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Simple Sunnah To Make Us Closer to Our Deen

11 Super-Simple Daily Sunnahs We can Follow to Grow Closer to our Deen (That Take Less than a Minute)

So many of us are always on the lookout for ways to grow closer to our Deen Islam but sometimes, we tend to overlook the easiest way to increase our Emaan- following simple sunnah acts of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).

Allah the Almighty said: "Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful" [Surah Al-Imran: Ayah 31].

And the Prophet (S.A.W) said:

"Whoever revives my Sunnah then he has loved me. And whoever loved me, he shall be with me in Paradise." [Tirmidhi]

So today, I've selected a few of the easiest daily Sunnahs that play a major role in keeping us connected to Allah (S.W.T) and our Prophet (S.A.W).

Since behavioral psychology suggests that starting small is a stepping stone to growing big, I've only selected the daily Sunnahs that take less than a minute so it becomes a no-brainer for us to follow them. 🙂

1. Begin your day with this short dua

Don't tell me you don't check your phone first thing in the morning. Dun lie.

The entire day can start off with so much barakah if the first thing we do is praise Allah (S.W.T). And the Sunnah way to do this is by saying this dua (it's a really short one, you can easily learn it).

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

"Alhamdu Lillahil-Lathee Ahyana BaAAda Ma Amatana Wa-Ilayhin-Nushoor."

English translation: All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection.

This dua is a beautiful reminder of our purpose in life and it's also a gratitude call to Allah (S.W.T). What better way to start our day than that?

2. Use Siwak (at least once a day)

Cleanliness is a HUGE part of our faith. Nobody likes sitting near a person whose breath smells like something died inside their mouth. 😀

The point here is to not only clean your teeth but to do so using Siwak. Prophet (S.A.W) used Siwak multiple times in a day... before every Salah, before going to bed, after waking up, after eating meals... It's amazing how often he (S.A.W) used to clean his mouth.

If we can start using Siwak just once a day (even if for only a minute), it'll definitely bring us closer to the Sunnah of our Prophet (S.A.W) since Siwak was such a prominent part of his daily routine.

Abu Huraira (R.A.) narrated that Allah's Messenger (S.A.W) said: "If it were not that it would be difficult on my nation then I would have ordered them to use the Siwak for each prayer" (Tirmidhi)

3. Reply to the Adhaan for each prayer

Isn't it so disrespectful when we don't respond to someone who is talking to us? So imagine how disrespectful it must be to ignore the Adhaan, the call to prayer of Allah (S.W.T), as if it doesn't even deserve a minute of our attention.

Have you noticed how we tend to remember the most interesting news to share with the next person the moment Adhaan starts? The simple act of listening to the Adhaan becomes so drab for us because we're itching to release our ground-breaking news to the world. And the funniest thing is, when someone tells us to be quiet and listen to the Adhaan, we become quiet for a second and then...we start whispering! *whaa??!* 😀