Beautiful nasheed sung by Tarim Munshid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lByW-UMuPPM Lyrics can be found below: الله يا رحمن يارحيم =يا ملك عطاءه فخيم قدوس قدس بالصفاء روحي =وافتح علينا أكبر الفتوح سلام يا مؤمن آمن روعتي = مهيمن عزيز إرفع رتبتي جبار يا متكبر يا خالق = يا بارئ إني بفضلك واثق مصورغفار ياقهار =وهاب غيثك دائما مدرار […]
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The owners of one of the UK’s first halal organic farms are calling on British Muslims to become more aware about where their meat comes from. Willowbrook Farm in Hampton Gay, Oxfordshire, spans 45 acres (18 hectares) of land. Everything produced, from the goose eggs to the grass-fed lamb, is organic. The Radwan family decided
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“In Sharh Usul al-Bazdawi of al-allama al-Akmal: ‘the majority of our colleagues (among the Hanafis) and the majority of the Shafi’is have said that matters which admit of permissibility or prohibition in the Sharia before its transmission remain permissible, and that is the basic presumption regarding them… so they deemed permissibility the basis, and prohibition
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Answered by Sayyidi al-Ḥabīb `Umar bin Hafīẓ (may Allāh preserve him and benefit us by him). What is the most beautiful gift that someone can give to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the month of Rabi` al-Awwal? In reality we are unable to benefit him in any way but what pleases him is for
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What follows are extracts from a talk given by Sayyidī al-Ḥabīb `Umar bin Hafīẓ (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) in the mawlid in Dar al-Mustafa 2nd Rabī` al-Awwal 1345/ 2nd January 2014. “Ādam and all the other Prophets will be under my banner on the Day of Judgement.” Where will you
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Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) reminds us that the linguistic meaning of Hajj is seeking or intending. Thus the people of Allah are constantly performing Hajj because they are constantly seeking Allah. Just as their whole year is Ramadan, likewise their whole year is Hajj. Just as those performing Hajj respond
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We thank Allah for the blessing of Ramaḍān and for all that He has enabled us to do in this blessed month. Ahead of us is the last of the odd nights, the 29th night, in which Laylat al-Qadr is sought. It may also be the last night of Ramaḍān. The Messenger of Allah said
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On the 17th Ramadan we commemorate the Battle of Badr, which took place on that day in the second year of the Hijrah. It is one of the most important events in the history of the Ummah, and Allah describes it as the Day of Discrimination. Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him)
Three Grades It should be known that there are three grades of fasting: ordinary, special and extra-special. Ordinary fasting means abstaining from food, drink and sexual satisfaction. Special Fasting means keeping one’s ears, eyes, tongue, hands and feet — and all other organs — free from sin. Extra-special Fasting means fasting of the heart from
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Increasing our Love and Yearning for the Prophet ﷺ through Fasting Answered by Sayyidi al-Ḥabīb `Umar bin Hafīẓ (may Allāh preserve him and benefit us by him). How can we increase in our love and yearning for the Prophet ﷺ through fasting? We do this by: Being aware that we are following him in our
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It is the practice of many of the pious people of the Ummah to recite Surah Ya Sin three times on the 15th night of Sha’ban. The first time they read it with the intention of being blessed with a long life spent in obedience to Allah, the second time with the intention that calamities
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The scholars say that the linguistic root of the word Sha`bān is a branch, because the month of Sha`ban “branches off” and leads on to many good things. It acts as a bridge between the two blessed months of Rajab and Ramaḍān. In spite of this, it is often neglected. The Messenger of Allāh (may
A soldier was recently killed by Muslims in the street in London. As a result, Muslims in Britain have received a lot of hostility. How should they react in these situations? This is a test for the Muslims. If they wish to pass the test, they must respond in the best way. Muslims need to
The magnificent ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah are almost over and we are approaching their climax, which is the Day of Arafah (9th Dhu’l-Hijjah). On this day there is an immense outpouring of divine mercy and bounty and it is considered by many scholars to be the best day of the year. Arafat,Eid,Tashriq.pdf Arafat Adhkar.pdf Arafat
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A formula of prayer upon the Prophet peace and blessings be upon Them composed by Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him): اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَالأَصْحَاب، صَلاةً وَسَلامًا تَرْفَعُ بِهِمَا بَيْني و بَيْنَهُ الحِجَاب، وَتُدْخِلُنِي بِهِمَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَوْسَعِ بَاب، وَتَسْقِينِي بِهِمَا بِيْدِهِ الشَّرِيفَةِ أَعْذَبَ الْكُؤُوسِ
