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As-salām ʿalaykum O Servant of The Beloved,

This is just a tiny gift to hopefully get our Sunnah-ness fired up. So, why do we follow The Sunnah of Our Beloved Messenger ﷺ?

1. Allāh ﷻ Himself makes His Divine Love conditional on following His Beloved Prophet ﷺ. “[My Beloved Prophet ﷺ] Tell them [your followers]: 'If you truly claim to love God, then follow me! God will then love you [...]'” [Qurʾān 3:31]

2. The Prophet ﷺ himself tells us to follow his perfect Sunnah ﷺ. “You must follow my Sunnah! [...] And grab onto it with your molars!” [T. #2676, AD. #4607]

3. Following His Sweet Sunnah ﷺ is a sign of our love for him ﷺ, and allows us to spend all of eternity with him ﷺ in Paradise. He ﷺ said “[...] Whoever keeps My Sunnah alive truly loves me. And those who truly love me, will be with me [forever] in Paradise.” [T. #2678]

So what Sunnah goodies do we have?

Miswāk: Using this branch to brush our teeth [in addition to a regular toothbrush with toothpaste].

1. The Prophet ﷺ said “If I wasn't afraid that it would become a burden for my [beloved] followers, I would've commanded them to use miwāk”. [B. #7240, M. #252]

2. The Prophet ﷺ said “Using miwāk cleans the mouth, and Pleases The Lord.” [N. #5, IM. #289]

Kuḥl: Anointing the eyes with antimony [ithmid] before going to sleep.

1. The Prophet ﷺ said “Use ithmid because it strengthens the eyesight, and lengthens the eyelashes.” [T. #1757, AD. #3878, N. #5113]

2. The Prophet ﷺ had a kuḥl container [mukḥalah] from which he ﷺ would apply ithmid to his beautiful eyes an odd number of times before going to sleep.” [T. #1757]

3. Warning: The Prophet ﷺ [as well as his amazing companions [rḍ]] would directly apply this substance into his beautiful eyes ﷺ. However, do to the possibility that lead [Pb] and other harmful substances could be present within this kuḥl, you are advised to simply apply it to your eyelids/eyelashes, and not in your eyes, for health and safety reasons.

Ṭīb: Applying perfume and smelling nice.

1. The Prophet ﷺ said “From this world, [...] perfume [has] been made dear to me [...]” [IM. #3939]

Duhn: Oiling and combing our hair [and beards] regularly. Starting with our right hands, and our eyebrows. If you’re married, your spouse can also oil your hair.

1. The Prophet ﷺ mentioned a number of actions to be done on Friday, among them is oiling the hair. He ﷺ said that doing these actions will result being forgiven for the actions done between two Fridays. [B. #883, 885]

2. Our Mother, ʿĀʾishah [rḍ] would regularly oil the beautiful hair of The Prophet ﷺ. She would remark years later “It’s like I can still see the scented oil on the hair-part of The Messenger of God ﷺ”. [B. #1537-8, 2028-9]

Super Special Sunnah Gift:

Naʿl: This is a rendered shape of the blessed sandal of The Prophet ﷺ.

1. Anas [rḍ] kept a pair of the sandals of The Prophet ﷺ. [B. #5858]

2. The Prophet ﷺ encouraged wearing sandals. [AD. #4133]

3. Ibn ʿUmar [rḍ] loved wearing the same style of sandals as The Prophet ﷺ, for no other reason than the fact that The Prophet ﷺ wore them. [B. #116, M. #1187, AD. #1772, N. #5244]

4. Poem by Abū Bakr al-Qurṭubī [rḥ]:

   وإنّا متى نخضع لها أبدا نعلو	ونعل خضعنا هيبة لبهائها
   حقيقتها تاج وصورتها نعل	فضعها على أعلى المفارق إنّها
   على التّاج حتّى باهت المفرق الرّجل	بأخمص خير الخلق حازت مزيّة
   أمان لذي خوف، كذا يحسب الفضل	شفاء لذي سقم، رجاء لبائس

   Out of awe for the Sandal's splendor, we humbled ourselves before it;

       For as long as we humble ourselves before it, we will elevated!

   So place it on the top of your head, for in reality,

       It is a crown whose form is that of a Sandal!

   By the sole of The Best of Creation, it is superior,

       To any crown, such that [his foot] surpasses the parting line of the head!

   It is a healing for the suck, a hope for the suffering;

       A security for the frightened; such are its virtues!