up in the state that he sleeps, and he will be raised on the Day of Judgement in the state that he dies. (Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 5, p. 376)

*   Recite this Du’a after waking up: ‘اَلْحَمْدُالِلّٰھِ الَّذِیْٓ اَحْیَانَا بَعْدَ مَآ اَمَا تَنَا وَاِلَیْھِ النُّشُوْرُ’ (Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 196, Hadith 6325). Meaning: All praise is for Allah Almighty, the One who granted us life after death, and to Him is the return.

*   When boys and girls reach the age of 10, they should be made to sleep separately. (Durr-e-Mukhtar M’a Radd-ul-Muhtar, vol. 9, p. 629)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Du’a for before and after Wudu

According to the schedule of the weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima of Da’wat-e-Islami, the ‘Du’a for before and after Wudu’ will be learnt. The Du’a for before Wudu is as follows:

بِسْمِ اللّٰھِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰھِ

(Namaz kay Ahkam, p. 9)

Translation: Beginning with the name of Allah, and all praise belongs to Allah.

The Du’a for after Wudu is as follows:

اَللھُمَّ اجْعَلْنِی مِنَ التَّوَّابِیْنَ وَاجْعَلْنَی مِنْ المُتَطَھِّریْن

Translation: O Allah! Make me from among those who repent abundantly, and those who remain in a state of purity. (Namaz kay Ahkam, p. 13)