In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
As-salamu alaykum,
This is a talk given by Habib Umar during his recent visit to what was predominantly a group of school children. It emphasizes two critical elements of rearing of children (tarbiya): (1) intention, the Hadrami scholars say of their ancestors that they would teach children to [...]

Note on the audio: As-salamu alaykum, I made a a mistake in the second verse. It should be, “Allah is the one who created seven heavens . . .” Quran (65:12)

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
O slave of the body, how long will you toil in its service?
Are you seeking profit in that in which there is loss;
Turn to the soul and perfect its virtues;
For you – through the soul not the body – are human.
Much of Habib Umar’s message here has revolved around this [...]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
وبعد فهذه صيغة صلاة على النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وآله وصحبه وسلم للحبيب عمر بن حفيظ
وأوصى بالإكثار منها في شهر مولده صلى الله عليه وسلم
As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
This is a formula of prayers (salat) on the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him, his folk and companions and grant them [...]

“The beauty of knowledge appears on the face when the heart is adorned with adab towards the Real (alHaqq).”
- Habib Umar in a meeting with a group of South African scholars this morning.

Shaykh AbdulKarim is scheduled to accompany al-Sayyid Habib Umar bin Hafiz on his first ever tour to South Africa, in sha’ Allah. [...]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
As-salamu alaykum,
What follows is Habib Umar’s (Allah preserve him) talk from the mawlid last Thursday. It is quite time specific, but due to technical problems we were not able to get it transcribed immediately and there are also more omissions than usual. However the bulk of what [...]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
As-salamu alaykum Wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Today is the celebration of the opening of Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim. Its opening also coincided with the date of the disappearance of al-Habib Umar’s father, al-Habib Muhammad Bin Salim Bin Hafiz (Allah have mercy on him). So it is also a [...]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
What follows is a transcription of the translation of al-Habib Umar’s (Allah preserve him) first speech after he returned from Hajj this year. It was transcribed from a simultaneous translation, so please forgive grammatical errors.
Those who came to the pilgrimage, they were people that believed [...]

In The Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
As-Salamu alaykum
Habib Umar Bin Hafiz is giving a lecture on the merritous station of prophetic character and its role in calling to Allah and the spread of Islam. It will be translated in sha’ Allah. One can go to his website, or follow this link alhabibomar.com/live.php . The time [...]

Bismillah
As-salamu alaykum
Sayyidi al-Habib Umar Bin Hafiz (Allah preserve him) said in his talk during the weekly mawlid last night, “Relying on Allah (al-tawakkul) is being more confident in that which is in Allah’s treasure chests than you are of that which is in your own hand.” May Allah grant all of us and you to [...]