The sunnah guide: 32 small habits, each with its source.
Short answers to the questions people ask about everyday sunnah. Each page says what to do, how to do it today, and links the narration on Sunnah.com so you can check it yourself.
Week 1 · Mornings
Start the day the way he ﷺ started his.
- What dua did the Prophet ﷺ say when he woke up?Bukhari 6312
- Why wash your hands three times when you wake up?Muslim 278 · Bukhari 162
- What is the master dua of forgiveness (Sayyid al-Istighfar)?Bukhari 6306
- What did the Prophet ﷺ teach his Companions to say each morning?Tirmidhi 3391
- What dhikr did the Prophet ﷺ say to repeat three times, morning and evening?Tirmidhi 3388 · Abu Dawud 5088
- What did the Prophet ﷺ pray about the early morning?Abu Dawud 2606 · Tirmidhi 1212
- Did the Prophet ﷺ use the miswak when he woke up?Bukhari 245 · Muslim 255
Week 2 · Prayer
Small additions around the salah you already pray.
- How valuable are the two rakʿahs before Fajr?Muslim 725
- What did the Prophet ﷺ say about the miswak and prayer?Bukhari 887
- What should you say when you hear the adhan?Bukhari 611
- What did the Prophet ﷺ say about dua between the adhan and the iqamah?Abu Dawud 521 · Tirmidhi 212
- What did the Prophet ﷺ say right after finishing the prayer?Muslim 591
- What is the dhikr to say 33 times after every prayer?Muslim 597
- How many rakʿahs is the Duha prayer, and why pray it?Muslim 720
Week 3 · Meals & home
The table and the doorway, the places you pass every day.
- What is the sunnah of eating: Bismillah, right hand, nearest side?Bukhari 5376
- What if you forget to say Bismillah before eating?Abu Dawud 3767 · Tirmidhi 1858
- Is it a sunnah to drink in three breaths?Muslim 2028 · Bukhari 5630
- What should you say after you finish eating or drinking?Muslim 2734
- What did the Prophet ﷺ do when he disliked a food?Bukhari 5409
- What is the dua to say when leaving home?Abu Dawud 5095
- What should you say when you enter your home?Muslim 2018
- What did the Prophet ﷺ do at home?Bukhari 676
Week 4 · People & nights
How you treat others, and how you end the day.
- Is smiling a sunnah? Does a smile count as charity?Tirmidhi 1956
- Who is closest to Allah: the one who gives salam first?Bukhari 12 · Abu Dawud 5197
- What happens when you make dua for someone in their absence?Muslim 2732
- Should you tell someone you love them for the sake of Allah?Abu Dawud 5124 · Tirmidhi 2392
- What is the reward of saying Jazakallahu khayran?Tirmidhi 2035
- What should you say when you lock your doors at night?Bukhari 3280 · Muslim 2012
- What did the Prophet ﷺ recite before sleep every night?Bukhari 5017
- What is the sunnah before you go to sleep?Bukhari 247