Secret of Earning More Reward (Sawāb)

·         When putting my shirt on I will act upon the Sunnaĥ of beginning with the right sleeve and when taking it off beginning with the left sleeve.

·         I will recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’ before taking my trousers off and will wear them whilst sitting.

·         When wearing trousers I will begin with my right leg and when taking them off I will begin with my left leg.

·         I will keep the bottom of my trousers above my ankles.    

·         After dressing I will recite the Masnūn Du’ā[1] with  Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī once before and after.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

19. Intentions for applying oil/combing the hair

·         Acting upon the Sunnaĥ I will apply oil to hair, with the intention of honouring it.

 


[1] Saying of Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: Whoever dresses himself and then recites:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ  الَّذِیْ  کَسَانِیْ  ھٰذَا وَ  رَزَقَنِیْہِ  مِنْ  غَیْرِ  حَوْلٍ  مِّنِّیْ  وَ لَا  قُـوَّ ۃٍ

Translation: ‘All praise is for Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) who gave me this garment to wear and granted it to me without my strength and power’, his former and latter sins will be forgiven. (Shu’ab-ul-Īmān, vol. 5, pp. 181, Ḥadīš 6285)

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