Dream:
Assalamoualaikoum Shayks of the Naqshbandi Tariqa,
I dreamt that myself and my father was in an old castle with little light and there were spider webs at few places . And then i saw my father going to a room on the top foor and he was going to sleep on a bed and there was more light in this room.
JazakAllah
Interpretation:
a`udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem:
wa `alaykum salaam,
Inshaa-Allah your father’s station is rising.
Dr. Karim
Request:
Asalaam O’alaikum Shaykh Nazim
I would like to ask you to pray for me. Since 4 months ago I was separated from someone close to me and I have prayed and prayed for any good positive outcome. I want to know whether Allah had chosen that person for me, please can you advise me of a istakara I can do where I can ask Allah subhan tallah and obtain a direct answer so that I can understand things more better. I am very thankful to you for your continued spiritual blessings and would be delighted to come visit you in person. Please can you pray for me and my sister who wishes to meet you inshAllah.
I look forward to your reply.
Jazzark Allah Khair.
Response:
wa `alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,
To make the istikhara do two raka`ats then recite:hasbunallah wa ni`ama ‘l-wakeel and salawat 100 x standing up and insha-Allah you will see the answer and we are praying that Allah make it easy.
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
Question:
Assalamu alaykum Mawlana Shaykh Hisham,
My parents are strict Catholic and they disapprove my 3 years relationship with my Muslim boyfriend. I have secretly converted to Islam in July 2010. We would like to get married soon but all the effort that my boyfriend and I tried has been rejected by my parents, especially my dad. I’ve been feeling frustrated lately and scared to make decision as both my parents are not in good health condition, I don’t want to cause them pain.
Please guide me on what I should do and please pray for me so they will give their blessing on my marriage plan.
Thank you Mawalana for all your help and guidance.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,
Your parents have rights on you even though they are Catholic or non-Muslim. They are Ahl al-Kitab. Islamically speaking, not culturally or socially when you converted they have no right to dictate anything on you due to your belief and because they are not converted you can marry yourself to that boy through someone you appoint as your wakeel.
Now the other side of the question, is that you are worried for your parents. You have two choices–do the marriage and solve it later, or do the marriage so your parents don’t know and when it is easier, tell them in the future.
I don’t like you as a convert to say “boyfriend”, rather, say “fiance”. “Boyfriend” implies too many question marks.
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
Request:
`As-sallamu ‘alaykum Mawlana Shaykh Hisham,
Thank you for the time you have given me in DC. May Allah bless you & your family. Things have been building up over the years. My realization of alienation is getting deeper. I have been staying at home for over 5 months rarely going out. I was in Cyprus last year and deeply realized that every second I spend away from Mawlana Shaykh Nazim is time in death. I really want to spend my life near Mawlana & near you. I cannot go back to my normal life. I have tried for years. About 8 months ago my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer which deepened my alienation. I feel that after my mother passes away, I may have nobody to bury me when i die. Please pray for me for an opening to live within a good spiritual community near my Shaykhs.
Response:
wa `alaykum salam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh,
Insha-Allah we pray for your mother that Allah will put her in Paradise. She is already in the Presence of Prophet (s) and Grandshaykh `Abdullah al-Fa’iz ad-Daghestani (q). To be with Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani all the time is an honor, but it is not advisable because there any mistakes which are like fire. Although there are many people around him, they don’t care and they are doing lot of mistakes and causing lot of difficulties and troubles to others. That doesn’t mean they are near and they are being rewarded, rather, they are doing lot of sins and they are in fire. To go from time to time is OK, and we pray for you that Allah swt makes an opening for you.
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
Dream:
Assalamoualaikoum,
I performed istikarah for guidance to leave the UK as I have lost my job and i am single. These are dreams that i had whilst performing istikarah.
1) I dreamt that I bought the house of my cousin in my home country and she told me that she can still stay in the house which did not seem to make sense. I also saw that i was visiting a girl to check whether i am interested in her. I had rejected the girl last year. However, in this dream she looks more beautiful and younger.
2) I dreamt that i was walking in the market. However, I was wearing nothing no pants but nobody did see me. I was trying to l buy the missing clothes but i was in no hurry.
3) I saw myself in an unknown town and i could hear the Esha adhan.
JazakAllah
Interpretation:
a`udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem:
wa `alaykum salaam,
Wearing no pants (half naked) shows deficiency in your religion. Make intention to marry and complete half of your faith. See what your prospects are in your home country. The adhan is a sign of good news coming there.
And Allah knows best.
Dr. Karim
Question:
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Thank you very much.
With high respect and love and salaams.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
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Staff
Question:
Assalamualaykum Warahmatullah.
There is one thing that bears in my mind. We Muslims, are splitting up. Is it true that we hate Shias, or can say that we don’t like them? What is our perspective towards them? Why there is so much hatred? Why do we Sunnis hate them and they hate us back? What is Hazrat Mahdi (r.a)’s opinion about Shia? And why do Sunni’s Tasawwuf line has slightly in common with some issues in Shia madhab but the Sunni’s Syria line, doesn’t? In my personal point of view, I really don’t like the hatred. Jazakallah for your reply, sir
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
We need a reconciliation between Shia and Sunnis today more than ever before. In December 2010, Saudi Shia and Sunni representatives in Medina signed a document to “live as one family.” This is a good example to be followed by others.
Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago
Question: Marriage
Salam,
I am mureed of Sheikh Nazim al haqqani, and wish to know, whether as a Sunni boy is it permissible to marry a shia girl. We are both studying at the moment and are very interested in each other. My concern would be the reaction of both of our parents. If some guidance could be given, it would be much appreciated.
jazakallah khair
Answer:
The answer in general is “yes.” In some countries such as Iraq, this is very common. The Twelve Imam Shiah (Ja’faries) represent the majority of Shiah and have some differences with Sunnis, but as long as they don’t curse Sahabah or pronounce Sunnis as unbelievers, you can marry their girl.
Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago
Question:
Salam Ya Shaykh! May Allah give long and happy life to you and your deputies! (Ameen) my question is when Maulana Shaykh says pray 2 rakat before sleep etc… or in other posts the answer is pray 2 rakat. Does that mean 2 rakat Fard? Jasak Allah!
Answer:
Tahajjud is offered after Isha prayer before Fajr. One is to offer Witr after Tahajjud, but if he/she fears that they will not be able to wake up on time then they should pray Witr before just in case. Two units of Tahajjud is what we believe Mawlana meant when he said that.
Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago
Dream:
Assalamu Alaikum,
Dear Mashaikh,
I had a dream I went into a mosque and commenced prayer in the mihrab then I felt instead of mihrab I was somewhere in the middle of the mosque and the mosque had red prayer mats. I felt I couldn’t keep balanced during the prayer i.e. it was difficult to stand firmly in (qiyam) upright position. Then I understood the reason was because I was wearing a pair of white colour trainers, I felt sense of shame that what people would say about me wearing trainers in the mosque, then a thought came to my mind that I have a problem of forgetting things and that’s why I forgot to take them off, after that thought I woke up.
Please tell me the meaning of this dream, I will be very grateful.
Interpretation:
a`udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajeem
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Raheem:
wa `alaykum salaam,
This dream can mean that your project
or anything like that needs to be corrected
before you start, or it is going to be uncompleted.
And Allah knows best.
Yassir Chadly
