Why follow sunnah

Hazrat Aisha R. Wake up early and sleep early to be the strong, successful you that you want to be and Insha Allah you will get all these things. Prophet SAW used to do Miswak and we all should also do it because it is very important to maintain oral hygiene.

This Sunnah introduces preventative measures against a problem that can have you rolled up in bed for days. Miswak is easily purchasable and relatively cheap, making it an easy Sunnah to uphold. It keeps the mouth clean and fresh naturally and effortlessly all the time.

By doing so you can make someone be more grateful and relief from sadness. Our beloved Prophet PBUH frequently doing it and all of us should follow his Sunnah of having always a pleasant smile. The Prophet saw was an example for mankind to follow and these are few of the many simple Sunnah practices of his that we can implement in our lives daily.

May the Almighty guide us all to lead a life in the footsteps of the Prophet saw and help us gain success in this world and the hereafter, Aameen! Established in , Muslim Hands South Africa is an aid agency and NGO aiming to help those affected by natural disasters, conflict and poverty.

Explore Muslim Hands. Here are 5 important Sunnah practices that you can incorporate in your daily life: 1. Facebook Twitter Email This. Friday, 08 October The significance of Rabi-ul-Awwal. And we see those who innocently misread its text. The way we view any text will differ from person to person depending on our level of understanding and the context from which we approach the text. But when we look to the companions, we see that they themselves referred to the Sunnah of the Prophet when questions of interpretation arose.

Then We will explain it. Bilal Philips. The reason for the Messengers If Allah had willed He would have only sent a book s to guide mankind and not sent it through a messenger. Allah informed Prophet Muhammad and all prophets of the divine revelation and appointed him to convey it, explain it, and live it as an example to humankind.

To understand this, one has only to look at how teenagers emulate actors and musicians. If somebody studies the books of medical science, but does not work under the supervision of an experienced doctor, he, despite his thorough study, cannot claim to serve as a doctor, nor can such a person be allowed to play with the lives of the patients. If somebody studies books of law, he cannot claim to be a lawyer unless he acquires a practical training from a senior lawyer and remains for a considerable time under his juniorship.

Even a plain enthusiast who wants to cook a good meal cannot do so perfectly by merely studying the books written on the subject, although all the ingredients required for cooking the food are mentioned in the book and even the minute details of the process are fully described. But a person who has never cooked that meal before cannot prepare it just right and perfect with the sole help of a cookbook unless he is practically trained by some expert.

That expert sets a practical example for him and he, by following the example, gradually learns how to cook that good meal. It clearly shows that human beings are always in need of a practical example in order to learn an important subject. The same is true in the matter of religious teaching and training. He always sent a messenger with the book. There are many prophets who came without a new divine book. But there is no divine book sent down without a prophet. The disbelievers of Makkah, too, demanded many times that the Book should be revealed to them without the mediation of the Holy Prophet peace be upon him.

But the demand was rejected and the Book was sent through the Holy Prophet peace be upon him. Humanity did not need a divine book only. It also needed a teacher who could teach them the contents of the Book. It also needed an instructor who could train them and could set a practical example for them without which they could not benefit from the Book in their practical life. Reprinted in IQRA.