Jadwal for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 25 April 2019

  ۔1Short Bayan on different topics: 5 minutes

  ۔2Memorising Du’a: 5 minutes

  ۔3Fikr-e-Madinah: 5 minutes

  ۔4Total duration: 15 minutes

Sunnahs and manners of drinking water

  ۔1Drink in small sips by sucking the water, big sips cause liver disease.

  ۔2Drink water in three breaths.

  ۔3Drink water with the right hand and in sitting position.

  ۔4Drinking water left in container after ablution is a cure for 70 diseases, as it resembles Zamzam water. Except for these two (i.e. leftover water of Wudu and Zamzam water), drinking any kind of water while standing is Makruh. (Derived from: Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 4, pp. 575; vol. 21, pp. 669) Drink leftover water of Wudu and Zamzam water whilst standing and facing Qiblah.

  ۔5Having drunk water, say (اَلۡحَمۡدُلِلّٰهِ).

  ۔6Hujjat-ul-Islam Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazali
رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَيْـه has stated: Recite (بِسۡـمِ اللّٰه) before starting to drink [water], (اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ) at the end of first breath, (اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ ) after the second breath and recite (اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ الرَّحۡـمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ ) after the third breath. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 2, pp. 8)

  ۔7After some moments of drinking water, if you see the empty glass, you will notice a few drops of water gathered in the bottom of glass, drink them as well.

صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد          صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب