part 7 discourse after zuhr itikaaf 2014

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Part 7 Tareeqah Muhammadiyah

Itikaaf 2014

Friday 25th July 2014 (27th Ramadhan)

Discourse after Zuhr by Shaykh Ahmad Dabbagh

Sayidina Jabir bin Abdullah (radhiAllahuanhu) says "I saw Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe

wasallam) and visited him and it was last Friday of Ramadhan and as he saw me he said to

me "O Jabir this is the last friday of Ramadhan and it's leaving us. Say farewell to it." How?

This is the prophetic dua, our people say it in their own way. That is something they made

up. We always try to firstly go to Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) if we don't find

anything then we go to sahabah, but if we find in Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam)

then that is what he was sent for, following him. All qutubs and gauth and all (auliya and)

scholars are meant to follow him. If you don't it is like leaving a diamond for a stone.

He said "O Allah don't make this the last fast of mine but if in your knowledge it is the last

one" (their are two possibilities. Either you are going to die in between or live on) (followingRasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) is a win win situation) "then shower and envelope

me in your mercy whenever I die" (because Allah's mercy is not limited to Ramadhan.)

"don't make me deprived of the blessings." If any one says this he has succeeded. He will

reach two goodness. One or the other. Either he will reach the month of Ramadhan or he

will reach the forgiveness of Allah's and the rahma of Allah.

When you come to Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) you get benefit of both worlds.

A wali said "in our life times we have many times seen a person in dunya seeking name and

fame. He didn't get it here so he ends up losing both. But we have always seen a person

seeking arkhirah, he achieves both." It's like if you run after the tree you also get it's shade.But if you go after shade you may not get the tree.

Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) speaks with the wahi of Allah especially regarding

matters of deen then mentioning the benefit. Allah is saying "I have placed this benefit in

this box."

Actual thing is rahma of Allah. If you read this dua you can gain.

Main discourse

We are hundred people with 5 toilets. We use for need only. But if you live in there how will

people do itikaaf.

Some people mix things they only go there for short time and then run away from it.

Hadith "a believer is in the mosque like a fish in the sea and a munafiq (hypocrite) (they are

not purified) is like when a bird is in a cage" if you want to get out from good places of

worship. They won't even spend ten minutes. If a fish does not like to spend time in water

there is something wrong with the fish. If a bird seems to like the cage there is something

wrong with the bird.


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there. The big cities are like your organs and the capital is your heart.

4th stage

"This is when ones entire body mind and heart illuminates in the love of Allah and the most

beloved. His house of closeness will be illuminated in love and humility. This is what your

entire body radiates."

Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) said to Harith "how have you entered morning?"

"I have attained the reality of Iman."

"For every reality there are some signs. What are your signs?"

"My nafs has cooled down from the desires of dunya. My heart finds no interest in dunya. It

doesn't drive me. It's as though I am seeing the Arsh (throne) of Allah in front of me. It is as

though I see people of Jannah. It is fresh. It is as though I am seeing. It is as though I am

seeing the people of hell and they are being punished and screaming. Rasoolullah (sallallahu

alayhe wasallam) said "you have said it correctly. That is the reality of Iman. Stick with it.You have attained marifat, you are a believer who has been enlightened by Allah." This is

spiritual enlightenment, it's not the sun and moon. But it is that the thoughts of arkhirah

stay fresh in your mind and there is a detachment with dunya. It is as though we can have a

glimpse in the heart of sahabah who were the greatest walis.

"The other thing you need in the house is the power source. Everything will stop working. It

represents hope and fear in Allah. One hope for His mercy and forgiveness of one's

shortcomings and fears that he is not doing enough to keep his house illuminated in love of

Allah and his beloved."

Sayidina Abdul Qadir Jilani (rahimahullah) "Iman is a bird. One wing is hope and the other is

fear." It's the same thing as what Sayidina Abdul Azeez Dabbaagh (rahimahullah) said about

"don't judge yourself".

If there's no power source nothing in the house will work. This keeps you moving, it gives

you the power. (With hope a person feels) "Yes I'll do it I'll correct myself.

And fear stops you from sin. If you know a snake is coming the fear makes you stop going in

that direction.

With hope you know Allah can forgive anything, even if you are in a bad state it brings you

in a good state. And fear gives you power to stop the nafs from pride.

"With the right reaction you continue to get charge and with reliance on Allah"

The roof represents the 4 objectives in the path. "It is the objective in teaching the highest

point in the house of closeness. It shall cover and protect. Wrong objectives will bring the

rain of darkness.

Objective 1 to give preference to Allah and His command


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You say I am with Allah, I can't be with you. No matter who it is. Sayidina Abdul Qadir Jilani

(rahimahullah) "all goodness is locked in two things. Preference to Allah and (compassion of

creation)"

Mother is commanding you and Allah is commanding, even if you are in Salah attend the call

of your mother. Allah commands is to choose Allah.

Sayidina Abdul Qadir Jilani (rahimahullah) said "If you found Allah you found everything, if

you lost Allah you lost everything in spite of having everything."

2nd objective

To give preference to the Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) and his love and sunnah

Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) mentioned the test "none of you can become a

believer until you love me more than your parents your children your wealth and all

mankind" most people don't look at it from a test dimension. If your parents say opposite toRasoolullah (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) or children want something haram or wife or other

people and everything. When they command something else and you know the prophetic

teaching is something else this is the test.

3rd objective is compassion on creation

Though wealth property and honour people and jinn from punishment on the day of

judgement. Meaning having worldly mercy on them and mercy of dawa.

If you can't achieve but you have the test two, it means the first two are flawed aswell.

Hadith "a person who does zulm (oppression) on people does not get my shifa (intercession

on the day of judgement) "

(A student said to his teacher) "I am thinking of marrying but I don't know what type of

woman I will get. (Shaykh said) "Well if she is of good character you will both enjoy, and if

she has bad character she will make you good character. She will instil good qualities of

forbearance in you"

Creation is very useful tool for tarbiyah (spiritual training for purification). Some jinn areuseful too, because of them people are reciting azkaar 2 hours instead of 1 and Sunnat

azkaar.

4th objective

Presence of Allah, doing all these things whilst remembering that Allah is with me, watching

me and listening to me.

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