The Rawha: Daily Guidance for Seekers with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani SeekersGuidance.org

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani starts by calling all believers to reflect on the new beginning. By committing to journeying to Allah and to understand that the prophetic migration was not from Makka to Madina in its reality. He goes on to give an example of how one should be in this world by giving an example from one of the great scholars of our time Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Al-Halabi in the advice he gave his son to 1) call to Allah, 2) have high resolve, and 3) have a sound heart.



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Shaykh Faraz begins with insights on the opportunities found in Rabi’ al-Awwal of renewing faith and rejoicing. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) spoke about his birth, and scholars wrote works celebrating it. Perhaps the most famous of these mawlids was that of Imam Barzanji, who was of Kurdish descent and served as the Shafi`i mufti of Medina.



Shaykh Faraz highlights some of the hallmarks of this mawlid, which was widespread in the Muslim world. He also discusses why Muslims worldwide often read works like this in the original Arabic rather than the praise-works in their own languages. He closes by translating the opening couplet of the Mawlid al-Barzanji, and reminds us that works such as this one should be used to reconnect with the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) and renew one’s faith.



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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani highlights the narration of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), in which he tells us about two great blessings that most people lose out on health and free time. Shaykh Faraz then explains that one of the ways the righteous sought to make the most of free time, is to turn to Allah in supplication for that which benefits people.



He then narrates a great supplication from Ma`ruf al-Karkhi, one of the righteous imams of the early Muslims (salaf): “Whoever says, ‘Allahumma aslih Ummata Muhammad Allahumma farrij `an Ummati Muhammad Allahumma Rham Ummata Muhammad (O Allah, improve the state of the Umma of Muhammad O Allah, grant ease to the Umma of Muhammad O Allah, have mercy on the Umma of Muhammad),’ ten times every day will be written down as one of the highest of elect believers (abdal).” [Abu Nu`aym, Hilyat al-Awliya , 8.366]



 



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In this short clip, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani gives advice on how to avoid self-praise, conceit, and self-concern if one is successful in work and life. He looks at an aphorism of one of the great scholars of Islam, Ibn ʿAta'illah, on this issue: "The believer is busied by praising Allah from being too appreciative of his own good, and is busied by the rights of Allah from having too much concern for his own selfish interests."



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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani starts this talk by explaining after knowing Allah, the next thing one will experience explains many scholars is one will feel discomfort. One should live this life for the next life explains Shaykh Faraz. 



Then Shaykh Faraz moves on to explain a Hikma of Imam Ibn Ibn Ata’illah when he says “Do not travel from one created thing to another created thing, lest you become like a donkey going around a mill.” Everything is a light explains Shaykh Faraz as they are creations of Allah Most High. Shaykh Faraz ends by reminding all of the power of intention, and a reminder for all to heed to is to make everything we do for Allah this how one reaps the benefit in this worldly life. 



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In this talk, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains some meanings, which are rooted in the Qur'an, behind why we gather to praise and celebrate Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He does so through reflecting and on some lines of the poem by Habib Umar bin Hafiz relating the life and virtues of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him.



 







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