Suhbah 2020: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (8/25)
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not much can happen by the precautions [alone]. So thanks be to Allah that, in the name of this holy month, Allah is slowly lifting the distress.
Insha’Allah, at the end of it we will be safe, and our suffering will bring benefit to those who remained in a thankful state to Allah, insha’Allah. As for the others, may Allah guide them. They should not be ungrateful. It is not a good thing, and it is harmful to them. So thanks be to Allah.
May Allah lift this calamity off from us as soon as possible. May He keep us on the straight path, and give strength to our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
63.THOUGH EVIL INCREASE Tuesday, 28 April 2020
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, “...Atuhlikunābi-mā fa‘ala s-sufahā’ minnā?...” (Qur’ān 7:155). What low, misbehaving people do has nothing to do with us. They are not from us. We are not able to interfere with them. They themselves are responsible for what they do, and will be treated separately. We shall be praying, even though the number of bad people increases.
The worst thing about evil is that evil people want to make things and everyone else the way they like. These are Satan’s men. They want all to belong to Satan. They do not desire good, and instead their desire is that all be evil. What they wish would be an oppression. They do not see what has come upon us now.They do not see it! They do not become wiser. A Muslim believes in Allah and repents. Most people did repent. These, however, possess the stubbornness of a disbeliever. This type of stubbornness is like Satan’s. He said he would not prostrate to Adam alaisalam. These are the same. No matter how much Allah shows them the truth, they do not want to see it.
They try to do what they believe is right. They try to have people on their path. What they do is not commanding the good and forbidding the evil, rather the opposite, they command evil and forbid people do good. What they plant is foul, dirty, filthy. No benefit comes from it, only harm, even to themselves. There is also harm to those they cause to be put off of the path. However many people one causes to be out of the path [of Allah],
by that much is one committing sin, and is burnt in hell longer.
May Allah grant protection. May Allah have us amongst those He protects, in this and also in other Muslim countries. They are bothersome. Shaytan says that he will take them all to hell, and he does not want to let anyone enter paradise. So may Allah have all of Shaytan’s doings come to nought. May Allah protect us. May Allah give strength to our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
64.DON’T NORMALIZE EVIL Wednesday, 29 April 2020
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 says, “Shaytans are chained in Ramadan. They are not let free upon people.” Sadaqa Rasulu-Llah, for whatever Rasulu-Llah is the same as the order of Allah. It is the truth. People do now see again that the world is horrible. So jinn shaytans are chained, but human shaytans, shaytans from mankind, are worse. These disregard Allah, the prophets, books, and humanity. They care for nothing. What they want to do is “fasādu l-arḍ,” which means causing corruption on earth, to corrupt every sort of thing such as mankind, religions, and all good aims. Unfortunately, they have not changed. They are worse than Satan. They claim something, and then stubbornly take it further, and insist on it. May Allah protect us from their evil. May Allah protect Muslim children. Their purpose is evil, and the end of one with evil purposes is something horrid. He receives no benefit from his purpose, but it turns against him instead, and harms him. And whomever he tricks becomes a partner of that person’s sins until the Day of Judgment. These things should not be seen as normal by a Muslim. When you witness a thing, and you cannot change it even from afar. “Allāhumma, inna hadhā bāṭilun. Lā narḍā bih” (Dua). One must say “This is false; we are not pleased with it.” Anything that is against Allah’s order, we should say of it that it is an evil thing, and we are not pleased with it. May Allah forgive us.”
Then Allah protects us, and then it is not as if you had agreed to the evil, as if it were normal. Otherwise, you too are in the position of accepting
it, and you too will receive of the harm that comes from it. Sheikh Mawlana used to say that when one witnesses an evil thing, we do not agree with it. One must say, “This is not normal. May Allah guide us.” One must react against it always. Normalizing it is not a good thing. One should not take sin as a friend. We should always be against it, so that Allah will reward and help us. May Allah protect us from the human shaytans. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
65.BLESSED RAMADAN Thursday, 30 April 2020
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 during Ramadan, this blessed month. Because of the state of the world, a situation has arisen where there are no more seasonal changes, months, or days. It is all mixed up, but the manifestation of this holy month is overcoming it all by the will Allah so that those who are believers are not perceiving the difficulties. Those who are not Muslims, may Allah guide them.
During this holy month Allah created blessed and beautiful things, and gave them to people. Heavenly books that Allah sent to His prophets starting with Adam alaisalam, all of them descended during this month, and the last, the Holy Quran, descended to the Holy Prophet. He used to read all the ayats with Jibreel alaisalam during every Ramadan. That time it had not been completed yet. It was sent down chapter by chapter. They were sent through Jibreel alaisalam as divine revelation. Some were directly offered to the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet used to recite them every Ramadan and correct them while Jibreel alaisalam listened to his recitation.
During Ramadan, worship and reading the Holy Quran are great virtues, which are counted as completing the Sunnah of the Prophet. Its reward is given by Allah here, and hereafter there is a lot more He will reward us with. Not like in the world, and yet [even] in the world for those who sit for such meetings there is a great reward. If one does not know how to read, he may follow from the Quran someone else’s reading, such as a
teacher or whoever else is reading, and receive the reward [along with].
There are other things such as the taraweeh prayer, which is a Sunnah of the Holy Prophet. It is 20 rakaat in total. Whoever does 8... in fact, though, it is 20 rakaat, but the Holy Prophet would not pray it all in jamaat (congregation). So that it would not be considered as fard, he used to complete the rest of it at home. Those Rightly Guided Caliphs who came after him, Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Omar, Hazrat Uthman, Hazrat Ali, all practiced it. The Holy Prophet says,“ Obey my Sunnah or who those come after me.” Now a man who does not [even] perform prayer comes along and criticizes such prayers and claims that there is no such prayer at all. Do not consider such people! Thanks be to Allah that we receive from the true origin. All that has come from the Holy Prophet’s time has continued like this, so there is no need to look for any innovations. The origin, the main body, is Ahlu s- Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah. Those who speak of other than it are Shaytan.
Shaytan is the envious one. He does not like for you to receive good deeds, and does not like deeds that benefit you. Ramadan is blessed. All of it is beneficial, a good deed, blessed, noor, beauty. May Allah bless it for the sake of the Holy Prophet. May the umma be protected.
May all kinds of calamity, such as illness and curses, be kept far away. May Allah accept it, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
66.HIDDEN AMONG US Monday, 4 May 2020
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. Friends of Allah always exist, however during our time they keep out of sight. This is because it is the End Times, and there is so much corruption. They are here, but hidden. Allah always sends them. Sometimes they are seen; sometimes they hide. In the past, they were clearly recognizable. In these times, though, false ones claim it.
Already when one claims, it is through ego. He possesses an egoic self. Awliya’ do not have I’ness. Once a foreigner of high rank came to Mawlana. They talked, had a conversation. The man was not a Muslim. They sat for about two hours. And then the visitor said,“ This man is a real wali, a perfected man, as he did not say “I”. Others say, “I am such and such...” This type of people does not possess anything like it. They are vain. One who possesses does not need to say “I”.
So the friends of Allah are hidden amongst us. Look for them in hidden places. Be on the look out for them, and benefit from their prayers. The effect of their glance at you—even that is sufficient for you. During these End Days, these days of so much corruption, these days that the Holy Prophet spoke about, to meet the awliya’, to respect them, brings you happiness and peace, and it becomes a means of salvation from,calamities. Allah will help you for their sake.
The Holy Prophet said ,Bihim turzaqūn, bihim tunṣarūn.” “You are provided with ni'mat for their sake“ ”provided with victory and every
possible good.” May their help be upon us. May love for them be in our hearts. May Allah strengthen our faith, insha’Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
67.BARAKAH OF THE AWLIYA Wednesday, 6 May 2020
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 for providing us today—every second, every minute of it; and thanks be to Allah that He created us in the religion of Islam and made us amongst the people of the Holy Prophet. We are trying to be mureeds of the tariqah—thanks be for that, too! It is the greatest thing, and also a great happiness, to be with the shaykhs!
There are a lot of new mureeds who did not meet Mawlana, and yet even after his passing, they continue to be initiated into the tariqah day after day. Most did not meet him but they too are counted as his. Mawlana’s station is high, both in the seen and in the unseen. Whoever has submitted to him, by the will of Allah, is an acceptable and sincere servant of Allah on the path of the Holy Prophet.
Mawlana is one of the rare people. Someone like him arrives only once every hundred years or maybe not even that often. But barakah from him continues many years, and if the End Times were not near, it would have continued for many more centuries! But, insha’Allah, there is not that long left before the End.
We are in the End Days. The world, Allah knows best, cannot continue any longer. For this reason, those who gave bayah to Mawlana [directly], and those who gave it later, are in contentment and are safe. Unlike when people do things sometimes and find out later that their actions were in
vain. The acts of those who have submitted to these people are not in vain, because as in shariah, Ahl us-Sunnah wa-l-Jama‘ah through tariqah continues the same way with their barakah, and they give benefit to those who are in tariqah.
Sometimes a person who has been doing something for a long time may at the end [change and] go [even] in the opposite direction. He then will have to go start over, but in many cases there is not enough time to go back to the starting point. So [being able to] submit oneself to these people is a favor and something fortunate.
May Allah make their station the highest, and may their help come upon us, insha’Allah. They are not dead. The one who is dead—there are a lot of “dead” walking around now. They say they are alive, but their hearts are dead, and so [in reality] they are dead.
Awliya’uLlah, the Companions of the Holy Prophet, and the Prophets do not die. They continue perpetually. Their spirits are stronger, and that is why with their barakah, insha’Allah there is no difficulty. There are no difficult days with their help, and by will of Allah things become easy.
May Allah make our faith stronger through their help, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
68.A FRIEND OF ALLAH Thursday, 7 May 2020
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, “Alā inna awliyā’a Llāhi lā khawfun ‘alayhim walā hum yaḥzanūn” (Qur’ān 10:62). “Is it not certain that for the Friends of Allah there is no fear upon them nor shall they grieve?” There is no fear, no worry for the Friends of Allah. They fear Allah. Their faith is in Allah, and they fear Him.
Today is another anniversary of Mawlana's passing. Their station is high. May Allah be pleased with him. He served people and humanity a great deal. He saved many people from a bad end. He gave them a true life by the permission of Allah. He caused them to be guided so that they would live contentedly for eternity, and so may Allah be pleased with him. We always say this. It is necessary to say it always.
A man is fortunate if he finds a guide (mursheed). Thanks be to Allah that a true guide was given. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Kibrisi was one of the true guides—the true, the faithful, the most trustworthy.
We live in a world now where people consider the outer form and start following, then they find out it was all in vain.
Thanks be to Allah, Mawlana was a true presenter of the Holy Prophet. He was a completed man on his path. He was an example to many of today’s people. Thousands of people, even millions, benefited from him.
Allah has a station for everyone, and bestowed one to him too, and raised it high. So he attained great virtue, and became a means to eternal bliss for us along with himself, on this path which is the path of the Holy Prophet. It was a destiny to be on this path.
Thanks be to Allah. May Allah be pleased with him. May Allah grant that more people be guided. May Allah protect us from the evil of our ego self and from Satan. May Allah protect us from any type of evil, Insha Allah. May He bring us peace, bestow on us eternal bliss in the Next World too, Insha Allah. And may Allah also strengthen our faith. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
69.TESTS AND REWARDS Monday, 11 May 2020
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 are coming almost to the end of Ramadan. The days are passing, and people are not aware of it. Though they may not be aware of the virtues of this blessed month, Allah writes down their rewards in multiples not 7:1, but 700:1. Allah says this is hidden with me, these virtues of Ramadan. So these days do not pass in vain, but with reward and abundance, Insha Allah.
Every deed of a Muslim is for good and benefit. By just believing and submitting to Allah everything receives value, otherwise even if world becomes yours and submits to you, there will be no benefit in it or value. As they say in Turkish, “Kendi kendilerine gelin guvey oluyorlar,” which means it is their illusion to say “I did such and such...” All useless and without faith. But the life of a Muslim passes as something valuable. Those who have no faith, their lives are useless. There is no benefit either for themselves or others. This is why we need to be careful and submit to Allah. If you are a Muslim and are incapable of doing so, you may at least say you feel regret in front of Allah for not being able to, but if you go against [Islam] and say,“ No, it was not like this but like that. ” then you are at a loss in this world and the Next. There is no good from you.
So a Muslim’s deed is always khayr. All of his deeds are khayr. If harm comes, illness, or the loss of a job, still Allah rewards him for his patience. If they go against it, then no good comes—patience is necessary. One must say of whatever comes that it is from Allah.
May Allah protect us. May the test of Muslims be easy for them. We are in the days of testing. There is not much we can do. As we say, some tests come and they leave harm. For those who are Muslims, it is khayr, Insha Allah. May Allah give strength to our faith, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
70.BRINGING EVIL UPON OURSELVES Tuesday, 12 May 2020
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, “Yurīdu Llāhu bikumu l-yusra, walā yurīdu bikumu l-‘usr” (Qur’ān 2:185). “Yurīdu Llāhu an yukhaffifa ‘ankum, wa-khuliqal-insānu ḍa‘īfā(n)” (Qur’ān 4:28). Allah does not want to make it difficult for you. Man is created weak. Man brings harm to himself by the doings of his own hands. He claims to ask for good, but in fact he really does cause harm to himself. Allah ‘azza wa jalla wants goodness for people, [yet] people are stubbornly doing bad, even though claiming to intend good. No, this is not possible, and if you do evil, the only thing that will redound upon you is evil.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla, being endlessly merciful towards people, wants what is for their good and ease. On the other hand, Satan makes things hard for them, and wants them to be bad. He asks them to stay away from good, and says that “if you do good, others will shame you.”
Allah ‘azza wa jalla bestowed [upon us] free will, nor does He oppress anyone.
Wherever man’s own will takes him, he [himself] is the one responsible. Not anyone else. Allah ‘azza wa jalla would not oppress anyone. Some people are disrespectful towards Allah knowingly or not. They are rude to question why He did something to us. No, you should be angry with yourself and ask,“ Why did I put myself into this state?” Allah ‘azza wa
jalla’s will for men is goodness, but by the authority given to them they choose evil, and so they receive their punishment, some here and some in next world. May Allah protect us. May Allah grant us security of faith. May Allah strengthen our faith. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
71.ZAKAT UL-FITR Thursday, 14 May 2020
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. Wisdom in this blessed month is great in the sight of Allah. We gain a lot more reward (thawab) for our worship during this month.
It is better to give your zakat in this month. It is given once every year. If one gives in Ramadan, it is better, more acceptable, and is counted as seventy fards. This way a person does not forget to give his zakat and [also] receives more thawab.
If he cannot give it all [at once], he can put aside part of it in Ramadan, and give it then part by part. But he must set it aside. He can give it for some other good, but at least his zakat for that year is put aside in Ramadan.
It is possible to give during any other months or days, but as we said there is more virtue when it is given in Ramadan, and one can easily remember [that way] when it is time to give. One calculates it, this is a custom of Muslims. Ramadan is taken as the month of zakat, too. It is important not to forget either zakat or [zakat ul-]fitr. In the past fitr was taken as zakat. Now the real zakat for property is taken as separate from [zakat ul-]fitr. Fitr is given only in Ramadan until the time of the Eid prayer. If it is given before the Eid, it is considered to be fitr; if it is given after it, then is considered as sadaqah, but then its virtue and merit are less. So, it is better for Next World to do these things at the appointed times when there is more to be gained. We need to desire the Next World—this is what is
acceptable, not desiring this world. This is why one must take care to do acts of virtue. One must seek these times, places, people, and find them and remember them.
May Allah help us remember them, and make that a means to strengthen our faith, insha’Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
72.LAYLAT UL-QADR Friday, 15 May 2020
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. This holy Ramadan is ending. There are just a few last days left, not even ten days, nine days, insha’Allah. Within these nine days Laylat ul-Qadr usually comes, during these ten days. It could be any day during the month of Ramadan, or it could be any other night in the year too, but most probably it is within Ramadan. Most people say it is during Ramadan, and the holy Prophet said,“ Look for it during the last ten days.” These are holy days and nights. For the sake of Allah, we should make dua that we become connected with that night. Laylat ul-Qadr is a holy night when prayers are accepted and wishes are granted. Yet most people usually wish for things for their ego, for worldly things. It should not be for worldly possessions, however, but for the sake of Allah. There are things that we should be asking for that are much more valuable than worldly possessions, and it is these for which we should be asking from Allah, [things] such as good virtues, children, guidance for Muslims, and protection for Muslims.
And since many Muslims are being exposed to threats and their faith is in danger, what is more important than these [worldly things] is faith and happiness, the pleasure of Allah and earning the Hereafter. So we should ask for these, for a good ending to life, not to be in distress, and not to be tested by Allah with trials and tribulations. We should be asking for things to be easier. We should not be asking for trials, because some people, just running their mouths, say,“ Yeah, I can handle the test...” But when Allah sends it, it is difficult, and we should not be asking for
tests. Especially [good] is to ask for ourselves, our families, and Muslims to be in good, strong faith, to be good Muslims, and to become neighbors to the Holy Prophet in the Hereafter. When we ask for these, Allah grants us all of these and more, such as beauty and other things. There is no need to ask for worldly things—Allah will give them anyway. That is why this blessed night is an important night. Insha’Allah, may it be granted for you, too. It is granted for those who desire it.
People should know its value. May Allah bless it. May it be a strength for our faith, and protection. May it be means to every goodness.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
73.FITR AND OBEDIENCE Friday, 22 May 2020
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 spent Ramadan in a beautiful way. Insha Allah, there was abundance, and it was blessed. We have reached the last Friday of Ramadan. This Ramadan contained five Fridays, which was a sign that Ramadan was abundant, insha’Allah. Two days left—today and tomorrow.
The zakat that is given in Ramadan called “fitr” should be given [anytime] before the Eid prayer. When it is given before Eid, it is considered as fitr. If it is not given then but later, it is considered as sadaqah.
Everything has its appointed time and these ibadat should be done accordingly, irrespective of the workings of your mind. There are a lot of people who come forward and say that is OK, or not OK, whether a thing is alright to do. They follow their nafs. They are those who go after their ego self.
Allah’s order as found in a hadith from the Holy Prophet is the same is it being said by the Holy Prophet. What we do is for our benefit; Allah is not in need of our activities. He needs none, [rather] we are in need.
Sometimes something seems difficult to people, but worship ibadat are beneficial, both physically and spiritually. When we practice them, it is something good for the body and brings abundance. It causes one to gain
a reward. As well as fulfilling what was ordered, one also gains closeness to Allah ‘azza wa jalla and the Holy Prophet. These are things that are not seen, but they are what is necessary for man in this life and the Next.
That is why we need to do as much as possible, and keep the order of Allah — His fard, wajib, sunnah—however much we are able to practice. Our intention is to fulfill it all, and Allah gives according to our intention. Being able to do it all is of course not possible. But when we do it with the intention of wanting to do it all, Allah ‘azza wa jalla through His grace accepts it.
May Allah bless your Friday and Ramadan. Allah meant it to be this way this year. Whatever He does, His is the best way. We accept this as a gift from Allah. May Allah bless it. May it be strength to our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
74.ALLAH’S PROGRAM Tuesday, 26 May 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 Prophet is saying when Allāh wills something to happen, even if a person says he is clever, he will lose his mind and that thing will take place. And then his sanity will return and he will wail about what he did. This means that when Allāh wants something, it will happen. And a person with a mind can’t make that mistake or do that thing which needs to be done. Certainly he will lose his mind first, and then wail in regret. This can happen to everyone in this world. Sometimes big mistakes are made, sometimes small ones and even those bother people.
Mankind thinks this world is going to be their place forever. However, there is not long to live. There are people who claim they rule over the world. They believe it is as they like and according to their order. But when the Will of Allāh is going to appear, they will be surprised too. They won't know what to do, and it will be as Allāh says. This world is not eternal. It is only until some time. Then it will change, then change again. It is the End of Times and then Qiyāmah will happen. Certainly for everything to happen, there must be some sign or action. And that is the regret of people for not knowing what to do after realizing the Order of Allāh. But everything is over then. There is no return from that. Therefore, we are living in the End of Times, and its signs are slowly showing up. Therefore, no need to get upset for dunyā. Be with Allāh, and Allāh will protect you both here and Hereafter.
May Allāh not let us lose the way. May Allāh help us use our minds, Insha
Allah.
Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam saying, when Allāh want something to happen, He take the thinking, good thinking, mind from people. After they done something wrong or who has mind, he has, he is clever, cannot do this. After this they say, "What we done?" with, they are regret. They are cannot... They are blaming themself – "How we done this? We are people, clever people, we are thinking for everything but what w
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not much can happen by the precautions [alone]. So thanks be to Allah that, in the name of this holy month, Allah is slowly lifting the distress.
Insha’Allah, at the end of it we will be safe, and our suffering will bring benefit to those who remained in a thankful state to Allah, insha’Allah. As for the others, may Allah guide them. They should not be ungrateful. It is not a good thing, and it is harmful to them. So thanks be to Allah.
May Allah lift this calamity off from us as soon as possible. May He keep us on the straight path, and give strength to our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
63.THOUGH EVIL INCREASE Tuesday, 28 April 2020
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, “...Atuhlikunābi-mā fa‘ala s-sufahā’ minnā?...” (Qur’ān 7:155). What low, misbehaving people do has nothing to do with us. They are not from us. We are not able to interfere with them. They themselves are responsible for what they do, and will be treated separately. We shall be praying, even though the number of bad people increases.
The worst thing about evil is that evil people want to make things and everyone else the way they like. These are Satan’s men. They want all to belong to Satan. They do not desire good, and instead their desire is that all be evil. What they wish would be an oppression. They do not see what has come upon us now.They do not see it! They do not become wiser. A Muslim believes in Allah and repents. Most people did repent. These, however, possess the stubbornness of a disbeliever. This type of stubbornness is like Satan’s. He said he would not prostrate to Adam alaisalam. These are the same. No matter how much Allah shows them the truth, they do not want to see it.
They try to do what they believe is right. They try to have people on their path. What they do is not commanding the good and forbidding the evil, rather the opposite, they command evil and forbid people do good. What they plant is foul, dirty, filthy. No benefit comes from it, only harm, even to themselves. There is also harm to those they cause to be put off of the path. However many people one causes to be out of the path [of Allah],
by that much is one committing sin, and is burnt in hell longer.
May Allah grant protection. May Allah have us amongst those He protects, in this and also in other Muslim countries. They are bothersome. Shaytan says that he will take them all to hell, and he does not want to let anyone enter paradise. So may Allah have all of Shaytan’s doings come to nought. May Allah protect us. May Allah give strength to our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
64.DON’T NORMALIZE EVIL Wednesday, 29 April 2020
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 says, “Shaytans are chained in Ramadan. They are not let free upon people.” Sadaqa Rasulu-Llah, for whatever Rasulu-Llah is the same as the order of Allah. It is the truth. People do now see again that the world is horrible. So jinn shaytans are chained, but human shaytans, shaytans from mankind, are worse. These disregard Allah, the prophets, books, and humanity. They care for nothing. What they want to do is “fasādu l-arḍ,” which means causing corruption on earth, to corrupt every sort of thing such as mankind, religions, and all good aims. Unfortunately, they have not changed. They are worse than Satan. They claim something, and then stubbornly take it further, and insist on it. May Allah protect us from their evil. May Allah protect Muslim children. Their purpose is evil, and the end of one with evil purposes is something horrid. He receives no benefit from his purpose, but it turns against him instead, and harms him. And whomever he tricks becomes a partner of that person’s sins until the Day of Judgment. These things should not be seen as normal by a Muslim. When you witness a thing, and you cannot change it even from afar. “Allāhumma, inna hadhā bāṭilun. Lā narḍā bih” (Dua). One must say “This is false; we are not pleased with it.” Anything that is against Allah’s order, we should say of it that it is an evil thing, and we are not pleased with it. May Allah forgive us.”
Then Allah protects us, and then it is not as if you had agreed to the evil, as if it were normal. Otherwise, you too are in the position of accepting
it, and you too will receive of the harm that comes from it. Sheikh Mawlana used to say that when one witnesses an evil thing, we do not agree with it. One must say, “This is not normal. May Allah guide us.” One must react against it always. Normalizing it is not a good thing. One should not take sin as a friend. We should always be against it, so that Allah will reward and help us. May Allah protect us from the human shaytans. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
65.BLESSED RAMADAN Thursday, 30 April 2020
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 during Ramadan, this blessed month. Because of the state of the world, a situation has arisen where there are no more seasonal changes, months, or days. It is all mixed up, but the manifestation of this holy month is overcoming it all by the will Allah so that those who are believers are not perceiving the difficulties. Those who are not Muslims, may Allah guide them.
During this holy month Allah created blessed and beautiful things, and gave them to people. Heavenly books that Allah sent to His prophets starting with Adam alaisalam, all of them descended during this month, and the last, the Holy Quran, descended to the Holy Prophet. He used to read all the ayats with Jibreel alaisalam during every Ramadan. That time it had not been completed yet. It was sent down chapter by chapter. They were sent through Jibreel alaisalam as divine revelation. Some were directly offered to the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet used to recite them every Ramadan and correct them while Jibreel alaisalam listened to his recitation.
During Ramadan, worship and reading the Holy Quran are great virtues, which are counted as completing the Sunnah of the Prophet. Its reward is given by Allah here, and hereafter there is a lot more He will reward us with. Not like in the world, and yet [even] in the world for those who sit for such meetings there is a great reward. If one does not know how to read, he may follow from the Quran someone else’s reading, such as a
teacher or whoever else is reading, and receive the reward [along with].
There are other things such as the taraweeh prayer, which is a Sunnah of the Holy Prophet. It is 20 rakaat in total. Whoever does 8... in fact, though, it is 20 rakaat, but the Holy Prophet would not pray it all in jamaat (congregation). So that it would not be considered as fard, he used to complete the rest of it at home. Those Rightly Guided Caliphs who came after him, Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Omar, Hazrat Uthman, Hazrat Ali, all practiced it. The Holy Prophet says,“ Obey my Sunnah or who those come after me.” Now a man who does not [even] perform prayer comes along and criticizes such prayers and claims that there is no such prayer at all. Do not consider such people! Thanks be to Allah that we receive from the true origin. All that has come from the Holy Prophet’s time has continued like this, so there is no need to look for any innovations. The origin, the main body, is Ahlu s- Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah. Those who speak of other than it are Shaytan.
Shaytan is the envious one. He does not like for you to receive good deeds, and does not like deeds that benefit you. Ramadan is blessed. All of it is beneficial, a good deed, blessed, noor, beauty. May Allah bless it for the sake of the Holy Prophet. May the umma be protected.
May all kinds of calamity, such as illness and curses, be kept far away. May Allah accept it, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
66.HIDDEN AMONG US Monday, 4 May 2020
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. Friends of Allah always exist, however during our time they keep out of sight. This is because it is the End Times, and there is so much corruption. They are here, but hidden. Allah always sends them. Sometimes they are seen; sometimes they hide. In the past, they were clearly recognizable. In these times, though, false ones claim it.
Already when one claims, it is through ego. He possesses an egoic self. Awliya’ do not have I’ness. Once a foreigner of high rank came to Mawlana. They talked, had a conversation. The man was not a Muslim. They sat for about two hours. And then the visitor said,“ This man is a real wali, a perfected man, as he did not say “I”. Others say, “I am such and such...” This type of people does not possess anything like it. They are vain. One who possesses does not need to say “I”.
So the friends of Allah are hidden amongst us. Look for them in hidden places. Be on the look out for them, and benefit from their prayers. The effect of their glance at you—even that is sufficient for you. During these End Days, these days of so much corruption, these days that the Holy Prophet spoke about, to meet the awliya’, to respect them, brings you happiness and peace, and it becomes a means of salvation from,calamities. Allah will help you for their sake.
The Holy Prophet said ,Bihim turzaqūn, bihim tunṣarūn.” “You are provided with ni'mat for their sake“ ”provided with victory and every
possible good.” May their help be upon us. May love for them be in our hearts. May Allah strengthen our faith, insha’Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
67.BARAKAH OF THE AWLIYA Wednesday, 6 May 2020
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 for providing us today—every second, every minute of it; and thanks be to Allah that He created us in the religion of Islam and made us amongst the people of the Holy Prophet. We are trying to be mureeds of the tariqah—thanks be for that, too! It is the greatest thing, and also a great happiness, to be with the shaykhs!
There are a lot of new mureeds who did not meet Mawlana, and yet even after his passing, they continue to be initiated into the tariqah day after day. Most did not meet him but they too are counted as his. Mawlana’s station is high, both in the seen and in the unseen. Whoever has submitted to him, by the will of Allah, is an acceptable and sincere servant of Allah on the path of the Holy Prophet.
Mawlana is one of the rare people. Someone like him arrives only once every hundred years or maybe not even that often. But barakah from him continues many years, and if the End Times were not near, it would have continued for many more centuries! But, insha’Allah, there is not that long left before the End.
We are in the End Days. The world, Allah knows best, cannot continue any longer. For this reason, those who gave bayah to Mawlana [directly], and those who gave it later, are in contentment and are safe. Unlike when people do things sometimes and find out later that their actions were in
vain. The acts of those who have submitted to these people are not in vain, because as in shariah, Ahl us-Sunnah wa-l-Jama‘ah through tariqah continues the same way with their barakah, and they give benefit to those who are in tariqah.
Sometimes a person who has been doing something for a long time may at the end [change and] go [even] in the opposite direction. He then will have to go start over, but in many cases there is not enough time to go back to the starting point. So [being able to] submit oneself to these people is a favor and something fortunate.
May Allah make their station the highest, and may their help come upon us, insha’Allah. They are not dead. The one who is dead—there are a lot of “dead” walking around now. They say they are alive, but their hearts are dead, and so [in reality] they are dead.
Awliya’uLlah, the Companions of the Holy Prophet, and the Prophets do not die. They continue perpetually. Their spirits are stronger, and that is why with their barakah, insha’Allah there is no difficulty. There are no difficult days with their help, and by will of Allah things become easy.
May Allah make our faith stronger through their help, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
68.A FRIEND OF ALLAH Thursday, 7 May 2020
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, “Alā inna awliyā’a Llāhi lā khawfun ‘alayhim walā hum yaḥzanūn” (Qur’ān 10:62). “Is it not certain that for the Friends of Allah there is no fear upon them nor shall they grieve?” There is no fear, no worry for the Friends of Allah. They fear Allah. Their faith is in Allah, and they fear Him.
Today is another anniversary of Mawlana's passing. Their station is high. May Allah be pleased with him. He served people and humanity a great deal. He saved many people from a bad end. He gave them a true life by the permission of Allah. He caused them to be guided so that they would live contentedly for eternity, and so may Allah be pleased with him. We always say this. It is necessary to say it always.
A man is fortunate if he finds a guide (mursheed). Thanks be to Allah that a true guide was given. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Kibrisi was one of the true guides—the true, the faithful, the most trustworthy.
We live in a world now where people consider the outer form and start following, then they find out it was all in vain.
Thanks be to Allah, Mawlana was a true presenter of the Holy Prophet. He was a completed man on his path. He was an example to many of today’s people. Thousands of people, even millions, benefited from him.
Allah has a station for everyone, and bestowed one to him too, and raised it high. So he attained great virtue, and became a means to eternal bliss for us along with himself, on this path which is the path of the Holy Prophet. It was a destiny to be on this path.
Thanks be to Allah. May Allah be pleased with him. May Allah grant that more people be guided. May Allah protect us from the evil of our ego self and from Satan. May Allah protect us from any type of evil, Insha Allah. May He bring us peace, bestow on us eternal bliss in the Next World too, Insha Allah. And may Allah also strengthen our faith. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
69.TESTS AND REWARDS Monday, 11 May 2020
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 are coming almost to the end of Ramadan. The days are passing, and people are not aware of it. Though they may not be aware of the virtues of this blessed month, Allah writes down their rewards in multiples not 7:1, but 700:1. Allah says this is hidden with me, these virtues of Ramadan. So these days do not pass in vain, but with reward and abundance, Insha Allah.
Every deed of a Muslim is for good and benefit. By just believing and submitting to Allah everything receives value, otherwise even if world becomes yours and submits to you, there will be no benefit in it or value. As they say in Turkish, “Kendi kendilerine gelin guvey oluyorlar,” which means it is their illusion to say “I did such and such...” All useless and without faith. But the life of a Muslim passes as something valuable. Those who have no faith, their lives are useless. There is no benefit either for themselves or others. This is why we need to be careful and submit to Allah. If you are a Muslim and are incapable of doing so, you may at least say you feel regret in front of Allah for not being able to, but if you go against [Islam] and say,“ No, it was not like this but like that. ” then you are at a loss in this world and the Next. There is no good from you.
So a Muslim’s deed is always khayr. All of his deeds are khayr. If harm comes, illness, or the loss of a job, still Allah rewards him for his patience. If they go against it, then no good comes—patience is necessary. One must say of whatever comes that it is from Allah.
May Allah protect us. May the test of Muslims be easy for them. We are in the days of testing. There is not much we can do. As we say, some tests come and they leave harm. For those who are Muslims, it is khayr, Insha Allah. May Allah give strength to our faith, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
70.BRINGING EVIL UPON OURSELVES Tuesday, 12 May 2020
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, “Yurīdu Llāhu bikumu l-yusra, walā yurīdu bikumu l-‘usr” (Qur’ān 2:185). “Yurīdu Llāhu an yukhaffifa ‘ankum, wa-khuliqal-insānu ḍa‘īfā(n)” (Qur’ān 4:28). Allah does not want to make it difficult for you. Man is created weak. Man brings harm to himself by the doings of his own hands. He claims to ask for good, but in fact he really does cause harm to himself. Allah ‘azza wa jalla wants goodness for people, [yet] people are stubbornly doing bad, even though claiming to intend good. No, this is not possible, and if you do evil, the only thing that will redound upon you is evil.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla, being endlessly merciful towards people, wants what is for their good and ease. On the other hand, Satan makes things hard for them, and wants them to be bad. He asks them to stay away from good, and says that “if you do good, others will shame you.”
Allah ‘azza wa jalla bestowed [upon us] free will, nor does He oppress anyone.
Wherever man’s own will takes him, he [himself] is the one responsible. Not anyone else. Allah ‘azza wa jalla would not oppress anyone. Some people are disrespectful towards Allah knowingly or not. They are rude to question why He did something to us. No, you should be angry with yourself and ask,“ Why did I put myself into this state?” Allah ‘azza wa
jalla’s will for men is goodness, but by the authority given to them they choose evil, and so they receive their punishment, some here and some in next world. May Allah protect us. May Allah grant us security of faith. May Allah strengthen our faith. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
71.ZAKAT UL-FITR Thursday, 14 May 2020
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. Wisdom in this blessed month is great in the sight of Allah. We gain a lot more reward (thawab) for our worship during this month.
It is better to give your zakat in this month. It is given once every year. If one gives in Ramadan, it is better, more acceptable, and is counted as seventy fards. This way a person does not forget to give his zakat and [also] receives more thawab.
If he cannot give it all [at once], he can put aside part of it in Ramadan, and give it then part by part. But he must set it aside. He can give it for some other good, but at least his zakat for that year is put aside in Ramadan.
It is possible to give during any other months or days, but as we said there is more virtue when it is given in Ramadan, and one can easily remember [that way] when it is time to give. One calculates it, this is a custom of Muslims. Ramadan is taken as the month of zakat, too. It is important not to forget either zakat or [zakat ul-]fitr. In the past fitr was taken as zakat. Now the real zakat for property is taken as separate from [zakat ul-]fitr. Fitr is given only in Ramadan until the time of the Eid prayer. If it is given before the Eid, it is considered to be fitr; if it is given after it, then is considered as sadaqah, but then its virtue and merit are less. So, it is better for Next World to do these things at the appointed times when there is more to be gained. We need to desire the Next World—this is what is
acceptable, not desiring this world. This is why one must take care to do acts of virtue. One must seek these times, places, people, and find them and remember them.
May Allah help us remember them, and make that a means to strengthen our faith, insha’Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
72.LAYLAT UL-QADR Friday, 15 May 2020
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. This holy Ramadan is ending. There are just a few last days left, not even ten days, nine days, insha’Allah. Within these nine days Laylat ul-Qadr usually comes, during these ten days. It could be any day during the month of Ramadan, or it could be any other night in the year too, but most probably it is within Ramadan. Most people say it is during Ramadan, and the holy Prophet said,“ Look for it during the last ten days.” These are holy days and nights. For the sake of Allah, we should make dua that we become connected with that night. Laylat ul-Qadr is a holy night when prayers are accepted and wishes are granted. Yet most people usually wish for things for their ego, for worldly things. It should not be for worldly possessions, however, but for the sake of Allah. There are things that we should be asking for that are much more valuable than worldly possessions, and it is these for which we should be asking from Allah, [things] such as good virtues, children, guidance for Muslims, and protection for Muslims.
And since many Muslims are being exposed to threats and their faith is in danger, what is more important than these [worldly things] is faith and happiness, the pleasure of Allah and earning the Hereafter. So we should ask for these, for a good ending to life, not to be in distress, and not to be tested by Allah with trials and tribulations. We should be asking for things to be easier. We should not be asking for trials, because some people, just running their mouths, say,“ Yeah, I can handle the test...” But when Allah sends it, it is difficult, and we should not be asking for
tests. Especially [good] is to ask for ourselves, our families, and Muslims to be in good, strong faith, to be good Muslims, and to become neighbors to the Holy Prophet in the Hereafter. When we ask for these, Allah grants us all of these and more, such as beauty and other things. There is no need to ask for worldly things—Allah will give them anyway. That is why this blessed night is an important night. Insha’Allah, may it be granted for you, too. It is granted for those who desire it.
People should know its value. May Allah bless it. May it be a strength for our faith, and protection. May it be means to every goodness.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
73.FITR AND OBEDIENCE Friday, 22 May 2020
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 spent Ramadan in a beautiful way. Insha Allah, there was abundance, and it was blessed. We have reached the last Friday of Ramadan. This Ramadan contained five Fridays, which was a sign that Ramadan was abundant, insha’Allah. Two days left—today and tomorrow.
The zakat that is given in Ramadan called “fitr” should be given [anytime] before the Eid prayer. When it is given before Eid, it is considered as fitr. If it is not given then but later, it is considered as sadaqah.
Everything has its appointed time and these ibadat should be done accordingly, irrespective of the workings of your mind. There are a lot of people who come forward and say that is OK, or not OK, whether a thing is alright to do. They follow their nafs. They are those who go after their ego self.
Allah’s order as found in a hadith from the Holy Prophet is the same is it being said by the Holy Prophet. What we do is for our benefit; Allah is not in need of our activities. He needs none, [rather] we are in need.
Sometimes something seems difficult to people, but worship ibadat are beneficial, both physically and spiritually. When we practice them, it is something good for the body and brings abundance. It causes one to gain
a reward. As well as fulfilling what was ordered, one also gains closeness to Allah ‘azza wa jalla and the Holy Prophet. These are things that are not seen, but they are what is necessary for man in this life and the Next.
That is why we need to do as much as possible, and keep the order of Allah — His fard, wajib, sunnah—however much we are able to practice. Our intention is to fulfill it all, and Allah gives according to our intention. Being able to do it all is of course not possible. But when we do it with the intention of wanting to do it all, Allah ‘azza wa jalla through His grace accepts it.
May Allah bless your Friday and Ramadan. Allah meant it to be this way this year. Whatever He does, His is the best way. We accept this as a gift from Allah. May Allah bless it. May it be strength to our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
74.ALLAH’S PROGRAM Tuesday, 26 May 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 Prophet is saying when Allāh wills something to happen, even if a person says he is clever, he will lose his mind and that thing will take place. And then his sanity will return and he will wail about what he did. This means that when Allāh wants something, it will happen. And a person with a mind can’t make that mistake or do that thing which needs to be done. Certainly he will lose his mind first, and then wail in regret. This can happen to everyone in this world. Sometimes big mistakes are made, sometimes small ones and even those bother people.
Mankind thinks this world is going to be their place forever. However, there is not long to live. There are people who claim they rule over the world. They believe it is as they like and according to their order. But when the Will of Allāh is going to appear, they will be surprised too. They won't know what to do, and it will be as Allāh says. This world is not eternal. It is only until some time. Then it will change, then change again. It is the End of Times and then Qiyāmah will happen. Certainly for everything to happen, there must be some sign or action. And that is the regret of people for not knowing what to do after realizing the Order of Allāh. But everything is over then. There is no return from that. Therefore, we are living in the End of Times, and its signs are slowly showing up. Therefore, no need to get upset for dunyā. Be with Allāh, and Allāh will protect you both here and Hereafter.
May Allāh not let us lose the way. May Allāh help us use our minds, Insha
Allah.
Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam saying, when Allāh want something to happen, He take the thinking, good thinking, mind from people. After they done something wrong or who has mind, he has, he is clever, cannot do this. After this they say, "What we done?" with, they are regret. They are cannot... They are blaming themself – "How we done this? We are people, clever people, we are thinking for everything but what w
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