In order for people to get the most out of dawah discussions, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) recommends observing the following etiquettes:
Every morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would ask his Lord to make him someone who was rightly guided and a guide to others. In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) teaches us to seek guidance for ourselves and others from Allah through the means and light of our guide, His Beloved ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Hadi (the Guide)
Allah says: Truly Allah loves those who constantly repent and those who constantly seek to purify themselves [2:222].
Allah said to the purest of people ﷺ: Cleanse your garments [74:4].
Allah says: Only the purified ones may touch it [56:79]. Habib Ahmad bin Hasan al-‘Attas said that this principle applies to all things. Whoever wishes to obtain knowledge or certitude or proximity to Allah, say to him: Only the purified ones may touch it. Only when a person has purified himself is he ready to receive divine gifts. Likewise only when he has removed outward impurity is he ready to enter into Allah’s presence by performing the prayer. Continue reading Insights into Purification: Removing Impurities (Part One)
“Only those who follow the Messenger of Allah ﷺ are truly alive and truly free. Everyone else is dead, even if they compete with each other over lethal weapons. They claim to be concerned for human rights, yet they compete over things that kill and destroy humans. Muhammad is the manifestation of human freedom.”
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz talking in Dar al-Mustafa at the closing ceremony of the Dowra, August 2015.
In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) teaches us to call upon the Bestower of Bounty and to ask for an immense portion of that bounty (fadl). The Prophet ﷺ is also described as al-Mutafaddil, the generous distributor of Allah’s bounty. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Mutafaddil (Bestower of Bounty)
Takbir
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us to fill these blessed days and nights with the remembrance of Allah generally and specifically with the takbir in which we express Allah’s greatness and transcendence. He said ﷺ: “Beautify your Eid days with the takbir.”[1] It is recommended to make the takbir after every prayer (fard or nafl) from Fajr on the Day of `Arafah (9th Dhu’l-Hijjah) until `Asr on the 13th, the final day of the three Days of Tashriq. Continue reading The Night of Eid and Sunnahs of Eid al-Adha
Download a selection of supplications made by Habib `Abd al-Qadir al-Saqqaf (may Allah have mercy upon him and benefit us by him) on the Day of `Arafah. The people of Allah teach us what to ask for and how to ask for it.
`Arafah Supplications by Habib `Abd al-Qadir al-Saqqaf
The magnificent ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah are almost over and we are approaching their climax, the Day of Arafah (9th Dhu’l-Hijjah). On this day there is an immense outpouring of divine mercy and bounty and it is considered by many scholars to be the best day of the year. Continue reading The Best Day of the Year: the Day of Arafah
Advice from Habib Husayn al-Saqqaf (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
When you remember Allah, you should focus on two things:
“In these days we want true prayer, true fasting, true recitation of the Qur’an and a true connection to the blessed Prophet ﷺ so that we can be close to him on the Day of Gathering, so that we can be with the best of people who come to drink from his pure Pool. O Allah, allow us to drink from his Pool, O Loving One, O Most Generous, O Most Merciful!“ Continue reading Selected Salawat: Salat of Dhu’l-Hijjah
