To learn list

I have decided that once Im settled in a job and my own place… with or without a husband insha’allah there are a few things I would like to learn. One of these things has just been reaffirmed by coming across an article in Sisters magazine for ‘remedies from the sunnah’ One of these things is to learn how to do hijama, I mentioned it to h2b and masha’allah he would like to learn too.. so maybe it is something that we can learn and practise together insha’allah. I will look into classes and some books when Im a little more sorted insha’allah. Something else is to learn to wash and prepare a dead body, those who know me will know my forensic abilities so I have no fear that I wouldnt be able to do this. However I do know there are many rituals, duaa and a routine to follow that will need to be learnt, I have also read about the barakah received for this and I would like to be able to give something back to the community as I know there arent many helpers around for when a woman dies. I remember reading somewhere about a sister online was worried about who would prepare her body… I feel that we shouldn’t be wasting time in this dunya worrying about this.. but its something that is inevitable when we know how little women there are around to do this. Is it something we should accept? That a man might be doing it? or someone who doesnt know the proper way to do things… this is the state we will be in until the day of resurrection, surely we as sisters in Islam must fight to keep this practice going for our sisters around us when they are given back to the earth we were made from.
Allahu alim… these are just 2 of my intentions so far insha’allah

Yawning

Last year while using my webcam to speak to someone I was told about the naughtiness of yawning. Its funny, ever since I was a kid I covered my mouth when yawning otherwise I would usually get teased about the size of my mouth (its small ) I would stifle my yawn if I didnt want to make it too obvious so when I was told this I was surprised that I hadnt covered my mouth in the first place. So then I did my research

The Prophet said, “Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the act of yawning) should say: ‘Ha’, Satan will laugh at him.”  Volume 4, Book 54, Number 509: Narrated Abu Huraira

The Prophet said, “Allah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning, so if someone sneezes and then praises Allah, then it is obligatory on every Muslim who heard him, to say: May Allah be merciful to you (Yar-hamuka-l-lah). But as regards yawning, it is from Satan, so one must try one’s best to stop it, if one says ‘Ha’ when yawning, Satan will laugh at him.” Volume 8, Book 73, Number 242: Narrated Abu Huraira: See also Volume 8, Book 73, Number 245:, Narrated Abu Huraira:

Just thought some of you might be interested in this