Taking on Islamic Manners

Here are some of the many Islamic manners:

  1. The Greeting, (As-Salaam);
  2. A smiling, cheerful face
  3. Eating and drinking with your right hand;
  4. Before eating or drinking, one should say Bismillah (In the name of Allah);
  5. After eating or drinking, say, Alhamdulillah (All praise is for Allah);
  6. After sneezing say, Alhamdulillah 
  7. If another person sneezes and says Alhamdulillah, say Yarhamukallah (May Allah have mercy on you);
  8. Visiting the sick;
  9. Following a funeral – by praying the funeral prayer and attending the burial;
  10. Following the Islamic manners when you enter the Masjid or your home, and when you leave them;
  11. Following Islamic manners when
    • you travel;
    • Deal with your parents, your relatives, your neighbours, your elders, and those younger than you.
  12. Congratulate the parents upon the birth of a child;
  13. Saying an invocation of blessings when there is a marriage;
  14. Consoling the afflicted;
  15. And all other Islamic manners, including the way we wear or remove our dress and shoes.