The Sunnat of Night
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To recite "Bismillah" while closing the doors and latching the lock {Bukhari}
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Containers with foodstuff should be covered {Bukhari}
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To put out any burning fire {Bukhari}
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To have available a container of surma and apply it thrice to each eye. {Mishkaat}
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To lay or spread the bed oneself. {Muslim}
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To dust the bed before sleeping. {Mishkaat}
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To make miswaak before sleeping. {Mishkaat}
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To sleep using pillows. {Muslim}
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To sleep on the floor, bedding or bed. {Nashrut tib}
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To sleep on the right side, facing qibla. {Bukhari}
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To sleep with the right hand under the head and the knees bent. {Bukhari}
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To recite "Allahumma bismika amautu wa ahya" - "O Allah
The Sunnat of Eating
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To recite the following dua before eating: BISMILLAHEE WA ALAA BARAKATILLAH {Abu Dawood}
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If one forgets to read Bismillah before eating then if remebers whilst eating he should recite the following dua: BISMILLAHEE AWWALAH WAL AAKHIRA {Tirmidhi}
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After eating to recite the following dua:ALHAMDU LILLAH HILLADHEE AT AMANA WA SAQAANA WAJA ALNA MINAL MUSLIMEEN
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To wash hands and gargle mouth before and after eating. {Tirmidhi}
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To eat with the right hand similarly when taking food from and when giving to someone the right hand should be used. {Ibn Maja}
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To sit on the floor and eat in any one of the following three ways:
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To squat with the buttocks away from the ground
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To sit on one leg having the other knee raised
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To sit on both the legs as in the tashahhud posture. {Umdatul Qari}
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To remove the shoes before eating. {Darimi}
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When eating together the most pious or eldest should be made to begin. {Muslim}
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If a variety of dishes are served then it is permissible to partake of any that he wishes leave that which he does not feel like eating without passing any remarks. {Tirmidhi}
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To have vinegar and honey in the house is Sunnah. {Tirmidhi}
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Steamy food should not be eaten, but one should eat after it cools. {Ahmad}
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Do not blow onto any food. {Tirmidhi}
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Whilst eating if any crumbs or pieces of food fall then these should be picked up and eaten and not left for the Shaytaan. {Ibn Maja}
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The dastarkhan (food mat) should be spread on the floor as Rasulallah (Salaal Laahu Alaihi Wa Salaam) never ate on a table. {Shamail Tirmidhi}
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