زَیِّـنُوْا مَجَالِسَکُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَیَّ فَاِنَّ صَلَاتَـکُمْ عَلَیَّ نُوْرٌ لَّـکُمْ یَـوْمَ الْقِیَامَةِ

Translation: “Adorn your gatherings by sending ṣalāt upon me, for indeed, your sending of ṣalāt upon me will be light for you on the Day of Judgement.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

An important point

Dear Islamic brothers! Before listening to the bayān, let’s first of all make good intentions for attaining the Divine pleasure and earning rewards. The beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘نِيَّةُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ عَمَلِه’ "The intention of a Muslim is better than his deed." ^[2]

For righteous and permissible work, the more good intentions we make, the more reward we attain.

Intentions of listening to bayān

1.   Lowering my eyes, I will listen to the bayān attentively.

2.   Instead of resting against a wall, etc., I will sit in the al-Taḥiyyāt position as long as possible with the intention of showing respect for religious knowledge.

3.   When I hear صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب, اُذۡكُرُوا اللّٰه, تُوۡبُوۡا اِلَى اللّٰه, etc., I will reply loudly with the intention of gaining reward and pleasing those who call out loudly.

4.   After the bayān, I will approach people to say salām, shake hands