Daily Sunnah
Small acts the Prophet ﷺ did or taught through the day, from waking to sleep. Each is taught in an authentic hadith, and islamweb's fatwa gives its ruling: these are recommended acts, not obligations, unless the page says otherwise.
27 entries
- Praising Allah on wakingOn waking he ﷺ praised Allah for giving life back after sleep.Sahih
- The siwak on rising at nightHe ﷺ cleaned his mouth with the siwak when he rose at night.Sahih
- Washing the hands three times on wakingOne who wakes washes his hands three times before putting them into a vessel.Sahih
- The siwak before prayerWere it not hard on his people, he ﷺ would have commanded the siwak at every prayer.Sahih
- The testimony of faith after wuduWhoever completes wudu well and then bears witness to the faith has the eight gates of Paradise opened for him.Sahih
- The bath on FridayWhoever comes to the Friday prayer should bathe first; most scholars hold it a stressed Sunnah.Sahih
- Asking for mercy on entering the mosqueEntering the mosque, ask Allah to open the doors of His mercy; leaving it, ask for His bounty.Sahih
- Two rak'at on entering the mosqueOne who enters the mosque prays two rak'at before sitting down.Sahih
- The twelve rak'at of every dayWhoever prays twelve voluntary rak'at in a day and night, Allah builds for him a house in Paradise.Sahih
- The two rak'at before FajrThe two rak'at before the dawn prayer are better than the world and all it holds.Sahih
- The Duha prayerEvery joint owes a charity each morning, and two rak'at of Duha pay for them all.Sahih
- Ending the night prayer with WitrThe night prayer ends with an odd number of rak'at (Witr).Sahih
- Repeating the call to prayerWhen you hear the call to prayer, say what the caller says.Sahih
- The supplication after the call to prayerWhoever asks Allah for al-Wasilah for the Prophet ﷺ after the call to prayer will have his intercession.Sahih
- Supplication between the call and the iqamahSupplication made between the call to prayer and the iqamah is not turned back.Sahih
- Bismillah, the right hand, and what is near youSay Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you.Sahih
- Praising Allah after eating and drinkingAllah is pleased with the servant who praises Him for a meal or a drink.Sahih
- Drinking in three breathsHe ﷺ drank in three breaths, taking breath outside the vessel.Sahih
- Spreading the greeting of peaceSpread the greeting of peace among you, and you will love one another.Sahih
- A smile is charityYour smile in your brother's face is a charity.Sahih
- Visiting the sickVisiting the sick is among the rights of a Muslim on his brother.Sahih
- Answering the one who sneezesWhen someone sneezes and praises Allah, the one who hears him asks Allah to have mercy on him.Sahih
- Holding back a yawnYawning is from Satan, so hold it back as far as you can.Sahih
- Wudu, the right side, and the last wordsBefore sleep, make wudu, lie on your right side, and make the supplication of trust your last words.Sahih
- Dusting the bedBefore lying down, dust the bed with the edge of your garment, for you do not know what came onto it.Sahih
- The last three surahs before sleepEach night he ﷺ recited al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and an-Nas into his cupped hands and wiped over his body.Sahih