This article series is based on the course delivered by Ustadh Amr Hashim – Our Character. Refining the self, improving one’s character, and beautifying one’s practice of Islam are quite daunting tasks for the average person. However, there is no need to strive on this path alone, when one can benefit from a great work […]

This article series is based on the course delivered by Ustadh Amr Hashim – Our Character. Refining the self, improving one’s character, and beautifying one’s practice of Islam are quite daunting tasks for the average person. However, there is no need to strive on this path alone, when one can benefit from a great work […]

How do we preserve the light of Ramadan once the month has ended? One of the keys to preserving what we have attained is in the intentions we make before the month ends. We should make firm intentions to do good in Shawwal and beyond. We also need to beg Allah to preserve and increase […]

What intentions should we make for after Ramadan? We intend to be among those whose entire year is Ramadan. We intend that our connection with Allah is expressed in our actions throughout the day and the night. We intend to serve the Umma in the best way by focusing on the Three Objectives: knowledge, devotion […]

How To Fall In Love with Allah Habib Umar bin Hafiz In the Name of Allah, the Encompassingly Merciful, the Particularly Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah. May the best of blessings and most perfect of peace be upon our master Muhammad ibn Abdullah, and upon his followers, his companions, and all those guided by […]

* Courtesy of Muwasala – Click here for the original post and here specifically for the list of adhkar This Thursday is one of the most important days of the year. The Prophet – Allah bless him and give him peace – said regarding this day, “There is no day on which Allah sets free […]

With so many plans disrupted this year and put off by Covid-19, the believer knows that nothing is ever purely evil and even the darkest of places will have at least a speck of light.  Tarim is the lighthouse. This year they’re offering their summer course online. This summer course, or dowrah, has been held […]

* Courtesy of Muwasala – Click here for the original post Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) tells the following story to illustrate the necessity of placing one’s hopes in Allah alone. (The story is narrated by Imam Ibn Asakir in Tarikh Dimashq) When Imam Hasan Bin Ali […]

* Courtesy of Muwasala Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) recommends reading the following 40,000 times in the the month of Sha`ban:   يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنْ الْظَّالِمِين Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum la ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu min […]

The Meaning of Hajj Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) reminds us that the linguistic meaning of Hajj is seeking or intending. Thus the people of Allah are constantly performing Hajj because they are constantly seeking Allah. Just as their whole year is Ramadan, likewise their whole year is Hajj. Just as […]

Answered by  Habib Umar bin Hafiz Question What is the ruling regarding the one who intentionally breaks their fast during Ramadan? Answer Repentance for Omitting an Obligatory Fast The one who intentionally and willfully breaks their fast during Ramadan is required to: hasten in repentance to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted; to have remorse for what […]