Sunnahs and manners of walking

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to some Sunan and manners of walking from the booklet ‘163 Madani Phool’, written by Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi Ziyaee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ:

 ٭Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has said in Surah Bani Israel, part 15, Ayah number 37:

وَ لَا تَمْشِ فِی الْاَرْضِ مَرَحًاۚ-اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَخْرِقَ الْاَرْضَ وَ لَنْ تَبْلُغَ الْجِبَالَ طُوْلًا(۳۷)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And do not walk arrogantly on the earth; you can never split the earth, nor be as high as the mountains.

(Part 15, Surah Bani Israel, Ayah 37)

 ٭The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم has said: A man covered with two shawls was strutting and was puffed up with pride. He was made to sink into the earth, and he will continue to sink until the Day of Judgement.

(Sahih Muslim, pp. 1156, Hadees 2088)

 ٭When the Holy Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم walked, he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم would lean a little bit forward as if he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم was descending from a height. (Shumaail-ul-Muhammadiyyah lit-Tirmizi, pp. 87, Raqm 118)

 ٭If there is no hindrance, walk on the side of the pathway at a medium pace. Don’t be so fast that people start looking at you. Do not walk too slowly either that people may assume that you are ill.

 ٭It is not Sunnah to look here and there unnecessarily while walking. Walk with dignity and with your gaze lowered.

 ٭While walking or coming up or down the stairs, take care that your shoes do not make noise.