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As part of my fascination with daily routines, I love to read and learn about the daily routines of successful men and women of history: people who achieved tremendous accomplishments and make you realise that you haven’t even scratched your full human potential yet. By exploring and learning the daily routines of successful people, you discover new habits and new routines that might lead to your own success, In sha Allah.
As I was learning and exploring daily routines, it occurred to me that there could not be a daily routine that is more successful, more balanced, and more pleasing to Allah 
than the daily routine of our beloved Prophet Muhammad 
. He is the most successful man who ever lived, and the most successful man both in dunya and akhirah.
Allah says in the Qur’an:
“There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.” [Qur’an: Chapter 33, Verse 21]
Some pointers to keep in mind
Based on this, I started reading and compiling the daily routine of Prophet Muhammad as narrated to us by his loyal companions and his devoted family. Before I start though, I must mention a few things:
- Most of my readings concentrated on the time after he migrated to Madinah and established the first Islamic community. The reason for choosing this period and not the Makkan period is because the Prophet Muhammad and his companions were not able to live freely in Makkah due to the persecution of the Makkans at that time and hence there wasn’t an established “routine” that they could follow without risking their lives and facing persecution.
- The word “routine” may be misunderstood; the Prophet Muhammad did not have a strict routine that he followed diligently each day. As you’ll see below, he used to adapt each day to the needs of his community and family. Having said that, you can see a clear structure for his days (mostly surrounding prayer times) and never was a moment ‘wasted’ or not utilized at its best.
- In order not to make this article too long, I avoided quoting all the narrations that make up the description of the Prophet’s daily life. This is to avoid prolonging the article and making it difficult to read. Nevertheless, if you’re not sure about any of the descriptions below or are interested to find out which hadith relates to which description, please let me know in the comments section at the end and I’ll share the reference.
- Finally, I must mention that one of the best, most concise, and well-researched books that I’ve read on this topic is a book in Arabic by Sh. Abdul-Wahab Bin Nasir Al-Torari. The book’s name is “اليوم النبوي” (“The Prophetic Day”) and it’s available to download in PDF from here for those who wish to read the detailed Arabic book.
With that, let’s begin exploring the daily routine of Prophet Muhammad and learn how we can apply some of his routine to our modern lives today. I’ll do this in two ways. I’ll first simply describe how he spent each part of the day and then highlight some practical ways of how his routine for that part of the day applies to our daily lives.
Bismillah.
From Fajr till sunrise
I want you to close your eyes and imagine yourself in the household of the Prophet Muhammad at Fajr time. The call to prayer is called by Bilal 
, which wakes up the Prophet who was taking a nap after his long night prayer.
Waking up
He wakes up and the first thing he does is use the siwak and say this dua: “All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the Resurrection.” He listens intently to the adhan and says what the muadhin says then he makes his wudhu and prays the two rak’ahs of sunnah of Fajr prayer. After his two rak’ahs, if his wife is awake, he speaks to her lovingly and if she’s asleep, he would lie on his right side until the iqama is called.
When Bilal would see that the people have gathered, he would come close to the Prophet’s house and say: “Prayer, O Prophet of Allah.”
Leaving the house
The Prophet would come out of his house, look up to the sky, then say this dua: “In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah. O Allah, I take refuge with You lest I should stray or be led astray, or slip or be tripped, or oppress or be oppressed, or behave foolishly or be treated foolishly.”
Entering the masjid
Then he enters the masjid with his right foot and says this dua: “In the name of Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, open the gates of Your mercy for me. I take refuge with Allah, The Supreme and with His Noble Face, and His eternal authority from the accursed devil.” When Bilal sees him enter the masjid, he would call the iqama and the Companions would stand in rows and the Prophet would lead them in prayers.
Following Fajr prayer
After the prayers, the Prophet would remember Allah and perform the adhkar after salah, facing the people as he performs these remembrances.
Then the companions gather closer to the Prophet and he would face them and talk to them. Sometimes he would admonish them with a powerful admonishment that would make the Companions cry, sometimes he would tell them a story, sometimes he would ask them questions, sometimes he would ask if any of the Companions saw a dream and he would explain it for him or he’d share a dream he had and explain it to them. Other times he’d just listen to the Companions as they spoke about their lives, perhaps remembering their lives before Islam and they’d laugh at the ignorance they used to live in and the Prophet would smile with them. The Prophet would sit with them until the sun rises.
After sunrise
After sunrise, the Prophet would go back to his home. He would enter his home saying: “In the name of Allah we enter and in the name of Allah we leave, and upon our Lord we place our trust.” As soon as he enters, he would use the siwak, and say salam to his whole family and visit all his wives, asking how they are and making dua for them. During his visits, he might ask if there’s any food available that day; if there is, he would eat, and if there’s none, he would say “Then, I’m fasting”.
Practical tips from the Prophet’s
- Waking up with the adhan of Fajr
- Using siwak as soon as you wake up
- Praying two rak’ahs of sunnah of Fajr at home before leaving to masjid
- Saying the remembrance of waking up, leaving home and entering masjid
- Praying Fajr in congregation
- Staying after Fajr prayer remembering Allah
- Spending some time in a circle of knowledge after Fajr prayer with your friends or brothers from the masjid, learning about your deen until sunrise
- Coming back home, reciting the rememberance for entering the home, checking up on your family in the early hours after you come back from the masjid and ensuring they are all well, and making dua for them
- Occasionally deciding to do voluntary fast even after sunrise if you didn’t have anything from Fajr
Between sunrise and Dhuhr time
Morning majlis (gathering)
After he visits his family, he would go back to the masjid and pray two rak’ahs, then he would sit in the masjid and the companions would gather around him. This was a known time for everyone in Madinah to come and see the Prophet if they wanted to spend time with him, ask him anything or needed anything from him. Sometimes there’d be lots of Companions and sometimes there would be few, depending on the Companions’ schedule and activity that day. Sometimes the Companions would take turns to be at this gathering and learn from the Prophet whilst others go to trade or farm in the land and they would teach each other what they learnt from the Prophet later in the day.
The Prophet would spend this time teaching and sharing from the knowledge that Allah has given him. He wouldn’t simply sit and lecture; he would sometimes ask questions or get into a discussion with the Companions with the aim of teaching them a lesson, and this helped in developing the knowledge of the Companions and the iman in their hearts.
Sometimes newborn babies were brought to the Prophet during this time, so the Prophet would perform the sunnah of tahneek, make dua for them, and seek Allah’s blessing upon them. Sometimes a new harvest would be brought to him so that the Prophet makes dua for it and he would give this new harvest to the youngest child in the gathering.
This was the time that the Prophet would also receive delegations from those who converted to Islam and he would greet them and seek their news and see how he can help them.
At these gatherings, the Prophet never had a special seat or clearly marked symbol, to the point that when strangers would come to the gathering, they would have to ask who among them is the Prophet! (Only later in his life, did the Companions insist on making a special raised area for him and the Prophet agreed).
Sometimes food would be given as a gift at this gathering and everyone would eat together and there would be enough for everybody even if food is little, from the blessings of Prophet Muhammad .
This gathering extends or contracts depending on each day, but it lasts till the time before Dhuhr when the Companions would go to their homes or their fields for a nap before Dhuhr.
Visits
During these hours between sunrise and just before Dhuhr, the Prophet would also go to visit some of his relatives and companions. He might visit his daughter Fatimah 
and spend time with his grandsons, or he might visit his Companions who invited him that morning, or who are ill and not feeling well.
Also, during these hours he would walk through the market, greeting the passersby with his beautiful smile, greeting children on his way, and if a person stops him (whether male or female, young or old), he would stop and listen to them and see how he can help them. Sometimes he would walk alone, other times with his Companions.
Before Dhuhr time, the Prophet would go to the house of his wife whose turn it is to spend that day with, and as soon as he enters, he would first use the siwak, say salam to his family and pray 4 or 6 or 8 rak’ahs of Duha prayer. Then sometimes if there’s food he eats, and if there isn’t he would continue his fast if he started fasting that morning.
Usually at this time, the women of Madinah would come and visit the Prophet and ask questions about their religion which they might be embarrassed to ask in a crowded masjid. The wives of the Prophet would be there to explain feminine matters of the religion.
This is the time when he would also be helping his family, serving them, repairing his shoes and clothes, milking the sheep or goat, and helping himself and his family with daily chores. He would also spend quality time with his family, talking, smiling and laughing with them.
Sometimes whilst at home, his close Companions would visit him at this hour such as Abu Bakr , Umar and Uthman .
Then he would take a nap till close to Dhuhr time.
Practical tips from the Prophet’s
- The time after sunrise till Dhuhr is the time to pursue one’s main activity during the day, either going to work, seeking knowledge, or performing duties such as visits or charitable work
- Duha prayer should be offered during this time at a minimum of 2 rak’ahs and maximum of 8 (or 12 according to some narrations)
- If you’re at home one should be serving their family, helping them with chores, and spending quality time with them
- It is recommended to take a nap before Dhuhr prayer as per the sunnah
From Dhuhr till Asr
When Dhuhr time comes and Bilal calls for prayer, the Prophet would wake up from his nap if he’s still asleep, and would make wudhu then pray in his home four rak’ahs of sunnah prayers before Dhuhr. He’d wait for the salah in his home, then he’d come out to the masjid and Bilal would call for the prayer to start.
After Dhuhr prayer, this is when he normally goes to the minbar (pulpit) and give a speech to the Companions. Most of the Companions gather at this time, so the masjid is full and they are awake from their naps so they are mostly alert and fresh.
After this speech, he would return home and pray the two rak’ahs sunnah after Dhuhr then he’d go out with his Companions to fulfill certain duties needed in the city or he’d stay in the masjid till Asr.
Practical tips from the Prophet’s
- Praying the four rak’ahs sunnah before Dhuhr and the two rak’ahs sunnah after Dhuhr in your home (or office/school) and praying the Dhuhr prayer in congregation
- Reminding yourself with some religious knowledge after Dhuhr when you’re mostly alert (perhaps by attending a circle or listening to an Islamic podcast or lecture)
From Asr till Maghrib
When the call to prayer for Asr is called, he would wait for people to gather in the masjid, then encourage them to pray four rak’ahs before Asr prayer. He’d then lead them in prayers and after the prayers he’d face them and give a short talk. He did not prolong it since many of his Companions would need to head out to complete their duties and prepare their evening meals before the sun sets.
Family time
Once he returns from the masjid after Asr, he would visit all his wives and settle in his wife’s house whose turn it was to spend the night with. Sometimes, all his wives would meet in the house of the wife whose turn it is. Normally, at this stage, the Prophet would have like a “halaqa” with his family but in a relaxed atmosphere; he would ask his wives questions or they’d ask him questions and the Prophetic house would learn and grow in understanding of their religion.
Practical tips from the Prophet’s
- Praying four rak’ahs of sunnah before the Asr congregational prayer
- Praying Asr in the beginning of its time and not delaying it
- Spending time with family to learn about the religion and revise matters of the deen together
From Maghrib till Isha
When the Maghrib adhan is called, he wouldn’t stay long and would proceed to prayer. When he would enter the masjid, he’d see his Companions filling the Masjid and praying the two rak’ahs he recommended before Mahgrib. As he enters the masjid, the iqama is called and he leads his Companions in a prayer in which he normally recites short surahs.
After the prayer is over, he doesn’t give a talk because people need the time to rest and have their dinner. He would come home and pray the two rak’ahs of sunnah after Maghrib, then he’d have his dinner. Sometimes he used to invite some of his companions over to have dinner at his place if there’s food; sometimes he’d come home and find nothing except dates and water. Sometimes days would pass and food wouldn’t be cooked in the house of the Prophet .
Eating dinner
His food was placed on the floor for him, and the Prophet never ate on a table. When the food is brought to him, he would say “Bismillah” and eat from what’s next to him, and he would eat with three fingers. He never complained of whatever was presented to him: he either ate it or he would leave the food if he didn’t like it.
If he was eating with one of his wives, he would make this quality time for her, to the point of feeding her sometimes or eating from the portion where his wife ate from, or drinking from the same portion his wife drank from.
If he sat with his friends, the dinner meal never went by without a pleasing talk, or teaching manners or spreading knowledge.
After he finished eating, the Prophet used to lick his fingers and praise his Lord abundantly for the food given. He would then wash his mouth.
Practical tips from the Prophet’s
- Praying two rak’ahs before Maghrib prayer
- Shortening the Maghrib prayer and praying it at the beginning of its time
- Not giving a lecture/talk after Maghrib prayer (depending on the situation of the people)
- Praying the two rak’ahs of sunnah after Maghrib at home
- Having dinner after Maghrib prayer, either with his family or Companions
- Speaking during the dinner meal and having a pleasant conversation
- Following the Islamic manners of eating: saying Bismillah, eating with the right hand, eating from what’s next to you, and saying Alhamdulillah after eating (try to also follow the sunnah of eating with three fingers and licking your fingers after eating)
From Isha till midnight
The Prophet would remain in his home until the call to prayer for Isha is called, and he would normally not hasten the Isha prayer. If the Companions are gathered early, he would start the prayer; if the Companions are delayed, he would delay the prayers.
He would rarely speak or give a talk after Isha, because the people are tired and they need their sleep.
More family time
Then the Prophet would return to his home and pray the two sunnah rak’ahs after Isha prayer. He would then spend a small amount of time talking to his family and enjoying their company. Sometimes he would go to his close Companions’ houses and spend time with them, especially his close friends Abu Bakr and Umar .
Sometimes on his way back from the Companions’ houses he might pass by someone reciting Qur’an beautifully and he would stand there and listen. Or he would enter the masjid and say salam to whoever is there, as the masjid always had the poor Muslims spending their days there. He would pray in the masjid before entering his home.
Going to bed
When he enters his home, he prepares himself for sleep, hangs his clothes and enters into bed with his wife, sharing a blanket and a pillow together. His bed was made of animal skin stuffed with fiber and his pillow was made of similar material. He used to place his siwak close to his head, so that he’d use it as soon as he wakes up.
He would sleep on his right side, and place his hand under his right cheek, then recite the adhkar before sleeping. Sometimes he would then talk to his wife and spend quality time conversing together before they drift off to sleep.
Then he would sleep, and if he turns during sleep, you’d hear him say a special remembrance, and would continue sleeping until midnight.
Practical tips from the Prophet’s
- Delaying Isha prayer as much as possible (this is dependent on the Imam of course: for those who are being led, they should not go late to the masjid)
- Praying the two rak’ahs of sunnah after Isha at home
- Spending quality time with the family after Isha or with close friends
- Spending quality time with the spouse before sleeping
- Remembering Allah
From midnight till Fajr
When the night reaches midnight, Prophet Muhammad wakes up and sits, wiping sleep from his blessed face, and he’d take his siwak and brush his teeth with it, then he would look up to the sky and think plenty and read the last ten verses of Surat Al-Imran. He would then get up and make wudhu, put his clothes on and start his night prayer either at home or in the masjid.
Performing night prayer
Sometimes before starting his night prayer, he would remember Allah abundantly, glorifying him, as if to charge his energy for the long night prayer ahead. His first two rak’ahs were quite light and short, after which he proceeded with his long night prayer.
If you were to observe the Prophet praying at night, you’d feel that he’s truly immersed in another world and he’s in no haste to finish. He gathers all his emotions, feelings, and callings and pours them into his prayers and calling upon his Lord. He would read hundreds of verses, verse by verse. If he passes by a verse that has mercy in it, he would ask Allah for His mercy. If he passes by a verse that has punishment in it, he would seek Allah’s refuge from the punishment. And if he passes by a verse that glorifies his Lord, he would glorify his Lord.
Not only were his recitations long, but even his bowing and prostration were almost as long as his standing, to the point that one day one of his Companions joined him for the night prayer and was about to quit because it was getting too difficult for him.
Praying Witr
The Prophet remained in this state of praying, supplicating, glorifying, reciting, bowing and prostrating from midnight till there was nothing left of the night except a sixth of it. He would then wake his wife to join him for Witr prayer and they’d pray three rak’ahs of Witr together.
Sometimes during the hours between midnight and Fajr, the Prophet would leave his house and go to the Baqee’ cemetery and make dua for the deceased. This was especially during his last years on earth .
When the night was about to end and the last sixth was remaining, the Prophet would go to bed and rest his body till Fajr prayer and the beginning of a new day.
Practical tips from the Prophet’s
- Sleeping after Isha and waking up after midnight for night prayer
- Starting by using siwak, remembering Allah
- Starting the night prayer with two light/easy rak’ahs and then getting into longer ones
- Immersing yourself in the experience of night prayer and not trying to hasten it
- Waking up your family to pray Witr
- Going back to sleep after your night prayers till Fajr
Reflections from the Prophet’s routine
As you read the above, you probably had a parallel thought crossing your mind: How’s my routine stacking up to this blessed routine?
Reflecting on the above, there are few points to keep in mind:
- The Prophet’s day was organised around prayer times. As we say at ProductiveMuslim, plan your life around salah and not the other way round.
- Even though the Prophet was busy (he was a husband, father, community person, statesman, general, and most importantly, a Prophet!) you can feel that his routine wasn’t stressful. Everything eased into each other.
- It struck me how much time he was spending with his family; I counted at least 4-5 times where he spends quality time with his family in a day despite the demands on his time.
- He was also a community person, making an effort to visit people and fulfilling rights, teaching, and looking after those who need help.
- You can feel that the secret to the Prophet’s energy and balance in his life, is his long night prayers at night; that barakah from the long night prayer was pouring into the rest of his blessed day and making him lead a successful, productive life.
I pray that you found this article beneficial and that you learned a thing or two about our beloved Prophet’s routine. What’s more important is that we try (to the best of our abilities) to mimic even half of this routine so as to model ourselves and our habits onto the habits of the most successful man that ever lived, In sha Allah.
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Jazak Allah. very nicely written and it is really helpful…
Jazakallah khair for reading this article Jawwad and your kind words. Please continue to make dua for us & share this and other ProductiveMuslim articles with your family and friends.
Alhamdulillah beautiful blessed life of our Nabi salal lahu alaihi wa sallam jazakamullah khair
Alhamdulillah, thank you for such a wonderfully informative article. I really enjoyed it and learned from it regarding the Prophet’s (saws) Daily Routine. So, I have a request if you can help me please. I’m doing a children’s project using the Prophet’s (saws) sunnah of ‘ilm and ‘amal shepherding. So, I’m trying to find out 2 things I heard scholars say: (1) The reference source with exact proof that the Prophet (saws), as a teacher, conducted 3 classes-a-week in Madinah (a children’s class, a women’s class, and a men’s class); and (2) Any proofs (with their references) about how he (saws) consistently trained children sahabah in the ‘amal (practice) of ‘ibaadah as well as its ‘ilm (such as the Branches of Imaan).
Maa shaa Allah. This was soo beautiful. I just have one question please…from your understanding, how many hours total of sleep including naps did the Prophet (peace be upon him) take? Sometimes, I think Shaytan whispers and say… ” you need more rest, just go to sleep after Isha, you prayed last night”
Assalam U Alaikum.
I have read some where that our body is actually designed to sleep for 4 hour+ break from sleep + four hour.
Means a person sleeps for the first 4 hours at night then perhaps wake up for prayer and then head back to sleep for the next available hours.
I was actually amazed to find this out and I think it makes sense so I guess this is worth sharing.
Jazak Allah Khairan
Wahaleikhm salaam I really appreciate every word you email,and am praying to ALLAH to lead me through my way, and am very thankful for joining the group (productive muslim.com).
Thanks
Shakirah
Asalamualikum wrb
Jazak ALLAH ho khair to share this beautiful reminder
May ALLAH SWT put HIS Taqwwa and Love of HIS messenger PBUH and give us tufeeq to follow Him PBUH ameen
Very inspiring and educative. Jazakallahu kheiran.
Very nice article , and actually the best example to all Muslims is our prophet Muhammad SAW, we are using Allah to enable us to reflect what our prophet was doing and guide all Islam ummah in a right watrof life
InshaAllah we pray for you for umma, brother thank you for your hard work and dedication towards making this kind of articles and book.
Mash allah may Allah bless you
Beautiful article MashaAllah
JazakiAllah khair for your kind words Aysha. This is from Allah and whatever beauty is in this article is from the beauty of the seerah of our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him). Please share this article & others from ProductiveMuslim to your family and friends.
TQ Muhammad. May ALLAH love you n your family for your efforts. I miss Rasulullah every moment. I love you YARASULULLAH, pls accept me as your ummat. Aameen
JazakALLH for the informative post..
After Ramadan I m really finding it hard to wake-up for the Fajr, I’m punctual in all the other 4 Salahs + Witr but Fajr is always missed :(
I really hope now with this post I implement these points especially the “Isha-Fjr” period.
Thanks,
Assalamu alykum, try to sleep immediately after Ishaa prayer so that you can wake up for fajr. Usually, you have 6 to 7 hours between Ishaa and fajr, and that would be more than enough. I used to be in a similar position as your’s. But I have been trying this after Ramadan, and Alhamdulillah it’s working. Additionally , you can do some dhikr before sleeping , and ask Allah to wake you up for fajr. It works wonderfully. Remember, all actions are based on intentions.
May Allah makes it easy for you and for all the Muslims.
JazakALLAH br. Hameed for your tips..
Here the Isha Salah is at 9 pm making shorter night :(
however, last night I immediately slept after my Isha..(I tried to follow the acts what Prophet Muhammad PBUH used to do (mentioned in this Post) ie, Shortening the Maghrib prayer, Dinner aftr Maghrib and sleeping after Isha.. alhmduLILLAH I did so, and before Sleeping I made intention for mid-night Salah + Witr and alhmduLILLAH I Was able to do so.. I hope i can continue with the same.. May ALLAH make it easier for me and for all others as-well.
and may ALLAH bless ProductiveMuslim Team. Ameen
Dear Snaaz,
Alhamdulillah, so happy to hear that you were able to adjust your routine and are now making it for night salah, witr, and fajr! Wonderful. Keep it up!
I recommend you read another article we have on ProductiveMuslim on How to Wake Up Consistently Before Fajr, here is the link: http://productivemuslim.com/how-i-consistently-wake-up-45-minutes-before-fajr-adhan/
Dear Hameed,
Thank you for pitching in your suggestions and advice: excellent advice and what we call “Spiritual Solutions” to sleep. InshaAllah, you should check out our upcoming ProductiveMuslim book that contains a lot of this advice and more :).
SubhanAllah. May Allah swt really bless you for your efforts. You made my day with this article.
Thank you bro.
Dear Dr.Ahmed,
Assalamu’alaikum,
You made my day with your comment :). JazakAllah khair for your kind words and dua. Please share this article and others from ProductiveMuslim.com to your family and friends.
I’m going to need a really big pie chart
Dear Mo,
Assalamu’alaikum,
Let us know when you’re done with the pie chart, we would love to share it ;)
He sallalahu alaihi wa sallam always had time for people. subhanallah and made time for prayers and had no time for unnecessary worries or procrastination or even stress…. so beautiful and light and pure. simply cool. :)
Dear mh,
Assalamu’alaikum,
Alhamdulillah, as Allah SWT says in the Quran: “The Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often.” [Surat Al-Ahzab, Verse 21].
Let’s pray that that we continuously work to emulate him in our words and deeds.
Jazakallah Khayr. This is very beneficial. I would really like to discover how the productive women of the salat spent their time, especially those with children.
Dear Aisha,
Assalamu’alaikum,
JazakiAllah khair for your comment.
We have quite a number of articles that talk about the female companions of the Prophet and their productivity. You can simply search “productive women” in our search field at the top of this website and you’ll get a lot of interesting articles. I’ve hand-picked some for you here to start your reading:
http://productivemuslim.com/girl-power-well-before-the-21st-century-productive-muslim-women-in-history-part/
http://productivemuslim.com/girl-power-before-the-21st-century-productive-muslim-women-in-history-part-2/
http://productivemuslim.com/girl-power-before-the-21st-century-productive-muslim-women-in-history-part-3/
If you have further suggestions of what we can cover, please let us know by leaving a comment here OR sending your suggestions to our editorial team at content[at]productivemuslim[dot]com.
Once more, thank you for your comment and kind words.
Thank you so much for that and may you be blessed for your efforts in compiling it. I have never read such a concise, well worded and well structured description of the way the prophet (pbuh) used to use his time in what might be called ‘routine’ days. There are lessons there for all of us, no matter how extremely different our lives may be now.
Dear Suleyman,
Assalamu’alaikum,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words. This is from Allah and I’m sure there’s a lot to improve on.
There’s definitely a number of lessons from the beloved Seerah for all of us to adopt and implement in our lives inshaAllah and like you said “no matter how extremely difficult our lives may be now” there’s always something we can do today.
Thank you for reading this article and please share with your family and friends.
Mohammed
Alhamdulillah, thank u very much for this lesson. it is very educative and impressing. I have learnt a lot from it. I hope to be getting more of this kind of daily routine. May the Almighty Allah bless you abundantly in this world and the hereafter. I would like to have a lecture about water and its importance as a natural element created by Allah (SWT).
Dear Alusine,
Assalamu’alaikum,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words and I’m so glad that this article was beneficial for you and that you learnt a lot from it.
Ameen to your duas and JazakAllah khair for your suggestion to develop an article about the importance of water, how to conserve it, and how it helps us be more productive. Great idea!
Mohammed
Esselamu alejkum mashaAllah very good post.
But i think the Sunnah called Qaylulah is sleepeng between dhuhr and asr not before dhuhr. Maybe you could try to read id again..
Best wishes
ALMIRA
salam alaikum. im not very knowledgeable on the subject, but from what ive read its sunnah to nap one or the other (before dhuhr or after it). they may have just mentioned the first one in this article :)
Dear Almira,
Wa alaikum assalam,
JazakiAllah khair for reading this post.
There’s been narrations supporting both a nap before and after Dhuhur.
Normally, the Prophet would take a nap just before Dhuhur, what was known as “mid-day”. For example, in a narration by Thumama: Anas said, “Um Sulaim used to spread a leather sheet for the Prophet and he used to take a midday nap on that leather sheet at her home.” [Bukhari, Book #74, Hadith #298)]
However, the Prophet and the companions reported that on Friday there’d not have their naps until after the Jumuah prayer (presumably so they won’t oversleep and miss Jumuah). Narrated Anas bin Malik: “We used to offer the Jumua prayer early and then have an afternoon nap”. (Bukhari, Book #13, Hadith #28) [Notice, they said “afternoon here, and not mid-day”]
I hope this helps.
Mohammed
Very informative and inspiring.
Jazakallah khair
Dear Mohd Saquib,
JazakAllah khair for reading the article. Please share it with your family and friends.
Mohammed
SubhanaAllah. I really amazed to read this article which is most beneficial for our daily life. May Almighty Allah grant us abilities to follow each and every habits of our beloved prophet in our daily routine. Life. May Almighty Allah bless you best reward in this world and Akhera for your priceless effort . Jazakallahu khairan.
Assalamu’alaikum Khaleda,
Truly honoured and touched by your kind words and duas. Please continue to make dua for the ProductiveMuslim team and pray that we can always develop beneficial content for every Muslim’s daily life.
Mohammed
Jazak Allahu khair sir. May Allah reward you abundantly for this helpful piece and May He make it easy for us to implement the tips.
Question please; whenever Rasoolullah had a bath, what time did he do it?
Dear Sheriff,
Assalamu’alaikum,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words.
Great question. According to narrations, the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to take a bath each time after Janaba. Narrated Anas bin Malik: the Prophet and one of his wives used to take a bath from a single pot of water. (Shu’ba added to Anas’s Statement “After the Janaba”) (Bukhari, Book #5, Hadith #264)
He (peace be upon him) also ordered a compulsory bath every Friday. Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, “Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the age of puberty.” (Bukhari, Book #12, Hadith #817)
More important than to know when he took a bath is how he took a bath. Narrated Maimuna: I placed water for the bath of Allah’s Apostle and he poured water over his hands and washed them twice or thrice; then he poured water with his right hand over his left and washed his private parts (with his left hand). He rubbed his hand over the earth and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and blowing it out. After that he washed his face, both fore arms and head thrice and then poured water over his body. He withdrew from that place and washed his feet. (Bukhari, Book #5, Hadith #265)
I hope this helps.
Mohammed
I have tears in my eyes after going through the blessed routine of our dear Prophet SAW. May Allah bless you and make us all follow his footsteps.
Dear Maria,
Thank you for your kind words. We are heart-warmed that this article touched you deeply. I hope we can all implement some of his blessed routine in our daily lives. Ameen.
Mohammed
Jazakum Allahu Khayran. Truly thank you for this amazing article. May Allah Subhan Wa Taala accept this amazing service you.
Dear Awais,
JazakAllah khair for reading the article and your kind words and dua.
If you think this article is worth sharing, please share it to your family and friends and tell them to follow ProductiveMuslim.com for more beneficial content inshaAllah.
Mohammed
Jazakullah Khayr Bro. Its such a wonderful article. I have to admit I have always thought of coming across something like this. Its a great insight that will help me manage my schedule. I pray Allah makes it easy for us to adapt this routine to our lives and lead a successful life In a way he will be pleased with us. Best regards.
Dear Animashaun Saheed,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words. I’m glad you found the article beneficial and I hope you can adapt some of this routine in your personal life too inshaAllah.
Remember us in your duas.
Mohammed
Jazakallahu khaır!
Alhamdulıllah
Masha Allah
Dear Fatimah AbuBakar,
You chose the best three phrases to comment with :) Thank you!
Keep us in your duas and share this article with your family and friends.
Mohammed
Assalam-o-alaikum,
JazakAllahukhairun for such an informational article. MashaAllahu la quwata illa billah. May Allah(SWT) put baraka in our knowledge and help us in implementing it sincerely in our lives and may Allah accept it form us. May Allah(SWT) reward you and your team immensely in both the lives, aameen.
Wa alaikum assalam Shagufta,
I’m so happy that you found this article beneficial and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and for your kind words and duas.
Please share this article with your family and friends so we can spread its benefit far and wide inshaAllah.
Mohammed
Dear Brother,
Salaam Alaikum and thanks for the article.
As it is shown that the Prophet saw life was was organised around prayer times, that is not possible for us now as we are bound to our job timings, and if we see practically, our job starts since 0800 a.m till 0700-0800 p.m (Including the conveyance time). Now how to emerged our schedule with this schedule now?
Further, in actual what time the night starts? It is quite difficult to divide the night time so one can spend really long time for Tahajjud. From Narrations it is understood that prophet saw use to recite even Surah Baqra and Surah Nisa in a single Rakah, with this in mind, we need to have about 4+ hours for tahajjud.
jazak allahu Khairan
Azam
Dear Azam,
Wa alaikum assalam,
A small advice for you and I hope you take it positively:
When you look at this routine, start with what’s possible within your current situation and start with the most important. For example, focus on the obligatory acts of worship (e.g. the 5 daily prayers) and build your daily schedule around that. Try to avoid schedule meetings or work obligations before or after prayers but not during salah time itself.
Once you’ve established the obligatory acts of worship, try adding to your routine bit by bit. For example, you can try fasting one day a week (or month), you can pray just 2 rak’aah before sleeping and wake up 20 minutes before Fajr to play Witr.
On weekends, when you have more time, you can follow this routine more closely, including visiting family and friends and asking about them and how they are doing.
Through continuous action and self-improvement, you’ll make yourself better each day and get closer and closer to the Prophetic routine without noticing.
As Allah (SWT) says in the Quran: “The Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often.” [Surat Al-Ahzab, Verse 21].” If we believe in Allah, and His Last Day, we can’t give up too quickly and not implement what’s best for us in Dunya and Akhira.
I hope this helps. If you need further assistance to help you develop your routine, you can sign up for coaching program where we give customizable solutions for your needs. Check it out here: http://productivemuslim.com/coaching/
Sincerely,
Mohammed
SubhaanAllah….just seeing the title of this truly mesmorising article got me soooo excited and throughout intently reading, I couldn’t help but think….”wow…I wonder who this person is who so eagerly looks into the daily routines of successful men and women….while we sit herr and procrastinate on twitter/instagram etc and waste our times” AND IT WAS NONE OTHER….than Abu Productive, Allaahumma baarik lahum!! :) “Lead by example” ~ fits so well here, just, subhaanAllah. I really lovedd this and will be sharing it to friends and family and BI’ITHNILLAAH implementing these blessed actions of Nabi Kareem SAW. Jazaakumullaah Khairan to all who helped in producing this article….may it be a means of sadaqa jaariya for u all! XOXOXOXO
Dear Muna,
Assalamu’alaikum,
JazakiAllah khair for your kind words! You made me blush :P
This article was a blessing from Allah and I thank Him for enabling us to write it and share it with you all.
Please continue to make dua for us. We really need it!
Sincerely,
Mohammed
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah Bro. M. Faris,
JazakAllahu bi khair for your contributions about the daily routine of our beloved Messenger of Allah Muhammad (SAW). I made some observations from the article. You need to be revising your articles before posting them. There are some mistakes in the article. For instance, in summarizing the Practical tips from the Prophet’s ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) routine between Fajr and sunrise. You mistakenly wrote waking up with the adhan of Fajr! Please, revise the entire article to ensure what you’ve written is correct. At this point, I would like to add Rasul (SAW) used recite the last ten verses of Surah Al Imran as observed by his cousin Abdullah ibnu Abbas when he visited his aunt Maimuna (the wife of Rasul SAW). Likewise, there are numerous activities done by Rasul SAW or encourage others to do such Azkar as reported in many traditions. I will recommend the precise book titled Hisnul Muslim min Azkar al Kitab wa Sunnah (Fortification of the Muslim through remembrance and supplication from the Qur’an and Sunnah) compiled by Dr. Sa’id al-Qahtani.
Brother, I don’t understand your comment.
1. What’s wrong in waking up with the fajr adhan? Back then they didn’t have alarm clock to wake up 20 minute before fair to get dressed and do wudo. The iqamah was only done when the prophet pbuh was in the masjid and ready to pray, your comment seemed unfinished, was there another point?
2. He, pbuh, may have visited his aunt (or wife? Again I’m quite confused with your comment, and you should also revise your comments before posting brother) and recited the ten verse a certain day or a few days, but this article is highlighting a typical day, not a specific day he visited a aunt or wife that was sick.
3. Finally, you mentioned hisnul muslim , but this is a compilation of dhikr, this book did not exist during the prophet, pbuh. The article does mention adkar done after fajr and in the night.
Jazakallakhair for your input.
Dear Umar,
Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words and sincere advice. I truly appreciate it. And it’s important for us at ProductiveMuslim that we always hear feedback from our fellow readers so we can improve our content for our audience.
Even though each article published at ProductiveMuslim goes through several rounds of edits, but perfection is only for Allah, and we welcome any edits/comments that would help us get our content as close to perfection as possible.
To answer your queries:
1. Regarding the sentence, “Wake up at the adhan of Fajr” –> this took place in the section of “Practical tips from the Prophet’s routine” and I was referring to the part of the routine where the Prophet would take a nap after a long night prayer just before Fajr, and then Bilal’s adhan would wake him up so he prays the 2 Sunnah before Fajr. I can see where the confusion can be and it may be misunderstood that the Prophet slept the whole night. Therefore, we’ll update the article and that sentence to say “Wake up at the adhan of Fajr (after a short nap from the night prayer)”. Hope this clarifies this issue.
2. You’re right that he used to recite the last 10 verses of Surat-Al-Imran when he (peace be upon him) woke up, and we mentioned this under the section of “From midnight till Fajr” when the prophet woke up for Tahajjud, he would recite these 10 verses. This is the narration of the hadeeth clearly indicating that he recited these last 10 verses when he woke up for Tahajjud (also that he took a nap before fajr athan): Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas: that he stayed overnight in the house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet, his aunt. He added : I lay on the bed (cushion transversally) while Allah’s Apostle and his wife lay in the length-wise direction of the cushion. Allah’s Apostle slept till the middle of the night, either a bit before or a bit after it and then woke up, rubbing the traces of sleep off his face with his hands. He then, recited the last ten verses of Sura Al-Imran, got up and went to a hanging water-skin. He then Performed the ablution from it and it was a perfect ablution, and then stood up to offer the prayer. I, too, got up and did as the Prophet had done. Then I went and stood by his side. He placed his right hand on my head and caught my right ear and twisted it. He prayed two Rakat then two Rakat and two Rakat and then two Rakat and then two Rakat and then two Rakat (separately six times), and finally one Rak’a (the Witr). Then he lay down again in the bed till the Mu’adhdhin came to him where upon the Prophet got up, offered a two light Rakat prayer and went out and led the Fajr prayer (Bukhari, Book #4, Hadith #183)
3. Regarding referring to Hisnul-Muslim; that’s very good advice. Throughout this article, we’ve highlighted in blue whenever a dua is mentioned, and if you click on that, it’ll take you to the website of Hisnul-Muslim so the reader can learn the dua and memorize it.
Hope this answers your queries. Once again, my sincere appreciation for taking the time to read the article and giving us your feedback. May Allah bless you and reward you and bless us all to follow the footsteps of our beloved Prophet. Ameen.
Sincerely,
Mohammed
Jazaakallahu khairan! What a helpful article to mimic?
Wa iyyak! Thank you for taking the time to comment. InshaAllah, you’ll adopt all the routines mentioned here :)
All praise to Allah S.W.T.
That was a great article. Keep up the good work Abu Productive!
Dear Shahrim,
Thank you! Please share the article with your family and friends.
Mohammed
ma shaa Allaah, what is the source? this is important
Dear Ahmed,
Thank you for your comment and inquiry.
As mentioned in the article, the source for the content of this article is a book in Arabic by Sh. Abdul-Wahab Bin Nasir Al-Torari. The book’s name is “اليوم النبوي” (“The Prophetic Day”) and it’s available to download in PDF. You can check the download link from the article above.
The book has referenced every part of the Prophet’s day with ahadeeth from the six books of hadeeth.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
was a great study. so praying 5 times or more is dominating the day. everytime, every second pray is the top of the tops as he (sav) said “light of his life”. when we ignore even 1 time pray, now did you realise what happened in that time?
probably sins…
Dear Hüseyin temizel,
Great observation! Thank you for sharing.
You’re absolutely right, if we plan our lives around Salah, we’ll avoid a lot of the pitfalls in our lives. As Allah (SWT) says in the Quran: “Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.” 29:45
Mohammed
Many thanks. I’ve learned a lot.
Dear Dr.Suleiman,
Alhamdulillah, thank you for leaving a comment. I’m glad you found the article beneficial.
Please share with your family and friends.
Mohammed
thanks for the great article. i would like to know more details about the Prophet’s wife daily routines in raising kids& their roles in family that make them stay connected to the Quran. i always facing the situation which i am so busy with the house chores & at the same time entertaining the kids that makes me have no time recites the Quran ( i tried but kind of quite difficult as the kids come &play with me& i cant focus recite, so i stop & continue play with them). so i really need some reference & guidance on how to re-organize my time with endless house chores & spend quality time with my husband& kids also have quality time with the Quran. i hope u can publish an article regarding this especially for housewife like me.
thanks in advance. i look forward for your reply.
Wa alaikum assalam Nik,
JazakiAllah khair for stopping by and reading the article.
We have quite a number of articles that talk about the female companions of the Prophet and their productivity. You can simply search “productive women” in our search field at the top of this website and you’ll get a lot of interesting articles. I’ve hand-picked some for you here to start your reading:
http://productivemuslim.com/girl-power-well-before-the-21st-century-productive-muslim-women-in-history-part/
http://productivemuslim.com/girl-power-before-the-21st-century-productive-muslim-women-in-history-part-2/
http://productivemuslim.com/girl-power-before-the-21st-century-productive-muslim-women-in-history-part-3/
Having said that, my hunch is that in order to make this information relevant to you, you might want to try our productivity coaching. This is where we analyze your routine and try to organise it so you can lead a productive lifestyle (Spiritually, Physically, and Socially). You can sign up for our coaching here: http://productivemuslim.com/coaching/
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
jazakallahu khairan @ abuproductive. may Allah(swt)
increase u in wisdom. Ameen
JazakAllah Khair Usman for reaching out :)! Ameen to your duas. May Allah increase us all in knowledge, action, & wisdom :)
Jazakallah khair. Really helpful.
Wa iyyak Zainab :) Thank you for stopping by and reading the article. Please share with family and friends.
As Salamoualeykoum wa rahmatuLlah wa barakatuh,
This is one of the most beneficial article I have ever read machaAllah. In the Madinah museum there is a routine like this, but yours is really practicle. Although, the other routine began at Maghrib time and it gives it an other view, really interesting.
Thank you for your work !
Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Cécile,
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement :)!
I actually remember that poster in the Madinah Museum, I think that’s where I first got inspired to put this article together.
Interesting tid bit: the reason why the routine begins at Maghrib time is because the Islamic calendar day , e.g. 10th Shawwal, starts after Maghreb with the birth of the new moon. So the “day” starts after maghreb and ends with sunset.
Hope this helps and please share this article with family and friends!
Mohammed
Jazaak allah khair,
Thanks a million for this very informative, motivational and really inspiring article.
may ALLAH, SWT, bless you for this painstaking effort.
Mansoor
Wa iyyak Mansoor,
Thanks a million for stopping by and reading the article, then leaving a comment! Means a lot to us.
Please share this small effort with your circle of family and friends.
Mohammed
Jazaakallahu Khairan, this is a very nice article that wrote on the routine of our beloved
Prophet Muhammad (SAW). We can never be exactly like our beloved Prophet (SAW) as he was supernaturally blessed by Allah SWT, but we can try to be as close to his routine as possible and adjust it in our lives so Allah SWT also puts baraqah in our time and work.
Dear Hamza,
Thank you very much for your kind words and advice. You’re right, we’ll never be the same but He (Peace be upon him) was our role model. As Allah SWT says in the Quran: “The Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often.” [Surat Al-Ahzab, Verse 21].
Keep up the productivity and share this routine to as wide network of people as possible!
Mohammed
Masha Allah,May Allah make us to emulate the good lifestyle of our noble prophet(SAW)
Dear Usman,
Ameen to your duas :)
Thank you for leaving us a comment. Please share this article with your family and friends.
Mohammed
As salaamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
Very beneficial article. May Allah put barakah in your knowledge and keep us on His deen. Ameen.
Could you kindly provide the references for 2 rakahs before magrib prayer?? Jazak Allahu Khairan
Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Ameen to your duas.
Sure, here’s the reference: Narrated Anas bin Malik: “When the Mu’adhdhin pronounced the Adhan, some of the companions of the Prophet would proceed to the pillars of the mosque (for the prayer) till the Prophet arrived and in this way they used to pray two Rakat before the maghrib prayer. There used to be a little time between the Adhan and the Iqama.” Shu’ba said, “There used to be a very short interval between the two (Adhan and Iqama).” (Bukhari, Book #11, Hadith #598)
In another narration, ‘Abdullah Al-Muzni said: The Prophet said, “Pray before the maghrib (compulsory) prayer.” He (said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, “Whoever wants to offer it can do so.” He said so because he did not like the people to take it as a tradition. (Bukhari, Book #21, Hadith #277)
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Brother
Asa
Jak for reminding us, the best of ummahs, how Allah’s swt best of creation lived !!
May Allah swt grant us the strength of iman and the ability our Prophet Muhammad sws footsteps….
Dear Mohammed,
Ameen to your duas!
Please share this article to your family and friends.
Thank you!
Mohammed
Brilliant article. MashaAllah. May Allah reward you.
Dear Muhammed,
You’re brilliant for stopping by, reading the article, and writing a brilliant comment :).
Ameen to your dua.
Please share with family and friends.
JazakAllah khair!
M.
Very good article…but quiet difficult to follow for jobdoers.
Dear Ubaid,
JazakAllah khair for your comment.
My advice is for you to try to emulate it as best you can, even if it’s just on weekends when you’re relatively more free. Start with what’s possible within your current situation and start with the most important. For example, focus on the obligatory acts of worship (e.g. the 5 daily prayers) and build your daily schedule around that.
Once you’ve established the obligatory acts of worship, try adding to your routine bit by bit. For example, you can try fasting one day a week (or month), you can pray just 2 rak’aah before sleeping and wake up 20 minutes before Fajr to play Witr.
Through continuous action and self-improvement, you’ll make yourself better each day and get closer and closer to the Prophetic routine without noticing.
I hope this helps. If you need further assistance to help you develop your routine, you can sign up for coaching program where we give customizable solutions for your needs. Check it out here: http://productivemuslim.com/coaching/
Mohammed
Wonderful article. May Allah put barakah in your ‘ilm’ and ‘amal’.
I am interested in knowing all the references you have used and is it also possible to get the duas you have cited in Arabic?
Looking forward to your response. JazakAllahu khayra.
Daer Ofaira,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words and duas.
The majority of the references you’ll find in the Arabic book I mentioned in the article by by Sh. Abdul-Wahab Bin Nasir Al-Torari. The book’s name is “اليوم النبوي” (“The Prophetic Day”) and it’s available to download in PDF. You can check the download link from the article above.
Regarding the duas, you can find most of them (if not all) in Hisnul-Muslim (Fortification of a Muslim) booklet or online here: http://www.makedua.com
Hope this helps :)
Mohammed
Alhamdu Lillah ; I am halfway through the Arabic book and advice all who can read Arabic to download and read it. There are a lot of inspirational and interesting stories in there. Thanks a lot, Bro Abu. May Allah bless and help you and your team,
From Br, Fuseini A. Mumin – Ghana
MashaAllah yet another amazingly informative Islamic article from brother in Islam Abu Productive JazakAllahu khair for sharing your Islamic tips and advice brother May Allah the Most Merciful accept all our good deeds, May Allah the Most Forgiving forgive all our sins, and May Allah the Almighty join us with His righteous friends in Firdaus/Heaven near Him and His beloved Messenger Muhammad sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Ameen.
Include us and all Muslims in your good du’as :)
Wasalaam from Saudi Arabia and Philippines
Wa alaikum assalam Sr.Mariam,
JazakiAllah khair for your kind words and duas! Ameen to all of them.
Please share this article with your family and friends.
Thank you!
Mohammed
Jazakallakhair for this wonderful and thoughtful article, a few points I want to make:
1. You quoted: “…….. were not able to live freely in Makkah due to the persecution of the Makkans at that time and hence there wasn’t an established “routine” that they could follow without risking their lives and facing persecution.”
I’m sorry to say I really disagree, I think we need to know the Makkah “routine” because that really applies to us now, our lives are not at risk but at the same time we are not “free”, we are restricted (and let us not forget our brothers in Burma or Palestine or China, etc)
As a brother commented before, we work 9-5 and pay bills otherwise another type of persecution engulfs us, this routine suits perfectly for young students living with parents or well established business men, mashallah.
2. As you mentioned this is not a strict routine of every day, so maybe you can make a SERIES of articles of different routines? It may be reptitivr, but who doesn’t enjoy reliving with the blessed prophet, peace be upon him.
3. There was no mention of the two rakah prayed to ” greet the masjid”?
4. So the evening adhkar was done after esha at midnight? I though its normally done between asr and Maghreb or just after.
As I said maybe it was done differently on different days, but would be lovely if you can make this a regular feature, InshaAllah
These are not criticism brother, I loved the article so much I wanted to contribute – am not normally for making comments on webpages but this has really lifted my mood and I’m happy to read this. May Allah reward you for your effort. Would love to read routine of the mother of believers, as a sister commented before.
Assalamu’alaikum Abu Ibraheem,
JazakAllah khair for your wonderful feedback and comment. I truly appreciate it and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. To answer your queries:
1. You’re right; there’s a dire need for us to understand how the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and His companions were truly productive during those first 10 years in Makkah even though they lived under constant persecution. Perhaps instead of sharing a “routine”, what would be more useful is if we read and gather lessons from the Prophet’s time in Makkah and learn about the Prophetic way of dealing with life under persecution or difficult circumstances. The goal of this article was to share a routine that you could perhaps call “ideal” or can be implemented in an “ideal situation” but something for us to aspire to.
As I mentioned to the brother who said that we work 9-5 and it’s impossible for us to follow this routine, my advice for him was to a) be positive, b) start implementing what we can given our situation, c) continuously adapt and self-improve with the intention of emulating our role model, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
2. That’s a great idea about having a series of “routines” I was thinking of one on the Prophet’s routine whilst traveling, or his night time routine. InshaAllah we’ll try our best to develop these.
3. I mentioned that he prayed in the masjid before entering his home if he happened to pass by the masjid in the evening to check on the companions sleeping there. This is found in the section of “From Isha till midnight” in the article above.
4. The adkhar I was referring to after isha, are the ones before sleeping. The evening adhkar he would do after Asr, as you mentioned.
Hope this clarifies everything. Please keep the feedback coming :).
Sincerely,
Mohammed
Jazkala may almighty Allah reward as one learn alot. Please post more abt zikr ameen
Dear Zuleikha,
Thank you for your kind words and duas.
You can learn all the Zikr/duas that a person needs to make during the day and night from the Fortification of the Muslim booklet, also found online at makedua.com.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Jazakar llah khayr…may Allah open door as well as ours. May He also grants us the fulfilment of the sunnah and may we all be successful……amin!!!
Dear Salam,
Ameen to your duas! Thank you so much for reading the article and leaving us a beautiful comment.
Please share with your family and friends.
Mohammed
Assalamualaikum wbt,
Jazakallah hu khairan for your efforts. However, I strongly feel that when it comes to sharing the practices of our beloved Prophet SAW, they must be accompanied by authentic Hadith or narrations.
Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatuhllahi wa barakatuh,
JazakiAllah khair for your kind words.
You’re absolutely right that one should be careful about sharing anything from the tradition of Prophet Muhammad without backing it by authentic hadith or narrations. As mentioned in the beginning of the article, the source for the content of this article is a book in Arabic by Sh. Abdul-Wahab Bin Nasir Al-Torari. The book’s name is “اليوم النبوي” (“The Prophetic Day”) and it’s available to download in PDF. You can check the download link from the article above. The book has referenced every part of the Prophet’s day with ahadeeth from the six books of hadeeth. Therefore, rest assured that this article is backed by hadith and narrations. If there’s a particular statement that I wrote about above which you’re not sure about, please let me know and I’ll send you the reference.
Finally, the goal of this article was to provide a glimpse of the routine of our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) and I wanted to make the article readable and concise as possible. If I included every reference, it would have been a very long article that not many people would read. I hope that by providing this glimpse into the beloved Prophet’s routine, everyone should be encouraged to learn from His seerah and read his biography and his sayings.
I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Mohammed
I have always wanted to know about the routine of Prophet S.A.W but couldn’t find it in one source. Thank you for such a compact, yet comprehensive article. And practical tips are really helpful.
The amzing thing I found in our Prophet’s routine is: it wasn’t affected by the fact whether his stomach was full or not. He continued to follow his routine, continued to remember and praise Allah, as a gesture of gratitude, and continued to benefit others, without dwelling upon what he did not have.
That’s where most of our energy is consumed and our dissatisfaction, lack of peace stems from.
Another important thing is that Prophet’s SAW routine was flexible and adaptable to every day’s needs.
May Allah help us put into practice what we learned. Ameen
JazakAllahu Khairan
Excellent point that you have mentioned, sister. For most of us, Ramadhan days are mostly spent, waiting for and anticipating the time and menu of breaking the fast, and just managing our jobs/chores till we can eat. Even science tells us that digestion is among the most energy-consuming activities in the body. So eating less actually keeps us energized. Ramadhan needs to be a springboard for us to begin a better routine, not a break in our lives just to gain ‘Ramadhan Rewards.’ It’s a well-known fact that any activity continued for 3 weeks can easily be incorporated as a habit so why not the day and night routine of this blessed month? Yes, we can lighten the activities somewhat, but just think what a rejuvenating month Allah SwT has made an opportunity for us, to earn that amazing place, Jannah. It has to be earned with extra effort, not just a convenient routine.
Dear Zahida and Iffat,
Great observations here. Excellent points!
Our lives will truly be changed to the better if we kept these concepts in mind.
Mohammed
Mash Allah… tk u for sharing this article on Rasullah s. a.w. In Shaa Allah will strive to follow as closely as Rasullah”s saw routine. Tk u once again for these v precious and informative article. May Allah always give u hidayah.
Salam Sakinah,
Thank you for your kind words and duas. Please remember us in your duas and share this article to as many family and friends.
Thank you.
Mohammed
Jezakum ALLAH kheyr for this beautiful article.
JazakAllah khair for your beautiful comment! :D
Very practical article.
May Allah subhanahu wata’ala help us follow our role model prophet Muhammed sallallahu alaihi wasallam.
May Allah subhanahu wata’ala reward you immensely for your sincere efforts.
Jazakallahu Khair
Dear Hajira,
Ameen to your duas! Thank you for taking the time to leaving us a beautiful comment.
Please share this article with family and friends.
Sincerely,
Mohammed
Jazaka Allahu Khair…….In shaa Allah , I wanna try to do as much of these sunnas as possible ..May Allah help us
Excellent Yassmine!
Here’s a tip for you: Have a plan on how you plan to implement these sunnahs; each month focus on 3 new sunnah habits and inshaAllah within a year you’d have implemented a lot.
All the best! Tell us how it goes :)
Mohammed
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah Bro. Abu Ibraheem,
First of all, let me explain to you that I am not a native speaker of English Language.
Let me make some clarifications about what I posted and what you raised.
1. What’s wrong in waking up with the fajr adhan? Back then they didn’t have alarm clock to wake up 20 minute before fair to get dressed and do wudo. The iqamah was only done when the prophet pbuh was in the masjid and ready to pray, your comment seemed unfinished, was there another point?
Ans. It is very wrong to wake up with the fajr adhan because that is NOT THE SUNNAH OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD SAW. Again, the author of the article didn’t mention in the main body of the text. I think he mistakenly quoted in summarizing the practical tips between Fajr and sunrise.
2. He, pbuh, may have visited his aunt (or wife? Again I’m quite confused with your comment, and you should also revise your comments before posting brother) and recited the ten verse a certain day or a few days, but this article is highlighting a typical day, not a specific day he visited a aunt or wife that was sick.
Ans. I didn’t write the Messenger of Allah Muhammad, SAW. I made mentioned Prophet’s cousin Abdullahi Ibn Abbas when he (Abdullahi) visited his aunt (one of the wives of Rasul SAW). Please, go back and read what I wrote.
3. Finally, you mentioned hisnul muslim , but this is a compilation of dhikr, this book did not exist during the prophet, pbuh. The article does mention adkar done after fajr and in the night.
Ans. I made mentioned there are numerous daily activities done or encourage by our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW such as azkar. Then, I cited these can be found in the book compiled Dr. Sa’idu al Qahtani.
I hope you will be among the people of understanding.
JazzakAllah khair… : )
Wa iyyak Suhai :) Thanks for leaving a comment on this article.
Please dont my all my muslim friends. But it would be best for anyone if oneself would concentrate on his responsibilities towards his job and family instead of concentrating on prayers all the time.
So please concentrate on your work. That would definitely help us all.
Dear Anonymous,
As you can see from routine of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), he lived a truly productive lifestyle taking care of his family and his community’s needs as well as maintaining regular prayers and connecting to the Divine. He was our model of how to lead a productive lifestyle Spiritually, Physically, and Socially.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Alhamdulillah may Allah reward abundantly for this write up
Dear Maigaskiya,
JazakAllah khair for leaving a comment :). Ameen to your dua.
Please share this article with family and friends.
Mohammed
jazakAllah for the beautiful article. it would also be great if you could give us these everyday duas in arabic!
Dear Madiha,
Thank you for leaving us a comment.
The best compilation of these daily duas are found in Hisnul-Muslim booklet (Fortification of a Muslim); it can also be found online at makedua.com in both Arabic and English.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Assalamo alaikum! ma shaa Allah very informative article, really summarized everything. You have given the arabic version of book al-yomun nabvi. It will be great if you provide us with english version. Jazakllah khair.
Dear Farah,
Wa alaikum assaalm,
Thank you for sharing your kind words.
Unfortunately, the book is only available in Arabic and has not been translated into English. The above article is perhaps a concise English summary of the book.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
JazakAllah khair for the great article. Please givr references for following:
1. “Then the companions gather closer to the Prophet ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) and he would face them and talk to them.”
2. “Normally, at this stage, the Prophet ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) would have like a “halaqa” with his family but in a relaxed atmosphere; he would ask his wives questions or they’d ask him questions and the Prophetic house would learn and grow in understanding of their religion.”
3. “He would then wake his wife to join him for Witr prayer and they’d pray three rak’ahs of Witr together.”
Dear Dr.Tariq,
Thank you for leaving us a comment and for your inquiry, here are the references:
1. There are many narrations that talk about the Prophet turning to them after fajr prayer and speaking to the companions. Here’s one: Narrated by Samura bin Jundab: Whenever the Prophet finished the (morning) prayer, he would face us and ask, “who amongst you had a dream last night?” So if anyone had seen a dream he would narrate it. (Bukhari, Book #23, Hadith #468)
Here’s another: Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Allah’s Apostle; offered the morning prayer and then faced the people and said, “While a man was driving a cow, he suddenly rode over it and beat it. The cow said, “We have not been created for this, but we have been created for sloughing.” On that the people said astonishingly, “Glorified be Allah! A cow speaks!” The Prophet said, “I believe this, and Abu Bakr and ‘Umar too, believe it, although neither of them was present there. While a person was amongst his sheep, a wolf attacked and took one of the sheep. The man chased the wolf till he saved it from the wolf, where upon the wolf said, ‘You have saved it from me; but who will guard it on the day of the wild beasts when there will be no shepherd to guard them except me (because of riots and afflictions)? ‘ ” The people said surprisingly, “Glorified be Allah! A wolf speaks!” The Prophet said, “But I believe this, and Abu Bakr and ‘Umar too, believe this, although neither of them was present there.” (See the Foot-note of page No. 10 Vol.5) (Bukhari, Book #56, Hadith #677)
2. Regarding these conversations he would have with his family, they are not associated with a specific time, but given the Prophet’s schedule and his day, a number of ahadeeth were narrated by his wives and the Seerah scholars assume they were captured around this time. For example: Narrated ‘aisha: That she asked the Prophet , ‘Have you encountered a day harder than the day of the battle) of uhud?” The Prophet replied, “Your tribes have troubled me a lot, and the worse trouble was the trouble on the day of ‘Aqaba when I presented myself to Ibn ‘Abd-Yalail bin ‘Abd-Kulal and he did not respond to my demand. So I departed, overwhelmed with excessive sorrow, and proceeded on, and could not relax till I found myself at Qarnath-Tha-alib where I lifted my head towards the sky to see a cloud shading me unexpectedly. I looked up and saw Gabriel in it. He called me saying, ‘Allah has heard your people’s saying to you, and what they have replied back to you, Allah has sent the Angel of the Mountains to you so that you may order him to do whatever you wish to these people.’ The Angel of the Mountains called and greeted me, and then said, “O Muhammad! Order what you wish. If you like, I will let Al-Akh-Shabain (i.e. two mountains) fall on them.” The Prophet said, “No but I hope that Allah will let them beget children who will worship Allah Alone, and will worship None besides Him.” (Bukhari, Book #54, Hadith #454) Also note, there was no “formal” halaqa he would have with his family daily but by virtue of him being at home, and the wives asking him questions. Here’s another narration: Whenever ‘aisha (the wife of the Prophet) heard anything which she did not understand, she used to ask again till she understood it completely. aisha said: “Once the Prophet said, “Whoever will be called to account (about his deeds on the Day of Resurrection) will surely be punished.” I said, “Doesn’t Allah say: “He surely will receive an easy reckoning.” (84.8) The Prophet replied, “This means only the presentation of the accounts but whoever will be argued about his account, will certainly be ruined.” (Bukhari, Book #3, Hadith #103)
3. Regarding praying Witr. Narrated ‘Aisha: The Prophet used to pray while I was sleeping across in his bed in front of him. Whenever he wanted to pray witr, he would wake me up and I would pray witr. (Bukhari, Book #9, Hadith #491)
Hope this helped and clarified. Please let me know if you have further queries.
Mohammed
Salam
JazakAllahu Khairan. BarakAllah filkum.
Whenever I pray night prayers I oversleep and miss praying faijr on time ,but if I don’t pray night prayers I pray fajr on time.
Pleas advise on how to overcome this problem.
Thank you.
Dear Fatimah,
Please refer to our article: http://productivemuslim.com/how-i-consistently-wake-up-45-minutes-before-fajr-adhan/ It’ll help answer your query.
Mohammed
SUBHANALAH,verily in prophet Muhammad solalahu alaihi wasalam is d best of example.May Allah help us to impliment dis lifestyle in our daily routine,jazakalahu khairan to productive muslim.com to share dis atticle wit us.
Dear Hawanatu,
Ameen to your duas :)
Please continue to share this article with family and friends.
Mohammed
JazakallAh khair!
Very nice article and helpful. Thanks.
Dear Muhammad,
JazakAllah khair for leaving your comment :)
Please share this article with family and friends.
Mohammed
Jazakallah Khair brother Abu…
MasyaAllah, I cried suddenly when reading 5 points on the ‘summary’ of this beautiful article.
Dear Araf,
Alhamdulilla – may Allah help us implement what we learn and share.
Please remember us in your duas.
Mohammed
JazakAllahu khayr, brother. Can’t thank you enough for this concise, focussed article on a topic I had frequently wanted information about. In sha Allah, you have created another source of Sadaqa-e-jaariya when any of us benefit from this.
May we all be together in Jannah, aameen.
Dear Iffat,
Alhamdulillah, who blessed us with the opportunity to write about our beloved Prophet.
Ameen to all your duas. Please share this article with family and friends.
Mohammed
Thanks for a quiet useful and awakening article.
Dear Katti,
Thank you for your kind comment. Please share the article with family and friends.
Thank you!
Mohammed
Thank you! I hope I’ll practice the sunnah more and more! Aamiin
Dear M.F.Afif,
Awesome! So glad to hear that.
Mohammed
This is an excellently written article that is very moving. The “Practical Tips” lists were helpful to gain an overall picture. Thank you for encouraging us to have more quality family time, as part of our Prophet’s (pbuh) sunnah!
Dear Sheima,
Alhamdulillah – glad you found the article beneficial.
Please remember us in your duas and share this article with family and friends.
Mohammed
May Allah bless you and your family for everything that you do! SubhanaAllah, I am trying to improve my daily habits and this was just what I was looking for. JazakaAllah khair for compiling and sharing this wonderful article.
Dear Zafir,
Awesome! Glad this article came at the right time for you :).
Please share with family and friends.
Mohammed
Jazaakumullaahu khayran for this inspiring article. The Prophet’s ( Peace and blessings be upon him) routine is worth emulating. May Allaah make easy our affairs!
Dear Hafsa,
Wa iyyaki. Ameen to your dua!
Thank you for taking the time and leaving us a comment – truly appreciate it.
Please share this article with family and friends.
Mohammed
Jazakh Allah khayr for such an informative article. May Allah SWT help us in always following the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammed( صلى ﷲ عليه وسلم) Ameen
Dear Maham,
Ameen to your duas.
Let’s aim to implement this routine as much as possible iA.
Mohammed
Masha’Allah what an informative article. I’m a teacher and schools are about to open. I was wondering to provide some suggestions to my students to have a proper daily routine and have a productive life. Alhamdolillah I got something very beneficial and practical tips for me as well as for my students.
May Allah bless you and your team. Ameen:)
Dear Urooj,
Alhamdulilah, so glad you found something beneficial for your students.
Please share with your fellow teachers :)
Mohammed
Something like this is what I am looking for for a while.
Thank you, baarak Allaho fiek.
Dear Maryam,
Alhamdulillah you found it here on ProductiveMuslim – please keep us in your duas :)
Stay productive!
Mohammed
Very informative ! But it may be mentioned here that :
The Witr prayer is one Rak’ah, and the most number of Rak’ahs Muhammad (pbuh) used to pray is eleven. He (pbuh) used to make the salutation after every two Rak’ahs. It is recommended by the Sunnah that the least complete form of Witr prayer is to perform it in three Rak’ahs with two salutations [ meaning performing two Rak’ahs and making the salutations and then one Rak’ah by itself with another salutation at the end of it]. It is also recommended by Sahi Sunnah that one may make Qunoot after bowing ( rukoo’) by raising hands and supplicating aloud.
Allah knows the best.
Dear Md Abdul-Qudoos,
JazakAllah khair for sharing your knowledge. May Allah bless you and reward you!
Mohammed
Actually there is no authentic hadith that the Prophet saws ever raised his hand in witr dua though many Muslims do it.
Assalamu Alaikkum Brother,
Jazakallah Khair for the beautiful article. Could you please give me the duas mentioned here in Arabic?
Jazakallah Khair,
Musadik Junaid
Wa alaikum assalam Musadik,
Thank you for leaving us a comment.
The best compilation of these daily duas are found in Hisnul-Muslim booklet (Fortification of a Muslim); it can also be found online at makedua.com in both Arabic and English.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Jazak Allahu khair for this beneficial article. Please note that the hadith on the 4 Sunnah rak’aat before Asr is weak, and therefore not an established Sunnah.
Dear Dawud,
JazakAllah for your comment.
According to scholars, it is mustahab (preferable and recommended) that one prays 4 Rak’aat before the ‘Asr Prayer. The 4 Rak’ahs are mentioned by the Prophet (May peace and blessings be upon him) in saying: “May Allaah have mercy on one who prays 4 raka’aat before the ‘Asr Prayer.” Narrated by at-Tirmidhi no. 395 and he declared it a hassan and ghareeb Hadith. Al-Albany rated the Hadith as hassan in Sahih al-Jami’ No. 3493.
You can find more info here: http://islamqa.info/en/1048
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Jizak Allah. Nicely done and very informative. Loved your reading and hopefully would get my hand on the copy of your book being written at the moment. Hope to learn new things for my life to make it better and acceptable to Allah’s will and mercy (Amen) and may Allah Bless your kind deeds and your information and help people understand, and practice to get better in Iman (Amen)
Dear Muhammad,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words.
InshaAllah, the plan is to release the book in the last quarter of 2015. Will let you know once it’s out.
Keep us in your duas.
Mohammed.
jazaka allahu khair ;something missing on this article. He would have gone for works what was it and how he spend
Dear Shahbas,
Thank you for your comment and your query.
Remember that after receiving the revelation, the Prophet’s full-time was dedicated towards being a Prophet and Messenger and he didn’t formally “work” in trade. Before Prophethood he was a trader and a shepherd when he was younger.
However, as you read in this article, the companions would work, but would always try their best to come back to the messenger during prayer times at the masjid to listen to the Prophet and learn from him.
Hope this clarifies.
Mohammed
Jazakoum Allahu kheyran!! Beautifully written!!
Dear Donya,
Wa iyyaki! Thnk you for taking the time and leaving us a comment.
Hope you don’t forget to share this article with your family and friends ;)
JazakiAllah khair.
Mohammed
jazakallah khairen..
Wa iyyaki Rida :) Thanks for taking the time and leaving a comment. Please share this article with family and friends.
Shukran, Jazaka Allahu khair for this beneficial article.
Afwan Fuad :)
Please remember us in your duas and spread the benefit of this article to family and friends.
Mohammed
Jakallahu Khairan. These has really made my routines much more successful.
Dear Arshad,
Wa iyyak. Alhamdulilla, so happy to hear that you benefitted from this article.
Keep it up!
Mohammed
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah…
Masha Allah. Very nice article, which has opened my eyes . I always pray for productive muslim team for their success in this world and hereafter. After I coming across many articles of productive muslim, My Life has been completely transformed. Alhamdulillah. Jazakallahu Khairan for changing the way I live. Always, whenever I do any activity first thing coming to my mind is , Is it productive ?
All the articles in this is really great and helpful for us being productive emotionally, personally, intellectually, spiritually, professionally, socially. “Productivity is the Key for Everything “.
I am eagerly waiting for “Productive Muslim “ book written by Abu. I am not sure if it is available in Indian Market. If yes, Insha Allah atleast share those to minimum 25 people/ friends/ family members .
May Allah bless us to lead our life as Productive Ummah. Productive Muslim team is dedicatedly investing their precious time for “Productivity of Muslim Ummah “with intention to gain pleasure from Allah.
It is my dream to write article about “ Technology Can Make You or Break You “ and publish in this site. I have already started it. Please , all dua for the success.
We are living in digitized technological world. Technology is ruling this world. For each & everything we are dependent on technology. However, because of this fastest moving technological world we are forgetting about the purpose of our life. Everyone is busy with their own life. We are behind materialistic world
I was thinking, How a Day of Muslim Ummah Should be ? There is nothing but if we are able to follow atleast 10% of “ Daily Routine of Prophet Muhammed “ .
Insha Allah, I am trying my best to adopt this in life and share to all my friends/ relatives etc for leading life as “Productive Muslim Ummah “.
Dear Abdul Rauf,
Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
MashaAllah, I’m so happy that you wrote to us and left this beautiful comment. It’s wonderful to hear that the ProductiveMuslim team is benefitting you and many Muslims worldwide. Please continue to share our work with your family and friends.
Also please continue to make dua for us – we truly need it.
We’ll definitely let you know once the ProductiveMuslim book is out – stay tuned!
P.S. I look forward to your article on Technology :)
Sincerely,
Mohammed Faris (Abu Productive)
assalamu alaikum, jazakAllah khair for this excellent article. Please advise me, when is a good time to memorise/revise the quran? Before fajr, after fajr or after sunrise? Also can you recommend some good fiction or nonfiction books to read. May Allah grant barakah in your efforts.
Dear Hasina,
JazakiAllah khair for your comment and kind words.
The best time to memorize Quran is when you’re most alert – of course, the early hours are best because they are blessed and the mind is very fresh at that time. Before or After fajr, depends on your routine.
Regarding good books to read, search for Book Reviews on this website and you’ll find some recommended books for you to read here.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Jazak Allah khair for the inspiring article. May Allah bless you abundantly and the team of productivemuslim. Ameen.
Dear Shirin,
Ameen!
Please share this article with family and friends.
Mohammed
Salaam brother, this was excellent..may Allah swt reward you abundantly. Very informative an easy read.
Dear Riyaz,
Assalamu’alaikum,
JazakAllah khair for sharing your comment – may Allah reward you.
Please share with family and friends.
M.
Thanks for your hard work……My
1st ques : When Prophet (SW) worked for collecting food for his wives ?
2nd ques : What type of work Prophet (SW) did for collecting food ?
3rd ques : When Prophet (SW) taught the little children of others ?
4th ques : When Prophet (SW) gave da’wah to non-muslims in Madina ?
5th ques : How much time Prophet (SW) spent sleeping at night only ?
6th ques : Did Prophet (SW) recite Qur’an except offering Salah ? When ?
Dear Shakib,
JazakAllah khair for your wonderful questions.
I don’t have answers to all your queries, but here are answers to some of them.
1. Regarding the Prophet working: Before he became a Prophet, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) worked as a shepherd in Makkah and then he became a Merchant trader for Khadija (May Allah be pleased with her). After he received Prophethood, Allah (SWT) sufficed him from working so that he focuses fully on delivering the Message of Islam by permitting for His Prophet the fay’ (spoils) and ghaneemah (booty) of battles. You can read a full answer here: http://islamqa.info/en/128121
2. Regarding how much time the Prophet slept at night: It is said he slept from after Isha till midnight, then he prayed till the sixth of the night was left, then he rested till Fajr.
Hope this helps!
Mohammed
Can you explain in real terms using a Quran Ayah to demonstrate it how do we do the same as the Prophet and what source is this taken from ? Any source or Hadith.
“He would read hundreds of verses, verse by verse. If he passes by a verse that has mercy in it, he would ask Allah subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He) for His mercy. If he passes by a verse that has punishment in it, he would seek Allah’s subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He) refuge from the punishment. And if he passes by a verse that glorifies his Lord, he would glorify his Lord.”?
Jazak Allahu Khairan
Salam aleykum,
there are (at least) two things that are confusing for me:
1. Mohammad s.a.w.s. start fasting AFTER fajr (???) Intention for fasting sholud be done BEFORE fajr. Right?
2. Mohammad s.a.w.s. pray 2 rak’ahs BEFORE Maghrib (???). One shouldn’t pray after Asr and before Maghrib. Right?
JazakAllahu khayr
Wa alaikum assalam Sarah,
Great questions! Here are the answers to them:
1. The intention for Fasting should be done before fajr if it’s a compulsory fast, e.g. fasting for Ramadan. However, for voluntary fasts you can start fasting even after the sunrise with the condition that a person does not eat, drink, or have sexual intercourse since dawn. The evidence of this is the narration mentioned in the article where the Prophet would go home after sunrise and if there’s nothing to eat that day, he’ll start fasting.
2. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH used to encourage praying 2 rak’ah after the Athan of Maghreb and before the Iqama of Maghreb (so before the Maghreb prayer). Here are the reference: Narrated Anas bin Malik: “When the Mu’adhdhin pronounced the Adhan, some of the companions of the Prophet would proceed to the pillars of the mosque (for the prayer) till the Prophet arrived and in this way they used to pray two Rakat before the maghrib prayer. There used to be a little time between the Adhan and the Iqama.” Shu’ba said, “There used to be a very short interval between the two (Adhan and Iqama).” (Bukhari, Book #11, Hadith #598). In another narration, ‘Abdullah Al-Muzni said: The Prophet said, “Pray before the maghrib (compulsory) prayer.” He (said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, “Whoever wants to offer it can do so.” He said so because he did not like the people to take it as a tradition. (Bukhari, Book #21, Hadith #277)
Hope this clarifies everything.
Mohammed
Assalamu alaikum
An excellent and concise article indeed.Subhanalla..if we could at least follow a small part of this routine..let the outlook of the prophets lifestyle shine the light of iman in our busy daily lives..Jazakalla khair.
Wa alaikum assalam Rohee,
Absolutely! Focus on one aspect of his routine and try to emulate it – that’s the least we could do.
Mohammed
JazakaaAllah Khayr for this beneficial post,
What about fitting in work and study during your daily routine?
Salam Koy,
Thanks for stopping by!
Regarding his work routine – Great question!
Before he became a Prophet, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) worked as a shepherd in Makkah and then he became a Merchant trader for Khadija (May Allah be pleased with her).
After he received Prophethood, Allah (SWT) sufficed him from working so that he focuses fully on delivering the Message of Islam by permitting for His Prophet the fay’ (spoils) and ghaneemah (booty) of battles.
You can read a full answer here: http://islamqa.info/en/128121
Mohammed
Sallalahu alaih wasalam, Jazakumllahu for this wonderful write up, may Allah continue to increase you in Knowledge and understanding, ameen.
Dear Abdulkareem,
Ameen to your duas. JazakAllah khair for taking the time to read the article and leaving us a comment. May Allah bless you!
Mohammed
We should do our very best to immitate our role model to gain hasana in this life and the Akhirat. Chapeau to Production Team for reminding us of our duty.
Dear Rose,
Alhamdulillah – glad we were a source of reminder for many. Please share this article with your family and friends.
Mohammed
He put the man in manly
http://ayeina.com/he-put-the-man-in-manly/
MashaAllah Zuwaynab, beautiful poem – loved it!
Its really educative alhamudulillah, i even feel guilty of myself about my poor daily routine and this brought tears in my eyes.May Allah SW guide me to follow this and reward you with the greatest reward both in this dunia and akhira ameen. I really appreciate you endlessly for posting this beautiful educative article.
Salam Sukaina,
Alhamdulillah – I pray that after readhing this article you can develop an awesome routine emulating our Prophet (peace be upon him).
Please share with your family and friends.
Mohammed
As Salam aleycum jazakhallahu khieran the article is fantastic that’s what I was looking for alhamdulillah
But please I have a question:did you study according all the strong had ?it is possible to know where did y take your proof from?dear brother my intention is not because I think bed just I have to make sure that the knowledge I am taking is from authentic sources inshallah jazakhallahu khieran
Sincerely, umyoussef
Wa alaikum assalam Umm Youssef,
JazakiAllah khair for reading the article and leaving us a lovely comment.
Of course – you have every right to ask what the source of this content is. As mentioned in the article, the source for the content of this article is a book in Arabic by Sh. Abdul-Wahab Bin Nasir Al-Torari. The book’s name is “اليوم النبوي” (“The Prophetic Day”) and it’s available to download in PDF. You can check the download link from the article above.
Hope this helps.
Mohammed
Jzk Kharun for the article. We see the Prophet saw being the busiest man on earth with the most important message and yet spending his days with such simplicity. This really took me back in the Prophet’s saw household.
Every moment spent in productivity either for Himself saw or for others Subhan Allah.
May Peace and blessings be upon the Prophet saw and His beloved household.
Dear Zahida,
Wa alaikum assalam,
Ameen.
Absolutely – the most blessed & most productive man that ever lived!
Mohammed
Very emotionally shaking Article keep up the good work :v
Dear Hicham,
May we be emotionally shaken to action and following the blessed footsteps of our Prophet (peace be upon him). Ameen.
Your brother,
Mohammed
Salaam Brother- what a wonderful reminder for us to follow this best human being Allah swt has ever created. May Allah swt continue to use you to give these very constructive reminders for a long time in this dunya inshallah and grant you only the best for it in Aahirah inshallah. Just a request though? Is it possible to have the duahs in Arabic from somewhere?
Was salaam
RG
Dear RG,
Wa alaikum assalam,
Ameen to your wonderful duas!
You can find all duas that the Prophet used to say in the day and night here: http://www.makedua.com
Mohammed
Maa Shaa Allah. Jazakumullahu khairan productive team.
Is very perplexing how a 1400 year old life fits so well in every generation it encounters. It feels as though it was tailored for that generation.
The article has been, to say the least, fantastically written. I hope all will benefit limitlessly from it.
May it be an immense pay check in your accounts in the akhira. May Allah increase you in His mercy.
Jazakumullahu khairan once again. I pray we practice it as well as we enjoyed reading it. May Allah make it easy for us all.
Dear Abdul-Hakeem,
Assalamu’alaikum,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words and duas! May Allah bless you for taking the time and leaving a positive comment.
Please make dua for us and share this article with family and friends.
Sincerely,
Mohammed
Jazakallah khairan.. For this inspiring article… May Allah bless you and reward you…
Dear Shahana,
Wa iyyaki! JazakiAllah khair for stopping by and please spread this article to your family and friends.
Mohammed
Assaalam o alaikum
As always,your this article is great too. JazakAllah for giving us such beneficial articles.
However i really miss one thing in this article,that is what was Holy prophet(SAW) work routine?i understand that being a prophet his job was to preach Islam but there must be some source of earning,please put some light on that too,thanks.
Wa alaikum assalam Hina,
Great question!
Before he became a Prophet, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) worked as a shepherd in Makkah and then he became a Merchant trader for Khadija (May Allah be pleased with her).
After he received Prophethood, Allah (SWT) sufficed him from working so that he focuses fully on delivering the Message of Islam by permitting for His Prophet the fay’ (spoils) and ghaneemah (booty) of battles.
You can read a full answer here: http://islamqa.info/en/128121
Mohammed
JazalaAllah Khair for this heart warming article it was a blessing for me to read about the routines of our Beloved Prophet S(PBUH)
May Allah bless you abundantly in this life and the Hereafter
Dear Martha,
Ameen to your duas! Thank you for stopping by :).
Please share this article with your family and friends.
Thank you!
Mohammed
How peaceful day…may Allah help us too with such a peaceful eachday
Dear Farhana,
Ameen!
Peaceful and Productive :)
Mohammed
Assalamualaikum & Jajak Allahu Khairan.
I was really feeling the need of such an article. May Allah help us reshape our life accordingly. Unfortunately, now a days, our daily routines are not encircling prayer times rather around the activities of seeking sustenance. Thus finding a contrast in between our pro-sustenance living and that of the pro-mission living of our prophet. What is your suggestion for me.
Please share, if there is any article regarding the sustenance of prophets,specially our prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and their/his companions. Do you think productivity of this and after world is conflicting to each other?
Dear Mohammad,
Wa alaikum assalam WR WB,
You’re asking a great question.
I don’t believe there’s a conflict between between productive for this dunya and being productive for our akhira. I address your question in my upcoming book and in sha Allah it’ll explain clearly how to balance productivity in dunya and akhira.
Sincerely,
Mohammed
Salam .
Alhamdu liLah .
May Allah bless you for the reminder guide , for the right orientation.
May Allah aid us who make effort to follow his example .
Thank you and Allah bless .
Wa alaikum assalam Muhammad,
JazakAllah khair for your kind words and duas.
Please share this article with family and friends.
Thank you!
Mohammed
جزاكم الله كيرا jazakullah khairin
Dear Daawud,
Ameen!
JazakAllah khair for stopping by and leaving a comment :). Truly appreciate it.
Mohammed
Jazakallah for the article which was great n very fascinating.. I would read it again n again.. Very informative!!!
Assalamu’alaikum Umm Taqiyy,
JazakiAllah khair for your super supportive words! Alhamdulillah, so happy this article resonated with you. Please share with family and friends.
Mohammed
Mashallah,this is such a wonderful article.It shows to what extent our Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) was productive.It is hard to imagine how he utilized each and every day to its fullest.
We must strive to follow his actions beacause only then can we be truly successful and lead a fulfilling life.
I really hope more such articles get published inshallah!
I pray for the productive muslim team for their enormous hard work.May Allah bless you all with success in this life and in the hereafter.
Assalamualikum
Ghulami Mein Na Kaam Ati Hain Shamsheerain Na Tadbeerain
Jo Ho Zauq-E-Yaqeen Paida To Kat Jati Hain Zanjeerain
In slavery, neither swords or plans are effective,
But when the taste for certainty is created, then the chains are cut. {Allama Iqbal}
Without an iota of doubt ,there is certainty of success in following the Sunnah..
Hope our “mind is without fear and the head is held high” when we do so”
Takabbal Allahu minna wa minkum
Thanks for a very informative and invaluable account of the daily life of our beloved Prophet Muhammed(pbuh). I was told that water he used as wudhu was never wasted and used to bathe. That he used his left hand to wash private parts is worth emulating. Also,he was very disciplined and caring enough to use the Sivak to brush his teeth so as not to offend persons around him with bad breath. hope you will continue providing more information on this matter.
Alhamdulillah, It was great. I searched this kinds of article but couldn’t found. But at last I got it. Allah will bless you.
Assalamu Alaikum. I wish I could be attentive to my prayer times each and every day. Sometimes I feel so determined, I do my prayers right after the adhan. Some days are bad for me. I miss out prayers. :(
Now that I have a little baby and she keeps me awake a good late night, I miss the Fajr prayer even after listening the Adhan :(
I pray to Allah that he forgives me and gives me strength to do my prayers at right time.
Jazak Allah khair.
Such a great article with so many lessons. Ever since I found this blog, my life is constantly traveling in an upward slope.
Looking forward to more Posts like this. :)
This post also was in a perfect timing. Because just a while earlier I had a good earful from my mother how much bad my routine has gotten (and the worst kind of scolds are when you feel yourself that you are wrong). I was planning to change my routine and who can be a better inspiration than our beloved Prophet SAW. :)
And please add an editing feature in the comments… Since I had some more thoughts and couldn’t just edit my previous post :)
Jazakallah Khair, Brother Abu Productive. This article is very beneficial.
I wonder what will be the routine if someone works from 8:00 to 15:00hrs. During this period, we can’t sleep. Now what I used to do is to sleep between ‘Asr to Maghrib. Due to this sometimes Maghrib prayer become late!
May Allah, make us to follow the routines of our beloved Prophet ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Aameen
MAA SHA ALLAH brother. Such a beautiful article really touched me deeply in my heart. May ALLAH SWT reward you with best in this life n after… Ameen
JAZAKALLAH HO MIN KHAIR brother
Dear brother, kindly provide me references so I can tell others with references.
JAZAKALLAH Ho MIN KHAIR
hands down the most awesome, most beneficial article i’ve read by productive Muslim! I too am interested in peoples daily schedules and habits, this one takes the cake for obvious reasons! Would love it if there were a series on the daily schedules of prominent Muslims now like Nouman Ali Khan, Omar Suleiman, Abdullah Hakim Quick, Yasmin Mogahed etc etc Jazakallah khair can’t wait to read more!!
Awesome article. Jazak Allah khayr for posting it. Found it pretty useful. Hopefully I’ll be able to adopt this blessed routine. In sha Allah!
Assalamu Alykum Abu Productive!
I have a question and few things where I was confused:
Can you explain in real terms using a Quran Ayah to demonstrate it how do we do the same as the Prophet and what source is this taken from ? Any source or Hadith.
“He would read hundreds of verses, verse by verse. If he passes by a verse that has mercy in it, he would ask Allah subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He) for His mercy. If he passes by a verse that has punishment in it, he would seek Allah’s subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He) refuge from the punishment. And if he passes by a verse that glorifies his Lord, he would glorify his Lord.”?
Jazak Allahu Khairan
JazakALLAH khyrain for sharing this beautiful article among us ,May ALLAH swt gave you reward for this (Aameen)
Aa..
ma shaa Allah!
That’s what our Deen demands from all of us and we have forgotten the real essence of it.
Great efforts, thank you and Allah bless you.
It’s highly recommended to share REFERENCES to any findings, to benefit everyone.
I am curious about the praying of 4 rakaat prior to Asr, can you share the source of this ?
Best
Salam
thanks for this post i find it helpful and i need help on how to control myself in my school,and be protected against shaytan,and advise on how to acquire knowledge more,because i observe i function best in secondary school better than university now,please i need help.
JAZAKALLAH KHAIRAN DEAR AND MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR GROUP
YOU ARE EARNING YOUR AKHIRAH.
SO MANY THINGS WE DON’T KNOW REGARDING THE LIFE OF PROPHET MOHAMMED
JAZAKALLAH GREAT ARTICLE INSPIRATION TO ALL MUSLIM BROTHERINS !
One confusing when Prophet Mohammed S.A.W performing ISHRAQ and CHASK Namaaz ?.
Salam walikum,
I want to know the reference, of the below lines you wrote ,
“Praying two rak’ahs before Maghrib prayer” – I have never heard of any such Namaz .
“he either ate it or he would leave the food if he didn’t like it.” – About dinner
“Speaking during the dinner meal and having a pleasant conversation” – I have been taught ,not to speak while eating.
Thanks,
Hasib Rahaman.
Assalamu alaikkum..
Jazak Allahu Khair. Very useful article.. Insha Allah will try to adjust myself in accordance with the preachings of the Prophet(P.B.U.H).
May Allah Grant us all in Jannah..
Salam.
Do you have any reference of the Prophet’s source of income during prophethood? Especially after the pass of Saidatina Khadijah.
Thank you.
Afra
SubhanAllah. May Allah swt really bless you for your efforts. You made my day with this article. i really had a tough time gathering how the prophet (s.a.w) organised his day ,you made all that available in one place !!! if there is a book in English translation that can elaborate more on this plz let me know !! thank u so much once again
Ma Shaa Allah!
Great article, and a greater message.
I find that the challenge is for us to follow these rutines even in another environment. I live in Sweden so the times of prayer changes alot. Sometimes we have 15 hours between Isha and Fajr and sometimes only 3.
We should try to follow these rutines as much as possible for a healthy and productive life, in shaa Allah :)
Assalamualaikum.
Great article. What is the hadith for Rasulullah have dinner after maghrib?
And, is there any situation of late night eating in Rasulullah’s life? Because Im doing a study of bad effects of late night snacking.
Please do reply :)
JazakAllah Khair for the beautiful article describing the blessed routine of our beloved Prophet (PBUH).
You mentioned that the Prophet laughed but I’d heard he never used to laugh but smile. Please enlighten.
Assalamu’alaikum brother Faris,
I was eagerly searching for Daily Routine of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). please let me know if there is English version of this book and make more webinar on this Routine of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Request – I’d be very grateful if you could make webinar on “Meanings of Prayer (Salah)” as most of the world population is don’t know what the recite in Salah. this will make a huge difference in many people life. like they can have khushoo in Salah and understand conversions with ALLAH.
jazakallah khair May Allah Reward you greatest reward Jannat ul firdous al ala
Understand Salah – Bilal
https://www.youtube.com/c/understandsalah
Your site is jus amazing…love all of ur posts…May Allah reward u.
Your outstanding collection reg.daily routine of Nabi e Karim ,SAWS (PBUH) is a landmark to his momin Ummah to follow.May Allah Subhan o Tallam bless we all Muslims to remain steadfast behind sunnah of Rasulallah salallah alehioalehi o sallam. Amin
Aoa Brother,
i read your article. it was really a nice read.
i almost got all the reference about rest of the things ( i read the book a day in the life of Prophet (S.A.W.W) as well)
i just want to know that do you know what’s the reference of following:
– Hazoor (S.A.W.W) use to sit with his back to Ayesha’s (R.A) house during morning gathering??
– Sahaba (R.A) use to sit in two lines on both sides of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W)
Jazak-Allah.
May Allah bless you. Really a wonderful article and written also beautifully. May Allah grant you from his bounty. It is really worth reading and i hope to try to follow the routine of my prophet (SAW) peace be upon him.
Nadeem from Whitefield, Bangalore (INDIA)
Asalamu alaikaum. Jazakallah khair for this helpful article.
I just have one question for you brother. Is it true that Muhammad (SAW) has 99 names?
SubhanAllah subhanAllah mashaAllah jazak Allah. ..
I am very very happy after reading this beautiful bless article of our beloved prophet.
Allah subhan wa tala bless on you who create this..
Assalaam Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh. Im Tanzanian. I have read the article, I thank Allah that i found this article veru useful. Would like to receive more lectures from Abu Productve.
Thnx a lot bro, indeed very useful…jazak Allah qair
Jazakumullah
I found it very useful.
Jazakallahu khairan.. Itz really a most needed article in our hectic lyf inorder to hv blessngs n barakah in our lyf n deeds.. I am lot benefited from it.. May Allah give u immense reward for ur precious effort..
Asalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu,
An amazing article, may الله bring barakah into your life. Ameen.
I’m slightly curious on the 2 rakaats performed before Maghrib. Could you please send the reference for that, jazakallah khayran.
Assalamalaikum wrwb brother in faith. Jazakallah khair for the brilliant and most aspirational article . I feel blessed to be receiving articles from Productive Muslim . Brother , may Allah sbwt bless you and reward you endlessly . Aameen
Brother, your articles encourage the reader to reflect and be God Concious. . Brother, i request you to share articles how Unification of ummah muslim, beginning with in household , siblings, families is the center for avoiding oppression.
Jazakallah khair once again brother
Dr. Arshia Nasreen
Beautiful article… Jazak’Allahou kheyr
Ma Shaa Allah , May Allah Bless you all for the great work you did in collecting the information to get such a wonderful daily routine of the Prophet (saw) .
The Prophet’s ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) day was organised around prayer times. As we say at ProductiveMuslim, plan your life around salah and not the other way round.
from the article I liked this sentence the most .
i wish i could follow this routine more:( because i’m a schooling student so often my luhr prayer gets delayed and im not able to pray duha salah:( and due to the lots of work its not easy to sleep right after isha:( could you try to give some tips of being a productive muslim in a student’s point of view?that would be very helpful. its a lovely article<3
How about the praying of the two rak’ah before magrib, I was told that there is no prayer between Asr and magrib????
Asalamalykm,have u prepared those who will do the same productive documentaries after your death
Salam, Jazak Allah,
Couple of thoughts. As mentioned Sunnah is short nap after night prayer. I recall your course on sleep management doesn’t follow this principle.
Secondly, in article on blessed routine of Prophet Salla ho Alhe Wassalum, there is nothing mentioned about time for work. Am I missing something?
Regards
Dear Brother
Assalamualaikum Wa rahmathullahi Wa barakatuh,
I am sorry to note that no nick names are allowed in Islam. There is a verse
in the Quran prohibitting this practice. I dont remember the # of verse.
It is better to inter act with the original names as far as possible.
With the best regards
Jazak Allah Khair,
Shakir.
Excellent writing. It is must for all muslims to the routine of the Prophet (pbuh).
It would be better if the sources of every point were mentioned (for example: name of Hadeeth and its number.)
“Plan your life around Salah, not the other way round”. Greatest lesson learnt from this article. May this always be my intention. Ameen
May Allah truly bless you brother!
Today I listened to a lecture about how part of the covenant upon us is to know of the life of the Prophet SAW. I have read about him in different books but you have shown another side to the best of mankind yet again and every time I read and learn about him, I am in awe of the great creature Allah created him to be and gifted us with his life for us to emulate.
Truly Allah has blessed you with the gift to see these lessons in everything of our great deen. May this service come to bear for you and your team on the day it counts the most.
Permit me to share these lofty lessons and I make dua that we imbibe a great part of his life, in ours.
From the bottom of my heart, Jazakallahu khairan!
Assalamualaikum brother you didn’t mention how prophet use to earn his livelihood
Jazakallah, the article bought tears to my
Eyes, very benifing mentally and spirItaly
Masha Allah very powerfull articles
mashaallah subhanallah,this shows us how can be a productive muslim…..
Assalam alakum very nice information provided by this website.. Every Muslim should follow these steps. Its a light and right way to go on.insha allah we go on this way as Muhammad s.a.w. Guide us.Allah make us authentic and punctual for salat..aamin..
اسلام و علیکم
Ur artical ur observation ur effort of knowing prophet’s S.A A W routeen is just awsom…..May Allah grant ur effort ameen
SubhanAllah. Alhamdulillah my brother. JazakAllah Khair for your enormous effort to have this article done up in an easy to understand way to exactly imagine how our beloved Prophet saw. lived his regular days. Especially on his routine before and after his day prayers. After reading this article, it inspires me even more to work around the salah times. May Allah reward you and your family and team, with the highest rank in Jannah and be able to meet Him and be amongst the Anbiyas. Ameen. Btw! I purchesed the Productive Muslim book. MashaAllah! I highly recommend to everyone as it is worth every effort bro Abu has put in. And will worth every effort for the reader to get hold of it. May Allah bring barakah into all our efforts. Ameen.
Alhumdullilah great read!
JazakAllah khairun for such an informative article,,
Very well written and precise one,,MashAllah
Jazakum Allah khair
Amazing article so helpful may Allah bless you
we should follow the life of prophet (saws)
JazakAllah. I read and re-read this article over and over again every time I’m lost in my worldly activities. Thank you. 😁
Sir i go in dipression beacuse of famjly probs.let me kn ow some islamic ways to lice bi rmal life.
Very concise and helpful jazakallah! it makes me to review my day and life.
Jazkallah, nice effort.
JazakAllahu Khairun this is so lovely to read and very informative :)
Jazakallah I really appreciate this article its so benificial to my life may Allah give u a mighty reward for your hard work
Jazaakumullahu khairan! Well articulated and very useful. I recently joined and I am really enjoying your articles. May Allah continue to bless and guide you. Amin Ya Rabb!
can i get all the hadeeth’s that relate to the daily routine of prophet muhammad please. i like to read.
jazakallh
Truly amazing and very inspiring article. I wish to do like that .
Ssubhanallah
A real model for the ummah with hidden blessings in it
Jazak Allah khair brother….Alhamdulillah you did a great job….may Allah reward you and may He bless us all with high eeman….aameen
Jazakallahu khayran
Please let me know the hadith about the Prophet saw would recite the dua mentioned above after leaving the house for the Fajr prayer?
In the article it is mentioned that our prophet pillow and bed was filled with fibers, whereas I read somewhere that pillows were filled with dates tree leaves. Please correct me. If fibers are used than what kind of fibers?. As what ever our prophet used and did is benefit for all of us. As many now a days have problem sleeping on bed and using wrong pillows.
Sorry if I used any wrong statement/word or sentence. Doorud after prophet I said in my heart as I don’t want to add wrong spelling. May Allah forgive me.
Asalamu Alaykum. Jazaakallahu khair. Such a beautiful life our beloved prophet PBUH lead. Ma sha Allah
I just had one doubt. I heard from somewhere that first thing you should do after waking up and saying the adkar is washing your hands , even before miswak.
Can you please tell me whether it is there in the seerah of Prophet PBUH?
Alhamdulilah u have made a great research but I have two questions.. first one is you mentioned Prophet ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) prayed too long in the midnight till there was nothing left of the night except a sixth of it
What do you mean by Sixth of it??? Means how u divide the night portion.
Second question is how many hours total of sleep including naps did the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to take??
Looking forward jazak ALLAH
Subhan Allah,Best article to learn daily routine and a balance life. ….
Assalam Aleykum Warahmatullah wabarakatuh ….Masha Allah….Once more jazakallahu kheir for such a wonderful and very helpful article…many Muslims want to follow the Prophets PBUH way of living and publishing this gives many of us guidelines on how to better our lives….Once more Jazakallahu kheir…May Allah SWT make all of us among the companions of Jannah ….Amiiiiin
Assalam Aleykum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh…. Masha Allah….very helpful to many aspiring to follow the prophet’s PBUH way of life.. Jazakallahu Kheir
SUBHANALLAH!!! I’ve been looking for an article like this for sooo….. long!! May Allah reward you immensely for putting this together and may Allah add barakah to Productive Muslim! Ameen.
Salam Alaikum. Thank you so much for this important article about the routine of prophet Muhammad s.a.w. It is really an eye opener. I will surely share it with my family and friends.
The link to the PDF for “A Prophetic Day” is not working.
Subhan Allah! Jazak Allahu Khairan! Our beloved prophet was an Amazing human being… blessed! we ask Allah for peace and blessings upon our beloved prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasssalaam and to you.. thanks for this beautiful narrative stories of yours.. very inspirational and beneficial especially to those who are beginners like me.. know nothing..but want to embrace Islam..Glory is to ALLAH and Praise is to him! He is the one the Self Sufficient master whom all creatures needs.. there is none co equal or comparable unto him.. There is nothing has the right to be worship but Allah alone. La ilaha illallah Muhammad ur Rasoolullah.. may All Mighty Allah continue to bless you many goodness and your website.InshaaAllah ..Allahumma ameen!
i felt so good while reading the article.
talking about that routine its seems so relaxed, peaceful with no haste.
such purposeful day prophet (s.a.w) had.
and i learned like prophet (s.a.w) gives proper time to everything every person and every matter either related to people or Allah
JAZAKALLAH khair for sharing this article with us.
Assalam u alikaum brother,
I have a question, in the section “From Fajr till sunrise” you have mentioned two contradictory things.
First one is that praying two Rakat of Fajr Sunnah Prophwt SAW would lie down on his right side and wait for Iqama to be called.
On the other hand it read below that when Bilal Would see Prophet SAW entering the masjid he would call the iqama.
Now please check them both for correct one.
Jazak Allah Khairan for your great work.
Ahsan
Assalamualaykum
Will you please share the arabic text of the dua which rasulullah svs was saying while leaving home. I know one but the one that is mentioned here I didn’t know.
JazakaAllahu khyran kaseeran
Your activities are unique and so effective.
Wish you further success.
Assalamualaikum,
May Allah give you barakah in your life, Ameen.
I request you to please always mention authentic hadith whenever you wrote about Prophet Muhammed Peace be upon him.
MashaAllah great article very helpful and motivating.
Great Article i have ever read. Nice job. Keep it up. JazakALLAH.
Jazaak Allahu Khairan, Baarak Allahu Feek brother! Such amazing and summarized article. Superb!
May Allah bring us much closer to this beautiful way of spending our days and nights. Aameen
Masha allah abu productive , this way I hope to increase my productivity day by day. if I may ask why is it that sometimes I really don’t feel like following my daily schedule? I disrupt it most of the time
Dear bro, Asa, since long , I was thinking how to obtain valid info about our Prophets (pbuh) and then try integrating it into our lives. I found link to your website.
This is something of enormous value especially to non Arabic speaking audience who would not have been able to read the book you mentioned.
May Allah bless you for efforts abd enable us to spend even one moment similar to that of his beloved Prophet. Amen
Jazakallahu khair…..very beneficial…..May Allah (swt)…..bless you for all your efforts
Brilliant article. Shukran for it. The best example for everybody, SubHanAllah.
Asslamuwalaikum warahamatullahi wabarkatuhu
Dear bro
Ur this article is really awesome n touched my heart really appreciate for this work…
I shared this in my whatsapp group
I need ur help is that book available in urdu
Jazakallahu khairan kaseera WA ahasanal jaza fidduniya wal aaqirah
As Salaamu Alaikum Dear AbuProductive. This is my first time leaving a reply. But, I must acknowledge I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article on the daily routine of the Prophet (saws) and the excellent job you did in highlighting the practical points to take away for implementation in our own lives. May Allah (swt) bless and your family in this life and the next.
But, I do have a request to make of you, please. My research focus is on the Prophet’s (saws) sunnah of shepherding the children sahabah, especially, in Iman and Qur’an because we all know that He (saws) produced skilled practitioners as well as skilled memorizers and reciters. Unfortunately, I do not read Arabic. So, could you please recommend any scholarly sources, in English, that detail His methods in producing practitioners, please – or refer me to any specific scholars whom I can benefit further in this area?
Jazakumullahul Khair
Sincerely
Your Bro. Abuhamza
i need help describing hazrat muhammad (S.A.WS) young life
Really this is very helpful for every Muslim to know and follow because we have a final destination , to reach there obviously we have to follow the Islamic rules and make life in the light of Al Qu’ran and Hadith.Thanks a lot to the site controller.
I have been hoping to find something like this for a while. May Allah. Subhana wa ta ‘alaa bless you for your effort and noble service.
Alhamdulillah.
Jazakallah for your commitment.
It opens many things in our routine life.
May Allah bestow wisdom on you and your team.
Masha Allah very powerfull articles