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Rules of a Muslim Home #16 – Sleeping Early
Among the important rules of a Muslim home is that all members of the house sleep early. Thus, the entire family should retire to bed after performing the ‘Esha Salaah. There are great physical as well as spiritual benefits in this. In order to maintain one’s health, one must enjoy sound sleep. Many illnesses are related to the lack of sleep or the lack of good sleeping habits. The Mashaayikh generally advise that a person get at least six hours of sound sleep …
Tahneek
Among the teachings of Islam is that one carries out the tahneek of the new-born child.
Tahneek is for one to soften a date (or any other sweet food) by chewing it until it becomes a paste (so that it is easy for the child to swallow) and to thereafter place it in the mouth of the new-born child. It is preferable that the one carrying out the tahneek be a pious person. There are many ahaadeeth which mention Rasulullah …
Etiquettes of the Guest
1. If the guest will not be partaking of meals, he should inform the host in advance. If he does not do this, the host will prepare meals and thereafter be disappointed when the guest does not eat. Obviously, this causes great inconvenience to the host.
2. If the guest is going anywhere, he should first inform the host.
3. The guest should not accept an invitation for any meal without first asking the permission of the host.
4. The …
