Every muslim wants to be a “good” muslim. And many believe that just praying salah 5 times a day and reading a page of Quran in a day makes us “good “ muslim.
Unfortunately that’s not true. Untill and unless our knowledge of our religion and our actions don’t go hand in hand this status of being a “good” muslim cannot be achieved. And then also only Allah will know how”good” we are.
This is what we ask ALLAH in surah fatiha ayat 1:6. and 1:7 to show us the straight path and not to of those whom ALLAH is angry with and whom HE has not given any guidance at all.
An Islamic Lifestyle is incorporating islam in our attitude, activities, interests, opinions, values and even the allocation of our income.
Islam can be understood by understanding the Quran, not reading it alone. And the same applies to Hadiths also.
By adopting an Islamic lifestyle we can try to maximize our efforts for attaining ALLAH’s love and our chances of getting into Jannah.
Allah created Adam because HE wanted to make a creation which would do HIS ibaadah with his free will. That is why he gave Adam a will. HE gave Adam knowledge of right and wrong and a mind to choose between right and wrong.
Hence we have a task at hand.ALLAH wants us to do ibaadah and live our lives in this world too.
So to maximize our ibaadah and live our lives we should try to have an Islamic Lifestyle.
THE BEGINNING
STEP 1-
The Most Important action to be done before going forward is to make dua for oneself that ALLAH may bless us with the nemat of hidayat e ilmi and hidayat e amaali.This is important because ONLY ALLAH can give hidayat. This can be understood by the reference of the surah Baqarah where the munafiqon are discussed.
STEP 2-
A lot of people feel that they start on the path of “being “ a “ good muslim and then they get lost again.
In order to adopt the lifestyle in our lives RIGHT now , as we are now is to understand our selves. SWOT analysis. Our strenghths- what we can do most easily.( in terms of both ibaadah and in terms of our actions , amaal, deeds)
and weaknesses- what we find most difficult to do
and what threatens us from going astray – whats the fitna here?Refer surah baqarah ayat 2:93
and what are our oppurtunities for bringing us back on track and keeping us there.
STEP 3-
A plan of action
STEP 4-
Dedication and support System.
STEP 5-
Trying to gain knowledge of both the quran and hadith. In any measure that one can comfortably do.
Lets start with a simple daily plan. [subject to change by a person]
| Morning | Starts with Fajr namaz. When we get up we read kalimah, we read the dua on awakening. Read dua for morning. Read Surah Falaq and surah nas 3 times each for hasad [ refer hadith] Read the dua for entering the bathroom. Pray and get going for the day. Start each major task with bismillah hir rahman nir rahim |
| Afternoon | Read the dhur salah as much as possible at its earliest. Read the evening dua |
| Evening | Get ready for ur husband to come home. Clean up the house and dress up yourself. Spend time together as a family (min 10 mins and max Jas much as u can manage) discussing happenings in our lives and what the quran and hadith say about it. Maghrib Play salah |
| Night | Pray isha salah Read tasbih 33 alhamdullilah 33 times subhan allah, 34 times allaho akbar. |
Narrated 'Ali:
Fatima complained about the blisters on her hand because of using a mill-stone. She went to ask the Prophet for servant, but she did not find him (at home) and had to inform 'Aisha of her need. When he came, 'Aisha informed him about it. Ali added: The Prophet came to us when we had gone to our beds. When I was going to get up, he said, "'Stay in your places," and sat between us, till I felt the coolness of the feet on my chest. The Prophet then said, "Shall I not tell you of a thing which is better for you than a servant? When you (both) go to your beds, say 'Allahu Akbar' thirty-four times, and 'Subhan Allah' thirty-three times, 'Alhamdu 'illah' thirty-three times, for that is better for you than a servant." Ibn Sirin said, "Subhan Allah' (is to be said for) thirty-four times."
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to blow on his hands while reciting the Mu'auwidhat ( i.e. Suratal-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas, 113 and 114) and then pass his hands over his body,
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