*    Somebody once told Lady ʿĀisha رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا a woman was wearing male footwear. She replied, “The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم sent curse upon women who resemble men.”^[1]

*    Remove your shoes before sitting down, as this allows the feet to rest.

*    Leaving upturned shoes as they are and not turning them over is a means of poverty. In the book Dawlat-i-Bē Zawāl, it is written that if a shoe is left upturned overnight, Satan sits upon it and it becomes his throne.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dua to be protected from an enemy’s harm

According to the schedule of Dawat-e-Islami’s weekly gathering, we shall now memorise a dua. This week, we will learn the dua to be recited when one seeks protection from enemies.

اَللّٰھُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَۙ  (۸۵)  وَ نَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ  (۸۶)

Our Lord! Do not make us a trial for the oppressive people. And grant us salvation through Your Mercy from the disbelieving nation.”^[3]-^[4]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Method of collective Fikr-e-Madinah (72 Pious Deeds)