Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka`b said to the Prophet ﷺ: “I bestow prayers upon you and do so in abundance. How many of my prayers should I make for you?” What is the meaning of this statement? Continue reading How Many of My Prayers Should I Make for You?
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
If someone’s mother is from Ahl al-Bayt is he or she considered to be from Ahl al-Bayt? Continue reading On Being Considered to be From Ahl al-Bayt
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
Every prayer contains goodness and blessings. Any prayer which is recited with love, yearning and veneration is of great benefit regardless of the form.
Priority should be given to the salawat that have been narrated in the Sunnah (such as al-Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah), then the salawat that have been narrated by the early generations or salawat that your Shaykh recommends.
Advice from Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
“We need the Prophetic balance. We need to show our children mercy, compassion and affection. Many people are deficient in this regard. At the same time, we need to be firm and follow our guide, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. No-one can be compared to him in the mercy and affection he showed to children generally and to al-Hasan and al-Husayn specifically. However, when al-Hasan began eating a date that had been given in zakat (and thus was unlawful for the members of the Prophet’s family to eat), the Prophet forcibly removed it from his mouth. He did not say: “He is only a young child and it is only one date”. He showed compassion while at the same time being firm.
Advice from Habib Ali al-Habashi (may Allah have mercy upon him and benefit us by him)
Allah! I counsel you by Allah to show kindness to the people of the household (Ahl al-Bayt) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Continue reading Showing Kindness to the Ahl al-Bayt
On 20th Jumada al-Akhirah we commemorate the life of Sayyidatuna Fatimah (peace be upon her), the day on which she was born.
Here are some episodes on her life, presented by Habib Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf (may Allah protect him) as part of the series, “The Perfected Women.” He discusses the best women to have ever lived in this world, and shows how Muslim women of today can emulate them.
Commentary by Habib Kazim al-Saqqaf on a poem by Habib Umar bin Hafiz entitled: “Mentioning the Best of Creation”
The commentary is taken from lessons delivered by Habib Kazim and translated by Shaykh Ibrahim Osi Efa at The Spring Lodge Retreat, UK April 2015.
May Allah benefit us by the words of our teachers and may we be among those who constantly mention the Best of Creation ﷺ and are mentioned by him.
This is a prayer upon the Prophet ﷺ composed by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him) looks at the attributes of those who succeed.
Look at how Allah describes those who succeed and their relationship with His Messenger ﷺ:
Those that believe in him, venerate him, support him and follow the light that was sent down with him – they are those who succeed (7:157) Continue reading Believe in Him, Venerate Him and Support Him ﷺ
