*    It is makrūh to cut nails with the teeth, and there is a fear of being afflicted with leukoderma by doing so.^[1]

*    Bury the nails after cutting them; there is no harm in throwing them away either.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Supplication when applying oil

In accordance with the schedule of Dawat-e-Islami’s weekly Sunna-inspired gathering, we will learn a supplication. This week, we will learn the supplication we should recite before applying oil.

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

To begin with Allah’s name, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “He who applies oil without reciting بِسْمِ اللہِ, 70 devils apply oil along with him.”^[3]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, “Pondering ˹over the Hereafter˺ for a moment is better than 60 years of worship.”^[4]

Let’s make good intentions before filling in the Pious Deeds booklet: