Hamza Yusuf gives a talk on ‘Ihsan’ – the Muslim responsibility to obtain perfection, or excellence, in worship, such that Muslims try to worship God as if they see him, and although they cannot see him, they undoubtedly believe that He is constantly watching over them.
SubhanAllah! Shaykh Khatri demonstrates the prophetic Wudu as taught to him by his teacher with an unbroken chain right back to the Prophet ﷺ
Filmed and original edit by Sidi Aaron Sellars of Zaytuna College in 2000.
When entering or leaving a house, do not push the door violently, or slam it shut, or leave it to close by itself wildly. Such actions stand in contrast to the gracefulness of Islam to which you are honoured to belong. Close the door quietly with your hand. You may have heard a Hadith reported by Imam Muslim whereby ‘Aisha (RA) quotes the Prophet ﷺ: ‘Gentleness adorns every act. Its absence will tarnish it.’
From ‘Islamic Manners’ by Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah
The Importance of Appearance.
A little etiquette is better than a lot of good actions. Many good manners with few good deeds are better than many good deeds with few good manners.
The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “You are on your way to meet you brothers, put on nice clothing and fix you riding so you appear distinct among people as a fleck [on a beautiful face]. Allaah does not like roughness nor rough manners.”
The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “No-one will enter Paradise if they have at heart a grain of arrogance.”
A man asked: “A man may like his clothes to be nice and his shoes nice.”
The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ answered: “Allaah is beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is to deny rights and look down at people.”
I’ve been reading a book entitled Islamic Manners by Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah, Rahimullah. I have long been interested in reading it and alhamdulillah I got given it as gift!
It’s a really good book with a lot of sound advice. I thought I would share some of the main points that I came across whilst reading it, to remind myself and perhaps benefit others.
I’d recommend buying the book, I think you can get it for less than £5. However, there is a PDF of it available as well. I personally like to have both so I can read the book on a gadget.