Prayer Request: Hidayat, etc

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Request:

Please make dua for Allah to forgive my sins, those which I committed knowingly and unknowingly. Please make dua that Allah grants me hidayat to be of those who identifies His signs and gives me understanding of it. Also make dua that Allah increases my Imaan to better serve Him inshallah. Further please make dua that Allah increases my halal rizq in abundance so that i may serve Him inshallah. Wasalaam

Response:

Insha-Allah, Mawlana Shaykh shall pray for you. Recite “Ya Razzaq” and “Ya Fattah” 100x each daily and give sadaqah.

Abdul Shakur

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Finding Faith

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Question:

Salam,
My question is a personal one, I need help with finding faith.
I pray five times a day, but I don’t feel a connection to Allah (SWT), I have so many Shaytanic thoughts daily, more than peaceful ones. I’m an ungrateful person and I know that; but I hate all these things about me. I live with all these negative qualities, which I do not know how to get rid of. Please advise me how to go about my daily life, without forgetting Allah, how do I connect with Allah, how do I become patient? How do I find faith?

Thank you

Answer:

Wa`alaykumussalam,

Rumi said he found God in his heart. It means, in love and faith there is no separation. Touch your heart and call out His Name…Allah! Ask Allah Almighty to fill your heart with true faith and dress it with His Love. The one who has Allah in his heart shall be a vessel of His Love. The rest shall fall in their places.

Abdul Shakur

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How to Match wordly & Spiritual life

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Question:

as salamu alaykum shayk,

I took bayat 2 years ago but still find difficulties in doing all practices. Many hours of job, travelling and people surrounding me are not in Tariqat, included my wife. I feel always really, really tired and try to do as much as I can everyday. There are times of increase in practice and dhikr and times when I stops. It is very frustrating. I cannot understand if this is the way it should work. Please advice.

Thank you

Answer:

Wa`alaykumussalam,

Try organise a time to recite your Awrad – before or after Fajr, after Asr or after Maghrib – any time of your convenience. It becomes easier this way in the long run. As long as you keep count, you should not go wrong. Sometimes we might miss some counts in our dhikr, sometimes we may end with even more, so this is a Rahmah.

Abdul Shakur

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Wazifa for children

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

Question:

Salamu Alaikum dear staff,

I red an answer of a staff member, I didn’t remember who it was, anyway the answer suggested a small wazifa for children.I liked it a lot, but cannot find the question/answer anywhere on the website. The wazifa was with an Asma-al-Husna. Could you please provide me the Name and the prescription of the wazifa.I remembered it started with repeating an Name 7x for small children and as the child matures the wazifa could be extended up to 1000x.

Thanks in advance and many salaam to the staff and their families.

Answer:

You can teach them to say la ilaha ill ‘Llah Muhammad rasoolullah 7x. That is enough.

Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

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Permissibility of Practicing Tai Chi

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Assamouallaikoum,
Dear respected Shaykhs and staff of eShaykh.
I am very much interested to start practicing martial arts. I have seen a variety of styles, of martial art available. I found out about Tai Chi and it seems so balanced and non violent. I would like to know if it is permissible for a muslim to practice it and how should the muslim deal with their beliefs, if he/she is practicing it?

May Allah bless you all for your good deeds and multiply them.
Please convey my greetings to Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and to all the respected Shaykhs of the Tariqa.

Jazak Allah.

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,

It is no problem. Tai Chi teaches many beneficial steps to maintain a healthy balance of one’s physical and mental vitality. This is in fact key in all other traditional martial arts – their purpose is the meaning of the self, not fighting per se.

You may read this post on Islam, Chinese Internal Martial Arts, and Cultural Adaptation.

Abdul Shakur

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About Siberian Huskies Allowed in the House

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Eshaykh Staff

Question:

Assalammun alaykum,
I just wanted to ask about Siberian Huskies, whether in these types of dogs allowed in the house and as a pet? Please explain to me again about this issue. Thank you.

Wassalammun alaykum.

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,
Please see the answers in these two posts:
Tired of Dog Pooping & Peeing in the house
Dogs in Islam

Staff

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Visions, Given a Turban

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Taher Siddiqui

Question:

I went to Medina in my vision & there I saw holy Prophet MuhammadSAW. I went and wished him,he wished me back…he then said [private] your duas will be fulfilled and then he put a green turban on my head and he said that you are the Sultan ul Hind…

Prophet Muhammad SAW always appear in form of light in my visions. What is the meaning of this vision?

Answer:

Congratulations on such a blessed dream. Insha-Allah it means you are receiving the baraka of your ancestors in India, who were awliyaullah. Through their du`a in their graves you are receiving that connection of fayd from Rasulullah (s). Turban indicates knowledge and green indicates following the Sunnah. Therefore study hard in the way of Shari`ah and ma`rifah and hold fast to the Sunnah.

The Prophet (s) appearing as Nur is indicating his spiritual reality and yours for everything is created from the Light of Sayyidina Muhammad (s).

And Allah knows best.

Taher Siddiqui

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Caste System Consistent with Islam?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Taher Siddiqui

Question:

Asalaamulaikyum,

I have a question regarding the concept of caste in Islam. I am a Syed female and according to the beliefs of my family it is not permissible for me to marry outside of this caste. However, through my research I haven’t found anything to support these claims. I would like to marry a revert to Islam- but my mother will not consent to it and my father is unaware of it but he also shares these same beliefs as my mother. I am not willing to marry anybody else. Please tell me if what she is saying has any validation and if praying Istikhara would be advisable in this situation and if so what could i request Allah swt to help me with in this salah?

JazakAllah Khairan

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam

See the Posts “Syed Marriages” and “Please Ya Shaykh help us.”

Therefore it is best to ask Allah to change their hearts.  See the Post “Rejected Marriage Proposal” and follow the advice there.

Taher Siddiqui

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Inspiration from Allah

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Taher Siddiqui

Question:

Asalamalikum,

I sometimes feel as if Allah is sending inspirations to me, telling me things I should do and what name of His I should say, sometimes letting me ask a question about Him and telling me about Himself! In dreams I get told that read this Surah, or while reciting Quran I hear special messages! I become really spiritual and I feel great love for Allah and His creations! But sometimes I feel doubts, like what if its Satan who telling me to do things, or my own mind! and then I leave everything in fear! Also I was named by the Prophet Muhammad in my mothers dream, so is there a connection?

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,

That is your signal to set out on the Sufi Path. The shaykhs are opening some of the veils on your spiritual hearing and sight, to encourage to move towards Allah swt.

Most important, is to take the hand of a guiding shaykh, murshid. This will help you to know what are whispers vs. what is from heavenly sources. As to your mother’s dream, that is a strong indication that you will be one who has a spiritual calling (murad).

Taher Siddiqui

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How can I become a Murid?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Eshaykh Staff

Question:

Assalam o alaikum!
I want to become a mureed. Please help me to become one. Can women be mureed?

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,
Yes. You may take baya` online via voice at Naqshbandi.org.

Staff

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