Suhbah 2019: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (18/25)
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’s hand this world is, certainly it will slip away one day. People think they live for this world.
It is not worth worrying about this world. It is determined by Allah, and He does what He wants. Allah only does what people deserve.
So, it is our belief that Allah is with the mu’mineen, and it is sufficient to believe in Allah, who has power over all things, and every matter has its wisdom. He takes and gives on the basis of this wisdom, but our duty is to rely on Allah. Allah is and is present, and there is none after Him.
“Allahu Rabbī; kafanī Rabbī,” Sheikh effendi said this. Allah is sufficient for us. If you are doing it for Allah, Allah sees it. But if you are serving this world, it is in vain. Therefore there is no need to worry about this world. You stay with Allah, and let your intention before the sake of Allah, and Allah will give you your reward. However, if your doing is not for Allah, then worry about it as much as you can, for it means there is no benefit to it at all. That will be of no benefit either in this world or the Next.
The important think is doing for the sake of Allah. Allah wanted it this way. We should submit to Him—there’s nothing else to do! This is the world. There is no need to worry about this world; we need to obey the order of Allah. No matter what, you will be with Allah, whether in violence, comfort, or distress. If you stay this way, you are in Paradise—in this world and in the Next. But if you choose the other path... This is what Muslims do not understand. They worry so much. Why? Because they have forgotten the adab of Islam; they regard things from a viewpoint outside of Islam.
The one who is in tariqah is happy, because he is with is his Lord, with his Allah. This world is bad, and there is no need to give it any regard. But those who are not in tariqah
say, “If it were this way" or, “If it were that way,” and then they worry and torment themselves. No, no need to worry at all.
Allah is providing for us all—food, drink, Allah provides. The breath we take is in the hands of Allah and of nobody else. Someone who is looks at things like this will be relaxed. Tariqah is what gives us this way of looking at things. Tariqahs that are on the path of the Prophet ( SAW).
Otherwise to say, “I will do this way or that” does not bring any benefit, does not let one gain anything. That might be good in some things, but we think it is bad. In everything there is good, and may Allah give us the good.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
124.ACCEPTING SINS AS NORMAL Tuesday, 25 June 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.
When a thing that is not approved by Allah is done, it is a sin. Of course, there is punishment for committing sin. One swaggers around in this world, and when he says, “I listen to nobody, and recognize no one [as authority],” he thinks he can do anything he wants. He thinks this is a world where no one can say anything or interfere with him.
In fact, there are a lot of interferences met with in the world; one cannot do everything. People have allowed some things in this world that Allah does not allow; they might get away with it here, but not in Next World. Of course, people get upset saying others did this or that. This is also normal, if one can change by hand the thing done, then by hand he changes it. If not he should warn against it, and say so by his tongue. If that doesn’t work, there is no need to take it further. But have dislike within the heart towards it, and say within your heart that what was done was not right, was bad, and that I do not accept it in my heart. Do not tolerate every thing that you see, but as we say, while trying to sort it out, do not cause a greater division.
There is a Day when they and everybody else will give their own account. Those who think of this Day will avoid sins, will run away from them. Those who do not care will regret it in Next Life. They will beg and say, “Send us back! Let us do good! Let us not do this; let us not do what we did before!” But it will be too late for this. In many cases, there are people who regret in this world what they have done. Yes, but there are even more people who regret in Next Life. They regret and say, “I wish I had done this. I would have earned more. If I had done it in another way, it would not be like this. If I had left a little later, the accident would not have happened.” These are temporary regrets. As long as one is still in this world, these can be changed. The real regret will be in Next Life.
Therefore, towards those who commit sin, one must say, “We dislike this in our hearts. We do not want these actions. This is not something to accept.” They have an account between Allah and themselves. What we are trying to say is not to see these things as being normal. Because we are in the End Days, sins seem normal. The important thing is to know what is forbidden by Allah and what is allowed.
May Allah keep us away from haram always, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
125.TRAINING THE EGO Friday, 12 July 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 based on good manners. We shall sit with good manners, and get up with good manners, and shall train ourselves so that our manners look like the Prophet’s (SAW). Let’s continue with this intention.
He who follows the ego goes after dirt, nothing else. He embarrasses himself, and is afterwards not welcome in the sight of Allah. Allah knows the end: the end of the one who follows the ego is not good.
People follow their ego one-hundred percent. When they are offered more, they follow the ego even more. Actually, they are given opportunity by Allah to correct themselves, but [instead] they harm themselves, here and hereafter. No one respects the one who follows his ego—or loves him. Of course, it is only the prophets and those khalifas who followed them who trained their egos a hundred percent. Even if it is only ten percent [now], then on a daily basis we should try harder until it reaches 20% or 50%. The one who follows his ego deserves what he gets.
Because he has caused his end himself, there is no need to feel sorry for him. Since he did not realize the value of all of this generosity and goodness, when the punishment comes, he deserves it. And his punishment has come from his own hands; there is no need for anything else. No need for someone else to punish him. He punishes himself with his own hands, which can take nothing but evil from this evil soul. This is the reason why we often mention the matter of ego. Talking about it will not finish the matter, because the more opportunity the ego is given, the more it returns to its evil state.
Therefore, one needs to remember:“So remind, for indeed the reminder benefits the believers,” (Qur’ān 51:55). May Allah protect us from our ego, and from the evil that comes from it, insha’Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
126.MEHMET SEVKET EYGI EFFENDI Sunday,14 July 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.
We should say one or two things about my Shaykh Baba’s friend, may Allah have mercy on him. It was in the 70s when they met, and at that time he was jailed for speaking the truth. Shaykh Baba used to correspond with him during this time, writing letters to him, and he had a good connection with him. He was one of the oldest acquaintances of our Shaykh Baba’s.
What sort of person was he? Perfect. He was someone who sought his mother’s consent, believed in Allah, and did not give his heart to this world. He’s served his mother till the end. He was from the People of Sunnah, on the path of truth, on the path of tariqah, a beautiful person. Allah made him a means of giving guidance to people.
He was a means to show the new generation that it is possible to have a man like this. He did not deviate even a millimeter from this path. Though it is fashionable now for so- called intellectuals to speak ill of tariqahs and to denigrate Sharia out of their obedience to their egos, this man did not do an atom’s weight of these wrongs, and was himself on the straight path, the path of righteousness.
Therefore, rahmatu-Llah alayh, his place is great, though, unfortunately his value was not known while he was alive—but thanks be to Allah, most people like this are not valued while in this world. Later their value is known, so that after their death, they become more beneficial. [He] rahmatu-Llah had no children, but his charity’s return will be plenty until the end of time. He left behind valuable knowledge, beautiful actions, a lot of good deeds. Whatever he left behind his knowledge for others’ benefit.
Two years ago, we visited his home, and at that time he donated forty thousand books to the library, so that people would benefit from them.
Yesterday was his funeral. It was beautiful. It was done in an Ottoman way, prayers were performed in jamaat, and the funeral went beautifully. Shahadahs were said, and with the most beautiful shahadah [ḥusnu shahādat] he left. This is what a Muslim should ask for. He left not with his property, but he left this world with a most beautiful
shahadah, and he left things that will be beneficial to others. This man [even] apart [his] from knowledge, became an example though his own beautiful Islamic manners.
Anyone can do this, rich or poor. If a man cannot do other things, at least being an example can be sufficient for him. This would be sufficient for Muslims.
May Allah have mercy on him! Insha’Allah, we will meet again in paradise. This is the how the world is. No one remains here forever, everyone is leaving in turns, but these people are scholars, true scholars. For as long as Allah wishes, however, after their death their benefits can be more, insha’Allah. May Allah have mercy on him. May his place be paradise. Li-‘Llahi ta‘āla, Al-Fatiha.
127.THE WISDOM IN SALAWAT SHARIFAH Monday, 15 July 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 that when one supplicates, in order to make sure of its acceptance, one should first recite salawat upon the Prophet (SAW), and then make the supplication, and at the end also make salawat, so that Allah does not reject the prayer. Because He does not reject salawat recited upon the Prophet (SAW), the supplication coming in between will be accepted—so this is a good thing! The Prophet (SAW) is giving good advice and is teaching something good.
Last night salawats were recited, and Insha Allah they were accepted, because there was quiet a lot distress.
With the recitation of salawat, troubles diminish, ill ones are healed, and whatever purposes one has are accepted, too.
Others keep saying not to recite salawat, it is bidda’, etc. That night by Allah there was neither bidda’ nor anything [even] resembling disallowance.
Thanks be to Allah, our people who carry the flag of the Prophet (SAW), they are people who serve him. It is this government who shows the right path. The one who shows the haqq, justice, and who carries the governing of Islam is Ottoman. The one who represents Islam the best, the one who governs people with justice, is the Ottoman government, and that is in order to serve the Prophet (SAW). The word khādim is used, which means that we are the servants of the Prophet (SAW). We are on his path. We fulfill his orders. Allah helps us in this. If you do not do it this way, no help is received. Help only comes if one has respect for the Prophet (SAW). Help comes here in this world, and a person meets happiness. So whatever negative nonsense has been said for years against salawat is done away with in one night, thanks be to Allah. Allah is forgiving us all. May Allah forgive us, and may Allah make it lasting, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
128.INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR Tuesday, 16 July 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 has shown people the right path. Those who follow the right path are given happiness. Those who lie for their own benefits in this world, and go contrary to what Allah has shown, are condemned to [various] grievances.
Tariqa and sharia are for people to correct the ego. And if you display yourself contrary to how you really are, this is considered to be hypocrisy. The hypocrite is the most unwanted, most disliked one. This is true in the divine presence, in the presence of the Prophet, and of people. Those who practice it and think they have gained thereby are wrong in thinking that they gained anything. On the contrary, they are losers. The Prophet (SAW) says that the one who covers himself with the cover of Islam and deceives people is to be punished twice as much because he [also] deceives people.
If someone dresses in an ordinary way, others may or may not be deceived, but when he is outwardly dressed in the cover of Islam, more people are deceived by him and this causes them move further away from the religion. This is a huge sin! Let our inward be also thus, insha’Allah. It is necessary for a person to maintain a similarity between inward and outward. If good, then appear good; if bad, appear bad. Which means that if he is inwardly bad and also [reveals himself so] outwardly, at least this is a lighter [sin] than hypocrisy.
May Allah protect us. These are the End Days, and there are false teachers, and bad teachers, and also false shaykhs. There are people who claim to be a shaykh...—may Allah protect us from their harm!
May Allah have us meet pure people, good people. May we be with them, insha’Allah. Most of the time we hear these things and feel sad, but we do not have the strength or means to monitor everyone, so we pray to Allah that He may protect us from the harm that comes from Satan, people, and from these hypocrites.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
129.INSISTING ON THE SIN Wednesday, 17 July 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: Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa lam yuṣirrū ‘alā mā fa‘alū wa hum ya’lamūn" (Qur’ān 3:135). “And who do not persist with what [evil] they are doing when they know.” Those who regret their own doing,Allah ‘azza wa jalla forgives them.
People cross the [proper] boundaries, and commit sin. They do not fulfill Allah’s orders, and they say, “May Allah forgive us; we could not fulfill it,” but people today are in the state of rebellion. What is meant by “tughyān” is the summit of being rebellious.
They say they do not regret anything they do. At this point its punishment is great, too. They will have to serve their punishment.
When people are in courts they are asked whether they regret what they have done. If they say that no they are not, there will not be any decision to lighten their punishment. They then will have to serve their punishment. But if he instead says, “When I committed the act my mind was not with me. I was full of anger, and then this or that happened,” then his punishment is lightened.
Today’s people, because of their lack of faith, say, “I don’t regret anything at all that I have done.” In fact, regret will take place later, but it will have no use later. May Allah protect us. We regret doing bad, and may Allah forgive us all, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
130.TO MISTREAT ONESELF Thursday, 18 July 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: Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa mā ẓalamnāhum wa lākin kānū anfusahum yaẓlimūn” (Qur’ān 16:118) “We do not mistreat (lit. “do ẓulm to”) anyone.
Mistreating people, their souls’ self-oppression, Allah does not persecute anyone.” Whatever happens on earth is due to what people do with their own hands, because of their bad habits, bad morals, bad deeds. All the curse, calamity happens to them for these reasons.
This [life] is not important; the Next Life is important. It will not be good for them Next Life, so they are mistreating themselves. Allah is merciful. He does not inflict mistreatment on anyone, Allah forbids mistreatment. There have been great prophets, 124,000 of them, and every era has awliya and suitable scholars. Allah ‘azza wa jalla sent every one of them as a mercy. Their being among the people is from the mercy of Allah. But people do bad, and then they think they will find good.
Doing wrong or bad—wrong doing cannot count as a good deed. Not only does it not bring good, but also his business in this life will not go well, and in Next Life (may Allah protect!), he may enter hell. So inflicting harm is not a good thing. Mistreatment is a darkness, a gloom! Do not abuse! Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Do not torture your self.” Allah ‘azza wa jalla does not like mistreatment, does not want people to mistreat each other, however people themselves are the ones who do this to themselves. May Allah protect us, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
131.NUMBERED DAYS Friday, 19 July 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: Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Ayyāman ma’dūdah” (Qur’ān 2:80) “Numbered days.” There is certain time period for humanity; there are certain number of years. No matter how long you may have lived, a hundred or a thousand years, they all are limited, “Ayyāman ma’dūdah”. Some months or days are more virtuous. Dhū l-Ḥijjah is coming soon; it is also mentioned in the Quran: “Wa-lfajri wa layāli ‘ashr” (Qur’ān 89:1 - 2) Allah ‘azza wa jalla swears upon that. “By the breaking of dawn. By the first tens nights of the month of Dhū l-Ḥijjah.” Allah swears by anything He wants, but we can only swear by His name. Fajr means daylight, which indicates morning. Allah made these ten days holy; this is His decision from His wisdom. We shall respect it. There are more thawāb (merits) in them. The more we respect them, the more thawāb we gain. As Allah honors the days. He also honors people. For example, the Prophet (SAW) is the most honored man. There is no one like him. This is how we should understand it. We should teach this to people, to children, that there is no one else more venerable than the Prophet (SAW). [Other] people are valued for three years, five years, ten years, a thousand years. At the end their value ends, however the Prophet (SAW) is a venerable man forever. It is a duty to love him. We should love him more than our nafs. Nevertheless, now there are the tricks of Satan played over people. Recently men have been bought out who say, “He is just a man like us.” This cannot be! After all, Allah honors even some days [more than others], and He did magnified (ta‘ẓīm) the Prophet (SAW) on almost every page of the Quran. We too are ordered to do ta‘ẓīm. Therefore, we need to be careful, and we should teach the children. “Who do you love the most? Your mom or dad?” No, not this, the first in priority is that he must love Allah ‘azza wa jalla, then the Prophet (SAW). This is what is to be taught. After that he may love anyone else.
May Allah honor us with their love, Insha Allah. In honor of Friday, whatever good intentions there are, may be come true, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
132.LEARNING THE HOLY QUR’AN Thursday, 25 July 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 holy Prophet (SAW) says: “Khayrukum man t’allama 'l-Qur’āna wa ‘allamahu.” “The best of you is the one who learns the Quran and teaches it.”
It is now the summer period during which Quran lessons are given for children and adults in many places. Whoever teach it are the good ones in the sight of Allah. Of course, this is not a land of Arabs. Except in Arab countries, in every other place people are learning the Quran, reading it. They read either from memory or from the book, and although they do not understand the meaning, they receive thawāb (merits). Learning another language is difficult, but the Quran is a miracle. The miracle of Allah. Without knowing its meaning or anything from it, a person is capable of learning it letter by letter.
The Quran is a great present, the Word of Allah. The Quran is Allah’s oldest word. He offered it to weak servants like us. It is the greatest gift to the Prophet (SAW) and to us. Through the Prophet (SAW) it has come to us. It is healing, light, knowledge. It also contains the knowledge of what came from the beginning until now, and news about the future. So show as much effort as you can to learn the Quran. Sometimes enunciation is needed, sometimes [unusual] letters. If you cannot achieve these, Allah has given easiness—there are angels who correct those wrongly pronounced letters and offer them correctly before Allah.
Learning the Quran strengthens one’s memory. It becomes healing and light for a person. Insha Allah, those who do not know how to read it, should make the effort to learn. It can be learnt in three days or in a week. If you find it hard, then within a month, by the permission of Allah. May Allah give light to hearts! May they learn as quick as possible, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
133.MAKING A POSITIVE ASSUMPTION Monday, 29 July 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 is being patient with people through His name Aṣ-Ṣabūr, “The one who shows patience, extremely patient.” Kill each other, oppress each other, and as long as you do not repent, the real punishment is in the Next World.
People think they gain. Day and night they think how to protect their benefits. If they would turn [even] one tenth of this action into worship, they would be comfortable here and after. However, their ego worships Satan, and does what Satan says, and then they are in bad state. May Allah protect us! Let Muslims treat each other better, and let them think more. They're looking for shame.
The Prophet (SAW) says, “Every son of Adam does wrong, but the best amongt those who do wrong are those who repent.”
So, if someone has made a mistake, instead saying something such as you are like this or that, pray for him from a distance, and say, “May Allah correct him.” Or if he is in serious fault, you may approach him and tell him his wrong. Going against him as an enemy and slandering him is not right.
Already things are said mostly based on assumptions, and with bad intentions. These are not good either. A Muslim should give the benefit of the doubt and think good [of others], and those who are people of tariqah should take extra care in these matters. May Allah give all of us a peaceful state, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
134.LAST 10 DAYS OF DHŪ L-ḤIJJAH Thursday, 1 August 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, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-l-fajri wa layālin ‘ashr(in)” (Qur’ān 89:1-2). “By the Dawn, and by the Ten Nights.” He is swearing by these. These last ten days, the nights of Dhū l-Ḥijjah until the day of Eid, are holy nights. As we have said before, Allah is giving opportunities to Muslims so that they earn more merits. He gives back at least ten to one. These are Allah’s own calculation. No one would know. The owner of Karam, the Generous One, loves to offer. Allah ‘azza wa jalla is the most generous of the generous, so these holy nights are all opportunities. He is giving these opportunities, so that people earn merits and find goodness.
As you know, this month is the month of Hajj. Tomorrow insha’Allah is the first day of Dhū l-Ḥijjah. From day one till the tenth one may fast. One might fast fewer days,eight days if one wishes, nine days, or only on the Day of Arafat, as much as one is capable of, [but] there is no such thing in this month as only fasting on the ninth day. That day cannot be fasted by itself. On the first nice days only, or on the eighth and ninth days together fasting can be observed. You may observe fasting from the fifth till the tenth. These are all voluntary fasts. Voluntary [acts of worship] are called nāfilah, which means they are not fard, not obligated. Allah does not make them obligatory upon us, only those who volunteer to do so keep them. It is so that there is no sin for those who do not observe them, [but] there are merits for those who do observe them. He says to do it if you wish. One does however much good (khayr) one is capable of. Desire should be towards the Next Life. Do not desire this world; desire the Next. Do as much good as possible. Do your acts of worship. Those who usually do not do them should at least try on these days and earn merits. By Allah’s permission may their worship continue to have barakah, so that he continues his worship, and his barakah continues. May it be blessed (mubarak), Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
135.TO BE HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE Monday, 5 August 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.
One of the conditions of īmān is: "Khayruhu wa-sharruhu mina Llāha ta‘ālá." – everything done is by the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. The good and not good are by the will of Allāh. We have to believe this. This is mixed up for most people. It is confusing. But people mix it even more. Now what happened is over. It happened as Allāh wanted it.
Insha Allah may we be granted to do good things which bring benefit to everybody. We pray that He uses us in good deeds. If bad things or bad events happen, may it not be because of us, Insha Allah. Because it is the will of Allāh. If it didn't happen, it wouldn't be so. "If I were somewhere else on this day, it wouldn't have happened to me." If we say this... That is the requirement of īmān, not to question it. It happened and it is the will of Allāh. Allāh wanted, so it happened.
May He not use us for evil works. There are some people who work for the harm of people and Muslims. Then they say, "I did this because Allāh wanted it. I did it because of that."
That is wrong. They are getting it mixed up. Your intention was bad from the beginning. And then you put the blame, not on yourself but on Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That person is mixing it up. That is faithlessness. It is not īmān. It is lack of īmān. But sicknesses, accidents and things like that which happen on an ordinary day, you are caught in it by the will of Allāh. It is something that has happened by means of you, without your will. Allāh puts you in that situation. It is from Allāh. You can't do anything about it. You should believe that it is from Allāh. Allāh wanted it, so it happened.
When you do like this, you will get rewarded. Your īmān will increase. But when you beat someone and then kill him and say Allāh wanted this, you can't get away with it, neither here, nor hereafter. The matters of īmān, the belief in destiny, you can't do as you like. As we said, you should forget about what has happened. It is over. If someone is to blame, may Allāh forgive him. If it is done reluctantly, Allāh forgives. Allāh Janāb-i Ḥaqq gives His rewards to the patient ones. Otherwise, when you harm people with the
purpose of satisfying your ego or earning money, if you get paid in return for oppressing and harming people, you can't say it is the will of Allāh then. There is punishment for it. It is very...
Therefore, our Prophet sallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that Allāh knows. Don't mix it up. Don't make yourself do more sin. May Allāh forgive. May Allāh protect all of us from harming others. May we not be a means for doing that, Insha Allah; May we be a means for good things. May we always show good ways and make people do good things. May we always show the way of Allāh, Insha Allah. This is the good way. The other one is the bad. May Allāh accept it, Insha Allah.
Allāh we are from one belief, of our belief... There is six conditions for belief of Muslim. One of them – "Khayruhu wa-sharruhu mina Llāha ta‘ālá." The good thing and bad thing [is] from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Everything Allāh He is knowing, so we are every time asking Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to make us to be helpful for people, to be in good side not bad side, to be helpful for people, to be the side of khayr, good thing from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Is good thing to be helpful for people, to be in right way and to worship and to be good with people.
This is one side Allāh make this side for lucky people. Everything they are do they are acceptable for from Him and He reward for what they are doing.
And other side also, the bad side, bad people, many bad people, they are doing bad thing and they are – some of them they are not accepting their bad thing they are doing. They said, "This is also from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and if He not want, we will not do this." This is not good behave because they are doing and they are not accepting their fault. They said, "This is want this." You cannot this. Even Allāh He Allah we are doing this because He want, you cannot say this. When you say this – how you know? You are knowing you are doing bad thing and after
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’s hand this world is, certainly it will slip away one day. People think they live for this world.
It is not worth worrying about this world. It is determined by Allah, and He does what He wants. Allah only does what people deserve.
So, it is our belief that Allah is with the mu’mineen, and it is sufficient to believe in Allah, who has power over all things, and every matter has its wisdom. He takes and gives on the basis of this wisdom, but our duty is to rely on Allah. Allah is and is present, and there is none after Him.
“Allahu Rabbī; kafanī Rabbī,” Sheikh effendi said this. Allah is sufficient for us. If you are doing it for Allah, Allah sees it. But if you are serving this world, it is in vain. Therefore there is no need to worry about this world. You stay with Allah, and let your intention before the sake of Allah, and Allah will give you your reward. However, if your doing is not for Allah, then worry about it as much as you can, for it means there is no benefit to it at all. That will be of no benefit either in this world or the Next.
The important think is doing for the sake of Allah. Allah wanted it this way. We should submit to Him—there’s nothing else to do! This is the world. There is no need to worry about this world; we need to obey the order of Allah. No matter what, you will be with Allah, whether in violence, comfort, or distress. If you stay this way, you are in Paradise—in this world and in the Next. But if you choose the other path... This is what Muslims do not understand. They worry so much. Why? Because they have forgotten the adab of Islam; they regard things from a viewpoint outside of Islam.
The one who is in tariqah is happy, because he is with is his Lord, with his Allah. This world is bad, and there is no need to give it any regard. But those who are not in tariqah
say, “If it were this way" or, “If it were that way,” and then they worry and torment themselves. No, no need to worry at all.
Allah is providing for us all—food, drink, Allah provides. The breath we take is in the hands of Allah and of nobody else. Someone who is looks at things like this will be relaxed. Tariqah is what gives us this way of looking at things. Tariqahs that are on the path of the Prophet ( SAW).
Otherwise to say, “I will do this way or that” does not bring any benefit, does not let one gain anything. That might be good in some things, but we think it is bad. In everything there is good, and may Allah give us the good.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
124.ACCEPTING SINS AS NORMAL Tuesday, 25 June 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.
When a thing that is not approved by Allah is done, it is a sin. Of course, there is punishment for committing sin. One swaggers around in this world, and when he says, “I listen to nobody, and recognize no one [as authority],” he thinks he can do anything he wants. He thinks this is a world where no one can say anything or interfere with him.
In fact, there are a lot of interferences met with in the world; one cannot do everything. People have allowed some things in this world that Allah does not allow; they might get away with it here, but not in Next World. Of course, people get upset saying others did this or that. This is also normal, if one can change by hand the thing done, then by hand he changes it. If not he should warn against it, and say so by his tongue. If that doesn’t work, there is no need to take it further. But have dislike within the heart towards it, and say within your heart that what was done was not right, was bad, and that I do not accept it in my heart. Do not tolerate every thing that you see, but as we say, while trying to sort it out, do not cause a greater division.
There is a Day when they and everybody else will give their own account. Those who think of this Day will avoid sins, will run away from them. Those who do not care will regret it in Next Life. They will beg and say, “Send us back! Let us do good! Let us not do this; let us not do what we did before!” But it will be too late for this. In many cases, there are people who regret in this world what they have done. Yes, but there are even more people who regret in Next Life. They regret and say, “I wish I had done this. I would have earned more. If I had done it in another way, it would not be like this. If I had left a little later, the accident would not have happened.” These are temporary regrets. As long as one is still in this world, these can be changed. The real regret will be in Next Life.
Therefore, towards those who commit sin, one must say, “We dislike this in our hearts. We do not want these actions. This is not something to accept.” They have an account between Allah and themselves. What we are trying to say is not to see these things as being normal. Because we are in the End Days, sins seem normal. The important thing is to know what is forbidden by Allah and what is allowed.
May Allah keep us away from haram always, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
125.TRAINING THE EGO Friday, 12 July 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 based on good manners. We shall sit with good manners, and get up with good manners, and shall train ourselves so that our manners look like the Prophet’s (SAW). Let’s continue with this intention.
He who follows the ego goes after dirt, nothing else. He embarrasses himself, and is afterwards not welcome in the sight of Allah. Allah knows the end: the end of the one who follows the ego is not good.
People follow their ego one-hundred percent. When they are offered more, they follow the ego even more. Actually, they are given opportunity by Allah to correct themselves, but [instead] they harm themselves, here and hereafter. No one respects the one who follows his ego—or loves him. Of course, it is only the prophets and those khalifas who followed them who trained their egos a hundred percent. Even if it is only ten percent [now], then on a daily basis we should try harder until it reaches 20% or 50%. The one who follows his ego deserves what he gets.
Because he has caused his end himself, there is no need to feel sorry for him. Since he did not realize the value of all of this generosity and goodness, when the punishment comes, he deserves it. And his punishment has come from his own hands; there is no need for anything else. No need for someone else to punish him. He punishes himself with his own hands, which can take nothing but evil from this evil soul. This is the reason why we often mention the matter of ego. Talking about it will not finish the matter, because the more opportunity the ego is given, the more it returns to its evil state.
Therefore, one needs to remember:“So remind, for indeed the reminder benefits the believers,” (Qur’ān 51:55). May Allah protect us from our ego, and from the evil that comes from it, insha’Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
126.MEHMET SEVKET EYGI EFFENDI Sunday,14 July 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.
We should say one or two things about my Shaykh Baba’s friend, may Allah have mercy on him. It was in the 70s when they met, and at that time he was jailed for speaking the truth. Shaykh Baba used to correspond with him during this time, writing letters to him, and he had a good connection with him. He was one of the oldest acquaintances of our Shaykh Baba’s.
What sort of person was he? Perfect. He was someone who sought his mother’s consent, believed in Allah, and did not give his heart to this world. He’s served his mother till the end. He was from the People of Sunnah, on the path of truth, on the path of tariqah, a beautiful person. Allah made him a means of giving guidance to people.
He was a means to show the new generation that it is possible to have a man like this. He did not deviate even a millimeter from this path. Though it is fashionable now for so- called intellectuals to speak ill of tariqahs and to denigrate Sharia out of their obedience to their egos, this man did not do an atom’s weight of these wrongs, and was himself on the straight path, the path of righteousness.
Therefore, rahmatu-Llah alayh, his place is great, though, unfortunately his value was not known while he was alive—but thanks be to Allah, most people like this are not valued while in this world. Later their value is known, so that after their death, they become more beneficial. [He] rahmatu-Llah had no children, but his charity’s return will be plenty until the end of time. He left behind valuable knowledge, beautiful actions, a lot of good deeds. Whatever he left behind his knowledge for others’ benefit.
Two years ago, we visited his home, and at that time he donated forty thousand books to the library, so that people would benefit from them.
Yesterday was his funeral. It was beautiful. It was done in an Ottoman way, prayers were performed in jamaat, and the funeral went beautifully. Shahadahs were said, and with the most beautiful shahadah [ḥusnu shahādat] he left. This is what a Muslim should ask for. He left not with his property, but he left this world with a most beautiful
shahadah, and he left things that will be beneficial to others. This man [even] apart [his] from knowledge, became an example though his own beautiful Islamic manners.
Anyone can do this, rich or poor. If a man cannot do other things, at least being an example can be sufficient for him. This would be sufficient for Muslims.
May Allah have mercy on him! Insha’Allah, we will meet again in paradise. This is the how the world is. No one remains here forever, everyone is leaving in turns, but these people are scholars, true scholars. For as long as Allah wishes, however, after their death their benefits can be more, insha’Allah. May Allah have mercy on him. May his place be paradise. Li-‘Llahi ta‘āla, Al-Fatiha.
127.THE WISDOM IN SALAWAT SHARIFAH Monday, 15 July 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 that when one supplicates, in order to make sure of its acceptance, one should first recite salawat upon the Prophet (SAW), and then make the supplication, and at the end also make salawat, so that Allah does not reject the prayer. Because He does not reject salawat recited upon the Prophet (SAW), the supplication coming in between will be accepted—so this is a good thing! The Prophet (SAW) is giving good advice and is teaching something good.
Last night salawats were recited, and Insha Allah they were accepted, because there was quiet a lot distress.
With the recitation of salawat, troubles diminish, ill ones are healed, and whatever purposes one has are accepted, too.
Others keep saying not to recite salawat, it is bidda’, etc. That night by Allah there was neither bidda’ nor anything [even] resembling disallowance.
Thanks be to Allah, our people who carry the flag of the Prophet (SAW), they are people who serve him. It is this government who shows the right path. The one who shows the haqq, justice, and who carries the governing of Islam is Ottoman. The one who represents Islam the best, the one who governs people with justice, is the Ottoman government, and that is in order to serve the Prophet (SAW). The word khādim is used, which means that we are the servants of the Prophet (SAW). We are on his path. We fulfill his orders. Allah helps us in this. If you do not do it this way, no help is received. Help only comes if one has respect for the Prophet (SAW). Help comes here in this world, and a person meets happiness. So whatever negative nonsense has been said for years against salawat is done away with in one night, thanks be to Allah. Allah is forgiving us all. May Allah forgive us, and may Allah make it lasting, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
128.INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR Tuesday, 16 July 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 has shown people the right path. Those who follow the right path are given happiness. Those who lie for their own benefits in this world, and go contrary to what Allah has shown, are condemned to [various] grievances.
Tariqa and sharia are for people to correct the ego. And if you display yourself contrary to how you really are, this is considered to be hypocrisy. The hypocrite is the most unwanted, most disliked one. This is true in the divine presence, in the presence of the Prophet, and of people. Those who practice it and think they have gained thereby are wrong in thinking that they gained anything. On the contrary, they are losers. The Prophet (SAW) says that the one who covers himself with the cover of Islam and deceives people is to be punished twice as much because he [also] deceives people.
If someone dresses in an ordinary way, others may or may not be deceived, but when he is outwardly dressed in the cover of Islam, more people are deceived by him and this causes them move further away from the religion. This is a huge sin! Let our inward be also thus, insha’Allah. It is necessary for a person to maintain a similarity between inward and outward. If good, then appear good; if bad, appear bad. Which means that if he is inwardly bad and also [reveals himself so] outwardly, at least this is a lighter [sin] than hypocrisy.
May Allah protect us. These are the End Days, and there are false teachers, and bad teachers, and also false shaykhs. There are people who claim to be a shaykh...—may Allah protect us from their harm!
May Allah have us meet pure people, good people. May we be with them, insha’Allah. Most of the time we hear these things and feel sad, but we do not have the strength or means to monitor everyone, so we pray to Allah that He may protect us from the harm that comes from Satan, people, and from these hypocrites.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
129.INSISTING ON THE SIN Wednesday, 17 July 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: Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa lam yuṣirrū ‘alā mā fa‘alū wa hum ya’lamūn" (Qur’ān 3:135). “And who do not persist with what [evil] they are doing when they know.” Those who regret their own doing,Allah ‘azza wa jalla forgives them.
People cross the [proper] boundaries, and commit sin. They do not fulfill Allah’s orders, and they say, “May Allah forgive us; we could not fulfill it,” but people today are in the state of rebellion. What is meant by “tughyān” is the summit of being rebellious.
They say they do not regret anything they do. At this point its punishment is great, too. They will have to serve their punishment.
When people are in courts they are asked whether they regret what they have done. If they say that no they are not, there will not be any decision to lighten their punishment. They then will have to serve their punishment. But if he instead says, “When I committed the act my mind was not with me. I was full of anger, and then this or that happened,” then his punishment is lightened.
Today’s people, because of their lack of faith, say, “I don’t regret anything at all that I have done.” In fact, regret will take place later, but it will have no use later. May Allah protect us. We regret doing bad, and may Allah forgive us all, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
130.TO MISTREAT ONESELF Thursday, 18 July 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: Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Wa mā ẓalamnāhum wa lākin kānū anfusahum yaẓlimūn” (Qur’ān 16:118) “We do not mistreat (lit. “do ẓulm to”) anyone.
Mistreating people, their souls’ self-oppression, Allah does not persecute anyone.” Whatever happens on earth is due to what people do with their own hands, because of their bad habits, bad morals, bad deeds. All the curse, calamity happens to them for these reasons.
This [life] is not important; the Next Life is important. It will not be good for them Next Life, so they are mistreating themselves. Allah is merciful. He does not inflict mistreatment on anyone, Allah forbids mistreatment. There have been great prophets, 124,000 of them, and every era has awliya and suitable scholars. Allah ‘azza wa jalla sent every one of them as a mercy. Their being among the people is from the mercy of Allah. But people do bad, and then they think they will find good.
Doing wrong or bad—wrong doing cannot count as a good deed. Not only does it not bring good, but also his business in this life will not go well, and in Next Life (may Allah protect!), he may enter hell. So inflicting harm is not a good thing. Mistreatment is a darkness, a gloom! Do not abuse! Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Do not torture your self.” Allah ‘azza wa jalla does not like mistreatment, does not want people to mistreat each other, however people themselves are the ones who do this to themselves. May Allah protect us, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
131.NUMBERED DAYS Friday, 19 July 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: Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. “Ayyāman ma’dūdah” (Qur’ān 2:80) “Numbered days.” There is certain time period for humanity; there are certain number of years. No matter how long you may have lived, a hundred or a thousand years, they all are limited, “Ayyāman ma’dūdah”. Some months or days are more virtuous. Dhū l-Ḥijjah is coming soon; it is also mentioned in the Quran: “Wa-lfajri wa layāli ‘ashr” (Qur’ān 89:1 - 2) Allah ‘azza wa jalla swears upon that. “By the breaking of dawn. By the first tens nights of the month of Dhū l-Ḥijjah.” Allah swears by anything He wants, but we can only swear by His name. Fajr means daylight, which indicates morning. Allah made these ten days holy; this is His decision from His wisdom. We shall respect it. There are more thawāb (merits) in them. The more we respect them, the more thawāb we gain. As Allah honors the days. He also honors people. For example, the Prophet (SAW) is the most honored man. There is no one like him. This is how we should understand it. We should teach this to people, to children, that there is no one else more venerable than the Prophet (SAW). [Other] people are valued for three years, five years, ten years, a thousand years. At the end their value ends, however the Prophet (SAW) is a venerable man forever. It is a duty to love him. We should love him more than our nafs. Nevertheless, now there are the tricks of Satan played over people. Recently men have been bought out who say, “He is just a man like us.” This cannot be! After all, Allah honors even some days [more than others], and He did magnified (ta‘ẓīm) the Prophet (SAW) on almost every page of the Quran. We too are ordered to do ta‘ẓīm. Therefore, we need to be careful, and we should teach the children. “Who do you love the most? Your mom or dad?” No, not this, the first in priority is that he must love Allah ‘azza wa jalla, then the Prophet (SAW). This is what is to be taught. After that he may love anyone else.
May Allah honor us with their love, Insha Allah. In honor of Friday, whatever good intentions there are, may be come true, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
132.LEARNING THE HOLY QUR’AN Thursday, 25 July 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 holy Prophet (SAW) says: “Khayrukum man t’allama 'l-Qur’āna wa ‘allamahu.” “The best of you is the one who learns the Quran and teaches it.”
It is now the summer period during which Quran lessons are given for children and adults in many places. Whoever teach it are the good ones in the sight of Allah. Of course, this is not a land of Arabs. Except in Arab countries, in every other place people are learning the Quran, reading it. They read either from memory or from the book, and although they do not understand the meaning, they receive thawāb (merits). Learning another language is difficult, but the Quran is a miracle. The miracle of Allah. Without knowing its meaning or anything from it, a person is capable of learning it letter by letter.
The Quran is a great present, the Word of Allah. The Quran is Allah’s oldest word. He offered it to weak servants like us. It is the greatest gift to the Prophet (SAW) and to us. Through the Prophet (SAW) it has come to us. It is healing, light, knowledge. It also contains the knowledge of what came from the beginning until now, and news about the future. So show as much effort as you can to learn the Quran. Sometimes enunciation is needed, sometimes [unusual] letters. If you cannot achieve these, Allah has given easiness—there are angels who correct those wrongly pronounced letters and offer them correctly before Allah.
Learning the Quran strengthens one’s memory. It becomes healing and light for a person. Insha Allah, those who do not know how to read it, should make the effort to learn. It can be learnt in three days or in a week. If you find it hard, then within a month, by the permission of Allah. May Allah give light to hearts! May they learn as quick as possible, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
133.MAKING A POSITIVE ASSUMPTION Monday, 29 July 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 is being patient with people through His name Aṣ-Ṣabūr, “The one who shows patience, extremely patient.” Kill each other, oppress each other, and as long as you do not repent, the real punishment is in the Next World.
People think they gain. Day and night they think how to protect their benefits. If they would turn [even] one tenth of this action into worship, they would be comfortable here and after. However, their ego worships Satan, and does what Satan says, and then they are in bad state. May Allah protect us! Let Muslims treat each other better, and let them think more. They're looking for shame.
The Prophet (SAW) says, “Every son of Adam does wrong, but the best amongt those who do wrong are those who repent.”
So, if someone has made a mistake, instead saying something such as you are like this or that, pray for him from a distance, and say, “May Allah correct him.” Or if he is in serious fault, you may approach him and tell him his wrong. Going against him as an enemy and slandering him is not right.
Already things are said mostly based on assumptions, and with bad intentions. These are not good either. A Muslim should give the benefit of the doubt and think good [of others], and those who are people of tariqah should take extra care in these matters. May Allah give all of us a peaceful state, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
134.LAST 10 DAYS OF DHŪ L-ḤIJJAH Thursday, 1 August 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, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: “Wa-l-fajri wa layālin ‘ashr(in)” (Qur’ān 89:1-2). “By the Dawn, and by the Ten Nights.” He is swearing by these. These last ten days, the nights of Dhū l-Ḥijjah until the day of Eid, are holy nights. As we have said before, Allah is giving opportunities to Muslims so that they earn more merits. He gives back at least ten to one. These are Allah’s own calculation. No one would know. The owner of Karam, the Generous One, loves to offer. Allah ‘azza wa jalla is the most generous of the generous, so these holy nights are all opportunities. He is giving these opportunities, so that people earn merits and find goodness.
As you know, this month is the month of Hajj. Tomorrow insha’Allah is the first day of Dhū l-Ḥijjah. From day one till the tenth one may fast. One might fast fewer days,eight days if one wishes, nine days, or only on the Day of Arafat, as much as one is capable of, [but] there is no such thing in this month as only fasting on the ninth day. That day cannot be fasted by itself. On the first nice days only, or on the eighth and ninth days together fasting can be observed. You may observe fasting from the fifth till the tenth. These are all voluntary fasts. Voluntary [acts of worship] are called nāfilah, which means they are not fard, not obligated. Allah does not make them obligatory upon us, only those who volunteer to do so keep them. It is so that there is no sin for those who do not observe them, [but] there are merits for those who do observe them. He says to do it if you wish. One does however much good (khayr) one is capable of. Desire should be towards the Next Life. Do not desire this world; desire the Next. Do as much good as possible. Do your acts of worship. Those who usually do not do them should at least try on these days and earn merits. By Allah’s permission may their worship continue to have barakah, so that he continues his worship, and his barakah continues. May it be blessed (mubarak), Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
135.TO BE HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE Monday, 5 August 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.
One of the conditions of īmān is: "Khayruhu wa-sharruhu mina Llāha ta‘ālá." – everything done is by the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. The good and not good are by the will of Allāh. We have to believe this. This is mixed up for most people. It is confusing. But people mix it even more. Now what happened is over. It happened as Allāh wanted it.
Insha Allah may we be granted to do good things which bring benefit to everybody. We pray that He uses us in good deeds. If bad things or bad events happen, may it not be because of us, Insha Allah. Because it is the will of Allāh. If it didn't happen, it wouldn't be so. "If I were somewhere else on this day, it wouldn't have happened to me." If we say this... That is the requirement of īmān, not to question it. It happened and it is the will of Allāh. Allāh wanted, so it happened.
May He not use us for evil works. There are some people who work for the harm of people and Muslims. Then they say, "I did this because Allāh wanted it. I did it because of that."
That is wrong. They are getting it mixed up. Your intention was bad from the beginning. And then you put the blame, not on yourself but on Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That person is mixing it up. That is faithlessness. It is not īmān. It is lack of īmān. But sicknesses, accidents and things like that which happen on an ordinary day, you are caught in it by the will of Allāh. It is something that has happened by means of you, without your will. Allāh puts you in that situation. It is from Allāh. You can't do anything about it. You should believe that it is from Allāh. Allāh wanted it, so it happened.
When you do like this, you will get rewarded. Your īmān will increase. But when you beat someone and then kill him and say Allāh wanted this, you can't get away with it, neither here, nor hereafter. The matters of īmān, the belief in destiny, you can't do as you like. As we said, you should forget about what has happened. It is over. If someone is to blame, may Allāh forgive him. If it is done reluctantly, Allāh forgives. Allāh Janāb-i Ḥaqq gives His rewards to the patient ones. Otherwise, when you harm people with the
purpose of satisfying your ego or earning money, if you get paid in return for oppressing and harming people, you can't say it is the will of Allāh then. There is punishment for it. It is very...
Therefore, our Prophet sallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that Allāh knows. Don't mix it up. Don't make yourself do more sin. May Allāh forgive. May Allāh protect all of us from harming others. May we not be a means for doing that, Insha Allah; May we be a means for good things. May we always show good ways and make people do good things. May we always show the way of Allāh, Insha Allah. This is the good way. The other one is the bad. May Allāh accept it, Insha Allah.
Allāh we are from one belief, of our belief... There is six conditions for belief of Muslim. One of them – "Khayruhu wa-sharruhu mina Llāha ta‘ālá." The good thing and bad thing [is] from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Everything Allāh He is knowing, so we are every time asking Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to make us to be helpful for people, to be in good side not bad side, to be helpful for people, to be the side of khayr, good thing from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Is good thing to be helpful for people, to be in right way and to worship and to be good with people.
This is one side Allāh make this side for lucky people. Everything they are do they are acceptable for from Him and He reward for what they are doing.
And other side also, the bad side, bad people, many bad people, they are doing bad thing and they are – some of them they are not accepting their bad thing they are doing. They said, "This is also from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and if He not want, we will not do this." This is not good behave because they are doing and they are not accepting their fault. They said, "This is want this." You cannot this. Even Allāh He Allah we are doing this because He want, you cannot say this. When you say this – how you know? You are knowing you are doing bad thing and after
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