Chosen Islamic Manners
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)
[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.
to be continued . . . .
