severe depression / mental disorder

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question:

I am suffering from severe depression/mental disorder since last 13 years. I left my studies and everything and i just remain on bed/dependant since 13 years. We have tried everything. Can you please please help ..please

Answer:

Continue to follow qualified medical advice. Mawlana Shaykh Hisham is praying for you. Recite the Fatiha out loud or in your heart as much as you can, it will lift up your spirits in sha Allah. If unable then just Bismillahirrahmanirrahim al hamdulillahi rabbil alamin. If unable then just the Basmala or alhamdulillah.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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Dream: Imam Mahdi (A.S)

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question:

As-salaamu alaikum. A few days before Sheikh Nazim Haqqani passed away, I had a dream: I was in a place that was nowhere, there was no up or down and it was surrounded by mist. There were men in white sitting in a square reading zikr. Someone kept announcing, “Qiyamah will not come until the Imam steps out,” it was said a few times. Until a man came out of the square supported by two men, one was Sheikh Mu’een Kazi of the Chisti Habibi silsila and the other was an extremely old man I do not know. Immediately after the imam came out I found myself in the same place relaying my dream to my father, who was unpacking a box of tools. I asked him about those tools and he said it was from our ancestors. I then showed him how close qiyama is with my fingers. Jaza’k Allah

Answer:

Alaykum salam,
It is a good dream which indicates paradise which is beyond place and the nearness of the appearance of al-Mahdi. The tools of Awliya are dhikr and vigilance.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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Letter Ayn

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question:

Came across your post on black magic. The word Ayn referencing the bad eye interested me for this reason. About a month ago I was lying down, I was awake with my eyes closed, and the name of Allah was inscribed under me eyelids. After a while this disappeared.

Answer:

This is a good sight as everything mentions Allah including our cells but ego veils us from this reality.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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Meaning of Imam Shafi’s statement

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question:

From Sh. Hisham’s book:
Al-hafiz al-Suyuti relates in Ta’yid al-haqiqa al-`aliyya that Imam al-Shafi`i said: “I accompanied the Sufis …their statement that deprivation is immunity”.

What does ‘deprivation in immunity’ mean? I don’t wish to speculate.

Answer:

It means simple living or zuhd. The less possessions and wants the less liabilities in dunya and akhira. Hence, immunity from heavy accountability.

Travel light as in the dua of Rajab: O Allah give me a badan hayyinan layyinan, a body pliable to worship, not enslaved and made heavy by needs appetites luxury and desires.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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Urgent Dua for my little sister

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Prayer Request:

Salaam Shaykh

Please Shaykh will you please do Dua for my sister [private]. She is in early stage diagnosed cancer which has spread to her womb. We are all very worried for her as she is the youngest child in our family. Also please suggest wazaif.

Answer:

Alaykum salam,
Mawlana Shaykh Hisham is praying for your little sister and you. Hold dhikr and feed
people. Read 40,000 Hasbiya Allah Rabbiya Allah (you can distribute it to different people and spread it over time) and ask for rida and shukr for Allah’s decree together with shifa.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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Types of Taqlid?

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question:

As salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatuLLAHi wa barakatuh,
What are the types of Taqlid and do we differentiate between Taqlid in a Fiqhi Madhhab like Hanafiyyah and Taqlid in an ‘Aqidah Madrassah like Ash’ariyyah?

Answer:

Alaykum salam,
For the majority of people taqlid is for whoever teaches them the religion including creed and salat, which therefore is a combination of doctrinal and juridical rulings. After that the more knowledge one acquires the more their grasp of proofs increases and their taqlid diminishes. However, we are obligated to believe in Allah and the Last Day and Prophet (saws) with complete conviction devoid of taqlid.

See also here, and if you read Arabic there are two worthy books on the topic by Syrian scholars: Muhammad Sa’id al-Bani, ‘Umdat al-tahqiq fi al-taqlid wa al-talfiq (Damascus: Hukumat Dimashq Press, 1923) and Abdal Ghani Nabulusi, Khulasat al-tahqiq fi bayan hukm al-taqlid wa-al-talfiq.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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About Music

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question:

I often hear opposite claims about the same source of information. From Sufis and Salafis. For example what I am asking about is Music. Reading the Music of Jannah post, can we play instruments too? Also if this is true, what about ma’aazif in fat-hul Baari which is claimed to be from Bukhari? And the claim about the Imams regarding this issue?

Answer:

Your question is a series of general or vague references. Please make your question specific. Please cite a valid link if you refer to a text online and quote the specific statement you are referring to so we know what you mean.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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Marriage

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Imam Kamau Ayyubi

Question:

Asalam alaikum, I have a request for an istikhara for me to see if the boy I have chosen is right for me. My name is [private], my mothers name is [private]. The boys name is [private], his mothers [private]. Please do not post this question for privacy reasons.

Answer:

Audhubillahiminashatanirajeem
Bismillahirahmanirahim

We are praying istikhara. You and your family should continue to pray istikhara as well until your hearts are firm on the direction of marriage inshaAllah.

Wallahu alam,

Kamau Ayubbi

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Raining of grains

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Shaykh Abdul Haqq Sazonoff

Question:

I had a dream that I was holding a large white umbrella and it was raining of grains, I appeared happy in the dream.

Answer:

Salaam, it may be that Allah is showering you with blessings and provisions and favors and inspirations that you are overlooking. Try to move beyond practicing your religious duties in a mechanical way, and try to go deeper into your heart, to see what your Lord has put there. Use what you need and give from what is more than your needs. This is what I understand from your dream, but Allah knows better and best. Wa salli ala Nabiyy.

Salaam,
Abdul Haqq

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Dream and Question

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Imam Kamau Ayyubi

Question:

Salam! Had a dream a few months ago but I keep on remembering it. I had a dream that I was either saying or thinking to myself how much I miss Allah and then I found my self next to the Prophet pbuh on my right (like a light) and they were really tall.

Answer:

Audhubillahiminashaytanirajeem
BismillahirRahmanirRahim

Mashallah!

This dream shows the Prophet (saws) the connection and presence that draws you near to Allah. Continue to make Salawat and zikr with Allah and Prophet (saws) love in your heart.

Wallahu Alam

Kamau Ayubbi

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