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“Rely upon your Lord, O servant, in every state. Do not rely on yourself, because the one who relies on himself is always exhausted and displeased."

In this episode, we will cover:

• Everlasting comfort

• The most intense punishment

• The best advice

"Know that Allah the Exalted is looking at your inner-secrets and thoughts."

In this episode, we will cover:

• Muraqaba

• Always seeking Allah's help

• The 'distance' between you and Allah

The Prophet ﷺ said, “The grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise, or a pit from the pits of Fire.”

In this episode, we will cover:

• A Garden or a Pit

• The two outcomes

• Attaining certainty

Additional Resource:

• Prophetic Duʿa after 2nd Tashhahud:

اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ

Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhāb Jahannam, wa min ‘adhāb al-qabr, wa min fitnat al-maḥyā wa’l mamāt, wa min sharri fitnat al-Masīḥ al-Dajjāl.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You for the torment of the Fire and from the torment of the grave, and from the tribulation of life and death, and from the evil of the tribulation of the Antichrist.

“Truly, the heart is like a mirror—if you polish it, then it reflects; but if you let it remain opaque, it stays that way and becomes blind.”

In this episode, we will cover:

• The heart is the mirror

• The 5 states of the mirror

• Seeing the signs

"You must abandon [love of] the world, for it is the cause of every mistake."

In this episode, we will cover:

• Inward & outward worldliness

• One love

• The world serves the righteous

“Know, may Allah grant us and you the tawfiq granted to the righteous: you must engage in obedience, for it is the basis of salvation, and by it one attains success in the Gardens of Paradise."

In this episode, we will cover:

• The basis of salvation

• Cutting hopes short

• Limping towards Allah

All of creation is an indication of the beauty, majesty, and perfection of the Creator—but how do we witness that?

In this episode, we will cover:

• Witnessing Allah

• The greatest pleasure

• Enabling grace (Tawfiq)

In this season of SoulFood, we'll be studying a book by Shaykh Abu Bakr Bin Salim titled, 'The Key to Inner-Secrets.'

In this episode, we will cover:

• The life of Shaykh Abu Bakr Bin Salim

• His character and immense generosity

• A few of his sayings

Recommended Duʿa:

اللهمَّ إني أسألكَ العلمَ اللَّدُنِّي والْـمَشربَ الْصَافي الـهَنِي، يا وَهّابُ يا غَنِي.

Allāhumma innī as’aluka al-‘ilm al-ladunnī, wa’l mashrab al-ṣāfī al-hanī, ya Wahhābu ya Ghanī.

“O Allah, I ask You for direct knowledge from Your presence and a pure spring to drink from, O Bestower, O Self-Sufficient!

• The Imams of the Valley by Shaykh Amin Buxton: https://www.meccabooks.com/933-imams-of-the-valley-2nd-edition.html

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

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Part 2 of the Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent

After the Night Journey to Jerusalem, the Prophet ﷺ begins his ascent through the seven levels of Paradise to the Lote Tree––and then is given a vision of his Lord the Blessed and Exalted.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Seven Heavens

• The Lote Tree

• The Divine Meeting

Additional Resource:

• Seedlings of Paradise: Subḥān Allāh, al-ḥamdu lillāh, wa lā ilāha illā Allāh, wa Allāhu akbar––wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh [Glorious is God, all praise belongs to God, there is no deity except God, and God is the Greatest––and there is no power nor might except by God]

Intro and outro music by Ahbab al-Mustafa

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.html?search_query=night+journey&results=44

• 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