Shaykh Abdul Ghani (Allah be pleased with him) states concerning the path of his father Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari (Allah be pleased with him and benefit us by him) "The traveller on the path of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ has a direct connection with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and it is one of Allāh’s blessings that He has made the disciples of this path under the care…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari (may Allah be pleased with him), though he was the Imam of the Noble Azhar Mosque, did not always lead the Friday Prayers. Very often the great Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) would lead the Prayers and give the Friday Khutba, and then Shaykh Salih would start his famous Friday Lesson after the Prayers, as he usually did.…
Once, when Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari saw our master Husayn in a vision, the Shaykh said, “O my Master, do you know who I am? I belong to you and am a descendent of al-Sayyid Ja’far al-Sadiq”, to which Imam Husayn replied, “I know the lineage of our master Noah, Sam, Ham and Yafeeth, so how can I not know any of my children and progeny?”…
Our master Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari says concerning the (salawat) prayer on the Prophet ﷺ : The prayer on the Prophet ﷺ will teach you manners (adab) with the Creator سبحانه وتعالى. In his life he ﷺ said, “I have been sent only as a teacher.” And after his passing to The Highest Companion the prayer on him ﷺ teaches you the manners with his Lord…
Shaykh Muḥammad Nūr al-Dīn Bariūn (d.2012) Yesterday marks 9 years since the passing of Shaykh Muḥammad Nūr al-Dīn Bariūn, may Allāh be pleased with him and please him. The Shaykh was the founder and owner of the world-famous Najaḥ Library/Bookstore in Libya. A place where students of knowledge and others could satiate their spiritual and physical hunger. Shaykh Bariūn memorized the Qurʼān at a young age…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari said, “Shaykh Hamid al-Faqi used to give a lesson in the masjid of our Master al-Husayn. I was sitting in the gathering wearing a normal galabiyya and a hat (not his usual attire of the Azhari cloak and turban), and Shaykh al-Faqi was attacking the lovers of our Master al-Husayn. Due to my appearance, nobody knew that I was a scholar and…
When al-Hajj Abu al-‘Alaa` al-Hindawi wanted to take the Path from Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, he visited him and sought permission. Shaykh Salih said to him, “My son, [traversing] the Path is by permission. First permission is required.” Hajj al-Hindawi began to think that the required permission is from the Ministry of Religious Endowments or perhaps from a senior management council. So he said to Shaykh…
From a collection of stories gathered by students of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari concerning the shaykh's teachings and experiences with our master al-Husayn. "I heard Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari say in a lesson, “I used to visit our Master al-Husayn and I used to ask him questions on matters of knowledge which were submitted to me in the Noble Azhar, and they were important questions of knowledge. While…
Sayyidi Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari commenting on the bounties in the phrase Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (Muhammadur Rasulullah) says: “As for the name Muhammad: The first Meem represents the fact that he erases (mahw) the evil preoccupations from the heart, those which hinder one from ascending to the Sacred Presence. And from his names is al-Mahi ﷺ. The Haa represents the new life…
Permission for the works of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari We often get questions asking for idhn or ijaza to recite various prayers, poems, or salawat of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari. As a general rule, the material we share on our various platforms come with a general ijaza from Shaykh Salih himself. As Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Ja’fari (grandson of Shaykh Salih and head of the tariqa) mentioned…