In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) shows how much we need to seek Allah’s strength and assistance in all our affairs. This prayer is taken from his 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: Ya Qawi (the Most Powerful)
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On Differentiating Between Wisdom and Caprice
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
How can I differentiate between when I act out of wisdom and when I act following the caprice (hawa) of the lower self?
Caprice and wisdom are in opposition to each other. Someone driven by his caprice rushes to gratify the desires of his lower self in a state of heedlessness of Allah. Someone who acts out of wisdom, on the other hand, rushes to seek that which pleases Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, and this is hard for his lower self. He experiences tranquillity, especially when he remembers Allah, and increases in humility and abasement in front of Allah.
On Avoiding Those Who Do Not Benefit Us Without Driving Them Away From Islam
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
How do we avoid keeping company with people who do not benefit us without driving them away from Islam?
You must avoid the wrong that they do while showing them good character and giving them good advice and kind words when the opportunity arises. If they are doing something which is forbidden do not partake in it but do not be harsh to them when they are not doing so. Continue to ask Allah to rectify them and guide them. Keep in mind that they may be guided and then intercede for you on the Day of Judgement. The bounty of Allah cannot be limited.
On the Role of the Shaykh in Purification of the Heart
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What is the role of the Shaykh in purification of the heart?
The Shaykh is the most important means of removing the seeker’s blameworthy traits. The Shaykh is not someone who makes false claims or performs miracles but rather someone who is upright in his religion and has a sanad (chain of connection) in purification of the heart. If the seeker is truthful, Allah will cause him to meet a shaykh who will purify him.
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Haqq (the Absolute)
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: Ya Haqq (the Absolute)
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Shahid (the Absolute Witness)
In this prayer, Sayyidi Habib Umar (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) teaches us to ask for martyrdom and witnessing of Allah.This prayer is taken from his 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: Ya Shahid (the Absolute Witness)
On Increasing in Reliance Upon Allah
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can we recite to increase in reliance upon Allah (tawakkul)?
Recite the following seven times in the morning and evening: Continue reading On Increasing in Reliance Upon Allah
On Balancing the Qur’an and Adhkar
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What do I do if I do not have enough time to recite the Qur’an, read my adhkar and perform other acts of worship?
The general rule is that you try to combine all these acts of worship and have a specific time for everything. However, if there is not enough time for everything, precedence should be given to reciting the Qur’an, as this is one of the greatest adkhar. But bear in mind that one of the Qur’an’s injunctions is to engage in dhikr. Engaging in dhikr is thus acting upon the Qur’an. You should not allow the Devil to trick you into completely leaving the adhkar because he may then trick you into leaving the Qur’an too.
On Forgetting the Number of Adhkar you have Recited
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What do you do if you have a certain number of adhkar to read and you forget the number that you have read?
You should estimate the number you are certain you have read. If you are unsure whether you read 3,000 or 4,000 for example, you should always go with the lesser amount.
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Ya Ba’ith (the Dispatcher)
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: Ya Ba’ith (the Dispatcher)