reiterated here, but it must be mentioned that Allah should be remembered before leaving any place of sitting.

Abu Hurairah t narrated that the Prophet r said,

“No people rise from a gathering in which they did not mention Allah the Almighty without it being like rising from the carcass of a donkey and they will regret it. ”^{^[12]}