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Learn from their days, theme by theme
Every practice on this site, gathered by theme. Each one names the Companion it comes from and the hadith or verse it rests on, with the Arabic text, the English wording and links to read the whole report.
Choose a theme that speaks to where you are this week.
Pick one practice and try it today. Small and steady is the point.
Read the source in full, and sit with the question that comes with it.
Themes
- الصلاةPrayerThe five daily prayers and the small voluntary prayers the Companions kept around them.55 practices from 43 companions
- قيام الليلNight prayerTahajjud, witr and the quiet hours before dawn.34 practices from 26 companions
- الصيامFastingVoluntary fasts beyond Ramadan, and the rhythms the Companions kept.23 practices from 16 companions
- القرآنThe QuranReciting, learning, teaching and living with the Book.36 practices from 28 companions
- الذكرRemembranceShort words of remembrance that fill the small gaps of a day.15 practices from 12 companions
- الدعاءSupplicationAsking Allah: the words the Companions learned and kept.40 practices from 34 companions
- الصدقةCharityGiving, from half a date to a whole garden.47 practices from 39 companions
- الأخلاقCharacterHonesty, mercy, keeping one's word and a cheerful face.82 practices from 46 companions
- الأسرةFamilyParents, spouses, children and the ties of kinship.68 practices from 46 companions
- الأخوةBrotherhood and sisterhoodFriendship, hospitality and looking after one another.32 practices from 27 companions
- العلمKnowledgeAsking, learning, verifying and passing on what is true.79 practices from 52 companions
- اتباع السنةFollowing the SunnahActing on what the Prophet ﷺ taught, the moment it is known.30 practices from 25 companions
- الصبرPatienceHolding steady through loss, hunger and long trials.41 practices from 35 companions
- الشكرGratitudeSeeing blessings, and thanking Allah and people for them.13 practices from 12 companions
- التوكلTrust in AllahDoing what you can, then leaving the outcome to Allah.35 practices from 29 companions
- التوبةRepentanceTurning back quickly after a mistake. It is never too late.18 practices from 16 companions
- التواضعHumilityBeing content to go unnoticed, and wary of praise and status.30 practices from 27 companions
- الشجاعةCourageStanding firm, stepping forward and speaking the truth.55 practices from 43 companions
- الخدمةServiceQuiet work for others: carrying, serving, nursing and guarding.41 practices from 32 companions
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