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The way to seek Allah's love is through extra acts of devotion.

In this episode, we will cover:

• Attaining Allah’s love

• Praying extra Prayers

• The Witr Prayer

You want to attain a state of presence in the Prayer that stays with you outside of the Prayer. What are ways to maintain that Presence?

In this episode, we will cover:

• Preparing the heart for Prayer

• Presence of heart is the essence of the Prayer

• Being still to attain presence

The Prayer is like a delegation standing before Allah, and those in the first row are its most honored members.

In this episode, we will cover:

• The first row of Prayer

• The importance of straightening the rows

• When to hold back

When you love someone, you remember them often. This is why the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would remember Allah ﷻ all the time—because he loved Him so completely.

In this episode, we will cover:

• The importance of remembrance (Dhikr)

• Remembering Allah ﷻ after the Prayers

• A duʿa given with love

Resources:

• Saying 'Subhān Allah' 33 times, then 'Al-hamdu lillāh' 33 times, then 'Allāhu Akbar' 33 times after every Prayer and before going to sleep

• Saying: رَبِّ أعِني على ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِك | Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika wa shukrika wa ḥusni ʿibādatik | O Allah, assist me in remembering You, thanking You, and worshipping You with excellence

To benefit spiritually, we need times of stillness and serenity. One of the best times to do that is after Fajr Prayer until sunrise.

In this episode, we will cover:

• Spiritual stillness

• Sitting in Allah's presence

• Getting the reward for Hajj and 'Umra daily

Resources:

• Wird al-Latif (pdf): https://muwasala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/al-Wird-al-Latif.pdf | Wird al-Latif (recitation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZOQmNELrCA

The spiritual life of our homes is a reflection of the spiritual life of our own hearts. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Truly, a house within which Allah is remembered shines for the inhabitants of the heavens just as the stars shine for the inhabitants of the earth.”

In this episode, we will cover:

• Why the congregational Prayer is an important symbol of the religion

• How homes become like graveyards

• The spiritual reality of our homes

Intro music is 'Salamun ala Hadha al-Nabi' by Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari (may Allah have mercy on him)

When praying in congregation, the other worshippers' presence of heart helps your Prayer become accepted. The collective state of the congregation compensates for an individual's shortcomings in the Prayer.

In this episode, we will cover:

• Praying at the beginning of the time

• The Merit of the Congregation

• Praying Fajr and ‘Isha in Congregation

Prayer without presence of heart is like a body without a soul—it's dead. How do we begin to truly appreciate the Prayer so that it impacts us at a deeper level?

In this episode, we will cover:

• The centrality of the Prayer (Salah)

• How the Prayer purifies us spiritually

• The beauty of Sujūd

In commemoration of the Isra' & Mi'raj, we're re-releasing the episode on the Prophet's wondrous journey ﷺ.

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The greatest spiritual journey occurred on the night when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was taken to Jerusalem, then ascended to Paradise.

In this episode, we cover:

• Purity of the Prophet’s Heart ﷺ

• Blessed places

• Manifestations of the Unseen

• The Imam of the Messengers

Additional Resource:

• 'The Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent' by Al-Sayyid Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki (translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad): https://www.meccabooks.com/1388-prophet-s-night-journey-heavenly-ascent-9780954754037.html

• Dua for Protection:

Aʿūdhu bi-wajhillāhi al-Karīm

wa bi kalimātillahi al-tāmmāt

al-latī lā yujāwizuhunna barrun wa lā fājir

min sharri mā yanzilu min al-samāʾ

wa min sharri mā yaʿruju fīhā

wa min sharri mā dharaʾa fil-arḍ

wa min sharri mā yakhruju minhā

wa min fitani al-layli wal-nahār

wa min ṭawāriq al-layli wal-nahār

illā ṭāriqan yaṭruqu bi-khayrin yā Raḥmān

Translation:

I seek refuge in Allah’s Noble Countenance

and in Allah’s perfect words

which neither the righteous nor the disobedient overstep

from evil that descends from the heavens

and evil that ascends to it

and evil that is created in the earth

and the trials of night and day

and the visitors of night and day

save the visitor that visits goodness upon us,

O Most Merciful!

Intro and outro music by Ahbab al-Mustafa

“O Allah assist us through knowing You, allow us to taste Your love, and resurrect us with Your Prophets."

In this episode, we will cover:

• Turning to Allah at beginnings and ends

• Shaykh Abu Bakr Bin Salim's Duʿa

• Thank you