Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
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Category: State of the Ummah
Rectification of the Ummah
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
On Scholars Taking Political Stances
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him).
Many of the scholars of whom we have a high opinion of have taken political stances in these times of discord. How should we deal with this?
If they have taken political stances we should firmly believe that they have taken these stances on the basis of understanding given to them by Allah. We accept their stances but do not follow them in them and do not publicise those stances. We should follow them in other things.