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Hadith: Whoever displays their worship for the sake of people…

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Can you give an explanation of this hadith:
وفي الحديث ( من سمَّع سمَّع الله به ، ومن يرائي يرائي الله به ) رواه البخاري . Continue reading →

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Shah Naqshband

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Taher Siddiqui

One of the sayings of the great sheikh are a sheikh or murid or anyone who talks about a state which he has not reached Allah will forbid him from reaching that state. Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Love for our Shuyukh to increase.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

I would ask forgiveness for any bad adab, please make du’a that I am not overcome by my ego, that my actions are not for show as sometimes I cannot trust myself to be sincere, and that I do not drown in the waters of arrogance and self-aggrandizement. Continue reading →

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Credible hadith?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I don’t know the credibility of the following site, so wanted to ask any of the learned members if they could advise as to the authenticity of this (purported) hadith,… Continue reading →

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Fana Fillah and Baqabillah

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Kindly give me some information about these two stages. Continue reading →

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Hadith: Allah’s Preventing Self-Aggrandizing Worship

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah, I don’t know the credibility of the following site, so wanted to ask any of the learned members if they could advise as to the authenticity of this (purported) hadith, and educate me with any … Continue reading →

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