Ali Albarghouthi

Explanation of the 27th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (There is no one who is afflicted with distress and grief and says: O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave; my forehead is in Your hand, Your command over me passes and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You with which You have named Yourself, revealed in Your Book, taught to any of Your creation, or have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my breast, a departure for my sorrow, and a release from my anxiety,but Allah will take away his distress and grief and replace it with joy.) He was asked: O Messenger of Allah, should we learn these words? He said: (Of course; everyone who hears them should learn them.) Reported by Ahmad (3712), al-Hakim, and ibn Hibban. Ibn al-Qayyim, Ahmad Shakir, and al-Albani declared it to be sahih (Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 199)

Explanation of the 26 hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam used to make this dua: (My Rabb, aid me and do not aid against me, grant me victory and do not grant victory over me, plot for me and do not plot against me, guide me and facilitate guidance for me, and grant me victory over those who transgress against me. My Rabb, make me to You ever-grateful, of You ever-remembering, to You ever-fearful and ever-obedient, to You ever-humble, to You oft-regretful and returning. My Rabb, accept my repentance, wash my sin away, confirm my proof, guide my heart, straighten my tongue, and remove the blackness of my heart.) Reported by al-Nasai in al-Sunan al-Kubra (10552) and al-Tirmidhi (3551) and Abu Dawud (1510). Ibn Hajar declared it to be hasan, and ibn al-Qayyim, Ahmad Shakir, and al-Albani declared it to be sahih (Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3551)

Explanation of the 25th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series The Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Indeed iman gets worn out inside of you as a piece of clothing gets worn out. So ask Allah to renew iman in your hearts. ) Reported by al-Hakim and al-Tabarani. Al-Haythami, al-Iraqi, and al-Albani declared it to be hasan (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 1585)

Zayd ibn Arqam said: I only say to you what the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam used to say. He used to say: (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from inability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, decrepitude, and the torment of the grave. O Allah, grant my soul its piety and purify it as You are the Best to purify it. You are its Supporter and its Master. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from non-beneficial knowledge, from an irreverent heart, from a dissatisfied soul, and from a du‘a that goes unanswered) Reported by Muslim (2722)

In this khutbah, we learn about the reality of hasad (the evil eye) and how much damage it can do. We also learn about precautions you can take to protect yourself and family from it, and ways you can seek treatment from it when you are touched by it.

This khutbah discusses Black Magic according to the Quran and Sunnah, the danger of Magic, and means of protection. It also discusses how to seek treatment and how to wisely choose the one treating you.

Is Islam responsible for the extremism committed in its name? Where do the roots of extremism lie? How can we stem the spread of violence and extreme ideology today? You'll find the answers to these questions and more in this khutbah insha-Allah.

Do you sense some emptiness after Ramadan? Do you look back and crave the spirituality and iman you felt in Ramadan? Listen to this khutbah to reenergize your iman and start developing a plan for your hereafter.

Why do we practice I'tikaf (seclusion in the mosque) in Ramadan? What do we hope to gain from it? And how can it help change us and recharge us for the rest of the year? In this talk, we discuss the objectives of this great worship and the impact it leaves on those who practice it.

Ramadan is a metaphor for our lives. The way we approach the last few days of Ramadan reflects how we will be in the last days of our lives. The way to know if our Ramadan is successful is to see if it had left us with lasting lessons before it quickly leaves.

Shakal ibn Humayd said: I came to the Prophet salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam and said: “O Messenger of Allah, teach me a protective dua with which I can supplicate to seek refuge. So he held my hand and said: Say: O Allah, I seek your refuge from the evil of my hearing, the evil of my sight, the evil of my tongue, the evil of my heart, and the evil of my private part. Reported by Abu Dawud (1551) and al-Tirmidhi (3492). It is declared to be hasan gharib by al-Tirmidhi, hasan by ibn Hajar and al-Suyuti, and sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Tirmidhi 3492)

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam used to supplicate with these supplications: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the trial of Hellfire, from the torment of Hellfire, from the trial of the grave, from the torment of the grave, form the evil of the trial of affluence, and from the evil of the trial of poverty. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of the turmoil of the Dajjal. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow and hail water, purify my heart from sins as the white garment is purified from dirt, and put a distance between my sins and me like the distance Youve put between East and West. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from sloth, senility, sin, and debt

Umm Salamah was asked: What was the most frequent dua of the Prophet salla Allah alayhi wa sallam when he was with you? She said: His most frequent dua was O Turner of the hearts, make my heart firm upon your religion. She said: O Messenger of Allah, why is O Turner of the hearts, make my heart firm upon your religion your most frequent dua? He said: O Umm Salamah, there is no human except that their heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He leads astray. Then Muadh [one of the narrators of the hadith] recited: (O Our Rabb, do not lead our hearts astray after you have guided us [Aal Imran (8)])

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam was asked: Who is the best of people? He said: (Everyone with a makhmum [clean] heart and truthful tongue.) They asked: We know the truthful tongue but what is a makhmum heart? He answered: (It is the pious and pure one, with no sin, aggression, hatred, and envy in it.) Reported by ibn Majah (3416) and declared to be sahih by al-Mundhiri, al-Iraqi, al-Busayri, and al-Albani (Sahih ibn Majah 3416)

How can we reach a state where we actually enjoy the month of Ramadan? Where we look forward to it and prefer it to other months? Allah had made certain promises to us in the Quran, and if you listen to Him, Allah will take you there.

Ramadan teaches us so many lessons, and few are as important as developing our patience and reconnecting us with the Quran. In this khutbah, we learn the wisdom behind our fast, and we understand how the Quran should be read in the month of Ramadan.

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (The fasting of the Month of Patience and three days from every month removes the contaminants of the heart) reported by al-Bazzar and Ahmad and al-Tabarani and declared to be sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib 1032)

Ramadan brings a lot of rahmah (mercy) with it, a gift from the Most Merciful. It allows us to draw near to our Creator and to recover from the troubles and burdens of the last year. In this khutbah, we explain the mercy that we receive in Ramadan and how to be ready to receive it.

Is there food in heaven? How about hell? What food did the Prophet love and recommend? How can we receive blessings and rewards from our food ? Is our food supposed to teach us something? In this khutbah, we answer these questions and learn about the place of food in the Islamic outlook on life.

he Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (I know a statement that no one says truly from their heart except that they will be saved from Hellfire: La ilaha illa Allah) Reported by al-Hakim (242) and ibn Habban (204) and declared to be sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Targhib 1528)