Ettiqutte social interaction & privacy in household...............

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لِيَسۡتَـٔۡذِنكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَـٰنُكُمۡ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمۡ يَبۡلُغُواْ ٱلۡحُلُمَ مِنكُمۡ ثَلَـٰثَ مَرَّٲتٍ۬‌ۚ مِّن قَبۡلِ صَلَوٰةِ

ٱلۡفَجۡرِ وَحِينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظَّهِيرَةِ وَمِنۢ بَعۡدِ صَلَوٰةِ ٱلۡعِشَآءِ‌ۚ ثَلَـٰثُ عَوۡرَٲتٍ۬ لَّكُمۡ‌ۚ لَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَلَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ

جُنَاحُۢ بَعۡدَهُنَّ‌ۚ طَوَّٲفُونَ عَلَيۡكُم بَعۡضُڪُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ۬‌ۚ كَذَٲلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ۬ وَإِذَا بَلَغَ

ٱلۡأَطۡفَـٰلُ مِنكُمُ ٱلۡحُلُمَ فَلۡيَسۡتَـٔۡذِنُواْ ڪَمَا ٱسۡتَـٔۡذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ‌ۚ كَذَٲلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَڪُمۡ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ

حَڪِيمٌ۬  وَٱلۡقَوَٲعِدُ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ٱلَّـٰتِى لَا يَرۡجُونَ نِكَاحً۬ا فَلَيۡسَ عَلَيۡهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَن يَضَعۡنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيۡرَ مُتَبَرِّجَـٰتِۭ

بِزِينَةٍ۬‌ۖ وَأَن يَسۡتَعۡفِفۡنَ خَيۡرٌ۬ لَّهُنَّ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ۬ لَّيۡسَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ حَرَجٌ۬ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡرَجِ حَرَجٌ۬ وَلَا عَلَى

ٱلۡمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌ۬ وَلَا عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِڪُمۡ أَن تَأۡكُلُواْ مِنۢ بُيُوتِڪُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ ءَابَآٮِٕڪُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ

إِخۡوَٲنِڪُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أَخَوَٲتِڪُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أَعۡمَـٰمِڪُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ عَمَّـٰتِڪُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ أَخۡوَٲلِكُمۡ أَوۡ بُيُوتِ خَـٰلَـٰتِڪُمۡ أَوۡ

مَا مَلَڪۡتُم مَّفَاتِحَهُ ۥۤ أَوۡ صَدِيقِڪُمۡ‌ۚ لَيۡسَ عَلَيۡڪُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَأۡڪُلُواْ جَمِيعًا أَوۡ أَشۡتَاتً۬ا‌ۚ فَإِذَا دَخَلۡتُم بُيُوتً۬ا فَسَلِّمُواْ

عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ تَحِيَّةً۬ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُبَـٰرَڪَةً۬ طَيِّبَةً۬‌ۚ ڪَذَٲلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَڪُمُ ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ لَعَلَّڪُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ

"O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and the (children) among you who have not come of age ask your permission (before they come to your presence), on three occasions before morning prayer; the while ye doff your clothes for the noonday heat; and after the late-night prayer: these are your three times of undress: outside those times it is not wrong for you or for them to move about attending to each other: thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom. But when the children among you come of age let them (also) ask for permission, as do those senior to them (in age): thus does Allah make clear His Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.

Such elderly women as are past the prospect of marriage― there is no blame on them if they lay aside their (outer) garments, provided they make not a wanton display of their beauty: but it is best for them to be modest: and Allah is One Who sees and knows all things. It is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame, nor in one afflicted with illness, nor in yourselves, that ye should eat in your own houses, or those of your fathers, or your mothers, or your brothers, or your sisters, or your father's brothers, or your father's sisters, or your mother's brothers, or your mother's sisters, or in houses of which the keys are in your possession or in the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is no blame on you, whether ye eat in company or separately. But if ye enter houses, salute each other― a greeting or blessing and purity as from Allah. Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: that ye may understand."

(Qur'an: An-Nur: 24: 58-61)

REFLECTION

Avoid suspicion, spying and backbiting others ........

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱجۡتَنِبُواْ كَثِيرً۬ا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ

إِنَّ بَعۡضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثۡمٌ۬‌ۖ وَلَاتَجَسَّسُواْ وَلَا يَغۡتَب

بَّعۡضُكُم بَعۡضًا‌ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُڪُمۡ أَن يَأۡڪُلَ

لَحۡمَ أَخِيهِ مَيۡتً۬ا فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُ‌ۚ

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬

O ye who believe! avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: and spy not on each other, nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it...but fear Allah: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful."

(Qur'an: Hujurat: 49: 12)

REFLECTION

Personal inner purity demands that our thoughts and opinion of others are never allowed to be clouded, such that it may become corrupted by insinuations, conjectures or unsubstantiated reports from other sources. But our Nafs (self) tends to develop certain inclinations towards wanting to judge others especially when we are infected by self-conceit and arrogance. Thus, the commandment to avoid suspicion aims at preventing defilement of that innocence towards others already present in us. Observe the child, and we would marvel at how pure are their regard towards others.

Yet, as we grow, we become more self-aware and our personality develops complexity. We adopt traits which sullied that child-like innocence and we regard this neutrality (not harbouring any suspicion of others) not as innocence, but being a ‘naïveté.’ This is further compounded by other social influences that may encourage distrust (of various degrees) towards others, as well as our inner shortcomings of selfishness, conceit and arrogance which relish at looking down upon others. These propensity, if not managed would propel us towards inquisitiveness that tantamount to sinning against others. To be cautious is not justification to prejudge others negatively. Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. advises:

“Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the gravest lie in talk and do not be inquisitive about one another and do not spy upon one another and do not feel envy with the other, and nurse no malice, and nurse no aversion and hostility against one another. And be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.

[Hadith reported by Muslim]

Unfettered inquisitiveness leads to further sins

When such inquisitiveness is not checked and tampered with justice for others – in that their honour must also be safeguarded – we may be tempted to encroach into their privacy. Our Prophet s.a.w. warns us against infringing the personal rights of others:

"All of a Muslim is prohibited to another Muslim: his blood, his honour and his property."

[Hadith reported by Muslim]

"O assembly of those who have believed with their tongues, but into whose hearts faith has not yet reached! Do not backbite the Muslims, nor seek out their secrets! For, whoever seeks out the faults of his brother, Allah will seek out his secrets. And, whoever has his secrets sought out by Allah, Allah will disgrace him, even [if he hides] in the depths of his house."

[Hadith reported by Abu Dawud]

Beware of backbiting (ghibbah)

Another dangerous malady, the outcome of inquisitiveness of others combined with our conceit which tends to rouse us into divulging the faults in others, is the sin of ‘ghibbah’ (backbiting). The Prophet s.a.w. considers this sin to be worst than adultery or imbibing intoxicant:

"Beware of backbiting, for backbiting is more serious than adultery. A man may commit adultery, and drink [wine], and then repent, and Allah will forgive him. But, the backbiter will not be forgiven by Allah until his companion [i.e. the one being backbited] forgives him."

[Suyuti reports in “Al-Jami` as-Saghir”, hadith from Ibn Abid-Dunya, and Abush-Shaykh, Al-Tawbikh.]

And Allah s.w.t. likens 'ghibbah' to eating the flesh of your dead brother/sister, to stress how detestable and abhorrent this sin is, Allah asks:

أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُڪُمۡ أَن يَأۡڪُلَ لَحۡمَ أَخِيهِ مَيۡتً۬ا فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُ‌ۚ

"Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it..."

Any one who has encountered dead flesh would definitely understand how detesting to even be near it, let alone consuming it!?

Meaning of ‘ghibbah’ (backbiting)

Many people may not be aware that what may be doing is actually 'ghibbah'. Thus we need to remove any ambiguity and learn the actual meaning of 'ghibbah' (backbiting). It has been defined precisely by the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. as:

"Your mentioning your brother with something about him that he dislikes [being spoken about]." Someone then asked, "How about if my brother possesses that [characteristic which I am mentioning]?" He replied, "If he possesses that which you mention, then you have [indeed] backbitten him. And, if he does not possess that which you say of him, then you have slandered him."

[Hadith reported by Muslim and Ahmad]

Exceptional cases in which 'ghibah' may be permissible

[a] Injustice. One who has suffered injustice is entitled to mention the perpetrator of that injustice to someone who is capable of restoring his
rights to him, such as a legitimate Muslim ruler or judge or police or the relevant authority - but not just anyone.

[b] Seeking help to change an evil, or to reform the wrongdoer, e.g. discussion with peers or those who can counsel and advise him to change. If the intention in telling the ‘ghibah’ is not to change the wrong but out of malice or vengeance, or merely for fun etc. then it is forbidden to relate it.

[c] Asking for a fatwa from qualified religious scholar. A person may say, 'My father/brother/wife has done such-and-such to me. What can I do about it? This is similar to No.[b].

The basis for this is:

On the authority of `A’ishah: Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, said to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man, and he is not giving me what would suffice me and my child, unless I take from him without his knowing." He said, "Take what suffices you and your child according to common usage."

[Hadith reported by Bukhari and Muslim]

However, it is more precautionary to avoid mention of names, for example by asking instead, "What is the verdict regarding a person who has done such-and-such?"

[d] Warning, such as warning a prospective buyer that the merchant is a swindler, or warning a student that his prospective teacher is an innovator or a deviant. Also, revealing the faults of weak narrators and forgers of hadith, and giving someone a candid appraisal of a person whom the former is thinking of marrying.

The basis for this is:

On the authority of Fatimah bint Qays : she said, "I came to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and told him, "Abu Jahm and Mu`awiyah have [both] proposed to me." He said, "As for Mu`awiyah, he is a poor man with no money, and as for Abu Jahm, his stick never leaves his shoulder."

[Hadith reported by Bukhari, Muslim and Malik]

[e] If someone is commonly known by a nickname which he do not object to being called by it, although if there is some alternative way to refer to him, it is preferable rather than nickname. When the nickname signify evil or bad, avoid using it, even if he do not object to people using it. This is to honour him and perhaps may serve as lesson to him to not continue to demean himself.

[f] Someone who sins openly, and has no qualms about his sins being known or mentioned i.e. blatant disregard. However, it is not permissible to mention any of his secret sins (those not committed openly).

"There can be no backbiting of one who casts off the mantle of modesty."

[Suyuti reports in “Al-Jami` As-Saghir” hadith from Bayhaqi]

Allah s.w.t. wish for us to be free of these sins, out of His Compassion for us. Thus He stresses upon us to strive always to being truly conscious Him (Taqwa) and fearful of His retribution - and therefore to hasten to repentance and seek forgiveness before the Day when regret is of no use i.e. in the Hereafter on Judgement Day.

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬

"but fear Allah: for Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful."

OUR DO'A

رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوۡمٍ۬ لَّا رَيۡبَ فِيهِ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخۡلِفُ ٱلۡمِيعَادَ

رَبَّنَا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَڪَفِّرۡ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ رَبَّنَا وَءَاتِنَا مَا

وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخۡزِنَا يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ‌ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخۡلِفُ ٱلۡمِيعَادَ

"Our Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind together against a day about which there is no doubt: for Allah never fails in His promise.

Our Lord! forgive us our sins blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous. Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through They Messengers, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: for thou never breakest Thy promise."

O Allah! Shower Your Salutation and Grace upon our Leader, Your Most Beloved Prophet, Muhammad and upon his family and progeny, his companions and all who follow and strive upon your Deen, from time to time till the Hereafter - and by their right in Your estimation we ask You for Your forgiveness and Mercy - for ourselves, our families and companions, and all those whom we love amongst the believers - aa-min "

Put not yourselves forward ........

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُقَدِّمُواْ بَيۡنَ يَدَىِ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ‌ۖ

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ۬

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَرۡفَعُوٓاْ أَصۡوَٲتَكُمۡ فَوۡقَ صَوۡتِ

ٱلنَّبِىِّ وَلَا تَجۡهَرُواْ لَهُ ۥ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ كَجَهۡرِ بَعۡضِڪُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ

أَن تَحۡبَطَ أَعۡمَـٰلُكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَشۡعُرُونَ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصۡوَٲتَهُمۡ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ

ٱلَّذِينَ ٱمۡتَحَنَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَہُمۡ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰ‌ۚ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةٌ۬

وَأَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٌ

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِن وَرَآءِ ٱلۡحُجُرَٲتِ أَڪۡثَرُهُمۡ

لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ وَلَوۡ أَنَّہُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡہِمۡ لَكَانَ

خَيۡرً۬ا لَّهُمۡ‌ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬

"O ye who believe! put not yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger: but fear Allah: for Allah is He who hears and knows all things.

O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not.

Those that lower their voice in the presence of Allah's Messenger― their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.

Those who shout out to thee from without the Inner Apartments― most of them lack understanding.

If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

(Qur'an: Hujurat: 49: 1-5)

REFLECTION

Islamic education stress much upon 'Adab' (knowledge of the order of things and putting everything, or dealing with things according to its proper place in their hierarchy of existence). Thus when we approach the Qur'an, remember it is not an ordinary Book - but direct revelations from Allah s.w.t, His Words perfected and expounded, containing profound Wisdom: more so when He addresses us specifically by "O You who Believe!" - we must respond : "LabbaykAllah!" (Here I am O Allah! - am ready to heed & obey)

Allah and His Messenger have priority in all circumstances

Allah warns us:

لَا تُقَدِّمُواْ بَيۡنَ يَدَىِ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ‌ۖ

"do not put yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger"

The state of consciousness that we are in, ascertains our attitude and behaviour.Do we think that this warning, a commandment, does not concern us today? Are we not the ones directly reading this message? How often we have forgotten that as Muslims, a higher law rules over us for every occassion? Think of the many occassion when our considerations for our behavior and actions in life, excluded that which Allah and His messenger had already stipulated. Perhaps we may be ignorant of rules (hukm), so we must strive to learn, but ignorant or not, would this not reflect our disrespectful behavior, lack of Adab towards Allah and His Messenger? Thus the important teaching towards attainment of Taqwa:

وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ۬

"but fear Allah (taqwa): for Allah is He who hears and knows all things."

Taqwa - (piety; consciousness of Allah, with awe and reverential fear) is a key state (maqam) which we have to inculcate in ourselves. Our minds are usually directed to other than Allah; distracted towards this world or too obsessed with our self-centred desires. All the teachings of Islam: Iiman, 'amal & ihsan - is towards consistent awareness of Allah. To develop this, one must engage much in true remembrance of Allah. Bear in mind the (6) six qualities necessary for Taqwa (consciousness of Allah) through having:

Awareness; understanding; reverence; awe; hope & shame

Why do you think that Allah reminds us with : "Allah Who hears and knows all things" ? And do we think no one knows what we are doing?! In fact everything that we do are being witnessed, recorded - even in the secret depth of our being - are we not afraid? Are we not ashamed?

Lower your voice in the Prophet's presence

Inspite of the fact that our Prophet may not be physically present, yet Allah s.w.t. deems it necessary still, to record this to posterity. He was appointed by Allah to bear witness over his ummah, and we as Muslims must ask ourselves, how would our prophet s.a.w. rate our behaviour:

لَا تَرۡفَعُوٓاْ أَصۡوَٲتَكُمۡ فَوۡقَ صَوۡتِ ٱلنَّبِىِّ وَلَا تَجۡهَرُواْ لَهُ ۥ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ كَجَهۡرِ بَعۡضِڪُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ أَن تَحۡبَطَ أَعۡمَـٰلُكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَشۡعُرُونَ

"Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not."

Muslims are ever mindful that our life is to bear witness to two realities : Allah and His Messenger. Our conduct is always measured with this reality in mind, how should we behave in Allah's presence and in the presence of His messenger, when we claim to be Muslims? Our speech and voice, speaking loudly and carelessly, reveals our inner state, our inclination towards relying upon our ego & desire (nafs al-'ammaara). This brashness, often may be the way we speak to one another, but this is not good and does not assist us in gaining higher consciousness.

Raising our voices may even spoil our deeds, for it is usually being incited by self-conceit, arrogance which surfaces outward in our voice to 'drown' the other party with our loudness, thereby we loose every opportunity to learn - if we are learning from a teacher; or we level down our superior (e.g. our parents, elders etc.) which tantamount to disobedience or even rebelliousness. The sins of levelling, when it emanates as an outcome of self-conceit, arrogance & rebelliousness, was the cause of the downfall of Iblis, his fatal disobedience to Allah to bow down to Adam a.s. Many may not be aware that speech is the most conspicuous means of our expression, yet it also can betray much of who we really are.

Through being with the Prophet s.a.w., the Companions r.a. were inculcated with proper Adab, thereby it moulded permanent disposition in them. We must emulate them in our interaction with our teachers, elders, those unto whom Allah enjoins us to respect and obey - beginning with the manner of our speech with them. Do not under-estimate this emphasis on voice. Allah s.w.t. informs us:

وَٱقۡصِدۡ فِى مَشۡيِكَ وَٱغۡضُضۡ مِن صَوۡتِكَ‌ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلۡأَصۡوَٲتِ لَصَوۡتُ ٱلۡحَمِيرِ

"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."

(Qur'an: Luqman: 31: 19)

Signs or test of those whose hearts recieved Consciousness

Our ulama' (heirs of the prophet s.a.w.) uses Adab as a yardstick to measure whether students have been educated or not. Allah s.w.t. alludes to this aspect for the Prophet s.a.w.:

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصۡوَٲتَهُمۡ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱمۡتَحَنَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَہُمۡ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰ‌ۚ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةٌ۬ وَأَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٌ

"Those that lower their voice in the presence of Allah's Messenger― their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward."

Signs of those who has not

Like-wise, it is to be expected that those whose hearts has not yet pass the standard would display uncouth manners, due to their ignorance and lack of Sabr (patience):

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِن وَرَآءِ ٱلۡحُجُرَٲتِ أَڪۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ وَلَوۡ أَنَّہُمۡ صَبَرُواْ حَتَّىٰ تَخۡرُجَ إِلَيۡہِمۡ لَكَانَ خَيۡرً۬ا لَّهُمۡ‌ۚ

"Those who shout out to thee from without the Inner Apartments― most of them lack understanding. If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them"

The Prophet s.a.w., as also Islamic scholars, would patiently overlook this in their students, out of concern for their reform (islaH) - most of the time having to endure such ill-mannered behavior. But all is still not lost, for Allah s.w.t. continues with this assurance:

وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬

"but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

OUR PRAYER

رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَلِإِخۡوَٲنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا
بِٱلۡإِيمَـٰنِ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ فِى قُلُوبِنَا غِلاًّ۬ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ

"Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith and leave not in our hearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those who have believed Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful."

O Allah! Your choicest Salutations and Peace be upon Rasuullullah, Muhammad ibnu 'Abdillah, and to his household & progeny,Companions and those following them in benevolence, supporting and assisting in upholding this Deen, till the Hereafter. Aa-min.

Wa-allaahu a'lam

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