Profile: Sayyidi Al-Habīb Umar bin Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafiz

Posted on September 30, 2015 by dinabdullah

His Birth and Lineage

He is the caller to Allah, the erudite scholar, al-Habib Umar the son of Muhammad, bin Salim, bin Hafiz, bin Abdullah, bin Abu Bakr, bin Aidarus, bin Umar, bin Aidarus, bin Umar, bin Abu Bakr, bin Aidarus, bin Husain, bin Shaykh Abu Bakr, bin Salim, bin Abdullah, bin Abdul-Rahman, bin Abdullah, bin al-Shaykh Abdul-Rahman al-Saqqaf, bin Muhammad Mawla al-Dawilah, bin Ali, bin Alawi, bin Al-Faqih al-Muqaddam Muhammad, bin Ali, bin Muhammad Sahib al-Mirbat, bin Ali, bin Alawi, bin Muhammad Sahib al-Sawma’a, bin Alawi, bin Ubaydullah, bin al-Imam al-Muhajir il-Allah (the Migrant to Allah) Ahmad, bin Isa, bin Muhammad al-Naqib, bin Ali al-Uraydi, bin Ja’far as-Sadiq, bin Muhammad al-Baqir, bin Ali Zain al-Abidin, bin Husain as-Sibt, bin Ali, bin Abu Talib and Fatima al-Zahra, the daughter of our Liegelord, Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets (Peace and blessings be upon him).

He was born in Tarim, Hadramaut in the Republic of Yemen, prior to Fajr on Monday, the 4^th of Muharram, 1383 AH, which corresponds to the 27^th of May, 1963. He grew up in Tarim. He memorized the Magnificent Quran and was reared in a pious fashion, in the care of his father, in an environment of knowledge, faith and virtuous character.

His Study of the Islamic Sciences

From an early age he studied the sciences of the pure Sacred Law including: the Qur’an, Prophetic Tradition (Hadith), Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Creed (Tawhid), foundations of Sacred Law (Usul al-Fiqh), the various disciplines of the Arabic language, and the knowledge of Spiritual travel from the scholars of Hadramaut. Among the greatest of them was his father, al-Habib Muhammad bin Salim, the Mufti of Tarim, as well as virtuous, gnostic scholars such as: al-Habib Muhammad bin Alawi bin Shihab al-Din, al-Habib Ahmad bin Ali Ibn al-Shaykh Abu Bakr, al-Habib Abdullah bin Shaykh al-Aidarus, the historian and eminent scholar, al-Habib Abdullah bin Hasan Bil-Faqih, the historian and linguist, al-Habib Umar bin Alawi al-Kaf, al-Habib Ahmad bin Hasan al-Haddad, Habib Umar’s older brother, Habib Ali al-Mashhur, al-Habib Salim bin Abdullah al-Shatiri, the Shaykh and Mufti Fadl bin Abdul-Rahman Ba Fadl, and Shaykh Tawfiq Aman. He began to teach and invite to Allah when he was 15 years old, while continuing to study and receive lessons.

His Migration to al-Bayda

When the situation became difficult due to the Communist Regime that existed in South Yemen at that time, Habib Umar migrated to the city of al-Bayda in North Yemen (not under Communist government), at the beginning of Safar 1402 AH (December 1981). There he persevered in study and invitation to Allah. He resided in the Ribat of al-Bayda and took knowledge from the Imam, the Gnostic, al-Habib Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Haddar and the erudite scholar al-Habib Zain bin Ibrahim Bin Sumayt. He was avid in establishing lessons and assemblies of knowledge. He would often travel in order to call to Allah in the various localities of al-Bayda, al-Hudaydah and Ta`izz. He used to frequently visit Ta`izz in order to take knowledge from the erudite scholar, the Hadith narrator al-Habib Ibrahim bin Umar bin Aqil.

His Repeated Visits to the two Noble Sacred Precincts of Mecca and Medina

He began to frequent the two Sacred Precincts from the month of Rajab 1402 AH (April 1982) onwards. There he learned from the Imam, the Gnostic, the Caller to Allah, al-Habib Abdul-Qadir bin Ahmad Al-Saqqaf and the Gnostic, the Caller to Allah, al-Habib Ahmad Mashhur bin Tahir al-Haddad, and the Gnostic, the erudite scholar, al-Habib Abu Bakr al-Attas bin Abdullah al-Habshi. He took license to narrate from the chains of transmission in Hadith and in other sciences from the narrator of connected chains, Shaykh Muhammad Yasin al-Faddani and the erudite scholar, the conveyer of Hadith of the two Sanctuaries, the noble descendant of the Prophet, Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki, as well as other scholars.

His Move to the City of Al-Shihr

In the year 1413 AH (1992), he moved to the city of al-Shihr, in the province of Hadramaut where he taught in the Ribat of al-Shihr for Islamic Studies, following its reopening after having been dispossessed during the Communist Regime. He resided there for a period of time, summoning to Allah and teaching. Many students from various regions of Yemen and parts of South- East Asia sought knowledge from him. He lived, prior to his move to al-Shihr, for a period of approximately a year and a half in the Sultanate of Oman, inviting to Allah, teaching, and reminding people about the way of al-Mustafa (peace and blessings be upon him).

His Move to the City of Tarim

He then moved from al-Shihr toTarim, where he settled and received a number of students from various parts of the world. Dar al-Mustafa for Traditional Islamic Studies was founded in 1414 AH (1994). It is based on three objectives: the first being learning the sciences of the Sacred Law and related sciences from those who are apt to impart them with connected chains of transmission; the second purifying the soul and refining one’s character and the third conveying beneficial knowledge and calling to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. The official opening of the Dar al-Mustafa site took place on Tuesday, the 29^th of Dhu’l-Hijjah, 1417 AH, corresponding to the 6^th of May, 1997. Students and visitors continue to flock to it from all around the world. Graduates of Dar al-Mustafa have opened numerous centers of learning and invitation to Allah in a number of countries.

Habib Umar has an intense concern to raise religious consciousness in the City of Tarim. He has established many gatherings, the most important of which is the weekly Monday gathering, which is conducted in the town square of Tarim and is attended by hundreds of the city’s inhabitants. He also has made countless visits to the various regions of Yemen and has conducted many lectures in Yemeni universities, institutes and organisations.

His Travels

Habib Umar has made numerous journeys summoning to Allah and spreading knowledge of the Sacred Law to various lands, including the Gulf States, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Sudan, Mali, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, the Comoros Islands, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Spain. He has connected to the chains of transmission of the scholars of these regions. He has also participated in many Islamic conferences.

His Writings and Publications

Habib Umar has many audio and visual publications as well as writings. Among his works are (the books which have been translated into English are underlined, others are in the process of being translated):

Two collections of hadith: Selections from Shifa al-Saqim (al-Mukhtar min Shifa al-Saqim) and The Light of Faith From the Speech of the Beloved of al-Rahman(Nur al-Iman min Kalam Habib al-Rahman)
Aid to Those Seeking the Pleasure of the Creator Through the Clarification of Noble Character (Is’af Talibi Rida al-Khallaq bi Bayan MaKaram al-Akhlaq)
Advice to Students (Tawjihat al-Tullab)
Our Traits (Khuluquna)
Forthpourings of Favor from the Mercy of the Giver of Favors (Fa’idat al-mann min Rahamat Wahhab al-Minan)
Directing the Intelligent to the Contentment of the Beneficent (Tawjih al-Nabih li-Mardat Barih)
The Glorious Treasure (al-Dhakira al-Musharrafa)
The Summary of Prophetic Aid, a book of invocations (Khuslasa al-Maddad al-Nabawi fil-Adhkar)
Two mawlids, celebrating the life of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): The Shimmering Light Mentioning the Birth of the Interceding Prophet (al-Diya al-Lami’ fi Dhikr Mawlid al-Nabi al-Shafi’) and The Pure Drink Mentioning the Life of the Fullest of Moons (al-Sharab al-Tuhur fi Dhikri Sirati Badri al-Budur)
The Forthpouring of Spiritual Aid, a Compellation of Sermons (Fayd al-Imdad)
The Preacher’s Refinement (Thaqafat al- Khatib)
A collection of poetry

Habib Umar has also conducted many programs to raise religious consciousness as well as numerous lessons and interviews on a number of satellite channels. He continues to teach, call to Allah, and expend his utmost in doing so. May Allah give him His enabling Grace, pardon him, give him His gentleness, and accept from him his endeavours, and likewise all Muslims.

Extracted and adapted from: http://www.alhabibomar.com

Fawaid: Recommended Recitation for the Day of Arafah – 9th Zulhijjah

Posted on September 21, 2015 by dinabdullah

Extracts from Shaykh Abdul Hamid bin Muhammad Ali Quds Al-Makkiy Ash-Shaf’iy’s Kanz an-Najah wa as-Surur (Treasures of Success and Felicity)

It is mentioned in hadith from Ibnu Abbas that the one who recites “Qul huwa Allahu Ahad” (i.e. the whole of Surah al-Ikhlas) a thousand times on the Day of Arafah will be given what he asks for.

It is also mentioned in a hadith that the best doa to recite on the Day of Arafah is:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ المُلْكُ ، وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration: La ilaha illallah, wah-dahu laa sharika lah, lahul-mul-ku wa la-hul hamdu, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay-in qadir.’

Meaning: There is none worthy of worship but Allah alone without any partner. Belonging to Him is the Kingdom and belonging to Him is praise, and He has power over all things.

Likewise, the pious predecessors encourage reciting the above doa or zikir at least thousand times on the Day of Arafah.

A pdf file setting out a more complete azkar for the Day of Arafah compiled by Al-Arif Billah Al-Allamah Al-Habib Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Haddar can be downloaded here.

Selected Q&As from “Finding a Path – Do I Need a Shaykh?” – A Youth Talk with Shaykh Umar bin Hussein al-Khatib

Posted on September 18, 2015 by dinabdullah

Questions [1.39]: What are the Qualities of a Spiritual Guiding Shaykh or Murshid (someone who can guide one to Allah)? And should one’s teacher be of a certain minimum age before one can take knowledge from him?

Answer: Firstly, the Spiritual Guiding Shaykh must be someone whom one’s own spirituality is connected to his spirituality and you find an attraction to his spirituality. On this point, Sayyidina Ali said, “There are signs of hearts being connected with another heart” and that this means that such attraction does not require explicit, detailed proofs. One will know one’s Guiding Shaykh by one’s own attraction to him. Secondly, the Guiding Shaykh must be equipped with valid knowledge of the Islamic Sciences and the attributes of the people of piety. This is a summary of the characteristics of a Spiritual Guiding Shaykh.

On the issue of the minimum age of a teacher, the ulama’ say that a Shaykh is someone who has reached the level of the people of goodness but they disagree on what the minimum age a Shaykh is. Some of the people of Hadith mention that one may take knowledge from a child who is at least 4 years old, with strong memorization.

Question [1.12]: How do we know we are learning from the scholars of Ahlu as-Sunnah when there are so many “Youtube Muftis” and “Youtube Shaykhs”?

There are signs of a true scholar. The first sign is that he respects previous scholars. Every scholar who belittles someone before him is not a true scholar. The Prophet had said, “Learn knowledge and take it in a dignified manner and be humble towards those you take knowledge from”. If someone sits on a seat of teaching and he belittles others then he is not a scholar, regardless of his level of learning.

The second sign is that he respects other living scholars. Every scholar who brings you to the insult of another is not a scholar. If one shows signs of hate towards other Muslims, he is not a scholar. What is worse is when he says the blood of another is halal. These are signs of one who is not a scholar.

The third sign is that we can verify that he took knowledge from the scholars who come before him. We should know who the scholar’s teachers are e.g. where he studied and who were his teachers etc. If I were a doctor and I opened a specialist clinic specialising in the treatment of eye and nose illnesses, would you not ask where I took knowledge from? And would you come to me to seek treatment in other matters when I am a specialist in those areas? There was a man who lived in the time of the Abbasids who claimed prophethood and the judge asked him, “Are you a Nabi?” and he replied, “Yes.” So the judge ordered him to perform a mu’jizat (miracle) to prove his prophethood for every prophet has a mu’jizat. So he said, “I can make people dead people come alive. Kill your minister and I will show you (pointing to something they would not have done and hence he would not be able to prove)”. The point here is that not everyone who says who he is, is who he says he is. He must have signs showing that he is what or who he says he is.

Question [1:19]: There are many videos covering the subjects of Fiqh, Tafsir and other Islamic sciences delivered by known ulama’ (scholars) of from Ahlu as-Sunnah like Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Shaykh Muhammad Sa’id bin Ramadhan Al-Bouti. Is it acceptable to learn from them by watching their videos and can we call ourselves students of Habib Umar or Shaykh Al-Bouti because we acquired knowledge from them through these videos?

Answer: There is no problem in learning through these videos – the videos of Habib Umar or Shaykh al-Bouti or Habib Ali Al-Jifri and the like – where we know that these are trustworthy scholars. But can we count ourselves from their tolabat (students) when we do so? We should instead call ourselves mustafideen minhum (people who have taken benefit from them) because one can only say that one is from their tolabat if one took knowledge from them in the proper way. Further to this, to mitigate this lack of proper transmission, the mustafideen should at least check the knowledge acquired through videos and recordings etc. with someone who has learned directly from the ulama’ in the videos. How else would one know if what one had understood the lessons properly? In fact, this (checking knowledge acquired with other tolabat) is something that should be done not just by those who acquire knowledge through watching videos. It is applicable even to students who study face-to-face with the teacher as some do end up with a different understanding from the teacher’s.

This event was held at SimplyIslam @ Madrasah al-Khairiah, Still Road, Singapore on 12 June 2015. Click here to watch the full lecture.

Fawaid: Recommended Recitation from 1 to 10 Zulhijjah

Posted on September 16, 2015 by dinabdullah

Extracts from Shaykh Abdul Hamid bin Muhammad Ali Quds Al-Makkiy Ash-Shaf’iy’s Kanz an-Najah wa as-Surur (Treasures of Success and Felicity)

It is recommended to recite the following azkar 10 times each day from the 1st to the 10th of Zulhijjah:

لا إله إلا الله عَدَدَ اللَّيالِيْ والدُّهُورْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of the nights and the times

لا إله إلا الله عدد اْلأياَّمِ والشُهورْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of the days and the months

لا إله إلا الله عدد أمْواجِ الْبُحُورْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of the waves of the seas

لا إله إلا الله عدد أضْعافِ الأُجُورْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of the commensuration of rewards

لا إله إلا الله عدد الْقَطرِوالْمَطَرْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of the droplets and the rain

لا إله إلا الله عدد أَوْراقِ الشَّجَرْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of the leaves of trees

لا إله إلا الله عدد الشَّعْرِ والْوَبَرْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of hairs and furs

لا إله إلا الله عدد الرَّمْلِ والْحَجَرْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of sand and stone

لا إله إلا الله عدد الزَّهْرِ والثَّمَرْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of flowers and fruits

لا إله إلا الله عدد أنْفاسِ الْبَشَرْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of the breathes of Man

لا إله إلا الله عدد لَمْحِ الْعُيُونْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of blinks of the eyes

لا إله إلا الله عدد ماكانَ ومايَكونْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of all that exist and will exist

لا إله إلا الله تَعالٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah”, Exalted above what they associate (Him with)

لا إله إلا الله في اللَّيْلِ إذا عَسْعَسْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” in the night when it departs

لا إله إلا الله في الصُبْحِ إذا تَنَفَّسْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” in the day when it breathes

لا إله إلا الله عدَدَ الرِّياحِ في الْبَرارِي والصُّخُورْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of breezes that blow on land

لا إله إلا الله مِن يَوْمِنا هذا إلى يوم يُنْفَخُ في الصُّورْ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” from this day of ours till the day the Horn is blown

لا إله إلا الله عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ أجْمَعِين

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” equal to the number of all of His creations

لا إله إلا الله مِن يَوْمِنا هذا إلى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

“There is none worthy of worship other than Allah” from this day of ours till the Day of Reckoning

[عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَى نَفْسِه وَزِنَة عَرْشِه وَمِِدادَ كَلِماته]

Sayyidil Habib Umar bin Hafiz adds on prefixes and suffixes to the above azkar for completeness – click here to download pdf.

Zulhijjah Reader for Those Not Performing the Haj

Posted on September 14, 2015 by dinabdullah

Majlis Al-Muwasolah Singapura wishes all hujaj (Haj pilgrims) Haj Mabrur – may Allah forgive all your sins and accept your deeds. Amin.

The following are beneficial reading material for those not performing the Haj, may Allah grant you the same rewards as the Hujaj:

The following are beneficial/inspirational videos for those not performing the Haj, may Allah grant you the same rewards as the Hujaj:

Fawaid: Doa of Surah Al-Kahf by Sayyidil Habib Abu Bakr Al-Adniy bin Ali Al-Masyhur

Posted on September 10, 2015 by dinabdullah

Habib Abu Bakr Al-Masyhur recommends reciting the following supplication following completion of recitation of Surah Al-Kahf:

الْلَّهُمَّ يَا ذَا الجَلَالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ ، وَالمَوَاهِبِ العِظَامِ ، وَخَالِقِ الحَلَالِ وَالحَرَامِ ، وَالمُوَفِّقِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِلَىٰ أَسْبَابِ وَمُوجِبَاتِ الاِ لْتِزَامِ ، نَسْأَلُكَ الْلَّهُمَّ أَنْ تُحْيِيَنَا عَلَىٰ الإِسْلَامِ ، وَتُمِيتَنَا عَلَىٰ الإِيمَانِ ، وَتُرَقِّيَنَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِي مَرَاتِبِ الإِحْسَانِ وَالإِيقَانِ وَالعِرْفَانِ ، يَا كَرِيمُ يَا مَنَّانُ

الْلَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ ، واشْفِنَا مِنْ كُلِّ سَقَمٍ وَعِلَّةٍ ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا كُلَّ مَعْصِيَةٍ وَزَلَّةٍ ، وَثَبِّتْنَا عَلَىٰ الحَقِّ وَالمِلَّةِ ، وَا جْعَلْ لَنَا مُذَكِّراً وَمُعِينًا مِنْ عِبَادِكَ الأَدِلَّةِ

وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ بِعِبَادِكَ فِتْنَةً فَاقْبِضْنَا إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مَفْتُونِينَ ، وَلا ضَالِّينَ ، وَلَا مُضِلِّينَ ، بِمَنِّكَ وَكَرَمِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينِ

الْلَّهُمَّ اعْصِمْنَا بِفَضْلِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ المَسِيخِ الدَّجَّالِ ، وَمنْ سُوءِ الأَعْمَالِ وَفَسَادِ الأَحْوَالِ ، وَفُضُولِ الأَقْوَالِ ، وَاهْدِنَا لِمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنَّا في كُلِّ حَالٍ ، وَاخْتِمْ أَعْمَارَنَا بِالحُسْنَىٰ فِي خَيْرٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ وَسَلَامَةٍ يَا ذَا الجَلَالِ

وَصَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَالحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ

Doa Surah Al-Kahf Meaning: O Allah, The Possessor of Majesty and Nobility, The Bestower of Great Bounties, The One Who Makes Things Permissible and Forbidden, The One Who guides whomever He wills from amongst His servants to the means and paths of religious commitment. We beseech You O Allah that You cause us to live upon Islam, die upon faith, and elevate us between life and death in the stations of spiritual excellence, certitude and spiritual gnosis. O Most Generous, O Benefactor.

O Allah, protect us from all misleading tribulations, cure us from all sicknesses and diseases, forgive us for all our sins and errors, affirm us upon the truth and the religion, and assign for us reminders and helpers from amongst Your guiding servants.

And when You will that Your servants be afflicted by tribulations, seize us to you without being afflicted, misguided or misguiding, by Your Mercy and Grace, O The Most Merciful of All Who Show Mercy.

O Allah, preserve us by Your favours from the False Messiah (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal), and from evil deeds and corrupted states, and from frivolous words, and guide us to what will cause You to be pleased with us in all states.

And conclude our lives amicably in goodness, wellbeing and safety O The Possessor of Majesty.

Peace and blessings be upon our Master and Prophet Muhammad, his family and his Companions. And all praise be to Allah, Lord of The Worlds.

Arabic-English pdf file can be downloaded at: http://bit.ly/1UIpkEg

Counsels of Sayyidil Habib Abu Bakr Al-Masyhur

Posted on September 3, 2015 by dinabdullah

IMG_20150901_205843 Our pressing need in spreading da’wah today is to raise awareness of the ummah with regards to the present need to unite the Muslims and draw the varying views closer, however different they might be in their ways and sources with wisdom and sound admonition.

Indeed no benefit is expected from fanaticism in all its forms as it is the main cause of failure and degeneration that we witness today.

Let us close up the rows of the Islamic Community upon the common ground in order to preserve every life and as a mercy to the displaced, orphans and widows and also to seek the reward from Allāh Exalted is He as stated in His Book:

لَا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ نَجْوَاهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ ۚ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Meaning: There is no good in most of their secret counsels except (in his) who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between people, and whoever does this seeking Allah’s pleasure, We will give him a mighty reward.

Glad tidings for those who sincerely seek this immense reward and we ask Allāh to make us and all of you amongst them and that is not difficult for Him.

Al-Habīb Abu Bakr Al-Adni Bin Ali Al-Masyhur (KL, 2015)

إن حاجتنا الملحة اليوم في نشر الدعوة إلى الله العمل

على الارتقاء بأسلوب الخطاب

إلى مستوى حاجة الأمة في

المرحلة والحاجة الملحة مخاطبة عموم الناس بالحكمة والموعظة

الحسنة المؤدية إلى جمع

الشمل وتقارب وجهات النظر

مهما اختلفت المذاهب والمشارب؛ ولا فائدة ترجى من التعصب بكافة أشكاله وأنواعه, وكل ما نشهده اليوم

من الفشل والانهيار إنما كان أحد أو أهم أسبابه التعصب المقيت.

فهل من مستجيب لجمع كلمة الأمة على قواسمها المشتركة، حقنا للدماء ورحمة بالمشردين والنازحين والأيتام

: والأرامل، وكذلك طلبا لما عند الله من الثواب والأجر, قال تعالى

فهنيئا للراغبين في هذا الأجر

العظيم ونسأل الله أن يجعلنا

وإياكم منهم وما ذلك على الله بعزيز

كتبه عجلا خجلا راجي عفو ربه

الغفور أبوبكر العدني بن علي المشهور

كوالالامبور- مالييزيا

Nasihat Sayyidil Habib Abu Bakr Al-Masyhur

Posted on September 2, 2015 by dinabdullah

Keperluan dakwah yang sangat mendesak pada zaman ini ialah mempertingkatkan kesedaran umat mengenai keperluan masakini iaitu mengajak kaum Muslimin kepada kesatuan dan mendekatkan pandangan-pandangan walau berbeza orientasi dan pegangan dengan hikmah dan nasihat yang baik.

Sesungguhnya tiada manfaat yang diharapkan daripada sikap ta’assub yang dikeji dalam apa bentuk sekali pun, kerana ia adalah salah satu sebab utama kegagalan dan kejatuhan yang kita lihat sekarang ini.

Mari kita rapatkan saf umat Islam di atas titik-titik persamaan di antara kita demi untuk memelihara setiap nyawa dan jiwa dengan mengharapkan ganjaran yang besar daripada Allah سبحانه وتعالى seperti di dalam firman-Nya:

Terjemahan: Tidak ada kebaikan pada kebanyakan bisik-bisikan mereka, kecuali (bisik-bisikan) orang yang menyuruh bersedekah, atau berbuat kebaikan, atau mendamaikan di antara manusia. Dan sesiapa yang berbuat demikian dengan maksud mencari keredhaan Allah, tentulah Kami akan memberi kepadanya pahala yang amat besar.

Beruntung kepada mereka yang mencari keredhaan Allah, dan mudah-mudahan Allah menjadikan kami dan kamu semua daripada golongan ini.

Al-Habib Abu Bakar Al-Adni Bin Ali Masyhur (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015)

إن حاجتنا الملحة اليوم في نشر الدعوة إلى الله العمل

على الارتقاء بأسلوب الخطاب

إلى مستوى حاجة الأمة في

المرحلة والحاجة الملحة مخاطبة عموم الناس بالحكمة والموعظة

الحسنة المؤدية إلى جمع

الشمل وتقارب وجهات النظر

مهما اختلفت المذاهب والمشارب؛ ولا فائدة ترجى من التعصب بكافة أشكاله وأنواعه, وكل ما نشهده اليوم

من الفشل والانهيار إنما كان أحد أو أهم أسبابه التعصب المقيت.

فهل من مستجيب لجمع كلمة الأمة على قواسمها المشتركة، حقنا للدماء ورحمة بالمشردين والنازحين والأيتام

: والأرامل، وكذلك طلبا لما عند الله من الثواب والأجر, قال تعالى

فهنيئا للراغبين في هذا الأجر

العظيم ونسأل الله أن يجعلنا

وإياكم منهم وما ذلك على الله بعزيز

كتبه عجلا خجلا راجي عفو ربه

الغفور أبوبكر العدني بن علي المشهور

كوالالامبور- مالييزيا

The Challenges Facing Women at the Time of Tribulations

Posted on September 1, 2015 by dinabdullah

The following are paraphrased highlights of Habib Abu Bakr Al-Masyhur’s speech at Masjid Salahuddin Abdul Aziz, Shah Alam, Malaysia on 31 August 2015

This topic is important for both women and men to understand. For men, understanding this topic helps them assist their womenfolk deal with challenges appropriately. For women, it helps them develop the right skills required in facing the challenges of our times (zaman al-ghutha’).

Knowing Your Place in this World

Generally, women are more honoured by Allah than men because they are the “origin” (asal) of life i.e. Man comes from them, and it is the woman who is primarily responsible for the upbringing of men. Allah gave women three times more value (fadhilat) and rights (haq) than men. This understanding is derived from the famous hadith wherein a man had come to Rasulullah ﷺ and had asked him ﷺ about who he should give goodness (bir) to. Rasulullah ﷺ responded to him, “Your Mother” three times before saying “Your Father”.

In another hadith Rasulullah ﷺ had said:

كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ، وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، الإِمَامُ رَاعٍ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ فِي أَهْلِهِ ومَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا وَمَسْئُولَةٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهَا، وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ فِي مَالِ أَبِيهِ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ، أَلاَ كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ

Meaning: All of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards. The ruler is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; the man is a guardian and is responsible for his wife and family; the woman is a guardian and is responsible for her husband’s house and his offspring; and so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards.

And Allah says in the Qur’an:

الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاء

Meaning: Men are established (made responsible) over women.

We understand from these words that the original (asal) place for the woman is in her home. Unfortunately, many do not accept this today and look for liberation elsewhere without realising that true liberation is about dealing with matters according to Islamic laws and guidance (shara’). Westerners do it differently – they deal with matters according to contemporary requirements (maslahat).

Valuing Islamic Education

Women today neglect Islamic education (tarbiyyah) and are fixed on cultural norms (thaqafat). The following knowledge are of foremost importance in Islamic education: cleaning oneself (istinja’), solah (solah), menstruation (hayd), forgetfulness prostration (sujud sahwi), and the like. Sadly, these are knowledge that the women and men of today neglect. The root cause of this neglect is the value we have placed on Contemporary Knowledge (ilmu wadh’iy) e.g. social systems, economics, technologies etc. over Sacred Knowledge (ilmu shar’iy). Islam does not oppose knowledge (including Contemporary Knowledge) rather, Islam encourages it. However, placing over importance on Contemporary Knowledge creates an imbalance. We should be concerned and work towards the acquisition of Sacred Knowledge e.g. solah, zakah, sawm etc. just as how we concerned and work towards the acquisition of the knowledge dispensed by our colleges and universities.

Limiting What You Watch – Prevention is Better than Cure

Cartoons are the worst of films and watching them encourages laziness and violence. Whilst we should be concerned with this, parents today are seen giving their children technology gadgets without restriction, and without dispensing any advisory on the use of use of such gadgets. The character of our youth today is the result of this.

Observing Your Dress

And Rasulullah ﷺ said:

وَنِسَاءٌ كَاسِيَاتٌ عَارِيَاتٌ مُمِيلاَتٌ مَائِلاَتٌ رُءُوسُهُنَّ كَأَسْنِمَةِ الْبُخْتِ الْمَائِلَةِ لاَ يَدْخُلْنَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلاَ يَجِدْنَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا لَيُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا

Meaning: And the women would be dressed but appear to be naked, who would be inclined (to evil) and make others incline towards it. Their heads would be like the humps of the bukht camel inclined to one side. They will not enter Paradise and would not smell its odour when it is possible to smell from such and such a distance.

Notice that the “humps of the bukht camel” is mentioned here following the description of “women would be dressed but appear to be naked, who would be inclined (to evil) and make others incline towards it”. These humps are symbolic of women engaged in repulsive acts whilst believing and priding themselves to be progressive. Such is the state of women today. Rasulullah ﷺ emphasises here these women will not enter Paradise and would not even smell its odour.

Etiquettes in Marriage

Women today don’t know about Etiquettes in Marriage (adab az-zawwaj) whilst men violate the rights of women in a marriage. When proper etiquette is found in one’s household, there would be no squabbles (ikhtilaf).

In Surah Rum Allah says:

وَجَعَلَ بَيۡنَڪُم مَّوَدَّةً۬ وَرَحۡمَةً‌ۚ

Meaning: He ordained between you (husbands and wives) love and mercy.

Mutual cooperation is sought after in a marriage. Unfortunately, the women and men of today don’t know their proper place in marriage. Wives cooking for their husbands and husbands spending time at home, as opposed to regularly spending time in restaurants/coffee-shops for meals, are part of this etiquette.

Parting Word

Reflect on the life of Sayyidatina Fatimah az-Zahra binte Rasulullah ﷺ. She grinded wheat till her palms became coarse. She carried buckets of water for her household upon her shoulders until her shoulders bore marks of her laborious efforts. The bed that she and her husband, Sayyidina Ali, shared was simple a mat laid out on their floor. Despite all this, she leaves the house in thick, full hijab and protected from fitnah. This was also the example of The Mothers of Believers (Ummul Mu’minin) and the other main female companions of Rasulullah ﷺ.

WassollaAllahu ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ‘ala alihi wa sohbihi wa sallam.

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