In Volume 4 of the Friday Lessons, Arabic edition, Shaykh Salih says regarding the statement of Allah, “…do not forget your share of the world…”(Quran 28:77): The share for the believer of this world is the Quran and whoever takes it has taken a bountiful share. While whoever forgets the Quran and forgets acting by it has missed his share of the world because…
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ says: ‘It is necessary for every disciple travelling on this path to rush to review the books of his guide in order that he attains harmony between the two souls, and they are pulled together. “Between them is a barrier they cannot transgress” . He will attain experiential knowledge which is not in books. It is necessary for you to search for the reality…
Shaykh Salih relating from his shaykh, Sayyid Muhammad al-Sharif: ‘I heard from my teacher and shaykh, who was the reason for much good and who I took the covenant with over thirty-five years ago [around 1347 AH, when he was nineteen years old]. I accompanied and served him a lot and saw miracles and blessings from him. He is Sayyid Muhammad ʿAbd al-ʿĀlī, titled “al-Sayyid…
THE INTERCESSION OF THE BELOVED ﷺ IS FOR THE SINNER Sidna Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Ja'fari was approached by a man who looked extremely distressed. If a person were to see him, it could easily be assumed that this man did not know happiness. The man greeted our Shaykh and said, "Mawlana, I can not sleep at night. I can not taste food nor do I have…
From the warnings of Sidna Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari: "From the catastrophes that afflict the murid is his mixing with those who reject [ie tasawwuf, awliya, shaykhs, etc]. Their speech are like rocks and the heart of the murid is like glass, "And the glass that has been broken cannot be repaired." So, whoever presents his heart to them has presented his glass to be broken.…
From the counsels of Shaykh Muhammad Salih: "Your Shaykh is your ship! He is the vessel on which you cross the oceans to reach the Beloved ﷺ. Your Shaykh is the means by which you reach the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who in turn will take you into the presence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Your Shaykh is the ship by which you will…
Great Advice from Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, may Allah be pleased with him: “You must act upon this advice which is more precious than gold and silver, and will make you race ahead of the horse riders in the race track, and that will, by the permission of Allah Most High, take you to what you desire, to what no eye has seen nor ear heard, nor…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari says in his book, al-Ilham al-Nafi: Recitation of the Qur’an has been for us a cause for the rending of the veils and the fastest in raising in levels. So, do not be heedless of these words of mine, and stick to the recitation of the Qur’an as it will open the locks for you. We have not found anything faster for…
The Imam of the Azhar Mosque, Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari (d. 1979), may Allah be pleased with him and please him, wrote: “Among the favours of Allah – most high- upon me is that I was once sitting in the Noble Rawda between the Maghrib and Isha prayers, my eyes closed, invoking blessings upon the Prophet, ﷺ. I heard his voice – ﷺ – from the…
ON SALAWAT ON THE PROPHET ﷺ Allah Most High commanded you to send blessings onto His Prophet ﷺ, so what have you done so far, O believer, regarding this divine command? Indeed, if you send one salawat upon him, Allah will send ten blessings onto you. Allahumma salli 'ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa 'ala Alihi wa Sahbihi wa sallim! Send salawat upon him ﷺ;…