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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 الرحيم Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) answers the following questions.1 Is any special formula of prayer upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) that we should read during Rabi` al-Awwal? He said that there is no doubt that this is the month of bestowing [...]
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Bismillah Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) was asked**: what do we do if we find in ourselves a laziness and lack of motivation when it comes to performing certain sunnahs and reading the awrad? He replied: “Drive yourself forward by giving it hope: remind oneself of the reward (of these actions) and their end [...]
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Translated by Ustadh Amin Buxton Someone asked: How can we purify our lower selves from pride (`ujub)[1]? Sayyid al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) answered: “By remembering who you really are. Your reality is nothingness and your ending is being taken to account by Allah. So what is there to be proud of [...]
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Questions from Habib `Umar’s Internet Lessons on Tazkiyah Lesson 2 in Imam al-Haddad’s “Beneficial Counsels” (20th Shawwal 1432/ 18th September 2011) Answered by Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him). 1)What is the best way to give life to the heart if its light has been extinguished? What [...]
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Questions from Habib `Umar’s Internet Lessons on Tazkiyah Lesson 1 in Imam al-Haddad’s “Beneficial Counsels” (13th Shawwal 1432/ 11th September 2011) Answered by Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him). I try to read a lot of my daily invocations/awrad but sometimes I am busy and unable to [...]
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