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 you blessed the folk of Abraham; for You are truly the Most Praiseworthy and Noble.’”

~ Bukhari and Muslim

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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: “The meaning of Prayers (Salat) from Allah―Exalted is He―upon His Prophet is His Extolling and Magnifying him, and the prayers of angels and others are seeking that for him from Allah―Exalted be He.

Ibn al-’Arabi said: “The benefit of prayers sent upon him returns to the one sending them, because of its indication of pure belief, sincere intention, manifest love, continuous obedience and reverence for the Noble Medium, Allah bless him and grant him peace.

The learned differ as to when we are obliged to fulfill the Divine Command to send prayers upon the Greatest Love, Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Among the positions are: it’s obligatory without limit, abundantly, in the final sitting of the Prayer, and whenever he is mentioned.

This last position was held by al-Tahawi, a group of the Hanafis, al-Hulaymi and a group of the Shafi’is. Among the evidence for this position is the tradition: “May the servant be damned before whom I am mentioned and he does not send prayers upon me.”

And Allah Most High knows best,

AbdulKarim Yahya

O Allah; send prayers, blessing and peace upon our Master Muhammad, his Folk, Companions and those who follow them in excellence until the Final Day, and upon us as well―with them and among them―by Your Mercy, O Most Merciful!

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 revealed?”

The Messenger of Allah said, “Yes, I like to hear other people recite it.”

So I recited Surat al-Nisa’ until I reached this verse:

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَـؤُلاء شَهِيدًا 

How will it be when We bring from each people a witness, and We bring you as a witness against these people?¹

At this point he said: “You have read enough.”

[I looked at him and saw that] his eyes were flowing with tears.”²

Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) was asked: what is the secret behind the Prophet’s crying upon hearing this verse?

He replied: the scholars talk about this. They say that he was crying out of fear of Allah, and of course there was no-one more fearful of Allah than him. Beyond this, however, Allah is ennobling His Prophet in this verse. The fact that he is a witness over the whole of creation, that only Allah’s testimony is above his, is an awesome fact. Also, the fact that he is a witness over the nation for whose welfare he is concerned is a cause of joy and celebration. His tears were thus tears of joy upon receiving this gift and upon being raised by Allah to this station. It is only fitting that someone sheds tears of joy upon receiving Allah’s bounty.

 Translated by Ustadh Amin Buxton (Allah preserve him and his teachers)

1 Al-Nisa’ 4 .41

The following is a translated recording of the weekly mawlid talk that Sayyidi Habib Umar (Allah preserve him and allow us and the Muslims to benefit from him) had delivered on Thursday (Feb. 9).

Here, Habib Umar talks about pursuing the secrets of Lordship of Allah Most High and the Light of the Best of Creation as a means to properly establish mankind’s slavehood to Him. Interspersed in the talk are also spiritually rejuvenating reminders of the state of the Prophetic Companions (Allah be well-pleased with them) as they laid everything on the line in responding to the call of Allah Most Beloved ﷺ:

Click here to view the embedded video.

May Allah Almighty give us to listen with the heart and benefit; may He bless our remaining days in Rabi’, and perfect our connection and following of His Most Beloved—the Master of Creation—ﷺ .

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 benefit from throughout our lifetime, bi idhnillah:

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May Allah Most High take us all by the hand and not let this beautiful blessed month pass us by without granting us ever-increasing proximity and attachment to Him and His Most Beloved ﷺ

*The talk has also been summarized by Ustadh Amin Buxton in text here.

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In this blessed month of Rabi’, let’s include this beautiful sunnah into our evolving list of sunnahs to implement and uphold in our households, workplace, on campus, and in all our other dealings with those around us; near and far.

Ya Allah grant us tawfiq!

Al-Hamdu lillah, now available the Du’a of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in seeking forgiveness from Allah Most High—courtesy of Ustadh Amjad Tarsin (Allah preserve and increase him and his teachers).

Please benefit and share. BarakAllahufikum.

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

On this auspices day; al-Hamdu lillah, we would like to wish everyone a blessed Mawlid of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace).

Al-Hamdu lillah, made available to us recently is a recording of Habib Umar’s al-Sharab al-Tuhur mawlid recorded before Fajr on 7th Rabi al-Awwal in Dar al-Mustafa. This recording can be downloaded via Sidi Suleiman al-Muslim’s site.

Further, we are now approaching the “White Days” of the month of Rabi` al-Awwal. The “White Days” are the days which follow nights in which the moon is full, namely the 13^th, 14^th and 15^th days of each lunar month. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) encouraged his Companions to fast three days in every month and to fast these days specifically.

Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would always fast the White Days whether he was resident (in Medina) or travelling. (Narrated by al-Nasa’i).

Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar encourages his students in Dar al-Mustafa to combine these two sunnahs. In this part of the world the 13^th, 14^th and 15^th coincide with this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the 5^th, 6^th and 7^th February. Check the moon sighting in your locality to be sure that your fast coincides with the “White Days.”

May Allah Most High grant us all ever-increasing remembrance and proximity to Him and His Beloved (Allah bless him and grant him peace) through the blessings of this noble month, may He make us amongst those who are mentioned in His Presence and that of the Beloved (peace and blessings be upon him, his Family and Companions), and bless our hearts with noble intentmions that raise us to the ranks of those beloved to Him.

BarakAllahufikum.

Please benefit from and share the following Rabi’ al-Awwal advice recently delivered by Sayyidi Habib Umar and translated by Ustadh Amin Buxton (Allah preserve and increase him and his teachers).

May Allah Most High bless us with remembrance of Him and His Beloved (Allah bless him and grant him peace) in this noble month, make us amongst those who are mentioned in His Presence, and bless our hearts with noble intentions that raise us to the ranks of those beloved to Him.

Allahumma amin.

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Tune into Takbeer TV (Sky Channel 845) today (Wednesday, Feb. 1) at 15:30 GMT in sha Allah as Sidi Yasrab Shah of Muslim Hands will be interviewing the Virtues Tour 1433/2012 crew Sh. AbdulKarim Yahya, Sidi Mustafa Davis and Sidi Amir Sulaiman.