Posts from the ‘Habib Umar lessons’ Category
Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) was asked: “How do we attain true love for our shaykh?” He replied: “By asking for that from Allah and pleading with Him to be given it. We should also study how the Companions were with the Messenger of Allah, and [...]
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بسم الله الرحمن لرحيم Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) said: If you wish to follow this path, you must know that you call people to Allah from the platform of the Sacred Law—meaning that you try to bring them to Allah by reminding them of Allah’s orders and prohibitions, by [...]
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ِAl-Hamdu lillah, Ustadh Amjad Tarsin (Allah preserve and increase him) has shared with us a very beneficial guide on delivering the Friday Sermon, which includes some fiqh details and other practical advice on the Friday Prayer. Please feel free to benefit from it and share with others. The guide can be [...]
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم On the 17th of Rabi al-Thani (which falls on Saturday, March 10 in Tarim) we will commemorate the life of a great teacher and saint, al-Habib Abdullah bin Husayn bin Tahir (may Allah have mercy on him, elevate him to the highest stations in Paradise and sanctify his secrets). Kindly find below [...]
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم “Mercy descends when the Righteous are mentioned and remembered.” ~ Abdullah ibn Mubarak (may Allah be well-pleased with him) On 8thof Rabi` al-Thani, we commemorate the life of one of Habib Umar’s main teachers, Habib Muhammad al-Haddar. Please find below a couple of beneficial handouts, including a brief biography and a [...]
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The Prophetic Companions (Allah be well-pleased with them) once said, “O Messenger of Allah, how should we send prayers upon you?” He replied ﷺ, “Say: ‘O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad, and his wives and offspring, as you sent prayers upon the folk of Abraham. And bless Muhammad, and his wives and offspring, as [...]
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In surat Al-Ahzab verse 56 above, Allah Most High says: “Verily, Allah and His Angels send prayers upon The Prophet. O you who believe, send prayers upon him and abundant peace.” There is scholarly consensus that there are meanings of veneration and magnification in this verse that are in no other. Hafiz Ibn Hajar said: [...]
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Sayyiduna `Abdullah bin Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: “the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to me: “Recite [the Qur’an] to me.” I replied, “O Messenger of Allah, you wish for me to recite to you and you are the one to whom the Qur’an was [...]
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Please take time to benefit from this timely recording of Sayyidi Habib Umar’s (Allah preserve him and allow us and the Muslims to benefit by him) Mawlid address* on Rabi’ 3 (Jan. 26) that has recently been subtitled in English. Contained are blessed gems of sincere counsel that we stand to [...]
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An excellent reminder and good counsel from Sayyidi Habib Umar (Allah preserve him and allow us to benefit from him and his teachers) on what it really means to be a Muslim and what our obligations are to fellow mankind: In this blessed month of Rabi’, let’s include this beautiful sunnah into our evolving list [...]
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