Suhbah 2019: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (5/25)
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ak to them gradually. By understanding through such means, they come to the path, [and] it then becomes beneficial both to themselves and to the one who brought the message. Therefore occasionally when some situations happen, people without knowledge ask, “How does this happen?” They disagree. The purpose in the matter is not what [particular article of clothing] is [put] over us, but that such might be a means to reach everyone. His clothing may not match the sunnah, he might dress ordinarily, but he might be more beneficial than the one who dresses in sunnah clothing, if others run away from him.
We need to approach things with knowledge. One should not judge others by their appearance and say, “This one is useless.” Looking at the appearance only, and being deceived by it, comes from not having knowledge. One must take everyone as better than oneself. You must thank Allah that others are capable of doing what you are not capable of, because envy is not accepted. On the contrary, the more service there is for Allah and the more service for the Prophet (SAW), the better it is for us all. It is necessary to love him, [and then] Allah rewards that person too, [but] if you envy, you become like Shaytan. “I am better than he is.” “I dress better.” “I perform more prayers...”—Allah knows who performs more or not. Secrets are known by Allah ‘azza wa jalla, so consider others as better than yourself.
One must say, “If Allah had not granted me His help, I would have not dressed as He had wished. This is the favor of Allah, not my will. If it had not been His will, I could not
do it on my own.” So do not attempt to criticize people. The Prophet (SAW) said, “If you criticize someone and shame him, the same thing happens to you.”
May Allah protect us! May Allah guide us all. May the people of Muhammad be on the right path! May Allah protect them, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
33.THE FELLOWSHIP OF ALLAH Friday, 22 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Kullu ḥizbin bimā ladayhim fariḥūn” (Qur’ān 30:32). “Everyone is happy with his community.”
He thinks the other party is in error, [but that] his is right. This is a difficult thing. Thanks be to Allah that Allah Almighty created us within His fellowship (jam’a), that he destined us to be in His fellowship.
Otherwise, everyone is happy with his own opinion. It is the same, whether amongst the Muslims or the non-Muslims. They think they do a good job, [and] are pleased with what they do. In fact, what they do is not for their goodness, but is harmful to themselves, but they are not aware of this, [and instead] they are pleased and satisfied. What do they say? So and so is doing something stupid. Not anything serious, just something stupid. Doing things that are so mixed up in the end has no benefit.
They say they are on the [right] path, but their “happiness” is nothing. There is nothing to be “happy” about except sadness and suffering. We need to thank Allah for putting us on His path. He destined us this path. He also destined us to be in His fellowship. This is a great favor, a great blessing. Everything is in the hand of Allah. If Allah wished so, He would have created us like them, however He favored us.
Thousands of thanks be to Allah! This is why, continuously, we need to repent and to thank Allah day and night. We need to be in the state of thankfulness always, for there is no greater favor than this. It is a test from Allah—everything is a test. As you pass these tests, you reach higher stations. The more you show patience, the more you earn the rewards of a good deed. Everything is being recorded in your account. Your book will be full of notations. May your account be full of good deeds! May you have your good deeds, and win your place in the Next Life! May Allah have us all stand firm on this path, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
34.WISDOM Saturday, 23 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Hikmata faqad ūtiya khayran kathīrā” Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘azīm” (Qur’ān 2:269). Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Those who are given wisdom have received much khayr.”
What is wisdom? There is wisdom in everything. A man might memorize the Quran, hadith, knowledge, but without wisdom sometimes it may do more harm, because without seeing the wisdom in a particular thing, he judges it [merely] according to how he views it. He does not know what to say when and where, with whom to speak, [or] the need of the man who comes to him.
Wisdom knows all—the way, adab, people’s need. Such is the one who has wisdom. This is why out of a thousand, out of a hundred thousand people, they stand out. People incline towards them, they follow them. But those whose purpose is this world cannot digest this. They feel envious. No matter what they do, it is in vain. They will have to learn from a wise man, if they are to receive any benefit. Nothing can proceed by means envy.
May Allah grant us wisdom, Insha Allah! May we be the possessors of wisdom, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
35.TO BE READY Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
A man is not able to guarantee his next minute. Whatever Allah says...happens. Therefore, one should be always be prepared. One must be purified to find Allah, so that one does not remain in a forgetful state. Out of “forgetfulness”, one might encroach upon another’s right. Everything will be clear [on the Last Day], [and] if one encroaches upon someone else’s rights, his situations will be difficult.
If he is one of those who have fulfilled the orders of Allah, then he is beautifully ready. If Allah wills, He may grant him a hundred years, eighty years, ninety years [of life]— [but] man cannot guarantee anything. There are some disbelievers who say, “I will live for such-and-such a time and do such-and-such things...”—such a man is making himself suffer, and at the end of it all, he is not able to stay alive any longer than the time Allah has destined for him. He thinks he is clever. They do not believe Allah, then they suffer and are ruined. He will also suffer in next life.
Let the non-believer hold this world as much as he likes, let him own the world, there is no benefit. One of the non-believers said he would live for a hundred, two hundred years. He suffered so much by going through operations and many other things. But in vain. He did not survive one minute more than what Allah had destined for him. [Yet] even if he had lived a thousand year, he was going to leave this world [sooner or later], a thousand year does not matter much.
A Muslim, the one who believes in Allah, even if he is the poorest, if he comes before Allah as a clean person he is a gainer. He is better than the other man a hundred thousand times, not even that only, but millions of times, because he has met Allah, his Allah. The other met hell. Our aim is to be ready. This way our hearts are going to be at ease. Whenever Allah wants he takes [the soul] away, [so] we need to be ready at any time.
To be succinct: this is all it is about. Just as a soldier is ready at any time, we as the servants of Allah need to be ready, so that we are not ashamed of ourselves in front of Allah.
Allah created us for this purpose. In fact it is not difficult, but people make it look difficult. What is difficult is to go against Allah! That is difficult, bad, and its end is unfortunate. May Allah protect us! May Allah make our faith stronger! Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
36.DO NOT BE ASHAMED OF YOUR PATH Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
It is a beautiful thing to be on the path of Allah. It is a beautiful thing, but Shaytan does not make it appear to be beautiful. Most people get deceived and go down to this bad path.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa ’in tuṭi‘ akthara man fī ‘l-ardi yudillūka ‘an sabīli ’Llah” (Qur’ān 6:116). “If you follow the majority you will be diverted from your path, the path of Allah.” Allah ‘azza wa jalla says this in the Holy Quran, so just because the majority likes something does not mean anything if it is not on the path of Allah— instead, it harms us. The beneficial thing is, even if there are few people whom Allah loves, as long as they are on the right path, being with them is a salvation. Otherwise there is a destruction; it is bad. Some people, though having their hearts on this path, are ashamed (or shy) to say they are on this path. No need to be ashamed (or shy). The one who should be ashamed is the one who does bad, who is outside the order of Allah.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Inna Llaha ya’muru bi-l-‘adli wa l-ihsāni wa ītā’i dhī l- qurbā” (Qur’ān 16:90) Allah ‘azza wa jalla says:: “Allah orders goodness, generosity, helping relatives.” What about others? The others order evil, they do not desire other people to benefit. That is why they do not follow the right path, considering it to be shameful. A thing to be ashamed of, as we said, is being one of those outside of Allah’s orders. Stealing, committing adultery, drinking, doing drugs, being bad towards others, not praying—these are all things to be ashamed of. A man who is straight and right does not need to be ashamed. He should not be embarrassed. He is right, others wrong. So if Allah has given this beautiful thing to people, they need to thank Allah and not be ashamed of it. Though it is a good thing to be ashamed (or shy), yet he says, “Lā hayā’a fī d-dīn”, there is no shyness on the path of religion. You are to do and say whatever is necessary. May Allah grant us to be on this right path and to know the value of this path, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
37.THE KNOWERS AND THE IGNORANT Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Wa ḥamalahā l-insānu innahu kāna ẓalūman jahūlan,” (Qur’ān33:72). “A man is a tyrant and ignorant,” He says. Why does He say this? Because the greatest tyranny is from those who do not believe in Allah; they are the tyrants. The ignorant are those who do not acknowledge the greatness of Allah.
Today, they assume they know it all. They say there is technology, or say this or that, what it is, how it is done. They say they know it all. They say they are doing research. They say it in such a way, as if that we will soon know it all. In fact, what they describe as knowledge is very small compared to Allah’s knowledge.
“Wa mā ūtītum mina l-‘ilmi illā qalīlan,” (Qur’ān 17:85). Allah says, “I did not give you (pl.) of knowledge except a little.” The power and the knowledge of Allah cannot be measured or fit into any border. The real knowers know that their knowledge is nil. However, those who are not knowers, who read a few things but remain ignorant, they think they are something, [and] then their ignorance increases. The one who does not recognize Allah, the one who does not believe in Allah’s power, is an ignorant man. He is as if he has learned nothing. Others know only as much as Allah wishes them to know. [And] that too is only to the degree we can carry. The knowledge we can carry is not even as the size of a drop.
Even were it not only as big as the world but as the universe, what would then be known is [still] not as big as a drop. Therefore knowers (or “scholars”) are witnessing Allah’s greatness and Allah’s power. The real knowers acknowledge their weakness. Only a small bit of knowledge is given. They are the knowers, while others are the ignorant who are increasing in their ignorance.
May Allah protect us! May Allah have us submit to His greatness, Insha Allah! May His blessings be upon us, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
38.THE PATH Friday, 1 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our tariqa is a blessed one. Whoever has been initiated into it reaches bliss by Allah’s permission. This is the path of Allah and His Prophet (SAW). Not everyone may give value to it, perceive its significance, and most may not be destined to it. Allah has shown the path to some people and has destined them to be on the path, but this path is the path of testing.
Every type of test comes up. Some might directly bother you, [or] some test might come straight from those who are with you. To say, “I am better,” or “You are better,” is wrong. In fact, this is the path of the erasure of self, of egocentrism, of wiping out bad habits, of training. This path is to assimilate the Prophet (SAW). The Prophet (SAW) says, “Muslims are brothers.” Those who are in the tariqa need to take more care of brotherhood. They are ordered to love each other. This is an order, of course, not a wish.
There are orders for one who is a Muslim, so that one’s Muslimness will increase, so that one’s faith will increase. It is necessary for him to hold onto these orders tighter. He should not do evil. If they come to the path, they ask, “When will the ability of unveiling be opened to us so that our stage will be elevated?” If you are approaching the path from this angle, do not come close, do not enter the path! This is not a school such that you may copy from another in order to be promoted. There is nothing like that here. When you come here, you will submit.
Whether you have gone up and up or not is none of your business. Your mission is to be righteous and to do what you are ordered. This is your duty. When you are bothered about whether you are advancing or not, Shaytan is constantly giving you waswasa. He does this to make sure that what you do goes in vain. Tariqa is a beautiful thing, but it contains many tests. May Allah protect us during these tests! May we not obey our ego, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
39.JUDGEMENT DAY Saturday, 2 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The Prophet (SAW) says, “Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed.” Because the Companions (RA) knew the Prophet’s (SAW) justice, they asked, “We understand that we need to help those who are oppressed, but how do we help an oppressor?” You help someone oppressed, but an oppressor is helped by telling him that what he does is wrong, by asking him to give up this oppression, because an oppressor harms himself by his own action. The rights that are not received in this life will be received in the Next. A man who thinks, “I oppressed this person, [but] he now is dead and gone. I got rid of him,” is a stupid man. In Next Life the oppressed will receive justice, so a man is wrong who thinks himself a gainer after oppressing someone. He oppressed himself rather than the other. He did the evil to himself, not the other. He may have committed the act only once, but certainly his punishment will be given a million times. May Allah protect us from oppressing others or violating the rights of others. The Prophet (SAW) says in a hadith, “Leave people to themselves. All creation will be raised up on the Day of Judgment. If a sheep with horns hit the one without horns, the one without horns will be given horns and allowed to hit its oppressor. By this will he take his rights. All this means that nothing unaccounted for, such as things one has done to others. One certainly must request, “Hak helal.” [This is a phrase that Turkish Muslims use to ask someone whom they have wronged, or think they might have wronged, to forgive them and not hold the sin against them on Judgment Day.] Allah forgives [infringements against] His own rights, but it can only be the person whose rights have been infringed against who forgives his infringer. On the Day of Judgment, as we said, even animals will ask for their rights, [though] later they are asked to turn into soil, and no one will then remain but the people gathered together. They too will give their account, [and then] either go to heaven or hell forever. A Muslim or any other believer in Allah, who has violated rights will receive their punishment and then go to heaven. Insha Allah, we will not take a step into hell. Let us not oppress anyone, insha’Allah! Oppressors will certainly give an account. May Allah protect us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
40.INTERFERING IN THE BUSINESS OF OTHERS Sunday, 3 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Tariqa is based on adab. One should not be hasty in making judgments. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Ya ayyuh l-ladhīna āmanū in jā’akum fāsiqum bi- nabā’in fatabayyanū an tuṣībū qawmam bi- jahālatin fatuṣbiḥū ‘alā mā fa‘altum nādimīn” (Qur’ān 49:6) If when you hear something, you act by the influence of that person and hurt people, then you will regret it, seeing that the truth is not like that. People interfere with each other by saying things such as that this man should have done it like this..., [or that] it should have been done like that, [or] those who are governing the country should do it like this, [and] if they do it this way, the other side will be wrong, or vice versa. In every affair we give the same example, if Allah has appointed a man for a certain place, if He helps him, everything will fall into place, [and] without striking against another, his affair will go smoothly. Therefore, Allah has given everyone his own duty, has shown him the path. His path it that way, [but] you are a plumber. Take care of your own business—it too is an important job. You are a plumber, and you are not taking care of your own business, [but] instead bother over this or that person’s business, [so] then pipes burst, water gushes out and ruins people’s homes, furniture, and floorings. [Because] while all this happens, you are busy with someone else’s business. You are an engineer, [yet are] not taking care of the machines, [but] instead are making judgments from where you are. If everyone would take care of his own business, everything would go well. However, no one minds his own business, but minds that of others and criticizes them. Here it is: this is the disease called “democracy”. They are mixing up the minds of people, but Allah does what he knows is best for the one who helps Him. He makes him successful. So therefore to interfere with others is not good. One may say, “So-and-so does it this way,” or such, but to say, “Do this!” [or], “Do that!” is inappropriate.
Everyone should take care of his own business. The one who is appointed will complain, or he will judge the matter, then will decide or will direct it. If things were done according to everyone’s opinion, nothing would go right. Most of the time it is such that when everyone speaks, things do not go right. This harms people, [and] he [the doer] does not receive any benefit, either. Therefore, may Allah help us! A man might make a mistake, [but] Allah can also then forgive. May Allah forgive us all, insha’Allah! May He destine us walk on the straight path, not doing wrong to anyone, insha’Allah. It is necessary to walk on the path of Allah, because this is what is important. Allah is our Witness everywhere. He is with us everywhere. He sees us everywhere. There is no where to escape, so let us be careful and walk on the right path! Let us be beloved servants of Allah, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
41.STRENGTH OF FAITH Monday, 4 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The Prophet (SAW) is a beautiful example. To be on his path is fard and wajib for us. The man we love the most is the Prophet (SAW). “Whoever does not love me more than his mother, his father, himself, he does not have faith, meaning that he has not completed his faith. He is not a true believer (mu’min),” says the Prophet (SAW).
To be a mu’min is to be a servant of Allah, to be the person Allah loves. To be a wali of Allah. Wali means a friend of Allah. To be His friend means having complete faith in Him. Until one loves most the Prophet (SAW), his faith is not complete. Therefore, today they are making it look as if loving the Prophet (SAW) is a bad thing so people’s faith will weaken. Mostly those doing so are those assuming themselves to be scholars.
They are not with good ones, but rather with the bad people harming Islam and Muslims. They do not like Islam. They say, “Islam has become old. We will make it new. We will reform it.” All these people are enemies of Allah and His Prophet (SAW). Unfortunately, these universities and so-called “Imam Hatip” schools, though they were built to serve Islam, they are working to demolish it instead. They know that people come to them innocently. All those who study there apply to those schools for Allah’s sake, to serve Allah. They grab them en masse, and then impose on them every possible useless and bad idea.
Thanks be to Allah, most of these innocent people discard these ideas, but some reckon by what they are given, and this harms themselves and others. As we said before, faith is the most important thing. Having strong faith is the most important thing—more important than our jobs, more important than our studies (ilim). As we said there is only one way to strong faith, and that is to love and respect the Prophet (SAW), loving him more than anything else. May Allah increase that love in us, increase our faith, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
42.ABOUT DESTINY Tuesday, 5 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Mankind should accept that the good and the bad are from Allah, but whatever he does he does it to himself, which means that the good is given by Allah to him from his own doing, just as is the bad. Such a power Allah has! Allah ‘azza wa jalla does not oppress anyone. He is not unjust. Destiny is in the hand of Allah. It is a mysterious secret (sirr) of Allah. Allah’s knowledge is not a sea, not an ocean. The creation is not a small thing, but is Allah’s sirr.
Allah creates as He likes, certainly He does how He desires, or causes a man to do. For this reason, some people trying to understand destiny utter empty words. They do this to have people follow them. This is in the knowledge of Allah. There is a thing called “will”, “partial” and “complete” will. Allah ‘azza wa jalla does not oppress anyone. This is a sirr; it is something that our minds cannot perceive. One says, “If Allah wants it, it will happen. I will not do this thing.” You are doing because Allah has given you a “partial will”, with which you may or may not do it. Therefore, we are obliged to go against our egos, against Shaytan, [and] of course to follow the orders of Allah. People say, “I want this thing so much, I will do it. Even if this is something bad, Allah seems to want us to do, so we will do it.” With these things people’s heads become mixed up. What you are ordered is to be on the right direction (istikamet). You will submit to Him, and will not bother about the other side of events. So much is happening that people are not able to do anything. They, astaghfiru ‘Llah, find fault with Allah ‘azza wa jalla. This is a great disrespect and stupidity. This is what is ordered. If we are incapable of doing what is ordered, you [should] say, “We are not capable of following. We are sinful. We need to repent.” Such would be a good thing in the sight of Allah, a beautiful thing. To repent and to turn Allah is a good thing.
May Allah forgive us! May Allah keep us on the straight path, Insha Allah. Let us be with the good ones, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
43.THE PURPOSE OF THE TARIQAH Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our tariqah is to teach manners, [to teach us] to be better people, to come to appear as perfect and complete (kāmil). The one who comes to the tariqah, but does not want it for its real purpose, is there in vain. They come for a couple of days and say, “We saw this or that. We saw sahaba, the Holy Prophet (SAW), we talked to him, we went to the sheikh’s tomb, spoke to him...,” —competing with each other! These are not according to the duties of our tariqah, nor the orders of our tariqah, nothing like that. In fact such is an illness. It can be a mental illness or deception. No need to give [any] weight to this sort of people.
Our tariqah is open, [and] complies with sharia. It is to train one’s ego. It has nothing to do with the ego-centrism of one’s coming forth and claiming that he is this or that. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful about this! As soon as one takes a step into the tariqah, Shaytan knocks him to the ground, and has these people do what is not in the tariqah. This cannot be! Our tariqah is about manners! A shaykh does not dismiss anyone who comes, he welcomes all comers, says goodbye to those who leave. A shaykh does not dismiss anyone, but if you go elsewhere and then come back [back and forth], this is not acceptable. This is not such a place as you think. You send a message, you do this or that, another person does something... People have no idea of tariqah. They are making complaints to the government. They complain to the police. Ours is an affair of hearts. For whomever Allah sends, the door is open. If he does not like that time [with us], Allah sends him elsewhere.
Therefore it is necessary to be careful of this. And this is especially necessary for those who do not have knowledge of the tariqah. We have no time to answer the messages sent to us, [even though] this is not what everyone would prefer. They have to be careful about this. Anyone who does not like this, should go where his heart inclines. We do not dismiss anyone, but one should come only if one has an inclination towards us. If not, one should go. We are trying to say that wherever one’s heart is, one should go there. If with us, that is alright.
Tariqah is as the shaykh’s wants. You cannot tell the shaykh, “Do it this or that way!” So wherever one complains or does not like something, Allah will show a way for such a one to leave. During the lifetime of our Shaykh Baba (Q.S.), there were many people. Shaykh Baba told us all about it. Who it is or who it is not, the shaykh knows, but the shaykh is patient with them. He is patient out of necessity. Though it be harmful to others, the shaykh is patient, until such people move themselves away. Apparently, their job is to alienate people—that too is a duty. Those who are patient, stay; those who are not, leave. May Allah have us succeed in these tests, [and] have us not follow our ego. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
44.DUTIES OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB Thursday, 7 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Thanks be to Allah that we reached these beautiful seasons. Tonight is the blessed Ragha’ib Night, Insha Allah. May it be khayr, may it be blessed for Muslims, Insha Allah. May it be a means to goodness, Insha Allah.
Insha Allah, these beautiful days will lighten the tyranny (zhulm) and bad days of the world by Allah’s grace. Because this is the End Time, suffering is increasing day by day. But for those who are with Allah suffering is lighter. It is helpful, [and] by the permission of Allah, it will not harm them. Its harm is to those who have no faith, mushriks, to those who go against Allah.
In these beautiful months, we acknowledged Allah with thanks. These are the months the Holy Prophet (SAW) loved. These months have barakah. He says, “Allahumma bārik lanā fī Rajab wa Sha‘bān wa ballighnā Ramaḍān.” “Allahumma bless Rajab and Shaban for us and have us reach Ramadan.”
People were not able to fast for about 5 or 6 months, [though] some were fasting from time to time. Now those who want to fast are fasting in these 3 months. For those who cannot, if they wish to observe it, all may fast on Mondays and Thursdays and other sacred nights. Allah rewards them differently—Allah ‘azza wa jalla has different gifts. Gifts that are for this world and the Next.
So let us fast today and tomorrow. Also there are duties for the month of Rajab. During the first ten days, recite every day one hundred time, “Subḥana l-Ḥayyi l-Qayyūm.” The next ten days, one hundred times, "Subhan I-Ahadi s-Samad." For the last ten days which come after the twentieth, “Subḥana Llāhi r-Ra’uf.” This too, one hundred times a day. Sadaqa that is given on regular days bring ten times the reward, but on these months for one deed one hundred rewards or a thousand.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says about the month of Ramadan, “The account of it is with Me. There is no need [for Me] to inform anyone of it.” We are approaching magnificent beauty, beautiful seasons. May they be khayr and blessed. May it bring Allah’s help for
Islam. May Muslims be protected, because the unbelievers are extremely astray, [and] they do not tolerate Muslims at all. They [almost] do not let them breathe. Insha Allah with the barakah of these months, what they do will stay ineffective, [and] whoever tries to do bad to others will have it turned agai
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ak to them gradually. By understanding through such means, they come to the path, [and] it then becomes beneficial both to themselves and to the one who brought the message. Therefore occasionally when some situations happen, people without knowledge ask, “How does this happen?” They disagree. The purpose in the matter is not what [particular article of clothing] is [put] over us, but that such might be a means to reach everyone. His clothing may not match the sunnah, he might dress ordinarily, but he might be more beneficial than the one who dresses in sunnah clothing, if others run away from him.
We need to approach things with knowledge. One should not judge others by their appearance and say, “This one is useless.” Looking at the appearance only, and being deceived by it, comes from not having knowledge. One must take everyone as better than oneself. You must thank Allah that others are capable of doing what you are not capable of, because envy is not accepted. On the contrary, the more service there is for Allah and the more service for the Prophet (SAW), the better it is for us all. It is necessary to love him, [and then] Allah rewards that person too, [but] if you envy, you become like Shaytan. “I am better than he is.” “I dress better.” “I perform more prayers...”—Allah knows who performs more or not. Secrets are known by Allah ‘azza wa jalla, so consider others as better than yourself.
One must say, “If Allah had not granted me His help, I would have not dressed as He had wished. This is the favor of Allah, not my will. If it had not been His will, I could not
do it on my own.” So do not attempt to criticize people. The Prophet (SAW) said, “If you criticize someone and shame him, the same thing happens to you.”
May Allah protect us! May Allah guide us all. May the people of Muhammad be on the right path! May Allah protect them, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
33.THE FELLOWSHIP OF ALLAH Friday, 22 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Kullu ḥizbin bimā ladayhim fariḥūn” (Qur’ān 30:32). “Everyone is happy with his community.”
He thinks the other party is in error, [but that] his is right. This is a difficult thing. Thanks be to Allah that Allah Almighty created us within His fellowship (jam’a), that he destined us to be in His fellowship.
Otherwise, everyone is happy with his own opinion. It is the same, whether amongst the Muslims or the non-Muslims. They think they do a good job, [and] are pleased with what they do. In fact, what they do is not for their goodness, but is harmful to themselves, but they are not aware of this, [and instead] they are pleased and satisfied. What do they say? So and so is doing something stupid. Not anything serious, just something stupid. Doing things that are so mixed up in the end has no benefit.
They say they are on the [right] path, but their “happiness” is nothing. There is nothing to be “happy” about except sadness and suffering. We need to thank Allah for putting us on His path. He destined us this path. He also destined us to be in His fellowship. This is a great favor, a great blessing. Everything is in the hand of Allah. If Allah wished so, He would have created us like them, however He favored us.
Thousands of thanks be to Allah! This is why, continuously, we need to repent and to thank Allah day and night. We need to be in the state of thankfulness always, for there is no greater favor than this. It is a test from Allah—everything is a test. As you pass these tests, you reach higher stations. The more you show patience, the more you earn the rewards of a good deed. Everything is being recorded in your account. Your book will be full of notations. May your account be full of good deeds! May you have your good deeds, and win your place in the Next Life! May Allah have us all stand firm on this path, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
34.WISDOM Saturday, 23 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Hikmata faqad ūtiya khayran kathīrā” Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘azīm” (Qur’ān 2:269). Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Those who are given wisdom have received much khayr.”
What is wisdom? There is wisdom in everything. A man might memorize the Quran, hadith, knowledge, but without wisdom sometimes it may do more harm, because without seeing the wisdom in a particular thing, he judges it [merely] according to how he views it. He does not know what to say when and where, with whom to speak, [or] the need of the man who comes to him.
Wisdom knows all—the way, adab, people’s need. Such is the one who has wisdom. This is why out of a thousand, out of a hundred thousand people, they stand out. People incline towards them, they follow them. But those whose purpose is this world cannot digest this. They feel envious. No matter what they do, it is in vain. They will have to learn from a wise man, if they are to receive any benefit. Nothing can proceed by means envy.
May Allah grant us wisdom, Insha Allah! May we be the possessors of wisdom, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
35.TO BE READY Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
A man is not able to guarantee his next minute. Whatever Allah says...happens. Therefore, one should be always be prepared. One must be purified to find Allah, so that one does not remain in a forgetful state. Out of “forgetfulness”, one might encroach upon another’s right. Everything will be clear [on the Last Day], [and] if one encroaches upon someone else’s rights, his situations will be difficult.
If he is one of those who have fulfilled the orders of Allah, then he is beautifully ready. If Allah wills, He may grant him a hundred years, eighty years, ninety years [of life]— [but] man cannot guarantee anything. There are some disbelievers who say, “I will live for such-and-such a time and do such-and-such things...”—such a man is making himself suffer, and at the end of it all, he is not able to stay alive any longer than the time Allah has destined for him. He thinks he is clever. They do not believe Allah, then they suffer and are ruined. He will also suffer in next life.
Let the non-believer hold this world as much as he likes, let him own the world, there is no benefit. One of the non-believers said he would live for a hundred, two hundred years. He suffered so much by going through operations and many other things. But in vain. He did not survive one minute more than what Allah had destined for him. [Yet] even if he had lived a thousand year, he was going to leave this world [sooner or later], a thousand year does not matter much.
A Muslim, the one who believes in Allah, even if he is the poorest, if he comes before Allah as a clean person he is a gainer. He is better than the other man a hundred thousand times, not even that only, but millions of times, because he has met Allah, his Allah. The other met hell. Our aim is to be ready. This way our hearts are going to be at ease. Whenever Allah wants he takes [the soul] away, [so] we need to be ready at any time.
To be succinct: this is all it is about. Just as a soldier is ready at any time, we as the servants of Allah need to be ready, so that we are not ashamed of ourselves in front of Allah.
Allah created us for this purpose. In fact it is not difficult, but people make it look difficult. What is difficult is to go against Allah! That is difficult, bad, and its end is unfortunate. May Allah protect us! May Allah make our faith stronger! Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
36.DO NOT BE ASHAMED OF YOUR PATH Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
It is a beautiful thing to be on the path of Allah. It is a beautiful thing, but Shaytan does not make it appear to be beautiful. Most people get deceived and go down to this bad path.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa ’in tuṭi‘ akthara man fī ‘l-ardi yudillūka ‘an sabīli ’Llah” (Qur’ān 6:116). “If you follow the majority you will be diverted from your path, the path of Allah.” Allah ‘azza wa jalla says this in the Holy Quran, so just because the majority likes something does not mean anything if it is not on the path of Allah— instead, it harms us. The beneficial thing is, even if there are few people whom Allah loves, as long as they are on the right path, being with them is a salvation. Otherwise there is a destruction; it is bad. Some people, though having their hearts on this path, are ashamed (or shy) to say they are on this path. No need to be ashamed (or shy). The one who should be ashamed is the one who does bad, who is outside the order of Allah.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Inna Llaha ya’muru bi-l-‘adli wa l-ihsāni wa ītā’i dhī l- qurbā” (Qur’ān 16:90) Allah ‘azza wa jalla says:: “Allah orders goodness, generosity, helping relatives.” What about others? The others order evil, they do not desire other people to benefit. That is why they do not follow the right path, considering it to be shameful. A thing to be ashamed of, as we said, is being one of those outside of Allah’s orders. Stealing, committing adultery, drinking, doing drugs, being bad towards others, not praying—these are all things to be ashamed of. A man who is straight and right does not need to be ashamed. He should not be embarrassed. He is right, others wrong. So if Allah has given this beautiful thing to people, they need to thank Allah and not be ashamed of it. Though it is a good thing to be ashamed (or shy), yet he says, “Lā hayā’a fī d-dīn”, there is no shyness on the path of religion. You are to do and say whatever is necessary. May Allah grant us to be on this right path and to know the value of this path, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
37.THE KNOWERS AND THE IGNORANT Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Wa ḥamalahā l-insānu innahu kāna ẓalūman jahūlan,” (Qur’ān33:72). “A man is a tyrant and ignorant,” He says. Why does He say this? Because the greatest tyranny is from those who do not believe in Allah; they are the tyrants. The ignorant are those who do not acknowledge the greatness of Allah.
Today, they assume they know it all. They say there is technology, or say this or that, what it is, how it is done. They say they know it all. They say they are doing research. They say it in such a way, as if that we will soon know it all. In fact, what they describe as knowledge is very small compared to Allah’s knowledge.
“Wa mā ūtītum mina l-‘ilmi illā qalīlan,” (Qur’ān 17:85). Allah says, “I did not give you (pl.) of knowledge except a little.” The power and the knowledge of Allah cannot be measured or fit into any border. The real knowers know that their knowledge is nil. However, those who are not knowers, who read a few things but remain ignorant, they think they are something, [and] then their ignorance increases. The one who does not recognize Allah, the one who does not believe in Allah’s power, is an ignorant man. He is as if he has learned nothing. Others know only as much as Allah wishes them to know. [And] that too is only to the degree we can carry. The knowledge we can carry is not even as the size of a drop.
Even were it not only as big as the world but as the universe, what would then be known is [still] not as big as a drop. Therefore knowers (or “scholars”) are witnessing Allah’s greatness and Allah’s power. The real knowers acknowledge their weakness. Only a small bit of knowledge is given. They are the knowers, while others are the ignorant who are increasing in their ignorance.
May Allah protect us! May Allah have us submit to His greatness, Insha Allah! May His blessings be upon us, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
38.THE PATH Friday, 1 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our tariqa is a blessed one. Whoever has been initiated into it reaches bliss by Allah’s permission. This is the path of Allah and His Prophet (SAW). Not everyone may give value to it, perceive its significance, and most may not be destined to it. Allah has shown the path to some people and has destined them to be on the path, but this path is the path of testing.
Every type of test comes up. Some might directly bother you, [or] some test might come straight from those who are with you. To say, “I am better,” or “You are better,” is wrong. In fact, this is the path of the erasure of self, of egocentrism, of wiping out bad habits, of training. This path is to assimilate the Prophet (SAW). The Prophet (SAW) says, “Muslims are brothers.” Those who are in the tariqa need to take more care of brotherhood. They are ordered to love each other. This is an order, of course, not a wish.
There are orders for one who is a Muslim, so that one’s Muslimness will increase, so that one’s faith will increase. It is necessary for him to hold onto these orders tighter. He should not do evil. If they come to the path, they ask, “When will the ability of unveiling be opened to us so that our stage will be elevated?” If you are approaching the path from this angle, do not come close, do not enter the path! This is not a school such that you may copy from another in order to be promoted. There is nothing like that here. When you come here, you will submit.
Whether you have gone up and up or not is none of your business. Your mission is to be righteous and to do what you are ordered. This is your duty. When you are bothered about whether you are advancing or not, Shaytan is constantly giving you waswasa. He does this to make sure that what you do goes in vain. Tariqa is a beautiful thing, but it contains many tests. May Allah protect us during these tests! May we not obey our ego, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
39.JUDGEMENT DAY Saturday, 2 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The Prophet (SAW) says, “Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed.” Because the Companions (RA) knew the Prophet’s (SAW) justice, they asked, “We understand that we need to help those who are oppressed, but how do we help an oppressor?” You help someone oppressed, but an oppressor is helped by telling him that what he does is wrong, by asking him to give up this oppression, because an oppressor harms himself by his own action. The rights that are not received in this life will be received in the Next. A man who thinks, “I oppressed this person, [but] he now is dead and gone. I got rid of him,” is a stupid man. In Next Life the oppressed will receive justice, so a man is wrong who thinks himself a gainer after oppressing someone. He oppressed himself rather than the other. He did the evil to himself, not the other. He may have committed the act only once, but certainly his punishment will be given a million times. May Allah protect us from oppressing others or violating the rights of others. The Prophet (SAW) says in a hadith, “Leave people to themselves. All creation will be raised up on the Day of Judgment. If a sheep with horns hit the one without horns, the one without horns will be given horns and allowed to hit its oppressor. By this will he take his rights. All this means that nothing unaccounted for, such as things one has done to others. One certainly must request, “Hak helal.” [This is a phrase that Turkish Muslims use to ask someone whom they have wronged, or think they might have wronged, to forgive them and not hold the sin against them on Judgment Day.] Allah forgives [infringements against] His own rights, but it can only be the person whose rights have been infringed against who forgives his infringer. On the Day of Judgment, as we said, even animals will ask for their rights, [though] later they are asked to turn into soil, and no one will then remain but the people gathered together. They too will give their account, [and then] either go to heaven or hell forever. A Muslim or any other believer in Allah, who has violated rights will receive their punishment and then go to heaven. Insha Allah, we will not take a step into hell. Let us not oppress anyone, insha’Allah! Oppressors will certainly give an account. May Allah protect us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
40.INTERFERING IN THE BUSINESS OF OTHERS Sunday, 3 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Tariqa is based on adab. One should not be hasty in making judgments. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Ya ayyuh l-ladhīna āmanū in jā’akum fāsiqum bi- nabā’in fatabayyanū an tuṣībū qawmam bi- jahālatin fatuṣbiḥū ‘alā mā fa‘altum nādimīn” (Qur’ān 49:6) If when you hear something, you act by the influence of that person and hurt people, then you will regret it, seeing that the truth is not like that. People interfere with each other by saying things such as that this man should have done it like this..., [or that] it should have been done like that, [or] those who are governing the country should do it like this, [and] if they do it this way, the other side will be wrong, or vice versa. In every affair we give the same example, if Allah has appointed a man for a certain place, if He helps him, everything will fall into place, [and] without striking against another, his affair will go smoothly. Therefore, Allah has given everyone his own duty, has shown him the path. His path it that way, [but] you are a plumber. Take care of your own business—it too is an important job. You are a plumber, and you are not taking care of your own business, [but] instead bother over this or that person’s business, [so] then pipes burst, water gushes out and ruins people’s homes, furniture, and floorings. [Because] while all this happens, you are busy with someone else’s business. You are an engineer, [yet are] not taking care of the machines, [but] instead are making judgments from where you are. If everyone would take care of his own business, everything would go well. However, no one minds his own business, but minds that of others and criticizes them. Here it is: this is the disease called “democracy”. They are mixing up the minds of people, but Allah does what he knows is best for the one who helps Him. He makes him successful. So therefore to interfere with others is not good. One may say, “So-and-so does it this way,” or such, but to say, “Do this!” [or], “Do that!” is inappropriate.
Everyone should take care of his own business. The one who is appointed will complain, or he will judge the matter, then will decide or will direct it. If things were done according to everyone’s opinion, nothing would go right. Most of the time it is such that when everyone speaks, things do not go right. This harms people, [and] he [the doer] does not receive any benefit, either. Therefore, may Allah help us! A man might make a mistake, [but] Allah can also then forgive. May Allah forgive us all, insha’Allah! May He destine us walk on the straight path, not doing wrong to anyone, insha’Allah. It is necessary to walk on the path of Allah, because this is what is important. Allah is our Witness everywhere. He is with us everywhere. He sees us everywhere. There is no where to escape, so let us be careful and walk on the right path! Let us be beloved servants of Allah, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
41.STRENGTH OF FAITH Monday, 4 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
The Prophet (SAW) is a beautiful example. To be on his path is fard and wajib for us. The man we love the most is the Prophet (SAW). “Whoever does not love me more than his mother, his father, himself, he does not have faith, meaning that he has not completed his faith. He is not a true believer (mu’min),” says the Prophet (SAW).
To be a mu’min is to be a servant of Allah, to be the person Allah loves. To be a wali of Allah. Wali means a friend of Allah. To be His friend means having complete faith in Him. Until one loves most the Prophet (SAW), his faith is not complete. Therefore, today they are making it look as if loving the Prophet (SAW) is a bad thing so people’s faith will weaken. Mostly those doing so are those assuming themselves to be scholars.
They are not with good ones, but rather with the bad people harming Islam and Muslims. They do not like Islam. They say, “Islam has become old. We will make it new. We will reform it.” All these people are enemies of Allah and His Prophet (SAW). Unfortunately, these universities and so-called “Imam Hatip” schools, though they were built to serve Islam, they are working to demolish it instead. They know that people come to them innocently. All those who study there apply to those schools for Allah’s sake, to serve Allah. They grab them en masse, and then impose on them every possible useless and bad idea.
Thanks be to Allah, most of these innocent people discard these ideas, but some reckon by what they are given, and this harms themselves and others. As we said before, faith is the most important thing. Having strong faith is the most important thing—more important than our jobs, more important than our studies (ilim). As we said there is only one way to strong faith, and that is to love and respect the Prophet (SAW), loving him more than anything else. May Allah increase that love in us, increase our faith, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
42.ABOUT DESTINY Tuesday, 5 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Mankind should accept that the good and the bad are from Allah, but whatever he does he does it to himself, which means that the good is given by Allah to him from his own doing, just as is the bad. Such a power Allah has! Allah ‘azza wa jalla does not oppress anyone. He is not unjust. Destiny is in the hand of Allah. It is a mysterious secret (sirr) of Allah. Allah’s knowledge is not a sea, not an ocean. The creation is not a small thing, but is Allah’s sirr.
Allah creates as He likes, certainly He does how He desires, or causes a man to do. For this reason, some people trying to understand destiny utter empty words. They do this to have people follow them. This is in the knowledge of Allah. There is a thing called “will”, “partial” and “complete” will. Allah ‘azza wa jalla does not oppress anyone. This is a sirr; it is something that our minds cannot perceive. One says, “If Allah wants it, it will happen. I will not do this thing.” You are doing because Allah has given you a “partial will”, with which you may or may not do it. Therefore, we are obliged to go against our egos, against Shaytan, [and] of course to follow the orders of Allah. People say, “I want this thing so much, I will do it. Even if this is something bad, Allah seems to want us to do, so we will do it.” With these things people’s heads become mixed up. What you are ordered is to be on the right direction (istikamet). You will submit to Him, and will not bother about the other side of events. So much is happening that people are not able to do anything. They, astaghfiru ‘Llah, find fault with Allah ‘azza wa jalla. This is a great disrespect and stupidity. This is what is ordered. If we are incapable of doing what is ordered, you [should] say, “We are not capable of following. We are sinful. We need to repent.” Such would be a good thing in the sight of Allah, a beautiful thing. To repent and to turn Allah is a good thing.
May Allah forgive us! May Allah keep us on the straight path, Insha Allah. Let us be with the good ones, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
43.THE PURPOSE OF THE TARIQAH Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our tariqah is to teach manners, [to teach us] to be better people, to come to appear as perfect and complete (kāmil). The one who comes to the tariqah, but does not want it for its real purpose, is there in vain. They come for a couple of days and say, “We saw this or that. We saw sahaba, the Holy Prophet (SAW), we talked to him, we went to the sheikh’s tomb, spoke to him...,” —competing with each other! These are not according to the duties of our tariqah, nor the orders of our tariqah, nothing like that. In fact such is an illness. It can be a mental illness or deception. No need to give [any] weight to this sort of people.
Our tariqah is open, [and] complies with sharia. It is to train one’s ego. It has nothing to do with the ego-centrism of one’s coming forth and claiming that he is this or that. Therefore, it is necessary to be careful about this! As soon as one takes a step into the tariqah, Shaytan knocks him to the ground, and has these people do what is not in the tariqah. This cannot be! Our tariqah is about manners! A shaykh does not dismiss anyone who comes, he welcomes all comers, says goodbye to those who leave. A shaykh does not dismiss anyone, but if you go elsewhere and then come back [back and forth], this is not acceptable. This is not such a place as you think. You send a message, you do this or that, another person does something... People have no idea of tariqah. They are making complaints to the government. They complain to the police. Ours is an affair of hearts. For whomever Allah sends, the door is open. If he does not like that time [with us], Allah sends him elsewhere.
Therefore it is necessary to be careful of this. And this is especially necessary for those who do not have knowledge of the tariqah. We have no time to answer the messages sent to us, [even though] this is not what everyone would prefer. They have to be careful about this. Anyone who does not like this, should go where his heart inclines. We do not dismiss anyone, but one should come only if one has an inclination towards us. If not, one should go. We are trying to say that wherever one’s heart is, one should go there. If with us, that is alright.
Tariqah is as the shaykh’s wants. You cannot tell the shaykh, “Do it this or that way!” So wherever one complains or does not like something, Allah will show a way for such a one to leave. During the lifetime of our Shaykh Baba (Q.S.), there were many people. Shaykh Baba told us all about it. Who it is or who it is not, the shaykh knows, but the shaykh is patient with them. He is patient out of necessity. Though it be harmful to others, the shaykh is patient, until such people move themselves away. Apparently, their job is to alienate people—that too is a duty. Those who are patient, stay; those who are not, leave. May Allah have us succeed in these tests, [and] have us not follow our ego. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
44.DUTIES OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB Thursday, 7 March 2019
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidal Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya RasulAllah, Madad Ya As’habi RasulAllah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani, Shaykh Nazim Al-Haqqani. Dastur. Tariqatunas sohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Thanks be to Allah that we reached these beautiful seasons. Tonight is the blessed Ragha’ib Night, Insha Allah. May it be khayr, may it be blessed for Muslims, Insha Allah. May it be a means to goodness, Insha Allah.
Insha Allah, these beautiful days will lighten the tyranny (zhulm) and bad days of the world by Allah’s grace. Because this is the End Time, suffering is increasing day by day. But for those who are with Allah suffering is lighter. It is helpful, [and] by the permission of Allah, it will not harm them. Its harm is to those who have no faith, mushriks, to those who go against Allah.
In these beautiful months, we acknowledged Allah with thanks. These are the months the Holy Prophet (SAW) loved. These months have barakah. He says, “Allahumma bārik lanā fī Rajab wa Sha‘bān wa ballighnā Ramaḍān.” “Allahumma bless Rajab and Shaban for us and have us reach Ramadan.”
People were not able to fast for about 5 or 6 months, [though] some were fasting from time to time. Now those who want to fast are fasting in these 3 months. For those who cannot, if they wish to observe it, all may fast on Mondays and Thursdays and other sacred nights. Allah rewards them differently—Allah ‘azza wa jalla has different gifts. Gifts that are for this world and the Next.
So let us fast today and tomorrow. Also there are duties for the month of Rajab. During the first ten days, recite every day one hundred time, “Subḥana l-Ḥayyi l-Qayyūm.” The next ten days, one hundred times, "Subhan I-Ahadi s-Samad." For the last ten days which come after the twentieth, “Subḥana Llāhi r-Ra’uf.” This too, one hundred times a day. Sadaqa that is given on regular days bring ten times the reward, but on these months for one deed one hundred rewards or a thousand.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says about the month of Ramadan, “The account of it is with Me. There is no need [for Me] to inform anyone of it.” We are approaching magnificent beauty, beautiful seasons. May they be khayr and blessed. May it bring Allah’s help for
Islam. May Muslims be protected, because the unbelievers are extremely astray, [and] they do not tolerate Muslims at all. They [almost] do not let them breathe. Insha Allah with the barakah of these months, what they do will stay ineffective, [and] whoever tries to do bad to others will have it turned agai
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