Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
There are too many praiseworthy attributes that we must attain and too many blameworthy attributes from which we must purify ourselves. Even if we focused on just one of these attributes it would take a lifetime. What can we do? Continue reading On Attaining Praiseworthy Attributes and Purifying the Heart
This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā Mu’min (the Faithful One)
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
When we begin reciting a certain dhikr we taste the sweetness of the dhikr, but this gradually disappears. How do we retain this?
The soul naturally reacts to new things and gains new energy from them. So you should seek renewal in your presence every time you read your adhkar and increase your contemplation on them so that you receive new gifts from Allah.
This is the last installment of six classes on Imam al-Ghazali’s Disciplining the Soul taught by Habib Umar bin Hafiz in Denmark in 2010. Continue reading Disciplining the Soul (Class 6)
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What should we do if our Shia friends invite us to one of their gatherings on Ashura?
We tell them that there are sunnahs which the grandfather of Sayyiduna al-Husayn taught us to implement on this day. If there is anything prohibited that takes place in the gathering, such as people hitting themselves or cursing the Companions, then we cannot attend. Continue reading On Ashura Gatherings
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What are the benefits of reciting ‘Dala’il al-Khayrat’?
The book contains many prayers upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ composed by some of the knowers of Allah. Imam al-Jazuli, who compiled it, was himself a knower of Allah. The fact that it is loved by the elite as well as ordinary people is a sign that it has been accepted by Allah. Many of those who read it obtain a stronger connection to the Prophet ﷺ and some of the veils between them and Allah and His Messenger ﷺ are removed. Reciting it makes it easier to travel the path, removes obstacles and increases one’s love and faith. Generally speaking, anyone who bestows abundant prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ with truthfulness will be guided to his or her shaykh.
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) reflects on the lessons of the Battle of the Trench, the attributes of the believers and the consequences of disobeying the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Continue reading The Battle of the Trench and Obedience to the Chosen One ﷺ
This a prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ composed by Habib Ahmad bin Hasan al-‘Attas (may Allah have mercy on him and benefit us by him). Continue reading Salawat of Habib Ahmad bin Hasan al-‘Attas
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
The early scholars of the Ba Alawi Way are often known as ‘Imam.’ Then they became to be known as ‘Shaykh.’ In latter times they became known as ‘Habib / Haba’ib’. What is the reason behind this? Continue reading On Ba Alawi Terminology: Imam, Shaykh and Habib
