June 2011
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May 2011
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Merits of Rajab: Courtesy of Sidi Amin
Merits of Rajab
By the bounty of Allah we will soon be entering the blessed month of Rajab. Rajab is one of the four sacred months. It stands alone, unlike the other three which come together. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha`bān is my month, and Ramadan is the month of my Ummah.”[1] The fact that it is the month of Allah means that...
April 2011
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Sincerity
Someone said: we are commanded to pray and fast and we are physically capable of doing so. However, we are also commanded to have sincerity (ikhlas). This is an order to attain an internal state which we are not physically able to obey.
Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz said: in this regard we are required to do three things:
1. To plead with Allah that He bestows you with...
Habib Umar @ ICNYU →
reflectionsofthewayfarer:
Here is the audio of tonights event at ICNYU….i really recommend that for those who missed it please listen to it and for those who were there we can still benefit from listening to it again iA. Also the file should be playable in itunes or quicktime,
The Wayfarer: Weakness in Wayfaring and Seeking of... →
reflectionsofthewayfarer:
In the Name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate
In the last lesson, someone complained about being weak in their wayfaring and seeking of Allah, and Habib ‘Umar (Allah preserve him and spread his benefit) responded with the following advice:
Even if you yourself are weak then have…
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“Pray, Before Prayers Are Said for You.”
Attaining Stations - Habib Umar
Sayyid al-Habib Umar was asked after one of his internet lessons: “How can we attain these high stations which you mention in the lesson? They are beyond the likes of us.”
He said, may Allah preserve him: “Allah has made these states attainable to those He wishes. They are not the preserve of the strong or the weak, nor those who are near or those who are far, nor those who have status in...
Keeping the Company of the Pious - Habib Umar
Sayyid al-Habib Umar was asked: does a person benefit from keeping the company of the pious scholars if he or she does not perform many good actions?
He replied, may Allah preserve him: “This is what the Messenger of Allah e was asked, as is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari. One of the Companions asked, “What is the fate of someone who loves a group of people but has not attained their level of...
Our position on recent events - Habib Umar
Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz was asked: what is the position of the scholars on recent events in Yemen and in other Arab states? How should we respond to these events? Is it not true that, “he who does not concern himself with the affairs of the Muslims is not one of them?”
He replied: “Concern for the affairs of the Muslims was a duty before these events, it remains so during them and...
Dealing with Extremism - Habib `Umar
Sayyidi Habib `Umar (may Allah preserve him) was asked in an interview: What causes some of the youth to hold extremist views?
He replied: “I believe that this goes back to people learning the religion without insight and to them understanding legal rulings in a way that is cut off from the chain of transmission,[1] or in other words taking knowledge from those who are not worthy of transmitting...
WatchChapter 27 - Repentance, Hope and Fear, of Book of Assistance by Imam al-Haddad. Commentary by Shaykh Abdal Aziz Fredricks.
Chapter 27 - Repentance, Hope and Fear, of Book of Assistance by Imam al-Haddad. Commentary by Shaykh Abdal Aziz Fredricks.
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March 2011
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