IslamFriday is the weekly Eid of Muslims; Faizullah Riyad sets out, with their hadith sources, the four practices beyond the Jumuah prayer that the Prophet especially encouraged.
IslamAsking forgiveness, istighfar, is not an act for special days but a believer's daily habit; in Prothom Alo's religion pages Mahmud Hasan Fahim sets out its reasons, conditions and the supplications taught in the hadith.
Islam gives great weight to repaying debts. A firm intention to repay, the prayers the Prophet taught and an end to waste are set out with their sources in hadith and the Quran.
IslamBanglanews24's Islam page sets out, with Quran and hadith references, the five supplications the Prophet Muhammad made in strong wind, gathering clouds, drought, at the start of rain and in excessive rain.
IslamWhen a person dies, their own good deeds come to an end, and their children's prayers and charity are what reach them. Ehsan Siraj sets out three deeds for deceased parents from the Quran and hadith.
IslamScholars suggest heartfelt dua, the supplication of Surah Al-Furqan verse 74 and voluntary prayer for those whose marriage is delayed, while stressing that the Quran and hadith promise no quick result from any practice and that lawful effort is also needed.
IslamA voluntary prayer of two or four rakat asking Allah's help with any lawful need, which may be prayed at any time except the three forbidden times, followed by the supplication reported in Tirmidhi 479, writes Abrar Nayem in Desh Rupantor.
IslamIslam asks the sick to seek medical treatment and also to pray for recovery; the hadith describe reciting Surah Al-Fatiha and a supplication said with a hand on the place of pain.
IslamProthom Alo's religion desk writes about the supplication of Prophet Zakariya (as) in verse 38 of Surah Al Imran, 'Rabbi hab li min ladunka dhurriyyatan tayyibah', and how expectant mothers can make it part of daily life alongside medical care.
IslamProthom Alo's religion desk explains the prayer in verse 74 of Surah Al-Furqan for love between spouses and the good of the family, with its meaning, commentary and ways to make it part of daily life.
IslamFor those who struggle to say what they mean, the prayer of Prophet Musa in Surah Taha, verses 25-28, asks God to open the chest, ease the task and loosen the knot in the tongue so listeners understand.
IslamDusting the bed, lying on the right side, putting out the lamp, reciting Ayat al-Kursi and the last three surahs, and a prayer of thanks on waking: Prothom Alo's religion desk sets out the practices recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari.
IslamAs-Sunnah Foundation chairman Sheikh Ahmadullah says praying directly to Allah is the basic form of dua; asking a pious person to pray for you is permitted, but paying for formal prayer gatherings is not a Sunnah practice.
