٭And rinse it after each time.

 ٭Hold Miswak in the right hand in such a manner that the little finger remains at the bottom, the middle three fingers remain on top of it while the thumb remains at the  top (near the soft strands that are used to brush the teeth).

 ٭First brush (with Miswak) the upper teeth of the right side and then the left. Thereafter, clean the lower teeth starting from the right side and then the left.

 ٭Using Miswak holding in fist poses risk of piles.

 ٭Miswak is a Sunnah to be performed before Wudu, but if one has foul smell in the mouth, then using Miswak becomes Sunnat-ul-Muakkadah. (Derived from: Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 1, pp. 623)

 ٭Do not throw away a used Miswak as it is an instrument used to act upon a Sunnah. Rather, keep it somewhere respectfully, bury it or put it into sea after tying it to stone or something heavy etc.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Du’a to be recited when struck by a calamity

In the Madani Halqahs of the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami today, the ‘Du’a when struck by a calamity’ will be taught. The Du’a is as follows:

اِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَ اِنَّاۤ اِلَیْهِ رٰجِعُوْنَؕ(۱۵۶)اَللّٰھُمَّ  اَجِرْ نِیْ   فِیْ  مُصِیْبَتِیْ  وَاَخْلِفْ  لِیْ  خَیْرًا  مِّنْھَا

Translation: Without doubt we belong to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, and without doubt we are about to return to Him. O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ reward me in this misfortune, and grant me better than this. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 457, Hadees 918)