They encompass the outpouring of their knowledge, the etiquette of their direction, and their knowledge of the path. They have originated from their inspirations and are accompanied with miracles. The litanies of the masters of the people of perfection are mingled with their spiritual states. In his commentary of the Hizb ul-Bahr, Shaykh Ahmad Zarruq relates: When particular invocations are received in this way they are filled with baraka that is linked with the spiritual state of the saint. The spiritual assistance ( madad) that flows from the recitation of Ratib al-Haddad is due to the fact that these Prophetic invocations were received through divine inspiration ( ilham). The accounts of its witnessed blessings, especially those in relation to the relief of distress, and protection from calamities are many. It is related that Allah fulfils the needs of those who recite Ratib al-Haddad according to the intentions that have been made for its recitation. Ever since, its recitation has been established as a daily litany and is continued every night. When he went for the Hajj he instituted it in Makka and in Madina. The Imam said that the Ratib would protect the town where it was recited, and would help people obtain the fulfilment of their requests from Allah. It was recited regularly in congregation after the Isha’ prayer, except in the month of Ramadan, when it was recited before Isha to allow time for the Tarawih prayers.
Ratib al-Haddad was first instituted in Amir’s village with the Imam’s permission, then at the Imam’s mosque at al- Hawi in 1072AH. His purpose was to have a litany that would be a protection for all who recited it and that would contain specific items pertaining to the beliefs of the Ahl as-Sunna wa’l-Jama’a, to counteract the effect of the Zaydi invasion of Hadramawt. The stimulus for its composition was a request by a student of the imam, a man named Amir from the Bani Sa ‘d, who lived in a village near Shibam. The Litany came to the Imam through divine inspiration and was composed on the night of 27 th Ramadan 1071 AH, on the Night of Destiny.
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