Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can I recite for insomnia?
Recite the following Prophetic dua before sleeping: Continue reading A Remedy for Insomnia
Month: August 2015
On the Statement of Imam al-Haddad: “We will not leave them, even if they leave us.”
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
Please explain the statement of Imam al-Haddad: “We will not leave them, even if they leave us.”
The Shuyukh honour their covenants with those who are attached to them even if those people do not treat them well. As far as they are able, they continue to give good advice to them, pray for them and intercede on their behalf with Allah.
Parting Advice
As the 1436 Dowra came to a close, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) gave this advice to students returning home to their communities. The advice is specific to those who attended the Dowra but it also applies to those who followed the lessons online and is general advice to the Ummah:
Dowra Gathering
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) met with a number of students who have been attending this year’s Dowra from South Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
The students spoke of the sacrifices they had made coming to Tarim and what they had learnt in the Dowra. A student from Thailand said that all he possessed was three cows but he had sold them in order to buy a plane ticket to Yemen. A student from South Africa talked about the difficulties he had experienced on the journey to Tarim. He said that every hardship had been a means of purification and that in one of the first lessons he attended, Habib Umar explained the meaning of Allah’s saying in Surat al-Balad: We have created mankind in hardship. Continue reading Dowra Gathering
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Ghani (the Independent One)
Allah says to His Beloved ﷺ in Surat al-Duha: “Did He not find you in need and make you independent?”
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz says about this: “Allah is the One who makes independent all those who realise that they are in need of Him. Due to your inward neediness, Allah made you independent of everything other than Him, for true wealth is the wealth of the soul.” Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Ghani (the Independent One)
Insights into Purification: Seeking Barakah from the Prophet’s Wudu Water
Sayyiduna Bilal would bring the Prophet ﷺ water for him to perform wudu. He would pour the water for him and collect the water that ran off his blessed body in a container. Then he would go and distribute this water to the Companions, who would almost fight to get some. Some would drink from it and others would pour it on their faces and chests. Those who did not receive any water would take some of the moisture from those who had received water. Continue reading Insights into Purification: Seeking Barakah from the Prophet’s Wudu Water