Jadwal for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 07 March 2019

1. Short Bayan on different topics: 5 minutes

2. Memorising Du’a: 5 minutes

3. Fikr-e-Madinah: 5 minutes

4. Total duration: 15 minutes

Sunnahs and manners of entering and leaving home

 ٭If you enter a home where no one is present (even if it is your own home), then say:

اَلسَّلَامُ  عَلَیْنَا  وَ عَلٰی  عِبَادِ  اللّٰہِ  الصّٰلِحِیْنَ

Translation: Salam be upon us and the righteous bondmen of Allah.

The angels will reply to this Salam. (Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 682)

Or say the following:

اَلسَّلَامُ  عَلَیْكَ  اَیُّھَا  النَّبِیُّ

Translation: O Nabi صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم, Salam be upon you.

As the sacred and blessed soul of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم is present in the homes of Muslims. (Sharh-ush-Shifa lil-Qaari, vol. 2, pp. 118)

 ٭When you want to enter someone’s home, say like this, ‘اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْـکُمْ, may I come in?’

 ٭If permission is not granted to enter the home, return happily, perhaps, householder did not grant permission due to some compulsion.

 ٭When someone knocks on your door, it is Sunnah to ask: ‘Who is it?’ The person knocking should say his name, for example, ‘Muhammad Ilyas’.