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·         I will not find fault with the food or other permissible things. C If my food finishes, then instead of asking for more, I will wait patiently.

17. Intentions of drinking tea/milk

·         I will recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’ before drinking tea       (or milk) so as to gain strength to worship, recite the Holy Quran, write (Islamic literature) and study Islamic books.

·         I will recite ‘اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ’ after I have finished drinking.

·         Those who drink milk can also make the following intention: With Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī before and after, I will recite Masnūn Du’ā[1] after drinking milk.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

18. Intentions for changing (dressed & undressed)

·         I will recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’ before wearing and/or taking off my Kurta.

 


[1] This is the Du’ā recited after drinking milk: اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَـنَا فِيْهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ Translation: O Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ)! Grant us blessings in this and grant us more.

(Sunan-ut-Tirmiżī, vol. 5, pp. 283, Ḥadīš 3466)

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