Secret of Earning More Reward (Sawāb)

3. Intentions for taking off shoes

·         After I have recited ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’, first I will remove my left shoe then the right one.

·         If I need to take them inside the Masjid, then I will properly dust off my shoes outside by rubbing their soles against each other.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

4. Intentions before going to the toilet

·         With the intention of following the Sunnaĥ, whilst covering my head, I will recite ‘بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ’, and Masnūn Du’ā[1] with Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī before and after Du’ā. Then I will enter [the toilet] with my left foot first as per Sunnaĥ.

·         If my Satr [the body parts that need to be covered as described by the Sharī’aĥ] is exposed, then I will avoid facing my front or back towards Qiblaĥ.

 

 


[1] Du’ā for entering a toilet

بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ اَللّٰهُمَّ  اِ نِّیْ   اَعُوْذُ  بِكَ  مِنَ  الْخُبُثِ  وَ الْخَبَآئِثِ

Translation: Commencing with the name of Allah, O Allah! I seek your refuge from impure/evil jinns (male and female). (Kitāb-ud-Du’ā liṭ-Ṭabarānī, pp. 132, Ḥadīš 357)

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