Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
The reason for this is that there are more women than men in total, so just as the majority of the people of the Fire are women, likewise the majority of the people of Paradise are women. Continue reading Why do Women Make up the Majority of the People of the Fire?
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
If I fall asleep before completing the adhkar that it is recommended to recite before sleeping should I make them up when I wake up?
You will be rewarded for intending to recite them all even if you fall asleep before completing them. Strictly speaking, they are adhkar for a specific time and thus cannot be made up. However, if you do make them up you are guaranteeing yourself the reward for reciting them and teaching your lower self a lesson that it cannot fall asleep before completing them.
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
How can someone make tawassul by their shaykh in times of difficulty?
You do this by asking Allah by the status (‘jah’ or ‘haqq’) of the shaykh as the Prophet ﷺ taught us:
Allāhumma inni as’aluka wa atawajjawahu ilayka bi nabiyyika Muhammad
O Allah, I ask You and I turn to You through Your Prophet Muhammad..
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
What can someone do if they experience homosexual inclinations?
They must dislike these inclinations and plead with Allah that He removes them from their hearts. Continue reading On Overcoming Homosexual Inclinations
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.
Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
If someone has the choice and the ability then they should visit blessed places to seek spiritual assistance. However, we should be certain that Allah’s gaze is upon the whole earth and no place is beyond His knowledge. Wherever someone is (even if he is not on the earth) he will receive spiritual assistance through his shuyukh and chain of connection to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ according to his truthfulness (sidq).
Words of wisdom from Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad (may Allah have mercy upon him and benefit us by him)
In al-Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah we say: “O Allah, bestow prayers upon our Master Muhammad just as You bestowed prayers upon our Master Ibrahim.”
In the dua of qunut we say: “O Allah, guide us among those You have guided.” Continue reading Gaining Acceptance through the Prayers of the Pious | Wisdoms of Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad
The following is a compilation of istighfar, known as Istighfar Rajab, compiled by Habib Hasan, the son of Imam Abdullah bin Alawi al-Haddad. It is traditionally recited every night in the month of Rajab.
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Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him)
There is a shaykh teaching in our area. Can we benefit from him?
He must be someone of truthfulness (sidq) and taqwa. A sign of his truthfulness is that he praises the pious scholars of the Ummah and does not attack any of them. His taqwa can be gauged by looking at his dealings with women and with electronic devices.
