The Rawha: Daily Guidance for Seekers with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani begins the fourth set of hadiths on the virtues of faith and submission from Imam Nabahani’s forty sets of forty hadiths. Shaykh Faraz begins by defining the interrelated concepts of faith and submission, both of which, in essence, relate to an action of the heart. In the first hadith, we learn that there is no one who bears witness to the testimony of faith except that Allah Most High forbids them from the fire; however, key to this is truthfulness from one’s heart. In the second hadith, we learn that one who dies upon “There is No God But Allah” is entered into Paradise, even if they had committed theft and fornication. Here, Shaykh Faraz emphasizes that the basis of looking at the believer is therefore respect, and that the intrinsic honouring of human is their capacity for belief. Shaykh Faraz then continues the section on Striving, Consistency, and High Resolve from Imam Zarnuji’s “Instruction of the Student”. Here, we learn about the importance of making use of the days of early youth and adolescence. In addition, we learn an important lesson about the balance between high resolve and sustainable momentum in one’s seeking of knowledge.

(1) Imam Zarnuji’s Guidance for Seekers of Knowledge Regarding the Ways of Seeking Knowledge (Ta`lim al-Muta`allim Turuq al-Ta`allum); and

(2) Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani’s beautiful collection of 40 sets of 40 Hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

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In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers hadiths thirty-one to forty, thus completing Imam Nabahani’s set of hadiths on the virtues of the Qur’an and its recitation. In hadith thirty-one, we learn about the role of the Qur’an as either an accepted intercessor or adversary. In hadith thirty-two, the youngest man in an expedition was appointed as their leader by virtue of knowing and acting upon Surat al-Baqara. Here, we learn that one’s fear of not fulfilling the rights of the Qur’an should not prevent one from learning it; we also learn about the analogy of one who learns the Qur’an and acts upon it being like a leather pouch filled with musk whose scent spreads out in every direction. Hadith thirty-three expounds upon the virtues of listening to and reciting the Qur’an. Hadith thirty-four informs us that the person who recites the Qur’an has prophethood between their two sides except that they have not been given revelation, in that they have embraced revelation within. Hadith thirty-five tells us about the roles of fasting and the Qur’an in interceding for the believer. In hadith thirty-six, we learn that Allah Most High’s chosen ones amongst people are the people of the Qur’an. Shaykh Faraz explains that the people of the Qur’an are those who behold Allah Most High in His speech. In hadith thirty-seven, we learn about the issues around the impermissibility of paying someone to recite the Qur’an. Shaykh Faraz elaborates on the issue of permissibility in accepting money for worship and teaching, explaining where permissible, and where it is not. Hadith thirty-eight indicates the reward of heading forth in the morning and learning one verse of Qur’an over praying one hundred voluntary cycles of prayer. In hadith thirty-nine we learn about the recitation of ten verses of Qur’an at night as a safeguard against heedlessness. Finally, in hadith forty, we learn about the role of the one who recites and retains the Qur’an as being able to intercede for their family the next life. Shaykh Faraz explains how this also applies in this life through personal transformation and manifestation of its meanings.

(1) Imam Zarnuji’s Guidance for Seekers of Knowledge Regarding the Ways of Seeking Knowledge (Ta`lim al-Muta`allim Turuq al-Ta`allum); and

(2) Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani’s beautiful collection of 40 sets of 40 Hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

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In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers hadiths twenty-seven to thirty from Imam Nabahani’s set of hadiths on the virtues of the Qur’an and its recitation. In hadith twenty-seven, Al Bara’ ibn Azib (May Allah Be Pleased With Him) relates hearing the recitation of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him), indicating that he never heard anyone with a more beautiful voice. Hadith twenty-eight teaches us about the neglected sunnah of gathering to recite the Qur’an to one another. In hadith twenty-nine, the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) elucidates the superiority of learning one verse of the Qur’an over any possible worldly concern. Finally, in hadith thirty, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (May Allah Be Pleased With Him) seeks the counsel of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him), to which He (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) encourages Abu Dharr to hold fast to taqwa and recitation of the Qur’an – as the latter is a light for one on earth and a treasure in the heavens.Shaykh Faraz then continues with the section on Striving, Consistency, and High Resolve from Imam Zarnuji’s “Instruction of the Student”. Here, we continue to learn about how a student of knowledge should make use of the time between Maghrib and Fajr. We further learn about the importance of reducing food, in terms of both quantity and concern, the importance of consistency in establishing knowledge, and the urgency of making the most of one’s youth. Shaykh Faraz additionally highlights that one’s religious impulse should be lessons and not lectures, stressing the need for circles of knowledge in the preservation of religion.

(1) Imam Zarnuji’s Guidance for Seekers of Knowledge Regarding the Ways of Seeking Knowledge (Ta`lim al-Muta`allim Turuq al-Ta`allum); and

(2) Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani’s beautiful collection of 40 sets of 40 Hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

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