There is a very fine line between intention and surrender. Intention is becoming clear on what we want, whilst surrendering is trusting in the outcome. We live it everyday within Salat when we sincerely say – إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ~ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ‘You (Allah) alone we worship, You alone we ask for help. …
Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ajiba al-Maliki, May Allah have Mercy upon him, relates, ”The contemplative aspect of the Salat is highlighted by the fact that it is in the prayer that the believer meets his Lord, just as the Prophet, Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him, met Him in his Night Journey [al-Isra wal …
Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ajiba al-Maliki, May Allah have Mercy upon him, relates, ”The contemplative aspect of the Salat is highlighted by the fact that it is in the prayer that the believer meets his Lord, just as the Prophet, Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him, met Him in his Night Journey [al-Isra wal …
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma that Umar ibn al-Khattab did not see Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma present during the Subh [dawn] prayer. In the morning he went to the marketplace, and Sulayman’s house was between the market and the Prophet’s Masjid. He passed …
Shaykh Khatri Performs Wuḍūʼ from Jessica Rugg on Vimeo. “This video was recorded during a series of introductory Maliki Fiqh lessons taught by Shaykh Khatri at Ustadha Eiman Sidky’s home in the USA. It was filmed around the year 2000 and students have continued to benefit from it since. Credits: Host – Ustadha Eiman Sidky …
The following was posted by sidi Rashad Ali in an online discussion regarding sadl (leaving one’s hands by the side while standing in the prayer) vs. qabd (placing the right hand over the left hand and/or wrist while standing in prayer): “The question which is interesting for me is that Sadl is described as mubah …
Transliteration of the Salāt ‘alā al-Nabī, according to Mālikī fiqh: Allāhumma salli ‘alā Muhammadin wa ‘alā āli Muhammad, kamā sallayta ‘alā Ibrāhīma wa ‘alā āli Ibrāhīm. Wa bārik ‘alā Muhammadin wa ‘alā āli Muhammad, kamā bārakta ‘alā Ibrāhīma wa ‘alā āli Ibrāhīm. Fil-’ālamīn, innaka Hamīdun Majīd.
Transliteration of the Tashahhud, according to Maliki fiqh: At-tahiyyātu lillāhi-z-zakiyyātu lillāhi-t-tayyibātu-s-salawātu lillāh. As-salāmu ‘alayka ayyuha-n-nabiyyu wa rahmatu-llāhi wa barakātuh. As-salāmu ‘alayna wa ‘alā ‘ibādi-llāhi-s-sālihīn. Ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā’Allāhu wahdahu lā sharīka lah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh.