Suhbah 2016: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (13/25)
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ur heart, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
116.THE END OF RAMADĀN Sunday, July 3, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur to Allāh we reached the end of the 3 months. 3 months passed, Ramaḍān, the third month, also passed. It is the third of the holy months. We are in the last 10 days. These are very holy days. Shukur to Allāh, the followers they came here for the sake of Allāh. Intention, intention is very important in Islām. According to that intention Allāh (awj) counts their coming and going as worshipping.
Tomorrow here is the day before ‘Īd (‘arafah) but in Islam you look for the moon. Of course it isn't like in the old days. In the old times, they knew the prayer times without a watch. They knew the beginning, the end, or the middle of the month that same way. Allāh gave people knowledge - they do things according to it. They say "Today is ‘arafah, today is ‘Īd". We obey "ūlū l-amr"(those in authority).
There are mountains and hills here, we can't see the moon here. It isn't good to make it independently. That's why we will follow the general order in our country. Especially for the ‘Īd day - they celebrate the ‘Īd here. By saying they don't celebrate it some other place - you can't fast. You have to obey in this country but you can fast before Ramaḍān. You can start fasting one day before it has started in another country. There is no suspicion in Islām. You have to be careful about suspicious things. Al-ḥalālu bayyinun wa l-ḥarāmu bayyin wa baynahummā umūrun mushtabihāt.. This is from suspicious things. That's why you can't smoke in the streets in a Muslim country because in the other country is ‘Īd. While everyone here is fasting you are saying - "fasting is over." Because you broke fast intentionally, you need to pay kaffārah for that fasting. That's why Mawlānā taught us everything in a good way.
This is an important issue. Celebrate ‘Īd according to the country you are in. If they celebrate ‘Īd on Tuesday, you will break fast on Tuesday. They do it on Wednesday in Egypt, if you are there, you do it on that day. If you are here, you can't fast. Or in another country where they celebrate ‘Īd on Monday, you can't say "I follow them. It is a sin to fast on ‘Īd day" and break fast. Allāh showed you the easy way. Don't make it difficult for yourself. These are examples. Mawlānā only showed us the fasting as an example but there are lots of things. You'll manage without hardship. Allāh gives according to your
intention. He (jj) will be pleased with you. If you say "I know, they don't know" then you'll be like shayṭān. Shayṭān opposed Allāh. "How can you ask? I'm better than him. Why would I prostrate to him?".
These are examples. That's why you have to obey where you are, without objecting. No fitnah. No division. We are all the same. Like we said you can fast as much as you like, whenever you want before Ramaḍān, before the three months. There is no limit. Nobody will object to you or tell you something. May Allāh give us the blessings of these days, in shā’ Allāh. These are the trading days. In shā’ Allāh, today is an honorable day, ‘arafah day is even more honorable. In shā’ Allāh, leave worldly things, pray and worship more so that Allāh raises your stations and rewards you, in shā’ Allāh.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we have reached end of three holy months, especially Ramaḍān. Tomorrow last day for our country's calendar. But for others - they are saying they will look for, sunnah also to look for moon, for new month. After maghrib, new moon you can see. But it is too difficult to see. And Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla give knowledge for people. Some people, they are looking for knowledge and calculating and they, mostly they know. Mostly. Sometimes, of course, also there is mistake. But other people looking and saying they are they show, see new moon, they say tomorrow new month. They are not making like some countries, they have time for holiday because they are making from beginning of the year. Calculating and say to people - this day holiday, from this day to that day holiday. So they are not looking too much for seeing new moon.
And al-ḥamdu liLlāh you are all coming here for sake of Allāh. Allāh give you for your intention. Since you are leaving for coming to this area, Allāh for each step He reward you. And there is important thing also. Mawlānā was doing this for ʻĪd: he is making ʻĪd with the country he's living. Like our country, they said for ʻĪd Tuesday. We must... If we are living in this country, we must follow, make ʻĪd Tuesday, not objecting. These Muslim countries, some Muslim countries doing Monday. We cannot open our fast Monday. Or they are doing Wednesday. We cannot be fasting Tuesday in our country. Because it is not our business. People who are government or in charge, they are responsible for us. And they have special people, they are doing this.
So if you are opening your fast before one day, maybe it is like what these people they're saying - so it is you finish one day [ahead] from Ramaḍān. You cannot put anything instead of this. And you will be charged for this. And if you are not opening on Tuesday, also you are fasting on ʻĪd - also forbidden. So be easy, be relaxed and follow what your country. But if you are in Egypt and they are doing Wednesday, don't open Tuesday. Everybody following the country he lives. Not your business to say this country open this. Because big responsibility. Mawlānā was teaching this for us. All time every year they were asking for this. Without fed up, people were asking asking. Every time he said this reply. Because it is right and
acceptable. And we must do. And he give example from this to not follow your ego or your opinion. Because if you follow your opinion, you will be lost. Only follow jamā‘ah and be easy. Don't make party, separation.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we reach the end of Ramaḍān. And it is very holy days, especially tomorrow. It is reward days, prayed days. And it is acceptable for praying, for du‘ā’. Everything, in shā’ Allāh, Allāh accept our du‘ā’, make us happy with our gift what He give for us from īmān, Islām and ṭarīqah and to be in right way, to be safe, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
117.GIFT FROM ALLAH Monday, July 4, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur Allāh we passed this Ramaḍān also. Today is the last day. Easy or difficult - the days are passing. Shukur Allāh made us succeed. We passed Ramaḍān comfortably, without trouble. Now we reached the end. Here, Allāh (awj) sends angels to give us the rewards. "They fasted to please Me. Go and give their rewards. Give" He (jj) says. After the ‘Īd prayer, only Allāh knows the grants He gives to people, who respect Ramaḍān and fast - "I give their reward, my gifts for these people. They fasted and prayed for Me. They respected this month." All their sins - in ākhirah will be forgiven. Most of their praying for this world is also accepted. Definitely all of them are accepted.
Sometimes Allāh (awj) doesn't give it here. He gives in ākhirah - to be given in ākhirah is nicer, more virtuous. Our Prophet (saw) said; "If people knew the reward of prayers in ākhirah, they would say "we wish all our prayers were accepted in ākhirah, not here" But still most of the prayers are accepted because they are for sake of Allāh.
One month passed. Lucky people fasted. Allāh helped them to fast. They respect Ramaḍān, they love the Prophet (saw). Life is passing for everyone. People outside aren't aware of anything during this month. They don't even know why they are living. They complain "we are burning, dying of hot weather". Shukur Allāh, Allāh gave us happiness, also spiritual happiness. Even though it is hard, these people can never taste that happiness at ifṭār time. It is happiness both here and hereafter. It is a beautiful month. May Allāh grant us again. May its abundance come on us, in shā’ Allāh.
This is the good news from Allāh. People said it was hard. Even though it was hard, everyday Allāh gave happiness at ifṭār time. The Prophet (saw) says: "There are two kinds of happiness for the fasting person - one is at ifṭār time, one is its reward in paradise." This is the taste of belief. May Allāh grant it to everyone. When you get that taste you search for that taste anyway. They search for it in the wrong places. They search for it in bad places, not good places. They search for it with bad people. How will you find it? You can't. You can't search for bread in the sewage. There is nothing other than dirt. If you are searching for nice things, search in clean places. You can't find relief,
happiness, beauty, peace in the sewage but you can find it with good people, people, who love Allāh, who respect the Prophet (saw) and are in the presence of Allāh.
May Allāh keep us on the right path, in shā’ Allāh. May your prayers be accepted, in shā’ Allāh. May it be a cure for all ill people, in shā’ Allāh. May you be in good health, welfare, safety, in shā’ Allāh. May you live in prosperity and abundance.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we reached the end of Ramaḍān, month of Allāh, holy month Ramaḍān. Now it is the last day. Sometimes it's coming 30 days, sometimes 29. This year it was 29. So it is the end of this month. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are happy. It was little bit hot. Some people, they get difficult for this fasting but al-ḥamdu liLlāh we finished. And even it was difficult for fasting, but every day Allāh give us happiness. At the end of day, when you break your fast, it is happiness. Only fasting people know this happiness.
Every day, al-ḥamdu liLlāh 29 days we were happy. All people who are fasting, they are happy and this happiness not only for drinking or water, or eating. No, it is also gift from Allāh. Some people thought it's only for "We are hungry. We are thirsty." No, it is also from Allāh. He give us this happiness. And al-ḥamdu liLlāh we 29 days we are now happy alḥamdu liLlāh to today finish. And Allāh He is happy with us. This is most important happiness. Because He said for His angel "Look, My servants, they were fasting and respecting this month, worshipping Me in this month. And I am happy with them. Go now to mosque and give them from My gifts." This gift Allāh, He said "I am giving this gift. No calculation, no counting, Only I am giving this for people." And it is gift of Allāh from His generosity.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are for this we feel happiness. And it is big luck for people who are fasting. The people who are not fasting, they thought they are happy because they are not suffering from hunger, not suffering from thirst. But no, they are not happy because Allāh not happy with them. Allāh gives happiness... Everything in hands of Allāh, He is giving His happiness for fasting people. And He said "Go to these people. I will forgive all and give them gift for next life and for this life also I accept their du‘ā’, their praying, what they pray I accept for them." And it is big tiding for believers, for Muslims. Because days are running.
But when you believe and respect and accept Lord Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla, you'll be happy. But shayṭān making people to not accept. Only difference between human being - believer and not believer. Believers, what they suffer in this world, they [get] reward for this. But nonbelievers as much they suffer, no benefit for them. Since one month it is hot. Every people, everybody in this country, other countries who are not fasting, they cannot be more cool. No - same. Even more hot for them. They're taking off everything, still they're feeling hot, very hot and it is no reward for them. But for believers, everything you suffer from this, each small thing, Allāh reward you. Even one stone it may be under
your feet, also Allāh reward you for this. Prophet (saw) saying this. Nothing going empty. But who is not believer, everything going empty, everything no use for them.
For this, al-ḥamdu liLlāh we finish Ramaḍān. And Allāh, in shā’ Allāh, will reward us for this from His endless oceans. And we are asking Him to be to reach many Ramaḍāns with better for reaching for Islām, for help for Islām. We are asking for Mahdi ‘alayhi s- salām also, in h and long life with īmān, in shā’ Allāh, for you and for all your family, in shā’ Allāh, relative or friends also, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
118.THE HOLY FEASTS Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur to Allāh it is ‘Īd. This is the ‘Īd, that Allāh appointed for us. We say "‘Īd al Fiṭr, Ramaḍān ‘Īd, candy ‘Īd. There is also the ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥá. These holidays are the days, that Allāh (awj) gifted to the Muslims. Respecting them means respecting Allāh's order. It is sunnah to visit each other and congratulate for ‘Īd. It is a beautiful thing. Allāh likes and loves it. They used to sing folk songs in the old times - "Laysa l-‘Īd liman labisa l-jadīd. Innamā l‘Īd liman khāfu l-wa‘īd" They said it in ṣalāh (prayer).
In the old times people wore new shoes, new clothes, only on ‘Īd. When they wore them on ‘Īd, they were happier. Now everything is in abundance. Nobody waits for ‘Īd. People don't wear the same clothes a second time. They has no value. But still with Allāh's wisdom ‘Īd has a different quality. Allāh keeps it until the Day of Judgement. What Allāh gives to people, they can't find in other things. They can't find these beauties in other things. There are different kinds of people, who have feasts everyday. We have a saying "For the crazy, everyday is a feast". Now has become like that for people. However in Allāh's presence there are two ‘Īds - ‘Īdayn. Celebrating them as ‘Īd brings Allāh's pleasure.
Like we said yesterday Allāh (awj) gives rewards to people after ‘Īd prayer, who fasted, who prayed, who worshipped. May Allāh make us reach many years, in shā’ Allāh. May it be mubārak, in shā’ Allāh. We congratulate the whole nation of Muḥammad. May Allāh keep us from shayṭān's harm. We are in such a time, people don't know right doing from wrong doing. People, who say they are Muslims, do things that even unbelievers won't do. They will all be accounted. You can't escape by saying "I didn't know", etc. Everything is clear. A Muslim can't shed the blood of another Muslim, following his own mind. The Prophet (saw) forbade it. Just like in the holy cities if you do a good deed there is 100 thousand times more reward, so if you commit a sin, it is the same.
"I didn't know , etc". There is no such thing. Allāh gave you mind, you say you are a Muslim and call others non-believers. What do you understand from being a Muslim? When you call others unbelievers Allāh (awj) says "Come and give account" on the Day of Judgement. They can't be saved because they had bad manners and misbehaved in all
respects. They did things that don't exist in Islām. They disrespected our Prophet (saw). What to say? May Allāh protect the nation of Muḥammad from fitnah. May Allāh protect us from the harm of shayṭān on this ‘Īd day
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we arrived ʻĪd feast. The feast is gift from Allāh. It is - only we have holy two feasts, one after Ramaḍān, Ramaḍān feast, ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr and for ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥá. This is from gift from Allāh. Because every year people, they were doing many things, feasts for other things. But Prophet (saw) when he come to Madīnah, because Madīnah it is holy city for Prophet (saw) and base for Islām first state, so Allāh put rules, put what we must do.
And there is two feasts, especially for believers, for Muslims. And they are holy. And this one we arrived this morning after ʻĪd praying, Allāh was sending angel to reward mu’min, Muslim believer who was fasting all this month and they are doing good thing, giving their charity, giving zakāh, giving fasting and praying, doing worshipping. All this Allāh, al-ḥamdu liLlāh, He reward us. After, with ʻĪd praying, He's sending every feast, ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr angel. And they are giving for people who they are obeying. We are respecting. Before because old time feast it was more people waiting for ʻĪd because there was poorness. And it was only in feast time the people they buy new clothes, new things for children, for themselves. So they were happy. There was poem also saying it is not feast, who happy for this, to be happy for new clothes. The feast is to be aware from Day of Judgment.
But now people they have everything. They are not waiting for ʻĪd to buy new thing to wear. Every time they are wearing. But still there is place for ʻĪd, special place for ‘Īdu l- Fiṭr ‘Īdu lAḍḥá. Because also now new modern people, they are doing every day a new feast day. They say for chicken, for dog, for independence and for love, for rubbish. Every day they're making new. In Turkish they say the feast, for crazy people every day ʻĪd feast. But for who are knowing there is Real ʻĪd, it is this. Because we get gift from Allāh and He is happy with these days. He reward us from His endless treasures. And it is day of end of times. People they are not respecting even Prophet, not respecting his holy city. And we are... When people respecting what Allāh give us, He reward them. Even they're not doing anything, only to remember this, also He give them rewarding.
But who are not respecting and doing the worst for human being, Allāh will ask them. Because they are saying "We are Muslim". And they are reading Qur’ān. They are reading everything and they are killing people, especially Muslims, and not respecting Prophet and his holy city. So it is... They will ask. Because they are... only they thought by their worshipping there will be reward. No. Respect, it is first to be adab, to be good behavior - it is most important in Islām. But what we do? These people, they are not anymore like human beings. Beasts. In this holy day they are doing bad thing, the worst thing. Don't think, they are not thinking they will be get away with this what they've
done. No place to run away. Allāh save us from this fitnah, in shā’ Allāh to be... Allāh give us, we are waiting for Mahdi ‘alayhi ssalām to clean this dirtiness from earth. Because these people, they are not understanding from speaking, from anything not understanding. Only they understand when Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām come They're cleaning them out from this earth. Allāh make him to come soon, in shā’ Allāh. Next ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr, in shā’ Allāh we'll be with him, in shā’ Allāh, we hope in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
119.HAPPY DAYS Wednesday, July 6, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
A‘ūdhu biLlāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. "Qul bifaḍli Llāhi wa biraḥmatihi fabidhālika falyafraḥū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn." (10:58) This ‘Īd day is a day of happiness. Allāh tells us to be happy, to be joyful. When Allāh treats us with mercy and generosity be happy and joyful. No need for anything else. When it is there, it means all kinds of goodness came. You'll be happy with goodness. When Allāh gives with generosity, no sadness left, only happiness.
Now it is days of ‘Īd, happy days. In shā’ Allāh, our happiness is constant. May Allāh's mercy, generosity be constantly with us, in shā’ Allāh.
Today ʻĪd and happiness for ʻĪd. For everything in this life we read āyah; Bismi Llāhi rRaḥmāni r-Raḥīm. "Qul bifaḍli Llāhi wa biraḥmatihi fabidhālika falyafraḥū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn." (10:58) Allāh saying by His generosity and His mercy, this is - what you must be happy with this. If you get this, it is the happiness. And these days, ʻĪd days, Feast days - happy days. When we remember this for our brothers, for Muslim people, they are looking for happiness. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh Allāh He give us this happiness, His mercy, and His generosity. And it is saying it is better from what they are collecting. Collecting - it will be left in this world. But the generosity of Allāh and His mercy, it will be with you forever. It is the best thing. This is for ʻĪd. Allāh give us for every... We must be happy all time, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah
120.THE SIX DAYS OF SHAWWĀL Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur to Allāh, we finished Ramaḍān, reached the month of Shawwāl. Shawwāl is a heavy month but it also has virtue. There are six days of fasting in Shawwāl. It is the sunnah of the Prophet (saw). If you fast these six days, plus the thirty days of Ramaḍān – every day is counted as ten days, it adds up to 360 days. You'll be rewarded as if you fasted the whole year. Whoever fasts on these days, his sins will be taken away, he'll be as clean and without sin as if he was just born. . It is an expiation for all sins. Because of this he'll be as if he fasted the whole year, his whole life. It is a very virtuous fasting.
Normally if you want you can start on the second say of ‘Īd and complete six days like our Prophet (saw). You can do the Shawwāl fasting until the end of the month - you can either fast one by one or all at once. You can but whatever the Prophet (saw) did, following him (saw), keeping his way is more virtuous, rewarding. Still Allāh Azza wa Jalla showed mercy to people - they can do it slowly. But it is easier, more comfortable to fast it all together. Otherwise it is quite difficult. We also did it many times, one by one day is quite difficult to fast in Shawwāl. But when you do it all at once it is easier.
This is also a big gift from Allāh after Ramaḍān, it is the mercy of our Prophet (saw). Here people only look at material things. However they should be more careful about spiritual things and follow them. We have to look what we can take. Materialism comes from disbelief. The stronger the belief the more you want to look at spirituality. Whatever will be done, for example six days of Shawwāl, from the first day of Dhū l-Ḥijjah until ninth day, if he wants he can fast on first, eighth, ninth, fasting on Muḥarram etc. These are nice things. A person, with strong spirituality and belief waits for those days to fast. May Allāh accept it in shā’ Allāh.
This alḥamdu liLlāh we are in last day of ʿĪd, Shawwāl. This is month of Shawwāl. Moon calendar, every month has special things for them. Shawwāl, it is little bit heavy month. After three holy months Shawwāl coming. We must be more careful, more doing good things, to be protected. And there is in Shawwāl six days to fast. In six days - each day, with Ramaḍān, equal to ten days. So it's 360 days, equal one year for moon calendar. Because moon calendar not like sun calendar, it's less. And when you do this, Prophet
(saw) said your sins it will go out from you as you are newborn baby - no sin for them at all. When you do this with Ramaḍān, all your sins will be gone al-ḥamdu liLlāh. . And Allāh reward you as you are fasting whole year.
"Ṣā’imu d-dahr" meaning - there is a few people, they are doing this. Rare people. They are fasting whole life. Only breaking fast in first of ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr and four days for ‘Īdu l- Aḍḥá. Five days a year they are not fasting. But all year fasting. And we are fasting maybe two months altogether with nāfilah. But these people, they are fasting all their life. They were calling them "Ṣā’imu d-dahr". First time I was seeing in... I was child, Mawlānā show me one man. He said this is "Ṣā’imu d-dahr". I was little bit astonished how he is whole life fasting. How? It is very difficult thing.
But Prophet (saw) who said fasting six days, with Ramaḍān, of Shawwāl, he is like whole life fasting. And to beginning from second day of ‘Īd, second of Shawwāl sunnah of Prophet (saw). He was doing, finishing six days altogether. And when finish, they said ‘Īdu l-Abrār, "feast of pure people". But for people, they can do like this or they can do one day by one day, whole month of Shawwāl. One day they like to do, they can do. But the best to do it altogether because more easy. Because this month, it's really heavy to fast in it. Especially, one day by one day, it is so difficult. Many people they beginning and they cannot finish. But intention to finish with fasting two days after, looking - oh Shawwāl finish.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh this is also gift from Allāh and this is spiritual gift. And people who are getting more belief, they are looking for this thing. Not looking for material thing, looking especially for spiritual thing also like Shawwāl fasting, Dhū l-Ḥijjah fasting, Muḥarram fasting, like Rajab, Sha‘bān . All these we are, they are people looking for this. When belief becomes stronger, looking for this. But if not, no belief, they are even Ramaḍān they're not feeling. Allāh make us to feel this taste, to enjoy this spiritual gift from Allāh, to be happy. Allāh make our belief more stronger and stronger, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
121.DON’T BE ANGRY Friday, July 8, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
There are some things they look small but are difficult to to do. They asked the Prophet (sas) to give an advice. "Lā taghḍab" he said "Don't be angry". Just one word. Then he (sas) said again "lā taghḍab". "Give us another advice. This is easy." Our Prophet (saw) again - "lā taghḍab" said "don't be angry". They asked him many times, each time he said the same. It is difficult not to get angry. That's why, what the Prophet (saw) tells isn't easy. It isn't easy not to be angry. That advice is for the whole nation.
Our Prophet (sas) says: "brave or bully who is the hero?" He (sas) says: "manu sh-shujā?‘" (Who is the hero?) Shujā‘ means a hero. "The hero is someone, who controls his anger." It is easy to be a hero against other people. but to control the anger of your ego it is a difficult thing. That's why, our Prophet's (sas) advice to people, to the nation is "don't be angry".
Getting angry is harmful most of the time. There are moments to be angry but they are very rare. Most people don't do that. They get angry when it isn't necessary. There are moments when it is necessary to get angry - to keep Allāh's order, to help someone oppressed. Nobody gets angry then - they say "who cares?" or "let's not get ourselves in trouble" and they don't get angry. But other times, they fight.
Hz. Abū Bakr was very soft and gentle. He was with the Prophet (sas) all the time, never separated. He was aṣ-Ṣiddiq. People, who knew him, said he was gentle. Hz. ‘Umar on the contrary was a very angry companion. The caliphs of our Prophet (saw). After our Prophet (sas) 90% of the Arabs apostatized, left the religion. Hz. Abū Bakr drew his sword. He said "until they come back to the religion, I won't sheathe my sword." He was angry for Allāh. Soft, quiet, gentle person but Hz. Abū Bakr showed them that he was the caliph of the Prophet (saw). Hz. ‘Umar told Hz. Abū Bakr that "there are a lot of men, let's be political, let's talk to them, etc." Hz. Abū Bakr gave him a beautiful answer: "You were a lion in the days of ignorance, did you turn into a rabbit in the days of Islām?" Hz. ‘Umar was the angry one, against everything. Hz. Abū Bakr was the opposite but for Islām and Allāh, he showed his anger. This is a lesson for everyone.
It is a great attribute to control anger. It isn't easy. Like we said, it isn't an easy matter. Controlling the ego, not getting angry, is difficult. Especially what comes against your ego - this is the definition of ṭarīqah. What comes on my ego, instead of being angry, I should be happy.
I should say: "that's nothing, my ego deserves more". Many mashāyikh suffered. They were insulted, kicked out - most of the mashāyikh, ṣāliḥun (righteous), prophets. But of course, because the prophets are innocent, it doesn't affect them. They were patient with their egos, they overcame their ego's anger. Like we said, this is the way they became the lions of Allāh, heros of Allāh.
This gentleness, innamā l-‘ilmu bit-ta‘allumi wa innamā l-ḥilmu bit-taḥallum. Knowledge comes by learning. Not getting angry, being soft, bit-taḥallum - happens slowly, not suddenly. Like we said it is a very difficult issue. Anger is of course one of the biggest weapons of the devil. He has bigger weapons than that but anger is one of them. He lifts people up with anger, and throws them down with harm. They can't control their anger and they regret it later on. The ego can destroy the world in that moment, but will regret it later on. To prevent it, our Prophet's (sas) advice, all the mashāyikh's advice and guidance, is to control the anger of the ego.
May Allāh help us all, because we all have it, everyone has it. It should be only for Allāh, for Allāh's way. Allāh created two sides - one side goes to goodness, one side goes to badness. In shā’a Llāh, may our anger be for Allāh's sake, in shā’a Llāh.
Many things you feel it is small things. You not care about the one most important thing. They were asking Prophet (sas), one ṣaḥābīy (companion). "Beloved Prophet (sas), tell me advice good for me" Prophet (sas) said "lā taghḍab - Don't be angry." He said "Ok, next. What is, again give me one more advice, good thing to do." Prophet (sas) he said "lā taghḍab - Don't be angry." He said maybe Prophet, astaghfiru Llāh, can give another naṣīḥah (advice). He asked him again. How many times he asked, every time same answer. Because to not be angry, it is not easy. Anger, it is difficult, difficult to control it. To be under your control, it is very difficult thing. For this, Prophet (sas) was telling this ṣaḥābīy "Be... Don't be angry."
Other ḥadīth also saying "Who is hero? Who fighting with people, who making that and that or doing this strong thing?" Said "The hero - who is controlling his anger". Really it is not easy thing to do. Anger it is terrible thing. When man become angry, become like crazy. Nothing can stop him. Many people in jail from one second of anger they do something they regret for whole life. They do one time, after five minutes they regret. "I wish I didn't do this. Why I did this?" they say.
And it is - everything Allāh created for benefit of people and for not benefit. Anger also
same. Don't be angry. Few things only you can be angry. Because people they are angry for everything but for few things you must be angry. You must be - if you can change, you can do. What is this? The order of Allāh or to helping oppressed one if you can. But people, they are leaving this. They are not doing angry for this. Only doing angry for everything else.
Example for this: when Sayyudinā Abū Bakr, khalīfah of Prophet, first khalīfah (ra) he was very peaceful, very calm, very quiet person. Sayyudinā Abū Bakr he was friend all life with Prophet (sas). And Prophet (sas) saying for him "He's my friend here and hereafter".
And if anything bad happens, he was making, can fix between people and not be angry. And there was other khalīfah Sayyudinā ʿUmar, second one. When Prophet (sas) changed his world (passed away), Arab 90%, they go out of Islām. Why? To not pay money, zakāh. The most important this and other things also. But they were quickly changing. Sayyidunā Abū Bakr, he take his sword from not putting inside. "Just I will fight these people" he said, "until last one to come to Islām." And people were surprised. "How this man? He's very quiet, very calm, very soft man become like this, wanted to fight whole these Arabs?" He said "This is order of Allāh, order of Prophet. I cannot... one millimeter cannot be... I cannot tolerate even one millimeter." And he was fighting.
But Sayyidunā ʿUmar, he was really angry for everything. In many times when in front of Prophet (sas) "O Prophet, let me take this man's head from his body." Many times he said this. But that time coming to Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and tell him "Don't be very hurry to do this. We can speak. We can negotiate with these people to not..." There was one word, it is real good Sayyidunā Abū Bakr said to Sayyidunā ʿUmar - "You are lion in jāhilīyah time before Islām and you are now like rabbit in Islām. How you can say this for me?" he said. Look for Islām, for Allāh how they give us example. You must be angry for very few things. But people, they are angry for everything but forgetting real thing what to be angry. And alḥamdu liLlāh he finish all these people for his .. Allāh help him with his anger to make all these people Muslim. It was benefit anger - not to destroy people, no, to give them life. Not to take their life by anger.
So it is small word to say but to do it is very difficult. Many times were coming people for ḥajj asking Mawlānā "Give me advice." He said to them same advice. "Don't be angry." Because in Hajj also people getting 10 times angry, 100 times angry. So to be... We must train ourself to be not angry. Because Prophet (sas) said: innamā l-‘ilmu bit- ta‘allumi wa innamā l-ḥilmu bit-taḥallum. ‘Ilm knowledge by learning it is. And to be not angry also slowly slowly you can - you cannot do it [all at] once. So slowly slowly we, in shā’a Llāh, Allāh help us to take this anger from ourself, bad anger. And it is, in shā’a Llāh, from mashāyikh also. They were giving us very good example. They weren't angry for themselves at all. If something, some people doing wrong for them or speaking
wrong by action or by word, they were saying "It is for our ego, it is not too much. It is very few. We, our ego need more than this." So they were not angry for their ego, even they are happy to hear something like this for their ego. Teaching from ṭarīqah it's good teaching, in shā’a Llāh to be not angry. Wa min Allāhi ttawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
122.AN EXALTED CHARACTER (68:4) Saturday, July 9, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
The advice of our Prophet for us is beautiful manners. “Innamā bu‘ithtu li’utammima makārimu l-akhlāq” "Wa innaka la‘alá khuluqin ‘aẓīm." (68:4) Allāh created our Prophet as the highest and the greatest being. His station and everything is the greatest. Our Prophet is the highest. He said "Who loves me should do what I do". His advice is to have good character and good manners, get along well with people. It is good to get along with people. Our Prophet used to get along with everyone well. We should learn how to behave from our Prophet. He was merciful to weak ones, to women and children. He treated guests well and would pay everyone's due right. He was nice with neighbours. These are good features.
Having good character is not doing something which is impossible. There is dignity. To show your dignity among people is part of good character. If Allāh gave you something, you should show it in order to show the dignity of Islām. Not to everyone but "Ashiddā’u ‘alá l-kuffāri ruḥamā’u baynahum." (48:29) You should be humble with Muslims but it is not right to show humility to other non-Muslim people. You shouldn't. You should show the grandeur of Islām. You should show your majesty to them, and if they are Muslim but have nothing to do with religion, in order for them not to belittle Islām, to make them feel that dignity, beauty and awe. Behaving in such a way is from good manners too. It is a good manner.
People get confused now. They think they should be humble with everyone, with kāfir, unbelievers and atheists. No, there can't be such a thing. Allāh created you as Muslim or you came to faith and guidance - that is a big favour. You can't waste it away. Show as much humility as you want to Muslims. That will give you thawāb (reward) and goodness. But everything has its way, its manner. And that is a character of our Prophet, it's an attribute of makārimu l-akhlāq. A good one will show himself. We are not saying to do badness to nonMuslims if you are good. You can show your strength to them to protect the glory of Islām. And you can show majesty like we have such a big favour and you are empty people. But you cannot harm them because they attack Islām at every chance they get, be it with their hands or tongues both in writing and speaking. And we can do everything possible to protect the beauty of Islām against them, in shā’a Llāh.
Good manners are from the characters loved by Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla. It's an attribute of the people of paradise. And sū’u l-khulq, a person with bad manners deserves hell because he leaves one badness and enters another one. He leaves one and starts another because it's from bad character. Therefore let's correct our manners, in shā’Allāh.
Prophet (saws) he is the most highest person. Allāh created from His light. And he is perfect. There is a saying, common saying, "nobody is perfect." But there is... because rare they are not counted. al-nādir kal-ma‘dūm, an Arabic saying - Rare like nothing. Prophet (saws) he is completely perfect. In everything, for everything he is perfect. And he was shown in Qur’ān "Wa innaka la‘alá khuluqin ‘aẓīm"(68:4) Your behavior, the best behavior. A great behaviour you have. And he was showing us how to behave. Ad-dīn mu‘āmalah - meaning, religion it is good behaviour. Prophet (saws) was showing people, where these people they were ignorant people, like they don't have anything from good behaviour, or like animals. He taught them. He taught all ṣaḥābah and they make the greatest civilization for human beings.
Because Allāh sent him as last Prophet to complete religion of Allāh. Islām, it is the religion of civilization. He taught these people, desert people, to be real good people, merciful people, good behaved people and ordering us to follow him. Why? "If you love Allāh follow me, Allāh will love you." (3:31) And to follow Prophet (sas) you must do what he was doing. To be good behaved, good behaviour, is [to be] good with everybody especially with weak people, with women, with children, people who, nobody cares for them. For neighbour, for animals, for even nature, because he was saying when you make even wūḍū’, don't waste water. If any river, running river, don't throw any dirtiness in it. He was teaching us this good behaviour. Every good behaviour, not only to be gentle. For every common thing he was behaving good. And he order us for this.
You must be with all people - to be gentle mercy for them. Even for enemy, they also have rights. First send them a message to invite them, to show them the good way. And if they don't accept, after he can fight them. He was humble for Muslim also, especially for Muslims. But for who are...there is also another thing - he must show the mightiness of Islām, not to be humble for who are coming to fight Islām. You cannot be humble with them. You must be strong with them, this is also from the good behaviour. He show us everything we have to do in place, in time. Not to be idiots, to be clever [is] also good behaviour. He show us and he was insisting not to be cheated, because enemy not sleeping at all. He is attacking us, because first enemy is shayṭān and he using everybody to attack us. So we must be waking up, and to be clever and not to be cheated by shayṭān and to fight between us. This also is from the good behaviour of the Prophet (sas), what Allāh order us for good behaviour, not only to be humble and to be gentle like this. No you must be open also, this is also from good behaviour. Allāh make us from these people who are
acceptable in Divine Presence, good behaved people they are people of Paradise, and Allāh said, bad behaved people these people - people of hell. Because bad character they are jumping from sin to sin, from bad thing to other bad thing, until going to hell. But good people, opposite. in shā’a Llāh. Allāh make us from good people.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
123.LIFE IS LIKE A PLAY (6:32) Sunday, July 10, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is saying in Qurʾān, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, "Wa mā l- ḥayātu d-dunyā illā la‘ibun wa lahwun wala d-dāru l-ākhiratu khayrun lilladhīna yattaqūna afalā ta‘qilūn." (6:32)
Allāh is showing this life like a game to us so that a man with brains can see it and obey Allāh. Mindful people realize it. Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla created us like in a game and we are in this life for a period of time. All the troubles and burdens here are temporary. What do we do every day? We wake up in the morning, who prays, makes his prayers. A day passes and evening comes. And when evening comes, the day is over. What happened throughout the day? The one who made his evaluation wins - "What did I do today? Did I make a mistake? Did I do something bad?" If he did, he repents and asks for forgiveness. A servant who knows his mistake is an accepted servant. And the one who wakes up and doesn't worship, who doesn't recognize Allāh, and doesn't know the orders of Allāh, and doesn't obey them, is in loss at the end of the day. The next day passes in same manner.
Every day, if we look at it roughly, every day is nearly the same. It is same for the disobedient and same for the one who obeys Allāh. But the difference is that for one of them the book of deeds is filled with goodness and for other, it's filled with badness. As we said, days are the same. One day, two days, one month, two months - everything goes on in a similar manner. If you look at a year, years pass after years and your life is over - either in goodness or in badness. It's not something hidden, Allāh is telling everyone clearly. You didn't come here for eating and drinking. It's just playing and entertaining. Because if you look, it's repeating. And play with entertainment will be in ākhirah good for a good person. If someone forgets about ākhirah, then it's tough for him.
We are trying to do things told by Allāh. With Allāh's permission, we are hoping for His mercy. "As much as My servant is trusting Me and trusting in My mercy, I won't disappoint that servant of Mine. I won't be different than he thought of Me. If he says "My merciful Lord" to Me, I will be so" says Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla. And that is, as we said,
to worship as much that we can. And no need for waswasa (whisperings) if it's enough or not enough. Allāh will accept. Allāh will put us in His paradise, in shā’a Llāh. And the others, if they don't do what Allāh orders, they are mindless. Allāh has shown the way. He showed everything.
And you do it every day. It's like a game. Same thing, every day you go to bed, wake up, eat, drink. One day is no different than another. That means everything is made the same so that we don't waste this life and think about it. "We didn't do anything today and today is over. Let's do it tomorrow. Let us repent". No, nothing again. There's nothing like this. They wait for tomorrow in order to deceive people more, to eat and drink more, to do more badness. They wait for tomorrow every day. Then they say "This happened to me that happened to me." And they spend their lives without thinking about ākhirah. And at the end, they reach ākhirah in a bad condition.
We ask Allāh for mindfulness because it is said "afalā ta‘qilūn" (6:32). Ta‘qilūn is use your mind, be mindful. Think, look. This is good for the one who thinks. For the one who doesn't think, days and nights are the same. They say life is difficult, it's boring etc. Because they are faithless people and they suffer from their punishment in dunyā before ākhirah. We ask for mindfulness from Allāh.
Allāh (awj) He said about this life it is like a play. O people this life it is like a theatre, like a play. Be careful, be clever, thinking, He said. And it is real like this, because everyday same like next day. First day, people. there's two kinds of people, both of them sleep but believer they wake up, praying and worshipping. Daytime they're working and also worshipping thinking about Allāh. Nighttime, when they are before sleeping, they are thinking for what they've. if anything wrong they've done in this day. If they've done anything they ask for forgiveness from Allāh. Other people they just wake up thinking about eating and drinking. Whole day not thinking at all about worshipping or about Lord, the Creator. To praise Him, to thank Him, they are not thinking at all about this.
When nighttime coming also, drinking, doing bad thing. After they are sleeping next day - for both of them there's next day. It is same, days one day, another day same, so for this it is like theatre, like a play. Next week, another week, another month, all our life - if you look from far, it is same. Not much difference, you're just sleeping, eating, waking up. After again sleeping, day coming like this. Until, we finish our life, now theatre is finished, you come to ask, who was with his Lord Allāh, the day it was full with good things? When they're in the Presence of Allāh, they will be happy. Allāh accept what they've done. Even small thing, He accepts. He said "I am in, like good hope what My servant, was thinking about Me. I am in his good thinking." So al-ḥamdu liLlāh, in shā’a Llāh, all forgiven.
But other people they are not thinking at all. Just day and life, what they are doing is waking up to make bad things. Daytime they are making bad thing, nighttime they are making worse than daytime. It is like this, one day, two days, three days. For this, the non-believer people, they are saying about life it is boring, it is too much, i
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Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
116.THE END OF RAMADĀN Sunday, July 3, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur to Allāh we reached the end of the 3 months. 3 months passed, Ramaḍān, the third month, also passed. It is the third of the holy months. We are in the last 10 days. These are very holy days. Shukur to Allāh, the followers they came here for the sake of Allāh. Intention, intention is very important in Islām. According to that intention Allāh (awj) counts their coming and going as worshipping.
Tomorrow here is the day before ‘Īd (‘arafah) but in Islam you look for the moon. Of course it isn't like in the old days. In the old times, they knew the prayer times without a watch. They knew the beginning, the end, or the middle of the month that same way. Allāh gave people knowledge - they do things according to it. They say "Today is ‘arafah, today is ‘Īd". We obey "ūlū l-amr"(those in authority).
There are mountains and hills here, we can't see the moon here. It isn't good to make it independently. That's why we will follow the general order in our country. Especially for the ‘Īd day - they celebrate the ‘Īd here. By saying they don't celebrate it some other place - you can't fast. You have to obey in this country but you can fast before Ramaḍān. You can start fasting one day before it has started in another country. There is no suspicion in Islām. You have to be careful about suspicious things. Al-ḥalālu bayyinun wa l-ḥarāmu bayyin wa baynahummā umūrun mushtabihāt.. This is from suspicious things. That's why you can't smoke in the streets in a Muslim country because in the other country is ‘Īd. While everyone here is fasting you are saying - "fasting is over." Because you broke fast intentionally, you need to pay kaffārah for that fasting. That's why Mawlānā taught us everything in a good way.
This is an important issue. Celebrate ‘Īd according to the country you are in. If they celebrate ‘Īd on Tuesday, you will break fast on Tuesday. They do it on Wednesday in Egypt, if you are there, you do it on that day. If you are here, you can't fast. Or in another country where they celebrate ‘Īd on Monday, you can't say "I follow them. It is a sin to fast on ‘Īd day" and break fast. Allāh showed you the easy way. Don't make it difficult for yourself. These are examples. Mawlānā only showed us the fasting as an example but there are lots of things. You'll manage without hardship. Allāh gives according to your
intention. He (jj) will be pleased with you. If you say "I know, they don't know" then you'll be like shayṭān. Shayṭān opposed Allāh. "How can you ask? I'm better than him. Why would I prostrate to him?".
These are examples. That's why you have to obey where you are, without objecting. No fitnah. No division. We are all the same. Like we said you can fast as much as you like, whenever you want before Ramaḍān, before the three months. There is no limit. Nobody will object to you or tell you something. May Allāh give us the blessings of these days, in shā’ Allāh. These are the trading days. In shā’ Allāh, today is an honorable day, ‘arafah day is even more honorable. In shā’ Allāh, leave worldly things, pray and worship more so that Allāh raises your stations and rewards you, in shā’ Allāh.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we have reached end of three holy months, especially Ramaḍān. Tomorrow last day for our country's calendar. But for others - they are saying they will look for, sunnah also to look for moon, for new month. After maghrib, new moon you can see. But it is too difficult to see. And Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla give knowledge for people. Some people, they are looking for knowledge and calculating and they, mostly they know. Mostly. Sometimes, of course, also there is mistake. But other people looking and saying they are they show, see new moon, they say tomorrow new month. They are not making like some countries, they have time for holiday because they are making from beginning of the year. Calculating and say to people - this day holiday, from this day to that day holiday. So they are not looking too much for seeing new moon.
And al-ḥamdu liLlāh you are all coming here for sake of Allāh. Allāh give you for your intention. Since you are leaving for coming to this area, Allāh for each step He reward you. And there is important thing also. Mawlānā was doing this for ʻĪd: he is making ʻĪd with the country he's living. Like our country, they said for ʻĪd Tuesday. We must... If we are living in this country, we must follow, make ʻĪd Tuesday, not objecting. These Muslim countries, some Muslim countries doing Monday. We cannot open our fast Monday. Or they are doing Wednesday. We cannot be fasting Tuesday in our country. Because it is not our business. People who are government or in charge, they are responsible for us. And they have special people, they are doing this.
So if you are opening your fast before one day, maybe it is like what these people they're saying - so it is you finish one day [ahead] from Ramaḍān. You cannot put anything instead of this. And you will be charged for this. And if you are not opening on Tuesday, also you are fasting on ʻĪd - also forbidden. So be easy, be relaxed and follow what your country. But if you are in Egypt and they are doing Wednesday, don't open Tuesday. Everybody following the country he lives. Not your business to say this country open this. Because big responsibility. Mawlānā was teaching this for us. All time every year they were asking for this. Without fed up, people were asking asking. Every time he said this reply. Because it is right and
acceptable. And we must do. And he give example from this to not follow your ego or your opinion. Because if you follow your opinion, you will be lost. Only follow jamā‘ah and be easy. Don't make party, separation.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we reach the end of Ramaḍān. And it is very holy days, especially tomorrow. It is reward days, prayed days. And it is acceptable for praying, for du‘ā’. Everything, in shā’ Allāh, Allāh accept our du‘ā’, make us happy with our gift what He give for us from īmān, Islām and ṭarīqah and to be in right way, to be safe, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
117.GIFT FROM ALLAH Monday, July 4, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur Allāh we passed this Ramaḍān also. Today is the last day. Easy or difficult - the days are passing. Shukur Allāh made us succeed. We passed Ramaḍān comfortably, without trouble. Now we reached the end. Here, Allāh (awj) sends angels to give us the rewards. "They fasted to please Me. Go and give their rewards. Give" He (jj) says. After the ‘Īd prayer, only Allāh knows the grants He gives to people, who respect Ramaḍān and fast - "I give their reward, my gifts for these people. They fasted and prayed for Me. They respected this month." All their sins - in ākhirah will be forgiven. Most of their praying for this world is also accepted. Definitely all of them are accepted.
Sometimes Allāh (awj) doesn't give it here. He gives in ākhirah - to be given in ākhirah is nicer, more virtuous. Our Prophet (saw) said; "If people knew the reward of prayers in ākhirah, they would say "we wish all our prayers were accepted in ākhirah, not here" But still most of the prayers are accepted because they are for sake of Allāh.
One month passed. Lucky people fasted. Allāh helped them to fast. They respect Ramaḍān, they love the Prophet (saw). Life is passing for everyone. People outside aren't aware of anything during this month. They don't even know why they are living. They complain "we are burning, dying of hot weather". Shukur Allāh, Allāh gave us happiness, also spiritual happiness. Even though it is hard, these people can never taste that happiness at ifṭār time. It is happiness both here and hereafter. It is a beautiful month. May Allāh grant us again. May its abundance come on us, in shā’ Allāh.
This is the good news from Allāh. People said it was hard. Even though it was hard, everyday Allāh gave happiness at ifṭār time. The Prophet (saw) says: "There are two kinds of happiness for the fasting person - one is at ifṭār time, one is its reward in paradise." This is the taste of belief. May Allāh grant it to everyone. When you get that taste you search for that taste anyway. They search for it in the wrong places. They search for it in bad places, not good places. They search for it with bad people. How will you find it? You can't. You can't search for bread in the sewage. There is nothing other than dirt. If you are searching for nice things, search in clean places. You can't find relief,
happiness, beauty, peace in the sewage but you can find it with good people, people, who love Allāh, who respect the Prophet (saw) and are in the presence of Allāh.
May Allāh keep us on the right path, in shā’ Allāh. May your prayers be accepted, in shā’ Allāh. May it be a cure for all ill people, in shā’ Allāh. May you be in good health, welfare, safety, in shā’ Allāh. May you live in prosperity and abundance.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we reached the end of Ramaḍān, month of Allāh, holy month Ramaḍān. Now it is the last day. Sometimes it's coming 30 days, sometimes 29. This year it was 29. So it is the end of this month. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are happy. It was little bit hot. Some people, they get difficult for this fasting but al-ḥamdu liLlāh we finished. And even it was difficult for fasting, but every day Allāh give us happiness. At the end of day, when you break your fast, it is happiness. Only fasting people know this happiness.
Every day, al-ḥamdu liLlāh 29 days we were happy. All people who are fasting, they are happy and this happiness not only for drinking or water, or eating. No, it is also gift from Allāh. Some people thought it's only for "We are hungry. We are thirsty." No, it is also from Allāh. He give us this happiness. And al-ḥamdu liLlāh we 29 days we are now happy alḥamdu liLlāh to today finish. And Allāh He is happy with us. This is most important happiness. Because He said for His angel "Look, My servants, they were fasting and respecting this month, worshipping Me in this month. And I am happy with them. Go now to mosque and give them from My gifts." This gift Allāh, He said "I am giving this gift. No calculation, no counting, Only I am giving this for people." And it is gift of Allāh from His generosity.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are for this we feel happiness. And it is big luck for people who are fasting. The people who are not fasting, they thought they are happy because they are not suffering from hunger, not suffering from thirst. But no, they are not happy because Allāh not happy with them. Allāh gives happiness... Everything in hands of Allāh, He is giving His happiness for fasting people. And He said "Go to these people. I will forgive all and give them gift for next life and for this life also I accept their du‘ā’, their praying, what they pray I accept for them." And it is big tiding for believers, for Muslims. Because days are running.
But when you believe and respect and accept Lord Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla, you'll be happy. But shayṭān making people to not accept. Only difference between human being - believer and not believer. Believers, what they suffer in this world, they [get] reward for this. But nonbelievers as much they suffer, no benefit for them. Since one month it is hot. Every people, everybody in this country, other countries who are not fasting, they cannot be more cool. No - same. Even more hot for them. They're taking off everything, still they're feeling hot, very hot and it is no reward for them. But for believers, everything you suffer from this, each small thing, Allāh reward you. Even one stone it may be under
your feet, also Allāh reward you for this. Prophet (saw) saying this. Nothing going empty. But who is not believer, everything going empty, everything no use for them.
For this, al-ḥamdu liLlāh we finish Ramaḍān. And Allāh, in shā’ Allāh, will reward us for this from His endless oceans. And we are asking Him to be to reach many Ramaḍāns with better for reaching for Islām, for help for Islām. We are asking for Mahdi ‘alayhi s- salām also, in h and long life with īmān, in shā’ Allāh, for you and for all your family, in shā’ Allāh, relative or friends also, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
118.THE HOLY FEASTS Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur to Allāh it is ‘Īd. This is the ‘Īd, that Allāh appointed for us. We say "‘Īd al Fiṭr, Ramaḍān ‘Īd, candy ‘Īd. There is also the ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥá. These holidays are the days, that Allāh (awj) gifted to the Muslims. Respecting them means respecting Allāh's order. It is sunnah to visit each other and congratulate for ‘Īd. It is a beautiful thing. Allāh likes and loves it. They used to sing folk songs in the old times - "Laysa l-‘Īd liman labisa l-jadīd. Innamā l‘Īd liman khāfu l-wa‘īd" They said it in ṣalāh (prayer).
In the old times people wore new shoes, new clothes, only on ‘Īd. When they wore them on ‘Īd, they were happier. Now everything is in abundance. Nobody waits for ‘Īd. People don't wear the same clothes a second time. They has no value. But still with Allāh's wisdom ‘Īd has a different quality. Allāh keeps it until the Day of Judgement. What Allāh gives to people, they can't find in other things. They can't find these beauties in other things. There are different kinds of people, who have feasts everyday. We have a saying "For the crazy, everyday is a feast". Now has become like that for people. However in Allāh's presence there are two ‘Īds - ‘Īdayn. Celebrating them as ‘Īd brings Allāh's pleasure.
Like we said yesterday Allāh (awj) gives rewards to people after ‘Īd prayer, who fasted, who prayed, who worshipped. May Allāh make us reach many years, in shā’ Allāh. May it be mubārak, in shā’ Allāh. We congratulate the whole nation of Muḥammad. May Allāh keep us from shayṭān's harm. We are in such a time, people don't know right doing from wrong doing. People, who say they are Muslims, do things that even unbelievers won't do. They will all be accounted. You can't escape by saying "I didn't know", etc. Everything is clear. A Muslim can't shed the blood of another Muslim, following his own mind. The Prophet (saw) forbade it. Just like in the holy cities if you do a good deed there is 100 thousand times more reward, so if you commit a sin, it is the same.
"I didn't know , etc". There is no such thing. Allāh gave you mind, you say you are a Muslim and call others non-believers. What do you understand from being a Muslim? When you call others unbelievers Allāh (awj) says "Come and give account" on the Day of Judgement. They can't be saved because they had bad manners and misbehaved in all
respects. They did things that don't exist in Islām. They disrespected our Prophet (saw). What to say? May Allāh protect the nation of Muḥammad from fitnah. May Allāh protect us from the harm of shayṭān on this ‘Īd day
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we arrived ʻĪd feast. The feast is gift from Allāh. It is - only we have holy two feasts, one after Ramaḍān, Ramaḍān feast, ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr and for ‘Īdu l-Aḍḥá. This is from gift from Allāh. Because every year people, they were doing many things, feasts for other things. But Prophet (saw) when he come to Madīnah, because Madīnah it is holy city for Prophet (saw) and base for Islām first state, so Allāh put rules, put what we must do.
And there is two feasts, especially for believers, for Muslims. And they are holy. And this one we arrived this morning after ʻĪd praying, Allāh was sending angel to reward mu’min, Muslim believer who was fasting all this month and they are doing good thing, giving their charity, giving zakāh, giving fasting and praying, doing worshipping. All this Allāh, al-ḥamdu liLlāh, He reward us. After, with ʻĪd praying, He's sending every feast, ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr angel. And they are giving for people who they are obeying. We are respecting. Before because old time feast it was more people waiting for ʻĪd because there was poorness. And it was only in feast time the people they buy new clothes, new things for children, for themselves. So they were happy. There was poem also saying it is not feast, who happy for this, to be happy for new clothes. The feast is to be aware from Day of Judgment.
But now people they have everything. They are not waiting for ʻĪd to buy new thing to wear. Every time they are wearing. But still there is place for ʻĪd, special place for ‘Īdu l- Fiṭr ‘Īdu lAḍḥá. Because also now new modern people, they are doing every day a new feast day. They say for chicken, for dog, for independence and for love, for rubbish. Every day they're making new. In Turkish they say the feast, for crazy people every day ʻĪd feast. But for who are knowing there is Real ʻĪd, it is this. Because we get gift from Allāh and He is happy with these days. He reward us from His endless treasures. And it is day of end of times. People they are not respecting even Prophet, not respecting his holy city. And we are... When people respecting what Allāh give us, He reward them. Even they're not doing anything, only to remember this, also He give them rewarding.
But who are not respecting and doing the worst for human being, Allāh will ask them. Because they are saying "We are Muslim". And they are reading Qur’ān. They are reading everything and they are killing people, especially Muslims, and not respecting Prophet and his holy city. So it is... They will ask. Because they are... only they thought by their worshipping there will be reward. No. Respect, it is first to be adab, to be good behavior - it is most important in Islām. But what we do? These people, they are not anymore like human beings. Beasts. In this holy day they are doing bad thing, the worst thing. Don't think, they are not thinking they will be get away with this what they've
done. No place to run away. Allāh save us from this fitnah, in shā’ Allāh to be... Allāh give us, we are waiting for Mahdi ‘alayhi ssalām to clean this dirtiness from earth. Because these people, they are not understanding from speaking, from anything not understanding. Only they understand when Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salām come They're cleaning them out from this earth. Allāh make him to come soon, in shā’ Allāh. Next ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr, in shā’ Allāh we'll be with him, in shā’ Allāh, we hope in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
119.HAPPY DAYS Wednesday, July 6, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
A‘ūdhu biLlāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. "Qul bifaḍli Llāhi wa biraḥmatihi fabidhālika falyafraḥū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn." (10:58) This ‘Īd day is a day of happiness. Allāh tells us to be happy, to be joyful. When Allāh treats us with mercy and generosity be happy and joyful. No need for anything else. When it is there, it means all kinds of goodness came. You'll be happy with goodness. When Allāh gives with generosity, no sadness left, only happiness.
Now it is days of ‘Īd, happy days. In shā’ Allāh, our happiness is constant. May Allāh's mercy, generosity be constantly with us, in shā’ Allāh.
Today ʻĪd and happiness for ʻĪd. For everything in this life we read āyah; Bismi Llāhi rRaḥmāni r-Raḥīm. "Qul bifaḍli Llāhi wa biraḥmatihi fabidhālika falyafraḥū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn." (10:58) Allāh saying by His generosity and His mercy, this is - what you must be happy with this. If you get this, it is the happiness. And these days, ʻĪd days, Feast days - happy days. When we remember this for our brothers, for Muslim people, they are looking for happiness. Al-ḥamdu liLlāh Allāh He give us this happiness, His mercy, and His generosity. And it is saying it is better from what they are collecting. Collecting - it will be left in this world. But the generosity of Allāh and His mercy, it will be with you forever. It is the best thing. This is for ʻĪd. Allāh give us for every... We must be happy all time, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah
120.THE SIX DAYS OF SHAWWĀL Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukur to Allāh, we finished Ramaḍān, reached the month of Shawwāl. Shawwāl is a heavy month but it also has virtue. There are six days of fasting in Shawwāl. It is the sunnah of the Prophet (saw). If you fast these six days, plus the thirty days of Ramaḍān – every day is counted as ten days, it adds up to 360 days. You'll be rewarded as if you fasted the whole year. Whoever fasts on these days, his sins will be taken away, he'll be as clean and without sin as if he was just born. . It is an expiation for all sins. Because of this he'll be as if he fasted the whole year, his whole life. It is a very virtuous fasting.
Normally if you want you can start on the second say of ‘Īd and complete six days like our Prophet (saw). You can do the Shawwāl fasting until the end of the month - you can either fast one by one or all at once. You can but whatever the Prophet (saw) did, following him (saw), keeping his way is more virtuous, rewarding. Still Allāh Azza wa Jalla showed mercy to people - they can do it slowly. But it is easier, more comfortable to fast it all together. Otherwise it is quite difficult. We also did it many times, one by one day is quite difficult to fast in Shawwāl. But when you do it all at once it is easier.
This is also a big gift from Allāh after Ramaḍān, it is the mercy of our Prophet (saw). Here people only look at material things. However they should be more careful about spiritual things and follow them. We have to look what we can take. Materialism comes from disbelief. The stronger the belief the more you want to look at spirituality. Whatever will be done, for example six days of Shawwāl, from the first day of Dhū l-Ḥijjah until ninth day, if he wants he can fast on first, eighth, ninth, fasting on Muḥarram etc. These are nice things. A person, with strong spirituality and belief waits for those days to fast. May Allāh accept it in shā’ Allāh.
This alḥamdu liLlāh we are in last day of ʿĪd, Shawwāl. This is month of Shawwāl. Moon calendar, every month has special things for them. Shawwāl, it is little bit heavy month. After three holy months Shawwāl coming. We must be more careful, more doing good things, to be protected. And there is in Shawwāl six days to fast. In six days - each day, with Ramaḍān, equal to ten days. So it's 360 days, equal one year for moon calendar. Because moon calendar not like sun calendar, it's less. And when you do this, Prophet
(saw) said your sins it will go out from you as you are newborn baby - no sin for them at all. When you do this with Ramaḍān, all your sins will be gone al-ḥamdu liLlāh. . And Allāh reward you as you are fasting whole year.
"Ṣā’imu d-dahr" meaning - there is a few people, they are doing this. Rare people. They are fasting whole life. Only breaking fast in first of ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr and four days for ‘Īdu l- Aḍḥá. Five days a year they are not fasting. But all year fasting. And we are fasting maybe two months altogether with nāfilah. But these people, they are fasting all their life. They were calling them "Ṣā’imu d-dahr". First time I was seeing in... I was child, Mawlānā show me one man. He said this is "Ṣā’imu d-dahr". I was little bit astonished how he is whole life fasting. How? It is very difficult thing.
But Prophet (saw) who said fasting six days, with Ramaḍān, of Shawwāl, he is like whole life fasting. And to beginning from second day of ‘Īd, second of Shawwāl sunnah of Prophet (saw). He was doing, finishing six days altogether. And when finish, they said ‘Īdu l-Abrār, "feast of pure people". But for people, they can do like this or they can do one day by one day, whole month of Shawwāl. One day they like to do, they can do. But the best to do it altogether because more easy. Because this month, it's really heavy to fast in it. Especially, one day by one day, it is so difficult. Many people they beginning and they cannot finish. But intention to finish with fasting two days after, looking - oh Shawwāl finish.
Al-ḥamdu liLlāh this is also gift from Allāh and this is spiritual gift. And people who are getting more belief, they are looking for this thing. Not looking for material thing, looking especially for spiritual thing also like Shawwāl fasting, Dhū l-Ḥijjah fasting, Muḥarram fasting, like Rajab, Sha‘bān . All these we are, they are people looking for this. When belief becomes stronger, looking for this. But if not, no belief, they are even Ramaḍān they're not feeling. Allāh make us to feel this taste, to enjoy this spiritual gift from Allāh, to be happy. Allāh make our belief more stronger and stronger, in shā’ Allāh.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
121.DON’T BE ANGRY Friday, July 8, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
There are some things they look small but are difficult to to do. They asked the Prophet (sas) to give an advice. "Lā taghḍab" he said "Don't be angry". Just one word. Then he (sas) said again "lā taghḍab". "Give us another advice. This is easy." Our Prophet (saw) again - "lā taghḍab" said "don't be angry". They asked him many times, each time he said the same. It is difficult not to get angry. That's why, what the Prophet (saw) tells isn't easy. It isn't easy not to be angry. That advice is for the whole nation.
Our Prophet (sas) says: "brave or bully who is the hero?" He (sas) says: "manu sh-shujā?‘" (Who is the hero?) Shujā‘ means a hero. "The hero is someone, who controls his anger." It is easy to be a hero against other people. but to control the anger of your ego it is a difficult thing. That's why, our Prophet's (sas) advice to people, to the nation is "don't be angry".
Getting angry is harmful most of the time. There are moments to be angry but they are very rare. Most people don't do that. They get angry when it isn't necessary. There are moments when it is necessary to get angry - to keep Allāh's order, to help someone oppressed. Nobody gets angry then - they say "who cares?" or "let's not get ourselves in trouble" and they don't get angry. But other times, they fight.
Hz. Abū Bakr was very soft and gentle. He was with the Prophet (sas) all the time, never separated. He was aṣ-Ṣiddiq. People, who knew him, said he was gentle. Hz. ‘Umar on the contrary was a very angry companion. The caliphs of our Prophet (saw). After our Prophet (sas) 90% of the Arabs apostatized, left the religion. Hz. Abū Bakr drew his sword. He said "until they come back to the religion, I won't sheathe my sword." He was angry for Allāh. Soft, quiet, gentle person but Hz. Abū Bakr showed them that he was the caliph of the Prophet (saw). Hz. ‘Umar told Hz. Abū Bakr that "there are a lot of men, let's be political, let's talk to them, etc." Hz. Abū Bakr gave him a beautiful answer: "You were a lion in the days of ignorance, did you turn into a rabbit in the days of Islām?" Hz. ‘Umar was the angry one, against everything. Hz. Abū Bakr was the opposite but for Islām and Allāh, he showed his anger. This is a lesson for everyone.
It is a great attribute to control anger. It isn't easy. Like we said, it isn't an easy matter. Controlling the ego, not getting angry, is difficult. Especially what comes against your ego - this is the definition of ṭarīqah. What comes on my ego, instead of being angry, I should be happy.
I should say: "that's nothing, my ego deserves more". Many mashāyikh suffered. They were insulted, kicked out - most of the mashāyikh, ṣāliḥun (righteous), prophets. But of course, because the prophets are innocent, it doesn't affect them. They were patient with their egos, they overcame their ego's anger. Like we said, this is the way they became the lions of Allāh, heros of Allāh.
This gentleness, innamā l-‘ilmu bit-ta‘allumi wa innamā l-ḥilmu bit-taḥallum. Knowledge comes by learning. Not getting angry, being soft, bit-taḥallum - happens slowly, not suddenly. Like we said it is a very difficult issue. Anger is of course one of the biggest weapons of the devil. He has bigger weapons than that but anger is one of them. He lifts people up with anger, and throws them down with harm. They can't control their anger and they regret it later on. The ego can destroy the world in that moment, but will regret it later on. To prevent it, our Prophet's (sas) advice, all the mashāyikh's advice and guidance, is to control the anger of the ego.
May Allāh help us all, because we all have it, everyone has it. It should be only for Allāh, for Allāh's way. Allāh created two sides - one side goes to goodness, one side goes to badness. In shā’a Llāh, may our anger be for Allāh's sake, in shā’a Llāh.
Many things you feel it is small things. You not care about the one most important thing. They were asking Prophet (sas), one ṣaḥābīy (companion). "Beloved Prophet (sas), tell me advice good for me" Prophet (sas) said "lā taghḍab - Don't be angry." He said "Ok, next. What is, again give me one more advice, good thing to do." Prophet (sas) he said "lā taghḍab - Don't be angry." He said maybe Prophet, astaghfiru Llāh, can give another naṣīḥah (advice). He asked him again. How many times he asked, every time same answer. Because to not be angry, it is not easy. Anger, it is difficult, difficult to control it. To be under your control, it is very difficult thing. For this, Prophet (sas) was telling this ṣaḥābīy "Be... Don't be angry."
Other ḥadīth also saying "Who is hero? Who fighting with people, who making that and that or doing this strong thing?" Said "The hero - who is controlling his anger". Really it is not easy thing to do. Anger it is terrible thing. When man become angry, become like crazy. Nothing can stop him. Many people in jail from one second of anger they do something they regret for whole life. They do one time, after five minutes they regret. "I wish I didn't do this. Why I did this?" they say.
And it is - everything Allāh created for benefit of people and for not benefit. Anger also
same. Don't be angry. Few things only you can be angry. Because people they are angry for everything but for few things you must be angry. You must be - if you can change, you can do. What is this? The order of Allāh or to helping oppressed one if you can. But people, they are leaving this. They are not doing angry for this. Only doing angry for everything else.
Example for this: when Sayyudinā Abū Bakr, khalīfah of Prophet, first khalīfah (ra) he was very peaceful, very calm, very quiet person. Sayyudinā Abū Bakr he was friend all life with Prophet (sas). And Prophet (sas) saying for him "He's my friend here and hereafter".
And if anything bad happens, he was making, can fix between people and not be angry. And there was other khalīfah Sayyudinā ʿUmar, second one. When Prophet (sas) changed his world (passed away), Arab 90%, they go out of Islām. Why? To not pay money, zakāh. The most important this and other things also. But they were quickly changing. Sayyidunā Abū Bakr, he take his sword from not putting inside. "Just I will fight these people" he said, "until last one to come to Islām." And people were surprised. "How this man? He's very quiet, very calm, very soft man become like this, wanted to fight whole these Arabs?" He said "This is order of Allāh, order of Prophet. I cannot... one millimeter cannot be... I cannot tolerate even one millimeter." And he was fighting.
But Sayyidunā ʿUmar, he was really angry for everything. In many times when in front of Prophet (sas) "O Prophet, let me take this man's head from his body." Many times he said this. But that time coming to Sayyidunā Abū Bakr and tell him "Don't be very hurry to do this. We can speak. We can negotiate with these people to not..." There was one word, it is real good Sayyidunā Abū Bakr said to Sayyidunā ʿUmar - "You are lion in jāhilīyah time before Islām and you are now like rabbit in Islām. How you can say this for me?" he said. Look for Islām, for Allāh how they give us example. You must be angry for very few things. But people, they are angry for everything but forgetting real thing what to be angry. And alḥamdu liLlāh he finish all these people for his .. Allāh help him with his anger to make all these people Muslim. It was benefit anger - not to destroy people, no, to give them life. Not to take their life by anger.
So it is small word to say but to do it is very difficult. Many times were coming people for ḥajj asking Mawlānā "Give me advice." He said to them same advice. "Don't be angry." Because in Hajj also people getting 10 times angry, 100 times angry. So to be... We must train ourself to be not angry. Because Prophet (sas) said: innamā l-‘ilmu bit- ta‘allumi wa innamā l-ḥilmu bit-taḥallum. ‘Ilm knowledge by learning it is. And to be not angry also slowly slowly you can - you cannot do it [all at] once. So slowly slowly we, in shā’a Llāh, Allāh help us to take this anger from ourself, bad anger. And it is, in shā’a Llāh, from mashāyikh also. They were giving us very good example. They weren't angry for themselves at all. If something, some people doing wrong for them or speaking
wrong by action or by word, they were saying "It is for our ego, it is not too much. It is very few. We, our ego need more than this." So they were not angry for their ego, even they are happy to hear something like this for their ego. Teaching from ṭarīqah it's good teaching, in shā’a Llāh to be not angry. Wa min Allāhi ttawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
122.AN EXALTED CHARACTER (68:4) Saturday, July 9, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
The advice of our Prophet for us is beautiful manners. “Innamā bu‘ithtu li’utammima makārimu l-akhlāq” "Wa innaka la‘alá khuluqin ‘aẓīm." (68:4) Allāh created our Prophet as the highest and the greatest being. His station and everything is the greatest. Our Prophet is the highest. He said "Who loves me should do what I do". His advice is to have good character and good manners, get along well with people. It is good to get along with people. Our Prophet used to get along with everyone well. We should learn how to behave from our Prophet. He was merciful to weak ones, to women and children. He treated guests well and would pay everyone's due right. He was nice with neighbours. These are good features.
Having good character is not doing something which is impossible. There is dignity. To show your dignity among people is part of good character. If Allāh gave you something, you should show it in order to show the dignity of Islām. Not to everyone but "Ashiddā’u ‘alá l-kuffāri ruḥamā’u baynahum." (48:29) You should be humble with Muslims but it is not right to show humility to other non-Muslim people. You shouldn't. You should show the grandeur of Islām. You should show your majesty to them, and if they are Muslim but have nothing to do with religion, in order for them not to belittle Islām, to make them feel that dignity, beauty and awe. Behaving in such a way is from good manners too. It is a good manner.
People get confused now. They think they should be humble with everyone, with kāfir, unbelievers and atheists. No, there can't be such a thing. Allāh created you as Muslim or you came to faith and guidance - that is a big favour. You can't waste it away. Show as much humility as you want to Muslims. That will give you thawāb (reward) and goodness. But everything has its way, its manner. And that is a character of our Prophet, it's an attribute of makārimu l-akhlāq. A good one will show himself. We are not saying to do badness to nonMuslims if you are good. You can show your strength to them to protect the glory of Islām. And you can show majesty like we have such a big favour and you are empty people. But you cannot harm them because they attack Islām at every chance they get, be it with their hands or tongues both in writing and speaking. And we can do everything possible to protect the beauty of Islām against them, in shā’a Llāh.
Good manners are from the characters loved by Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla. It's an attribute of the people of paradise. And sū’u l-khulq, a person with bad manners deserves hell because he leaves one badness and enters another one. He leaves one and starts another because it's from bad character. Therefore let's correct our manners, in shā’Allāh.
Prophet (saws) he is the most highest person. Allāh created from His light. And he is perfect. There is a saying, common saying, "nobody is perfect." But there is... because rare they are not counted. al-nādir kal-ma‘dūm, an Arabic saying - Rare like nothing. Prophet (saws) he is completely perfect. In everything, for everything he is perfect. And he was shown in Qur’ān "Wa innaka la‘alá khuluqin ‘aẓīm"(68:4) Your behavior, the best behavior. A great behaviour you have. And he was showing us how to behave. Ad-dīn mu‘āmalah - meaning, religion it is good behaviour. Prophet (saws) was showing people, where these people they were ignorant people, like they don't have anything from good behaviour, or like animals. He taught them. He taught all ṣaḥābah and they make the greatest civilization for human beings.
Because Allāh sent him as last Prophet to complete religion of Allāh. Islām, it is the religion of civilization. He taught these people, desert people, to be real good people, merciful people, good behaved people and ordering us to follow him. Why? "If you love Allāh follow me, Allāh will love you." (3:31) And to follow Prophet (sas) you must do what he was doing. To be good behaved, good behaviour, is [to be] good with everybody especially with weak people, with women, with children, people who, nobody cares for them. For neighbour, for animals, for even nature, because he was saying when you make even wūḍū’, don't waste water. If any river, running river, don't throw any dirtiness in it. He was teaching us this good behaviour. Every good behaviour, not only to be gentle. For every common thing he was behaving good. And he order us for this.
You must be with all people - to be gentle mercy for them. Even for enemy, they also have rights. First send them a message to invite them, to show them the good way. And if they don't accept, after he can fight them. He was humble for Muslim also, especially for Muslims. But for who are...there is also another thing - he must show the mightiness of Islām, not to be humble for who are coming to fight Islām. You cannot be humble with them. You must be strong with them, this is also from the good behaviour. He show us everything we have to do in place, in time. Not to be idiots, to be clever [is] also good behaviour. He show us and he was insisting not to be cheated, because enemy not sleeping at all. He is attacking us, because first enemy is shayṭān and he using everybody to attack us. So we must be waking up, and to be clever and not to be cheated by shayṭān and to fight between us. This also is from the good behaviour of the Prophet (sas), what Allāh order us for good behaviour, not only to be humble and to be gentle like this. No you must be open also, this is also from good behaviour. Allāh make us from these people who are
acceptable in Divine Presence, good behaved people they are people of Paradise, and Allāh said, bad behaved people these people - people of hell. Because bad character they are jumping from sin to sin, from bad thing to other bad thing, until going to hell. But good people, opposite. in shā’a Llāh. Allāh make us from good people.
Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.
123.LIFE IS LIKE A PLAY (6:32) Sunday, July 10, 2016.
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Sheykh Abdullah Daghestani, Sheykh Nazim al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.
Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla is saying in Qurʾān, Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm, "Wa mā l- ḥayātu d-dunyā illā la‘ibun wa lahwun wala d-dāru l-ākhiratu khayrun lilladhīna yattaqūna afalā ta‘qilūn." (6:32)
Allāh is showing this life like a game to us so that a man with brains can see it and obey Allāh. Mindful people realize it. Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla created us like in a game and we are in this life for a period of time. All the troubles and burdens here are temporary. What do we do every day? We wake up in the morning, who prays, makes his prayers. A day passes and evening comes. And when evening comes, the day is over. What happened throughout the day? The one who made his evaluation wins - "What did I do today? Did I make a mistake? Did I do something bad?" If he did, he repents and asks for forgiveness. A servant who knows his mistake is an accepted servant. And the one who wakes up and doesn't worship, who doesn't recognize Allāh, and doesn't know the orders of Allāh, and doesn't obey them, is in loss at the end of the day. The next day passes in same manner.
Every day, if we look at it roughly, every day is nearly the same. It is same for the disobedient and same for the one who obeys Allāh. But the difference is that for one of them the book of deeds is filled with goodness and for other, it's filled with badness. As we said, days are the same. One day, two days, one month, two months - everything goes on in a similar manner. If you look at a year, years pass after years and your life is over - either in goodness or in badness. It's not something hidden, Allāh is telling everyone clearly. You didn't come here for eating and drinking. It's just playing and entertaining. Because if you look, it's repeating. And play with entertainment will be in ākhirah good for a good person. If someone forgets about ākhirah, then it's tough for him.
We are trying to do things told by Allāh. With Allāh's permission, we are hoping for His mercy. "As much as My servant is trusting Me and trusting in My mercy, I won't disappoint that servant of Mine. I won't be different than he thought of Me. If he says "My merciful Lord" to Me, I will be so" says Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla. And that is, as we said,
to worship as much that we can. And no need for waswasa (whisperings) if it's enough or not enough. Allāh will accept. Allāh will put us in His paradise, in shā’a Llāh. And the others, if they don't do what Allāh orders, they are mindless. Allāh has shown the way. He showed everything.
And you do it every day. It's like a game. Same thing, every day you go to bed, wake up, eat, drink. One day is no different than another. That means everything is made the same so that we don't waste this life and think about it. "We didn't do anything today and today is over. Let's do it tomorrow. Let us repent". No, nothing again. There's nothing like this. They wait for tomorrow in order to deceive people more, to eat and drink more, to do more badness. They wait for tomorrow every day. Then they say "This happened to me that happened to me." And they spend their lives without thinking about ākhirah. And at the end, they reach ākhirah in a bad condition.
We ask Allāh for mindfulness because it is said "afalā ta‘qilūn" (6:32). Ta‘qilūn is use your mind, be mindful. Think, look. This is good for the one who thinks. For the one who doesn't think, days and nights are the same. They say life is difficult, it's boring etc. Because they are faithless people and they suffer from their punishment in dunyā before ākhirah. We ask for mindfulness from Allāh.
Allāh (awj) He said about this life it is like a play. O people this life it is like a theatre, like a play. Be careful, be clever, thinking, He said. And it is real like this, because everyday same like next day. First day, people. there's two kinds of people, both of them sleep but believer they wake up, praying and worshipping. Daytime they're working and also worshipping thinking about Allāh. Nighttime, when they are before sleeping, they are thinking for what they've. if anything wrong they've done in this day. If they've done anything they ask for forgiveness from Allāh. Other people they just wake up thinking about eating and drinking. Whole day not thinking at all about worshipping or about Lord, the Creator. To praise Him, to thank Him, they are not thinking at all about this.
When nighttime coming also, drinking, doing bad thing. After they are sleeping next day - for both of them there's next day. It is same, days one day, another day same, so for this it is like theatre, like a play. Next week, another week, another month, all our life - if you look from far, it is same. Not much difference, you're just sleeping, eating, waking up. After again sleeping, day coming like this. Until, we finish our life, now theatre is finished, you come to ask, who was with his Lord Allāh, the day it was full with good things? When they're in the Presence of Allāh, they will be happy. Allāh accept what they've done. Even small thing, He accepts. He said "I am in, like good hope what My servant, was thinking about Me. I am in his good thinking." So al-ḥamdu liLlāh, in shā’a Llāh, all forgiven.
But other people they are not thinking at all. Just day and life, what they are doing is waking up to make bad things. Daytime they are making bad thing, nighttime they are making worse than daytime. It is like this, one day, two days, three days. For this, the non-believer people, they are saying about life it is boring, it is too much, i
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