Scholarly Teachings of Hadramawt
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What dhikr can we give someone who is close to death?
They can recite the following 40 times and then repeat this at intervals:
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu min az-zalimin
There is no deity other than You. Transcendent are You. Truly I am one of the wrongdoers.
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz recommends repeating these verses of poetry especially in times of difficulty. They are recited before and after Fajr in Dar al-Mustafa and after Isha. He composed them in Madinah al-Munawwarah on 29th Rabi’ al Awwal 1437 :
You are my reliance, You are my support, You are my saviour from all hardship
I turn my whole being to You – rush to My Aid, O Most Great!
Make easy the means for all good and remove all difficulties
And open for us all doors with Your support, O Most Generous
And foil the plot of every schemer and rebellious tyrant
And every envious and stubborn enemy, by the right and secret of “Ta Sin Mim”
(“Ta Sin Mim” are the letters which appear at the begin of Surat Al-Shu’ara and Surat Al-Qasas)
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Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can be recited for those who are suffering from illness?
The following things can be recited:
Allahumma salli `ala sayyidina Muhammad tibbi’l-qulubi wa dawa’iha wa afiyati-l’abdani wa shifa’iha wa quti’l-arwahi wa ghidha’iha wa nuri’l-absari wa diya’iha wa `ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallim
O Allah bestow your peace and blessings upon our Master Muhammad and upon his Family and Companions, the source of medicine and healing for people’s hearts, the source of health and well-being for people’s bodies, the source of nourishment for people’s souls and the source of light for people’s vision.
Ya Latifan bi khalqihi ya `Aliman bi khalqihi ya Khabiran bi khalqihi ultuf bina ya Latifu ya `Alimu ya Khabiru
O One Who is gentle with His creation, O One who has complete knowledge of His creation, O One who has complete awareness of His creation! Treat us with gentleness O Gentle, O All-Knowing, O All-Aware!
Wa idha maridtu fa huwa yashfin
When I am ill, it is He Who cures me (26:80)
Wa bi’lhaqqi anzalnahu wa bi’lhaqqi nazal
We sent it down in truth, and in truth it has descended (17:105)
Say 3 times:
Bismillah
In the name of Allah
Then say 7 times:
A`udhu bi `izzatillahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajid wa uhadhir
I seek refuge in Allah’s might and power from any evil that I am experiencing or I fear
Bismillahi arqika min kulli shay’in yu’dhik
In the name of Allah I seek healing for you from everything which harms you
9. This can also be repeated 100 times a day or more or less
Rabbi inni massani addurru wa anta arhamu’rrahimin
My Lord, affliction has seized me, but You are the Most Merciful
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Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can I recite for insomnia?
Recite the following Prophetic dua before sleeping:
Allahumma gharati’nnujum wa had`ati’l-`uyun wa Anta Hayyun Qayyum, la ta’khudhuka sinatun wa la nawm. Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, ahdi’ layli wa anim `ayni
O Allah, the stars have set and the eyes are resting, but You are Living, Self-Existing. You are not overcome by slumber or sleep. O Living, O Self-Existing, make my night calm and my eyes sleep.
Also repeat verse 154 of Surat Al `Imran (3:154) 7 times.
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can be recited for the effects of black magic (sihr)?
Recite Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas, (a minimum of 11 times along with these verses, also 11 times each)
(Yunus, 10:81)
(Al-A`raf, 7:118)
(al-Qalam, 68:51)
Also read: Wird al-Sakran, Wird al-Nawawi and Wird al-Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim.
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can be recited for a headache?
Put your hand on your head and recite Surat al-Qadr and the last four verses of Surat al-Hashr in the morning and evening.
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him).
I suffer from a severe affliction. I have visited the pious, and have asked Allah for relief from this. What is the way out of this affliction?
The answer is to absolutely lower yourself to Allah and turn to Allah completely. Also try to relieve the hardships of those around you, according to your ability. Try to make other people happy. Go to the needy people that no-one cares about and honour them and treat them well. These are some of the most effective means of relieving afflictions. You must also have trust in your Lord, and remain at His door in a state of brokenness, pleading with Him and beseeching Him, and He will respond to you. Do not be hasty in concluding that “I supplicated and He did not respond to me.” Prayers to Allah in the night are arrows which do not miss their target, but those prayers are only answered at the time which Allah has decreed. Remember that Allah afflicts and tests His servants for a purpose. Perhaps they will find great goodness in that affliction that they would not have found had they not been through it. So have etiquette with your Lord and have hope in Him.
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What should someone who is in a state of depression do?
They should place their hope in Allah and remember Him abundantly.
They should recite the following in abundance:
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu min az-zalimin
‘There is no deity save You, transcendent are You, truly I am amongst the wrongdoers’
They should recite Ayat al-Kursi, Surat al- Inshirah, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nas after every prayer. They should also bestow abundant prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ.
Answered by Sayyidi al-Ḥabīb `Umar bin Hafīẓ (may Allāh preserve him and benefit us by him).
What advice do you have for someone who constantly has suicidal thoughts?
They should focus their thoughts on attaining the company of the Chosen One (may Allāh bless him and grant him peace), bestow prayers upon him in abundance and seek forgiveness from Allāh in abundance.
Answered by Sayyidi al-Ḥabīb `Umar bin Hafīẓ (may Allāh preserve him and benefit us by him).
How should we deal with mental illness amongst our youth? Is there a light dhikr that people can read that can ease their state?
In general any dhikr or prayer upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is beneficial in this regard. The following adhkar can be read specifically:
Read 100 times a day:
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لي صَدْرِي و يَسِّرْ لي أَمْرِي
Rabbi-shraḥ lī ṣadrī wa yassir lī amrī
(“My Lord bring tranquillity to my heart and give me ease in my affair.” Ta Ha 20:25-26)
Read 70-450 times a day according to the need:
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيل
Hasbunallāhu wa n`am al-wakīl
(“Allah is enough for us and He is the best One in whom we place our trust.” Al `Imrān 3.173)
Read 11-100 times a day:
و أُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إلى الله إِنَّ الله بَصِيرٌ بِالعِباد
wa ufawwiḍu amrī ila’llāh inna’llāha baṣirun bi’l`ibād
(“I resign my affair to Allah, Allah is fully aware of (His) slaves.” Ghāfir 40.44)
Read Surat al-Inshirāḥ (94) and Ayat al-Kursī after every prayer.
Surat al-Ikhlāṣ, al-Falaq and al-Nās are also effective in warding off different types of harm.
