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ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf
ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān ibn Mahdī
abdāl (substitutes)
ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Mubārak
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr
ʿAbdullāh ibn Jaʿfar
ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, praise of
ʿAbdullāh ibn Ubayy
Abī Bakrah
abode of Mercy
about Allah, enormity of
abscesses, duʿā’ to say over
absent people, making duʿā’ for
abstinence
Abū ad-Dardā’
Abū Ayyub al-Anṣārī
Abu Damdam
Abū Hurayrah
Abū Jahl
Abū Judʿan
Abū Lahab
Abū Mūsā al-Ash’arī, tashahhud of
Abū Qatādah
Abū Salamah
Abū Sufyān
Abū Ṭalḥah
Abū’l-Khayr al-Yamānī
Abū’l-Qāsim, prohibition of using as a kunyah
abusing, prohibition of
abusing the dead, prohibition of
abusive, prohibition of
abusive speech, prohibition of
acceptance of duʿā’ when armies meet
acceptance of upon completion of the Qur’ān
accusing a Muslim of as prohibited
actions, as judged by intention
ad-Daqqāq, Abū ʿAli
ad-Dukhān, Sūrat
adhān
adhān for
adhān not called for
adhkār and duʿā’ to say at
adhkār at
adhkār for
adhkār for seeking
adhkār for the two days of
adhkār in the Holy Sanctuary
adhkār of
adhkār of
adhkār of
adhkār of
adhkār of
adhkār of, before sleeping
adhkār of tarāwīḥ
adhkār recommended on
adhkār said after
adhkār said while
adhkār to perform after deciding to travel
adhkār to perform when leaving
adhkār when heading towards
adhkār when leaving
adhkār when leaving one’s
admonishment, to those more eminent than oneself
advice for the dying person
afflictions, protection from
after a separation, even if brief
after completing wudū’
after eating
after ʿIshā’, disapproval of
after ṣalāh
after Subḥ prayer
after Subḥ prayer
after the adhān
after the last tashahhud
against a Muslim, unlawfulness of
against affliction, distress and worries
al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, intercession of
al-Aʿla, Sūrat
al-Baqarah, Sūrat
al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyād
al-Ghāshiyah, Sūrat
al-Ḥashr, Sūrat
al-Ḥumaydi, Imam Ḥāfiẓ Abū ʿAbdullāh
al-Ḥurr ibn Qays
Āl ʿImrān, Sūrat
al-Insān, Sūrat
al-istikhārah
al-Jumuʿah, Sūrat
al-Kahf, Sūrat
al-Mawardī, Abū’l-Ḥasan
al-Misrī, Dhū an-Nūn
al-Mulk, Sūrat
al-Mu’minūn, Sūrat
al-Munafiqūn, Sūrat
al-Mutawallī, Abū Saʿīd
al-Qamar, Sūrat
al-Qāṣṣ, Abū’l-ʿAbbās
al-Qushayrī, Abū-l Qāsim
al-Wāḥidī, Imam Abū’l-Ḥasan
al-Wāqiʿah, Sūrat
allusions, employing in speech
allusions, using in
alone, duʿā’ when afflicted by loneliness
ʿAmawa, plague of
Āmīn, saying after al-Fatihah
ʿAmr ibn al-Akhtab
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
ʿAmr ibn al-Hamiq
an-nadī, defined
an-nafth
an-Naḥḥās, Imam Abū Jaʿfar
an-Najāshī
an-Nakhā’ī, Ibrahim
Anas ibn an-Nadr
Anas ibn Mālik, supplication of
and duʿā’
and nightmares
animal, what to say when mounting
ar-Rāzī, Yaḥya ibn Muʿādh
Arabic, tashahhud for those unable to recite in
ʿArafāt
arguing
army. See warfare arrogance, prohibition of
as a cure
as a cure
as a sign of hypocrisy
as a sunnah
as afraid of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb
as based on eldest son
as charity
as charity
as defining soundness of whole body
as distracting from dhikr
as eating with someone who forgets Allah
as hateful to Shayṭān
as having a share in a lengthy gathering
as leader of the believers
as preferred when walking with the bier
as promised the Garden
as protection from the evil eye
as repelled by the adhān
as repelling Shayṭān
as result of litigation
as role models
aṣ-Ṣaffāt, Sūrat
aṣ-Ṣāḥib ibn ʿAbbād
as-sahw, sujūd
as-Sayyid, use of title
as sunnah
as unlawful
as verse of al-Fatihah
as wājib in tashahhud
aṣīl, defined
asking
asking about a sick person
asking by the face of
asking for after Subḥ
asking for duʿā’s of a traveller
asking forgiveness
asking judgement of
asking the Messenger for
assistance, duʿā’ for those who offer
at a grave
at graves, avoiding
at-Tabarī, Qaḍī Abū at-Tayyib
at the Multazam
at-Tirmidhī, Abū ʿĪsā
attributing rain to
attributing to Allah, avoiding
attributing to stars
audible and silent recitation
auspicious times for duʿā’
authority, avoiding communicating information to
avoiding innovation at
avoiding use of the phrase ‘my slave’
avoiding wailing at
B
backbiting with
Badr
Barīrah
barking dog, what to say upon hearing
based on daughter’s name
bathing after
bathroom, what to say when entering, 459. See also lavatory battle. See warfare beardless young man, prohibition of kissing
battle cries to terrify the enemy
battle cry of
Battle, Expeditions & Conflict
bearing false witness
beautiful names, desirability of giving
beautifying the voice in
beautifying the voice in recitation
bed, dusting
before making a journey
before sleep
beginning duʿā’s with
beginning speaking with praise of Allah
beginning with blessings on the Messenger
beginning with greeting
beginning with praise of Allah
beginning with the
beginning with the right
beginning wudū’ with
being certain of what one says
being excessive in when selling, disapproval of
being greeted while engaged in
being greeted while reciting
being presented with food while fasting
believing in as disbelief
belittling and mocking others
belittling and mocking, prohibition of
bereaved, consoling, 229–34. See also death.
bidding farewell
bidding up prices, unlawfulness of
bier, walking with
Bilāl, footfalls of in the Garden
Bilāl ibn Saʿd
Bi’r Maʿūnah
Black Stone
blind man, ḥadīth of
blowing into
blowing onto hands before sleeping
bodies of do not decompose
Book Structure & Conclusion
boredom, avoiding
bowing as makrūh
bowing, as makrūh to greet with
branding
branding animals
braying, what to say upon hearing
bride, what is said to, 406. See also Marriage.
brotherliness, telling someone of your love for them
burial of his son, Ibrahim
burial of son of
by implication
by kissing the face
C
Caliphs, rightly guided
calling a shawṭ or dawr
calling al-ʿAtamah
calling al-Ghadah
calling before the prayer time, invalidity of
calling his son Ghunthar
calling respectfully
calls, responding to
calming anger with
care in wording
caskets
censure of reciting in mosques
changing, permissibility of
cheating
chief formula for
childbirth, what to say during
Children, Newborns & Naming
Christianity, resembling
clarity in speech
Clothing, Appearance & Personal Care
clouds, duʿā’ when one sees
cock crow, what to say upon hearing
coercion to disbelief
coffins
combining prayers, adhān and iqāmah for
comforting the sick
comforting ʿUmar near death
command to extend
commanding good and forbidding evil
compared with contentment
complaining of, permissibility of
complete recitation of the Qur’ān in one rak’ah
completing recitation in Tarāwīḥ
completing recitation of Qur’ān during
comprehensive
concerns, duʿā’ for
concluding with inverted greeting
conclusion of
condolences of
condolences to the bereaved
confessions, retracting
confusion
congratulating parents
consoling bereaved disbelievers
consoling the bereaved
consultation
contentment with Allah, compared with duʿā’
contract of
contract of marriage
conveying greetings to
conveying greetings to someone
conveying to the Messenger at his grave
conviction of
corruption, talebearing as a cause of
counsel, giving to someone with a fault
counting
counting dhikr
courtesies of
covering when sneezing
criticising
crying. See weeping cupping, what to say when
cupping
curing of the ill
cursing the wind as cause of
D
Daily Times & Regular Adhkar
Dajjāl, seeking protection from
dandanah
daughters, offering in marriage
Dāwūd, duʿā’ of
day of
Day of Sacrifice
deaf people, rulings regarding greeting
Death, Dying, Funeral & Graves
death of
death of
death of
death of
Decision-Making, Istikhara & Consultation
decisiveness in duʿā’
declaring disbelievers, unlawfulness of
defaming, prohibition of
defeat in battle, 320. See also warfare.
defending honour of
defined
defined
defined
defined
deplorable words to use, 502ff
describing intimately, prohibition of
describing women intimately, prohibition of
desirability of giving
desirability of making duʿā’ whilst
despots, duʿā’ when afraid of
destiny, overtaking of
dharīrah
dhikr after
dhikr after
dhikr as
dhikr as guarding against
dhikr before and after
dhikr for
dhikr whilst relieving oneself as makrūh
Dhū al-Yadayn
Dhū’l-Ḥijjah, adhkār for the first ten days of
Dhū’l-Khalāṣah
diet. See eating difficulties, duʿā’s for those in
dilemmas, duʿā’ when experiencing
directing to someone else when asked
disaffection, prohibition of
disapproval of greeting someone engaged in
disapproval of saying ‘if you wish’
disapproval of saying ‘Remember Allah’
disapproval of sleeping without
disapproval of supplication for someone who died in unbelief
disapproval of telling others of
disapproved expressions regarding
disbeliever uttering
dismounting a riding animal
disowning
disowning those who openly indulge in
disparaging others
disparaging, punishment for in Hereafter
displaying patience to the wounded
displaying to the wounded in battle
disputes
dissemblance
dissemblance in
distorting meaning of during recitation
distress, duʿā’s when experiencing
divorce of wife of
doubts about
doubts and disturbance caused by
doubts, duʿā’ when beset with
dreams
dressing, duʿā’s when
drinking, mentioning the name of Allah
driving away the poor, prohibition of
duʿā’ after
duʿā’ after the Subḥ prayer
duʿā’ after two sunnah rakʿat of
duʿā’ against, unlawfulness of
duʿā’ at funeral prayer of a baby
duʿā’ before
duʿā’ before
duʿā’ before performing
duʿā’ before sleeping
duʿā’ during
duʿā’ for
duʿā’ for
duʿā’ for protection from
duʿā’ for someone who has returned from
duʿā’ for someone who offers one
duʿā’ for the dead
duʿā’ for the host
duʿā’ for those who do battle
duʿā’ in
duʿā’ in last part of the night
duʿā’ in the Kaʿbah
duʿā’ of a traveller after
duʿā’ of before sleeping
duʿā’ of when mounting a riding animal
Du‘ā’ Practice, Etiquette & Acceptance
duʿā’ seeking protection from
duʿā’ seeking refuge from
duʿā’ to die in the land of the Messenger
duʿā’ to seek refuge from
duʿā’ upon seeing the enemy
duʿā’ when afraid of
duʿā’ when burdened by
duʿā’ when placing the deceased in the grave
duʿā’ when putting on
duʿā’ when setting off from
duʿā’ when visited by
duʿā’s when afflicted by
duʿā’s when in
during rainfall
duties of, to other Muslims
E
ear, ringing of
early Muslims, duʿā’s related from
earning livelihood, duʿā’ for
earning through shaking hands
ease, duʿā’ for
eclipse of
eclipses, adhkār prescribed for
eloquent language
Emotions, Character & Personal Conduct
empty places, greeting when entering
encouraging army leaders to fear Allah
encouraging guests to eat
encouraging to eat
ending with praise of Allah
enemy, duʿā’ upon seeing
entering and leaving
error of those who reject
Ethics, Rights & Social Conduct
etiquette of
etiquettes of
etiquettes of completing recitation of
etiquettes of duʿā’
etiquettes with in-laws
euphemisms
exaggeration, disapproval of
excessive oaths in, disapproval of
excluding someone from a conversation
eye
eye, seeing something one likes
F
facing after having performed wudū’
facing when making duʿā’
falling stars
false witness, prohibition of
falsehood, what to say when eradicating
family of the Messenger of Allah, praying for in the tashahhud
farḍ al-kifāyah
Fasting, Ramadan & I‘tikaf
Fatimah, consoling the bereaved
fear, duʿā’ when frightened
Fear, Hardship, Protection & Relief
feeding the sick
fever, duʿā’ to alleviate
fever, prohibition of cursing, 511. See also under illness.
finding with food
Firʿawn
Fire, the, seeking protection from
fire, what to say upon seeing
first fruit, what to say when seeing
flooding, duʿā’ for protection from
Food, Drink & Hospitality
for a person who offers one wealth
for children
for condolences
for disbelievers
for ease
for Hajj
for leaders
for Maghrib prayer
for one’s livelihood
for people in their absence
for someone who does not know any Qur’ān
for someone who has married well
for someone who treats one well
for someone with no children
for the dead
for the recipient of a gift
for those who do battle
for those who treat one well
forgetfulness, prostration of
forgetting the Qur’ān, enormity of
forgiveness
Forgiveness, Repentance & Seeking Mercy
form of
foul language
Friday, Eid & Sacred Days
from backbiting
from memory compared with from a
fruit, what to say when seeing
fulfilling a promise made while ill
fulfilling a repentance that was promised
funeral prayer
G
gales, duʿā’s during
garments. See clothes gatherings, what to say when leaving
gatherings without, disapproval of
General Dhikr & Remembrance
gifts, giving
giving first fruit to
giving the person what he craves
giving to someone with a fault
glorification of Allah
good dreams, what to say after seeing
good, enjoining. See commanding good good, pointing out
good news, desirability of giving
good words
good words, 464. See also speech.
grapes, calling karm
gratitude, duʿā’ of
greeting
greeting
greeting
greeting men
greeting of
greeting people in
greeting people in marketplace
greeting someone in
greeting someone who is
greeting the opposite sex
greeting to end
greeting when coming out of
Greetings, Gatherings & Social Etiquette
grief, duʿā’s when afflicted by
groom, what is said to, 406–408. See also marriage.
guttural tones, disapproval of
guttural tones, disapproval of speaking in
H
Ḥā Mīm al-Mu’min, Sūrah
Ḥabīb ibn Abī Thābit
Ḥafṣah
hājah, ṣalāh of
Hajj & Pilgrimage
Hāmān
hand, eating with
happiness as hateful to
Ḥarām ibn Milḥān
hard-heartedness
hardness of
Ḥasan
Ḥassān ibn Thābit
hate, for the sake of Allah
headache, what to say when suffering from
headaches
hearing the adhān while engaged in
Hell. See Fire help, duʿā’ for those who offer
hermaphrodites
Ḥijr, duʿā’ in
Home, Daily Routine & Private Spaces
homeland, what to say when sighting
honouring
honouring guests
hoping for, disapproval of
horses, what to say when unable to keep steady on, 460. See also riding animals
hosts, guests making duʿā’ for
how much to recite
how to prevent oneself from indulging in
how to wear
how women should talk to men
Hudaybiyah
Hudhayfah
Ḥumayd ibn al-Aʿraj
humility in battle
Ḥunayn, Day of
hunger
Ḥusayn
I
Ibn al-ʿArabī, Imam Abū Bakr
Ibn al-Kātib aṣ-Ṣūfī
Ibn Sirīn
Ibrahim al-Khawwas
Ibrahim ibn Adham
Ibrahim ibn Salim
Ibrahim, son of the Messenger
idolaters, greetings in letters to
ignorant, turning away from the
Illness, Healing & Visiting the Sick
illness of
imam in ṣalāh, reciting the opening duʿā’s
importance of visiting
ʿImrān ibn al-Ḥusayn
in battle
in duʿā’
in graveyards
in-laws, etiquettes with
in mosques, prohibition of
in prayer for rain
in qunūt
in ṣalāh
in second half of the night
in speech
in tashahhud
in Tawāf
in the funeral prayer
in the second half of the night
in the written word
in times of calamity
in violent winds
in Witr
increasing in reciting as one approaches death
informing of one’s sins
informing relatives and friends of
initiating as better than returning
injustice, permissibility of complaining about
inshā’Allāh, disapproval of saying in duʿā’
insinuation
insinuation and dissemblance
insomnia
instructing someone who lacks the proper manners
instructing to people to be quiet
interceding with those in authority
intercession of
introducing oneself
invalidity of adhān of
invalidity of adhān of a disbeliever
inverting the wording of
inviting to visit one
invoking in the tashahhud
invoking on Fridays
invoking when making a marriage proposal
invoking when receiving good news
iqāmah
iqāmah
Islam, five pillars of
isnād, shortened
istikhārah and consultation before
I’tikāf in
ʿIyād, al-Ḥāfiz Abu al-Faḍl
J
Jahannum. See Fire jamarāt, stoning
Jarīr ibn ʿAbdullāh
Jews, sneezing of
jihād. See warfare al-Jinn, Sūrat
joking
joking of
journeys. See travelling judgement of Allah
Jumuʿah, Sunnah recitations for, 88–89. See also Fridays.
K
Kaʿb ibn Mālik
Khadījah bint Khuwaylid
Khalifat Allah, inappropriateness of term
khatm al-Qur’ān. See under recitation al-Khaṭṭābī, Imam Abū Sulayman
Khinzab
khutbah of the jumuʿah
kindly deeds as
kindness praising Allah when one is shown
kindness to those whose death is imminent
King of kings, prohibition of title
kissing
kissing
kissing as a greeting
kissing hands and feet of
kissing hands of
kissing the face of someone who has arrived from a journey
kissing the face of the deceased
knots tied on nape of a sleeper
Knowledge, Teaching & Advice
kunyah of
kunyahof
L
labour, what to say when woman is in
lamam, defined
lamenting loudly over the dead, prohibition of
last request of
latecomer to
laughing at the one who yawns
laughter, as hardening the heart
lawful food as condition of duʿā’
laying the deceased in
laying the deceased in the grave
Laylat al-Qadr
leader of the believers
leaving home, adhkār for
left hand
lengthening, while shortening the sermon
leprosy, eating with someone afflicted with
letters, greetings in
liberating
lightning, avoiding pointing towards
lineage, defamation of as a trait of disbelief
lines written after death of son of
listening to, unlawfulness of
litigation and disputes, being courteous in
litigation, being courteous in
livelihood, duʿā’ for
lizard, eating
loneliness, duʿā’ when afflicted by
looking at strange woman for purposes of
looking for lost property in, censure of
lord, avoiding use of term as a title
lost property, censure of looking for in mosque
love, as removing numbness in limb
lowering voice in
lunar eclipses, adhkār for
Luqmān, sending blessings upon
lying
lying about, enormity of
lying down, correct manner of, 152–53. See also sleep.
M
Madīnah, visiting
makeup prayers, reciting silently and aloud in
making an intention for when sitting in a mosque
making between people
making duʿā’ for death in a noble land
making expressions rougher when talking to men
malice, as result of litigation
Mālik, Imam on qunūt in the Subḥ ṣalāh
manifesting in duʿā’
manner in which one should be in
manner, while eating
Marketplace, Transactions, Gifts & Debt
Marriage, Intimacy & Family
martyrdom, asking for
Marwah
Maryam, sending blessings upon
mawlay, avoiding use of term as a title
mawṣūl narrations
memorising and maintaining
memory, reciting Qur’ān from
mentioning the name of Allah
mentioning while impure
merit of
merit of
merit of
merit of reciting
merit of someone who entertains a guest
messages, greetings in
method and mode of
method for
midday, what to say after
milk, duʿā’ for one who gives one
Mina, adhkār at
miracle of
mirrors, what to say when looking into
missed prayers, adhān and iqamah for
Mīzāb
moderation in
moment of
Mondays, completing Qur’ān recitation on
money spent in obedience, 518. See also charity; zakāh.
mornings, dhikr for
Mosque, Adhan & Congregational Worship
most beautiful names of
most beloved names to Allah
most frequently used duʿā’ of
Mothers of the Believers
Muʿādh ibn Jabal
Muʿāwiyah
mughtaribah
Muḥarram, prohibition of calling Safar
Multazam
Muqīt, defined
murmuring
Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī
Muṣayyab ibn Rāfiʿ
musḥaf (a bound copy of the Qur’ān), reciting from
mute people, rulings regarding greeting
mutual consultation
Muzdalifah
Muzdalifah, duʿā’ when heading towards
N
nakedness, duʿā’ for concealing
name of
Names, Nicknames & Kunyahs
naming
naming a child
narrators of
need, prayer of
new clothes, duʿā’ for wearing
new moon, what to say upon seeing
newborn baby
nicknames
Night of the Decree
night, waking up at
nightmares, what to say after seeing
nikāḥ. See marriage noble places, duʿā’ in
non-specific disobedient people
not finding fault with food
numbness in a limb
O
obligation of reciting in ṣalāh
obscenities
odd numbers
of an enemy of Islam
of family and friends, seeking when approaching
of fasting
of Kaʿb ibn Malik
of marriage contract
of others, defending
of the bereaved, disapproval of
of the Messenger
of the Messenger of Allah
of the pious, for rain
of the sick
of the sick as accepted
of the two ʿĪds
offensive nicknames
offering Ḥafṣah in marriage
offering one’s daughter in
ogres
ogres, what to say when confronted by
omens, what to say when looking for
on acceptance of supplications
on adhkār before sleep
on ʿArafāt
on behalf of someone else
on blessings on the Messenger as wājib
on blessings on the Messenger in duʿā’
on day of ʿArafāt
on day one completes the Qur’ān
on doubts
on exaggeration
on Fridays
on litigation
on predestination and duʿā’
on publically thanking one who has given charity
on saying the tashahhud silently
on suspicious thoughts
on tashahhud as Sunnah
on Tawāf
on the birth of a child
on the day the Prophet passed away
on the tongue
on the two nights of ʿId
on the wording of the takbīr
on using Abū’l-Qasim as a kunyah
open disobedience, enormity of
opening duʿā’
opening duʿā’ in
oration
orators, instructing to people to be quiet
orphans, prohibition of driving away
oversleeping
P
pacts, keeping
pain, duʿā’ to relieve
parents, enormity of
passing away of
passing away of
passing thoughts of kufr
patience during times of
pauses in recitation
performed by a child
performing ablution before
performing after waking
performing before iḥrām
performing before sleep
performing ghusl and wudū’ before entering
permissibility of supplicating against
permissibility of warning about
permission to enter a house
persevering in
persevering in reciting
persistence in duʿā’
phrases permissible to use if one dislikes food
pimples, duʿā’ to say over
pins and needles
pious deeds, using in duʿā’
pious. See righteous plagues
place in Paradise
places in Tawāf where it is accepted
playing with wife
poetry, censure of reciting in
poor, prohibition of driving away
position of tashahhud as Sunnah
position on obligation of duʿā’ in rukūʿ
position on obligation of the tashahhud
position on qunūt in Witr
position on the wording of the takbīr
post-ṣalāh duʿā’ of
poverty as cause of cursing the wind
praise of
praise of
praise of
praise of Allah
praising a person
praising a sick person who is near death
praising Allah after
praising Allah after coming out of
praising Allah after proposing
praising Allah when asked about
praising Allah when protected from
praising food
praising food that one eats
praising someone who has married well
praising someone who is near
praising those who display skill in battle
prayer for rain
prayers for which prescribed
praying for blessings on
preferred times for
presence of
presence of heart
presenting food to
presenting food to guests
preventing, 471–72 (See also commanding good)
preventing from entering one’s house
pride, prohibition of arrogance
principles of
private parts, concealing
prohibition
prohibition of
prohibition of branding on face
prohibition of calling the adhān
prohibition of causing
prohibition of cursing
prohibition of cursing
prohibition of raising voice in battle
prohibition of rebuffing
prohibition of rejoicing at
prohibition of remaining silent all day
prohibition of reminding people about
prohibition of saying, ‘by the seal on my mouth’
prohibition of son calling father by his name
prohibition of supplicating against
prohibition of using Abū’l-Qāsim as
prolonging
prolonging in the eclipse prayer
promises, keeping
prompting the dead
proof that requests are granted
proposals
prostration of recitation
protection from
protection of Allah
punishment of
punishment of in Hereafter
punishment, seeking protection from
Purification & Hygiene
putting right
Q
Qāḍī Ḥusayn
Qāf, Sūrah
qiyām, compared with sujūd
questioning in
questioning in the grave
qunūt
qunūt of
Qur’an, Praise & Salawat
Qur’ān, reciting in
Quraysh, Sūrat, reciting before travelling
Qutaybah ibn Muslim
Quzaḥ, bow of, disapproval of saying
Quzaḥ, Holy Sanctuary
R
Rabīʿah al-ʿAdawiyyah
rainbows
raising hands
raising in duʿā’
raising in recitation
raising voice exaggeratedly, prohibition of
raising voice in
raising voice in
raising voice in
raising voice in
raising when sending blessings on the Messenger
Rajab, duʿā’ in month of
rank of compared to standing
Rawḍah
rebuffing one’s parents, prohibition of
recalcitrant and difficult animals
recalcitrant and difficult riding animals
recitation in ṣalāh
reciters, etiquettes of
reciting after a burial
reciting after as mustaḥabb
reciting after entering iḥrām
reciting aloud in
reciting aloud in ṣalāh for
reciting aloud in ṣalāh of
reciting and blowing during illness
reciting at a grave
reciting at childbirth
reciting before sleep
reciting before sleeping
reciting behind the imam
reciting during combat
reciting for the dead
reciting from a copy compared with from memory
reciting from the middle of a Surah
reciting in Iʿtikāf
reciting in order in ṣalāh
reciting in saʿy
reciting in Tawāf
reciting in the ear of a newborn
reciting on Day of Tashrīq
reciting on Fridays
reciting poetry in battle, desirability of
reciting Qur’ān as makrūh when in
reciting silently in
reciting the opening duʿā’s
reciting when in distress
reciting while being cupped
reconciling with people
referring to by allusion
refusing someone who asks by Allah, disapproval of
regret, as integral to repentance
rejoicing at misfortune, prohibition of
relatives, importance of visiting
remembering, as a means of removing numbness
remembrance of
repaying kindness with
repaying with duʿā’
repeated sneezing
repentance and atonement for
repentance in
repetition of
replying to a greeting while calling
reporting to those in authority, avoiding
repudiated innovations in
repulsive names, prohibition of
responding to
responding to
retaliation
returning a gift
returning from a journey
returning immediately
rhymed prose
rhyming
ringing in the ear
role models
roosters, prohibition of cursing
rukūʿ, adhkār of
rukūʿ, adhkār of
rulers, duʿā’ when afraid of
rulings concerning
rulings on
ruqyah, 211. See also illness.
S
Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās
Saʿd ibn Muʿādh
Saʿd ibn Rabīʿ
Saʿd ibn ʿUbadah
Ṣafā
safeguarding
safeguarding the tongue
safety, duʿā’ for
Sahl ibn ʿAbdullāh at-Tustarī
Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyab
Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, complete recitation of the Qur’ān in one rakʿah
Saʿīd ibn Zayd
sajdah. See prostration as-Sajdah, Sūrat
Salah & Prayer
salam greeting, to end ṣalāh, 118–19. See also greetings; peace.
Salamah ibn al-Akwa’
ṣalawāt. See blessings upon the Messenger of Allah saliva
sandals, wearing in graveyards
saʿy, duʿā’ during
saying after the talbiyah
saying before eating
saying ‘if I do such and such I am a Jew’
saying ‘May Allah prolong your remaining’
saying ‘May my parents be your ransom’
saying ‘the month of Ramadan’
saying ‘the people have gone to wrack and ruin’
saying when one’s animal stumbles
saying when proposing marriage
saying when the Messenger is mentioned
sayyid al-istighfār
scattering three handfuls of earth
scorpion stings, protection from
second rakʿah
secrets, divulging as blameworthy
See also riding animals announcing deaths
See also riding animals doubt, avoiding
seeing in others
seeking advice of the righteous
seeking after a defeat in battle
seeking after ṣalāh
seeking after the tashahhud
seeking before leaving
seeking before sleeping
seeking duʿā’ from
seeking from the virtuous
seeking in the second half of the night
seeking more than hundred times a day
seeking permission to enter
seeking protection for
seeking protection from
seeking protection from the Fire after
seeking protection from the Shayṭān
seeking protection from when angry
seeking protection of in the prayer
seeking rain
seeking refuge from
seeking refuge from
seeking refuge from when entering a lavatory
seeking the advice of before travelling
seeking the duʿā’ of the sick
seeking the pleasure and mercy of Allah for
self-praise
self-reverence
sending blessings on as makrūh
sending blessings on the Messenger on
sending peace upon
servants, prohibition of supplicating against
severity of
Shahān Shāh, prohibition of title
Shahr ibn Hawshab
shaking
shaking hands
shaking hands after
Shayṭān’s distractions from
ship, duʿā’ when boarding
shirk, defined
shirt, duʿā’ when putting on
Shīruyah, plague of
shooting stars
shortened isnād
shortening
shortening names
shrinking of
shrouding the deceased
Shurayḥ, ḥadīth of
sighting one’s homeland
signs of
silk
simultaneous
singling oneself out in, as disliked
sitting at the grave
situations in which permissible
sky, looking at
slander
slaughtering of sacrificial animals on Hajj
slave-girls, plague of
Sleep, Night & Dreams
sleeping after
sleeplessness
slogans, pre-Islamic, prohibition of
sneezing in
sneezing of
solar eclipses, adhkār for
someone known for sin
son calling father by his name, prohibition of
speaking after, disapproval of
speaking to people about matters they do not understand
speaking words of justice to
special requests of the deceased
Speech, Tongue & Communication
speech without, disapproval of
spots, duʿā’ to say over
spying, unlawfulness of
standing (qiyām) in ṣalāh, compared with sujūd
standing up for
standing up for parents
standing up out of respect
starting with praise of Allah
statements of the salaf about
stillborn baby, naming
stings, what to say when afflicted with
stoning the jamarāt
stopping at a place
storms, duʿā’s during
street, remembrance of Allah in
strength, duʿā’
strong believer
stumbling of
Subḥāna›llāh, saying when something occurs in ṣalāh
sujūd
Sulayman, duʿā’ of
sun, eclipse of
Sunnah recitation in
Sunnah recitations
Sunnah recitations for the various prayers
sunnat al-kifāyah
sunrise, what to say after
sunset, what to say before
superiority of to worship
supplicating against, prohibition of
supplicating during the recitation of Qur’ān
supplicating while reciting
supplication for
supplication for someone who has died in, disapproval of
supplications for
supplications said in-between
suppressing yawning
Sūrah names
Sūrahs to be recited in the mornings and evenings
Surahs to recite in
surprise, expressing with tasbīḥ
suspicion, avoiding
suspicious thoughts as inspired by
swearing by other than the names of Allah, disapproval
T
Tabārak, Sūrah
Tābūk, expedition of
taḥnīk of
taḥnīk, performing for a baby
takbīr al-iḥrām
takbīr when ascending and descending
takbīrat al-iḥrām
takfīr
taking another direction
talbiyah
talbiyah of
talebearing
Ṭalḥah ibn Musarraf
Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbaydullāh
talking after ʿIshā’, disapproval of
talking, as makrūh while relieving oneself
talking while
talking while eating, permissibility of
talqīn not done for
talqīn (prompting the dead)
Tamīm ad-Dārī, complete recitation of the Qur’ān in one rakʿah
tarjīʿ in the adhān
tasbīḥ, expressing surprise with
tasbih, ṣalāh of
tashahhud
tashahhud in
tashahhud of
tashahhud of
Tashrīq, Day of
tasmiyah. See basmalah tathwīb in the adhān
tathwīb in the adhān for
Tawāf, adhkār of
Tawāf of leave-taking
tawasṣṣul
taxes
taxes, calling ‘the sultan’s right’
tayammum
teeth, brushing before dhikr
Thamūd
thankfulness to Allah, when near death, 221. See also gratitude.
the dead, prohibition of cursing
Throne, Verse of reciting before sleeping
thunder, what to say on hearing
tinnitus
titles for
titles, using
to alleviate headaches
to cure mental illness
to non-Muslims
to praise Allah
to someone one knows will not reply
to the funeral prayer
trading in, prohibition of
transporting body, prohibition of
Travel & Journeys
Trench, Battle of
trials, seeking protection from
tribulation, seeking refuge from
trousers, duʿā’ when putting on
trusts, preserving
truth, as goal of disputation
turban, duʿā’s for wearing
turning away from the ignorant
U
ʿUbaydu’llah ibn al-Ḥasan
Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, praise of
Uhud, Day of
Uhud, mountain of
ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz
Umm Ḥarām
Umm Salamah
Umm Sulaym
upon completion of the Qur’ān
ʿUrwah ibn az-Zubayr
Usamāh ibn Qatādah
using, acceptability of
using before reciting the Qur’ān
using customary expressions
using in ṣalāt al-istikhārah
using pious deeds in
using the Verse of the Throne to protect oneself from
usury, disparaging a Muslim’s honour as a form of
ʿUtbī
uttering the shahādah without coercion
uttering words of under coercion
V
victory in battle, 319. See also warfare.
vinegar
virtue of
virtuous people. See righteous vitiligo
visiting
visiting a sick non-Muslim
visiting graveyards
visiting the sick
visiting the sick of
visiting tomb of
vows. See oaths vulgarity of the tongue
vulgarity of
vulgarity of the tongue
W
wailing over the dead, prohibition of
waiting for
waking up, what to say when
walking to
walking to ṣalāh
walking with the bier
washing the deceased
water, duʿā’ for one who gives one
weakness, duʿā’ when overcome by
Weather, Nature & Celestial Events
wedding night, 407–408. See also marriage.
weeping in fear when passing
weeping while reciting
welcoming guests, desirability of
well-being, asking for as best duʿā’
what is permissible
what is said to the groom
what one needs to know before leaving
what the groom should say to his bride
what the sick should say
what to ask for
what to do if one says something ugly
what to say after
what to say after
what to say after a downpour
what to say after closing the eyes of the deceased
what to say after finishing
what to say after the burial
what to say after the consummation of marriage
what to say before
what to say during
what to say during
what to say if one sees
what to say if others follow one to an invitation
what to say if presented with food
what to say near the deceased
what to say on morning of
what to say over the insane
what to say to someone returning from
what to say to someone returning from an expedition
what to say to someone who protects one from
what to say to someone with no hope of surviving
what to say to the bereaved
what to say upon seeing
what to say upon seeing a village
what to say when a bier passes
what to say when apprehending harm on a journey
what to say when approaching the prayer line
what to say when breaking
what to say when breaking fast
what to say when buying
what to say when coming out
what to say when entering
what to say when entering
what to say when entering one’s home
what to say when going to
what to say when hearing news of a death
what to say when hearing the adhān for
what to say when leaving and entering
what to say when mounting
what to say when on the brink of
what to say when one forgets a verse
what to say when one’s animal runs away
what to say when overcome by
what to say when performing
what to say when reaching
what to say when reaching the Ḥaram
what to say when repaying
what to say when rising from rukūʿ
what to say when seeing
what to say when seeing someone afflicted by
what to say when seeing someone afflicted with an illness
what to say when spoken to while in
what to say when standing up for
what to say when taking off
what to say when the Muslims are defeated
what to say when the Muslims are victorious
what to say when unable to keep steady on
what to say when waking up at night
what to say when waking up from
what visitors should say
when afflicted by loneliness
when afraid of a group of people
when afraid of a leader
when armies meet
when ascending a hill
when asked about one’s health
when burdened by debt, 201See also warfare.
when coming out of a lavatory
when entering a house
when food is brought
when frightened
when in a dilemma
when it is makrūh
when it is permissible to lie
when leaving a gathering
when leaving one’s home
when makrūh
when makrūh to recite in ṣalāh
when one apprehends harm from some people
when paying zakāh
when putting on clothes
when receiving good news
when reciting is makrūh
when to complete
when to complete recitation of
when waking from sleep
while impure
while reciting the Qur’ān
while relieving oneself as makrūh
while saying the talbiyah
while shaking hands
while washing the deceased
whilst travelling
who treat one well, 454.
Will of Allah
wiping after duʿā’
wiping over the face in duʿā’
wiping the hands over the face
wiswās
with gestures only, disapproval of
with others, as more likely to satisfy
with someone with a bodily defect
with the fasting person
with the heart
without abandoning sin
without dhikr, disapproval of
without remembering Allah, disapproval of
witnesses, prohibition of lying
witnessing the completion of the Qur’ān
women married outside the family, duʿā’ for
women roughening their expression when talking to a man
wording of
words of disbelief said under coercion
words permissible for
words some consider makrūh
worship, superiority of knowledge over
wrong acts, forgiveness of after performing wudū’
wrongdoers, preventing from sin
Y
Yā Sīn, Surah
yawning
Yazīd ibn Nuʿāmah aḍ-Ḍabbī
Yemen, people of
Yemeni Kaʿbah
Yūnus
Z
zakāh, adhkār related to, 279–81. See also charity.
Zakah, Charity & Wealth
Zamzam
Zayd ibn al-Harith
Zaynab, marriage of
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