Category: The Path

On Removing Waswasah and Evil Thoughts

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

How can I rid myself of satanic whisperings (waswasah) and evil thoughts?

You do this firstly by ignoring them, seeking refuge in Allah from them and pleading with Him to rid you of them. You must then make Allah’s remembrance dominate your heart by striving to be present and focusing your thoughts on the meaning of the remembrance and the greatness of the One Whom you are remembering. Continue reading On Removing Waswasah and Evil Thoughts

On Donating the Reward of Our Adhkar to Others

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

Is it permissible to donate the reward of our adhkar to others? If so, who should we donate the reward to?

This is permissible and is a means of seeking to draw near to Allah. The Prophet ﷺ is the most worthy of receiving the reward, then our Muslim parents, relatives and teachers and those who have rights over us.

 

On Reciting the Khulasah in a Group

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

Can people gather together to recite awrad from the Khulasah?

This is fine. You can arrange a time which is suitable for them all, and if no one can read Arabic, then reading the English translation is fine.

On Giving Adhkar in the Khulasah to Those Not in the Tariqah

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

Do we have permission to give the adhkar which are contained in the Khulasah to those not connected to the Tariqah?

You can certainly give them adhkar like the Wird al-Latif and any adhkar which are suitable to the state of the person being given them. For instance, someone who has problems with the Ahl al-Sunnah understanding of tawassul should not be given poems that contain tawassul.

On Reconciling Prophetic Mercy with Supplications in Wird al-Sakran

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

How do we reconcile between the mercy that the Prophet showed towards the disbelievers and the supplication that we read in the Wird of Imam Abu Bakr al-Sakran: ‘deflect their gaze and turn it away from us..’? Continue reading On Reconciling Prophetic Mercy with Supplications in Wird al-Sakran

On the Additions at the End of Ratib al-Haddad

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

Are the additions at the end of the Ratib of Imam al-Haddad part of it?

The additions were added by later scholars. They originate from narrations of the Prophet ﷺ. There were originally three fatihahs at the end of the Ratib: the first for al-Faqih al-Muqaddam, the second for the Ba ‘Alawi shaykhs and the Sufis wherever they may be and the third for the Ummah. The rest were added by various scholars.