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Ref: Eating and Drinking

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.288 Narrated by Umar bin Abi Salama
I was a boy under the care of Allah`s Messenger (saws) and my hand used to go
around the dish while I was eating. So Allah`s Messenger (saws) said 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.

Sahih Muslim Hadith 5008 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar

Allah`s Messenger (saws) said: ‘When any one of you intends to eat, he should eat
with his right hand, and when one (intends) to drink he should drink with his
right hand, for the Shaytaan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left
hand.’

Ref: Sleeping
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.326 Narrated by Hudhaifa
When the Prophet (saws) retired to bed at night, he (saws) would put his hand
under his (right) cheek and then say, "Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya (O Allah,
by Your Name I die and I live)" and when he (saws) got up (from sleep), he (saws)
would say, "Al-Hamdu lil-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba`da ma amatana, wa ilaihi an-
nushur (Praise be to Allah Who gave us life after death, and to Him is the
return."

Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 5027 Narrated by Hafsah, Ummul Mu`minin

When the Messenger of Allah (saws) retired to go to sleep, he (saws) would put his
right hand under his cheek and would then say three times: ‘O Allah, guard me from
Thy punishment on the Day when Thou raises up Thy servants.’

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4718 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

When Allah`s Messenger (saws) saw a man lying on his stomach he said, "This is a
method of lying down which Allah does not like."

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4731 Narrated by Abu Dharr

The Prophet (saws) came upon him when he was lying on his stomach, jerked him with
his foot and said, "Jundub, only those who go to Hell (the Shayateen) lie like
this!"

Other than sleeping on one’s stomach, one may sleep in any posture one wills. The
normal posture of the Messenger (saws) when he retired to bed was to sleep on his
right side with his right hand under his cheek.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 4.119
Topic: Supplications at Bed-Time
Hudhaifah and Abu Dharr reported that when the Prophet (saws) retired to bed, he
(saws) would say, "O Allah, Lord of the heavens, the earth, and the Mighty Throne,
our Lord and the Lord of everything, Who causes the seed to grow and the date-
stone to split and sprout, Who sent down the Taurah, the Injeel, and the Qur`an, I
seek refuge in You from the evil of all evil-mongers under Your Control. You are
the First and there is nothing before You, and You are the Last, and there is
nothing after You. You are the Evident and there is nothing beyond You, and You
are the Source and there is no power beside You. Relieve us of our debt and
poverty."
Related by Bukhari.
It is also reported that the Messenger of Allah (saws) would also pray "Praise be
to Allah Who has fed us and given us to drink, met all our needs, and given us
refuge, while there are many who have neither anyone to meet their needs nor
anyone to provide them with a refuge." And every night when he (saws) retired to
bed he (saws) would hold out his hands together imploringly and blow over them
after reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah An-Nas, and then rub his
hands over whichever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his head,
face, and front of his body. He used to do that three times.

The Prophet (saws) instructed his companions that when they go to bed they should
supplicate, "In Your Name, O Lord, I lay me down to sleep. And by Your leave I
raise myself up. So if You take away my soul during sleep, forgive it, and if You
keep it alive after sleep protect it just as You protect Your pious servants."

The Prophet (saws) advised his daughter, Fatimah, "Say ‘Subhan-Allah’ thirty three
times, ‘Al-hamdu-lillah’ thirty three times, and ‘Allahu Akbar’ thirty four
times." He (saws) also commended the recitation of the Ayatal-Kursi, (Al-Baqarah
255) along with the above supplications, and said that he who does so will be
under the protection of Allah, Who will assign a protector to protect him.

The Prophet (saws) said to Bara, "When you go to bed make ‘wudu’ as you do for the
regular prayer, and then lie down on your right side and say, ` O Allah, I
surrender my soul to You, and I tum my face toward You, and I trust my affairs to
Your care. I turn to You in fear and hope. There is no refuge nor any protection
against You except in You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed to Your
Prophet whom You sent`." Then he (saws) added, "If you die, you will die in your
true nature, and these words will be your last words."

Ref: nature calls (going to toilet 1`s& 2`s)

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.146 Narrated by Abu Aiyub Al Ansari
Allah`s Messenger (saws) said, "If anyone of you goes to answer the call of nature
he should neither face nor turn his back towards the Qibla (when relieving
himself).’

Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 1.17a

Anas reported that when the Messenger of Allah (saws) entered the privy to relieve
himself, he (saws) would say, "In the name of Allah. O Allah! I seek refuge in You
from male and female noxious beings (the Shayateen)."
This is related by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi.

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 359 Narrated by Aisha

When Allah`s Messenger (saws) came out from the privy, he said: ‘(I seek)
forgiveness from Thee, O Allah.’

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 374 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik

When Allah`s Messenger (saws) came out from the privy, he said: ‘Praise be to
Allah Who has removed injurious things from me, and kept me in health.’

It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (saws) would say upon exiting the
toilets: “O Allah, make me amongst those who constantly turn in repentance to You,
and amongst those who keep themselves pure and clean.”

Ref: nail cutting

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.779 Narrated by Abu Huraira
I heard the Prophet (saws) saying. "Five practices are characteristics of the
‘Fitra’ (nature): removing the pubic hair, clipping the nails, depilating the hair
of the armpits; and circumcision and cutting the moustaches short (for the males)

Anas ibn Malik (r.a.) reported "The time period for us to trim the moustache, clip
the nails, pluck out the underarm hairs and cut the pubic hairs was (once in at
least) forty nights."
Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud.

Ref: oiling
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (saws) as saying, "Whoever has hair should honor
it."
Related by Abu Dawud.

Said `Ata ibn Yasar, "A man came to the Prophet (saws) with unkempt hair and an
untidy beard. The Prophet (saws) pointed to him, as if ordering him to straighten
his hair and beard. He did so and returned. Thereupon the Prophet (saws) observed,
`Is that not better than one of you coming with his hair unkempt, as if he were a
devil?"` Related by Malik.

Abu Qatadah related that he had a great amount of hair. He asked the Prophet
(saws), "O Messenger of Allah (saws), I have lots of hair. Should I comb it?" He
(saws) answered, "Yes ... and honor it." Abu Qatadah said he would oil his hair
twice a day due to the Prophet`s (saws) words, "... and honor it."

Ref: Dressing
Allah and His Messenger (saws) have neither specified nor limited the believers to
a particular Islamic dress, but rather gave some conditions which the dress one
adorns himself/herself with must be fulfilled:

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraaf verse 26:
26 O ye children of Adam! We have bestowed clothing upon you to cover your shame
as well as to be an adornment to you; but the clothing of ‘taqwa’ (piety,
righteousness, etc.) that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah that they
may receive admonition!

Provided that the below five conditions of apparel are not violated, there is
absolutely no restriction on the type or color of clothing the believers are
allowed to wear in Islam:
Clothes worn should not announce arrogance.
The ‘satr’ of the person (man or woman) must be covered.
The clothes worn must not be tight so as to display ones figure and curves, and
should not be transparent.
The clothes worn must not be an imitation of the pagans or disbelievers.
Men should not imitate women in their clothing; nor should women imitate men in
their clothing.

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri reported that when the Prophet (saws) got a new piece of
garment, whether a turban or a shirt or a cloak, he (saws) would say, "O Allah!
All praise and thanks be to You. You have given me this garment. I seek from You
its good and the good that is made of it, and I seek Your refuge against its evil
and the evil that it is made of."
Related by Abu Daw`ud and Tirmidhi.

Hadrat Umar reported that he heard the Prophet (saws) say "If anyone wears some
new clothing and says, ‘All praise and thanks be to Allah Who clothed me to cover
my nakedness, and made it a means of adornment for me,` and then takes his old
garment and gives it in charity, will be under the protection of Allah and will be
treated as if striving in the Cause of Allah, in life and after his death."

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and
Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.