Each and every breath carries value by Al Habib Hussain as Saqqaf The wayfarers on the path of tasawwuf- those who are engaged in purifying their nafs are so careful as to how they spend each and every breath. How do they do this? The person who calls himself servant or a Sufi, who is not worried about how he spends his breaths will not taste any of the spiritual state which we are talking about. In terms of being careful of how we spend each and every breath that we take, we seem to be very heedless of this. So how is it that we can be sure to value each breath we take? We are required to structure our time, have a fixed schedule and appoint activities at different times of the day. Each time and moment consists of breaths- each minute, each hour, each day. So we should divide our day into portions of an hour, and have a specific activity which is beneficial. For example- each one of us needs to sleep, whether its 8 hours, or 6 hours etc. Do you know how many breaths a human being takes per minute while sleeping? We can assume its 60 breaths a minute, and we all know there are 60 minutes in an hour, so thats approximately 3600 breaths. Imagine when we are sleeping 8 hours a night- thats a lot of breaths. Each and every breath carries value, and when someone is on their death bed, it is then that they truly understand that one breath and they will seek but just one breath from the angel of death this one breath, but they will not be granted it. It is at this point that a human being understands the true value of a single breath. If you can imagine this on your death bed then take heed during your life while you are not on your death bed and value your breaths. One single breath could be the very reason of saving you on the Day of Judgment, especially if this breath came out while you are in a stake of remembering Allah (dhikrullah). The dhikr We should start of making dhikr of the tongue, and there are some people that even though they make dhikr without their tongues, their heart is engaged in the dhikr. This is something we should teach our hearts, the dhikr that no-one else can see- only Allah, and that our hearts will always be engaged in pondering over the true meaning of La ilaaha ila Allah- There is nobody worthy of worship but Allah, theres no-one that witnesses except Allah, and there is no other goal or aim but Allah. So the tongue can be moving, but at the same time your heart can be in dhikrullah. These are very powerful breaths from the heart, and a person who is close to Allah and has knowledge of Allah, usually his dhikr comes from his heart and his breaths come from his heart, and his breaths are intermingled with the breaths of Allah. This type of dhikr and these breaths which come from the heart burns any thought of Shaytan and any ability of the Shaytan coming close to you. hemmah.fr/en/pages/ba-alawi-masters-1/al-habib-hussain-as-saqqaf.html
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:29:40 +0000