Sunnahs in Prayer & Worship include: A Supplication on Leaving Home, Tasbih After Prayer, Fasting on Monday and Thursday. The table below lists each sunnah with a short description and the reference of the hadith it rests on. Sunnahs without a basis in authentic sources are not included.
Prayer & Worship sunnahs and hadith references
| Sunnah | Description | Hadith reference |
|---|---|---|
| A Supplication on Leaving Home | Reciting a supplication every time you leave home means setting out in Allah's name and trusting in Him. | at-Tirmidhi, Book of Supplications, 35 (hadith no. 3427) |
| Tasbih After Prayer | Saying subhanallah, alhamdulillah and Allahu akbar thirty-three times each after every prayer is a remembrance the Prophet taught. | al-Bukhari, Book of the Call to Prayer, 155 (hadith no. 843) Muslim, Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, 146 (hadith no. 1352) |
| Fasting on Monday and Thursday | Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays is a sunnah the Prophet carefully observed. | at-Tirmidhi, Book of Fasting, 44 (hadith no. 745) at-Tirmidhi, Book of Fasting, 44 (hadith no. 747) at-Tirmidhi, Book of Fasting, 10 (hadith no. 696) |
| Salawat on Friday | Sending abundant salawat on Fridays is a beautiful expression of love and devotion to the Prophet. | Abu Dawud, Book of Witr, 26 (hadith no. 1531) |
| Making Repentance a Habit | Repenting a hundred times a day stands for the heart's constant cleansing and turning to Allah. | Muslim, Book of Remembrance and Supplication, 42 (hadith no. 6859) Muslim, Book of Remembrance and Supplication, 41 (hadith no. 6858) at-Tirmidhi, Book of Qur'an Commentary, 83 (hadith no. 3334) |
| Reflection and Remembering Death | Remembering death and reflecting deeply protects the heart from attachment to the world. | Abu Nu'aym, Ma'rifat as-Sahabah, 5/2751 at-Tirmidhi, Book of the Description of the Day of Resurrection, 26 (hadith no. 2460) Muslim, Book of Funerals, 104 (hadith no. 2257) Ibn Hibban, as-Sahih, 2/386 |
| Reading the Qur'an with Understanding | Reading the Qur'an slowly and with understanding carries it not merely to the voice but to the heart. | Muslim, Book of the Travellers' Prayer, 203 (hadith no. 1814) ad-Darimi, Book of Prayer, 173 al-Bukhari, Book of the Virtues of the Qur'an, 23 (hadith no. 5032) |
| Lawful Provision | Eating what is pure and lawful, and keeping away from the doubtful and the forbidden, is required by faith. | Muslim, Book of Sharecropping, 107 (hadith no. 4094) Muslim, Book of Zakat, 65 (hadith no. 2346) |
| Praying with Humility | Praying with humility and calm is a sunnah the Prophet both practiced and advised. | Abu Dawud, Book of Prayer, 156-157 (hadith no. 904) at-Tirmidhi, Book of Supplications, 32 (hadith no. 3421) at-Tirmidhi, Book of Prayer, 166 (hadith no. 385) Muslim, Book of the Travellers' Prayer, 203 (hadith no. 1814) |
| Praying the Fajr Sunnah at Home | Praying the sunnah of Fajr at home and the obligatory prayer in congregation at the mosque was the Prophet's practice. | al-Bukhari, Book of Ablution, 36 (hadith no. 183) Muslim, Book of the Travellers' Prayer, 105 (hadith no. 1699) al-Bukhari, Book of the Night Prayer, 3 (hadith no. 1123) al-Bukhari, Book of Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah, 3 (hadith no. 7290) |
Other categories
- Eating & Drinking sunnahs
- Greetings sunnahs
- Cleanliness sunnahs
- Sleep Etiquette sunnahs
- Clothing sunnahs
- Speech Etiquette sunnahs
- Social Life sunnahs
- Family & Visiting sunnahs
- Everyday Courtesy sunnahs
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