What should our intentions be in accepting an invitation to someone’s house?
Imam Abu Talib al-Makki tells us in his masterpiece, Qut al-Qulub, explained by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz.
Accepting an invitation is an act of worship. If you have a good intention you will be rewarded for it. If you accept the invitation for some worldly end, however, you will not be rewarded.
You should have seven intentions: Continue reading Intentions for Accepting an Invitation
“We wish for people to make a strong resolve to seek Allah’s victory over their lower selves and to seek victory for the Ummah on the night of Badr specifically. We should plead with Allah for this and repeat:
‘Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum’
(O Living, O Sustainer)
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ spent the night before Badr calling upon Allah with these names. Continue reading Pleading for Inward and Outward Victory on the Night of Badr
In this salat, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz teaches us to ask Allah for the same gifts that He bestowed upon His Beloved ﷺ . These are the gifts that Allah mentions in Surat al-Inshirah: the expansion of his heart, the removal of his burden and the raising of his station. Continue reading Selected Salawat: Al-Inshirah
The Badr Khutba is a sermon composed by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) and is recited on the night of Badr.
“O people of faith, most of the days and nights of the month of Ramadan, the month of mercy and forgiveness, of salvation from the Fire, have passed by in succession. Continue reading The Badr Khutbah
The Hadrah Badriyyah is composed by Sayyidi Habib Umar and read on the night of Badr and also before fajr on the last Friday of every month in Dar al-Mustafa. Below is a recording of the Qasaid in the second half of the Hadrah. It includes poems by Shaykh Umar al-Mihdar, Imam al-Adani, Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim, Imam al-Haddad and Habib Abdullah bin Husayn bin Tahir. Continue reading The Hadrah Badriyyah
A summary of Habib Umar’s commentary on Surat al-Inshirah, Ramadan 1436.
Allah says: Have We not expanded your chest for you?
When We ordered Sayyiduna Musa to convey the message, he asked that his chest be expanded: My Lord expand my chest and make easy my affair. However, We gave it to you without you asking. Continue reading Tafsir of Short Surahs: Al-Inshirah
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him).
Is it permissible to feed non-Muslims in Ramadan during the day?
Non-Muslims are not required to fast, so it is permissible to feed them during the day in Ramadan. It is our duty to invite them to Islam. Once they have entered Islam they are required to fast. We should not, however, give them food if they will then eat it in front of Muslims who are fasting. In a country in which the majority of people are Muslim, non-Muslims should not eat and drink openly, for this may encourage Muslims to do the same. Continue reading Feeding Non-Muslims in Ramadan During the Day
Allah called his Beloved ﷺ by one of His names, al-Ra’uf – the Most Kind. Allah said to him that he is: “to the believers most kind and merciful” (9.128). In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz teaches us to ask for Allah’s kindness for ourselves and all believers through the means of the most kind Prophet ﷺ .
O Allah, O Most Kind, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your slave and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the most kind Prophet and upon his Family and Companions, and bless us with a huge portion of Your kindness and be kind and merciful to us and all believers.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us to call upon Allah by His name, al-‘Afuww – the All-Pardoning – on Laylat al-Qadr specifically but of course we are constantly in need of Allah’s pardon. In this prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz teaches us to be among those who pardon others and thus receive Allah’s pardon. Allah says: “He who pardons and seeks reconciliation, his reward is with Allah (42:40).”
O Allah, the All-Pardoning, bestow abundant prayers and peace upon Your servant and beloved, our Master Muhammad, the all-pardoning Prophet and upon his Family and Companions, and by him pardon us. Make us among those who pardon others and seek reconciliation – those whose reward is due from You and those whose efforts are recognised by You.
Habib Muhammad al-Haddar’s book “Nafahat Ramadaniyyah” contains many duas and qasaid that are recited in the gatherings after Tarawih prayers.
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