Proposed Program -- Proposed Daily Program

The actions of a Muslim are noble, and with proper organization, their benefit is maximized. Here is a suggested daily program for every Muslim:

1. Pray Fajr in the mosque with fellow Muslims. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Whoever prays Fajr is under the protection of Allah." (Muslim)1

2. Remain in the mosque, recite the morning supplications, and then recite the Quran. If you have memorized it, review what you have memorized until the sun rises. Then, perform the two Rak'ahs of Duha (forenoon) prayer.

3. Go to your work, and after returning from work, take some time to rest.

4. After Asr prayer, recite the evening supplications.

5. After Maghrib prayer, stay in the mosque until Isha prayer and engage in similar activities as you did after Fajr, such as reciting the Quran, reading books of Hadith, and books of the early righteous predecessors.

6. During the aforementioned periods, attend lessons of scholars or listen to them.

7. After Isha prayer, sleep early. The Prophet, peace be upon him, disliked sleeping before Isha and engaging in conversation after it. Abu Barzah,2 may Allah be pleased with him, reported, "The Prophet,

8. Recite the supplications before sleeping, then sleep in a state of purity, lying on your right side.

9. One hour before Fajr prayer, wake up from sleep and do the following:

a) Remember Allah upon waking up to untie a knot from Satan. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “When one of you goes to sleep the devil ties three knots at the back of his neck, sealing every knot with, ‘You have a long night, so sleep’. So if one awakes and mentions Allah a knot will be loosened, if he performs ablution a knot will be loosened, and if he prays a knot will be loosened, and in the morning he will be active and in good spirits; otherwise he will be in bad spirits and sluggish in the morning.” (Agreed upon)2

b) When you wake up, say, "La ilaha illallah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shayin qadir" 

(There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, alone without partner. To Him belongs the dominion, and to Him is the praise, and He is able to do all things)

and "Alhamdulillah, SubhanAllah, la ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la Sahaba (341/4). quwwata illa billah" (Praise be to Allah, glory be to Allah, there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is the greatest, and there is no power nor might except with Allah). 

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shayin qadir. Alhamdulillah, SubhanAllah, la ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah,' then supplicates to Allah or makes a supplication that will be answered, and if they perform ablution and offer prayer, their prayer will be accepted." (Al-Bukhari)1

c) Pray the night prayer (Qiyam al-Layl) that Allah has prescribed for you, and supplicate to Allah and seek His forgiveness until the Adhan for Fajr prayer.

I ask Allah, the Almighty, to make you among the fortunate ones in this world and the Hereafter, and to grant you success wherever you turn. May He make you blessed wherever you settle, and may He gather us all in the highest level of Paradise.

May Allah's peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his companions.

1 Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, Chapter on the merits of praying Isha and Fajr in congregation, Hadith No. (657), narrated by Jundub ibn Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him.

2 He is Nadlah ibn 'Ubayd al-Aslami, known as Abu Barzah, who passed away in 64 AH. Al-Isaba fi Tamyiz al-

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peace be upon him, disliked sleeping before Isha and engaging in

conversation after it." (Agreed upon)1

1 Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Book of Times of Prayer, Chapter on the time of Asr prayer, Hadith No. (547), and Muslim, Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, Chapter on the desirability of hastening the Fajr prayer in its earliest time, Hadith No. (647).

2 Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Book of Tahajjud Prayer, Chapter on the knots that Satan ties on the back of the head if one does not pray at night, Hadith No. (1142), and Muslim, Book of Prayer of Travelers and Shortening It, Chapter on what is narrated about someone who slept the entire night until morning, Hadith No. (776), from the narration of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him.

1 Book of Tahajjud Prayer, Chapter on the virtue of one who wakes up during the night and prays, Hadith No. (1154), from the narration of Ubada ibn as-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him.