Madani Syllabus

Fundamental Teachings of Islam 37 Madani pearls of yawning C It is stated in a Hadees, ‘When a person yawns, Satan laughs.’ (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Al-Adab, Vol. 4, p. 163, Hadees 6226) C Yawning is from Satan; one should avoid it as much as possible. (Al-Marja’ Al-Sabiq) C While yawning, cover your mouth with the back of your left hand. C A tried and trusted way of stopping yawn is to imagine in the heart that the Prophets 567  ʋ never yawned. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 538, part. 2) Madani pearls of trimming nails C Long nails are a seat of Satan. That is, Satan sits on them. (Kīmiyā-e-Sadat, Vol. 1, p. 168) C Biting nails is Makruh and can cause leukoderma. (Rad-ul-Muhtar, Vol. 9, p. 668) C Start trimming nails from the forefinger of the right hand and carry on trimming in sequence until the nail of the little finger gets trimmed, leaving the thumb. C Then start from the little finger of the left hand and carry on trimming until the nail of the thumb gets trimmed in sequence. C In the end, trim the nail of the right hand’s thumb. www.dawateislami.net