Small sunnahs, done every day, add up. Here are 16 easy ones with the hadith they come from.
| # | Sunnah | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Use miswak, especially at wudu and before salah | Bukhari 887, Muslim 252 |
| 2 | Begin with the right — shoes, clothes, combing, wudu, entering the masjid | Bukhari 168, Muslim 268 |
| 3 | Say Bismillah and eat with the right hand, from what is in front of you | Bukhari 5376, Muslim 2022 |
| 4 | Drink sitting, in three breaths | Muslim 2024, 2028 |
| 5 | Spread salam — to those you know and those you don't | Muslim 54 |
| 6 | Smile — it is charity | Tirmidhi 1956 (hasan) |
| 7 | Du'a before entering the toilet | Bukhari 142, Muslim 375 |
| 8 | Du'a when leaving home: Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'alallah… | Abu Dawud 5095, Tirmidhi 3426 |
| 9 | 12 sunnah rak'ahs every day | Muslim 728, Tirmidhi 415 |
| 10 | Tasbih after every salah: 33 SubhanAllah, 33 Alhamdulillah, 33 Allahu Akbar + 1 | Muslim 597 |
| 11 | Send durood often — Allah sends ten blessings in return | Muslim 408 |
| 12 | When you sneeze, say Alhamdulillah | Bukhari 6224 |
| 13 | Recite Surah al-Mulk at night | Tirmidhi 2892 |
| 14 | Recite Ayat al-Kursi before sleep | Bukhari 2311 |
| 15 | Sleep with wudu, on the right side, with the sleeping du'a | Bukhari 247, Muslim 2710, Bukhari 6324 |
| 16 | Friday: ghusl, Surah al-Kahf and abundant durood | Bukhari 877; al-Hakim (Kahf) |
Make it a habit
Pick three to start with, and add one more each week. Miftah has a free Daily Sunnah checklist with all 16 habits and their du'as — tick them off each day; the list resets every morning. Available in English, Hindi (हिन्दी), Urdu, Arabic and Indonesian.
