The 365 · A Sunnah to live
Sunnah, day by day.
A practice of the Prophet ﷺ to live that day, small and doable.
Morning
Day 1
Saying the Waking Duʿā'
Day 2Using the Siwāk on Waking
Day 3Performing Wuḍū' Well
Day 4The Two Rakʿahs Sunnah Before Fajr
Day 5Reciting the Morning Adhkār
Day 6Sitting in Dhikr After Fajr Until Sunrise, Then Praying Two Rakʿahs
Day 7Reciting the Morning Duʿā' for the Day's Goodness
Day 8Praying Salah ad-Duha
Day 9Walking in the Morning Light for Dhikr and Tafakkur
Day 10Breaking the Night Fast (Breakfast) on Dates
Day 11Reciting the Quranic Duʿā' for Parents Daily
Day 12Walking to the Masjid for the Five Prayers
Day 13Qaylūlah: A Brief Midday Nap
Day 14Reciting the Duʿā' on Leaving the House
Day 15Two Rakʿahs Upon Returning to the Masjid (and the Home Equivalent)
Day 16Greeting Salām on Entering Your Home
Day 17Daily Duʿā' for the Family's Goodness
Day 18A Daily Qur'an Portion (Wird al-Qur'ān)
Day 19Walking on Earth in Humility (Hawnan)
Day 20Breakfasting Lightly and Not Filling the Stomach
Day 21Drinking Water in Three Breaths, Seated
Day 22The Three Surahs of Protection, Three Times Morning and Evening
Day 23Performing Ghusl on Friday Morning
Day 24Giving a Small Sadaqah Every Morning
Day 25Making Duʿā' for a Muslim Brother in His Absence
Day 26Reciting Sūrat al-Kahf on Friday
Day 27Oiling and Grooming the Hair Regularly
Day 28Giving Children a Kunya (a Tender Nickname)
Day 29The Sunnah of Affection: Kissing Family Members
Day 30Staying Up After Fajr Until Sunrise (Avoiding Post-Fajr Sleep)
Day 31Reciting the Prophetic Du'a' Against al-Hamm and al-Dayn
Day 56Reciting the Prophetic Morning Adhkār After Fajr
Prayer
Day 32
Walking to the Masjid for Fajr · The Sunnah Light
Day 33Saying Takbir al-Ihram with Full Presence
Day 34Reciting al-Fatihah Fully and Attentively in Every Rak'ah
Day 35Lengthening the Sujud · The Closest Position to Allah
Day 36Reciting the Tashahhud with Presence
Day 37Sending Salawat on the Prophet ﷺ in the Final Tashahhud
Day 38The Du'a' Before Salām · Refuge from the Four
Day 39The Post-Prayer Adhkar: 33 Tasbih + 33 Tahmid + 33 Takbir + 1
Day 40Reciting Ayat al-Kursi After Every Fard Prayer
Day 41Praying Witr Before Sleep or in the Night
Day 42Praying the Twelve Rakʿahs of Sunnah ar-Rawātib Daily
Day 43Praying Tahajjud · The Best Voluntary Prayer
Day 44Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ When Standing for Night Prayer
Day 45Performing the Prostration of Forgetfulness for Errors in Prayer
Day 46Praying Two Rakʿahs Upon Entering the Masjid Before Sitting
Day 47Remaining Seated in the Masjid in Dhikr After Fajr Until Sunrise
Quran
Day 48
Completing the Recitation of the Quran Once Per Week (or Per Month)
Day 49Reciting Sūrat al-Kahf on Friday (Day or Night)
Day 50Reciting the Quran Slowly with Tartīl, Pausing at Each Verse
Day 51Reciting a Daily Morning Portion of the Quran After Fajr
Day 52Reciting a Daily Evening Portion of the Quran Before Sleep
Day 53Listening Attentively to the Recitation of the Quran by Another
Day 54Honoring the Physical Muṣḥaf with Cleanliness, Care, and Respect
Day 55Reciting Sūrat al-Mulk Every Night Before Sleep
Day 91Reciting Sūrat al-Kahf on Friday (Day or Night)
Day 246Reciting a Portion of the Qur'an Every Day
Day 247Reciting Sūrat al-Mulk Every Night Before Sleep
Day 248Reciting Sūrat al-Kahf Every Friday
Day 249Reciting the Last Two Verses of al-Baqarah Before Sleep
Day 250Reciting Āyat al-Kursī After Every Obligatory Prayer
Day 251Reciting the Three Quls (Ikhlāṣ, Falaq, Nās) Three Times Before Sleep
Day 252Reciting Ikhlāṣ, Falaq, and Nās After Every Obligatory Prayer
Day 253Reciting Sūrat al-Baqarah in the Home
Day 254Reciting the Qur'an with Tartīl (Measured Beautification)
Day 255Reciting the Qur'an with Tadabbur (Deep Reflection)
Day 256The Prostration of Recitation (Sajdat al-Tilāwah)
Day 257Listening Attentively When the Qur'an is Recited
Day 258Reciting Sūrat al-Sajdah and Sūrat al-Insān in Friday Fajr Prayer
Day 259Teaching the Qur'an to One's Children
Day 260Memorizing the Qur'an (Ḥifẓ)
Day 261Beginning Qur'an Recitation with Istiʿādhah and Basmalah
Day 262The Virtues and Healing of Sūrat al-Fātiḥah
Day 263Reciting Sūrat Yā-Sīn
Day 264Reciting the Last Three Verses of Sūrat al-Ḥashr Morning and Evening
Day 265Completing the Qur'an and Making Duʿāʾ at the Khatm
Day 266Reciting the Qur'an in the Night Prayer (Qiyām al-Layl)
Day 267Reciting the Surahs the Prophet ﷺ Specifically Chose for Certain Prayers
Day 268Reciting Sūrat al-Wāqiʿah at Night
Day 269Gathering to Recite and Study the Qur'an
Day 270The Etiquette of Handling the Muṣḥaf (Physical Qur'an)
Day 271Reciting Sūrat al-Raḥmān
Day 272Reciting Sūrat Yūsuf for Comfort in Trial
Day 273Learning and Applying the Rules of Tajwīd
Day 274Reciting Sūrat al-Anʿām
Day 275Reciting Sūrat Qāf in Friday Khuṭbah and ʿEid Prayers
Day 276Asking Allah at Verses of Mercy and Seeking Refuge at Verses of Punishment
Day 326Adab of Reciting the Qur'an
Day 327Reciting with Tartīl (Measured Beauty)
Day 328Beautifying the Voice in Qur'an Recitation
Day 329Reciting Sūrat al-Kahf on Fridays
Day 330Being a Companion of the Qur'an (Ṣāḥib al-Qur'ān)
Day 331Sūrat al-Fātiḥah: The Heart of the Qur'an
Day 332Healing with the Qur'an (Ruqyah)
Day 333The Daily Wird (Hizb) of Qur'an
Day 334Tadabbur: Pondering the Meanings of the Qur'an
Day 335Listening Attentively to the Qur'an
Day 361Duʿāʾ: The Believer's Direct Line to Allah
Day 362Sending Salawat on the Prophet ﷺ Daily
Day 363Permanent Dhikr Through the Day
Day 364Following the Sunnah in Every Affair
Day 365With Those Allah Has Blessed: The Year's Supreme Seal
Sleep
Day 57
Reciting the Prophetic Evening Adhkār Before Maghrib or After
Day 71Reciting the Prophetic Bedtime Adhkār Before Sleep
Day 72Sleeping on the Right Side as the Prophetic Position
Day 73Reciting the Short Sleep Duʿāʾ 'Bismika Allāhumma Amūtu wa-Aḥyā'
Day 74Following the Prophetic Discipline for Good and Bad Dreams
Day 75Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ When Waking During the Night
Day 76Dusting the Bed with the Inside of the Garment Before Sleep
Day 77Sleeping in a State of Wuḍūʾ
Day 78Sleeping with the Body Oriented Toward Qiblah When Possible
Day 79Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ When Unable to Sleep
Day 80Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ for Protection from Recurring Nightmares
Day 305Sleeping on the Right Side
Day 306The Sleep Du'as (Allāhumma bismika amūtu wa aḥyā)
Day 307The Three Quls at Sleep (al-Muʿawwidhāt)
Day 308Ayat al-Kursī before Sleep
Day 309Tasbīḥ Fāṭimah (Subhān Allāh 33, Alhamdulillāh 33, Allāhu Akbar 34)
Day 310The Du'a on Waking
Day 311The Last Two Verses of al-Baqarah Before Sleep
Day 312Duʿāʾ on Turning Over in Sleep
Day 313Sūrat al-Mulk Every Night
Day 314Sūrat al-Sajdah and Sūrat al-Mulk before Sleep
Day 315Etiquette of Good and Bad Dreams
Day 316The Prohibition of Sleeping on the Stomach
Day 317Tahajjud: Standing in the Last Third of the Night
Day 318Qaylūlah (the Midday Nap)
Day 319Performing Witr as the Last Prayer Before Sleep
Day 320Sleeping in a State of Wudu (the Angel Who Stays the Night)
Day 321The Evening Adhkār Before Sleep
Day 322Closing the Door, Covering the Vessel Before Sleep
Day 323Going to Bed Early After Isha
Day 324Hand Under Right Cheek When Sleeping
Day 325Sleep as Allah's Sign and Mercy
Social
Day 58
Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ When Entering a Marketplace
Day 59Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ Upon Leaving the Home
Day 81Reciting the Prophetic Travel Duʿāʾ (Subḥān alladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā) When Setting Out
Day 82Saying Takbīr When Ascending and Tasbīḥ When Descending During Travel
Day 83Saying Takbīr Three Times When Crossing a Hill or Elevated Land
Day 84Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ When Approaching a New Town
Day 85Reciting the Prophetic Return-from-Travel Duʿāʾ at the Approach to Home
Day 90Accepting Food Invitations as a Right of the Muslim
Day 111Spreading the Salām (To Those You Know and Those You Do Not)
Day 112Saying the Full Salām Formula (Three Layers of Reward)
Day 113Returning the Salām with Better, or At Least Equal (Q 4:86)
Day 114Giving Salām to Children (Building Their Adab Early)
Day 115Giving Salām to Yourself When Entering an Empty House (Q 24:61)
Day 118The Handshake That Drops Sins (Muṣāfaḥah)
Day 119Your Smile in Your Brother's Face Is Charity
Day 185Salām: The Greeting That Founds a Society
Day 186The Obligation of Returning the Greeting
Day 187The Handshake that Forgives
Day 188The Visit to the Sick
Day 189Saying Yarḥamuk-Allāh to the Sneezer
Day 190Walking with the Funeral (Itbāʿ al-Janāzah)
Day 191Responding to a Muslim's Invitation
Day 192Giving Sincere Counsel (Al-Naṣīḥah)
Day 193Honoring the Neighbor
Day 194Loving a Brother for Allah's Sake
Day 195The Sunnah of Refusing to Backbite
Day 196The Definition of a Muslim by the Prophet ﷺ
Day 197Concealing the Fault of a Muslim
Day 198The Sunnah of Reconciling Two Believers
Day 199The Prophetic Practice of ʿAfw
Day 200The Heaviest Thing on the Scale: Good Character
Day 201The Rights of Sitting by the Road
Day 202Making Duʿā for a Brother in His Absence
Day 203Helping a Brother Meet His Need
Day 204Gatherings Where Allah Is Remembered
Day 205Choosing the Righteous Friend
Day 206The Prophet's ﷺ Triple Counsel: Do Not Get Angry
Day 207Helping the Oppressed
Day 208Serving Others as the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ
Day 209The Sunnah of Honoring the Stranger and New Believer
Day 210Make Things Easy, Bring Glad Tidings
Day 211Each Step a Hasanah
Day 212The First Row in Congregational Prayer
Day 213Sitting at the Masjid Between Prayers
Day 214Friday Prayer and Its Sunnahs
Family
Day 60
Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ Upon Entering the Home
Day 154Weekly Visiting of Parents as Structural Ṣilat al-Raḥim
Day 155Daily Duʿā for Parents in the Adhkār
Day 156Honoring Parents-in-Law as Structural Parents
Day 157Maintaining Sibling Ties as Foundational Silat al-Raḥim
Day 158Honoring Aunts and Uncles, Especially the Maternal Aunt
Day 159Sponsoring an Orphan (Two Fingers Apart from the Prophet ﷺ in Paradise)
Day 160Day 161Treating the Wife with the Prophet's ﷺ Gentleness
Day 162The Wife's Honoring of Her Husband (the Companion-Models)
Day 163Visiting the Sick as Structural Sunnah
Day 164Attending the Funeral Prayer and Burial
Day 165The Three Structural Community-Rights (Sick-Visit, Funeral, Sneeze-Response)
Day 166Honoring the Guest (Ikrăm al-Ḍayf)
Day 167Giving the Child a Good Name (the First Right of the Child)
Day 168Teaching Children Prayer at Seven, Disciplining at Ten
Day 169Being Just Between Your Children
Day 170The House That Carries the Prophet ﷺ Forward
Day 171Devotion to Parents (Birr al-Walidayn)
Day 172Guarding Even the Word 'Uff' Around Parents
Day 173Praying Rabbi-rḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣaghīran
Day 174Continuing Birr After Their Death (Sila ahli wuddi abīhi)
Day 175Al-Jannah Taḥta Aqdami al-Ummahāt
Day 176Maintaining the Family Tie
Day 177Reaching the Relative Who Cut You Off
Day 178Honoring the Bond with Siblings
Day 179Honoring the Maternal Aunt as a Mother (and Uncles as Fathers)
Day 180Ṣilat al-Raḥim as the Door of Rizq and Lifespan
Day 181Nikāḥ: Marriage as Half the Religion
Day 182The Wedding Feast (Walīma)
Day 183Khayrukum Khayrukum li-Ahlihi
Day 184The Father's Hand and the Husband's Hand: Mercy as Touch
Food
Day 61
Saying Bismillah Before Every Meal and Snack
Day 62Eating and Drinking with the Right Hand
Day 63Eating from the Portion of the Dish Closest to You
Day 64Praising Allah After Every Meal with the Prophetic Duʿāʾ
Day 65Drinking Water in Three Sips, Not One Continuous Gulp
Day 66Not Breathing or Blowing into Food and Drink
Day 67Eating with Three Fingers When Possible (the Sunnah Style of Hand-Eating)
Day 68Licking the Fingers and the Dish After Eating
Day 69Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ for the Host After Being Fed
Day 70Never Criticizing Food: Eating What Is Liked, Leaving What Is Not Without Comment
Day 86Sharing Food: One Person's Food Suffices Two, Two Suffices Four
Day 87Eating from One's Own Side of the Plate
Day 88Finishing the Food on One's Plate (Avoiding Waste, Licking Fingers)
Day 89Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ for the Host After Eating Their Food
Special Days
Day 92
Sending Abundant Ṣalawāt on the Prophet ﷺ on Friday and Friday Eve
Day 93Seeking the Hour of Duʿāʾ-Acceptance on Friday
Day 94Arriving Early to Jumuʿah Prayer
Day 95Wearing Best Clothes, Applying Perfume, and Using Siwāk for Friday
Day 96Walking to Jumuʿah on Foot (Each Step Has Reward)
Day 97Listening Attentively to the Friday Khuṭbah (No Talking, Even to Tell Others to Be Silent)
Day 98Reciting Sūrat al-Jumuʿah and al-Munāfiqūn (or al-Aʿlā and al-Ghāshiyah) in Jumuʿah
Day 99Bringing Family Members to Jumuʿah (When Reaching Age, Encouraging Attendance)
Day 100Praying Two Rakʿahs at Home After Jumuʿah, or Four Rakʿahs in the Masjid
Day 231Striving for Hajj Mabrūr (the accepted Hajj whose only reward is Paradise)
Day 232Performing ʿUmrah (the lesser pilgrimage that erases sins between one and the next)
Day 233Making Tawaf around the Kaʿbah (the rite given to no other house on earth)
Day 234Honoring the Day of ʿArafah (for the pilgrim: standing; for non-pilgrim: fasting)
Day 235Living the inner Hajj before the outer (white-cloth heart even before the white-cloth iḥrā
Day 236Saʿy: Walking and Running Between Ṣafā and Marwah
Day 237The Night of Muzdalifah
Day 238The Stoning of the Pillars
Day 239The Sacrifice and the Shaving of the Head
Day 240The Farewell Tawaf
Day 336Yawm al-Jumuʿah: The Crown of the Week
Day 337The Hour of Acceptance on Friday
Day 338Abundance of Ṣalāt ʿalā al-Nabī ﷺ on Friday
Day 339The Etiquette of the Friday Khutbah
Day 340Walking Early to Jumuʿah
Day 341Reciting al-Sajdah and al-Insān in Fajr on Friday
Day 342The Voluntary Prayers after Jumuʿah
Day 343Friday's Closing Reflection Before Maghrib
Day 344Fasting Mondays and Thursdays
Day 345Fasting the White Days (13th, 14th, 15th of each lunar month)
Day 346Fasting the Day of ʿArafah
Day 347Takbīr on the Eid Days
Day 348The Sacrifice of ʿEid al-Aḍḥā (Uḍḥiyyah)
Day 349The First Ten Days of Dhul-Ḥijjah
Day 350Seeking Laylat al-Qadr in the Last Ten of Ramadan
Day 351Fasting Six Days of Shawwāl
Day 352Fasting the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ (10 Muḥarram)
Day 353Fasting the 9th of Muḥarram (Tāsūʿāʾ)
Day 354Voluntary Fasting in Muḥarram
Day 355Fasting in Shaʿbān
Day 356Iʿtikāf in the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan
Day 357Zakāt al-Fiṭr (Ṣadaqat al-Fiṭr)
Day 358Tarāwīḥ: The Night Prayers of Ramadan
Day 359Fasting Ramadan: The Year's Annual Summit
Day 360Attending the Two Eid Prayers
Speech
Day 101
Reciting 'Subḥān Allāh wa-bi-ḥamdihi' 100x Daily (Sins Erased Even if Like the Foam of the
Day 102Reciting 'Subḥān Allāh wa-bi-ḥamdihi, Subḥān Allāh al-ʿAẓīm' (Two Phrases Beloved to ar-Ra
Day 103Reciting 'Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-llāh' (A Treasure from the Treasures of Paradise)
Day 104Reciting the Four Words: Subḥān Allāh, al-Ḥamdu lillāh, Lā ilāha illā Allāh, Allāhu Akbar
Day 105Reciting Astaghfirullāh 100 Times Daily (The Prophet's ﷺ Daily Floor)
Day 106Reciting Sayyid al-Istighfār Morning and Evening
Day 107The Morning-Anchor Duʿāʾ: Allāhumma bika aṣbaḥnā
Day 108The Evening-Anchor Duʿāʾ: Allāhumma bika amsaynā
Day 109Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ When Entering Home
Day 110Reciting the Prophetic Duʿāʾ When Leaving Home
Day 116Saying Yaḥramuk-Allāh When a Muslim Sneezes (The Right of the Sneezer)
Day 117Saying Yahdīkum-Allāhu wa-Yuṣliḥu Bālakum to a Sneezer Who Did Not Praise Allah
Day 120Saying Salām When Leaving a Gathering
Day 121Saying Allāhumma Ṣayyiban Nāfiʿan When Rain Falls
Day 122The Duʿā the Prophet ﷺ Said in Times of Distress
Day 123Saying Bismillāh and the Entering Duʿā on Returning Home
Appearance
Day 124
The Duʿā the Prophet ﷺ Said When Looking in the Mirror
Day 125Saying the Duʿā When Wearing New Clothes
Day 126Combing and Oiling the Hair (Tarajjul) as Sunnah
Day 127The Five Acts of the Fiṭrah (The Natural Disposition)
Day 128Using Henna to Change the Color of Grey Hair
Day 129Wearing White Clothing as a Prophetic Preference
Day 130Beginning With the Right Side in Dressing, Putting On Shoes, and Daily Acts
Day 131Wearing Perfume as Daily Sunnah (al-ʿIṭr)
Day 132Applying Ithmid (Antimony Kohl) for Eye Health and Sunnah
Day 133Anointing the Body with Oil (Idhān / Tadhīn)
Day 134Avoiding the Garment of Showy Attention (Libās al-Shuhrah)
Day 135Using the Siwāk as Daily and Pre-Prayer Sunnah
Day 136Letting the Beard Grow as Sunnah of the Prophets
Day 137The Prophetic Protocol for Wearing Sandals and Shoes
Day 138Avoiding Silk and Gold (Specific Sunnah for Men)
Day 139Wearing a Silver Ring as Sunnah (for Men)
Day 140Caring for the Body as an Amānah from Allah
Day 141Renewing Wuḍūʾ Often as Sunnah
Day 142Performing Ghusl on the Day of Eid
Day 143The Bathroom Protocol: Entry, Exit, and Duʿā
Day 144Modesty in Bathing (Ḥayāʾ Even in Solitude)
Day 145The Integrated Eid Morning Sunnahs
Day 146Daily Care of the Teeth and Oral Cleanliness
Day 147Washing Hands Before and After Eating
Day 148Day 149Wearing Clean Clothes for Ṣalāh and the Masjid
Day 150The Body Prepared for Worship: Integrating the Cluster
Day 151The Embrace (Muʿănaqah) of Brothers After Travel and Long Absence
Day 152The Prophetic Kissing: Children, Parents, Hand of Scholars and Elders
Day 153Standing in Greeting for Arriving Honored Persons
Fasting
Day 215
The Sunnah Fast of Monday and Thursday
Day 216Ayyām al-Bīḍ: The Three White Days of Each Month
Day 217Fasting the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ
Day 218Fasting the Day of ʿArafah (Dhū al-Ḥijjah 9)
Day 219Six Days of Shawwāl After Ramadan
Day 220Fasting the Tongue, Eyes, Ears, and Limbs
Day 221The Sahūr: Eating Before Fajr in Fasting
Day 222Breaking the Fast on Dates and Water
Day 223Seeking the Night of Power in the Last Ten Nights
Day 224Spending the Last Ten in Iʿtikāf
Day 225The Prophet's ﷺ Generosity in Ramadan
Day 226The Sunnah of Fasting in Shaʿbān
Day 227Fasting Every Other Day (Ṣiyām Dāwūd)
Day 228The First Ten Days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah
Day 229Fasting in Muḥarram (Allah's Month)
Day 230Al-Sawm Junnah: The Fast Is a Protection
Day 241Fasting Six Days of Shawwāl
Day 242Fasting the Tenth of Muḥarram (Yawm ʿĀshūrāʾ)
Day 243Fasting the Ninth of Muḥarram (Yawm Tāsūʿāʾ)
Day 244Eating Suḥūr Before Fajr
Day 245The Fasting of Dāwūd (One Day On, One Day Off)
Cleanliness
Day 277