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“The souls yearn for Allah in every moment and they feel homesick, but the souls are covered by veils.” In this episode, we will cover: • The soul's yearning • Preparing the heart for gifts • Types of veils

One of the Prophets (peace be upon them all) asked his Lord ﷻ, ‘Where will I find you?’ Allah said, ‘You will find me with those whose hearts are broken for My sake.’ These are the true servants!” In this episode, we will cover: • Realizing servitude • Where will you find Allah? • Allah's Supreme Self-Sufficiency

“Whoever seeks honor with Allah, everything humbles itself before him and his honor remains everlastingly. Whoever seeks honor with other than Allah, he becomes humiliated before everyone, and his humiliation remains everlastingly.” In this episode, we will cover: • True honor • The Duʿa of Sayyiduna ʿAlī • Being elevated by Allah Additional Resource: • Recommended Duʿa of Sayyiduna ʿAli (may Allah be well pleased with him): كَفانِي عِزَّاً إذْ كُنْتَ لي رَبَّاً، وكَفَانِي فَخْرَاً إذْ أنَا لَكَ عَبْداً، أنتَ كَمَا أُحِبُّ فَوَفِّقْنِي لِمَا تُحِبّ، أنْتَ كَمَا أُريدُ فَوَفِّقْنِي لِما تُرِيد. Kafānī ‘izzan idh kunta lī Rabban, wa kafānī fakhran idh anā laka ‘abdan. Anta kamā uḥibb, fawaffiqnī limā tuḥib. Antā kamā urid, fawaffiqnī limā turīd It is enough honor for me that You are my Lord, and it is enough eminence for me that I am Your servant. You are as I love, so enable me to be as You love. You are as I want, so enable me to be as You want.

“Rely upon your Lord, O servant, in every state. Do not rely on yourself, because the one who relies on himself is always exhausted and displeased." In this episode, we will cover: • Everlasting comfort • The most intense punishment • The best advice

"Know that Allah the Exalted is looking at your inner-secrets and thoughts." In this episode, we will cover: • Muraqaba • Always seeking Allah's help • The 'distance' between you and Allah

The Prophet ﷺ said, “The grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise, or a pit from the pits of Fire.” In this episode, we will cover: • A Garden or a Pit • The two outcomes • Attaining certainty Additional Resource: • Prophetic Duʿa after 2nd Tashhahud: اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhāb Jahannam, wa min ‘adhāb al-qabr, wa min fitnat al-maḥyā wa’l mamāt, wa min sharri fitnat al-Masīḥ al-Dajjāl. O Allah, I seek refuge in You for the torment of the Fire and from the torment of the grave, and from the tribulation of life and death, and from the evil of the tribulation of the Antichrist.

“Truly, the heart is like a mirror—if you polish it, then it reflects; but if you let it remain opaque, it stays that way and becomes blind.” In this episode, we will cover: • The heart is the mirror • The 5 states of the mirror • Seeing the signs

"You must abandon [love of] the world, for it is the cause of every mistake." In this episode, we will cover: • Inward & outward worldliness • One love • The world serves the righteous

“Know, may Allah grant us and you the tawfiq granted to the righteous: you must engage in obedience, for it is the basis of salvation, and by it one attains success in the Gardens of Paradise." In this episode, we will cover: • The basis of salvation • Cutting hopes short • Limping towards Allah

All of creation is an indication of the beauty, majesty, and perfection of the Creator—but how do we witness that? In this episode, we will cover: • Witnessing Allah • The greatest pleasure • Enabling grace (Tawfiq)

In this season of SoulFood, we'll be studying a book by Shaykh Abu Bakr Bin Salim titled, 'The Key to Inner-Secrets.' In this episode, we will cover: • The life of Shaykh Abu Bakr Bin Salim • His character and immense generosity • A few of his sayings Recommended Duʿa: اللهمَّ إني أسألكَ العلمَ اللَّدُنِّي والْـمَشربَ الْصَافي الـهَنِي، يا وَهّابُ يا غَنِي. Allāhumma innī as’aluka al-‘ilm al-ladunnī, wa’l mashrab al-ṣāfī al-hanī, ya Wahhābu ya Ghanī. “O Allah, I ask You for direct knowledge from Your presence and a pure spring to drink from, O Bestower, O Self-Sufficient! • The Imams of the Valley by Shaykh Amin Buxton: https://www.meccabooks.com/933-imams-of-the-valley-2nd-edition.html

In commemoration of the Isra' & Mi'raj, we're re-releasing the episode on the Prophet's wondrous journey ﷺ ——— Part 2 of the Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent After the Night Journey to Jerusalem, the Prophet ﷺ begins his ascent through the seven levels of Paradise to the Lote Tree––and then is given a vision of his Lord the Blessed and Exalted. In this episode, we cover: • The Seven Heavens • The Lote Tree • The Divine Meeting Additional Resource: • Seedlings of Paradise: Subḥān Allāh, al-ḥamdu lillāh, wa lā ilāha illā Allāh, wa Allāhu akbar––wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh [Glorious is God, all praise belongs to God, there is no deity except God, and God is the Greatest––and there is no power nor might except by God] Intro and outro music by Ahbab al-Mustafa

In commemoration of the Isra' & Mi'raj, we're re-releasing the episode on the Prophet's wondrous journey ﷺ. ——— The greatest spiritual journey occurred on the night when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was taken to Jerusalem, then ascended to Paradise. In this episode, we cover: • Purity of the Prophet’s Heart ﷺ • Blessed places • Manifestations of the Unseen • The Imam of the Messengers Additional Resource: • 'The Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent' by Al-Sayyid Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki (translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad): https://www.meccabooks.com/1388-prophet-s-night-journey-heavenly-ascent.html?search_query=night+journey&results=44 • Dua for Protection: Aʿūdhu bi-wajhillāhi al-Karīm wa bi kalimātillahi al-tāmmāt al-latī lā yujāwizuhunna barrun wa lā fājir min sharri mā yanzilu min al-samāʾ wa min sharri mā yaʿruju fīhā wa min sharri mā dharaʾa fil-arḍ wa min sharri mā yakhruju minhā wa min fitani al-layli wal-nahār wa min ṭawāriq al-layli wal-nahār illā ṭāriqan yaṭruqu bi-khayrin yā Raḥmān Translation: I seek refuge in Allah’s Noble Countenance and in Allah’s perfect words which neither the righteous nor the disobedient overstep from evil that descends from the heavens and evil that ascends to it and evil that is created in the earth and the trials of night and day and the visitors of night and day save the visitor that visits goodness upon us, O Most Merciful! Intro and outro music by Ahbab al-Mustafa

You need to have a good opinion of God to successfully traverse the spiritual path. In this episode, we will cover: • Provisions for the Hereafter • Sincere repentance • Having a good opinion of God Intro and outro music by Firqa al-Masarra

Knowing how to deal with various types of people helps you navigate relationships with wisdom. In this episode, we will cover: • Responding to different people • The affinity of the souls • The wisdom of Jesus ﷺ Intro and outro music by Firqa al-Masarra