Category: Awrad

On Reciting Awrad Before and After Their Appointed Time

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

Sometimes I am busy and unable to recite my awrad at their appointed times. Can I recite them before the set time or make them up after?

Yes, if you are busy you can recite some of your awrad before or after the set time. Awrad should always be made up if you are unable to recite them at their set time. Someone who is usually busy at the set time should choose another time to recite them. Continue reading On Reciting Awrad Before and After Their Appointed Time

On Being Consistent in Reciting your Awrad

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

How can I be consistent in reciting my awrad?

You can attain consistency by remembering the great effect that reciting them has in this life and the next and by reflecting upon the rewards and benefits that have been narrated regarding the remembrance of Allah. Our lives will pass by either in remembrance or in doing something else and it is better for our time to be spent in remembrance. Continue reading On Being Consistent in Reciting your Awrad

On the Intention for Reciting Surat al-Waq’iah

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

With what intention should we recite Surat al-Waq’iah?

We should recite Surat al-Waq’iah with the intention of increasing in certainty and increasing in inward and outward provision. The Surah mentions the states of the hereafter, reflecting upon which is one of the foundations in strengthening one’s certainty. Allah also calls us to strengthen our certainty by looking at the created things around us: Do you see the seed that you sow in the ground? Is it you that cause it to grow or are We the cause? Do you see the water which you drink? Do you bring it down from the clouds or do We?

On General Dhikr

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

What type of dhikr can someone make if they are not affiliated to any tariqah?

The dhikr of Allah is beneficial in whatever form is it made. If it is taken from someone with a sanad (unbroken chain of connection) to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ it has more effect and is more likely to be accepted and this is essentially the meaning of tariqah. Furthermore, if it is taken from someone with a sanad in travelling the spiritual path then it will have a more illuminating effect and be more effective.