This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā ‘Azīz (the Mighty)
Category: The Prophet ﷺ
On Correcting One’s Belief about the Prophet ﷺ
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
When I first learned about Islam, I was taught that the Prophet ﷺ is merely a man and that we should not be excessive in praising him. How do I correct this belief? Continue reading On Correcting One’s Belief about the Prophet ﷺ
Selected Salawat: Becoming Beloved
This prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ was composed by Habib Ali al-Habashi (may Allah have mercy upon him and benefit us by him). It contains a simple but huge request: to be among those who are beloved to Allah and beloved to His Messenger ﷺ
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā Mu’min (the Faithful One)
This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā Mu’min (the Faithful One)
On Ashura Gatherings
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What should we do if our Shia friends invite us to one of their gatherings on Ashura?
We tell them that there are sunnahs which the grandfather of Sayyiduna al-Husayn taught us to implement on this day. If there is anything prohibited that takes place in the gathering, such as people hitting themselves or cursing the Companions, then we cannot attend. Continue reading On Ashura Gatherings
On the Benefits of ‘Dala’il al-Khayrat’
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What are the benefits of reciting ‘Dala’il al-Khayrat’?
The book contains many prayers upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ composed by some of the knowers of Allah. Imam al-Jazuli, who compiled it, was himself a knower of Allah. The fact that it is loved by the elite as well as ordinary people is a sign that it has been accepted by Allah. Many of those who read it obtain a stronger connection to the Prophet ﷺ and some of the veils between them and Allah and His Messenger ﷺ are removed. Reciting it makes it easier to travel the path, removes obstacles and increases one’s love and faith. Generally speaking, anyone who bestows abundant prayers upon the Prophet ﷺ with truthfulness will be guided to his or her shaykh.
The Battle of the Trench and Obedience to the Chosen One ﷺ
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) reflects on the lessons of the Battle of the Trench, the attributes of the believers and the consequences of disobeying the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Continue reading The Battle of the Trench and Obedience to the Chosen One ﷺ
Salawat of Habib Ahmad bin Hasan al-‘Attas
This a prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ composed by Habib Ahmad bin Hasan al-‘Attas (may Allah have mercy on him and benefit us by him). Continue reading Salawat of Habib Ahmad bin Hasan al-‘Attas
Entering Paradise with the Beloved ﷺ
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) tells us how to enter Paradise with the Beloved ﷺ
“Adam and all the other Prophets will be under my banner on the Day of Judgement.” Where will you be on that day? Let us all be under the banner of the Beloved. He will be the first to enter Paradise. The other prophets are forbidden from entering until he enters, and the other nations are forbidden from entering until his Ummah enters. Continue reading Entering Paradise with the Beloved ﷺ
Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā Salām (the Flawless)
This prayer is taken from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz’s collection of prayers using Allah’s beautiful names in which he calls upon Allah by His beautiful names and then asks Him to bestow prayers upon His Beloved by those names. Finally, he asks Allah for a portion of those attributes which belong to Allah and which He has bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ. Continue reading Salawat with Allah’s Beautiful Names: Yā Salām (the Flawless)