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Lesson 1: Courtesy with Allah, The Prophet, Family & Community

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Unit 6 - Lesson 1: Courtesy with Allah, The Prophet, Family & Community

Questions 1 to 9: Etiquettes toward Allah, the Messenger, Parents, Relatives, Friends, Neighbors, and Teachers.

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Question 1: How should one show courtesy to Allah Almighty?

1. Magnifying Him. [Surat az-Zumar: 67].
2. Worshiping Him alone without associating partners. [Surat al-Bayyinah: 5].
3. Obeying Him. [Surat Muhammad: 33].
4. Refraining from disobeying Him. [Surat an-Nisā’: 14].
5. Showing gratitude and praising Him for His countless favors. [Surat an-Nahl: 14].
6. Showing patience regarding what He decrees. [Surat al-Anfāl: 46].
📖 Surat al-Bayyinah: 5
﴿وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ﴾

{Although they were commanded only to worship Allah with sincere devotion to Him.}

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Question 2: How should one show courtesy to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)?

1. Following him and taking him as a role model. [Surat al-Ahzāb: 21].
2. Obeying him and refraining from disobeying him. [Surat an-Nisā’: 80].
3. Believing all his reports. [Surat an-Najm: 3-4].
4. Not introducing innovations to his Sunnah.
5. Loving him more than oneself and all people.
6. Revering and supporting him and his Sunnah. [Surat al-Fat-h: 9].
📖 Surat al-Ahzāb: 21
﴿لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ﴾

{Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah, you have an excellent example for those who look forward to Allah and the Last Day.}

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Question 3: How should one show courtesy to one's parents?

1. Obeying them in what involves no sin. 2. Serving and helping them. 3. Fulfilling their needs. 4. Supplicating for them. 5. Speaking politely (never say "Uff"). 6. Smiling at them. 7. Not raising one's voice or calling them by their first names (say "dad" and "mom"). 8. Seeking permission before entering their room. 9. Kissing their heads and hands.
📖 Surat al-Isrā’: 23-24
﴿۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّۢ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًۭا كَرِيمًۭا﴾

{Your Lord has ordained that you worship none but Him and show kindness to parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, do not say to them a word of annoyance nor scold them...}

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Question 4: How should one maintain kinship ties?

1. Visiting relatives like brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts.
2. Showing kindness to them in words and deeds and offering help.
3. Calling them and checking on them.
The Prophet warned: "The one who severs ties of kinship will not enter Paradise." [Narrated by Muslim].
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Question 5: How should one act with one's brothers and friends?

1. Loving righteous people and avoiding evil company. 2. Greeting and shaking hands. 3. Visiting them when sick. 4. Saying "Yarhamukallāh" when they sneeze. 5. Accepting their invitations. 6. Offering sincere advice. 7. Supporting them when wronged and stopping them from oppression. 8. Loving for them what one loves for oneself. 9. Keeping their secrets and not backbiting them.
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Question 6: What are the etiquettes of neighbors?

1. Showing kindness in words and deeds. 2. Congratulating them on happy occasions. 3. Visiting them when sick. 4. Offering them food when cooking. 5. Refraining from harming them with words or deeds. 6. Not disturbing them with loud voices and being patient with them.
📖 Surat an-Nisā’: 36
﴿وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًۭا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ﴾

{Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, near and distant neighbors...}

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Question 7: What are the etiquettes that the host and the guest must follow?

• Guest: Accepting the invitation, making an appointment, seeking permission before entering, not staying too long, and lowering gaze.
• Host: Welcoming guests with cheerfulness, seating them in the best place, and honoring them with food and drink.
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Question 8: What are the etiquettes of sickness and visiting the sick?

1. Placing right hand on the pain, saying "Bismillāh" 3 times, then saying: "A‘ūdhu bi‘izzatillāhi wa qudratihi min sharri mā ajidu wa uhādhir" 7 times.
2. Being patient with Allah's decree.
3. Visiting the patient promptly without staying too long.
4. Supplicating for him 7 times: "As’alullāh al-‘azhīm rabb al-‘arsh al-‘azhīm ay yashfiyak" (I ask Allah the Magnificent, Lord of the Throne, to cure you).
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Question 9: What are the etiquettes of seeking knowledge?

1. Sincere intention for Allah alone. 2. Acting upon the knowledge learned. 3. Respecting and revering the teacher. 4. Sitting politely in his presence. 5. Listening attentively without interrupting. 6. Asking questions respectfully and not calling him by his bare first name.
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