Category: Dawah

Inspiring People to Long for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

How can we inspire people to long for the Messenger of Allah?

We can do this by mentioning his virtues, qualities and his life and by embodying his character and his dealings and by deepening our love, longing and veneration for him.

If such a person speaks he will have such an effect on those listening such that they will begin to long for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

On Personal Devotional Acts and Dawah Work

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

I have a wird that I recite regularly in secret. When I go out for dawah I cannot conceal it. Should I read it or leave it?

You should not leave actions out of a desire to conceal them. In this situation, read what you are able to do, but focus on that which is most beneficial to the dawah. Then you can make up anything you missed later on in secret.

On Conflicting Interests in Dawah

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

If you feel that the members of the organisation that you are involved with no longer call to Allah but rather call to the organisation, is it better to leave that organisation?

If you can continue truly calling to Allah within the organisation and you are able to attain some correct objectives then remain with it. If, however, you are being used as a tool by the organisation and you cannot truly call to Allah then it is better to look for another organisation.

On the Relationship between Scholars and Callers to Allah

Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)

How should the relationship between the scholars and the callers to Allah be?

If the scholar’s knowledge is true and the caller’s call is true then their relationship is loftier than we can describe. In it is the highest manifestation of love and co-operation for the sake of Allāh on the Earth. Each of them sees the other as being more virtuous. Continue reading On the Relationship between Scholars and Callers to Allah

On Envying the Dawah Successes of Others

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