SUNNATS UPON AWAKENING

1. Immediately upon awakening rub the face and the eyes with both the palms in order to remove the effects of sleep. (Shamaaile Tirmidhi).

2. When the eyes open in the morning recite this dua: Allahamdulila hilazi ahyana ba’da ma amatana wae laihin nushoor -(Bukhari, Abu Dawood, Muslim) All praise is due to Allah who brought us to life after having granted us death and to Him will we beresurrected.

3. When awakening from sleep cleanse the mouth with a Miswaak. (Musnad Ahmad, Abu Dawood pg. 8).

4. The use of the Miswaak should be repeated when making Wudhu. Using the Miswaak upon awakening isa separate Sunnat. (Bazlul Majhood, “Commentary of Abu Dawood” Vol.1 pg.35).

5. When wearing one’s trousers, first put on the right leg, then the left one. When putting on a kurta or shirt,first put on the right sleeve and then the left one. The same procedure should be followed when wearing avest. When wearing a shoe, first put on the right shoe. When removing any garment or shoe, first remove theleft, then the right. This is the sunnat method when removing any garment from the body (Bukhari, Tirmidhi“the chapter on clothing” and Shamaaile Tirmidhi).

6. Before immersing the hands into any utensils, wash them thrice thoroughly. (Tirmidhi
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Women's Right to Work In Islam

Allah created all mankind from a single male and female, and placed natural love and affection for one another in order that they cooperate to build families and relationships of families. We see in nature that Allah bestowed the male of each species with superior power and endurance in order that he may dominate in certain spheres and seek provisions and protection for the species, while the female of each species is equipped to reproduce and multiply to maintain the continuity of that species. Only the female is equipped with the necessary apparatus to bear, deliver, nurse and care for the young. 


The female human has been endowed with love, kindness, sympathy, care and affection in order to carry out her duties to her children with dignity. Based on this natural predisposition and delegation of responsibilities, and based on the unique qualities of the male and the female, it is only natural for man to work outside the house and earn for the sustenance of the family and for the woman to work inside the house and take care of the children and the family in general.


Considering this basic fact, Islamic law does not deprive a woman from the right to work within the limits that protect her honor and dignity. Islam permits the woman to personally conduct her business contracts and financial transactions. All such contracts and transactions are sound and valid in the view of Islamic jurisprudence.  The work that the woman performs outside her home must be, in the first place, a lawful employment or job that suits the nature and physique of the woman. She must not, for instance, be obliged to do heavy industrial jobs, and other jobs to which men are more suited to perform.

Islam has given women the rights to work, to own property and to have wealth. Women can seek employment and work in profession such as medical care, teaching, civil and justice professions. These rights remains the same before and after marriage.

Regarding the right to work, the Qur'an Sura 4 Verse 32 states:

And in nowise covet those things in which Allah hath bestowed His gifts more freely on some of you than on others: to men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of his bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things.

In the Islamic history there were no restrictions in women's full participation in the economic, political and social spheres of their society. For example, Khadija, the Prophet's first wife was one of the most important merchants of the time, and the Prophet himself was her employee. Ayisha, the Prophet's other wife was one of his most important advisers and consultants. In the early Islamic history women not only participated in various aspects of their society's public sphere, they also had the right to be elected to political offices. For example, Omar the second Khalif appointed a woman to oversee the affairs of the marketplace. The women also participated in wars and fought in the battles.