ASHRAFIYA

Masih al-quloob Hadhrat Masihullah Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“The hallmark of Ashrafiya (tariqa) conduct (mazaq) is to maintain perfect steadiness (e’itedal) in observance of the Sunna.”
Iskah afroze bayanat, page 169

 
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
 The one who always leaves his sunnas will eventually be deprived of his fardh, such a person can never taste of the Divine beauty. 

 Hadhrat Mawlana Abdul Ghani Phulpuri  a very senior khalifa of Hakim al-Umma (may Allah have mercy on them) mentions the following first and foremost in the list of essentials for a salik,
“Following the Sunna, both in exoteric (dhahiri) and esoteric (batini) matters. ”
Usool e tasawwuf, page 15

Hadhrat Shaykh Masihullah Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“The sign of existence of the servant’s relationship with Allah is his zeal to engage in obedience and worship as well as total abhorence for all forms of sin and disobedience -both outward and inward. In addition to this is the servant’s continuous determination to [...]

اسوہ رسول اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 
تصنیف عارف باللہ حضرت ڈاکٹر عبدالحئی عارفی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ 

Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Shafi’i (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
In the presence of Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) while visiting the Holy mosque at Medinah e munawwara, I felt as though the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is saying,
“Being nearer to me is in following my [...]

Sunna of tilwa: when reciting the Quran’s chapters 93 to 114:
It is a sunna to say takbir with recitation of each chapter from surah 93 till the end of Quran al-kareem. Shaykh Ahmad Salih al-Misri has narrated the wordings of this takbir as,
لا اله الا الله و الله اكبر
Ibn Khathir said that it a [...]

Sunna related to food: To remove the shoes while eating (lunch/dinner). (Darmi)

Sunna related to food: 
Recite بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful) when starting to eat. (Abu Dawood)
If one forgets this recitation at the start and remembers this lapse later, he should recite, بسم الله اوله و آخره . (Tirmizi)

Sunna of eating food: To be seated, preferably on the ground while eating a meal. The posture may be that of squatting or like sitting position in salah, etc.

Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said,
“One should clearly distinguish between the Islamic teachings and the general practice of the Muslims. Unfortunately, we are living in an age where the vast majority of the Muslims are not aware of the noble teachings of Islam nor do they practice them in their [...]

Sunna related to food:To be content with quantity and quality of food available and consider it to be a blessing of Allah. (Muwatta Imam Malik ra)

Suuna related to food: To sit together while eating food. (Abu Dawood)

Sunna related to food: To use right hand for eating food, accepting it from and giving it to someone. (Ibn e Majah)

Khawaja Nasir al-Din Chirag Dehlawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, ” Obedience to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) is imperative. Such obedience is essential in word, act and intention, because love of Allah Most High is not possible without obedience to the Messenger Muhammad (Allah bless him [...]