Adab (Etiquette)
What is the meaning of the word a-d-b Adab?
Adab is that which you express good character
The word Adab (etiquette) is the word bda (begin) backwards
You start (bda) with manners (adab)
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “My Lord has given me etiquette.”
The vehicle for manners is Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) through the teaching of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “Pray as you have seen me pray.” This the outward of the prayer
If you have adab with Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala you will reach him
The purpose of prayer is to build a relationship with your creator
The word to pray Salla (prayer) means to have a link to
White is better on the environment and it better to wear in life and death
Imam Ghazali (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) recommended white
The heart is the place of emotion
Inward manners is to have love
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “Etiquette is all of religion.”
Manners is everything that is praiseworthy in terms of your actions
Adab is good character
Adab is to stop out of respect
Adab is respecting everyone who is greater than you
If you look down at people, you lose out
Show gentleness to those who are below you
When you at a person below you, look at the blessings that you have been given and look at them with the eye of mercy.
The meaning of the word adab is put something in its right place
Umar ibn Khattab (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) wrote with he left hand but did not eat with his left hand
Adab is say something correctly
Write with correct grammar.
He was in Tunisia, a drunken brother called him to his house and his religious brother refused to accept him as a Muslim, until he saw him eating.
What are the manners towards yourself?
Teach the naafs good and teach it to do good and leave bad
We are more in need of manners than knowledge
Imam Shafi (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) said, “Make adab your flour and knowledge your salt.”
If you have adab you will gain knowledge
Adab is the perfection of things
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Sheikh Babikr / Sidi Asrar / Sheikh Waleed / Sheikh Muhammad al Yaqoubi
Islamophobia
(These notes were send to me by anon, May Allah reward them.)
Sheikh Babikr:
We need to think of the time we are living in, the present.
The Ummah is bleeding.
Innocent people are dying in Lebanon, Beirut, Afghanistan, Iraq etc. We are hurting.
These innocent people are a part of us linked through ‘La illaha illAllah Muhammadur RasulAllah’ [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam].
The Prophet [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasalam] said we are one body, if one part of the body is hurting, it affects us all.
We cant question Allah. Truth has been laid out. We are the ones who will be questioned on the Day of Judgement.
We shouldn’t blame others. We should look within ourselves.
Every one of us is responsible. We should think ‘individually’ of what is happening.
We should live a life of peace and dignity. Live life the way Allah told the Prophet [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasalam] to live it.
Be generous and conduct yourself in the best way possible.
Don’t get involved in what doesn’t concern you.
Depend on Allah, turn to Allah, fear no one but Allah.
Live an honest and truthful life.
Mercy is closest to those who do good and are righteous.
Be grateful to Allah for allowing you to live in a country and being able to live Islam with dignity.
Brother Asrar [student of sacred knowledge in Syria]
The state of the Ummah won't be revived by attending these Conferences and these modern day concerts but by Uloom and by Muslims studying the Deen.
Sheikh Walead:
We have to look inwardly – this is the Prophetic Way.
One of our manuals should be the Shamaa’il.
We should be proactive and show people who the Prophet [SallAllahu Alaihi wasallam] was.
Said we are fortunate, we have Masjids.
There are none in Denmark.
Muslim areas are referred to as Ghettos. They don’t have freedom and rights in Denmark like we do here.
There is a deviation from our Fitrah. The earth is complaining and saying something is wrong.
Earthquakes have happened in Muslim lands like Pakistan, Tsunami in Indonesia. He mentioned the only earthquakes that happen in Europe are in Turkey. We need to contemplate on this.
Shaykh Muhammad al Yaqoubi
It is not easy to speak of “Islamophobia” when Israel is bombing civilians in Lebanon.
A lot of respected Ulema are worrying about Islam and this is making them compromise Islam.
If you want to help Allah by spreading this deen, leave it to Allah.
We should reflect. We should reflect on the state of Sayyiduna Bilal (RadiAllahu Anhu). He held onto the truth, not compromising, and the onlookers converted.
We want people to see us and see Islam embodied.
Show strength in your conviction – your strength in Islam. Show the best example in front of others.
Isnt Allah sufficient for His servants? Doesn’t He Protect His servants? We should not fear following the sunnah or praying 5 times a day.
Shaykh Ahmad Zarruq (RA) did a survey of people who performed the Isha and Fajr prayer in congregation. The finding was they were protected from calamities and despair.
There is no fear of terrorism if we follow the Ulema who are following RasulAllah [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasalam].
True practice of ones religion is not fanaticism its LOYALTY.
Establish the religion in your house and Allah will establish it in the society.
I need your commitment to practice the Sunnah e.g truthfulness, mercy to animals, kind to neighbours etc.
(These notes were send to me by anon, May Allah reward them.)
Sheikh Babikr:
We need to think of the time we are living in, the present.
The Ummah is bleeding.
Innocent people are dying in Lebanon, Beirut, Afghanistan, Iraq etc. We are hurting.
These innocent people are a part of us linked through ‘La illaha illAllah Muhammadur RasulAllah’ [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam].
The Prophet [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasalam] said we are one body, if one part of the body is hurting, it affects us all.
We cant question Allah. Truth has been laid out. We are the ones who will be questioned on the Day of Judgement.
We shouldn’t blame others. We should look within ourselves.
Every one of us is responsible. We should think ‘individually’ of what is happening.
We should live a life of peace and dignity. Live life the way Allah told the Prophet [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasalam] to live it.
Be generous and conduct yourself in the best way possible.
Don’t get involved in what doesn’t concern you.
Depend on Allah, turn to Allah, fear no one but Allah.
Live an honest and truthful life.
Mercy is closest to those who do good and are righteous.
Be grateful to Allah for allowing you to live in a country and being able to live Islam with dignity.
Brother Asrar [student of sacred knowledge in Syria]
The state of the Ummah won't be revived by attending these Conferences and these modern day concerts but by Uloom and by Muslims studying the Deen.
Sheikh Walead:
We have to look inwardly – this is the Prophetic Way.
One of our manuals should be the Shamaa’il.
We should be proactive and show people who the Prophet [SallAllahu Alaihi wasallam] was.
Said we are fortunate, we have Masjids.
There are none in Denmark.
Muslim areas are referred to as Ghettos. They don’t have freedom and rights in Denmark like we do here.
There is a deviation from our Fitrah. The earth is complaining and saying something is wrong.
Earthquakes have happened in Muslim lands like Pakistan, Tsunami in Indonesia. He mentioned the only earthquakes that happen in Europe are in Turkey. We need to contemplate on this.
Shaykh Muhammad al Yaqoubi
It is not easy to speak of “Islamophobia” when Israel is bombing civilians in Lebanon.
A lot of respected Ulema are worrying about Islam and this is making them compromise Islam.
If you want to help Allah by spreading this deen, leave it to Allah.
We should reflect. We should reflect on the state of Sayyiduna Bilal (RadiAllahu Anhu). He held onto the truth, not compromising, and the onlookers converted.
We want people to see us and see Islam embodied.
Show strength in your conviction – your strength in Islam. Show the best example in front of others.
Isnt Allah sufficient for His servants? Doesn’t He Protect His servants? We should not fear following the sunnah or praying 5 times a day.
Shaykh Ahmad Zarruq (RA) did a survey of people who performed the Isha and Fajr prayer in congregation. The finding was they were protected from calamities and despair.
There is no fear of terrorism if we follow the Ulema who are following RasulAllah [SallAllahu Alaihi Wasalam].
True practice of ones religion is not fanaticism its LOYALTY.
Establish the religion in your house and Allah will establish it in the society.
I need your commitment to practice the Sunnah e.g truthfulness, mercy to animals, kind to neighbours etc.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Sheikh Samir An Naas
Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him)
Part two
Shouldn’t the one who created him know who is the best creation? He (peace and blessings upon him) is the best of creation.
People are blocking Allah’s Subhanu wa Ta’ala knowledge
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “l am with Allah, the most ennobled of the first and the last, that is no boast.”
Prophethood started when Adam (upon him peace) was in clay
No other Prophet (upon them peace) says he is the best, of the nation of mankind
No other Prophet (upon them peace) claimed what he did
The glory of Islam is in excellent character
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “I have the most knowledgeable of you about Allah.”
Khalid ibn Walid (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said, “The messenger is at the senders station.”
We should try to resurrect the sunna
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) prayed to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) was a Prophet whilst Adam (upon him peace) was between the sprit and the body
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever resurrect my sunna, he truly loves me and will be with me in heaven.”
When he (peace and blessings upon him) was 10 years old, angels came and opened his chest and washed his heart and he said that he knew he was a Prophet.
You can differ on love but not on fiqh
People used to wait at his (peace and blessings upon him) door and follow him
You cannot dictate matters of love from the outside
Enrich people’s hearts with the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
Love cannot be dictation, (you have to understand love!)
To understand the issue from the inside, people who Love of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) should desire to visit him
Part two
Shouldn’t the one who created him know who is the best creation? He (peace and blessings upon him) is the best of creation.
People are blocking Allah’s Subhanu wa Ta’ala knowledge
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “l am with Allah, the most ennobled of the first and the last, that is no boast.”
Prophethood started when Adam (upon him peace) was in clay
No other Prophet (upon them peace) says he is the best, of the nation of mankind
No other Prophet (upon them peace) claimed what he did
The glory of Islam is in excellent character
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “I have the most knowledgeable of you about Allah.”
Khalid ibn Walid (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said, “The messenger is at the senders station.”
We should try to resurrect the sunna
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) prayed to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) was a Prophet whilst Adam (upon him peace) was between the sprit and the body
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “Whoever resurrect my sunna, he truly loves me and will be with me in heaven.”
When he (peace and blessings upon him) was 10 years old, angels came and opened his chest and washed his heart and he said that he knew he was a Prophet.
You can differ on love but not on fiqh
People used to wait at his (peace and blessings upon him) door and follow him
You cannot dictate matters of love from the outside
Enrich people’s hearts with the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
Love cannot be dictation, (you have to understand love!)
To understand the issue from the inside, people who Love of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) should desire to visit him
Imam Tahir Anwar
Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him)
Part one
The Mawlid could be one of the reasons that cause to receive a drink from the pool, by the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
We need to celebrate the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) every night
The more that we follow him the easier he will be able to recognise us, because of our actions
There is no legacy like the legacy of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
1400 years after his passing away, there are people who love him
We need to think, do we take this seriously, is it lip service or do we take it to heart
If we don’t do the actions outside the Masjid, then are who are we like?
We re-enforced the stereotypes in our reactions to the cartoons
We need to change the perception of the Muslim
Talk is cheap, there is no point agreeing in the Masjid and going out and doing wrong actions
The Prophet’s (peace and blessings upon him) Sunna is the pinnacle of perfection, as it is the Quran
During the era of Uthman ibn Affan (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him), Bilal (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) called the Athan, the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) came out of their houses in tears.
Have you found a Christian that looks like Isa (Upon him peace)? Someone once called him Jesus (Upon him peace)
Dua is manners
We really need to change our actions
We need to educate the people around us
You don’t need to know English to smile
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) invited all individuals to Islam
We need to do our job of conveying the message of Islam
Everyone has a, “I came to England…” story.
Invite non-Muslims to Islam
Guidance comes from Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, when we remove the ignorance
In the testification of faith, we negate everything except Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala then the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) follows directly after…
Don’t hate the country, you will not survive outside it
We need to use wisdom, we need to implement the Sunna, be a leader to you children, teach spouses
Some of the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) we sat with the people of Constantinople, when some food fell on the floor, he went to pick it up. He was told to leave it, he replied, “Shall I leave the sunna for these people?”
Part one
The Mawlid could be one of the reasons that cause to receive a drink from the pool, by the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
We need to celebrate the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) every night
The more that we follow him the easier he will be able to recognise us, because of our actions
There is no legacy like the legacy of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
1400 years after his passing away, there are people who love him
We need to think, do we take this seriously, is it lip service or do we take it to heart
If we don’t do the actions outside the Masjid, then are who are we like?
We re-enforced the stereotypes in our reactions to the cartoons
We need to change the perception of the Muslim
Talk is cheap, there is no point agreeing in the Masjid and going out and doing wrong actions
The Prophet’s (peace and blessings upon him) Sunna is the pinnacle of perfection, as it is the Quran
During the era of Uthman ibn Affan (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him), Bilal (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) called the Athan, the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) came out of their houses in tears.
Have you found a Christian that looks like Isa (Upon him peace)? Someone once called him Jesus (Upon him peace)
Dua is manners
We really need to change our actions
We need to educate the people around us
You don’t need to know English to smile
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) invited all individuals to Islam
We need to do our job of conveying the message of Islam
Everyone has a, “I came to England…” story.
Invite non-Muslims to Islam
Guidance comes from Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, when we remove the ignorance
In the testification of faith, we negate everything except Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala then the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) follows directly after…
Don’t hate the country, you will not survive outside it
We need to use wisdom, we need to implement the Sunna, be a leader to you children, teach spouses
Some of the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) we sat with the people of Constantinople, when some food fell on the floor, he went to pick it up. He was told to leave it, he replied, “Shall I leave the sunna for these people?”
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Sheikh Yahya Rhodus
Sincere Advice
( He asked the elders to move forward and said that in the gatherings of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him), the elders sat at the front.)
The definition of a companion (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) is a person who met the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
There is benefit in completing a text
This scholar focused on what people need
Some people gather books, other gather books for peoples needs
This is the ability to change people
The highest level of paradise is for the people who understand
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) had the most complete speech
When people had the ability to learn, they could summarise work
There are people who do things that don’t ask for money (religious duties)
Where are those people who adorn their hearts?
The word Ikhlas comes from a root to mean pure
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “Sincerity is everything.”
Those who seek the countenance of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala means the glory of seeing Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, after the Day of Judgement. “Ruiya” comes from wara, which means to see.
No ones worship will be accepted that’s not sincere, Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala will be pleased with someone who prays and pays their zakat
Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala places sincerity in whoever heart he wills
Ways of testing your soul in learning, knowledge, to see if you can attain a great station with Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
You desire a place in people’s hearts (This is very bad.)
The worst type of Nifaq is to do actions when people are watching (when its so people see you do good action.)
When the people are mentioned he is happy
Takhli is to remove bad, tahali is to attain good actions
He (peace and blessings upon him) attained Human perfect but only Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala is absolutely perfect
Wayil (woe) is a valley in hell (as in the verse “Woe upon those who perform prayers.” Sura 107.4)
“With their prayers they are neglectful 107.5”, If the word was fi (in) instead of min (from) then we would be in trouble
The ones who are save are the one who have made their “A’kl” their amir
We need to fortify the walls of the heart
Satan submitted to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) but didn’t become he follower.
Jafar As Sadiq (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was riding on a horse and passed by a man who was drunk, reciting poetry. He heard what this man was saying and came down from his house and began to write it down, when asked why he did that. He said that this is from the manners of student
When 70 of the Quranic reciters were massacred, one of them who were killed said, “By the Lord of the Ka’ba, I have succeeded.”
Khalid ibn walid (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) didn’t have a hand span on his right leg, left leg, right arm, left arm, and chest without a wound on it, in the path of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala. He was sad that he didn’t die as a Martyr one his friends said, “The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) that you are the sword of Allah, how can you die?”
Avoid places of corruption.
Don’t put yourself in that place that would cause people to think badly of him, this is a mercy towards people
If you love someone, you don’t notice his or her faults
Backbiting is worse than Zina, because it is related to honour
To indicate with your eyes can be a sign of gheba (backbiting)
Our foundation duty as believers is to remove people from the darkness to the light
The means has to be justified and the end has to be justified
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said not to waste water even if you are at a riverbank
Muslims are people of principle and truth
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) was always in deep thought, he was concerned about the people entering the deen
( He asked the elders to move forward and said that in the gatherings of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him), the elders sat at the front.)
The definition of a companion (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) is a person who met the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
There is benefit in completing a text
This scholar focused on what people need
Some people gather books, other gather books for peoples needs
This is the ability to change people
The highest level of paradise is for the people who understand
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) had the most complete speech
When people had the ability to learn, they could summarise work
There are people who do things that don’t ask for money (religious duties)
Where are those people who adorn their hearts?
The word Ikhlas comes from a root to mean pure
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “Sincerity is everything.”
Those who seek the countenance of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala means the glory of seeing Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, after the Day of Judgement. “Ruiya” comes from wara, which means to see.
No ones worship will be accepted that’s not sincere, Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala will be pleased with someone who prays and pays their zakat
Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala places sincerity in whoever heart he wills
Ways of testing your soul in learning, knowledge, to see if you can attain a great station with Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
You desire a place in people’s hearts (This is very bad.)
The worst type of Nifaq is to do actions when people are watching (when its so people see you do good action.)
When the people are mentioned he is happy
Takhli is to remove bad, tahali is to attain good actions
He (peace and blessings upon him) attained Human perfect but only Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala is absolutely perfect
Wayil (woe) is a valley in hell (as in the verse “Woe upon those who perform prayers.” Sura 107.4)
“With their prayers they are neglectful 107.5”, If the word was fi (in) instead of min (from) then we would be in trouble
The ones who are save are the one who have made their “A’kl” their amir
We need to fortify the walls of the heart
Satan submitted to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) but didn’t become he follower.
Jafar As Sadiq (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was riding on a horse and passed by a man who was drunk, reciting poetry. He heard what this man was saying and came down from his house and began to write it down, when asked why he did that. He said that this is from the manners of student
When 70 of the Quranic reciters were massacred, one of them who were killed said, “By the Lord of the Ka’ba, I have succeeded.”
Khalid ibn walid (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) didn’t have a hand span on his right leg, left leg, right arm, left arm, and chest without a wound on it, in the path of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala. He was sad that he didn’t die as a Martyr one his friends said, “The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) that you are the sword of Allah, how can you die?”
Avoid places of corruption.
Don’t put yourself in that place that would cause people to think badly of him, this is a mercy towards people
If you love someone, you don’t notice his or her faults
Backbiting is worse than Zina, because it is related to honour
To indicate with your eyes can be a sign of gheba (backbiting)
Our foundation duty as believers is to remove people from the darkness to the light
The means has to be justified and the end has to be justified
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said not to waste water even if you are at a riverbank
Muslims are people of principle and truth
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) was always in deep thought, he was concerned about the people entering the deen
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah and Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
Between ignorance and extremism
For the sake of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, I have come a long way
What does being Muslim mean?
How do we face the difficulties in this country? We submit to will of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
We have been able to build mosques and buildings here
We have safety and security
Remove, some the black clouds that have gathered
He hopes that we become people who love for the sake of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
The world’s eyes are upon us
We shouldn’t be afraid of answering the questions that are being asked
Islam is submission and we are a peaceful people. Salam is an abode of peace and from this peace is our deen
How do we retain our identity?
How do we create a Muslim environment?
Your house should be a Muslim house
Ismail (upon him peace) commanded his family to pray
Not everyone is against us
The Sheikh was impressed with some people who he has met, they are concerned about us
Their harm is not limited to themselves, they are affecting us as well
Our nation is a middle nation, we should be a balanced community
We need to be balanced and know that balance is hard to maintain
We should not be extreme or arrogant
Don’t make this deen hard
The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) is a mercy to the worlds. How can we replicate it? By patience and piety and then it needs to be maintained
A mercy doesn’t change nor anger
He (peace and blessings be upon) is a mercy to animals
He said (peace and blessings be upon), “Be with the people with the best of character.”
Have you not seen the fruits it has different colours and tastes
There are changes from night to day, from darkness to light
The middle path is difficult, the naafs inclines to the extreme, doing too much
or too little
Hassan (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “ The deen is between doing too much and too little.”
This is what destroyed the people before us
Extremism comes from ignorance
We need to follow the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon) character.
The definition of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon) character is mercy
What is distinct is his patience, tribulation from the people is normal. Be patient forgive and overlook.
He (peace and blessings be upon) called people to the deen. After Ta’if he (peace and blessings be upon) prayed for the people who hurt them. Mercy isn’t punishment
A female dog gave birth of the road whilst the army were passing. He (peace and blessings be upon) appointed a guard to protect the puppies. The dog was suckling her new born
At the conquest of Mecca he (peace and blessings be upon) said, “I hold no blame on you today and you are all give amnesty.”
Speak beautifully to people not just to Muslims but also to all humanity, treat people with the best of character
Recognise differences, if we don’t recognise them, we won’t be able to raise ourselves up
Part of Allah’s Subhanu wa Ta’ala creation is difference. Fruits come from the same source but they are different
You can see the diverse colour and Satan wants everything to be the same
We need to have a culture of tolerance
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) stood up when the dead body of Jewish man was being taken for burial. When asked why he stood up, he said (peace and blessings be upon), “Isn’t he a soul?”
Your Lord is one your father (Adam (upon him peace))is one, no Arab is better than a non-Arab except in Taqwa
This world is for the worshippers of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
It is a right of the people to have human rights
Human dignity
Humans are like teeth on a comb
Call people with gentleness, debate with people in a beautiful way. There are good ways to talk to people
Lands belong to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala and his servants, are the servants of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, you can reside anywhere
Know that your blood and property are sacred. He (peace and blessings be upon) said at the final pilgrimage, he (peace and blessings be upon) encouraged men to treat their women well, he removed interest from himself (peace and blessings be upon peace and blessings be upon) and his uncle Abbas (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him). He (peace and blessings be upon) removed the blood writ
People have right and these should be represented. In the Muslim lands, other religions used to have their own courts, Jews had their own courts. Leave them to their own judgements but if you judge do it right
As long as breaches didn’t occur, non-Muslims were left alone
Being a good citizen is part of Islam
Accept other people and be good to people
Co-operate with non-Muslims when they do good but in war but in good behaviour
In a positive way not a negative way
Tolerance is a positive
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) said, “Love for your brother, what you love for yourself.” He (peace and blessings be upon) also said if he was called to an alliance he would’ve gone to it because it helped the weak and suppressed.
He (peace and blessings be upon) didn’t want to fight people in Mecca
We are looking for common factors, we desire good for each other
Our deen is tolerance
How can we hold onto our deen? Strongly
The Muslims are neither oppressors nor people who hurt each other
He (peace and blessings be upon) let Ethiopians dance in his Masjid, “Leave them, this is one of their practices.” He (peace and blessings be upon) said to Umar (May Allah be pleased with him)
We need to teach the prayer, in our houses
Ibn Tayyimma said, “Jihad is defined as all good actions.”
Stop oppressors, a Muslim lives in peace with others
A Muslim isn’t the angry one, he (peace and blessings be upon) advised a man to remain quiet
How do we realise this tolerance?
Return harm with good, good and bad are not the same
He (peace and blessings be upon) forgive and overlooked
A Jew wanted to see if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) had patience and when he saw it. The Jew said, “I saw that you had all these qualities except one.”
Islam is not monopoly for one nation, or for example we own it. Its for everyone
Ignorance is of two kinds one that someone is aware of and one that is compounded
Ignorance is the opposite of intelligence
They learn a little and to extremes, by being judgemental
Know the text and the principles
Fiqh is a craft it takes time and tools to acquire
If they study law, they can be a judge
The Abyssinian king was just and the deen entered that country
Patience is beautiful
It’s like the man who wrote the cartoons but he didn’t know who he was writing about
In these lands you should be like the first Muslims, call these people to virtue
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) prayed over the Abyssinian (may Allah’s mercy be with him).
We should be friendly they’ll help us and we should help them and over look their faults
The people who try to disgrace the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) is like trying to blow out the sun with your breath
None of the slander will get to him (peace and blessings be upon).
If people see us they should recognise the good comes from this religion with his (peace and blessings be upon) methodology, he (peace and blessings be upon) returned wrongs with good actions
We should behave like our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon)
For the sake of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, I have come a long way
What does being Muslim mean?
How do we face the difficulties in this country? We submit to will of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
We have been able to build mosques and buildings here
We have safety and security
Remove, some the black clouds that have gathered
He hopes that we become people who love for the sake of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
The world’s eyes are upon us
We shouldn’t be afraid of answering the questions that are being asked
Islam is submission and we are a peaceful people. Salam is an abode of peace and from this peace is our deen
How do we retain our identity?
How do we create a Muslim environment?
Your house should be a Muslim house
Ismail (upon him peace) commanded his family to pray
Not everyone is against us
The Sheikh was impressed with some people who he has met, they are concerned about us
Their harm is not limited to themselves, they are affecting us as well
Our nation is a middle nation, we should be a balanced community
We need to be balanced and know that balance is hard to maintain
We should not be extreme or arrogant
Don’t make this deen hard
The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) is a mercy to the worlds. How can we replicate it? By patience and piety and then it needs to be maintained
A mercy doesn’t change nor anger
He (peace and blessings be upon) is a mercy to animals
He said (peace and blessings be upon), “Be with the people with the best of character.”
Have you not seen the fruits it has different colours and tastes
There are changes from night to day, from darkness to light
The middle path is difficult, the naafs inclines to the extreme, doing too much
or too little
Hassan (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “ The deen is between doing too much and too little.”
This is what destroyed the people before us
Extremism comes from ignorance
We need to follow the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon) character.
The definition of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon) character is mercy
What is distinct is his patience, tribulation from the people is normal. Be patient forgive and overlook.
He (peace and blessings be upon) called people to the deen. After Ta’if he (peace and blessings be upon) prayed for the people who hurt them. Mercy isn’t punishment
A female dog gave birth of the road whilst the army were passing. He (peace and blessings be upon) appointed a guard to protect the puppies. The dog was suckling her new born
At the conquest of Mecca he (peace and blessings be upon) said, “I hold no blame on you today and you are all give amnesty.”
Speak beautifully to people not just to Muslims but also to all humanity, treat people with the best of character
Recognise differences, if we don’t recognise them, we won’t be able to raise ourselves up
Part of Allah’s Subhanu wa Ta’ala creation is difference. Fruits come from the same source but they are different
You can see the diverse colour and Satan wants everything to be the same
We need to have a culture of tolerance
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) stood up when the dead body of Jewish man was being taken for burial. When asked why he stood up, he said (peace and blessings be upon), “Isn’t he a soul?”
Your Lord is one your father (Adam (upon him peace))is one, no Arab is better than a non-Arab except in Taqwa
This world is for the worshippers of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
It is a right of the people to have human rights
Human dignity
Humans are like teeth on a comb
Call people with gentleness, debate with people in a beautiful way. There are good ways to talk to people
Lands belong to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala and his servants, are the servants of Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala, you can reside anywhere
Know that your blood and property are sacred. He (peace and blessings be upon) said at the final pilgrimage, he (peace and blessings be upon) encouraged men to treat their women well, he removed interest from himself (peace and blessings be upon peace and blessings be upon) and his uncle Abbas (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him). He (peace and blessings be upon) removed the blood writ
People have right and these should be represented. In the Muslim lands, other religions used to have their own courts, Jews had their own courts. Leave them to their own judgements but if you judge do it right
As long as breaches didn’t occur, non-Muslims were left alone
Being a good citizen is part of Islam
Accept other people and be good to people
Co-operate with non-Muslims when they do good but in war but in good behaviour
In a positive way not a negative way
Tolerance is a positive
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) said, “Love for your brother, what you love for yourself.” He (peace and blessings be upon) also said if he was called to an alliance he would’ve gone to it because it helped the weak and suppressed.
He (peace and blessings be upon) didn’t want to fight people in Mecca
We are looking for common factors, we desire good for each other
Our deen is tolerance
How can we hold onto our deen? Strongly
The Muslims are neither oppressors nor people who hurt each other
He (peace and blessings be upon) let Ethiopians dance in his Masjid, “Leave them, this is one of their practices.” He (peace and blessings be upon) said to Umar (May Allah be pleased with him)
We need to teach the prayer, in our houses
Ibn Tayyimma said, “Jihad is defined as all good actions.”
Stop oppressors, a Muslim lives in peace with others
A Muslim isn’t the angry one, he (peace and blessings be upon) advised a man to remain quiet
How do we realise this tolerance?
Return harm with good, good and bad are not the same
He (peace and blessings be upon) forgive and overlooked
A Jew wanted to see if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) had patience and when he saw it. The Jew said, “I saw that you had all these qualities except one.”
Islam is not monopoly for one nation, or for example we own it. Its for everyone
Ignorance is of two kinds one that someone is aware of and one that is compounded
Ignorance is the opposite of intelligence
They learn a little and to extremes, by being judgemental
Know the text and the principles
Fiqh is a craft it takes time and tools to acquire
If they study law, they can be a judge
The Abyssinian king was just and the deen entered that country
Patience is beautiful
It’s like the man who wrote the cartoons but he didn’t know who he was writing about
In these lands you should be like the first Muslims, call these people to virtue
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) prayed over the Abyssinian (may Allah’s mercy be with him).
We should be friendly they’ll help us and we should help them and over look their faults
The people who try to disgrace the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) is like trying to blow out the sun with your breath
None of the slander will get to him (peace and blessings be upon).
If people see us they should recognise the good comes from this religion with his (peace and blessings be upon) methodology, he (peace and blessings be upon) returned wrongs with good actions
We should behave like our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon)
Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah and Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
Between ignorance and extremism
Q+A
How do we defend the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon)? When we see people killed because they defended him. (peace and blessings be upon)
We defend with the good and fight with the good
He (peace and blessings be upon) stopped people from being killed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) gave a man a gift and asked, “Have I done good to you?” He said, “No.” One of the Companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) wanted to kill him. Afterwards the Prophet (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) gave him another gift and said, “Are you happy now?” He said, “Yes.” Now say this in front of my companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) because I want what’s in their hearts about you to be good. I am like a man who owns camels, I know my camels.”
The Spanish Umayyads caliphs would protect Christians who would go into mosques and write abuse about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon). When they saw that the Christians were trying to re-ignite their religion by getting martyred by the Muslims. The Christians were converting to Islam in droves, they wanted to stop it
They didn’t want to react in a negative way towards Islam
Anything that calls to unity is good in the confines of the law
It’s against your interests to hurt people and this gives a bad image of Islam and Muslims
The Sheikh desires guidance for Bush and Blair
There is no defence for killing people
We need to be exposed to sound scholarship, we need to cure the people of their wrong beliefs
Guard your young people
When you pray with people don’t antagonise them
Imam Maliks (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) rule is that an Imam can only speak about what he acts upon, if he doesn’t its Maqru (disliked)
Someone said (sh. Hamza) homosexuality was ok
Another person came him (sh Hamza) and said, “I am at 69th excuse for you.” We are supposed to look for 70 excuses for your brother.
Q+A
How do we defend the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon)? When we see people killed because they defended him. (peace and blessings be upon)
We defend with the good and fight with the good
He (peace and blessings be upon) stopped people from being killed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon) gave a man a gift and asked, “Have I done good to you?” He said, “No.” One of the Companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) wanted to kill him. Afterwards the Prophet (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) gave him another gift and said, “Are you happy now?” He said, “Yes.” Now say this in front of my companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) because I want what’s in their hearts about you to be good. I am like a man who owns camels, I know my camels.”
The Spanish Umayyads caliphs would protect Christians who would go into mosques and write abuse about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon). When they saw that the Christians were trying to re-ignite their religion by getting martyred by the Muslims. The Christians were converting to Islam in droves, they wanted to stop it
They didn’t want to react in a negative way towards Islam
Anything that calls to unity is good in the confines of the law
It’s against your interests to hurt people and this gives a bad image of Islam and Muslims
The Sheikh desires guidance for Bush and Blair
There is no defence for killing people
We need to be exposed to sound scholarship, we need to cure the people of their wrong beliefs
Guard your young people
When you pray with people don’t antagonise them
Imam Maliks (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) rule is that an Imam can only speak about what he acts upon, if he doesn’t its Maqru (disliked)
Someone said (sh. Hamza) homosexuality was ok
Another person came him (sh Hamza) and said, “I am at 69th excuse for you.” We are supposed to look for 70 excuses for your brother.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Habib Hassan Al-Kaf
Seeking knowledge
A student of knowledge biggest blessing is being a student.
It is a great blessing to be a student of knowledge
He should thank Allah and praise him. It is a tremendous blessing
He should always ask for beneficial knowledge in his prayers, he should always extent his hand and ask for beneficial knowledge, whilst he in a lesson and when he reading a book. They should act upon their knowledge and they will see things open for them but then they have knowledge that it has all come from him
Understand the virtue of knowledge and read about the scholars
Knowledge is the inheritance of the Prophets (upon them peace)
He should always be humble and never be ignorant
He should consider himself worse than everyone and then he will be able to take from everyone
Zain Al abideen was sitting in the Masjib Nabi whilst a former slave was teaching a lesson. When he was asked, “oh son of the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) who are sat and gathering knowledge from? He replied, “I seek knowledge from whoever benefits my deen.”
Don’t be hasty in seeking knowledge; you may have to seek knowledge for a long
Time. Some books took him years to finish because they had a long-term benefit in them.
Remain consistent and persistent in your studies, Scholar who would get a basic level and then they would continue to study
You should study even if its for a small amount of time a day and you will benefit from the blessing in persistent study
A pure intention is needed when we study
The intention even though it is small it can have a great effect
By benefiting yourself and others
A student of knowledge biggest blessing is being a student.
It is a great blessing to be a student of knowledge
He should thank Allah and praise him. It is a tremendous blessing
He should always ask for beneficial knowledge in his prayers, he should always extent his hand and ask for beneficial knowledge, whilst he in a lesson and when he reading a book. They should act upon their knowledge and they will see things open for them but then they have knowledge that it has all come from him
Understand the virtue of knowledge and read about the scholars
Knowledge is the inheritance of the Prophets (upon them peace)
He should always be humble and never be ignorant
He should consider himself worse than everyone and then he will be able to take from everyone
Zain Al abideen was sitting in the Masjib Nabi whilst a former slave was teaching a lesson. When he was asked, “oh son of the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) who are sat and gathering knowledge from? He replied, “I seek knowledge from whoever benefits my deen.”
Don’t be hasty in seeking knowledge; you may have to seek knowledge for a long
Time. Some books took him years to finish because they had a long-term benefit in them.
Remain consistent and persistent in your studies, Scholar who would get a basic level and then they would continue to study
You should study even if its for a small amount of time a day and you will benefit from the blessing in persistent study
A pure intention is needed when we study
The intention even though it is small it can have a great effect
By benefiting yourself and others
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Sheikh Faraz Rabbani
Lesson one Hadith Gibril
This hadith is the foundation of Prophetic guidance
Hadith is in Muslim (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him), related by Umar (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him)
This hadith gives us our key understandings
Our deen is encompassing and specific to one area i.e fiqh
This gives us an indication to spiritual excellence; there is a point of perfection
Faith is to have conviction
Every level has realities
There is Insight in the hadith that gives us ways to seeking knowledge
There are many layers of beautiful meanings
Qadi Iyad said; "This hadith has explained all the inward and outward duties, of servitude and worship to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala. Established for us what the foundations of faith are, key outwards works, the means inward sincerity and how one preserves ones work for corruption. In reality all the branches of sacred law return to this hadith and branch out from it."
The importance of knowledge and the means of attaining it
The hadith has been referred to as Umma sunna
This also shows us a way to be a true believer
The state of spiritual excellence is a constant state of worship
"The world is what busies you with other than Allah" (subhanu wa ta'ala) Ibn Ata'llah Alsaknderi (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him)
This has the word of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) and the events that took place, which is something we don't always get.
One of the conditions of knowledge is that one understands what he is learning
You may have knowledge but you may not understanding
Knowledge can be taken from books but not understanding
The companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) lived the Prophetic guidance
Umar(May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) clearly determined between falsehood and truth
The companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them.) should not be vilified
The hadith talks about the strangeness and suddenness of this event
Going to the hadith;who was this stranger and where did he come from, not a traveller or a resident, handsome and had good perfume, he had the manners of a desert Arab
The best of times to seek knowledge is in your youth
Good care and attention for good appearance for Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is a Sunna
Each and everyone of us is ambassador for our deen
The best of dress is piety
Islamic clothes should be modest and this depends of the custom of the people, (The good custom)
We are very lazy in our attitude to knowledge
There is a proper manner to learning knowledge
If you take care in learning and take it seriously then you'll get benefit
Scholars look at forms and meanings
Sheikh Adeeb Khalas said, " A student of knowledge has to break his knees." He took notes even though he had been teaching it for 50 years, whilst sitting in on a lesson given by Sheikh Abdul razzaq Al halabi.
He Gibril (upon him peace) said "Ya Muhammad." (peace and blessing upon him) which was strange as well, in some accounts we have Gibril (upon him peace) give salam and then asked to approach.
This hadith is the foundation of Prophetic guidance
Hadith is in Muslim (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him), related by Umar (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him)
This hadith gives us our key understandings
Our deen is encompassing and specific to one area i.e fiqh
This gives us an indication to spiritual excellence; there is a point of perfection
Faith is to have conviction
Every level has realities
There is Insight in the hadith that gives us ways to seeking knowledge
There are many layers of beautiful meanings
Qadi Iyad said; "This hadith has explained all the inward and outward duties, of servitude and worship to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala. Established for us what the foundations of faith are, key outwards works, the means inward sincerity and how one preserves ones work for corruption. In reality all the branches of sacred law return to this hadith and branch out from it."
The importance of knowledge and the means of attaining it
The hadith has been referred to as Umma sunna
This also shows us a way to be a true believer
The state of spiritual excellence is a constant state of worship
"The world is what busies you with other than Allah" (subhanu wa ta'ala) Ibn Ata'llah Alsaknderi (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him)
This has the word of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) and the events that took place, which is something we don't always get.
One of the conditions of knowledge is that one understands what he is learning
You may have knowledge but you may not understanding
Knowledge can be taken from books but not understanding
The companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) lived the Prophetic guidance
Umar(May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) clearly determined between falsehood and truth
The companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them.) should not be vilified
The hadith talks about the strangeness and suddenness of this event
Going to the hadith;who was this stranger and where did he come from, not a traveller or a resident, handsome and had good perfume, he had the manners of a desert Arab
The best of times to seek knowledge is in your youth
Good care and attention for good appearance for Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is a Sunna
Each and everyone of us is ambassador for our deen
The best of dress is piety
Islamic clothes should be modest and this depends of the custom of the people, (The good custom)
We are very lazy in our attitude to knowledge
There is a proper manner to learning knowledge
If you take care in learning and take it seriously then you'll get benefit
Scholars look at forms and meanings
Sheikh Adeeb Khalas said, " A student of knowledge has to break his knees." He took notes even though he had been teaching it for 50 years, whilst sitting in on a lesson given by Sheikh Abdul razzaq Al halabi.
He Gibril (upon him peace) said "Ya Muhammad." (peace and blessing upon him) which was strange as well, in some accounts we have Gibril (upon him peace) give salam and then asked to approach.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Sheikh Naeem Abdulwali
You'll become altered on your journey to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
From seeking sincerity to becoming sincere
The saint and the sinner have the same belief
When Ali ibn Abu talib (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) would hear the call to prayer he would turn pale and say, " It is time to furfil the trust that heavens and the earth refused."
From seeking sincerity to becoming sincere
The saint and the sinner have the same belief
When Ali ibn Abu talib (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) would hear the call to prayer he would turn pale and say, " It is time to furfil the trust that heavens and the earth refused."
Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Yayha An Ninowi
Trust in Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) Part two
Those who believe are the ones who send prayers onto the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him). Your prayers on him increases your faith
Any place with Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) depends on your place with the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
The book of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is beautiful, this is the book of success
Our "christmas gift" is salat on the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
They give you manual for everything even a pen. Every maker makes a manual, Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) made the Quran our manual. (You get a manual with a lot of things,i.e. cars, computers etc. You look in the manual to find a solution to problem. So every maker (of something) makes a manual. Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala made the Quran our manual.When things go wrong , look in the manual!)
Allah's (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) promise will never be changed.
The Quran states; "He who does good and is a believer, we will give him the best of lives."
See Sura Al Asr
There was a sheppard once, who every time he prayed one of sheep died, until he had two left, he looked at them and said, "Will you shut up or shall I pray 2 rakat?"
Do you think that really deserve to be forgiven, when you are asking for forgiveness or are you just doing "lip service."
Sometimes faith decreases until someone goes to hell
Deeds are collective and individual, we must ask ourselves,
Do we furfill Allahs (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) rights?
Do we furfill the Sunna?
Do we abide by the Quran?
What about your kids? Husband rights? women’s rights? What are we doing? We must go back to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
We could all be disobeying Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala and we could be punished for other peoples sins.
Do not disobey the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) by leaving the Law, in order to get money and then disobey, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) because you have left the Sunna
At the battle of Uhud, Hamza and the other companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) were killed because the archers left theeir positions then the Quresh counter attacked.
War is declared on the Riba takers by Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and his Messenger (peace and blessings upon him). The collective Umma must go back to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and ask for forgiveness
We must as a community call people to good, then await the victory of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Habab (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him), he face filled with blood and said, “why don’t you pray for us? To decrease this torture.” The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “ Before you they would put a man in a hole and cover him, then split his head. They will use iron combs to take off their skin, this didn’t take them from their deen. This deen will succeed until someone will go from here to Yemen and have nothing to fear except a wolf. You are a people are too quick.”
If a person attacked the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) personally, he never retaliated
Uthman Ibn Talhah had the keys to the ka’ba, he would let people in, one day the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) joined the queue. Uthman didn’t let him in and closed the door on his face, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) smiled and said, “How will you be when I will have the keys?” “The Quresh will be destroyed.” The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “No, the Quresh will be masters.”
“Do not be distressed, Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is with us.” Said the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) to Abu bakr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) in the cave as they made migration to Medina from Mecca.
“I am with Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and he will guide me.” Said Musa (upon him peace) when he was at the banks of the Nile whilst being chased by Pharaoh
He who has Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) how can he lose?
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) informs him not to worry, Musa (upon him peace) is told to hit his staff and the Nile parts, Musa (upon him peace) was told to go but he feared that Pharaoh would come after him.
Enough for me Is Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) a blessed protector, said Ibrahim (upon him peace) when he was thrown into the fire.
Suraka (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) caught up with the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) when he was making Hijra, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) made dua and Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) send Gabriel (upon him peace) prevented Suraka from coming any further. The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) asked him if he would like the Jewels of Persia? It was during the Caliphate of Umar (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) that this was realised.
On the first night of the Battle of Khandaq, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) asked someone to check the trench, no one came forward, he (peace and blessings upon him) asked again and said that would guarantee that they come back, again no one came forward. He asked for a third time and said he will be with me in Heaven. Hudaifah got up and went, he said afterwards he was scared that his aw’ra would be uncovered, as he stood up he saw his clothes lengthen.
The only thing you need is patience and you will see things change with you own eyes.
Ali Zayn Al abideen (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said about the Day of Judgement. “A call will be made, were the patient will enter heaven without reckoning.” When the angels will be asked why they are being allowed into heaven they will reply, “ We were patient with things that happened and sins until we were taken by Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala).”
The wife (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) of Abu Talha (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was married to him and her Mahr was the Shadada. A son of theirs called Umair (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) fell sick and after fajr, Abu Talha kissed the boy and when to work. The boy died during the day, she prayed over him. When Abu Talha returned his wife cooked him a good meal, after eating he asked her, “how is the boy?” She replied, “He is better than before.” In the morning she informed him about his death, she said, “ I am very sad, they borrowed something and Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) took it back.” Abu Talha told the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) about this event, “Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) blessed your night.” They would go on to have 10 sons all would become Quran memorises
If you want to have the best, you need to do well and you’ll have a good life.
Bring the Sunna into your houses, minds, ears and heart and you will become light upon light.
As soon as you are born your days are numbered
Every time you lay down in your bed realise that you may never wake up, sleep in the minor death
Those who believe are the ones who send prayers onto the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him). Your prayers on him increases your faith
Any place with Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) depends on your place with the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
The book of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is beautiful, this is the book of success
Our "christmas gift" is salat on the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
They give you manual for everything even a pen. Every maker makes a manual, Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) made the Quran our manual. (You get a manual with a lot of things,i.e. cars, computers etc. You look in the manual to find a solution to problem. So every maker (of something) makes a manual. Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala made the Quran our manual.When things go wrong , look in the manual!)
Allah's (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) promise will never be changed.
The Quran states; "He who does good and is a believer, we will give him the best of lives."
See Sura Al Asr
There was a sheppard once, who every time he prayed one of sheep died, until he had two left, he looked at them and said, "Will you shut up or shall I pray 2 rakat?"
Do you think that really deserve to be forgiven, when you are asking for forgiveness or are you just doing "lip service."
Sometimes faith decreases until someone goes to hell
Deeds are collective and individual, we must ask ourselves,
Do we furfill Allahs (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) rights?
Do we furfill the Sunna?
Do we abide by the Quran?
What about your kids? Husband rights? women’s rights? What are we doing? We must go back to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala
We could all be disobeying Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala and we could be punished for other peoples sins.
Do not disobey the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) by leaving the Law, in order to get money and then disobey, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) because you have left the Sunna
At the battle of Uhud, Hamza and the other companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) were killed because the archers left theeir positions then the Quresh counter attacked.
War is declared on the Riba takers by Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and his Messenger (peace and blessings upon him). The collective Umma must go back to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and ask for forgiveness
We must as a community call people to good, then await the victory of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Habab (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him), he face filled with blood and said, “why don’t you pray for us? To decrease this torture.” The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “ Before you they would put a man in a hole and cover him, then split his head. They will use iron combs to take off their skin, this didn’t take them from their deen. This deen will succeed until someone will go from here to Yemen and have nothing to fear except a wolf. You are a people are too quick.”
If a person attacked the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) personally, he never retaliated
Uthman Ibn Talhah had the keys to the ka’ba, he would let people in, one day the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) joined the queue. Uthman didn’t let him in and closed the door on his face, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) smiled and said, “How will you be when I will have the keys?” “The Quresh will be destroyed.” The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “No, the Quresh will be masters.”
“Do not be distressed, Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is with us.” Said the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) to Abu bakr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) in the cave as they made migration to Medina from Mecca.
“I am with Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and he will guide me.” Said Musa (upon him peace) when he was at the banks of the Nile whilst being chased by Pharaoh
He who has Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) how can he lose?
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) informs him not to worry, Musa (upon him peace) is told to hit his staff and the Nile parts, Musa (upon him peace) was told to go but he feared that Pharaoh would come after him.
Enough for me Is Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) a blessed protector, said Ibrahim (upon him peace) when he was thrown into the fire.
Suraka (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) caught up with the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) when he was making Hijra, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) made dua and Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) send Gabriel (upon him peace) prevented Suraka from coming any further. The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) asked him if he would like the Jewels of Persia? It was during the Caliphate of Umar (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) that this was realised.
On the first night of the Battle of Khandaq, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) asked someone to check the trench, no one came forward, he (peace and blessings upon him) asked again and said that would guarantee that they come back, again no one came forward. He asked for a third time and said he will be with me in Heaven. Hudaifah got up and went, he said afterwards he was scared that his aw’ra would be uncovered, as he stood up he saw his clothes lengthen.
The only thing you need is patience and you will see things change with you own eyes.
Ali Zayn Al abideen (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said about the Day of Judgement. “A call will be made, were the patient will enter heaven without reckoning.” When the angels will be asked why they are being allowed into heaven they will reply, “ We were patient with things that happened and sins until we were taken by Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala).”
The wife (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) of Abu Talha (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was married to him and her Mahr was the Shadada. A son of theirs called Umair (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) fell sick and after fajr, Abu Talha kissed the boy and when to work. The boy died during the day, she prayed over him. When Abu Talha returned his wife cooked him a good meal, after eating he asked her, “how is the boy?” She replied, “He is better than before.” In the morning she informed him about his death, she said, “ I am very sad, they borrowed something and Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) took it back.” Abu Talha told the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) about this event, “Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) blessed your night.” They would go on to have 10 sons all would become Quran memorises
If you want to have the best, you need to do well and you’ll have a good life.
Bring the Sunna into your houses, minds, ears and heart and you will become light upon light.
As soon as you are born your days are numbered
Every time you lay down in your bed realise that you may never wake up, sleep in the minor death
Sidi Hafiz Gul Muhammad
Trust in Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) Part one
Mankind is in error
A man called Nuradeen had a horse that he went to the market to sell. He told someone who was going to buy, "Its a strange horse, you have to say Alhumdillah, to make it go faster, then you have to say Allahu akbar to make it stop.
The Prophets (Upon them peace) were all prepared before they were tested
When you are in darkness too long, it hurts the eyes when the light is turned on
Ibrahim (Upon them peace) came out of the fire in a better state than he went in
Maryum (Upon her peace) was provided for with food, she shook the palm tree, whilst she was preganat. So when she had Isa (Upon them peace), she was ready to hear the nonsense that the people accused her of, she pointed at him whilst he was in the cot.
Abu bakr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) gave everything in the path of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala), yet he never begged
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) preferred poverty over wealth, so we can learn
Tawaqul is knowing that you'll get through it
Trust makes people strong and what are,( i.e. the companions.)
Know that Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) will support you
We can get fooled into thinking that we are providing for ourselves.
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) loves us seventy times more than a parent does.
Mankind is in error
A man called Nuradeen had a horse that he went to the market to sell. He told someone who was going to buy, "Its a strange horse, you have to say Alhumdillah, to make it go faster, then you have to say Allahu akbar to make it stop.
The Prophets (Upon them peace) were all prepared before they were tested
When you are in darkness too long, it hurts the eyes when the light is turned on
Ibrahim (Upon them peace) came out of the fire in a better state than he went in
Maryum (Upon her peace) was provided for with food, she shook the palm tree, whilst she was preganat. So when she had Isa (Upon them peace), she was ready to hear the nonsense that the people accused her of, she pointed at him whilst he was in the cot.
Abu bakr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) gave everything in the path of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala), yet he never begged
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) preferred poverty over wealth, so we can learn
Tawaqul is knowing that you'll get through it
Trust makes people strong and what are,( i.e. the companions.)
Know that Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) will support you
We can get fooled into thinking that we are providing for ourselves.
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) loves us seventy times more than a parent does.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Yayha an Ninowi
Living the Sunna
Its a fortune for those who taste fortunes
Some people can't taste fortunes
Imam Suyuti (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) said, “Every time I read the Quran and do tafsir, I find something different."
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) always gives us (human beings) examples. The knowledge of man is imperfect because you still have to learn
We are either a slave to one or a slave to many
Some people are a slaves to their desires of drink, etc
When you are a slave to creation (that is true slavehood).
Bishr Al hafi’s (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) house used to be the party centre in Baghdad. One of his servants was dumping some food when he was approached by a very dark, thin man who was called Musa ibn Jafir ibn Zayn Al abideen ibn Hussein ibn Ali ibn abu talib (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them). Musa (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said, “Let me ask something before you dump this food, your master a free man or a slave.” “If he was a slave to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) he would’ve feared him.”
When the servant informed Bishr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him), he ran out to find out who this man was.
(This was the beginning of Bishr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) repentance.)
Our problem is how we bring out Islam to the people
Ali ibn Abu talib (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) found a servant crying, “Why are you crying?” he asked, ther servant told him that he had brought some dates that were bad and the shopkeeper refused to take them back. Ali (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) went to the shopkeeper to ask him to change them, he refused and pushed Ali (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) away until some of the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) came and informed the shopkeeper that he had pushed the Caliph. The shopkeeper became scared and asked if there was anything that he could do to please the Caliph, Ali (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said, “I would be pleased, if you pleased Allah with yourself.”
From hadith, “He who cheats is not from us.” Islam came to perfect noble character.
If you please Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala), Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala will make people pleased with you.
The people who wanted to burn Ibrahim (upon him peace) took 6 months to collect the wood and when they lit it, the birds could not fly over it.
You follow the Sunna by loving the one who gave you the sunna.
The truth is usually unpopular
Effort and distance should not matter
We have too many chiefs and not enough Indians
Bilal (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said on this deathbed, to his wife, “What is wrong with you? Tomorrow I’ll be with my beloved Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him), I have been waiting to this moment all my life.
Some people don’t realise what it is to life with the Sunna
You need to make the Sunna more important than anything else
One of companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was put on a piece of wood, nails were driven into him, his eyes were gouged out. Just before the Quresh were going to kill him they asked him, “Would you rather be at home with your family and Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) here.” He replied, “No, I swear by Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala), I would rather go through this 70 times than Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) to have thorn in his hand.”
Zayn Al abideen (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was doing Wudu, his servant was scared and she looked at him, he was yellow. He said, “You don’t know who I am going to stand in front of soon.”
You only follow, if you love
We need to think about how long we think about the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) (this is a sign of love.)
A sign of love is to love what the person you love, loves, food, books, the people who he loves.
Majnun kissed the walls of a city because of who lived in the walls
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) honoured the black stone and so was the Ka’ba because he encircled it
Listen with the ears of you heart
You don’t live your Sunna, you live his sunna
You should have a yearning to follow the Sunna
When you read/hear a hadith you should imagine that he is talking to you, there are two kinds of love: love of faith and love of beauty.
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) gives you and maintains blessings, he gives to us and we decrease in our need to follow him (We think its from ourselves.)
Loving is being the presence of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) as though he sees you but you know you can’t see him.
Abdul qadir Jilani (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) stated three levels of fasting;
1. To abstain from food and drink,
2. Everything that disobeys Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala),
3. Abstain from everything except Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Love of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is like being in an academy in which you go up in levels.
There is a difference between substance and subversion (theres difference between true knowledge and what people think is knowledge.)
The signs of love;
1. When love someone you are totally abosorbed by them
2. You abandon what you love for they do
3. You are still behind them and need to catch up.
Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Ansari (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said after the Minbar had been built and the tree was left, the tree began to moan, all the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) could hear it. The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) came down from the Minbar and hugged the tree and then the tree began to calm down. He (peace and blessings upon him) said, “If I had not done that, the tree would’ve been crying to the day of judgement.”
What’s wrong with you, if a tree was screaming.
One of the companions used to cry because he couldn’t be with the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) all the time
Living the Sunna means getting close to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
You can see him by being persistent
He (peace and blessings upon him) said, “I have left you with two things, if you hold fast to them, you will not go astray, the book and my family.” A hadith in Tirmindi and ibn Hakim (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with them).
Worry about yourself not others
If you want to learn how to drive you go to a driving instructor, so we need to find an instructor. So we can learn how to drive.
Its a fortune for those who taste fortunes
Some people can't taste fortunes
Imam Suyuti (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) said, “Every time I read the Quran and do tafsir, I find something different."
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) always gives us (human beings) examples. The knowledge of man is imperfect because you still have to learn
We are either a slave to one or a slave to many
Some people are a slaves to their desires of drink, etc
When you are a slave to creation (that is true slavehood).
Bishr Al hafi’s (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) house used to be the party centre in Baghdad. One of his servants was dumping some food when he was approached by a very dark, thin man who was called Musa ibn Jafir ibn Zayn Al abideen ibn Hussein ibn Ali ibn abu talib (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them). Musa (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said, “Let me ask something before you dump this food, your master a free man or a slave.” “If he was a slave to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) he would’ve feared him.”
When the servant informed Bishr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him), he ran out to find out who this man was.
(This was the beginning of Bishr (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) repentance.)
Our problem is how we bring out Islam to the people
Ali ibn Abu talib (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) found a servant crying, “Why are you crying?” he asked, ther servant told him that he had brought some dates that were bad and the shopkeeper refused to take them back. Ali (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) went to the shopkeeper to ask him to change them, he refused and pushed Ali (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) away until some of the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) came and informed the shopkeeper that he had pushed the Caliph. The shopkeeper became scared and asked if there was anything that he could do to please the Caliph, Ali (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said, “I would be pleased, if you pleased Allah with yourself.”
From hadith, “He who cheats is not from us.” Islam came to perfect noble character.
If you please Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala), Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala will make people pleased with you.
The people who wanted to burn Ibrahim (upon him peace) took 6 months to collect the wood and when they lit it, the birds could not fly over it.
You follow the Sunna by loving the one who gave you the sunna.
The truth is usually unpopular
Effort and distance should not matter
We have too many chiefs and not enough Indians
Bilal (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said on this deathbed, to his wife, “What is wrong with you? Tomorrow I’ll be with my beloved Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him), I have been waiting to this moment all my life.
Some people don’t realise what it is to life with the Sunna
You need to make the Sunna more important than anything else
One of companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was put on a piece of wood, nails were driven into him, his eyes were gouged out. Just before the Quresh were going to kill him they asked him, “Would you rather be at home with your family and Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) here.” He replied, “No, I swear by Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala), I would rather go through this 70 times than Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him) to have thorn in his hand.”
Zayn Al abideen (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) was doing Wudu, his servant was scared and she looked at him, he was yellow. He said, “You don’t know who I am going to stand in front of soon.”
You only follow, if you love
We need to think about how long we think about the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) (this is a sign of love.)
A sign of love is to love what the person you love, loves, food, books, the people who he loves.
Majnun kissed the walls of a city because of who lived in the walls
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) honoured the black stone and so was the Ka’ba because he encircled it
Listen with the ears of you heart
You don’t live your Sunna, you live his sunna
You should have a yearning to follow the Sunna
When you read/hear a hadith you should imagine that he is talking to you, there are two kinds of love: love of faith and love of beauty.
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) gives you and maintains blessings, he gives to us and we decrease in our need to follow him (We think its from ourselves.)
Loving is being the presence of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) as though he sees you but you know you can’t see him.
Abdul qadir Jilani (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) stated three levels of fasting;
1. To abstain from food and drink,
2. Everything that disobeys Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala),
3. Abstain from everything except Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Love of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) is like being in an academy in which you go up in levels.
There is a difference between substance and subversion (theres difference between true knowledge and what people think is knowledge.)
The signs of love;
1. When love someone you are totally abosorbed by them
2. You abandon what you love for they do
3. You are still behind them and need to catch up.
Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Ansari (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) said after the Minbar had been built and the tree was left, the tree began to moan, all the companions (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them) could hear it. The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) came down from the Minbar and hugged the tree and then the tree began to calm down. He (peace and blessings upon him) said, “If I had not done that, the tree would’ve been crying to the day of judgement.”
What’s wrong with you, if a tree was screaming.
One of the companions used to cry because he couldn’t be with the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) all the time
Living the Sunna means getting close to the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
You can see him by being persistent
He (peace and blessings upon him) said, “I have left you with two things, if you hold fast to them, you will not go astray, the book and my family.” A hadith in Tirmindi and ibn Hakim (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with them).
Worry about yourself not others
If you want to learn how to drive you go to a driving instructor, so we need to find an instructor. So we can learn how to drive.
Sheikh Abdul hakim Murad/ Habib Ali Al Jifri
Q+A
Radical Middle Way
Sheikh Abdul hakim
What is a follow on from this?
Read the Quran repeatedly, its good news
Herd those sheep back into the fields, where they belong
We need need more scholars
How do we know whats a correct interpretation?
We have people who read into them what they want
Accept the authority of the scholars
Do we need an Islamic state?
The words used in the books of Islam is "Islamic nation " not state.
State is a western term, we can't use western terms and apply them to Islam
My father would now not become Muslim because one of his friends died
in 7/7.
Habib Ali Al Jifri
We need to honour our women in our family and our work places
We must allow the women roles within our community
(He asked us all to pray for Sheikh Abdulhakims father.)
Radical Middle Way
Sheikh Abdul hakim
What is a follow on from this?
Read the Quran repeatedly, its good news
Herd those sheep back into the fields, where they belong
We need need more scholars
How do we know whats a correct interpretation?
We have people who read into them what they want
Accept the authority of the scholars
Do we need an Islamic state?
The words used in the books of Islam is "Islamic nation " not state.
State is a western term, we can't use western terms and apply them to Islam
My father would now not become Muslim because one of his friends died
in 7/7.
Habib Ali Al Jifri
We need to honour our women in our family and our work places
We must allow the women roles within our community
(He asked us all to pray for Sheikh Abdulhakims father.)
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Sheikh Faraz Rabbani
Imam Subki’s Importance of knowledge
Taqi-deen As Subki (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) gave the following advice to his son;
Commented by Sheikh Faraz
O dear son don’t ignore the counsel that I give you may that you be guided
Learn the fiqh of Shafi (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) and remain on the authentic tradition but most of all memorise the Quran
(Learn fiqh but do not ignore the primary sources)
Learn the foundational principles of sacred law
(This helps you understand how fiqh is derived)
Learn Arabic grammar, which draws one close to every correct understanding of the Quran
(To understand the Quran you need to understand grammar)
Undertake the sciences with determination and discernment, with an outlook that is easy going but determined. Illuminated
(One has a clear goal and seeking to understand)
Derive the hidden secrets of the knowledge and find its truest meaning
(What is the purpose of things that are disliked, ask questions, reflect)
Hold fast to the people of knowledge and don’t be hasty in rejecting things
(if you don’t understand ask)
Hold fast to you book at all times by seeking understanding
(A process of consolidating and building, testing and reviewing. The purpose of knowledge is action. Sacrifice that doesn’t have any benefit)
“a person who can’t benefit himself can’t benefit other people.”
(Teaching requires understanding not knowledge)
Follow the way in Malik, Abu Hanifa and Imam Ahmed (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him)
(the Path of people of the sunna, seeking beneficial knowledge and being sincere. By this seeking to serve the Umma of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
Seek with your knowledge the pleasure of your Lord alone and you attain guidance to the rightly guided
(The righteous person is the one who is righteous to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala and other people)
Leave idle wastefulness, leave things that have no benefit and leave foolish and ignorance.
Follow the way of the chosen one (Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him)) in every affair
Have reverent awe of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) do what he calls you to and flee from what he forbids
(Realise your slave hood. Renounce your pleasure for what your master holds dear.)
Don’t involve yourself with doubtful matters and be scrupulous
(This must be based on knowledge. Follow those of knowledge and avoid doubtful matters.)
Repentantly return to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
(Have patience and turn to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) in prayer)
Guard your tongue from that is repressible and refrain your hand from wrongdoing. Hasten to noble character and seek the pleasure of your Lord (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Make the thing you uphold the garment of sound renunciation and make your garments of knowledge that you wear
(Not be attached to created things)
Fill your heart with the knowledge until you attain a most praiseworthy of stations
Hold fast to your spiritual path, that directs you to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
(All sorts of things will affect someone who seeks knowledge.)
Lift to the all-Merciful (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) all things that befalls you with sincere seek with abasement and patience
(Take the worldly means and turn to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Cut your heart away from being attached to the means
(Do not ascribe the good to yourself, its all from Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
The way of Junaid al Baghdadi (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him), follow their way
If some words come to you that clearly have good against the Quran or sound hadith then stand firm on it but maintain your manners
(People can make mistakes and small mistakes should corrupt the great good)
The Flesh of the people of knowledge is poisonous
Guard your heart from disclosing things that people don’t understand
(Know what you can say to whom)
Knowledge with good manners and piety is the best of what someone adorns themselves with
This is my council that I give, be thankful for this. It is from a father beloved
Taqi-deen As Subki (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) gave the following advice to his son;
Commented by Sheikh Faraz
O dear son don’t ignore the counsel that I give you may that you be guided
Learn the fiqh of Shafi (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him) and remain on the authentic tradition but most of all memorise the Quran
(Learn fiqh but do not ignore the primary sources)
Learn the foundational principles of sacred law
(This helps you understand how fiqh is derived)
Learn Arabic grammar, which draws one close to every correct understanding of the Quran
(To understand the Quran you need to understand grammar)
Undertake the sciences with determination and discernment, with an outlook that is easy going but determined. Illuminated
(One has a clear goal and seeking to understand)
Derive the hidden secrets of the knowledge and find its truest meaning
(What is the purpose of things that are disliked, ask questions, reflect)
Hold fast to the people of knowledge and don’t be hasty in rejecting things
(if you don’t understand ask)
Hold fast to you book at all times by seeking understanding
(A process of consolidating and building, testing and reviewing. The purpose of knowledge is action. Sacrifice that doesn’t have any benefit)
“a person who can’t benefit himself can’t benefit other people.”
(Teaching requires understanding not knowledge)
Follow the way in Malik, Abu Hanifa and Imam Ahmed (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him)
(the Path of people of the sunna, seeking beneficial knowledge and being sincere. By this seeking to serve the Umma of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him)
Seek with your knowledge the pleasure of your Lord alone and you attain guidance to the rightly guided
(The righteous person is the one who is righteous to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala and other people)
Leave idle wastefulness, leave things that have no benefit and leave foolish and ignorance.
Follow the way of the chosen one (Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him)) in every affair
Have reverent awe of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) do what he calls you to and flee from what he forbids
(Realise your slave hood. Renounce your pleasure for what your master holds dear.)
Don’t involve yourself with doubtful matters and be scrupulous
(This must be based on knowledge. Follow those of knowledge and avoid doubtful matters.)
Repentantly return to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
(Have patience and turn to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) in prayer)
Guard your tongue from that is repressible and refrain your hand from wrongdoing. Hasten to noble character and seek the pleasure of your Lord (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Make the thing you uphold the garment of sound renunciation and make your garments of knowledge that you wear
(Not be attached to created things)
Fill your heart with the knowledge until you attain a most praiseworthy of stations
Hold fast to your spiritual path, that directs you to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
(All sorts of things will affect someone who seeks knowledge.)
Lift to the all-Merciful (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) all things that befalls you with sincere seek with abasement and patience
(Take the worldly means and turn to Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Cut your heart away from being attached to the means
(Do not ascribe the good to yourself, its all from Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
The way of Junaid al Baghdadi (May Allah's Ta'ala mercy be with him), follow their way
If some words come to you that clearly have good against the Quran or sound hadith then stand firm on it but maintain your manners
(People can make mistakes and small mistakes should corrupt the great good)
The Flesh of the people of knowledge is poisonous
Guard your heart from disclosing things that people don’t understand
(Know what you can say to whom)
Knowledge with good manners and piety is the best of what someone adorns themselves with
This is my council that I give, be thankful for this. It is from a father beloved
Friday, May 19, 2006
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Habib Umar Ibn Hafiz
Luton
All praise is due to Allah
Some of the companions saw the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) happy they asked why? He said that no one says prayers upon the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) expect that Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) sends blessing on that person ten times.
The question we need to ask ourselves this joy of his, does this have any connection with us?
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) was happy for all of us
Whatever joy we feel about him, his (peace and blessings upon him) joy has forgone our own joy
We got our joy from the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) because Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) sent joy through his messenger (peace and blessings upon him)
We show our joy at the command of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) in the Quran “O Prophet inform about the blessings and mercy (that Allah has given) and this be joyous
A man called Rabi ibn Hatam (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) walked so humbly that people thought he was blind, Abdullah Ibn Masud (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) brought this man up, Ibn Masud’s maiden thought he was blind and when he came to Ibn Masud’s house she said “your blind friend has come.”
The more one immerses himself in the deen, the more joy they get.
We must carry the beauty of the sacred law with us
Purify your intentions and repent to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Feel the presence of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) with you all the time and realise that he can see what is in your heart and ask Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) that he will allow us to see the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) in our dreams and on the day of judgement
All praise is due to Allah
Some of the companions saw the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) happy they asked why? He said that no one says prayers upon the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) expect that Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) sends blessing on that person ten times.
The question we need to ask ourselves this joy of his, does this have any connection with us?
The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) was happy for all of us
Whatever joy we feel about him, his (peace and blessings upon him) joy has forgone our own joy
We got our joy from the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) because Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) sent joy through his messenger (peace and blessings upon him)
We show our joy at the command of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) in the Quran “O Prophet inform about the blessings and mercy (that Allah has given) and this be joyous
A man called Rabi ibn Hatam (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) walked so humbly that people thought he was blind, Abdullah Ibn Masud (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) brought this man up, Ibn Masud’s maiden thought he was blind and when he came to Ibn Masud’s house she said “your blind friend has come.”
The more one immerses himself in the deen, the more joy they get.
We must carry the beauty of the sacred law with us
Purify your intentions and repent to Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala)
Feel the presence of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) with you all the time and realise that he can see what is in your heart and ask Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) that he will allow us to see the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) in our dreams and on the day of judgement
Habib Ali al Jifri
Luton
The Aws And Khazaraj fought for 40 years until Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) honoured them with Islam and they became one, Many of their best people died in these wars.
After they entered Islam the love of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and the Messenger (peace and blessings upon him) into their hearts
The Ansar gave whatever they could to their brothers who migrated from Mecca
This is what happens when love enters the hearts, their hearts had expanded
How many Muslims are there here in Luton 30,000? This is enough to convert the whole of Europe
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) expanded their heart and then these people can take this to left of them and the right
A bus driver gave an Imam too much change to see if he would bring it back, the Imam thought about and looked at the driver saw he had a smile on his face and gave it back the driver said that Are you the new Imam of the mosque, he said yes I was meaning
I almost fainted when he told me this, I almost sold Islam for 20p
The Imam at the Masjid in Luton, Habib Umar was asked to lead the prayer and then the Imam told the people that Habib Umar would recite the Bismillah out aloud
When Habib Ahmed ibn Hassan Al Attas ( Sheikh Umar Ibn Hafiz’s sheikh )was in a Hanafi masjid and he lead the prayer as a Hanafi, He didn’t recite the Qanut in the Fajr prayer, which he was leading, (Habib Ahmed was a Shafi and so is Habib Umar).
A people should be able to tell who are the Muslims are by the way they walk, humble, by the way they clean their clothes.
They shouldn’t see a man who is constricted and narrow minded
The Aws And Khazaraj fought for 40 years until Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) honoured them with Islam and they became one, Many of their best people died in these wars.
After they entered Islam the love of Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) and the Messenger (peace and blessings upon him) into their hearts
The Ansar gave whatever they could to their brothers who migrated from Mecca
This is what happens when love enters the hearts, their hearts had expanded
How many Muslims are there here in Luton 30,000? This is enough to convert the whole of Europe
Allah (Subhanu wa Ta’ala) expanded their heart and then these people can take this to left of them and the right
A bus driver gave an Imam too much change to see if he would bring it back, the Imam thought about and looked at the driver saw he had a smile on his face and gave it back the driver said that Are you the new Imam of the mosque, he said yes I was meaning
I almost fainted when he told me this, I almost sold Islam for 20p
The Imam at the Masjid in Luton, Habib Umar was asked to lead the prayer and then the Imam told the people that Habib Umar would recite the Bismillah out aloud
When Habib Ahmed ibn Hassan Al Attas ( Sheikh Umar Ibn Hafiz’s sheikh )was in a Hanafi masjid and he lead the prayer as a Hanafi, He didn’t recite the Qanut in the Fajr prayer, which he was leading, (Habib Ahmed was a Shafi and so is Habib Umar).
A people should be able to tell who are the Muslims are by the way they walk, humble, by the way they clean their clothes.
They shouldn’t see a man who is constricted and narrow minded
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
Muslim Youth
There are commercials that are aimed at 2 year old children
There is a cathode beam in the T.V. that beams out at you, while you are watching it
Children don’t like square shapes (square) they like round shapes (good)
People are watching T.V. that is so bad we have to listen to a laughter track to tell you when to laugh
The hearing, the sight and the heart is what we are responsible for
Hearing is circular and difficult to plug your ears, sight you can turn away
Its haram to watch the haram
We need to stop watching the T.V.
Its makru not to work on Friday in the Maliki mahdhab
Those who are extravagant are the brothers of demons
Actors are like prostitutes; they have sexual relations with people they don’t have any link to
The messages in these films are from the enemies of God
Crime pays in these movies, there is a film about the joy of stealing cars and the hero is a car thief
Our culture is bankrupt
There are images that are implanted in our inner eyes and we can’t get rid of them
Everyday we are closer to the end of time
Our first preparation is for our grave
Don’t go to extremes and don't make haram what is halal for you
The nature of time is that you are losing unless you are doing good works
12,000 crossed from tangier to Spain and they fought 100,000 Christians they fought on the 27th Ramadan and the Muslim routed them, there was only 12 Arabs the rest were Berbers.
Umma Haram the Aunt of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) in breastfeeding. He (peace and blessings upon him) woke from a sleep and was happy that he saw his Umma riding on the sea. She asked the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) to be amongst them, he prayed for her and then he fell asleep again and woke up and said he saw another group, he asked to be amongst them. He (peace and blessings upon him) said she was amongst the first group. She died (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with her), martyred when her horse fell on Cyprus when she in Navy. During the time of Uthman (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him)
800 years later Muhammed Al Fath was studying hadith The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said which city will open first Rome or Constantinople? He (peace and blessings upon him) said Constantinople.
When Al Fath heard this he set out to do this, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said what a blessed leader and what a blessed army.
Rome could open with Dawa.
Dawa is part of Jihad, in the books of Fiqh
Do something creative in your life.
There are commercials that are aimed at 2 year old children
There is a cathode beam in the T.V. that beams out at you, while you are watching it
Children don’t like square shapes (square) they like round shapes (good)
People are watching T.V. that is so bad we have to listen to a laughter track to tell you when to laugh
The hearing, the sight and the heart is what we are responsible for
Hearing is circular and difficult to plug your ears, sight you can turn away
Its haram to watch the haram
We need to stop watching the T.V.
Its makru not to work on Friday in the Maliki mahdhab
Those who are extravagant are the brothers of demons
Actors are like prostitutes; they have sexual relations with people they don’t have any link to
The messages in these films are from the enemies of God
Crime pays in these movies, there is a film about the joy of stealing cars and the hero is a car thief
Our culture is bankrupt
There are images that are implanted in our inner eyes and we can’t get rid of them
Everyday we are closer to the end of time
Our first preparation is for our grave
Don’t go to extremes and don't make haram what is halal for you
The nature of time is that you are losing unless you are doing good works
12,000 crossed from tangier to Spain and they fought 100,000 Christians they fought on the 27th Ramadan and the Muslim routed them, there was only 12 Arabs the rest were Berbers.
Umma Haram the Aunt of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) in breastfeeding. He (peace and blessings upon him) woke from a sleep and was happy that he saw his Umma riding on the sea. She asked the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) to be amongst them, he prayed for her and then he fell asleep again and woke up and said he saw another group, he asked to be amongst them. He (peace and blessings upon him) said she was amongst the first group. She died (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with her), martyred when her horse fell on Cyprus when she in Navy. During the time of Uthman (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him)
800 years later Muhammed Al Fath was studying hadith The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said which city will open first Rome or Constantinople? He (peace and blessings upon him) said Constantinople.
When Al Fath heard this he set out to do this, the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said what a blessed leader and what a blessed army.
Rome could open with Dawa.
Dawa is part of Jihad, in the books of Fiqh
Do something creative in your life.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Habib Ali Al Jifri
The Prophetic Mirror
The fires of passion in our hearts and idols in our hearts need to be removed
The lover of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) prayers with and inward meaning of the prayer as in the fast, whatever he does he does the action connected inside and outside
The lover of him (peace and blessings upon him) is called to something that his beloved doesn’t like, he finds it easy to leave it
We must leave what we want for he (peace and blessings upon him) wants, we must leave our desires
We must repay evil with good
This is why we are in tribulation today because we desire what he (peace and blessings upon him) does not
If we look around us, people are in dire need for the light of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) to enlighten this time
Why doesn’t the world see it today?
It is because his light (peace and blessings upon him) has to be embodied, you are the mirrors
This light has no problem with it, the problems is with the mirror (it needs to be cleaned)
This is what they see when they see the Muslims, a darkness
Let us look inward for our enemies then polish these mirrors of our souls
By Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala (x3) the world will come running to this light and the few will reject it and more will come to it
Read the books of Sira, Shamil and characteristics of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) and when you finish one start another and keep reading these 3 kinds of books
Whole populations where changed by this.
The fires of passion in our hearts and idols in our hearts need to be removed
The lover of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) prayers with and inward meaning of the prayer as in the fast, whatever he does he does the action connected inside and outside
The lover of him (peace and blessings upon him) is called to something that his beloved doesn’t like, he finds it easy to leave it
We must leave what we want for he (peace and blessings upon him) wants, we must leave our desires
We must repay evil with good
This is why we are in tribulation today because we desire what he (peace and blessings upon him) does not
If we look around us, people are in dire need for the light of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) to enlighten this time
Why doesn’t the world see it today?
It is because his light (peace and blessings upon him) has to be embodied, you are the mirrors
This light has no problem with it, the problems is with the mirror (it needs to be cleaned)
This is what they see when they see the Muslims, a darkness
Let us look inward for our enemies then polish these mirrors of our souls
By Allah Subhanu wa Ta’ala (x3) the world will come running to this light and the few will reject it and more will come to it
Read the books of Sira, Shamil and characteristics of the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) and when you finish one start another and keep reading these 3 kinds of books
Whole populations where changed by this.
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