Islamic Manners
What is Insincerity (Riya') ?
Insincerity (Riya’) is doing the good deed to gain praise from the people. This is the opposite of sincerity (ikhlas) in obeying Allah. Sincerity is to do acts of worship and obey Allah to gain His reward alone.
If the time of prayer is in what is recommended to do before starting to pray?
When the prayer time sets in, it is a rewardable deed (sunnah) for a Muslim to call for the prayer with a raised voice. This is called the Adhan.
How do we determine the Prayer times?
We can determine the prayer times by either using:
- Prayer Time Chart/App - (Trustworthy) and adding ten Minutes minimum
- Looking at the movements of the sun and the Objects shadows
How do we determine that Ramadan has come in?
By sighting the Crescent
What Year, Month and Day was the prophet Mohammed born on
The 12th of Rabbi^ul Awwal in the year of the Elephant
What is ^uquq?
^Uquq against one’s parents means to hurt the parents immensely in any way, causing them a lot of pain. For example, to hit them or swear at them or curse them is one of the enormous sins.
What is the name of the person who performs the Adhan?
Mu'adhin.
Has Subh Come in?
No, Because this is the false dawn
How many days of Ramadan are there in the month?
29 or 30
What are the 4 most known books revealed to the Prophets
1. The Qur’an: It was revealed to Prophet Muhammad, ^ sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam.
2. The Injil: It was revealed to Prophet ^Isa.
3. The Tawrah: It was revealed to Prophet Musa.
4. The Zabur: It was revealed to Prophet Dawud.
Who is the kinship? and how does one keep ties?
Kinship is every relative from the father’s side or the mother’s side of the family. Keeping ties with kinship means for the person to visit relatives and to write to those whom he could not visit and to help the needy among them.
What does the one performing Adhan add for the adhan of Fajr
In the call for the dawn prayer (Fajr), the caller adds after saying the second Hayya ^alal-falah.
As-Salatu khayrum-minan-nawm; As-Salatu khayrum-minan-nawm.
Which Prayer time is in when the disc of the sun sinks completely below the western Horizon?
Maghrib
When do we begin Fasting in the day and when do we break our fast in the day?
Dawn --> Sunset
**Not Sunrise to sunset.
What is a Miracle?
A miracle is defined as:
an extraordinary event happening only on the hands of a prophet.
cannot be challenged or paralleled as it is not a usual event that takes place in everyday life.
happen to prophets to support their call to Islam
State a hadith of the Prophet that forbids immense harming to the parents (^uquq).
The Prophet said:
La yadkhulul-Jannata ^aqq.
This hadith means, “The person who commits ^uquq against his parents will not be among the first to enter Paradise.” (Related by al-Bukhariyy.)
What is it recommended for the people listening to the adhan to do?
It is a rewardable deed (sunnah) for the Muslims hearing the call to the prayer (adhan) to repeat after the caller the same words, except when he says ‘Hayya ^alas-salah and Hayya ^alal-falah’. Instead one would say “La-hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.”
How does one determine when Dhuhr is out and ^Asr is in?
When the length of the shadow of an object becomes equal to that of the object, in addition to the length of the shadow cast by that object when the sun was at its zenith (istiwa’).
When is Laylatul Qadr?
Can be any time in Ramadan, most likely the last ten days (but not limited to them)
How many Integrals of Prayer are there?
17
Where would the people who love one another for the sake of Allah be before they enter Paradise
It is mentioned in the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad that those who love one another for the sake of Allah, shall be seated on platforms of light under the shade of the Grand ^Arsh
What is recommended to say after Adhan and Iqamah?
It is rewardable to perform “As-Salatu ^alan-Nabiyy” after every call for prayer (Adhan) and the call to start the prayer (Iqamah)
What is beneficial to say after Subh and Maghrib?
A beneficial saying after the Fajr and Maghrib Prayers:
La ilaha illallah Wahdahu La Sharika Lah. Lahul-Mulku Wa Lahul-Hamd, Yuhiyy wa Yumeet Wa Huwa ^Ala Kulli Shay'in Qadir] (10 times)
Allahummagh-ghfir lil-Mu’minina wal-Mu’minat
+ Tahseen
What is the reward of the one who prays during Laylatul Qadr?
The reward one receives for praying during this night is greater than the reward he receives for praying one thousand (1000) months.
Mentioned in Suratul Qadr.
What are the soft recitation Prayers ?
What are the loud recitation Prayers?
The two prayers with the soft recitation are the Noon (Dhuhr) and Mid-afternoon (^Asr) prayers.
The prayers with the loud recitation are the Dawn (Subh), Sunset (Maghrib), and Nightfall (^Isha’) praye