NYU Islamic Center Podcasts · Islamic Center at New York University

Prophetic Advice to Abu Dhar Al-Ghufari, Part 10 with Dr. Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer

·28 min

An Islamic scholar discusses the Prophet Muhammad's teachings to Abu Dharr al-Ghaffari about taqwa (God-consciousness) and sincere devotion. The episode emphasizes that the quality and sincerity of spiritual practice matters far more than the quantity, using Quranic stories and relatable modern examples of how insincerity can nullify even seemingly dedicated worship.

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A patient sermon that makes taqwa feel practical in the smallest habits around prayer.

This sermon treats taqwa as something lived, not merely praised: a habit of remembering Allah before, during, and after ordinary actions. Drawing on the Prophet's advice to Abu Dharr al-Ghaffari, it returns again and again to the same plain point, that God-consciousness belongs…

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You want taqwa turned into habits, not abstraction.

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