The Rawha: Daily Guidance for Seekers with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani begins by looking at a hadith highlighting where one is in relation to Allah. Which is measured by one’s veneration and conscious knowledge of Him. Whoever chooses Allah, Allah chooses them, and as you are in your relationship with Allah, so shall you find. He highlights that Allah will not punish one for nor will one find loss in anything you left for His sake. The proof of these promises is in the living. He discusses leaving ill opinion, especially of Allah Most High, through good interpretations, leaving envy through not having long hopes, leaving arrogance through recognizing Allah’s Might and Majesty, leaving any action for which one would have to apologize through mindfulness of consequences, and leaving putting on airs, contrasted with the beautiful simplicity of the sunna.

Next, Shaykh Faraz sheds light on the acquisition of other virtues. One guards one’s religion through following the sunna of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) in everything. One preserves the trust of prophetic guidance through seeking knowledge and guards one’s intellect through the proper manners of people of forbearance. He closes by mentioning being prepared with patience in every situation, staying in spiritual solitude (social solitude against sunna) through remembrance, and accompanying blessings with gratitude.

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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani begins with a counsel on returning anything unclear to the Quran, sunna, and the religious manners—scholars’ applications of the Quran and sunna to particular life circumstances. He shows that this clear religious guidance is the basis of Islamic spirituality, and that religious literacy is needed to make moral judgments. This requires grounding ourselves in religious knowledge and having a daily connection with the Qur’an and hadith. Shaykh Faraz moves on to remind to take the opinion of someone whose religion & judgment one trust if something remains unclear. He explains the role of the spiritual heart in religious answers versus other inner faculties, in light of the hadith “Seek an answer from your heart.” The question one should ask one’s heart, he clarifies, is which choice is more likely to be most acceptable, pleasing, or beloved to Allah. He closes with a counsel on restraining one’s limbs through knowledge and through the consciousness of Allah Most High’s closeness.

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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani begins this session by warning against the harms of places of heedlessness and sin, and places where one will be deceived by one’s internal enemies—worldliness, the Devil, one’s lower self and whims. He warns against excesses that stir up one’s desires, directly or indirectly such as bad company, doubtful food, and false dreams without action. He closes by explaining the teaching of Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace): “The worst of your enemies is your lower self (nafs) between your two sides.”

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In this session, Shaykh Faraz begins by explaining the importance of holding fast to proper manners (adab) and the purpose of seeking knowledge. He warns against the harms of following whims and anger and encourages a state of spiritual wakefulness and consciousness. He highlights the virtues of gentleness and circumspection (being mindful of consequences). He discusses the importance of watching out for one’s religious safety and profiting from one’s free time. He closes by shedding light on taking this life as a means to the Hereafter.

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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani begins this session with a hadith on relieving oneself of worldly concerns to make the Hereafter one’s primary concern. He sheds light on how Allah will place mercy and love in people’s hearts for one who turns to Him, and how such a person is a source of good and love for all around them.

Shaykh Faraz gives examples of the love and concern of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) for even animals. In all one’s interactions, he reminds, one’s foremost concern should be prioritizing what is more pleasing to Allah. He closes by reminding us not to argue about the Quran or religion.

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