Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
I feel isolated calling to Allah in an environment in which we do not have the company of the pious. How can we continue doing this work while experiencing this? Continue reading On Experiencing Isolation in Dawah Work
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
How can we remove the desire to outdo our brothers and our envy for them, especially when we see their success in da’wah?
The cure for this is to look at the reality. The reality is that nothing happens except by the will of Allah, so how can we wish for other than what our Lord wills? The reality is that if our brothers succeed in da’wah or in any other realm of the religion, then this is a source of assistance, goodness, blessings and strength for all of us. So how can we dislike this strength, harbour envy towards the one who has been given it and desire for it to be removed? Continue reading On Envying the Dawah Successes of Others
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
Do we need permission to call people to Allah?
We have been given general permission by Allah and His Messenger ﷺ to call people to Allah. This is understood from the following hadiths: “Convey (the message) on my behalf even if it is only one verse”; “The one who calls people to guidance will have a reward like the reward of all those who follow him”; “Let the one present among you convey (the message) to those absent”; “May Allah illuminate the face of a person who hears my words and understands them and then conveys them to others exactly as he heard them.” Continue reading On Permission to Call People to Allah
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
When I give someone sincere advice (nasihah) and they reject it I become upset. How can I tell that I am upset for Allah’s sake and not merely because that person has gone against my will? Continue reading On Giving and Receiving Sincere Advice
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) discusses the problems the Ummah is currently facing and offers solutions to those problems. A summary of a Friday khutbah delivered in Masjid al-Rawdah, Tarim, on 10th Jumada al-Ula 1434 / 22nd March 2013. These words come in the wake of the shocking murder of Shaykh Muhammad Sa’id Ramadan al-Bouti (may Allah have mercy upon him) in Syria the previous night.
O believers in Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the one entrusted with guiding us and rectifying us, taught us how to respond to calamities and hardship. He taught us that the founding principle is returning to Allah and calling upon the One Who has control over all affairs. We need to realise our slavehood to Him and to realise our complete subjection to His power and authority. Continue reading Rectification of the Ummah
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) explains the basis upon which we call to Allah.
If you wish to follow this path you must know that you call people to Allah from the platform of the Sacred Law, meaning that you try to bring them to Allah by reminding them of Allah’s orders and prohibitions, by teaching them to venerate Allah and His Messenger and by reminding them to prepare for the Hereafter. Continue reading Calling people to Allah from the Platform of the Sacred Law
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) reflects upon the blessing of a connection to the Chosen One ﷺ
Your connection to the Chosen One ﷺ and your knowledge of his prophethood, his greatness and his station in the sight of Allah is a blessing. The more you thank Allah for this blessing, the more he will increase you in the blessing that is Muhammad. Your knowledge of his prophethood, his greatness and his station in the sight of Allah will then be increased. The more you thank Him, the more He will increase you. Continue reading The Blessing of a Connection to the Chosen Oneﷺ
Advice from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
Say to all his teachings ﷺ and everything he called people to: “Welcome!”
Then he will say to you: “Welcome!”
Then if he greets you and welcomes you, your Lord Allah will, in turn, greet and welcome you.
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Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him).
If you see your shaykh in a dream, what does it signify?
For the seeker to see his shaykh in a dream is generally a sign of his connection to him. It may be accompanied by some advice, direction or encouragement from the shaykh. If this advice is clear and in accordance with the principles of the Sacred Law and the spiritual way, then he can act upon it. If it is not, he should not follow this advice and he should know that his lower self is to blame.
If my Shaykh gives me a certain dhikr in a dream should I start reciting it?
This follows the same principle as anything else that is received in a dream, such as advice or instructions: if it is in accordance with the methodology of the Shaykh, then you should act upon it without hesitation.
If, however, it is not in accordance with the methodology of the Shaykh, then you should not act upon it and instead should consult the Shaykh.
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him).
Before I visit the Prophet ﷺ and Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) I have many things in my heart that I wish to express but when I get there my mind goes blank. What should I do?
Your standing in those places suffices even if you do not say anything. Habib `Alawi bin Shihab said that he knew the intention of anyone that was coming to visit him when they passed Masjid Surur, before even reaching his house. If that was his state, how much greater is the knowledge of the Messenger of Allah and Sayyidah Khadijah of those visiting them? Someone complained to Imam al-Haddad that he would visit Sayyiduna al-Faqih al-Muqaddam and his heart would be full of needs but when he reached the grave he forgot everything. Imam al-Haddad informed him that merely reaching al-Faqih al-Muqaddam was enough.
