Excellence in Friendship – What are some keys to being a good friend?

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Excellence in Friendship – What are some keys to being a good friend?

Imam Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami (Allah have mercy on him), one of the great sufi masters, wrote in his work The Proper Manners of Companionship (Adab al-Suhba) that,

Proper companionship with one’s friends is through:

[1] Remaining constantly cheerful

[2] Doing the good

[3] Spreading mention of their virtues

[4] Concealing their errors

[5] Considering great this little acts of good

[6] Considering little anything one does for them

[7] Taking care of them with one’s person and wealth

[8] Avoiding malice, envy, harming, hurting, and all matters
that they dislike, in any way

[9] Leaving anything one would have to apologize for.

Source: Seeker’s Digest

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Sufyan Yunus

Story of Imam Musa ibn Ja’far al-Sadiq and Bishr al-Hafi

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This is an amazing story told by Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve and elevate him) of a great scholar of Islam, Bishr al-Hafi (may Allah be well pleased with him) when he gave up a life of corruption at the hands of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (may Allah be well pleased with him), the son of the great Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (may Allah be well pleased with him).

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The Proper Approach to Debating – Imam Zaid Shakir quoting Imam Shafi`i

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Imam Shafi’i is related to have said: “Never do I debate a man with a desire to hear him err in his speech, or to expose the flaws in his argument, and thus vanquish him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently supplicate, ‘O Lord, help him so that truth may manifest itself in his heart and on his tongue. If it be that the truth is on my side, may he follow me; and if the truth be on his side, may I follow him.’”

Source: Seeker’s Digest

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Sufyan Yunus

Shafi’i Fiqh Course taught by Shaykh Issa al-Ninowy

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Al-Haqq is holding a Shafi’i Fiqh Course taught by Shaykh Issa al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve him), the brother of Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve and elevate him). The class is free. Please see below for registration information and a short biography on Shaykh Issa al-Ninowy:

Registration

• Topic: Shafi’i Fiqh
• Book: Al-Muqaddimah al-Hadramiyyah (available on www.ihsanpath.net)
• Teacher: Shaykh Sayyid Issa bin Yahya al-Ninowy
• Date: To start Friday 5/16/2008 (and then weekly, inshaAllah)
• Time: USA Eastern Time 6:30pm/ UK Summer Time 11:30pm
• Place: Internet Teaching Using Paltalk
• Paltalk Room: Alhaqq Fiqh Shafii Class

InshaAllah it is planned as a weekly session

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Please email your username to alhaqqfiqhshafii@yahoo.com

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Biography of Shaykh Issa al-Ninowy

Shaykh Issa is a graduate of University of Damascus, School of Sharia’h. He was an Imam of a historic Masjid in Aleppo, Syria for years, before he came to the U.S.A. a year and a half ago, where he is currently the Imam of Masjid Hamzah in North Atlanta, Georgia. He is specialized in the science of Tajweed according to the narration of Hafs by Asem, Hanafi/Shafi’ i, and Ihsan. Among his Shuyukh is his father Sayyed Yahya bin Muhammad (ra), his brother Shaykh Sayyed Muhammad bin Yahya Al Ninowy, Shaykh Rajab Deeb, Shaykh Mohammad Saeed Ramadan Al-Buti, Shaykh Ramadan Al-Buti, Shaykh Nadim Al-Shihabi, Shaykh Bakri Hiyani, among others.

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Sufyan Yunus

Diseases of the Heart

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A khutbah by Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve and elevate him) on the Diseases of the Heart:

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The Permissibility of Audible Remembrance

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The following is a translation by Marifah.net on the permissibility of loud/group dhikr. The piece was written by the great scholar of Islam, Imam Jalal al-Din Suyuti (may Allah be well pleased with him):

The Permissibility of Audible Remembrance

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Habib Ali al-Jifri: The Prophet of Love

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Simply beautiful.

May Allah bless Habib Ali al-Jifri, preserve him, and elevate his rank. Ameen.

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Sufyan Yunus

Imam Ali and the Dead

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Al-Bayhaqī narrated with his chain up to Sa‘īd b. al-Musayyib who said:

“We entered the graveyard of Madīna with ‘Alī–may Allah be pleased with him– and he called out: ‘Oh inhabitants of the graves! Peace be upon you all and the mercy of Allah! Shall you inform us of your news or shall we inform you of our news?’ [Sa‘īd] said: ‘We heard a voice call out: ‘And upon you be the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah oh leader of the believers! Inform us of what has happened after us.’ ‘Alī said: ‘As for your wives, they have all remarried. As for your wealth, it has all been divided. Your children are now gathered in the ranks of the orphans, and the dwellings you built are now all inhabited by your enemies. This is the news that we have, so what news do you have?’ One of the deceased replied: ‘The burial shrouds have all but torn to shreds, our hair has fallen out and dispersed, and our flesh has decomposed. Our eyeballs have withered down our cheeks and the worms have deposited their pus and fecal matter. What we sent forth, we have found, and what we left behind, we have lost; we are now responsible.”‘

Source: Al-Kashif al-Saghir

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Sufyan Yunus

Lectures by Shaykh Ninowy at Stony Brook University

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Below are two links to a lecture and Jumu’ah khutbah by Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allag preserve and elevate him) at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, which was hosted by the Stony Brook MSA:

Falling in Love with the Beloved of Allah

Giving Advice (Jumu’ah Khutbah)

Enjoy, inshaAllah.

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Sufyan Yunus

Shaykh Ninowy Praises the Prophet Muhammad (saws)

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This clip shows Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve and elevate him) talking about Prophet Muhammad (peace and bless of Allah be upon him and his noble family) at the Mawlid event in Virginia.

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Sufyan Yunus