Request:
I would like to improve my salat. Do you have video of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim (QS) salat? Thank you
Response:
There is now a written guide with basic illustrations for prayer (Shafi’i) that you may refer to here. Find someone to learn with and to show you the proper steps.
Abdul Shakur
Question:
Asalamalykumwarhamthullahiwabarikathu
Alfus Alfus salatus salam Ya Nabiallah, Ya Habbibulallah
Madadull Haqq,
Salam to Beloved Shaykh Hisham, and all of eshaykh staff
I have recently been question by a Wahabi, Salafi on youtube he goes by the name “sufideciever” to my channel chaosdbzmaster about Shaykh Nazim Haqqani. As i am nothing i ask you to answer this persons question.
1) Where is he, is he still alive and can i meet him?
2) Can he get me into heaven?
3) Will he be there with me in the grave defending me if I give him my bayah?
4) Can he really read minds and hear what people say about him?
5) Have you met him and witnessed anything amazing? – i can do this one
6) as Sultan of the Auliyah, does he have power over this world and can he control it for the good of humanity?
7) Do you guys get many former Salafis who leave and come join you guys?
8) Who is this Hisham Kabbani I keep hearing about?
9) I have read parts of his book Mercy of Oceans and found it amazing, but people are telling me he didn’t even write it and does not endorse the book, is that true? have i been fooled?
10) and finally my uncle has a limp wrist and he walks funny and people laugh at him his whole life, can shaykh nazim heal him if i take my uncle to him?
jazakallah
Answer:
Wa`alaikumssalam,
Generally, questions like these are mostly intended to stroke your back in one hand while piercing you with a sword in another. In most cases, replying them may only invite more calumny and aspersions.
If he intends goodness for himself, then you may answer just the first question – “yes, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim is alive and well, and you should go to Cyprus to see him. Perhaps there you may find the answers to the rest of your questions.”
If not, better avoid vain effrontery and useless debates. You should do as Allah Almighty commands,
Say “Allah,” then leave them to plunge in vain discourse and trifling. (Surah al-An`am, 6:91)
Abdul Shakur
Question:
assalamualikum. Once i started reading about shaikh nazim i started feeling there is somebody to help us in times of danger i would like to know will we be able to receive shaikh nazims help if we require. That is i am physically very very far from shaikh nazim but i am in a serious problem and my heart says only a sufi saint like shaikh nazim can help me. i have been calling madad ya shaikh nazim al haqqani. Will this be of any help to me..? I would like to receive his help. Maybe i am greedy with my question but i don’t know if i am at peace in this critical situation that is only because i believe if i call upon shaikh definitely shaikh will come to me with help. Will i be disappointed with this thought..? Finally i wont have any help from shaikh nazim?
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
Yes. Trust your heart and be at peace regarding all your questions.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Dream:
Assalamo’ aaikum
I had a dream that 3 huge snakes are roaming in our home around me.I can see my husband who is outside but he isn’t coming in.One snake is larger that the other 2.They are not biting but i am scared of them.I fear this may be because of my sins.I make tawba but then my nafs overpowers me and i repeat my mistakes.
Kindly guide me and help me in this regards.
Interpretation:
Alaykum Salam,
Larger one is the ego, control your anger or whatever needs fixing, and make your house warm and blessed with Bismillah over all things, salat and dhikr in your prayer space.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Question:
Asalam ul Alaikum, to you and Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Inshallah & Mawlana Hisham
My sister is 32 years of age her husband’s name is [private]. They have been married for several years now & they still don’t have any children.
Her husband doesn’t have a proper job, he goes to the casino &he has a very bad habit of chewing caat. Whereas my sister mashallah she has changed she wears Hijab. My sister really wants to have a baby & her husband is not trying. In Islam is it allowed for a woman to re-marry another man because her first marriage did not work because her husband couldn’t bear her any children?
Is there something you could request for my sister to pray or do that her husband comes to the right path inshallah& they both work their marriage&have children?
Jazak’Allah
Answer:
Alaykum salam,
If he does not cohabit with her nor approach her as husband and wife she has the right to demand divorce.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Dream:
In my dream I pass by a mosque and hear text bleep on my mobile phone and check the text it starts with alif lam meem and carrys on with the rest of the Qur’an. Please explain.
Interpretation:
Bismil’lahi’r’rahmani’r’raheem.
For a long life correcting and improving your deen, join the jama`ah prayers as much as you can.
And Allah knows best.
Yassir Chadly
Question:
Asalamualaykum,
I would like to ask a question regarding a few issues that I discussed with a friend of mine who studies with the Habashis.
The main issue we were talking about was the light of the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him and His Family). With my limited knowledge (correct me if I’m wrong) I informed him that there is a valid difference of opinion within the Ahlu-Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon) is a physical and spiritual light (or created from light) and hence if one holds this position and another disagrees then both should be tolerated and respected. He asked for the evidence which the scholars would use to support the idea that He (Peace Be Upon Him and His Family) is a physical light so I informed him of the following hadith of Sayyidina Jabir (May Allah Be Pleased with him), ‘O Jabir, the first thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet from His light from.
I knew he was armed with a response since I heard it was only a little while ago they covered this topic in their weekly aqeedah class. His response was the following. He first stated that this hadith is weak or fabricated and is not accepted as sahih unless a hafidh of hadith has stated it is sahih. He then said that this hadith if taken literally would state that Allah (The Most High) is a light, which would be attributing Allah with an attribute of the creation, and if not taken literally (i.e. the light does not refer to Allah) then the hadith contradicts itself since it states the first thing Allah (The Most High) created was the light of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him and His Family) from ‘a light’ which must have already been created and therefore a contradiction, was the light of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him and His Family) created first or the light that His (Peace Be Upon Him and His Family) is created from.
I will be grateful if yourself or anyone could spread some light on this issue.
JzkAllah Khyr
Answer:
Alaykum as-Salam,
The objections you report from the Habashi show their ignorance of the Qur’an, Hadith, and the reliable positions of Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama`a.
If the “hadith of Jabir” as he claims “if taken literally would state that Allah (The Most High) is a light, which would be attributing Allah with an attribute of the creation” the reply is that the Qur’an is stating that Allah is “Nurus samawati wal-ard” and also that “from Allah has come unto you a light”, both of which attribute the origin of the created light to Allah Most High, and this never means “attributing Allah with an attribute of creation!” Subhan Allah.
If, on the other hand, “if not taken literally (i.e. the light does not refer to Allah) then the hadith contradicts itself since it states the first thing Allah (The Most High) created was the light of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him and His Family) from ‘a light’ which must have already been created and therefore a contradiction” the reply is that this reasoning shows kufr like the first reasoning, since it presupposes that any Divine attribute with which Allah creates must itself be created to begin with, such as His Qudra or His Yad or His `Ilm! Subhan Allah.
What seals the nails on the coffin of the Habashis’ ignorance of the distinction between the Divine Attributes and the status of the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) is the phrases “and He cast upon them [His creation] from His light” and “out of His light” in the authentic hadith:
“Verily Allah Most High created His creation in a darkness then cast upon them from His light on that day. Whoever He touched out of His light on that day has been guided, and whoever He left out has gone astray.” Narrated by Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi who said it is hasan.
Allah Most High has named Himself “the light of the heavens and the earth” and then gave a figurative description of that light in terms of the light of the heart and body of Muhammad upon him blessings and peace which he identified as a “shimmering star”(24:35). Furthermore He named the Prophet a “luminous lamp” (33:46) explicitly, and He said that he had been sent as “a light from Allah” (5:15). And He commanded him to name himself “the FIRST of those who surrender” (6:163) and He said He took the covenant from him before any other Messenger (33:7), which the Prophet explained thus: “I was the first of the Prophets in creation and the last of them to be sent: thus the sequence began with me ahead of them” (Ibn Abi Hatim, Tafsir, 10:3116, under 33:7), “because there is no one who is first other than Muhammad–upon him blessings and peace” (Qurtubi, under 33:7)
So he is the first in creation, and he is a Nur, this is in the Qur’an, Hadith, Tafsir, and the agreement of the Umma and Allah is enough as a Witness. So leave the ratiocinations of the wolves in sheep’s clothing who pretend to defend the Holy Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) when they are just waiting for the right moment to rob you of your belief concerning him.
Was-Salam,
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Question:
AssalamuAlaykum,
I saw a question relating to silk ties where Maulana Shaykh Hisham said if there is more cotton than silk then it can be worn. However, what is the ruling on wearing ties that are 100% silk if you are not wearing them to show-off but rather only because it is extremely difficult to find non-silk ties that a person actually likes.
May Allah reward you all for your efforts!
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
There are narrations of Umar (R) that the Messenger of Allah allowed wearing silk to the amount of the index and middle finger. (Bukhari pg.284 vol.10). It is best for men to abstain from doing doubtful things. In this way they will set good examples for their wives on how Shari’ah is to be followed.
Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago
Request:
Asalamulakum Shaykh,
With your duas and blessing I got married recently and with the will of Allah I have the pleasure to tell you I am now pregnant. This is all overwhelming for me and my husband as this is our first child but we are truly grateful to Allah.
Please can you tell me what i should be reading and what i need to do according to the Islam? Please make dua for a healthy and pious child inshallah. Also, please make dua we make great parents and that i have a safe 9 months and that i have a safe delivery inshallah.
JazakAllah
Response:
wa `alaykum salam,
Alhamdulillah. Mawlana Shaykh Hisham will pray for you, Insha Allah, everything will be fine. Read Qur’an daily, and keep dhikr and Salawat.
Abdul Shakur
Request:
Assalamualaikum warah matulla hi wabaraqatu,
I am just an ordinary Muslim girl, striving to be better everyday. InshAllah I will achieve this. Every aspect of my life i have not been doing well, although I always pick myself up when I fall. I am terrified during exams, I fail to understand my parents fights and big faults and paths they have chosen, and lastly the brother whom had promised to marry me has been stressed because of his father’s stubbornness to allow this marriage. I’ve tried doing istiqarah but there was no signs. I was told that a very holy person, is allowed to do it for you. Therefore, I seek help whether this marriage should go on. My name is [private] and the brother I intend to marry is [private] May Allah be with all of us. Thank you
Response:
Hajj Gibril Haddad
