Manners of Visitation

 

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Manners of Visitation 

 

*It is has been narrated that the Prophet () said: 

'When a man visits his brother, Allah will say to him: "Lead a wholesome life in this world and you will be successful in the Hereafter, and be admitted into Jannah.'  (Al-Adab al-Mufrad)

*One should not visit the sick during the three times mentioned in ayat of Isti'dthaan (seeking permission).^[1] 

*One should sit where the owner of the house requests of him to sit. If he does not tell him to sit in a certain place then one should sit where the guests usually sit. 

 

*The visitor should not lead the owner of the house in prayer, nor should he sit on a mat that belongs to him until he gets his permission, for the Prophet () said: 

'A man should not lead the owner of a house in that

house, nor should he sit in his house on his mat.'   (Muslim)

*One should not repeatedly visit someone. The Prophet () said: 

‘Visit intermittently and love will increase (between you and your fellow Muslim).’ (Muslim)

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[1] This refers to verse 24:58. Allah says: O you who believe! Let your legal slaves and slave-girls, and those among you who have not come to the age of puberty ask your permission (before they come to your presence) on three occasions; before Fajr (morning) prayer, and while you put off your clothes for the noonday (rest), and after the 'Ishâ' (late-night) prayer. (These) three times are of privacy for you, other than these times there is no sin on you or on them to move about, attending (helping) you each other. 

Source: Chosen Islamic Manner

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Manners of Using the Phone

 

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Manners of Using the Phone

 

*One should be sure that he is phoning the correct number; so that he would not bother anyone.

 

*One should choose the appropriate time to make the call. People have their businesses and needs. They also have certain times in which they sleep and take rest, and eat. 

 

*One should not lengthen a conversation, for the one he is talking to may have an appointment or may be busy. 

 

*Women should not talk in a flirtatious way, nor should they talk needlessly to men. Allah says:

Be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery, etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honorable manner.  (33:32)

 

*One should greet the one he calls with Salam; for he is the one who has initiated the call. He should also end his call by saying Salam as well. 

 

*One should not use the phone of someone else unless he takes their permission. One should not use another person's phone needlessly. 

 

*One should not tape whom he is talking to unless he takes his permission regardless what the conversation is about. The one who does this has indeed betrayed the trust. If one informs others of what he has said, then this is worse. It is also unlawful for one to secretly listen in on someone's conversation.

 

*One should not use the phone to fulfill his lusts or to do the unlawful. The phone is a grace which Allah Almighty has blessed us with. It is inappropriate that one misuses it to harm the Muslims or to seduce women and call them to evil. This indeed is unlawful and its doer will be most deserving of the severe torment of Allah Almighty. 

Source: Chosen Islamic Manner

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Manners One Should Observe at Marwah

 

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Manners One Should Observe at Marwah

 

*Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:  'When he reached Marwah, he would stand on it, and face the Ka'bah, praise Allah, and declare His Oneness, as he did on Safa.'^[1] 

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[1] Zaad al-Ma’ad 1/221

Source: Chosen Islamic Manner

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