Schedule for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 5 November 2020

   ۔1Short Bayan on different topics: 5 minutes

   ۔2Memorising Du’a: 5 minutes

   ۔3Fikr-e-Madinah: 5 minutes

Total duration: 15 minutes

Remaining Sunnahs and etiquettes of sitting

   *To sit in the direction of the Qiblah. (Rasaail-e-‘Attariyyah, Part. 2, p. 229)

   *It is bad etiquette to sit in the seat of elders. Thus, A’la Hadrat, the Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: Do not sit in the seat of the Shaykh or teacher, even when they are absent. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 24, pp. 424, 369)

   *When standing and sitting, try your best to not turn your back towards the righteous, and do not point your feet towards them.

   *When attending an Ijtima or other gatherings, do not jump over the shoulders of others to get to the front, rather, sit wherever you find space.

   *When sitting down, remove your shoes; your feet will feel relief.

(Jami’ Sagheer, p. 40, Hadees 554)

   *When ending a gathering, recite the following Du’a three times; your sins will be forgiven and if an Islamic brother recites it in a gathering of goodness and Zikr, then goodness is sealed for him. The Du’a is as follows:

سُبْحَانَکَ اللّٰھُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِکَ لَا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ اَسْتَغْفِرُکَ وَاَتُوْبُ اِلَیْکَ

Translation: Glory be to you and all praise belongs to You, O Allah! There is none worthy of worship besides You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You. (Abu Dawood, vol. 4, p. 347, Hadees 4857)