Practices
Prayer
(Adhan is done, and now send greetings to the Prophet and his fellow brothers in prophethood)
As-salatu wassalamu ‘alayk, ya man arsalahu-llahu ta’ala rahmatan lil ‘aalameen….
Dhikr
In the Naqshbandi Order, the daily personal litanies (awrad) and the weekly congregational remembrance of God (dhikr), known as Khatm-ul-Khwajagan, are important principles which the murid must not leave. The Khatm-ul-Khwajagan is done sitting with the Shaykh in congregation. This is held once a week, preferably on Thursday night or Friday, two hours before sunset. The Khatm-ul-Khwajagan is of two categories…..
Daily Practices
“On this basis Allah has divided the day into three parts: eight hours for worship, eight hours for earning a living and eight hours for sleeping. Anyone who does not accept and follow this division of energies will exemplify the hadith, ‘He who is erratic will be erratic in the Hellfire.
Etiquette
- Wake up two hours before Fajr.
- Niyyat:
Recite: Nawaytu’l-Arba`een
Nawaytu’-`Itikaf
Nawaytu’l-Khalwah
Nawaytu’l-‘Uzlah
Nawaytu ‘r-Riyadah
Nawaytu ‘s-Sulook
Lillahi Ta`ala l-`Azhim fee hadha ‘l-masjid (or fee hadha ‘l-jami`)