Fellow Muslims: Small details,but they do Matter ..... ??

Question

Are you KEEN on :

1] when u meet someone do you greet them saying
"Asalamu Alaykom" or you just say "Hi" ??

2] when someone is praying , are you keen on keeping silent & quiet till they finish praying or you go on talking & don't care

3] when you start eating or drinking ..
you say "in Allah's name"....."besmellah"
when you finish ... you say "Thank Allah" ....."alhamdulelah"

4] when eating or drinking .....
are you keen on using your "Right hand" ?

5]when you sneeze .. do you say "Alhamdulelah"

6] when someone sneezes ,do you say
"May Allah Bless you !!" which means in Arabic "yar7amkom Allah" ... or you say nothing ?

7] after each prayer .... are you keen on saying the words glorifying Allah (s.w.t ) ..... in Arabic "tasabee7"

8] when you enter the bathroom, do you enter with your
"Left Leg" and say the do3aa' ?

9] when going to bed...are you keen on sleeping "first" on your "Right side" & repeating some do3aa' & Qur'an before sleeping ?

Alhamdulelah ...
i'm used to do all these things since i was a child ...
except for [no.1] .. but i'm working on that ..
May Allah bless us all .. Ameen :)

@Sabrina:
Thanks ... I appreciate your answer :)

Answer 1

1. Yes I do everytime I see a Muslim always say Salam Alykum even though some tend to ignore me.

2.I always keep silent when someone is praying, rude to make noise and disturb someone that is talking to Allah.

3.All the time I say Bismillah before I eat, and Alhumdulliah after im done eating I feel that I'm missing something if I don't.

4.Yes I use my right hand its natural im right handed.

5.I always say Alhuhmdulliah when I sneeze even when no one is around me.

6.Yes I do.

7.I try my best to say them all

8. Im still learning these words.

9. I can't sleep on ether side but my right, and Reading Qur'an and making do3aa is the only way I can sleep in piece...

Answer 2

1. I always say Salaam and a lot of times people don't say salaam to me when they meet me cuz I'm not an Arabic speaker so they assume that I don't even know what salaam means. Irritates the heck out of me!!

2. I hate it when people disturb me while I'm praying so I always make an effort to stay quiet.

3. I never ever start or finish eating without remembering Allah. If he blesses me with hot food, the least I can do is thank Him!!

4. I'm naturally right-handed so this has never been an issue.

5. Always.

6. Always.

7. Only sometimes but I always pray.

8. I usually say the dua'a but I didn't know about the left leg thing.....I'll keep that in mind.

9. I usually sleep on my right side and I try to say some dua'as or read the Quran but I'm usually so dead tired that I'm asleep in minutes. :)

Answer 3

Assalamu Alaikum,

Dear Sister thanks for asking such nice question Allhamdullah I am doing all what you mentioned.

1] when u meet someone do you greet them saying
"Asalamu Alaykom" or you just say "Hi" ??

Yes I am saying Assalamu Alaikum to ALL (some time even to non Muslims as well as I am useto to say Assalamu Alaikum.

2] when someone is praying , are you keen on keeping silent & quiet till they finish praying or you go on talking & don't care

I do care if some one is praying if I felt I can’t keep silent I am leaving the room so that the person will not disturb as some time your presence can also disturb to the person who is praying.

3] when you start eating or drinking ..
you say "in Allah's name"....."besmellah"

Yes

when you finish ... you say "Thank Allah" ....."alhamdulelah"

Yes always Allhamdullah

4] when eating or drinking .....
are you keen on using your "Right hand" ?

I am always using Right Hand

5]when you sneeze .. do you say "Alhamdulelah"

Of course

6] when someone sneezes ,do you say
"May Allah Bless you !!" which means in Arabic "yar7amkom Allah" ... or you say nothing ?

If it’s a Muslim Yarhamkom Allah and if non Muslim Bless You

7] after each prayer .... are you keen on saying the words glorifying Allah (s.w.t ) ..... in Arabic "tasabee7"
Of course 33 times Allhamdullah, 34 times Allahhukabar, 33 times Subhan Allah and other azkars specially Surrah Iklash and Durrod Sharif

8] when you enter the bathroom, do you enter with your
"Left Leg" and say the do3aa' ?

Yes (but some times forgetting)

9] when going to bed...are you keen on sleeping "first" on your "Right side" & repeating some do3aa' & Qur'an before sleeping ?

Allhamdullah as can’t sleep on left side and without reading Azkars (Tasbee)

Answer 4

1] when u meet someone do you greet them saying
"Asalamu Alaykom" or you just say "Hi" ??
if they're Muslims I greet them with Asalamu Alikum, otheriwise I say Hi or Hello
2] when someone is praying , are you keen on keeping silent & quiet till they finish praying or you go on talking & don't care
yes, I try to keep silent
3] when you start eating or drinking ..
you say "in Allah's name"....."besmellah"
when you finish ... you say "Thank Allah" ....."alhamdulelah"
yes I do but a lot of time I forget to say besm illah :( when I remember I say besm illah awalo wa akhiro.

4] when eating or drinking .....
are you keen on using your "Right hand" ?
yes, so used to eating with my right hand since my dad used to tie my left hand when I was a kid so i wud stop eating with my left hand. It worked ;)
5]when you sneeze .. do you say "Alhamdulelah"

yes
6] when someone sneezes ,do you say
"May Allah Bless you !!" which means in Arabic "yar7amkom Allah" ... or you say nothing ?
yes I say yara7mkom Allah and they shud reply "yahdekom Allah w yosli7 balakom"
7] after each prayer .... are you keen on saying the words glorifying Allah (s.w.t ) ..... in Arabic "tasabee7"
yes but not all the time
8] when you enter the bathroom, do you enter with your
"Left Leg" and say the do3aa' ?
I say the do3aa when I remember. I don't remember all the time. I never paid attention to which leg I enter with first. now I should

9] when going to bed...are you keen on sleeping "first" on your "Right side" & repeating some do3aa' & Qur'an before sleeping ?
yes I usually sleep on my right side first. sometimes I say do3aa and read Quraan but I do not do so all the time as I fall asleep real fast

Answer 5

ok Christan answering cos i thought you might find the contrast interesting.
1 i say 'hi how are you'
2i keep silent until they have finished.
3 when i was a child we said thanks or grace as we call it, that's a short prayer over the food, now i dont.
4 no cos i am left handed and any way we do not have a taboo about the left hand.
5 when i sneeze i say 'excuse me'
6 when you sneeze i say 'bless you' apparently this habit goes back to middle ages when people thought that the devil could take you over when you sneezed so we say bless you to send the devil away.... funny isn't it how these ideas last.
7 after each prayer we say amen this is followed by thanks be to god, or similar if you are in church
8 i just go in, i never even heard of that idea.
9 again when i was a child i would kneel by the bed to say last prayers. now i dont. but i sometimes read the bible before i sleep.

Answer 6

im keen on observing the following:
2, 3,5,6, 7.
1-when i say Hi, it is equivalent to asaloum 3alaykum , but directed to a foreigner.
4- i eat with a fork in my left hand and a knife in the right.
8-when i enter the bathroom i m in a hurry , so i dont observe the do3a or the left leg.
9- when i go to bed , i sleep on the ganb elli yirayhani.

these are rituals that do not have to be observed.
if i neglect them and follow the rules of islam , and apply religion to life, and if my heart is clean and free from dark sinful thoughts, in sha allah i will be accepted by God in Heaven.

Answer 7

1.a: I greet by saying Assalamu Alaykom for Muslims
1.b: I greet by saying Hi for non-Muslims

2. I keep quiet and try to keep the atmosphere quiet when a Muslim brother or sister are praying in my space.

3. Yes

4. I am naturally right handed.

5. Yes

6. For Muslims yes, and for non Muslim may God bless you.

7.Yes , when I have time I would spend about 5 minutes in Du3a2 and when have no time , it would be less than one minute.

8. Sometimes I forget

9. I would make a short Du3aa2 , but I sleep (3ala el gamb illy yerayya7nee)

Answer 8

First I am an American born in a christian family with my husband as a tie to Egypt.

1. I used to until people kept saying that they know when I enter I was always saying Salam Alicom, after that it made me feel as if I was bothering others.

2. I will try to keep silent while they pray so that I am not the reason for their distraction everyone has a right to pray in peace and quiet.

3.My 8 yr. old son reminds me to say Bismiallah, so I do if reminded. :D

4. I use my right hand for everything, only time I might use my left is if I am holding something or doing something while I am eating. I try to stick to using my right hand usually.

5. I do say Alhamdulilah when I sneeze but not very loudly.

6. It depends on if I know the person or not, my son for instance makes it known that he sneezed and will continue on until I give him the correct reply. If it was a taxi driver for instance I will not say anything unless he looks very pious.

7. I used to say the tasbe'ah but now if I pray, then I have truly done a small miracle.

8. I only say owouth beka min el kubthi wa kubaith if I feel something is not right or I am freaked out about something. I never think about what leg I step with I only worry about making it to the toilet on time if I keep putting it off.

9. I sleep on my right side naturally, I used to say duaa but now I think about many things then I have to focus on clearing my mind so I can sleep.

I by the way don't see myself religious really, I would say I am more spiritual than religious.

Answer 9

1] I try to say it!! Problem is, I've only been muslim for about 2 weeks, so not everyone knows, and they give me a funny look when i say salaam to them =)

2] i keep RLY RLY quiet if i enter the prayer room at my skool and find someone already in there...i just think of how I'D feel if someone interrupted me with a lot of noise =/

3] aww i wish i did this, but i havent quite thought about it....=/

4] yea, ironically i used to have a "muslim" boyfriend before i converted, and he got me into the habit of eating with my right hand when i was around him...and then after i converted i did it for myself.

5] Lol, no, i say excuse me for some reason.

6] i just say "Bless you!"

7] yuppp

8] never heard of that O_o

9] haha never heard of that either...i wonder if any of my friends do these things...hmm...

Answer 10

1- Both, BUT i am trying to say ( Asalamu Alaykom ) more

2- Sure, i keen on keeping silent & quiet till they finish praying

3- Sure

4- i don't think i am being attentioned to this point, but i think i use my right hand more

5- Sure

6- Sure i say ( yar7amkom Allah )

7- As a matter of fact, i don't do this always,
BUT i am trying to be used on saying ( Tasabee7 ) after each pray

8- NO,
for me : i think i will have no time to be attention to what leg i am entering with, coz in that time i have " more important things " to take care of .......... :D hehehehe

9- usually i do that, BUT NOT always


BUT after all, thanks for the info, they might be small details but they r valuable ones