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إذا غابَ ذِكري بينَ قوميَ ليلةً

If my mention disappears among my people one night,

فحَسبيَ أنَّ اللهَ لا يَنسى ذِكري

It is enough for me that Allah does not forget me.

فيا ربِّ إنْ غابَتْ ملامحُ قصَّتي

So, my Lord, if the traces of my story fade away,

فاجعلْ ختامَ العمرِ غفرانًا وأجري

قالت: لِمَ تبكين يا بُنَيَّ؟

She said: Why do you weep, my son?

أفي البكاءِ منفعةٌ؟

Is there any benefit in weeping?

قلتُ: كيفَ لمثلي أنْ يطمعَ في الجنةِ؟

I said: How can someone like me desire Jannah?

فلا تلومي بكائي، فليس لي غيرُه سبيلٌ

إِذَا سُئِلْتُ: هَلْ رَأَيْتَ الحَبِيبَ ﷺ؟

If it is asked: Have you seen the Beloved ﷺ?

أُطَأْطِئُ رَأْسِي وَأَبْكِي.

I'll lower my head and weep.

فَكَيْفَ لِمِثْلِي أَنْ يَرَاهُ؟

For how can someone like me see him?

فَيُثْقِلُ الصَّدْرَ حُزْنٌ لَا يُنْجِي.

لا أستطيع أن أجد أي كلماتٍ ترفع أحزان القلوب،

I cannot seem to find any words that will lift the sorrows of hearts,

إلا آيةً من آيات الله المباركة:

Except a verse from the blessed verses of Allah:

﴿وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ﴾

"And He is with you wherever you are."

فأيُّ حزنٍ يبقى حين يكون ربُّ السماوات قريبًا؟

وكيفَ ليَ القوّةُ أن أُجيبَ إلهي

How could I gather the strength to answer my Lord?

إذا قالَ: يا رجلُ، ما الذي أغواكَ عنّي؟

When He says: “O man, what turned you away from Me?”

بأيِّ لسانٍ أعتذرُ عمّا جنيتُ

With what tongue shall I apologize for what I have done?

وهو العليمُ بما أخفيتُ وما أُبدي

يا حسرةَ الذنبِ كم أضنَى لياليَّ

O sorrow of sin, how it has exhausted my nights.

وأبعدَ القلبَ عن ربي ومولايَ

And driven my heart away from my Lord and Master.

ماذا يُقالُ إذا نادوا على زللي؟

What will be said when my sins are called out?

هذا الذي عصى الرحمنَ بالعصيانِ

يا رب انظر إلى حالي

O Lord, look at my condition.

لقد بلغتُ حدَّ ما أستطيع تحمُّلَه

“It was said to one of the wise men: ‘What thing is the worldly life most like?’ He replied: ‘The dreams of a sleeping person.’”

Why not name your son after the Habib of Allah, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? Wallahi, loving Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is itself among the greatest blessings. How fortunate are those who fill their lives with abundant salawat upon him.

On Yawm al-Qiyamah, imagine being among those whom Allah honours because of their love for His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Your salawat reached him in this world, and today you stand hoping for his intercession. How blessed is the one who spent his days sending salawat upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

And imagine your son standing before Allah. Allah asks him, "What is your name?" He replies, "Ahmad." Then Allah asks, "Why were you given this name?" He says, "My parents named me after one of the names of the Habib of Allah." What an honour that would be.

Subhan Allah. Today, people rush to name themselves after tribes, affiliations, and personalities, while neglecting the blessed names connected to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Some become attached to names associated with scholars while forgetting that the scholar's own given name may have been Ahmad. Yes I'm speaking about shaykh al Islam.

Wallahi, prioritize Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). I once saw a clip of Mujahideen saying, "We miss you, Ya Rasul Allah." There is a beauty, a sweetness, and a blessing in the names connected to the Habib of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Allah Himself honoured him.

And among the most beloved Ahmads to use are:

Ahmad (peace and blessings be upon him)

Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullah)

Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah)

May Allah fill our hearts with love for His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and allow us to honour him in our words, deeds, poems and even in the names we choose for our children.

"I saw Samra' bint Nahik, who had met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She was wearing a thick corset and veil, and she had a whip in her hand that she used to discipline people, enjoining good and forbidding evil."

Source: al-Mu'jam al-Kabir lil-Tabarānī 24/311, Grade: Jayyid

Imam Ibn 'Abdul Barr commented:

She knew the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during her lifetime. She would patrol the markets by enjoining good and forbidding evil. She would discipline people with her whip.

“O my son, do not take as a role model one who does not fear Allah in private, does not refrain from faults and sins, and does not reform himself when old age comes upon him.”

1) Consistency in Salah

2) Answered prayers

3) Good health and well-being

4) Blessed provision (Rizq)

5) Success in endeavors

6) Love of solitude with Allah and righteous company

7) Strong memory

8) Mental clarity

9) Sharp understanding

10) Peace of heart

11) Plans facilitated by Allah

12) Ease in affairs

13) Emotional and mental strength

14) Expanded chest (tranquility)

15) Hope and optimism

16) Feeling of safety and protection

17) Love from people

18) Success in this life and the Hereafter

19) Lasting happiness

20) Good social relations

21) Soft and living heart

22) Tears from the fear and love of Allah

23) Concentration and humility in Salah

24) Love of reading the Qur'an

25) Ease during difficulties

26) Difficult tasks become easy

27) Sense of worth and purpose

28) Honour and dignity

29) Loyalty and trustworthy companions

30) Strength and vitality of the body

31) Light and radiance on the face

32) A blessed and pleasant life

33) Allah's support and guidance

34) Strong trust in Allah (Tawakkul)

35) Courage and confidence

36) Attachment to the Masjid

37) Protection from Shayateen and evil influences

38) High energy and motivation

39) Harmony with people and fewer disputes

40) Consistency in Adhkaar, Istighfaar, and Salawaat

1) Reduction in Salah

2) Unanswered prayers

3) Strange Health issues

4) No Provision

5) Back to Back Failures

6) Loneliness

7) Memory Loss

8) Brain Cloud

9) Weak Memory

10) No peace of heart

11) Plans not working

12) Every work get's stopped

13) Mentally drained

14) Heavy Chest

15) Hopelessness

16) Fear of Jinns

17) Enmity from people towards you

18) Unsuccessful

19) Sudden Sadness

20) Anti Social

21) Hardened Heart / Dead Heart

22) No tears

23) No concentration in salah

24) No reading of al- Quran

25) Unexpected Difficulty

26) Easy task becomes tough

27) Worthlessness

28) No dignity

29) Betrayals

30) Unhealthy body

31) Dark Face (not dark as in black)

32) Hardest Life Ever

33) Allah leaves you to yourselves.

34) Weak Trust

35) Unnecessary fear

36) Abandonment of Masjid

37) Easy attack for Shayateen and Jinns

38) Low energy

39) Mockery and quarrels

40) leaving adhkaar, istigfaar, salawaat

Aisha (radhiAllahu anha) reported: “One night, the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) related an [astonishing] story to his wives. One of his wives commented, ‘This story is as astonishing as the stories of Khurāfah.’ The Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) said, ‘Do you know the original story of Khurāfah? He was a man from the tribe of ‘Udhrah, whom the Jinn kidnapped. They kept him for a long time, and then they returned him to the people. He began to relate the wonders and strange things that he saw during his stay with them. Thenceforth, the people began to call every story that was incredible or too much for the mind to handle, a story of Khurāfah

Al-Bajūrī said :

The purpose of the Prophet (peace be upon him) entertaining his wives at night was to make them happy and show them kindness

مناجاتي بالحزن مع الله وحده

My lament of sorrow is only with Allah alone

فكيف يمكن لمثل هذا الحزن أن يُقال إلى أيِّ أحدٍ على الإطلاق؟

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said about Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah):

“Ibn Taymiyyah, in the early part of his life, would sometimes go out into the desert seeking closeness to Allah and longing to meet Him, and he would recall the poet’s saying:

‘And I go out from among the houses, perhaps I may speak to myself about You in secret, alone.’”

"I long for something that cannot be. I long for a place in which there is no one from among the people."