Suhbah 2020: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (21/25)
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nder control, and to help you reach Allah.
Now, as we said, there are people who come forward and say that there is no such thing as a tariqah, no such thing as a shaykh, no such thing as a mathab. That there was no shaykh is true, because the Sahabah were
following the Prophet [directly]. They all took [guidance] from him, but for you, that is impossible now, and so you need to connect with one person from whom you may benefit. Otherwise, it is not going to work.
That is why Allah ‘azza wa jalla says that if you listen to these people, they will divert you from the path. Muslims also will tell you something, [and, in fact,] everybody will tell you something different, and you will become confused. And as far as non-believers go, they are trying to deviate you off the path day and night anyway. Towards really beneficial things, people become lazy, but for devilish things people strive without getting tired.
Connect with one person. Follow one person. May Allah give you someone truly real [to follow]. May He grant us that, insha’Allah, because there are many fake ones [out there], [who might mislead you so that] the deeds you do are shown in the end to have been done in vain. But if a person has a sincere intention, Allah will show him the right path, and will ultimately send him to the right person.
May Allah protect us from the evils of this time, and from the corruption of this time. May Allah strengthen our faith. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
181.WHATEVER ALLAH WILLS HAPPENS Saturday, 7 November 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. Our Holy Prophet states “What Allah wills happens and what He does not will does not happen.”
Nothing that Allah does not will happens. This is an advice for all the people, whether they accept it or not. The owner of this universe is Allah. The owner of all existence is Allah Azza wa Jalla. Whatever he wants happens. You can say, “I did this and that” as much as you want. You have no value or ability. Whatever you do has no power next to His. Whatever Allah Azza wa Jalla wants happens, Masha’Allah. That is why, we say ,Masha’Allah for everything. Masha’Allah means “Whatever Allah wills”. Thank Allah all the words that Allah loves are in the Turkish language. No matter how much they want to change it, those things are still in our language. All the beautiful words like Masha’Allah and Insha’Allah are in our language. A person who says them gains rewards. And he will not be touched by the evil eye.
Believers and non-believers both believe in the evil eye. People who read the Quran and pray and even those who don’t, also believe in evil eye. The evil eye is real. Therefore, it is necessary to say Masha’Allah [to be protected] from the evil eye; whatever Allah wills happens. When you do that, those bad things will go away with Allah’s permission. Asking for help from Allah is the greatest work. There is nothing to be ashamed of or to hide. Also, no matter how far a person is from religion, when they are in distress, they remember Allah and call upon Him. These are
beautiful things. When Allah Azza wa Jalla gives faith, even if it is little, when a person falls in distress, he remembers Allah because of faith. Then if they forget, it is not important. But when in distress they call upon Allah and they ask for Allah’s help.
May Allah always help us. Not only in distress, but may we always remember Allah Insha Allah. May Allah grant us all that beauty and may it always be in our hearts Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
182.THE VIRTUE OF DUA Sunday, 8 November 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, Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Wa-qāla Rabbukumu -d‘ūnī astajib lakum” (Qur’ān 23:60 ). “And your Lord says, ‘Supplicate to me, and I will answer you.”
Allah tells us to pray to Him, so He may answer. The Holy Prophet says,“ Prayer, supplication, is the mind of worship.” Dua is the weapon of a believer, of the mu’min.
Dua, for believers, is an opportunity given by Allah. Dua is meant to ward off all sources of trouble and problems. Allah tells us to ask Him, so that He may give. Never say that He won’t give, because the things that you don't receive here, you will receive in the Hereafter. Don't say, “My prayers are not accepted.’ Allah says He answers prayers.
Most of the time, however, people are in a hurry, and say, “My prayers are not answered. It’s not working,” whereas Allah is [actually] going to give it in the Hereafter.
The Holy Prophet says that [such] a person will later say,“ I wish I had never gotten any of my prayers accepted [in dunya], so that I could have gained all the rewards in the Hereafter.” Now it is important to make dua in these situations of today, when we have troubles and calamities. It's a
weapon, something that causes goodness, but you can make the dua for yourself and for others. Dua that is done for others is written for you as a reward. If you make a dua without telling the person, that's even more virtuous and more acceptable.
Don’t neglect dua in these days. May Allah make us reach Salvation. May Allah protect us, and protect us from the evils of Shaytan and from the evils of these times, because it's never known, and even the most unexpected people can be beaten by Shaytan and just slip and go away.
So we need always to pray that Allah will keep our feet steady, fixed, and that He might increase our steadfastness, iman, and Islam. May He protect us from all evils and from the illnesses and troubles of these times. May He protect us, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
183.FORGIVENESS AND WELLBEING Wednesday, 11 November 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, “ Ask for forgiveness and wellbeing.” Goodness and wellbeing are the most important things to ask for, especially for forgiveness from Allah.
“Wellbeing” means to be healthy, and such is an important thing for a person, as well. In this life to be able to be solid, strong, and to serve— our Holy Prophet said that Allah likes that these are the most important things to people. These are his recommendations and advice for us
But of course people will certainly get sick, and [yet] that is also a grace and favor from Allah to His servants. It has benefits: it raises one’s station, and one is rewarded, for those things that he could not do during illness are written for him as rewards, says the Holy Prophet. But people should be careful not to get sick, and [yet] if one does get ill, and if there is a cure for it, then one should research it well and seek the cure.
The Holy Prophet, however, tells us that before we get sick, we should watch what we eat, and that this is helpful as well towards preventing illness. This is because whatever people eat goes to stomach, and the Prophet says, “The place of illness is the stomach.” We should not eat much beyond the necessary, because it makes one’s body become ill. We should eat as much as required and in moderation. Everything in excess is harmful, and so we should arrange it accordingly, balance it, and watch out for our health.
Movement is important [too], and the best movements are by the wisdom of Allah those included in the salah. The movements that a person does during salah are sufficient, in the sense that one would not complain from pains here and there. Then, in addition, there is fasting.
Fasting is also a great source of health. The religion of Islam, thanks be to Allah, shows us both material and spiritual ways to strengthen the body in these two ways.
Thanks be to Allah that everything is for the benefit of the Muslim, both well being and illness. These are all for our benefit, and we should be thankful to Allah that He created us Muslim, and did not make us amongst the rebellious.
We see that these are the End Times. People have left their humanity, and we see how they are attacking Islam and the Prophet.
Our gratitude, both in matters material and spiritual, should be great during these times, because Allah has created us in the state [i.e., as Muslims].
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
184.THE BEST OF ALL DREAMS Friday, 13 November 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. As we said yesterday we are approaching the end of the month of the Holy Prophet. All Muslims wish and want to see him. Even if it is only once in their life time, they would like to see him in a dream. This is a beautiful wish, and is the best and something most khayr to see him in our dream.
It is granted, though, to very few people. People ask, “How should we do it? What should we do so that he may enter our dream?” You can make extra salawat, and this will at least be connected to him in a real way. Those who do not respect our Holy Prophet call him “dead”. Even martyrs (shuhadā’) are not to be called “dead”, says Allah ‘azza wa jalla, so how could anyone say about the Holy Prophet that he is dead?! They [i.e., the Arabs] claim to understand the Holy Qur’an, and say, “This is our language.” They are drugging whole world into doubt and deviation.
When you make salawat on the Holy Prophet, he replies back. He is told who those salawat are coming from. They reach him, and he is happy about it and responds accordingly. So it would be very nice if we see him in our dreams, [but if] we haven’t, we are still connected with him by the stronger connection that comes can come to us by making salawat. He immediately is notified about it, and he sends salawat back to us— much more, and much more beautiful things, [of a quality] much greater than our words, which are [in fact] worth nothing. His utterances cannot be
compared to ours. His words and sayings cannot be compared to ours, [because] they are much higher.
So now that we are approaching the end of this month of salawat, there is no need to end it [i.e., the practice]. You can continue to recite salawat, and it will be beneficial for everything. Some people say that they forgetful? Well, this is good for improving forgetfulness. When you make salawat, you’ll remember immediately. When you forget something, say, “Allahumma salli ‘alā Sayyidinā Muhammad.” If you say that you will surely remember. It is good for your health, well-being, and sustenance. It is beneficial for everything. The benefit given by the Holy Prophet is first that he saves you from Hellfire. He saves you from hell and from all evil things. The more you honor the Holy Prophet, the better. So keep reciting so much salawat, and do not listen to those shaytans.
There are two types of Shaytan: the jinn and the human. Human shaytans are much worse than those of the jinn. Under the cover of [an appearance of] Islam, they do all sorts of wrong things. So do not lend an ear to them. Honor and glorify the Holy Prophet. The more you do so, the better, because by that much more will you yourself be honored. Allah is with him. May Allah grant us to be next to him in paradise, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
185.ETERNAL LOVE Saturday, 14 November 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, Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Inna -lladhīna āmanū wa-‘amilū s-sālihāti ūlā’ika hum khayru l- bariyyah” (Qur’ān 98:7).
“Indeed, those who believe and work righteousness, they are the best of beings.” Allah ‘azza wa jalla asks, “Who are the best beings in the world? Who are the ones who are highest?”
In the sight of Allah are they the rich, the powerful, or the beautiful ones? The most acceptable in the sight of Allah, the ones who are best and chosen, are those who have faith and work righteousness. They do not pay attention to riches, power, or beauty, but as Allah says, the more faith a person has, the higher is his station. These things don’t work by money or wealth.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla is not in need of anybody, neither of the rich nor the beautiful. These are all blessings granted by Allah. Yet the greatest blessing is to have faith and to do good. Those who do such are the most accepted people in the sight of Allah. To be accepted and loved amongst people is not important.
What is important is to be loved by Allah and by the Holy Prophet in the sight of Allah. Otherwise, it does not matter what people like, who they like, what they choose or do.
Now, they choose everything as they have new lifestyles. They want the highest of everything and always have something to do next. It’s not important what people like and prefer, since people choose according to their own desires, pleasures, and nafs. Whatever Shaytan bring forth and puts in front of them, that’s what they like. If they have no faith and are opposed Allah, then they have no standing whatsoever, and these things are not of benefit to them, but are actually harmful.
What is important is that which is important in the sight of Allah, that which is constant and everlasting in Allah’s sight. It is the love of Allah. If Allah loves you, He will love you forever.
If people love you, then one minute they will love you and the next minute they might abandon you entirely. All the way to the bottom, and if possible might do you all kinds of harm.
So the most accepted, the highest standing, and best thing is to be amongst those beloved people who have faith and act righteously, insha’Allah. May we be amongst them. May we always do good works, ever better and everlasting. People talk about “forever” in this world; there is no forever in this world. Eternity is in the Hereafter.
Let us do the things Allah shows us, points out to us, and orders us to do, Insha Allah. May Allah help us. May we not follow our nafs, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
186.THE TIME OF FITNAH Sunday, 15 November 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. Our Holy Prophet describes the world in this time, the end of times and says: “There comes a time when people pass through graves and say, ‘How fortunate they are that they did not live in this time, they died before this time, the time of Fitnah’.” That means that they envy those in the grave because they know that those in the grave are in a better state. Because in the end of times, Fitnah is increasing day by day. People think that they can make the world a better place, but they are moving away from Allah and it is getting worse.
Therefore, this is the time of Fitnah. People should hold on to the rope of Allah and run to the mercy of Allah “So flee to Allah.”(Qur’ān 51:50).
Where are we going to run to? Run to Allah. There is no salvation other than with Allah. It is not clear what these people are doing. The more evil these evil people do, the more evil will come upon them. They think that they are in gain but they are harming people and in the first place they are harming themselves.
In end of times, the time we live in, it is by the will of Allah that it is a time of great reward. Be patient. It is a great blessing to be on your own and to live by trusting Allah. Allah Azza wa Jalla protects and preserves those who seek refuge in Him. Mawlana used to say: “Every new day that comes is worse than the one that passes.” Therefore, seek refuge in Allah, flee to Allah; this is the cure. Everything has a cure. Everything has a
salvation. The greatest salvation is to seek refuge in Allah, to run to Allah. Whether it was a disease, a virus, war, bombs, earthquakes, etc., it all happens by the will of Allah Azza wa Jalla and by a means. And by this means, the believers win and the unbelievers lose; nothing else. May we not be from those who lose but from those who win Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
187.HOLD ON TO THE ROPE OF ALLAH 17 November 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. Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, “Wa-‘tasimū bi- !abli Llāhi jamī‘an wa-lā tafarraqū” (Qur’ān 3:103) “And hold firmly to the rope of Allah and do not be divided.”
As long as you do not follow them, and do not believe in them [and their ways, the non-believers will never trust you. The faithless will not trust you. The nonbeliever will not help you, and if they are “helping” you, or it looks as if they're going to help, it is to trick so they may win. To get rid of you is their [underlying] intention, so believers should be together. They need to hold on to the rope of Allah and thus be rescued for their salvation. There is no other salvation. Do not be separated or divided! Hold on tightly to the rope of Allah, says Allah, who is glorious and exalted.
The nonbelievers want to divide us Muslims. Not people [in general], but [to divide] Muslims in particular. They want to divide Muslims, because if we are united and are one, there won’t be any way for their fitna and dissension to enter. And that way they won’t be able to do and behave as they like, such as we have seen in these End Times as they make enemies of Muslims, one against another. Muslim against Muslim. This is it, and this is what has been happening. It is hard to do good, and yet easy to do evil. It is hard to build a building, but easy to ruin it. So we need to be careful, and may Allah protect us. We are living in hard times, but Allah’s
promises are true. These things that they are doing are not going to be successful. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, “Fa-sbir inna wa‘da Llāhi haqq” (Qur’ān 30:60). In the end, truth will be victorious again, and will prevail over every kind of evil and deception. Untruth is with the unbelievers, and with those who are with them following. None of them will have any benefit. The outcome will not benefit them or be of any good. It will be nothing but a harm, both in this world that they are living in, and under the earth. It will be harmful for them, and the harm will last and continue for them. Do not be fooled. Do not be deceived. Do not think that such a one is going to do, and so let’s do this and that and make peace. While you're thinking like that, their intention is to deceive. Of course, we cannot do much, but at least we should not be deceived by them. It is useful to be prudent. We are going through a test, and so may we not fail this test, Insha Allah.
May Allah give us strength and power. May Allah help us, and send us the owner [Sayyiduna al-Mahdi] Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
188.TRUST IN ALLAH Wednesday, 18 November 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. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, “Wa-‘alā Llāhi fal-yatawakkali l- mu’minūn” (Qur’ān 64:13) “So in Allah let the believers put their trust.”
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says in the Holy Quran that the believers, mu’mins, should trust in Allah. We are living through this during these days. If people were to trust in Allah, everything would be comfortable for them. Everything would be easy.
Our Holy Prophet says that if we had full trust in Allah, then as the birds fly out in the morning hungry, go searching for their rizq, and then come back full, just so will Allah provide us our rizq.
Now everybody says, “We will do such and such. We will make it,” and they forget Allah. Of course, the trust that we are talking about does not exist in the world today. If there is any, it is almost nonexistent. It is so little, and because it is so little, people are in distress.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla makes it such that people do not have another place wherein to seek refuge: they need to surrender to Allah. They should not claim, “We did this and that.” Well, you can claim that you're going to do such and such to protect yourself, but the foundation of it all needs to be is to believe in Allah and to trust in Allah.
Now it’s, “I will do this. I will do that.” They just throw words around. But what we need is to turn to Allah. Everything that we do happens according to the will of Allah. As Allah wills, so it happens. We need to take care about this. The name of Allah is not mentioned anymore in anything. If they say “Allah”, Shaytan immediately brings out his soldiers who say, “Why did you say, ‘Allah’?” They themselves say all sorts of filth and dirt, but when someone says “Allah”, they regard it as a sin!
They do not believe that behaving so is a sin for them. They don’t believe that they have any fault in this, or that it’s wrong for them. They say, “We're going to do this and that,” and yet nothing is being done. This is a great test for humanity. It looks as if they’re waking up a little, but again Shaytan hits them on the head, and then they go back to what they are familiar with, to what they are used to doing, and he has them continue on with such things.
As we said, the most important thing here is with everything to trust in Allah. That's what we need to do. We need to ask help from Allah. Before every action and in everything that we do, we need to seek help from Allah, in every minute and in every second. There’s no other way for safety and salvation. Otherwise, you will have lived your life in vain, and in the Hereafter you will not gain anything in return except for punishment. Allah forbid.
As we said, may Allah make the remembrance of Him continuous in our hearts, and Insha Allah may he strengthen our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
189.THE SHIP OF SECURITY Thursday, 19 November 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. In the past, people used to say, “We are riding on a sign, and we are heading to Judgement Day.” It’s a saying, but it’s reality. People, all of us, are on a ship. This trip is heading towards the Hereafter, towards the Day of Resurrection. There are different ships. Some ships take you to safety and salvation. They are solid ships. Others will take you to ruin.
The ship that travels safely is Allah’s ship, and when you ride in it, in the end you will reach safety, salvation. We need to ride it. So as not to be ruined, we must not allow ourselves to be deceived by others. This is always present. This has always been in existence, but these times are tough.
Today people are confused, and they are finding fault with others, whereas the fault is with themselves. Allah has given us mind, and yet they are not using it. They say that they get by because they are very clever and do not accept ignorance. But the ones really ignorant are those who do not ride the ship of salvation. They say, “This is not a good ship,” and they go on to board another ship and are then ruined.
These times are dangerous times. People don't know what to do. Those who ride the ship of salvation and safety know that whatever Allah wills, occurs, and whatever He says, happens.
Their minds are thus at rest, whereas otherwise minds are destroyed. Allah has given people mind, intelligence, and thought. Everyone can find the right way. Those who use their minds certainly will be saved, but those who insist, “I know everything,” and are stubborn about it, they will be ruined.
May Allah not cause us to be deviated from the right path. When you are riding that ship, you are in safety and will not be ruined. Board that ship, and ride to safety, Insha Allah. Our goal, our direction, is the Hereafter. Insha’Allah, our goal and direction is towards paradise. May Allah keep our feet firmly planted and steady. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
190.THE FOOD OF THE SOUL Friday, 20 November 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. Everything Allah ‘azza wa jalla ordered is for our benefit. Allah ‘azza wa jalla is not in need of us. He does not need our worship, nothing. What He commands is for our own good. The most important commandment is for salat. Pay attention to the salat. Do not skip it, but rather perform it consistently. Until when? Until you die.
Prayer is the food of the soul. Just as you eat and drink every day, and will die if you do not, so also if you do not perform your prayer, your faith will die and your soul will become useless. So salat is the food of the soul.
What's the benefit? It benefits everything. Things will come together, there will be barakah, and your noor will increase. You will be appreciated by Allah, and you will be appreciated in the presence of our Prophet. The salat is the pillar of the religion, and our Prophet commands it in various hadiths.
If there were no salat, there would be no religion. Now Shaytan is deceiving people as if saying,“ Don’t pray salat. Do tasbih, do dhikr, or make dua [instead].” Many people come and say, “I do these things, but it is of no use.” Those are not substitutes for salat! If you do them, not a million, but a billion times, you cannot reach the value of one rak'ah of one salat. Fard brings the greatest reward. It is necessary to fulfill the fard duties, after that what is extra is called nafilah, that is, sunnah. It may be
sunnah, but the is fard more important, because if you do nafilah all of your life, you cannot reach the benefit of doing one fard.
Salat is important, and Allah has ordered the salat for our benefit, but people are unaware and think that it is valuable only for the Hereafter. But this is the food of our soul! It is more important than our body’s food, and more necessary!
Eating is beneficial for us to live, but more important than that is the food of the soul. It is for our benefit to fulfill what God commands.
May Allah have us continue, Insha Allah, and give strong faith to everyone, so that we may give importance to the food of the soul, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
191.HELP IN GOODNESS Monday, 23 November 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, (Qur’ān 05:02) Allah states in the Holy Quran: ‘And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’ The orders of Islam are beautiful orders. They are the orders of Allah. Help one another in goodness. Help each other, Allah says. Muslims should rush to do goodness wherever there is. Help each other because if a person does it alone, it doesn’t seem much. But when it is done in congregation, something effective comes out.
Therefore, help by doing goodness and giving advice to one another, says Allah Azza wa Jalla. ‘But do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’(Qur’ān 05:02)
Do not cooperate in committing sin, becoming enemies toward each other and oppressing each other, says Allah. Do not help to sin. Stay away from sin, and never help those who seek help in this. Stay away from people who do evil, sin, oppress and do whatever is not good. Do not let them deceive you by saying, “Come help us, we will win, we will do something...”. There will be no benefit fro
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nder control, and to help you reach Allah.
Now, as we said, there are people who come forward and say that there is no such thing as a tariqah, no such thing as a shaykh, no such thing as a mathab. That there was no shaykh is true, because the Sahabah were
following the Prophet [directly]. They all took [guidance] from him, but for you, that is impossible now, and so you need to connect with one person from whom you may benefit. Otherwise, it is not going to work.
That is why Allah ‘azza wa jalla says that if you listen to these people, they will divert you from the path. Muslims also will tell you something, [and, in fact,] everybody will tell you something different, and you will become confused. And as far as non-believers go, they are trying to deviate you off the path day and night anyway. Towards really beneficial things, people become lazy, but for devilish things people strive without getting tired.
Connect with one person. Follow one person. May Allah give you someone truly real [to follow]. May He grant us that, insha’Allah, because there are many fake ones [out there], [who might mislead you so that] the deeds you do are shown in the end to have been done in vain. But if a person has a sincere intention, Allah will show him the right path, and will ultimately send him to the right person.
May Allah protect us from the evils of this time, and from the corruption of this time. May Allah strengthen our faith. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
181.WHATEVER ALLAH WILLS HAPPENS Saturday, 7 November 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. Our Holy Prophet states “What Allah wills happens and what He does not will does not happen.”
Nothing that Allah does not will happens. This is an advice for all the people, whether they accept it or not. The owner of this universe is Allah. The owner of all existence is Allah Azza wa Jalla. Whatever he wants happens. You can say, “I did this and that” as much as you want. You have no value or ability. Whatever you do has no power next to His. Whatever Allah Azza wa Jalla wants happens, Masha’Allah. That is why, we say ,Masha’Allah for everything. Masha’Allah means “Whatever Allah wills”. Thank Allah all the words that Allah loves are in the Turkish language. No matter how much they want to change it, those things are still in our language. All the beautiful words like Masha’Allah and Insha’Allah are in our language. A person who says them gains rewards. And he will not be touched by the evil eye.
Believers and non-believers both believe in the evil eye. People who read the Quran and pray and even those who don’t, also believe in evil eye. The evil eye is real. Therefore, it is necessary to say Masha’Allah [to be protected] from the evil eye; whatever Allah wills happens. When you do that, those bad things will go away with Allah’s permission. Asking for help from Allah is the greatest work. There is nothing to be ashamed of or to hide. Also, no matter how far a person is from religion, when they are in distress, they remember Allah and call upon Him. These are
beautiful things. When Allah Azza wa Jalla gives faith, even if it is little, when a person falls in distress, he remembers Allah because of faith. Then if they forget, it is not important. But when in distress they call upon Allah and they ask for Allah’s help.
May Allah always help us. Not only in distress, but may we always remember Allah Insha Allah. May Allah grant us all that beauty and may it always be in our hearts Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
182.THE VIRTUE OF DUA Sunday, 8 November 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, Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Wa-qāla Rabbukumu -d‘ūnī astajib lakum” (Qur’ān 23:60 ). “And your Lord says, ‘Supplicate to me, and I will answer you.”
Allah tells us to pray to Him, so He may answer. The Holy Prophet says,“ Prayer, supplication, is the mind of worship.” Dua is the weapon of a believer, of the mu’min.
Dua, for believers, is an opportunity given by Allah. Dua is meant to ward off all sources of trouble and problems. Allah tells us to ask Him, so that He may give. Never say that He won’t give, because the things that you don't receive here, you will receive in the Hereafter. Don't say, “My prayers are not accepted.’ Allah says He answers prayers.
Most of the time, however, people are in a hurry, and say, “My prayers are not answered. It’s not working,” whereas Allah is [actually] going to give it in the Hereafter.
The Holy Prophet says that [such] a person will later say,“ I wish I had never gotten any of my prayers accepted [in dunya], so that I could have gained all the rewards in the Hereafter.” Now it is important to make dua in these situations of today, when we have troubles and calamities. It's a
weapon, something that causes goodness, but you can make the dua for yourself and for others. Dua that is done for others is written for you as a reward. If you make a dua without telling the person, that's even more virtuous and more acceptable.
Don’t neglect dua in these days. May Allah make us reach Salvation. May Allah protect us, and protect us from the evils of Shaytan and from the evils of these times, because it's never known, and even the most unexpected people can be beaten by Shaytan and just slip and go away.
So we need always to pray that Allah will keep our feet steady, fixed, and that He might increase our steadfastness, iman, and Islam. May He protect us from all evils and from the illnesses and troubles of these times. May He protect us, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
183.FORGIVENESS AND WELLBEING Wednesday, 11 November 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, “ Ask for forgiveness and wellbeing.” Goodness and wellbeing are the most important things to ask for, especially for forgiveness from Allah.
“Wellbeing” means to be healthy, and such is an important thing for a person, as well. In this life to be able to be solid, strong, and to serve— our Holy Prophet said that Allah likes that these are the most important things to people. These are his recommendations and advice for us
But of course people will certainly get sick, and [yet] that is also a grace and favor from Allah to His servants. It has benefits: it raises one’s station, and one is rewarded, for those things that he could not do during illness are written for him as rewards, says the Holy Prophet. But people should be careful not to get sick, and [yet] if one does get ill, and if there is a cure for it, then one should research it well and seek the cure.
The Holy Prophet, however, tells us that before we get sick, we should watch what we eat, and that this is helpful as well towards preventing illness. This is because whatever people eat goes to stomach, and the Prophet says, “The place of illness is the stomach.” We should not eat much beyond the necessary, because it makes one’s body become ill. We should eat as much as required and in moderation. Everything in excess is harmful, and so we should arrange it accordingly, balance it, and watch out for our health.
Movement is important [too], and the best movements are by the wisdom of Allah those included in the salah. The movements that a person does during salah are sufficient, in the sense that one would not complain from pains here and there. Then, in addition, there is fasting.
Fasting is also a great source of health. The religion of Islam, thanks be to Allah, shows us both material and spiritual ways to strengthen the body in these two ways.
Thanks be to Allah that everything is for the benefit of the Muslim, both well being and illness. These are all for our benefit, and we should be thankful to Allah that He created us Muslim, and did not make us amongst the rebellious.
We see that these are the End Times. People have left their humanity, and we see how they are attacking Islam and the Prophet.
Our gratitude, both in matters material and spiritual, should be great during these times, because Allah has created us in the state [i.e., as Muslims].
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
184.THE BEST OF ALL DREAMS Friday, 13 November 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. As we said yesterday we are approaching the end of the month of the Holy Prophet. All Muslims wish and want to see him. Even if it is only once in their life time, they would like to see him in a dream. This is a beautiful wish, and is the best and something most khayr to see him in our dream.
It is granted, though, to very few people. People ask, “How should we do it? What should we do so that he may enter our dream?” You can make extra salawat, and this will at least be connected to him in a real way. Those who do not respect our Holy Prophet call him “dead”. Even martyrs (shuhadā’) are not to be called “dead”, says Allah ‘azza wa jalla, so how could anyone say about the Holy Prophet that he is dead?! They [i.e., the Arabs] claim to understand the Holy Qur’an, and say, “This is our language.” They are drugging whole world into doubt and deviation.
When you make salawat on the Holy Prophet, he replies back. He is told who those salawat are coming from. They reach him, and he is happy about it and responds accordingly. So it would be very nice if we see him in our dreams, [but if] we haven’t, we are still connected with him by the stronger connection that comes can come to us by making salawat. He immediately is notified about it, and he sends salawat back to us— much more, and much more beautiful things, [of a quality] much greater than our words, which are [in fact] worth nothing. His utterances cannot be
compared to ours. His words and sayings cannot be compared to ours, [because] they are much higher.
So now that we are approaching the end of this month of salawat, there is no need to end it [i.e., the practice]. You can continue to recite salawat, and it will be beneficial for everything. Some people say that they forgetful? Well, this is good for improving forgetfulness. When you make salawat, you’ll remember immediately. When you forget something, say, “Allahumma salli ‘alā Sayyidinā Muhammad.” If you say that you will surely remember. It is good for your health, well-being, and sustenance. It is beneficial for everything. The benefit given by the Holy Prophet is first that he saves you from Hellfire. He saves you from hell and from all evil things. The more you honor the Holy Prophet, the better. So keep reciting so much salawat, and do not listen to those shaytans.
There are two types of Shaytan: the jinn and the human. Human shaytans are much worse than those of the jinn. Under the cover of [an appearance of] Islam, they do all sorts of wrong things. So do not lend an ear to them. Honor and glorify the Holy Prophet. The more you do so, the better, because by that much more will you yourself be honored. Allah is with him. May Allah grant us to be next to him in paradise, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
185.ETERNAL LOVE Saturday, 14 November 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, Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, “Inna -lladhīna āmanū wa-‘amilū s-sālihāti ūlā’ika hum khayru l- bariyyah” (Qur’ān 98:7).
“Indeed, those who believe and work righteousness, they are the best of beings.” Allah ‘azza wa jalla asks, “Who are the best beings in the world? Who are the ones who are highest?”
In the sight of Allah are they the rich, the powerful, or the beautiful ones? The most acceptable in the sight of Allah, the ones who are best and chosen, are those who have faith and work righteousness. They do not pay attention to riches, power, or beauty, but as Allah says, the more faith a person has, the higher is his station. These things don’t work by money or wealth.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla is not in need of anybody, neither of the rich nor the beautiful. These are all blessings granted by Allah. Yet the greatest blessing is to have faith and to do good. Those who do such are the most accepted people in the sight of Allah. To be accepted and loved amongst people is not important.
What is important is to be loved by Allah and by the Holy Prophet in the sight of Allah. Otherwise, it does not matter what people like, who they like, what they choose or do.
Now, they choose everything as they have new lifestyles. They want the highest of everything and always have something to do next. It’s not important what people like and prefer, since people choose according to their own desires, pleasures, and nafs. Whatever Shaytan bring forth and puts in front of them, that’s what they like. If they have no faith and are opposed Allah, then they have no standing whatsoever, and these things are not of benefit to them, but are actually harmful.
What is important is that which is important in the sight of Allah, that which is constant and everlasting in Allah’s sight. It is the love of Allah. If Allah loves you, He will love you forever.
If people love you, then one minute they will love you and the next minute they might abandon you entirely. All the way to the bottom, and if possible might do you all kinds of harm.
So the most accepted, the highest standing, and best thing is to be amongst those beloved people who have faith and act righteously, insha’Allah. May we be amongst them. May we always do good works, ever better and everlasting. People talk about “forever” in this world; there is no forever in this world. Eternity is in the Hereafter.
Let us do the things Allah shows us, points out to us, and orders us to do, Insha Allah. May Allah help us. May we not follow our nafs, Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
186.THE TIME OF FITNAH Sunday, 15 November 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. Our Holy Prophet describes the world in this time, the end of times and says: “There comes a time when people pass through graves and say, ‘How fortunate they are that they did not live in this time, they died before this time, the time of Fitnah’.” That means that they envy those in the grave because they know that those in the grave are in a better state. Because in the end of times, Fitnah is increasing day by day. People think that they can make the world a better place, but they are moving away from Allah and it is getting worse.
Therefore, this is the time of Fitnah. People should hold on to the rope of Allah and run to the mercy of Allah “So flee to Allah.”(Qur’ān 51:50).
Where are we going to run to? Run to Allah. There is no salvation other than with Allah. It is not clear what these people are doing. The more evil these evil people do, the more evil will come upon them. They think that they are in gain but they are harming people and in the first place they are harming themselves.
In end of times, the time we live in, it is by the will of Allah that it is a time of great reward. Be patient. It is a great blessing to be on your own and to live by trusting Allah. Allah Azza wa Jalla protects and preserves those who seek refuge in Him. Mawlana used to say: “Every new day that comes is worse than the one that passes.” Therefore, seek refuge in Allah, flee to Allah; this is the cure. Everything has a cure. Everything has a
salvation. The greatest salvation is to seek refuge in Allah, to run to Allah. Whether it was a disease, a virus, war, bombs, earthquakes, etc., it all happens by the will of Allah Azza wa Jalla and by a means. And by this means, the believers win and the unbelievers lose; nothing else. May we not be from those who lose but from those who win Insha Allah. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
187.HOLD ON TO THE ROPE OF ALLAH 17 November 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. Allah ‘azza wa jalla says, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, “Wa-‘tasimū bi- !abli Llāhi jamī‘an wa-lā tafarraqū” (Qur’ān 3:103) “And hold firmly to the rope of Allah and do not be divided.”
As long as you do not follow them, and do not believe in them [and their ways, the non-believers will never trust you. The faithless will not trust you. The nonbeliever will not help you, and if they are “helping” you, or it looks as if they're going to help, it is to trick so they may win. To get rid of you is their [underlying] intention, so believers should be together. They need to hold on to the rope of Allah and thus be rescued for their salvation. There is no other salvation. Do not be separated or divided! Hold on tightly to the rope of Allah, says Allah, who is glorious and exalted.
The nonbelievers want to divide us Muslims. Not people [in general], but [to divide] Muslims in particular. They want to divide Muslims, because if we are united and are one, there won’t be any way for their fitna and dissension to enter. And that way they won’t be able to do and behave as they like, such as we have seen in these End Times as they make enemies of Muslims, one against another. Muslim against Muslim. This is it, and this is what has been happening. It is hard to do good, and yet easy to do evil. It is hard to build a building, but easy to ruin it. So we need to be careful, and may Allah protect us. We are living in hard times, but Allah’s
promises are true. These things that they are doing are not going to be successful. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, “Fa-sbir inna wa‘da Llāhi haqq” (Qur’ān 30:60). In the end, truth will be victorious again, and will prevail over every kind of evil and deception. Untruth is with the unbelievers, and with those who are with them following. None of them will have any benefit. The outcome will not benefit them or be of any good. It will be nothing but a harm, both in this world that they are living in, and under the earth. It will be harmful for them, and the harm will last and continue for them. Do not be fooled. Do not be deceived. Do not think that such a one is going to do, and so let’s do this and that and make peace. While you're thinking like that, their intention is to deceive. Of course, we cannot do much, but at least we should not be deceived by them. It is useful to be prudent. We are going through a test, and so may we not fail this test, Insha Allah.
May Allah give us strength and power. May Allah help us, and send us the owner [Sayyiduna al-Mahdi] Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
188.TRUST IN ALLAH Wednesday, 18 November 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. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, “Wa-‘alā Llāhi fal-yatawakkali l- mu’minūn” (Qur’ān 64:13) “So in Allah let the believers put their trust.”
Allah ‘azza wa jalla says in the Holy Quran that the believers, mu’mins, should trust in Allah. We are living through this during these days. If people were to trust in Allah, everything would be comfortable for them. Everything would be easy.
Our Holy Prophet says that if we had full trust in Allah, then as the birds fly out in the morning hungry, go searching for their rizq, and then come back full, just so will Allah provide us our rizq.
Now everybody says, “We will do such and such. We will make it,” and they forget Allah. Of course, the trust that we are talking about does not exist in the world today. If there is any, it is almost nonexistent. It is so little, and because it is so little, people are in distress.
Allah ‘azza wa jalla makes it such that people do not have another place wherein to seek refuge: they need to surrender to Allah. They should not claim, “We did this and that.” Well, you can claim that you're going to do such and such to protect yourself, but the foundation of it all needs to be is to believe in Allah and to trust in Allah.
Now it’s, “I will do this. I will do that.” They just throw words around. But what we need is to turn to Allah. Everything that we do happens according to the will of Allah. As Allah wills, so it happens. We need to take care about this. The name of Allah is not mentioned anymore in anything. If they say “Allah”, Shaytan immediately brings out his soldiers who say, “Why did you say, ‘Allah’?” They themselves say all sorts of filth and dirt, but when someone says “Allah”, they regard it as a sin!
They do not believe that behaving so is a sin for them. They don’t believe that they have any fault in this, or that it’s wrong for them. They say, “We're going to do this and that,” and yet nothing is being done. This is a great test for humanity. It looks as if they’re waking up a little, but again Shaytan hits them on the head, and then they go back to what they are familiar with, to what they are used to doing, and he has them continue on with such things.
As we said, the most important thing here is with everything to trust in Allah. That's what we need to do. We need to ask help from Allah. Before every action and in everything that we do, we need to seek help from Allah, in every minute and in every second. There’s no other way for safety and salvation. Otherwise, you will have lived your life in vain, and in the Hereafter you will not gain anything in return except for punishment. Allah forbid.
As we said, may Allah make the remembrance of Him continuous in our hearts, and Insha Allah may he strengthen our faith.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
189.THE SHIP OF SECURITY Thursday, 19 November 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. In the past, people used to say, “We are riding on a sign, and we are heading to Judgement Day.” It’s a saying, but it’s reality. People, all of us, are on a ship. This trip is heading towards the Hereafter, towards the Day of Resurrection. There are different ships. Some ships take you to safety and salvation. They are solid ships. Others will take you to ruin.
The ship that travels safely is Allah’s ship, and when you ride in it, in the end you will reach safety, salvation. We need to ride it. So as not to be ruined, we must not allow ourselves to be deceived by others. This is always present. This has always been in existence, but these times are tough.
Today people are confused, and they are finding fault with others, whereas the fault is with themselves. Allah has given us mind, and yet they are not using it. They say that they get by because they are very clever and do not accept ignorance. But the ones really ignorant are those who do not ride the ship of salvation. They say, “This is not a good ship,” and they go on to board another ship and are then ruined.
These times are dangerous times. People don't know what to do. Those who ride the ship of salvation and safety know that whatever Allah wills, occurs, and whatever He says, happens.
Their minds are thus at rest, whereas otherwise minds are destroyed. Allah has given people mind, intelligence, and thought. Everyone can find the right way. Those who use their minds certainly will be saved, but those who insist, “I know everything,” and are stubborn about it, they will be ruined.
May Allah not cause us to be deviated from the right path. When you are riding that ship, you are in safety and will not be ruined. Board that ship, and ride to safety, Insha Allah. Our goal, our direction, is the Hereafter. Insha’Allah, our goal and direction is towards paradise. May Allah keep our feet firmly planted and steady. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
190.THE FOOD OF THE SOUL Friday, 20 November 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. Everything Allah ‘azza wa jalla ordered is for our benefit. Allah ‘azza wa jalla is not in need of us. He does not need our worship, nothing. What He commands is for our own good. The most important commandment is for salat. Pay attention to the salat. Do not skip it, but rather perform it consistently. Until when? Until you die.
Prayer is the food of the soul. Just as you eat and drink every day, and will die if you do not, so also if you do not perform your prayer, your faith will die and your soul will become useless. So salat is the food of the soul.
What's the benefit? It benefits everything. Things will come together, there will be barakah, and your noor will increase. You will be appreciated by Allah, and you will be appreciated in the presence of our Prophet. The salat is the pillar of the religion, and our Prophet commands it in various hadiths.
If there were no salat, there would be no religion. Now Shaytan is deceiving people as if saying,“ Don’t pray salat. Do tasbih, do dhikr, or make dua [instead].” Many people come and say, “I do these things, but it is of no use.” Those are not substitutes for salat! If you do them, not a million, but a billion times, you cannot reach the value of one rak'ah of one salat. Fard brings the greatest reward. It is necessary to fulfill the fard duties, after that what is extra is called nafilah, that is, sunnah. It may be
sunnah, but the is fard more important, because if you do nafilah all of your life, you cannot reach the benefit of doing one fard.
Salat is important, and Allah has ordered the salat for our benefit, but people are unaware and think that it is valuable only for the Hereafter. But this is the food of our soul! It is more important than our body’s food, and more necessary!
Eating is beneficial for us to live, but more important than that is the food of the soul. It is for our benefit to fulfill what God commands.
May Allah have us continue, Insha Allah, and give strong faith to everyone, so that we may give importance to the food of the soul, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
191.HELP IN GOODNESS Monday, 23 November 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, (Qur’ān 05:02) Allah states in the Holy Quran: ‘And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’ The orders of Islam are beautiful orders. They are the orders of Allah. Help one another in goodness. Help each other, Allah says. Muslims should rush to do goodness wherever there is. Help each other because if a person does it alone, it doesn’t seem much. But when it is done in congregation, something effective comes out.
Therefore, help by doing goodness and giving advice to one another, says Allah Azza wa Jalla. ‘But do not cooperate in sin and aggression.’(Qur’ān 05:02)
Do not cooperate in committing sin, becoming enemies toward each other and oppressing each other, says Allah. Do not help to sin. Stay away from sin, and never help those who seek help in this. Stay away from people who do evil, sin, oppress and do whatever is not good. Do not let them deceive you by saying, “Come help us, we will win, we will do something...”. There will be no benefit fro
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