100 Sunnahs of

Prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
A collection of authentic
traditions organized by
categories

Before Dawn

1 Using Siwak Upon Waking

Whenever the Messenger of

Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬got up for Tahajjud
prayer, he cleansed his mouth
with the tooth-stick.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 255a

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2 Reciting Specific Adhkar Upon

Waking

Whenever the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬

intended to go to bed, he
would recite: "Bismika
Allahumma amutu wa ahya
(With Your name, O Allah, I die
and I live)." And when he woke
up from his sleep, he would
say: "Al-hamdu lil-lahil-ladhi
ahyana ba'da ma amatana;
wa ilaihi an-nushur (All the
Praises are for Allah Who has
made us alive after He made
us die (sleep) and unto Him is
the Resurrection)."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6324

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3 Wiping Sleep from Face After

Waking

Ibn Abbass (may Allah be

pleased with them) narrated
that he spent the night at his
aunt's [Maymounah] house
(may Allah be pleased with
her). He said, "I lied across the
pillow while my aunt and
Allah's messenger both lied on
the pillow. The Prophet (peace
and blessings be upon him)
slept until a little before or after
the middle of the night. He
(peace and blessings be upon
him) woke up and began to
wipe the sleep from his face
with both his hands…"

Reference: Collected by Bukhari

(183) and Muslim (763)
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4 Looking at the Sky

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: …When it

was the last third of the night
(or part of it), the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬
got up and looked towards the
sky and recited the Verse:--
'Verily! In the creation of the
Heavens and the Earth....there
are indeed signs for the men of
understanding.' (3.190)

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 7452

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5 Reciting the Last Verses of

Surah Al-'Imran

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: …When it

was the last third of the night
(or part of it), the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬
got up and looked towards the
sky and recited the Verse:--
'Verily! In the creation of the
Heavens and the Earth....there
are indeed signs for the men of
understanding.' (3.190)

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 7452

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6 Washing Hands Three Times

Before Placing Them in Water

"When any one of you wakes

from sleep, let him not put his
hand into the vessel until he
has washed it three times,
because he does not know
where his hand spent the
night."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 161

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7 Sniffing Water Up the Nostrils

Thrice and Blowing It Out

The Apostle of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said.

When any one of you awakes
up from sleep and performs
ablution, he must clean his
nose three times, for the devil
spends the night in the interior
of his nose.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 238

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8 Praying the Night Prayer

(Qiyam al-Layl)

I asked `Aisha, "How is the

prayer of Allah's Messenger
(‫ )ﷺ‬during the month of
Ramadan." She said, "Allah's
Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬never
exceeded eleven rakat in
Ramadan or in other months;
he used to offer four rakat-- do
not ask me about their beauty
and length, then four rakat, do
not ask me about their beauty
and length, and then three
rakat." Aisha further said, "I said,
'O Allah's Messenger (‫ !)ﷺ‬Do
you sleep before offering the
witr prayer?' He replied, 'O
`Aisha! My eyes sleep but my
heart remains awake'!"

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1147

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9 Offering Eleven Raka'hs for

Night Prayer

'A'isha reported that the

Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬used to
pray eleven rak'ahs at night,
observing the Witr with a single
rak'ah, and when he had
finished them, he lay down on
his right side, till the
Mu'adhdhin came to him and
he (the Holy Prophet) then
observed two short rak'ahs (of
Sunan of the dawn prayer).

Reference: Sahih Muslim 736a

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10 Starting the Night Prayer with

Two Short Rak'ahs

"A'isha reported that when the

Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬stood
up at night to pray, he began
his prayer with two short
rak'ahs.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 767

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11 Starting Night Prayer with

Specific Supplications

When the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬got up

at night to offer the Tahajjud
prayer, he used to say:
Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta
qaiyyimus-samawati wal-ard
wa man fihinna. Walakal-
hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati
wal-ard wa man fihinna.
Walakal-hamd, anta nurus-
samawati wal-ard. Wa lakal-
hamd, anta-l-haq wa
wa'duka-lhaq, wa liqa'uka Haq,
wa qauluka Haq, wal-jannatu
Han wan-naru Haq
wannabiyuna Haq. Wa
Muhammadun, sallal-
lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq,
was-sa'atu Haq. Allahumma
aslamtu Laka wabika amantu,
wa 'Alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika
anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa
ilaika hakamtu faghfir li ma
qaddamtu wama akh-khartu
wama as-rartu wama'a lantu,
anta-l-muqaddim wa anta-l-
mu akh-khir, la ilaha illa anta
(or la ilaha ghairuka).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1120

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12 Prolonging Standing, Bowing,

and Prostrating in Night Prayer

I prayed with the Messenger of

Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬one night and he
started reciting al-Baqara. I
thought that he would bow at
the end of one hundred verses,
but he proceeded on; I then
thought that he would perhaps
recite the whole (surah) in a
rak'ah, but he proceeded and I
thought he would perhaps bow
on completing (this surah). He
then started al-Nisa', and
recited it; he then started Al-i-
'Imran and recited leisurely.
And when he recited the verses
which referred to the Glory of
Allah, he glorified (by saying
Subhan Allah-Glory to my Lord
the Great), and when he
recited the verses which tell
(how the Lord) is to be begged,
he (the Holy Prophet) would
then beg (from Him), and when
he recited the verses dealing
with protection from the Lord,
he sought (His) protection and
would then bow and say: Glory
be to my Mighty Lord; his
bowing lasted about the same
length of time as his standing
(and then on returning to the
standing posture after ruku') he
would say: Allah listened to him
who praised Him, and he would
then stand about the same
length of time as he had spent
in bowing. He would then
prostrate himself and say:
Glory be to my Lord most High,
and his prostration lasted
nearly the same length of time
as his standing.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 772

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13 Making Tasleem (Salutation)

Every Two Rak'ahs

Once a person asked Allah's

Messenger (‫ )ﷺ( )ﷺ‬about the
night prayer. Allah's Apostle
(‫ )ﷺ‬replied, "The night prayer is
offered as two Rakat followed
by two Rakat and so on and if
anyone is afraid of the
approaching dawn (Fajr
prayer) he should pray one
Rak'ah and this will be a Witr for
all the Rakat which he has
prayed before."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 990

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14 Reading Certain Chapters in

Witr

"Shu'bah narrated to us, he

said: Salamah and Zubaid
informed me, from Dharr, from
Ibn 'Abdur-Rahman bn Abza
from Abdur-Rahman, that the
Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬used to
recite in Witr: "Glorify the Name
of your Lord, the Most High;"
and "Say: O you disbelievers!;'
and 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.'
And when he said the taslim,
he would say: Subhanal-
Malikil-Quddus (Glory be to the
Sovereign, the Most Holy) three
times, raising his voice with
Subhanal-Malikil-Quddus the
third time."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1733

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15 Making Qunut During Witr

The Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬

taught me some words that I
say during the witr. (The
version of Ibn Jawwas has: I
say them in the supplication of
the witr.) They were: "O Allah,
guide me among those Thou
hast guided, grant me security
among those Thou hast
granted security, take me into
Thy charge among those Thou
hast taken into Thy charge,
bless me in what Thou hast
given, guard me from the evil
of what Thou hast decreed, for
Thou dost decree, and nothing
is decreed for Thee. He whom
Thou befriendest is not
humbled. Blessed and Exalted
art Thou, our Lord."

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1425

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Fajr Time

16 Offering Two Rak'ahs Sunnah

Before Fajr Prayer

Narrated Aisha: The Prophet

(‫ )ﷺ‬never missed four rak`at
before the Zuhr prayer and two
rak`at before the Fajr prayer.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1182

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17 Lying Down on Right Side After

Fajr Sunnah

Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet

(‫ )ﷺ‬used to lie down on his
right side, after offering two
rak`at (Sunna) of the Fajr
prayer.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1160

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18 Reciting Specific Surahs in Fajr

Sunnah

Abu Huraira reported that the

Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬recited
in the two (supererogatory)
rak'ahs of the dawn (prayer): "
Say: O unbelievers," (Qur'an,
cix.) and" Say: Allah is one"
(cxii.).

Reference: Sahih Muslim 726

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19 Not Leaving the Mosque After

Adhan

Then he said: The Messenger of

Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him)
commanded us: "If you are in
the mosque and the call to
prayer is given, none of you
should leave until he prays."

Reference: Ahmad 10946

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20 Reciting Quran in Fajr Prayer

Abu Barza said, "The Prophet

(‫ )ﷺ‬used to offer the Fajr
(prayer) when one could
recognize the person sitting by
him (after the prayer) and he
used to recite between 60 to
100 Ayat (verses) of the Qur'an.
He used to offer the Zuhr
prayer as soon as the sun
declined (at noon) and the `Asr
at a time when a man might
go and return from the farthest
place in Medina and find the
sun still hot. (The sub-narrator
forgot what was said about the
Maghrib). He did not mind
delaying the `Isha prayer to
one third of the night or the
middle of the night."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 541

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Morning (Duha)
Time

21 Performing Duha Prayer

My friend (the Prophet (‫) )ﷺ‬

advised me to observe three
things: (1) to fast three days a
month; (2) to pray two rak`at of
Duha prayer (forenoon prayer);
and (3) to pray witr before
sleeping.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1981

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22 Timing of Duha Prayer

They well know that prayer at

another time than this is more
excellent, for Allah's Messenger
(‫ )ﷺ‬said: The prayer of those
who are penitent is observed
when your weaned camels feel
the heat of the sun.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 748a

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23 Number of Rak'ahs in Duha

Prayer

Mu'adha asked 'A'isha (Allah be

pleased with her) how many
rak'ahs Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬
prayed at the forenoon prayer.
She replied: Four rak'ahs, but
sometimes more as he
pleased.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 719a

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24 Reciting Morning Adhkar

Abu Huraira reported Allah's

Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬as saying: He
who recites in the morning and
in the evening (these words):"
Exalted is Allah (He is free from
imperfection)and all praise is
due to Him" one hundred times,
he would not bring on the Day
of Resurrection anything
excellent than this except one
who utters these words or
utters more than these words.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2692

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Noon (Dhuhr) Time

25 Offering Four Rak'ahs Before

Dhuhr Prayer

Narrated Aisha: The Prophet

(‫ )ﷺ‬never missed four rak`at
before the Zuhr prayer and two
rak`at before the Fajr prayer.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1182

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26 Offering Two Rak'ahs After

Dhuhr Prayer

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: I

remember ten Rakat of Nawafil
from the Prophet, two Rakat
before the Zuhr prayer and two
after it; two Rakat after Maghrib
prayer in his house, and two
Rakat after 'Isha' prayer in his
house, and two Rakat before
the Fajr prayer and at that time
nobody would enter the house
of the Prophet. Hafsa told me
that the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬used to
offer two Rakat after the call
maker had made the Adhan
and the day had dawned.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1180,

1181
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27 Prolonging the First Rak'ah of

Dhuhr

The noon prayer would start

and one would go to al-Baqi'
and after having relieved
himself he would perform
ablution and then come, while
the Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬
would be in the first rak'ah,
because he would prolong it so
much.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 454a

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28 Delaying Dhuhr in Intense Heat

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "If it

is very hot, then pray the Zuhr
prayer when it becomes (a bit)
cooler, as the severity of the
heat is from the raging of the
Hell-fire."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 533,

534
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Afternoon ('Asr)
Time

29 Hastening to Pray 'Asr

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬used to

offer the `Asr prayer at a time
when the sun was still hot and
high and if a person went to Al-
`Awali (a place) of Medina, he
would reach there when the
sun was still high. Some of Al-
`Awali of Medina were about
four miles or so from the town.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 550

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30 Offering Four Rak'ahs Before

'Asr Prayer

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: May

Allah show mercy to a man
who prays four rak'ahs before
the afternoon prayer.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1271

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Note: There's difference of opinion on this

Hadith/Permissiblity of this act. It's
important to check with your
Madhab/Scholars that you do Taqlid of!

Sunset (Maghrib)
Time

31 Preventing Children from

Playing Outside at Maghrib

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said,

"When night falls (or it is
evening), keep your children
close to you for the devils
spread out at that time. But
when an hour of the night
elapses, you can let them free.
Close the doors and mention
the Name of Allah, for Satan
does not open a closed door."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3304

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32 Locking Doors at Maghrib and

Mentioning Allah's Name

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said,

"When night falls (or it is
evening), keep your children
close to you for the devils
spread out at that time. But
when an hour of the night
elapses, you can let them free.
Close the doors and mention
the Name of Allah, for Satan
does not open a closed door."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3304

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33 Offering Two Rak'ahs After

Maghrib Prayer

I remember ten Rakat of

Nawafil from the Prophet, two
Rakat before the Zuhr prayer
and two after it; two Rakat after
Maghrib prayer in his house,
and two Rakat after 'Isha'
prayer in his house, and two
Rakat before the Fajr prayer
and at that time nobody would
enter the house of the Prophet.
Hafsa told me that the Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬used to offer two Rakat
after the call maker had made
the Adhan and the day had
dawned.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1180,

1181
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34 Not Sleeping Before 'Isha

Prayer

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬disliked

to sleep before the `Isha' prayer
and to talk after it.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 568

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Evening ('Isha) Time

35 Delaying 'Isha Prayer When

Possible

The Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬

deferred one night the 'Isya'
prayer. And this is called
'Atama. And the Messenger of
Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬did not come out till
Umar b. Khattab told (him)
that the women and children
had gone to sleep. So the
Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬came
out towards them and said to
the people of the mosque:
None except you from the
people of the earth waits for it
(for the night prayer at this late
hour), and it was before Islam
had spread amongst people.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 638a

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36 Offering Two Rak'ahs After 'Isha

Prayer

I remember ten Rakat of

Nawafil from the Prophet, two
Rakat before the Zuhr prayer
and two after it; two Rakat after
Maghrib prayer in his house,
and two Rakat after 'Isha'
prayer in his house, and two
Rakat before the Fajr prayer
and at that time nobody would
enter the house of the Prophet.
Hafsa told me that the Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬used to offer two Rakat
after the call maker had made
the Adhan and the day had
dawned.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1180,

1181
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37 Avoiding Unnecessary Talk

After 'Isha

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬disliked

to sleep before the `Isha' prayer
and to talk after it.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 568

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38 Reciting Specific Surahs Before

Sleeping

Every night, when the Prophet

(‫ )ﷺ‬would go to his bed, he
would join his hands, then blow
in them, as he recited in them:
"Say: He is Allah, the One." And
"Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of
Al-Falaq" and "Say: I seek
refuge in the Lord of mankind."
Then he would wipe as much
as he was able to of his body
with them, beginning with
them first of his head and face,
and the front of his body. He
would do this three times.

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3402

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39 Sleeping in a State of Purity

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said to

me, "When you want to go to
bed, perform ablution as you
do for prayer, then lie down on
your right side and say:
'Allahumma aslamtu wajhi
ilaika, wa fawwadtu 'amri ilaika
wa alja'tu dhahri ilaika,
raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika,
la malja'a wa la manja minka
illa ilaika. Amantu bikitabik al-
ladhi anzalta wa binabiyyika
al-ladhi arsalta'.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6311

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40 Sleeping on the Right Side

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said to

me, "When you want to go to
bed, perform ablution as you
do for prayer, then lie down on
your right side and say:
'Allahumma aslamtu wajhi
ilaika, wa fawwadtu 'amri ilaika
wa alja'tu dhahri ilaika,
raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika,
la malja'a wa la manja minka
illa ilaika. Amantu bikitabik al-
ladhi anzalta wa binabiyyika
al-ladhi arsalta'.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6311

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41 Dusting the Bed Before

Sleeping

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "When

anyone of you go to bed, he
should shake out his bed with
the inside of his waist sheet, for
he does not know what has
come on to it after him, and
then he should say: 'Bismika
Rabbi Wada`tu Janbi wa bika
arfa'uhu, In amsakta nafsi
farhamha wa in arsaltaha
fahfazha bima tahfazu bihi
ibadakas-salihin."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6320

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42 Reciting Ayat al-Kursi Before

Sleeping

He said, "(Forgive me and) I will

teach you some words with
which Allah will benefit you." I
asked, "What are they?" He
replied, "Whenever you go to
bed, recite "Ayat-al-Kursi"--
'Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-l-
Haiy-ul Qaiyum' till you finish
the whole verse. (If you do so),
Allah will appoint a guard for
you who will stay with you and
no satan will come near you till
morning. "

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2311

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43 Reciting the Last Two Verses of

Surah Al-Baqarah

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "If

somebody recited the last two
Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at
night, that will be sufficient for
him."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5009

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44 Saying this Dhikr when sleeping

and waking up

Whenever the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬

intended to go to bed, he
would recite: "Bismika
Allahumma amutu wa ahya
(With Your name, O Allah, I die
and I live)." And when he woke
up from his sleep, he would
say: "Al-hamdu lil-lahil-ladhi
ahyana ba'da ma amatana;
wa ilaihi an-nushur (All the
Praises are for Allah Who has
made us alive after He made
us die (sleep) and unto Him is
the Resurrection)."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6324

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45 Supplication When Waking

During the Night

The Prophet (‫" )ﷺ‬Whoever gets

up at night and says: -- 'La
ilaha il-lallah Wahdahu la
Sharika lahu Lahu-lmulk,
waLahu-l-hamd wahuwa 'ala
kullishai'in Qadir. Al hamdu lil-
lahi wa subhanal-lahi wa la-
ilaha il-lal-lah wa-l-lahu akbar
wa la hawla Wala Quwata il-
la-bil-lah.' (None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah. He
is the Only One and has no
partners. For Him is the
Kingdom and all the praises
are due for Him. He is
Omnipotent. All the praises are
for Allah. All the glories are for
Allah. And none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah, And
Allah is Great And there is
neither Might nor Power Except
with Allah). And then says: --
Allahumma, Ighfir li (O Allah!
Forgive me). Or invokes (Allah),
he will be responded to and if
he performs ablution (and
prays), his prayer will be
accepted."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1154

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1154

46 Supplication When Having a

Bad Dream

Narrated Abu Qatada: The

Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "A good
dream is from Allah, and a bad
or evil dream is from Satan; so
if anyone of you has a bad
dream of which he gets afraid,
he should spit on his left side
and should seek Refuge with
Allah from its evil, for then it will
not harm him."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3292

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3292

Food and Drink

47 Saying Bismillah Before Eating

I was a boy under the care of

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬and my
hand used to go around the
dish while I was eating. So
Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said to
me, 'O boy! Mention the Name
of Allah and eat with your right
hand, and eat of the dish what
is nearer to you." Since then I
have applied those instructions
when eating.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5376

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5376

48 Eating with the Right Hand

I was a boy under the care of

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬and my
hand used to go around the
dish while I was eating. So
Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said to
me, 'O boy! Mention the Name
of Allah and eat with your right
hand, and eat of the dish what
is nearer to you." Since then I
have applied those instructions
when eating.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5376

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5376

49 Eating from What is Nearest

I was a boy under the care of

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬and my
hand used to go around the
dish while I was eating. So
Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said to
me, 'O boy! Mention the Name
of Allah and eat with your right
hand, and eat of the dish what
is nearer to you." Since then I
have applied those instructions
when eating.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5376

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5376

50 Picking Up Fallen Morsels

Jabir reported that Allah's

Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬commanded
the licking of fingers and the
dish, saying: You do not know in
what portion the blessing lies."

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2033a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2033

51 Licking the Fingers After Eating

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, 'When

you eat, do not wipe your
hands till you have licked it, or
had it licked by somebody
else."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5456

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5456

52 Wiping the Plate

When any one of you drops a

mouthful he should remove
anything filthy from it and then
eat it, and should not leave it
for the Satan. He also
commanded us that we should
wipe the dish saying: You do
not know in what portion of
your food the blessing lies.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2034

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2034

53 Eating with Three Fingers

Ibn Ka'b b. Malik reported on

the authority of his father that
he saw Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬
licking his three fingers (after
having finished the food).

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2032a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2032

54 Taking Three Breaths While

Drinking

Anas used to breathe twice or

thrice in the vessel (while
drinking) and used to say that
the Prophet; used to take three
breaths while drinking.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5631

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5631

55 Drinking While Sitting

Anas reported Allah's Apostle

(‫ )ﷺ‬disapproved the drinking
of water while standing.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2024a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2024

56 Thanking Allah After Eating

Whenever the dining sheet of

the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬was taken
away (i.e., whenever he
finished his meal), he used to
say: "Al-hamdu li l-lah kathiran
taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira
makfiy wala muWada` wala
mustaghna'anhu Rabbuna."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5458

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5458

57 Sharing Food with Others

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said,

"The food for two persons is
sufficient for three, and the
food of three persons is
sufficient for four persons."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5392

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5392

58 Not criticizing food

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬never

criticized any food (he was
invited to) but he used to eat if
he liked the food, and leave it if
he disliked it.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5409

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5409

59 Making Du'a for the Host

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬came to

my father and we brought to
him a meal and a preparation
from dates, cheese and butter.
He ate out of that. He was then
given dates which he ate,
putting the stones between his
fingers and holding his
forefinger and middle finger
together. Then a drink was
brought for him and he drank
it, and then gave it to one who
was on his right side. He (the
narrator) said: My father took
hold of the rein of his riding
animal and requested him to
supplicate for us. Thereupon he
said: O Allah. bless them in
what You have provided them
as a sustenance; and forgive
them and have mercy upon
them.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2042a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2042

60 Being the Last to Drink When

Serving Others

That the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: "The

one providing water for people
is the last of them to drink."

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1894

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:1894

61 Covering Containers at Night

Cover vessels, waterskins, close

the doors and extinguish the
lamps, for the Satan does not
loosen the waterskin, does not
open the door and does not
uncover the vessels. And if one
amongst you fails to find
(something) to cover it well, he
should cover it by placing (a
piece of) wood across it.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2012a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2012

Greetings and Social

Interactions

62 Initiating Greetings with Salam

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "The

young should greet the old, the
passer by should greet the
sitting one, and the small
group of persons should greet
the large group of persons."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6231

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6231

63 Greeting Both Known and

Unknown People

A man asked the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬,

"What sort of deeds or (what
qualities of) Islam are good?"
The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬replied, 'To
feed (the poor) and greet
those whom you know and
those whom you do not know.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 12

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:12

64 Greeting Children

He passed by a group of boys

and greeted them and said,
"The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬used to do
so."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6247

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6247

65 Lowering Voice When Some Are

Asleep

(It was his habit) to come

during the night and greet (the
people present there) in a
manner that would not wake
up one in sleep but make one
who was awake hear it.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2055a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2055

66 Conveying Greetings to Others

`Aisha said that the Prophet

(‫ )ﷺ‬said to her "O `Aisha' This is
Gabriel and he sends his
(greetings) salutations to you."
`Aisha said, "Salutations
(Greetings) to him, and Allah's
Mercy and Blessings be on
him," and addressing the
Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬she said, "You see
what I don't see."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3217

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3217

67 Shaking Hands

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Two

Muslims will not meet and
shake hands having their sins
forgiven them before they
separate.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5212

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:5212

68 Smiling When Meeting Others

Allah's Apostle (‫ )ﷺ‬said to me:

Don't consider anything
insignificant out of good things
even if it is that you meet your
brother with a cheerful
countenance.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2626

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2626

69 Speaking Good Words

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said,

"Anybody who believes in Allah
and the Last Day should not
harm his neighbor, and
anybody who believes in Allah
and the Last Day should
entertain his guest generously
and anybody who believes in
Allah and the Last Day should
talk what is good or keep quiet.
(i.e. abstain from all kinds of
evil and dirty talk).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6018

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6018

70 Ending Gatherings with

Kaffarat al-Majlis

The Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬

said: "Whoever sits in a sitting
and engages in much empty,
meaningless speech and then
says before getting from that
sitting of his: 'Glory is to You, O
Allah, and praise, I bear witness
that there is none worthy of
worship except You, I seek You
forgiveness, and I repent to
You, (Subḥānaka Allāhumma
wa biḥamdika, ashhadu an lā
ilāha illā anta, astaghfiruka wa
atūbu ilaik)' whatever occurred
in that sitting would be forgiven
to him."

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3433

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:3433

Dress and
Appearance

71 Don't wear one shoe and start

with wearing right shoe

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said,

"None of you should walk,
wearing one shoe only; he
should either put on both
shoes or put on no shoes
whatsoever."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5856

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5856

72 Wearing White Clothes

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: Wear

your white garments, for they
are among your best
garments, and shroud your
dead in them. Among the best
types of collyrium you use is
antimony (ithmid): it clears the
vision and makes the hair
sprout.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3878

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3878

73 Using Perfume (for Men)

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬had sikkah

with which he perfumed
himself.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4162

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4162

74 Using Musk as Perfume

There was a woman from Bani

Isra'il who was short-statured
and she walked in the
company of two tall women
with wooden sandals in her
feet and a ring of gold made of
plates with musk filled in them
and then looked up, and musk
is the best of scents; then she
walked between two women
and they (the people) did not
recognise her, and she made a
gesture with her hand like this,
and Shu'ba shook his hand in
order to give an indication how
she shook her hand.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2252a

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2252

75 Not Refusing a Gift of Perfume

When I went to Thumama bin

`Abdullah, he gave me some
perfume and said that Anas
would not reject the gifts of
perfume. Anas said: The
Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬used not to reject
the gifts of perfume.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2582

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2582

76 Starting with the Right Side

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬used to like to

start from the right side on
wearing shoes, combing his
hair and cleaning or washing
himself and on doing anything
else.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 168

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:168

Etiquette and
Manners

77 Saying "Alhamdulillah" When

Sneezing

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, " If

anyone of you sneezes, he
should say 'Al-Hamduli l-lah'
(Praise be to Allah), and his
(Muslim) brother or companion
should say to him, 'Yar-
hamuka-l-lah' (May Allah
bestow his Mercy on you).
When the latter says 'Yar-
hamuka-llah", the former
should say, 'Yahdikumul-lah
wa Yuslih balakum' (May Allah
give you guidance and
improve your condition).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6224

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6224

78 Responding to Someone Who

Sneezes

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, " If

anyone of you sneezes, he
should say 'Al-Hamduli l-lah'
(Praise be to Allah), and his
(Muslim) brother or companion
should say to him, 'Yar-
hamuka-l-lah' (May Allah
bestow his Mercy on you).
When the latter says 'Yar-
hamuka-llah", the former
should say, 'Yahdikumul-lah
wa Yuslih balakum' (May Allah
give you guidance and
improve your condition).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6224

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6224

79 Covering the Mouth When

Yawning

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "Yawning

is from Satan and if anyone of
you yawns, he should check his
yawning as much as possible,
for if anyone of you (during the
act of yawning) should say:
'Ha', Satan will laugh at him."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3289

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3289

80 Du'a of lavatory

Whenever the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬

went to answer the call of
nature, he used to say, "Allah-
umma inni a`udhu bika minal
khubuthi wal khaba'ith i.e. O
Allah, I seek Refuge with You
from all offensive and wicked
things (evil deeds and evil
spirits).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 142

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:142

81 Saying a Specific Du'a When

Leaving the Bathroom

When the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬came

out of the privy, he used to say:
"Grant me Thy forgiveness."

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 30

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:30

82 Showing Tolerance in Buying

and Selling

Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬said,

"May Allah's mercy be on him
who is lenient in his buying,
selling, and in demanding back
his money."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2076

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2076

Other Daily
Practices

83- Ten are from Fitrah

92

Narrated 'Aishah: that the

Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: "Ten are from
the Fitrah: Paring the
mustache, leaving the beard to
grow, Siwak, cleaning the nose
with water, paring the
fingernails, washing the
knuckles, plucking the
underarm hair, shaving the
pubic hairs, and Intiqas with
water."

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2757

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2757

93 Using Water After Relieving

Oneself

"When the Messenger of Allah

(‫ )ﷺ‬would go to the toilet, I and
another boy like me would
bring a small leather vessel of
water and he would clean
himself with water."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 45

https://sunnah.com/nasai:45

94 Praying Istikhaara for any and

every matter

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to

teach us the way of doing
Istikhara (Istikhara means to
ask Allah to guide one to the
right sort of action concerning
any job or a deed), in all
matters as he taught us the
Suras of the Qur'an.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1166

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1166

95 Praying to a Sutrah

When one of you prays, he

should pray facing the sutrah
(screen or covering) and he
should keep himself close to it.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 698

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:698

96 Stopping someone to pass by in

front when praying

I heard the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬saying,

'If anybody amongst you is
praying behind something as a
Sutra and somebody tries to
pass in front of him, then he
should repulse him and if he
refuses, he should use force
against him for he is a Shaitan
(a Satan).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 509

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:509

97 Salaat-ut-Taubah

There is not any slave of Allah

who commits a sin, then he
perfects his purification and
stands to pray two Rak'ahs of
prayer, then seeks Allah's
forgiveness, except that Allah
will forgive him.

Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 140

https://sunnah.com/hisn:140

98 Getting wet in the rain

It rained upon us as we were

with the Messenger of Allah
(‫)ﷺ‬. The Messenger of Allah
(way peace be upon him)
removed his cloth (from a part
of his body) till the rain fell on it.
We said: Messenger of Allah,
why did you do this? He said: It
is because it (the rainfall) has
just come from the Exalted
Lord.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 898

https://sunnah.com/muslim:898

99 Dua while wearing a new dress

When the Messenger of Allah

(‫ )ﷺ‬put on a new garment he
mentioned it by name, turban
or shirt, and would then say: O
Allah, praise be to Thee! as
Thou hast clothed me with it, I
ask Thee for its good and the
good of that for which it was
made, and I seek refuge in
Thee from its evil and the evil of
that for which it was made.
Abu Nadrah said: When any of
the Companions of the Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬put on a new garment, he
was told: May you wear it out
and may Allah give you
another in its place.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4020

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4020

100 Walking barefoot

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬used to

command us to go barefoot at
times.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4160

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4160

Compiled with references from

authentic sources

May Allah enable us to follow the

beautiful example of Prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬