والصلاة والسلام على رسول النبي الكريم أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Heartfelt Dhikr & Salawat: A Loud Assembly of Remembrance

This episode presents a full session of dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and Salat al-Nabi (sending blessings on the Prophet ﷺ), performed loudly in congregational style across many centers. It includes a special, heartfelt du'a at the end and offers listeners the option to request written copies of the dhikr and supplication.

The recording explains the virtues of loud (jahr) zikr and Salat al-Nabi ﷺ, citing hadiths and examples: multiplied rewards, angels bearing witness, increased barakah, spiritual healing, and communal benefits. It highlights recitations such as Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Surah Al-Fatihah, Surah Al-Ikhlas, and the powerful names Ya Hayy Ya Qayyum.

The episode also shares stories and practical examples demonstrating spiritual and physical benefits—healing, protection, and steadfastness—encouraging regular practice, sincerity, and joining communal remembrance for greater reward.

Listeners are invited to seek tawfiq (divine help) to keep up consistent dhikr, to make use of these practices at home and in gatherings, and to pray for the community and those in need.

Pleasing Allah, Not People: Family Life & Spiritual Tests

This episode is a Saturday morning Ta'alim talk (March 23, 1996) that explores how Allah tests believers through wealth, health, spouses, and children, and emphasizes the need for purification and surrender to Allah.

The speaker explains the difference between seeking one's haq (right) and seeking satisfaction for the ego, urging listeners to pursue the pleasure of Allah and the Prophet ﷺ rather than trying to satisfy people.

Using the Prophet's ﷺ endurance during the Meccan boycott as an example, the lecture highlights patience (sabr), the limits of human responsibility for others' salvation, and the concept of tawfiq — that guidance and success come from Allah.

The talk also outlines basic obligations (salah, fasting, zakat, hajj) as minimums, stresses that spiritual guidance and community practices should not be enforced by force, and encourages attachment to Allah and sincere following of the shaykh for clarity and mercy in family life.

Beyond the Illusion of "I": Embracing the Witness

In this episode (July 25, 1996), the teacher explores how to transcend the false self or ego through the practice of dhikr. He explains three states of consciousness: deep sleep, dreaming, and waking, and contrasts the fleeting, changeable waking state dominated by the illusion of "I" with an unchanging, blissful no-awareness witness that always remains.

Using examples from sleep, dream, and spiritual practice, the talk shows how sincere remembrance (Ya Raheem and La ilaha illa Allah) can return attention to the inner witness and to the eternal reality beyond the body and mind. The witness watches thoughts and desires without identifying with them, allowing inner states to surface without struggle.

The speaker emphasizes negating the illusion of ownership and control—recognizing that everything belongs to Allah—and cautions against result-orientation while practicing dhikr. Practical guidance includes watching thoughts as a witness, returning to the no-awareness state through regular zikr, and trusting that when one is established in remembrance, Allah’s mercy guides the rest.