Loving for the sake of Allah and hating for the sake of Allah.

Have great respect for all who have said the kalimah, in fact have respect for all of Allah’s creation.

What is nisbah?

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You need four things to travel the spiritual path: tawakkul, yaqeen, sabr, and sidq.

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The humanity of the Sheikh should not be a veil from the spirituality. The Shadhili tariqa does not emphasize the person of the Sheikh.

The Sufis don’t see individual people, but rather they see them as dust in a ray of light.

Everybody who takes the tariq is encourages to learn Arabic.

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Sheikh explains the sunnah of putting the hand in the Sheikh for taking the tariq.

Sheikh giving the tariq to someone.

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A detailed explanation of 'sama and the Hadra.

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Question on Aqeeda

Aqeeda is a condition

Must have the Aqeeda of ahl-Sunna wal-Jama' — Ashari or Maturidi.

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The Sheikh begins to teach the 41 attributes of Allah.

Attributes of Allah: Wujud (Existence, Being)

Al-Qidam (Beginninglessly Eternal)

Al-Baqa (Endlessly Eternal)

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Mukhalafi lil hawadith — Allah is complete dissimilarity from anything created.

Al-Ghina — Allah’s complete freedom of need.

Al-Wahdaniyya — The oneness of Allah. Allah is one in His entity, divine attributes, names, and His rulings.

Siffat al-Ma’ani

Al-Qudra (Omnipotent Power)

Al-Irada (Will)

Al-‘Ilm (Knowledge)

Question: He is not subjected to any of his creatures, two of which are time and space, we however are bound by time and space. Does this in fact debug the Christian theory of God became man?

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Al-Sami (all Hearing)

Al-Basir (all Seeing)

Al-Haya (Life)

Al-Mutakalim (Divine speech)

The next 20 attributes is that which is impossible — contrary of the first 20 attributes

Attributes of the Prophets (peace and blessing be upon them)

Trustworthy

Intelligence

Delivered the message in its entirety

Free of all diseases

Attributes impossible of the Prophets (peace and blessing be upon them)

Treachery

Did not hide anything

Stupidity

Existence of sickness that causes revulsion

A sickness that does not cause revulsion is possible (human states)

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Differences between Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Muawiya

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Sheikh explains a few lines of poetry.

Sheikh al-Alawi's Qasida

Dhikr 'La ilaha ilaLallah'

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Question: In the interpreters log you said that Sheikh Younis said " One can hope for nothing from the tariqa so long as one's heart had something in it for this world and the next" 

Sheikh explains the different levels of Ikhlas

Question: With respect to the wird al-Amm, can we add to it?”

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Question: May we read the wird of Imam al-Nawawi?

Sheikh gives ijaza to read the wird (silsila is through Hadramaut)

Question: How can someone determine their station with Allah Subhana wa ta'ala?

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A question pertaining to make up prayers.

Question: How do you know if your tawba is sincere?

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Continued description of Ihya.

" Allah has cut off both the travellers to Him and those who have reached this knowledge from seeing their actions or beholding their own states. As for the travellers, because they haven't realized true sincerity in their works, as for those who have reached Allah because they don’t see anything else." 

Question: Sins which are not repented for, will the believers be punished for them?

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" Belief in this path of ours is wilaya"  Sheikh al-Junayd

" If the souls of the people become accustomed to leaving their sins, they soar through the spiritual world and return to their owners with gifts of divine wisdom without any 'aalim having delivered knowledge to them."  Abu Sulayman al-Durani

The Sheikh explains the seven things we need to avoid:

Gheeba — Backbiting

Namima — Tale bearing

Riya — Showing off in spiritual works

Sum’a — Showing off in good works for the ears of people

Iftikhaar — Bragging about one’s actions

Khadib — Lying

Khawd fil-Batil — Speaking of indecencies

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" The ideal of the Sufis is purity, and you cannot have purity if you keep stepping on your soul."  Sheikh Nuh

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Paying back what you have ripped off in the bad old days.

Sheikh explains that the people who did best in the khalwa are ones who have the strongest sense of attachment to the sharia.

Question: If you insult someone, do you have to go back and correct it?

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Everyone in the tariqa must make a plan and learn Arabic.

Sheik al-Alawis qasida

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Qasida by Sheikh al-Hashimi (Salli ya Salam)

Qasida #2

Qasida #3

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Question: Will the tariqa spread Islam?

Question: Have you seen any karama from Sheikh al-Shagouri?

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Sheikh explains the script of the awraad book.

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Everyone who has taken the tariqa has an ijaza to recite the awraad of Sheikh Abul-Hassan al-Shadhili

Sheikh gives an overview of the awraad and discusses the importance of dua.

Maula Abdul Salam ibn Mashisis said " Best of works are four things after four other things." 

Love of Allah

Satisfaction with what Allah destines

Non-attachment of the heart towards the world

Reliance totally on Allah

As for the other four things:

Doing all of things Allah has made obligatory

Avoiding the things that Allah has forbidden

Patience with holding oneself back from everything that doesn’t concern one

Abandoning everything that distracts one

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" If you want to do something great in the tariq, you have to fall in love with Allah"  Sheikh Nuh

The bridge to love is shukr (gratitude to Allah)

Sheikh outlines the adab of dua

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Conditions of dua:

Income is halal

Absolute certitude that Allah will answer your dua

Totally focused on Allah while making dua

You don’t ask Allah for committing a sin, or dissever family ties, or the right of another Muslim not to be fulfilled

Do not make dua for something impossible

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Question: What is the position of Abu Talib’s imaan?

Adaab of dua:

Choose the best time and places to make your duas

Best times: just before dawn (tahajud), after the obligatory prayers

Have wudu, two rakats of salat, and face the Qibla

Raise your hands

Preceding your dua you make absolute tawba from every sin

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Continuation of the Adaab of dua:

Say Alhamdulillah before and after the dua

Say salat on the Prophet (May Allah bless him) before, after, and in the middle of the dua

Giving sadaqa

Ask for the greatest thing that you can conceive

" Whoever wants Allah to know him in tough times, then know Allah in easy times." 

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Question: How does the hikam of not asking for certain things from Allah play into the adab of dua?

What do you think about William Chittick’s book?

How does one deal with the cultural influences of dealing with one’s own wealth?

How can one detect riya (showing off)?

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Zuhd is a fundamental principle of the tariq.

" The tariq is a battlefield in the heart, between Allah and other than Allah."  Sheikh Nuh

Zuhd is to unplug from things that you do not need.

A sufi is a minimalist

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-A sufi is a maximalist in terms of the akhira.

" Absorb your time with that which will benefit you."  Sheikh Nuh

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Eliminate the television and read books

The most repulsive of Sufis is a stingy Sufi.

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Maximize your time, it is permissible to be greedy about your time.

How to minimize your sleep: sleep on wudu, exercise

If you are sleeping more than 7 or 8 hours you are sleeping too much.

Question: What about the food of the kufaar versus Muslims?

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The way of our Sheikhs is gratitude towards Allah

The mujahada in our tariq is leaving the haram and makruh.

Naseeha on Marriage

Question: How about those who come to Islam married?

Question: Can you clarify your statement on not taking more than one wife?

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Sheikh discusses preternatural phenomenon.

" Not everything that glitters is gold." 

" There is no karama greater than being given the karama of believing and having certitude in the Divine guidance."  — Abul Hassan al-Shadhili

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Sheikh discusses the pitfalls of credit and mortgages; he encourages purchasing everything on cash.

Question concerning dua

Question: How does one detect arrogance within oneself?

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" Arrogance is an attribute that Allah creates in the heart of those He wishes to enter in the hell fire."  — Sheikh Abdul-Rahman al-Shagouri

Question: Does a person intend arrogance? And is that when Allah creates it?

Question: What if you have a spouse that is not a mureed? And is there a book you recommend that a husband and wife can read together?

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Explanation of Hadith Jibril (peace and blessings be upon him)

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Get rid of the entertainment industry — digital detox.

" Happiness does not come from entertainment. Happiness comes from Allah putting it in one’s heart"  — Sheikh Nuh

The Shadhili tariqa is one of knowledge.

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-Total surrender to the Shariah

The desire of taking the tariqa has to come from with, it means that one has to change.

The Sheikh discusses the general conditions for entering the khalwa.

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Continuation of the conditions for entering the khalwa.

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Tasawuf has three integrals: repentance, abstinence, and realization of ones slavehood.

The Sheikh explains the wisdom of following a Madhab.

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-Personal Jihad — The internal jihad of getting rid of all of the haram and makruh in ones life.

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The place of tasawuf in Traditional Islam.

Summary of the teachings of Sheikh Abdul-Rahman and Sheikh Abdul Wakil

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Continuation of the summary — 'The place of tasawuf in Traditional Islam.'

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Sheikh Nuhdiscusses the qualifications of a true Sheikh

Total reverence for the command of Allah SWT

Individual not be self satisfied

The person understands what they are teaching — authentic spiritual experience.

They have a connected chain of transmission back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

His aqeeda be correct.

He is an ‘Aalim — knows most of the basic fiqh.

There are no hidden departments in his life where he contravenes the shariah.

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Question regarding the Islamic state

Question: Is the hell fire eternal?

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Question: What is the role of the Sheikh in a mureed’s life?

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-Question: What are the circumstances that lead a person to envy and how can they be avoided?

Question: What role does the shay tan play with the nafs?

Question: What is the medicine for showing off?

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Question: How would you protect yourself against discontentment?

Question Regarding pre-eternity

Question: What ranks do the saints have?

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Question: Are the Naqshbandi and Shadhili tariqa different in nature?

Question: You mentioned that the way of Imam Ghazali is not the way of the Shadhilis?

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Question: The way to rid diseases differ from the two paths?

Question regarding creation of the world

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Qasida: Salli ya Salam

Qasida: Bushrakum by Sheikh al-Alawi

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Explanation by the Sheikh on how to perform the Latifiyya (i.e. the adab of the Latafiyya)

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Question regarding the sunnah adkhaar versus the Shadhili dhikr.

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Question: Do you see the future of Islam in this country (America) becoming a major factor in the world?

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Question: Sometimes it seems that the tariqa augments our Islam…

Question: It seems like people forget other parts of Islam when they take on a tariqa…

Question: You mentioned that everything in this universe is in a certain state and that state has to do with the attributes of Allah SWT. How can we prove or disprove this?

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Question: What is the relationship between the brethren in the tariqa? You have mentioned not to criticize each other and keep a positive attitude.

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Question: Is it wise for a Muslim to label a fellow Muslims?

Question: Do you have to follow a madras?

Question: Is it wise to judge somebody?

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Question: I’ve heard things about other Sufi groups claiming to have supernatural powers. What is your opinion on that?

Question: What is the difference between mu’jiza and karma?

Questions: How did you chose a tariqa? And is there any general advice for one choosing a tariqa?