Forgotten Sunnah Series-14

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Forgotten Sunnah Series-14

Saying Allahu Akbar when ascending a place(or stairs) and SubhanAllah during descent.

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

Whenever we went up a place we would say, “Allahu–Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)”, and whenever we went down a place we would say, “Subhan Allah.”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari, 2993)

Forgotten Sunnah Series-15

Dua when listening to the thunder and wind.

‘Ata’ b. Rabah reported on the authority of ‘A’isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him), who said:

Whenever the wind was stormy, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: O Allah! I ask Thee for what is good in it, and the good which it contains, and the good of that which it was sent for. I seek refuge with Thee from what is evil in it, what evil it contains, and the evil of that what it was sent for; and when there was a thunder and lightning in the sky, his colour underwent a change, and he went out and in, backwards and forwards; and when the rain came, he felt relieved, and I noticed that (the sign of relief) on his face. ‘A’isha asked him (about it) and he said: It may be as the people of ‘Ad said: When they saw a cloud formation coming to their valley they said:” It is a cloud which would give us rain” (Qur’an, xlvi. 24).

(Saheeh Muslim,899b)

اللَّهُمَّ إِني أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا ، وَخَيْرِ مَا فِيهَا ، وخَيْر ما أُرسِلَتْ بِهِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بك مِنْ شَرِّهِا ، وَشَرِّ ما فِيها ، وَشَرِّ ما أُرسِلَت بِهِ

Dua when hearing thunder.
Whenever Abdullah bin Zubair (رضي الله عنه) would hear thunder, he would abandon all conversation and say this supplication. See Al-Muwatta’ 2/992.

سُبْـحانَ الّذي يُسَبِّـحُ الـرَّعْدُ بِحَمْـدِهِ، وَالملائِكـةُ مِنْ خيـفَته

Glory is to Him Whom thunder and angels glorify due to fear of Him.

(Sahih by Al-Albani as a statement of Abdullah bin Zubair.)

Forgotten Sunnah Series-16

Dua when wearing a new dress.

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a new garment, he would name it. For instance, a turban or shirt or cloak and would supplicate:

“Allahumma lakal-hamdu, Anta kasautanihi, as`aluka khairahu wa khaira ma suni`a lahu, wa a`udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni`a lahu.”

(O Allah, all the praise is for You that You have given it to me to put on. I ask You its goodness and the goodness of the purpose for which it was made, and I seek Your Protection from its evil and the evil of the purpose for which it was made)

[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]

اللهم لك الحمد أنت كسوتنيه، أسألك خيره وخير

ما صنع له، وأعوذ بك من شره وشر ما صنع له

Forgotten Sunnah Series-17

Beginning from the right when wearing clothes and performing Wudhu (ablution).

Narrated Abu Hurayrah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When you put on (a garment) and when you perform ablution, you should begin with your right side.

[Abu Dawud, 4141, Sahih by Al-Albani]

*This also implies to beginning from the right leg whilst wearing Sandals, Imam Abu Dawud titled this Hadith under the heading ‘Wearing Sandals’ (Kitab ul Libas Book 34, Chapter on Wearing Sandals Book 43).