Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Part Seven of Seven



Seventh Session

The outward should not conflict the inward


The shariah should be followed; these are Allahs rulings


Applying the rulings of the scared law whilst spiritual journeying


They ascribe their good deeds to Allah


When they travel this way Allah bring them out of the darkness into the light


Ask Allah for success, pardon, pleasure and to be with the righteous


He witnesses that every blessing is from Allah


Allah created us and what we do


Our ability and deeds are created, however we are responsible for the action


A person will be asked about they are responsible for




Final session and Question and Answers



There is a summary of the shariah, the reality and spiritual journeying


Pharaoh, Harrun had great armies and empires but were oppressors; then final outcome was in favour of Musa (upon him peace)


They are in a persistent punishment now and will arrive at a greater punishment


The fire is presented to them in the morning and evening


Musa, Haroon and their followers are show bliss in the morning and evening


Our master Hassan ibn Ali cried near death; our master Hussain said, “Did not Ali, your mother Fatima and your grandfather the Messenger of Allah all die?” he replied, “I swear by Allah that I am not crying for sadness of death or for leaving the world but I fear that I will die and I will not travel as they travelled.”


This is the fear of someone truthful



Q+A


We have ability to acquire deeds and we are responsible for that


When someone does something they are held in responsibility for their action


If someone sees a dream it has to be in the sacred law if it is not then the problem is with the person who saw it


Deem all obstacles as major


Directly yourself to Allah and have glad tidings


Do not seek to be protected from sin because that’s is for the Prophets (upon them peace)


If you make a mistake repent and return

Please see other parts

Part One
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html


Part Two
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_21.html


Part Three
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_25.html


Part Four
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_28.html


Part Five
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html


Part Six
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_04.html


Part Seven
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_08.html

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf and Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad

Meeting together at Isna (in Arabic only - sorry!)

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Part Six of Seven



Sixth Session


Like the prayer needs to be directed to the Qibla likewise the prayer of the heart needs to be directed to the chosen one (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)


This is uncovering of; if you follow me Allah will love you


Fear Allah and Allah will teach you


Allah mentions that we gave taught him knowledge about Khidr (Sura Al-Kaf)


This is a vast sphere


We ask Allah to gaze into hearts; and make this an opening for our hearts


Sura Takatur talks about different states of certainty, eye of certainty, knowledge of certainty and true certainty.


Entering paradise is the true certainty


Knowledge of certainty was that they heard about the gathering, eye of certainty is someone who saw us learning and the true certainty is when someone sits with us


There is a reality to every saying


The slave is given their wage upon completion and it remains to conclude the book


Please see other parts

Part One
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Two
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_21.html

Part Three
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_25.html

Part Four
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_28.html

Part Five
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Six
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_04.html

Part Seven
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_08.html

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Part Five of Seven



Fifth session

Much of the state of the Muslims is due to the lack of recitation of Quran and Hadith


The generality of Muslims neglect the blessing of the Quran


If our hearts were pure we would be satiated by this speech


If you mention a pure soul there is a subtle connection that opens up between you and them
The pure soul is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)


How many people sent invocations to him, all the time? In the Earth and in the Heaven; As it is stated in hadith that Allah will return his soul back to his body so he can return the greeting/invocation; he is also praying; how pure is this soul?


Persist on reading the Quran, invocations and wirds (continuous ritual acts)


When you mention the pious, you are mentioned with them


It was said, “Mercy descends by the mention of the righteous.”


One of the companions used to say that they did not find the same state of heart when they with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when they were away


Who are the awilya of Allah/Men of Allah those who when mentioned, Allah is remembered


During some battles they would call those who had seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then they seek victory through them

Please see other parts

Part One
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Two
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_21.html

Part Three
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_25.html

Part Four
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_28.html

Part Five
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Six
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_04.html

Part Seven
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_08.html

Sheikh Abdulaziz Ahmed Fredricks and Imam Zaid Shakir

The Marginalised In Society - In Memory Of Imran Sabir

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Part four of seven



Fourth Lesson

We spoke about out the outward rulings


The word Faqaha means to understand (the same word used for the Fiqh/Jurisprudence)


Faquha means someone with much understanding


Faqaha means someone who has changed


This is to know the ruling based on sound scholarship


500 verses in the Quran pertain to legal rulings and the verses of the Quran are over 6000


When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon) sent Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen and asked how he was going to Judge he said with the Book of Allah. He asked if you do not find it, then with the sunna, and if you will not find it then I will endeavour to use my opinion. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “All praise is to Allah who taught the messenger of the Messenger.”


There are things that have been transmitted canonically/tawatur so there was no need for anyone to to make ijtihad (try to find a ruling) on them

The companions would refer to leading companions if they had a question


Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would gather the people of Badr to answer a question


Then there was a need for people who could make rulings so Allah (mighty and majestic) sent the Imams including the four Imams (Hanafi, Maliki, Shaf’i and Hanbali)


Then these school spread outside their areas to other lands


The founders of the schools were scrupulous and followed the prophetic example


Owais al-Qarni was good to his mother with a heart present with Allah; this is gave him a great station; he had dishelved hair, two garments but if he would make a prayer it would be accepted; it was said they he would intercede for two large tribes.


The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told Umar and Ali to seek his supplication


Their station was greater than his but this is manner in which we treat the poius


The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) advised that they would find him in the groups that would come for major pilgrimage, from Yeman. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would ask the Yemeni's, if they were all there. They said yes but there was an old man who stayed behind looking after the flock of camels, near arf. They went there and found him praying towards a tree with camels around him; they gave him greetings. He finished his prayer returned the greetings, they asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “The slave of Allah.”
“All of creation is a slave of Allah, what name does your mother call you by?” asked Umar
“Owais.”
“Son of Amr?”
“Yes.”
“Qarani?”
“Yes.”
“From the tribe of murad?”
“You had a mother and you were kind to her.”
Surprised he said, “Yes.”
“You had leprosy which you were healed from, except a place on your left shoulder.”
“Who explained my condition to you?”
“He is Umar leader of the believers and I am Ali ibn Abu Talib.”
He got up greeted them and said, “May Allah give you the best reward on behalf of the Muhammad nation.” Then he said, “Who informed you about me?”
“Allah and his Messenger.”
“He mentioned me by name?”
“Your name, your fathers and tribes name and all of your description.”
Owais cried and cried. Then he said, “May my father and mother be a ransom for you O’ Messenger of Allah.”
Then they asked, “Show us the spot on your left shoulder.” He showed it to them. They found it as it was described and they asked. “Seek forgiveness for us.”
“How can I seek forgiveness for you, when you are the companions of the Messenger of Allah, I ask you to seek forgiveness for me!”
“The Messenger of Allah ordered us to so.”
So he cried and supplicated for them. “Where do you want to go?”
“Al-Basara.”
“Would you like me to write a letter to the governor?”
“No, I love to be unknown.”
“When you reach that place I will send you provision and support.”
“I have tended to the camels for four silver coins. I have these two clothes. I do not need any provision or support. Where will we be at the basin of the Messenger?”
“Before you and I is a difficult ascent. No one will pass it except those who are light.”
Umar cried and hit the ground with a stick, “Who will take this caliphate with everything in it? I wish that I could leave it without anything for it or against it.”


They bade farewell after this


This was Owais Al-Qarni who reached a great station because he was kind to his mother out of faith


Please see other parts

Part One
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html


Part Two
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_21.html


Part Three
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_25.html


Part Four
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_28.html


Part Five
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html


Part Six
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_04.html


Part Seven
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_08.html

Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad

Islam and the West parts one to fourteen

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Part Three of Seven



Third Session


With a broken heart see Allah’s favour upon us


This sphere we take benefit for beneficial knowledge


Knowledge and action need to be combined; a mixture


All knowledge is a blessing by Allah’s will


Anyone opposing to this is contentious; the one who envies is punished and the person who is envied about is raised


Pray for that person and it will removed from your envy


Knowledge in the heart is beneficial knowledge


It was stated that one unit of prayer of a scholar is better than a thousand of ignoramuses because of his knowledge


Three types of scholar:
1. Scholar of people
2. Scholar of refinement of purification
3. Scholar of spiritual opening


Some have more than one level


It is stated that those without a sheikh; have satan as their sheikh (spiritual leader)


Satan tricked a student telling him that he would take him to paradise, he did this a few times and the student was confused and asked his sheikh who said for him to refuse to leave there because if someone goes the paradise then they do not leave. So when this occurred again he refused to leave then when fajr adhan came he realised in was in a rubbish heap. The student returned home ashamed. The Sheikh knew was it was satan but did not tell the student because he knew the students reaction.


The unclear matters in this religion were cleared up by Abu Mansur Al-Maturdi (Hanafi) and Abu Hassan Al-Ashari (Ashari) – after the initial period


They defended the correct path and refuted those incorrect


These creeds are the footing to realise Allah


Please see other parts

Part One
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Two
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_21.html

Part Three
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_25.html

Part Four
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_28.html

Part Five
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Six
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_04.html

Part Seven
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_08.html

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Part two of seven



Session two



This sphere explains the two testification and their necessities


If the word, “There is no deity but Allah” was placed into one scale and the other the heavens and the Earth; these words would outweigh it


Do not let the world cut you off


The two testification of faith comprise all of the affairs of the religion


The tawheed/oneness of Allah is clear


If someone says the two testifications and dies will enter paradise


We learn to water the seed of faith so it can expand


During the battle of Hybar there was a Sheppard asked what would happen to him if he became Muslim? He said paradise the man entered Islam but because of he did not want his first action of faith to be cheating a Jewish man's sheep. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon) said to throw a stone near the sheep and they will return and they went back into the fortress. He later died during the battle.


There were some spoils apportioned to a companion who took it to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and asked, “What is this?” “Your portion of the spoils.” “I did not follow you for this.” “Then why did you follow me?” “I followed to be struck by an arrow here and enter paradise.” (pointing to his neck) The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “If you are truthful to Allah then Allah is truthful to you.” He went forth to fight again and was struck by an arrow in that place he pointed to. He was found in the ranks and was carried to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked, “Is that him?” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) supplicated for him


If the seed of faith is watered by good works (this is the result)


Allah gives the effect of pious deeds to the one who is angry and blames with himself not one who is happy


Abu Bakr As-Salim said, “Someone who looks at themselves with displeasure; Allah looks at him with pleasure.”


This is first ailment that causes the hearts to be blamed


Directing oneself to creation is the second disease that corrupts the heart


When a person listens to the devil then he becomes devilish


A sign of a pious heart is happy with faith, disliking disbelief, loving the pious, benefiting from admonition, remembrance.


When someone gets attached to dhikr then they ascend the ladder of Islam


Pious deeds are a gift from Allah


Someone attached to pious is like someone knocking on a door; soon they will enter


So one turning away from pious deeds is turning away from the door


Abu Bakr Al-Buwara was a known highway man in Iraq truly repented; heard a man tell his wife to wake him in the night so I can travel early so he can escape Abu Bakr. This affected him and caused people to fear; he heard the wife waking the husband and told her to leave him asleep. He went to a masjid made ghusl and found a gathering of dhikr were the men of Allah where present. He heard what he had to say and they studied various knowledges and remained with the pious people; he stayed with them for three days. Allah sent him a light and he spoke when they were discussing the meaning of knowledge. They asked who spoke they said Abu Bakr Al-Bawara, the highway man? Who was known for wicked deeds. He said I repented to Allah and remained his door then he accepted me.


Please see other parts

Part One
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Two
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_21.html

Part Three
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_25.html

Part Four
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_28.html

Part Five
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz.html

Part Six
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_04.html

Part Seven
http://sheikhynotes.blogspot.com/2009/11/habib-umar-ibn-hafiz_08.html

Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad

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