Abdul Wahab Saleem

In this lecture, Sh. Abdul Wahab Saleem shares some of the ways to increase barakah in one's life. Here is a glimpse into the barakah (blessing) that Allah had placed in the time of Al-Ḥāfiḍh Ibn Ḥajar al-‘Asqalānī (r): 1- He read all of Sunan Ibn Mājah in 4 sittings. Sunan Ibn Mājah collects 4341 traditions. 2- He read all of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim in 4 gatherings + 1 gathering of khatm. It collects around 4000 traditions if the repeated ones are not counted. When counting the repeated traditions, some have estimated it as much as approximately 12 000. 3- He read al-Sunan al-Kubrā by al-Nasā’ī in ten 4-hour long gatherings! Al-Sunan al-Kubrā is sold today in 12 volumes. It collects close to 11 949 traditions. 4- He read al-Mu‘jam al-Ṣaghīr of al-Ṭabarānī between ḍhuhr and ‘aṣr. It collects 1198 traditions. 5- He read Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī in ten 4-hour long gatherings. It collects 7563 traditions. 6- During a short stay in Damascus which was just under three months, he read about 100 volumes, in addition to other wor