The Arabs in the days prior to Islam used to perceive an evil omen in Safar. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, however, negated this by saying: There is no Safar.” (Bukhari and Muslim) Continue reading The Last Wednesday of Safar
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Prayers to Recite for Illness
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can be recited for those who are suffering from illness?
The following things can be recited: Continue reading Prayers to Recite for Illness
The Door of Repentance is Open
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) discusses tawbah (repentance) and reminds us that Allah’s door is always open.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us that Allah has opened the door of repentance, a door so wide that it would take seventy years to cross from one side to the other and that it will remain open until the sun rises from the west. Out of His immense generosity, Allah has opened to us this door and invited us to enter. Continue reading The Door of Repentance is Open
Adkhar for Someone Who Has Not Been Able to Conceive
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can someone who has not been able to conceive recite?
Our Shaykh, Habib ‘Attas al-Habashi, used to recommend reciting Surat al-Fatihah 41 times between the Sunnah and Fard of Fajr with the intention of being blessed with a child. Continue reading Adkhar for Someone Who Has Not Been Able to Conceive
What Should be Read on the Last Night of the Year?
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What should be read on the last night of the year?
You should read the duas of the pious mentioned in the book ‘Kanz al-Najah wa’l-Surur,’ you should seek forgiveness from Allah (istighfar) and bestow prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ in abundance.
Habib Ali al-Habashi composed a special prayer to be recited at the end of the year. You can download the prayer with translation here.
On Increasing Awrad
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
At what point should I increase my awrad?
You do this when you are consistent in reciting the awrad that you are already reciting and you have the desire to increase and sufficient time to do so.
How to Make Tasbih on Your Fingers
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
How do you make the tasbih of Sayyidah Fatimah on your fingers?
It can be done in any way but the way that Imam al-Haddad describes is to begin by placing one’s right thumb at the top of on one’s right index finger. Continue reading How to Make Tasbih on Your Fingers
Words of Protection for Children
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can we read to protect our children?
Read over them Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas and then the following duas: Continue reading Words of Protection for Children
How We Direct Our Love and Our Hatred
Habib Ali al-Jifri (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) explains how our love and hatred should be directed
The Messenger of Allah said ﷺ : “Whoever possesses these three qualities will taste the sweetness of faith: that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else; that he only loves another person for Allah’s sake and that he would hate to return to disbelief after Allah had saved him from it just as he would hate to be cast into the Fire.” Continue reading How We Direct Our Love and Our Hatred
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Sabur (the Most Patient)
Allah says: “Those who patiently persevere will receive a reward without measure.” (39:10) In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him), teaches us to ask Allah through the Prophet, the most patient of people, to make us among those who patiently persevere and thus receive a reward without measure. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Sabur (the Most Patient)