Suhbah 2021: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (21/25)
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re saying, the way of Prophet, everything is perfect. You must follow him this, attribute also was very... Now no anyone, no any
culture, can reach his.
And his attribute. One of them [attributes] – to be honest, ṣādiq, and to be when he promise , he must , he is they accept, [he] keep his promise.
Even for this I was saying – we read ḥadīth – when you joke, don't make lie. Even in joke, don't make lie. Make it, maybe you can make it like lie but after you say, it is not lie, but people can understand it is lie but must be true.
Even Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam saying for your children, or small boy, when you promise him something, you must keep your promise. It is not different between child or big one. You must keep your promise. And this is very big wisdom with this. Because child, he is man of tomorrow. If you promise him and after, "Oh, I just make you promise to do this, because you didn't listen for me, I make this promise for you, promise you but you are child you cannot say." Why this is not good for children? Because you will teach your child to not be honest, to not keep his promise. Because this child, he is like a small tree. When you take them, you can make him straight, he can be straight, strong. But if you take him right [to the side], he can be not straight.
This is one child, second child, his friend, his whole country become – "No promise. It's not important. Just we do this and we cheat people and we gain something. It is good. This is way of our fathers, people, whole people they are doing this." So, after they said, "Corruption – this government corruption." Government from where coming? From Mars or from Moon? He coming from you. You teach your child, other teach their child, not to be honest, to not be keep his promise. This is what happen. For this Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, this is important thing. You may think it is easy but one by one, whole country, whole Ummah become corruption. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he, is thinking for this. He teach him to say this.
Everything, everything he teach us. If we follow him we be in safe and
happiness here and it is satisfaction also. Because satisfaction in dunyā, even you are poor, if you have this satisfaction, you in your side, it will be you are happy. But if you have, many people they have, very rich people, you cannot imagine how rich – no, they are not happy, not... They don't have any satisfaction in their heart. But who follow Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam, he will be, in dunyā and ākhirah also happy, Insha Allah. Allāh make it easy to us to follow him. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
156.THE HOLIEST NIGHT Sunday, 17 October, 2021
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.
Shukr to Allāh, once again we are reaching the Mawlid of our Holy Prophet. Insha Allah tonight, for the Honour of his arrival in this world , Allah will send His blessings and mercy as rain on us, in shā’a Llāh. There is blessing in everything of our Holy Prophet. To ask for good things for the sake of his barakah and his honour, is the best thing for us.
Because there is his intercession in ākhirah, shukr to Allāh. Allāh gave these good tidings to the ummah. Allāh made him an intercessor – our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He reaches the one who accepts the intercession of our Holy Prophet. Who doesn't accept may see for himself. Therefore, we ask for everything in this world for his honour. We love what he loved. And we strive to do what he did, shukr to Allāh.
If certain worldly matters like marriage and other events happen today, or in his month, they are counted as blessed.
Shukr to Allāh, even though very little, it rained a couple of drops in the morning for the honour of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam. In shā’a Llāh that is barakah. Insha Allah that is good tidings for this year. It will be a good year for the honour of our Holy Prophet. Even though they say there is drought, we ask for rain and mercy from Allāh, for the honour of our Holy Prophet.
We ask for barakah Insha Allah. Protection and health will be given for his honour by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla said, for the honour of Awliyā’, “Bihim turzaqūn bihim tumṭarūn bihim tunṣarūn.” With them, Allāh will give you rizq. Allāh will make rain for their honour. You will attain victory for their honour. If Awliyā’u Llāh are so, how will it be with our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam? Everything will be more accepted with the permission of Allāh.
Therefore, the more we respect our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam, the better it is for us. There is no harm in it. No one will get upset, apart from shayṭān and those who are with shayṭān. By giving more respect to our Holy Prophet, Muslims and people with īmān become happy. Who are with shayṭān get upset. There is no other way.
There are some foolish people who have doubts. “You love our Holy Prophet. You respect and obey him. It is shirk. You are making a partner to Allāh,” they say. They are nothing but idiots. Because, as we said, you can either be with Allāh, or with shayṭān. You should be with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy Prophet. No third option.
To honour our Holy Prophet is the order of Allāh. It is our duty. Therefore, this day will be a means to goodness and barakah, in shā’a Llāh. May our love to our Holy Prophet increase, Insha Allah.
We are... Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, again we reach holy blessed day. We are in blessed months, but tonight his blessed birthday of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the holiest night. It is like Laylatu l-Qadr. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He love the most beloved one, Prophet. Everything for his love, Allah give. Who love, him, Allah love him also. For this we are following order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And the biggest proof of this , the..his shafā‘ah for ummah, for ākhirah. In ākhirah, without his proof for this, the... his shafā‘ah, it is difficult for people to save themself from hell.
But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He good tiding us. He said, He give shafā‘ah for Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. When he give shafā‘ah, our matter, it is easy. No matter. This judgment day, very horrible day. Everybody must be fear from this day, but we are not fear. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, They are not like us. When They say something, it is – it must be. Not like people who saying one day [one] thing. After one minute they say – not after one day, after one minute – they say another thing. This, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, saying: “There is shafā‘ah.” For this, don't be afraid. We are not afraid from judgment day because this is Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He said, who obey me will give shafā‘ah for him. Alḥamdulilah we in shaa Allah we obey him and we love him.
This is for ākhirah. Alḥamdulilah, we are... not – no problem, in shā’a Llāh, for all of us. Because our way, way of love of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. But for dunyā also – if for ākhirah like this, for dunyā also we love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Praise him – and try to do thing in his, which day he like , which way he was going everything we like to imitate him. For this also, dunyā also will be, Insha Allah, for us – happy place, not miserable place. Even we don't – if we have millions or we have nothing – all in this level of love of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, they give the same happiness in heart, our heart.
For this al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are happy to do mawlid to celebrate day of Prophet, birthday of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and to try to do important thing in this day – his birthday or his mawlid month. We are Insha Allah, asking bless for everything we do for his honour, for his love. We can praise his as much you can praise.
Don't worry, don't be afraid Allāh happy with people, who they praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and asking for him ṣalātu salām. No problem, don't worry. There is only... who love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he can praise him as much as he can, no problem.
Don't listen to shayṭān and his, their follower: the enemy of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Even non-believer, they don't know. Only who head of this non-believer, they are enemy for Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Other people, they don't know about Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. If they know, they will be follow him, but they don't know. But who not love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam – shayṭān and his follower. There is only two thing.
You must love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Don't listen to this people, who said, “You make shirk.” You... “Shirk” meaning: you put partner for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. No, it is order of Allāh to praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. If they were shirk, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He will tell us: Don't make ṣalāt, don't make – don't praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
But in Qur’ān, many place, every Sūrah, He praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So, who not understanding this, they have a problem in their mind. They must look again, to take med – now, they give medicine for everybody – they can take medicine to correct their mind, Insha Allah. This is whom with Muslim, he said Muslim, order of Allāh to follow and to accept Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam order and way.
Alḥamdulilah, we are with our mashāyikh. There we have been in – before three weeks – in this Central Asia. There was hundred thousand of ‘ulamā’, awliyā’u Llāh. All this ‘ulamā’, they keep real way of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, very strongly. Not giving any... anything let from this. And Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, they praise them, and this way going same. Many times coming people, but they no any value for them; still this way going until Qiyāmah, Insha Allah.
Allāh keep us in this way. And to be, Insha Allah, with Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam in Jannah also; his neighbour, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
157.KEEP YOUR GARDEN GREEN Tuesday, 19 October 2021
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 ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was sent to us by Allāh to train us in order to become good people, so that we get rid of our bad characteristics. When bad characteristics start appearing in someone, he shouldn't tolerate it. Many people ask about people who do nothing but wrong, dealing with fraud. Many people gather around them. Why? Because they are bad, so shayṭān is not preventing them. Shayṭān prevents those who make good things. He prevents those who do goodness. And he helps those who do badness. We should train our egos.
Our Holy Prophet's ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam beautiful manners should be acquired in order to grow. There are many wild things in these gardens and everywhere; thorns and prickles and various plants. They are necessary of course. But for people... They plant other things – trees or vegetables. If wild weeds become overgrown, they overwhelm those plants and you cannot use them. Therefore, whoever plants them continuously cleans up the garden without giving the weeds a chance, so that he has good products and is able to use them himself, or to sell and earn a profit by them. Otherwise, if he leaves them, the whole garden will be filled with thorns. And there will be nothing to eat, nothing to sell. He will be poor or go hungry. And when he looks after and works on his plants – certainly, good products will appear there.
There is a lesson in everything. In every spot all over the world, Allāh
‘Azza wa-Jalla put something to take an example from. That's why He says, "Fa-‘tabirū yā-ūlī l-abṣār" (59:2). Draw a lesson, O prudent ones, those who see. Not those who cannot see, but those who see – draw a lesson and use that lesson. Don't just look. Get rid of those bad characteristics and wildness. Be good ones, to rise up to the presence of Allāh. As we say, this world is not a place to be lazy. You cannot go wrong and ask for goodness. Certainly, you should work hard and train your ego. And that will happen only by carrying out Allāh's orders, by accepting all of His orders. When you say it is for your good and do it, you will reap the benefits with permission of Allāh. Your end will be good. Allāh helps those who work. He loves those who work. He doesn't say in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n, to sit all the time and do nothing. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. "Wa-quli ‘malū fa-sa-yará Llāhu ‘amalakum" (9:105). Work. Allāh will see what you do. Work for goodness. Work for charity. May Allāh let all of us have that goodness Insha Allah.
Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he – Allāh sent him to show us the good thing, to leave bad thing. Because bad thing, it is not useful for us also. For our life, we must be... make ourself, train ourself to be good. Without doing anything, you cannot train yourself. You must worship, you must obey and you must keep yourself from bad thing. This make you to rise, to be higher. Other thing, without doing anything – maybe if you are Muslim, without doing anything also you will be... Allāh make you, in ākhirah, to do what you didn't do in dunyā, and more long time, more difficult situation. Not like now we are, al-ḥamdu liLlāh, everybody can worship, can do good thing without any difficult. That situation difficult and hard, very hard. So, ourself... If you don't do, you will be like wild, like wild...
We are working in garden now. If you not looking after garden, your garden, it will be only thorn and wild thing inside; dry, wild. You cannot benefit for yourself or to sell for other. But if you look, you can take from this for yourself or who want to sell and to live with this work, you can do. Because with – when you plant something, you must everytime look. If any wild grass or thorn or dry thing, not good, you
must take them. If you not take, after ten days, twenty days, you cannot find your – what you plant. Only it will be under this, and no any fruit, no anything to benefit.
This big example, Allāh give from everything, give us example. "Fa- ‘tabirū yā-ūlī l-abṣār" (59:2). He said, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla: take wisdom from everything, from every look. Who – "ulī l-abṣār" meaning: who has eyes. Who blind, they not seeing anything. Everything in this universe, give us good lesson from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. So, we are... must be looking in our self to not make this wild, non – not... no benefit thing to grow over good thing. Maybe you can find small thorn but your good thing, it must be over to feed yourself or to benefit from this. Not to – with other grass, maybe in dunyā, this animal can eat; even for animal not good. If you plant, you must plant properly, you can give for anybody also. But if you let like this, it will be only wild place. Nothing, only maybe animal or snake or other they go under this; not good animal. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He show us good thing, but our self like to be lazy. Some of them not only lazy, also doing bad thing; following their ego, following shayṭān and doing bad thing. This is – after this cannot be any benefit from this. For benefit, you must be not lazy. You must do – Allāh not give us thing you cannot do. We normally, people they can do ten times or fifty times more work from worshipping or following order of Allāh. They not feeling any difficulty. Why? Because they are doing for themself or to enjoy themself. For this, shayṭān not prevents them to do this. But when they – somebody want to do good thing, shayṭān quickly make him to feel tired, to feel boring, to feel "I am – I have work to do." So, many people following this and not doing what real benefit for themself.
Insha Allah, Allāh give us himmah and give us power to do what He like to do, Insha Allah. What He like to do – us to do, it is the best thing for us, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
158.HE NEVER ACCEPTED TO BE SERVED Wednesday, 20 October 2021
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 ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam had every good characteristic. Even though he had a servant , he wanted to do his work by him self. He like to do so. He he never wanted to trouble anyone. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam never wanted anyone to be bothered by his own material concerns. He wanted them to serve on the way of Allāh, for the pleasure of Allāh; to serve on the way of Islām. This is what our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam liked.
There are many examples. Our Holy Prophet ‘alayhi s-salām used to patch his torn clothes by himself. And when Masjidu n-Nabawī was being built, he used to carry rocks and cut mud bricks. Ṣaḥābah would beg our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam to have rest, telling him they would do everything. But our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam never accepted. “I am just like you. Just like you are striving, I will do the same, for the pleasure of Allāh,” he said.
In the case of Sayyidunā Salmān al-Fārisī, his owner had asked for gold in return for his freedom. He had asked for a lot of gold, and for dates to be planted. He said, “Wait until it gives fruit. I will set him free after that.” Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam told him to accept it. As it was Salmān al-Fārisī, the man accepted it. And since it was a binding agreement, neither one could break it. The man thought it would take years to give dates. Usually here as well, a palm tree won't
give dates before 10-15 years. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam dug holes for the date palms with his holy hands, together with ṣaḥābah. He planted the trees with his holy hands. That same year, as a miracle of our Holy Prophet, it gave fruit. And the man had to acquiesce because of the agreement. He set Salmān al-Fārisī free.
Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is an example to us. It is good for us to do our own work by ourselves. It shouldn't be a burden to others. It will bring benefit to you. Something done with your own hands brings more barakah.
Therefore, when you have work to do, strive to do it not for this world, but in order to follow the way of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and do it by yourself. Certainly, that has benefit for people.
Above all, out of respect for the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, don't ask favours from anyone. Don't trouble anyone. It is much better when you do whatever you can by yourself. It is better both physically and spiritually.
May Allāh help us and not give us hardhip.
Allāh gave us legs and arms. He gave us strength, ears and eyes. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave us everything. We should be grateful for them. And when we use them, we make shukr for them as well. Turkish people have a nice saying; “May Allāh not let hand or foot to drop down.” By which they mean, may you always have healthy arms and legs.
Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he was very good example for – not only for Muslim, for whole human being. The perfect one, how he must be – this – believer, non- believer, they must see and study what Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam doing. Everything he do, he do the best for people to follow this. He is doing first, not like to put burden on people for himself. He never accept somebody to serve him for He was - even he make his clothes, if it is broken, by himself, he was making. But for Allāh, must be. He said, “For myself not accepting, but
serving for Allāh”. Help for people for Allāh, serve for Allāh, make go to help people for Allāh; for jihād for Allāh for all this for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. .
Even when he was building Masjidu n-Nabawī first, he was by himself working with people, and working hard. Not only looking or going around. No, he was carrying stone, making mud bricks and everything. Ṣaḥābah they was seeing him. They was very unhappy for Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam to be tired. “Oh our beloved one, don't work. We can do all this work.” He said, “No, I not accept. I will be like you, to get blessed from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla”.
He is example: “La-qad kāna lakum fī Rasūli Llāhi uswatun ḥasanatun” (33:21). He was good example. This is in Qur’ān, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying for people. For this, he was doing everything by himself. Not asking help from anybody.
Even when Salmān al-Fārisī, he was... His story long story, but the end of story he was captured by one slave trader, and they sell him as a slave for one Jewish from Madīnah. And Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam, when he come asking him, he want to make him free. He said, “Go, ask this your owner how much he want.” He ask very big amount of gold and silver. And extra, he was asking also to plant, I think, maybe hundred or more from date tree. And he said, “When this date tree give fruit you will be free.” Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said to him, “Yes, accept this.” And they make a contract. That day... with contract, or with saying they can – when they say something, cannot be not doing this. So he said to his owner, “Yes, I accept this,” and Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam he bring ṣaḥābah, and bring this tree. They was digging, and Prophet by his blessed hand he putting in this planting, and say, “Bismimillah”. When finishing this, maybe in one month – this from miracle from Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam – is giving fruit. Normally we have here date tree; it must be at least maybe ten or fifteen years to give fruit. In one month, from miracle Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, this fruit coming.
But this here showing how Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was not sitting and asking people for serve him. No, he was serving everyone. And he is example for us. And it is good thing for us also to not waiting for help from people, people to serve you, or to... You wait, it is make you lazy. And people, everybody he has something to do. So when you waiting from people, you also become unhappy. When you by yourself your hand you do things, more barakah for you. Also for your work, or for anything you do by yourself, more barakah.
And it is also good thing to use what Allāh give you. He give you hand, He give you leg, He give you eye, He give you ear. All this you must use. Not make other people to use their hand, feet and... to help you. When you move, make barakah. Arab say, “ḥarakah barakah” – “moving barakah” meaning. Turkish also saying, “elden ayaktan düşme” – “not make our hand and leg to not work”. This is also very important. So, don't ask from help people. As much you – what you can do, do by yourself. But something you cannot do, that time, you can ask for somebody to do for yourself. Everything Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam teach us, hundred percent benefit for spiritual and physical for us. Because this two both it must be. One, if it is not so well – other also maybe not so well.
So, Insha Allah, Allāh help us to be whole time our physical and spiritual power all time high, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
159.SPEAK TO PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING Thursday, 21 October 2021
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 ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying: “Kallimu n- nāsa ‘alá qadri ‘ukūlihim.” There is a level of understanding for everyone.
If someone understands at a high level, you should talk to him according to his level of understanding. And if someone’s level is lower, you should speak at the level that he understands. Do not speak of things he doesn’t understand. If you do, you will speak for nothing. There will be no benefit. And you will tire yourself. He will go away without understanding anything.
Religion is advice. Therefore, you should explain according to the levels of understanding.
Somuncu Baba Hazretleri’s secret was hidden. He was from the hidden ones. When the Grand Mosque was built, the Sulṭān told him to make khuṭbah. He explained Al-Fātiḥah during khuṭbah. He explained it seven times. The first explanation was on the level that common people understood. The next, those who went to madrasah understood. Then hodjas understood it, and then ‘ulamā’. The following one was for the Sulṭān and those on his level. And the last explanation, no one understood. That was for the level of understanding of Awliyā’u Llāh. This is a good example for us – that everyone is not on the same level.
Allāh created people in levels. There are people with a high level of understanding. And some people don’t understand much. But Allāh has given them knowledge too, according to their understanding. You should speak as much as they can understand. Religion is to learn continuously.
It is farḍ to seek knowledge in our religion from birth until death. And there is no need for a high level of knowledge in order to perform this farḍ. When you go to a gathering and take part in it, you ask for knowledge for the pleasure of Allāh. You perform that farḍ then. You earn the virtue of the farḍ and get benefit.
Shukr to Allāh, our religion is the religion of Allāh and all the Prophets. The religion of Islām is the religion of all people. But people are not accepting it. If they accept, they accept. If not, then they know themselves. Our point is that people should learn as much as they can understand. No one can learn everything. Knowledge is endless. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying: “Wa-fawqa kulli dhī ‘ilmin ‘alīm” (12:76). When you attend these gatherings and listen to ṣuḥbah as much as you can, you earn from these virtues.
May Allāh give us understanding. May He let us understand. Understanding is very important. Something done without understanding is useless and harmful. Therefore, give as much as people understand. It will be useful for them and for you. And you will have taught them something.
Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “The best among you is the one who learns and teaches Qur’ān.” All true knowledge comes from Islām and Qur’ān, shukr to Allāh Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam saying: “Kallimu n-nāsa ‘alá qadri ‘ukūlihim.” He said to speak for people, to tell people as much they can understand. Their level... what they understand, you tell them. You must be know this man. If you know he can understand how, with – how much you must speak to him, not – One he not understanding anything, you cannot speak to him like you speak for scholar or for professor. No, it is
– everybody, Allāh give them level for understanding. They, maybe they un... But everybody can understand our religion.
But there is some of them higher than other. This is – Allāh. He create like this, and His wisdom is like this. Not everyone equal to other with understanding. This is also His miracle, and some no mind people, they try to make whole people as same level, same statue. And this is what they said about themself: “communist”. But it is, it was bad experience, and at the end this theory finish. Because even in their communist system, they have somebody higher than other, somebody lower, somebody they have very different what they was claiming. For this Allāh His wisdom, and it is – it must be like this, to continue with good gathering. Each one can do, anything different than other and at the end, they – if they are in right way, they will be together. If not, they will also be together in other bad place. And this understanding it is – there is level for this.
One example for this, there was big awliyā’ in Bursa. They opening this big mosque, Ulu Cami in Bursa, very big. Sulṭān he want him to make first khuṭbah by this Somuncu Baba. And he was bakery – baking bread, but people they wasn't know him. He was secretly doing this, but Sulṭān he was knowing him and tell him to make khuṭbah.
And he was making khuṭbah explaining Sūratu l-Fātiḥah. He make seven different explaining for this Sūrah. First one, everybody was understanding; second one, who was going to – for madrasah or knowing something; third for imāms; fourth for scholar; for after for maybe for Sulṭān; and the end there was nobody understanding about his explaining, and this was for awliyā’u Llāh. This is what – good example for us how we must teach people, or to be speak with people.
You cannot speak with people high, very high. You, only you tire yourself, and other not understanding – no benefit. You must to be his level, and he will be happy, and Allāh will be happy with you, reward you and him.
Because to learn, it is our obligatory farḍ for each Muslim, from childhood until end of his life. How to... no end for learning, no end for knowledge. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla say, “Wa-fawqa kulli dhī ‘ilmin ‘alīm” (12:76). There is who is scholar, or he know, there is one he who know better than him. This for everytime, for everyone. This is... for this we must learn. How we learn, to be like ṣuḥbah, or listening to scholar, or to look for good book, or everything benefit for you. This knowlege, ‘ilm, and you are under this covering you... you are make farḍ. Allāh reward you. And you know, you still, until – you do this until the end of your life.
Alḥamdulilah, this is for our religion, religion of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, if He make this for Him, for us: “Inna d-dīna ‘inda Llāhi l-Islām” (3:19). Meaning, the best. No anything can say against this. Who they said against this they are ignorant. Only we can say this: who know, and he look carefully very well, he accept it is perfect. Because it is not from man idea. Creator of man, He put this religion.
Alḥamdulilah, we are accepting, and we are thanking Allāh for what He give us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
160.PROUD TO BE HIS UMMAH Friday, 22 October 2021
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.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is always praising our Holy Prophet in Qur’ān by saying, "You have the highest morals."
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. "Wa-innaka la-‘alá khuluqin ‘aẓīm" (68:4). The best character, the best nature belongs to our Holy Prophet. Allāh testifies to it. There is nothing and no one greater, more beneficial and more merciful towards people. In the presence of Allāh ‘Azza wa- Jalla the highest rank, the highest level belongs to our Holy Prophet. To follow his way is a great honour, a great virtue. Everything he did is sunnah. All actions of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam are sunnah. A person who performs them becomes a human being. The more he performs them, the more his humanity increases.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla also gives the reward of a hundred martyrs to people who perform the beautiful sunnah of our Holy Prophet at the end of times. Our Holy Prophet says, "Man aḥyā sunnatī ‘inda faṣadi ummatī falahu ajra mi’ata shahīd."
We are in the time when the Ummah has become completely corrupted. There is every kind of disorder at this time. Even the best person has certainly made mistakes. And the biggest mistake is to forget Allāh. If people don't forget, they wouldn't make mistakes and there wouldn't be corruption and badness. But our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam says that our time is a difficult time. It is not an easy time. And
based on hardship, we receive more rewards. For every sunnah – the reward of a hundred martyrs. Our Holy Prophet was asked, "Which martyrs?" "Martyrs from the Ṣaḥābah." They are so high.
For following the way of our Holy Prophet, Allāh gives so many rewards and thawāb. It is not an easy matter. Therefore, we should perform the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam as much as we can. There are many sunnah, some of which may be hard to perform. But some are so easy that you will be surprised – things we do in our daily lives. When you do them with the intention of following the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, you earn both thawāb and rewards. And they are not difficult.
As we said, shukr to Allāh, we are living in such a time. We shouldn't complain. It is difficult but Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is helping. Same with us.
We didn't ask for this position. It has been seven years since Mawlānā has been gone. Allāh is helping. No complaints. Brothers and guests, whoever is coming, Insha Allah everything is easy. Not because of what we do but with their support and help nothing
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re saying, the way of Prophet, everything is perfect. You must follow him this, attribute also was very... Now no anyone, no any
culture, can reach his.
And his attribute. One of them [attributes] – to be honest, ṣādiq, and to be when he promise , he must , he is they accept, [he] keep his promise.
Even for this I was saying – we read ḥadīth – when you joke, don't make lie. Even in joke, don't make lie. Make it, maybe you can make it like lie but after you say, it is not lie, but people can understand it is lie but must be true.
Even Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam saying for your children, or small boy, when you promise him something, you must keep your promise. It is not different between child or big one. You must keep your promise. And this is very big wisdom with this. Because child, he is man of tomorrow. If you promise him and after, "Oh, I just make you promise to do this, because you didn't listen for me, I make this promise for you, promise you but you are child you cannot say." Why this is not good for children? Because you will teach your child to not be honest, to not keep his promise. Because this child, he is like a small tree. When you take them, you can make him straight, he can be straight, strong. But if you take him right [to the side], he can be not straight.
This is one child, second child, his friend, his whole country become – "No promise. It's not important. Just we do this and we cheat people and we gain something. It is good. This is way of our fathers, people, whole people they are doing this." So, after they said, "Corruption – this government corruption." Government from where coming? From Mars or from Moon? He coming from you. You teach your child, other teach their child, not to be honest, to not be keep his promise. This is what happen. For this Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, this is important thing. You may think it is easy but one by one, whole country, whole Ummah become corruption. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he, is thinking for this. He teach him to say this.
Everything, everything he teach us. If we follow him we be in safe and
happiness here and it is satisfaction also. Because satisfaction in dunyā, even you are poor, if you have this satisfaction, you in your side, it will be you are happy. But if you have, many people they have, very rich people, you cannot imagine how rich – no, they are not happy, not... They don't have any satisfaction in their heart. But who follow Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam, he will be, in dunyā and ākhirah also happy, Insha Allah. Allāh make it easy to us to follow him. Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
156.THE HOLIEST NIGHT Sunday, 17 October, 2021
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.
Shukr to Allāh, once again we are reaching the Mawlid of our Holy Prophet. Insha Allah tonight, for the Honour of his arrival in this world , Allah will send His blessings and mercy as rain on us, in shā’a Llāh. There is blessing in everything of our Holy Prophet. To ask for good things for the sake of his barakah and his honour, is the best thing for us.
Because there is his intercession in ākhirah, shukr to Allāh. Allāh gave these good tidings to the ummah. Allāh made him an intercessor – our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He reaches the one who accepts the intercession of our Holy Prophet. Who doesn't accept may see for himself. Therefore, we ask for everything in this world for his honour. We love what he loved. And we strive to do what he did, shukr to Allāh.
If certain worldly matters like marriage and other events happen today, or in his month, they are counted as blessed.
Shukr to Allāh, even though very little, it rained a couple of drops in the morning for the honour of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam. In shā’a Llāh that is barakah. Insha Allah that is good tidings for this year. It will be a good year for the honour of our Holy Prophet. Even though they say there is drought, we ask for rain and mercy from Allāh, for the honour of our Holy Prophet.
We ask for barakah Insha Allah. Protection and health will be given for his honour by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla said, for the honour of Awliyā’, “Bihim turzaqūn bihim tumṭarūn bihim tunṣarūn.” With them, Allāh will give you rizq. Allāh will make rain for their honour. You will attain victory for their honour. If Awliyā’u Llāh are so, how will it be with our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam? Everything will be more accepted with the permission of Allāh.
Therefore, the more we respect our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam, the better it is for us. There is no harm in it. No one will get upset, apart from shayṭān and those who are with shayṭān. By giving more respect to our Holy Prophet, Muslims and people with īmān become happy. Who are with shayṭān get upset. There is no other way.
There are some foolish people who have doubts. “You love our Holy Prophet. You respect and obey him. It is shirk. You are making a partner to Allāh,” they say. They are nothing but idiots. Because, as we said, you can either be with Allāh, or with shayṭān. You should be with Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy Prophet. No third option.
To honour our Holy Prophet is the order of Allāh. It is our duty. Therefore, this day will be a means to goodness and barakah, in shā’a Llāh. May our love to our Holy Prophet increase, Insha Allah.
We are... Al-ḥamdu liLlāh, again we reach holy blessed day. We are in blessed months, but tonight his blessed birthday of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the holiest night. It is like Laylatu l-Qadr. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He love the most beloved one, Prophet. Everything for his love, Allah give. Who love, him, Allah love him also. For this we are following order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And the biggest proof of this , the..his shafā‘ah for ummah, for ākhirah. In ākhirah, without his proof for this, the... his shafā‘ah, it is difficult for people to save themself from hell.
But Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He good tiding us. He said, He give shafā‘ah for Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. When he give shafā‘ah, our matter, it is easy. No matter. This judgment day, very horrible day. Everybody must be fear from this day, but we are not fear. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, They are not like us. When They say something, it is – it must be. Not like people who saying one day [one] thing. After one minute they say – not after one day, after one minute – they say another thing. This, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, saying: “There is shafā‘ah.” For this, don't be afraid. We are not afraid from judgment day because this is Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He said, who obey me will give shafā‘ah for him. Alḥamdulilah we in shaa Allah we obey him and we love him.
This is for ākhirah. Alḥamdulilah, we are... not – no problem, in shā’a Llāh, for all of us. Because our way, way of love of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. But for dunyā also – if for ākhirah like this, for dunyā also we love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Praise him – and try to do thing in his, which day he like , which way he was going everything we like to imitate him. For this also, dunyā also will be, Insha Allah, for us – happy place, not miserable place. Even we don't – if we have millions or we have nothing – all in this level of love of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, they give the same happiness in heart, our heart.
For this al-ḥamdu liLlāh, we are happy to do mawlid to celebrate day of Prophet, birthday of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and to try to do important thing in this day – his birthday or his mawlid month. We are Insha Allah, asking bless for everything we do for his honour, for his love. We can praise his as much you can praise.
Don't worry, don't be afraid Allāh happy with people, who they praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and asking for him ṣalātu salām. No problem, don't worry. There is only... who love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he can praise him as much as he can, no problem.
Don't listen to shayṭān and his, their follower: the enemy of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Even non-believer, they don't know. Only who head of this non-believer, they are enemy for Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Other people, they don't know about Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. If they know, they will be follow him, but they don't know. But who not love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam – shayṭān and his follower. There is only two thing.
You must love Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Don't listen to this people, who said, “You make shirk.” You... “Shirk” meaning: you put partner for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. No, it is order of Allāh to praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. If they were shirk, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He will tell us: Don't make ṣalāt, don't make – don't praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
But in Qur’ān, many place, every Sūrah, He praise Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. So, who not understanding this, they have a problem in their mind. They must look again, to take med – now, they give medicine for everybody – they can take medicine to correct their mind, Insha Allah. This is whom with Muslim, he said Muslim, order of Allāh to follow and to accept Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam order and way.
Alḥamdulilah, we are with our mashāyikh. There we have been in – before three weeks – in this Central Asia. There was hundred thousand of ‘ulamā’, awliyā’u Llāh. All this ‘ulamā’, they keep real way of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, very strongly. Not giving any... anything let from this. And Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, they praise them, and this way going same. Many times coming people, but they no any value for them; still this way going until Qiyāmah, Insha Allah.
Allāh keep us in this way. And to be, Insha Allah, with Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam in Jannah also; his neighbour, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
157.KEEP YOUR GARDEN GREEN Tuesday, 19 October 2021
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 ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was sent to us by Allāh to train us in order to become good people, so that we get rid of our bad characteristics. When bad characteristics start appearing in someone, he shouldn't tolerate it. Many people ask about people who do nothing but wrong, dealing with fraud. Many people gather around them. Why? Because they are bad, so shayṭān is not preventing them. Shayṭān prevents those who make good things. He prevents those who do goodness. And he helps those who do badness. We should train our egos.
Our Holy Prophet's ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam beautiful manners should be acquired in order to grow. There are many wild things in these gardens and everywhere; thorns and prickles and various plants. They are necessary of course. But for people... They plant other things – trees or vegetables. If wild weeds become overgrown, they overwhelm those plants and you cannot use them. Therefore, whoever plants them continuously cleans up the garden without giving the weeds a chance, so that he has good products and is able to use them himself, or to sell and earn a profit by them. Otherwise, if he leaves them, the whole garden will be filled with thorns. And there will be nothing to eat, nothing to sell. He will be poor or go hungry. And when he looks after and works on his plants – certainly, good products will appear there.
There is a lesson in everything. In every spot all over the world, Allāh
‘Azza wa-Jalla put something to take an example from. That's why He says, "Fa-‘tabirū yā-ūlī l-abṣār" (59:2). Draw a lesson, O prudent ones, those who see. Not those who cannot see, but those who see – draw a lesson and use that lesson. Don't just look. Get rid of those bad characteristics and wildness. Be good ones, to rise up to the presence of Allāh. As we say, this world is not a place to be lazy. You cannot go wrong and ask for goodness. Certainly, you should work hard and train your ego. And that will happen only by carrying out Allāh's orders, by accepting all of His orders. When you say it is for your good and do it, you will reap the benefits with permission of Allāh. Your end will be good. Allāh helps those who work. He loves those who work. He doesn't say in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n, to sit all the time and do nothing. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. "Wa-quli ‘malū fa-sa-yará Llāhu ‘amalakum" (9:105). Work. Allāh will see what you do. Work for goodness. Work for charity. May Allāh let all of us have that goodness Insha Allah.
Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he – Allāh sent him to show us the good thing, to leave bad thing. Because bad thing, it is not useful for us also. For our life, we must be... make ourself, train ourself to be good. Without doing anything, you cannot train yourself. You must worship, you must obey and you must keep yourself from bad thing. This make you to rise, to be higher. Other thing, without doing anything – maybe if you are Muslim, without doing anything also you will be... Allāh make you, in ākhirah, to do what you didn't do in dunyā, and more long time, more difficult situation. Not like now we are, al-ḥamdu liLlāh, everybody can worship, can do good thing without any difficult. That situation difficult and hard, very hard. So, ourself... If you don't do, you will be like wild, like wild...
We are working in garden now. If you not looking after garden, your garden, it will be only thorn and wild thing inside; dry, wild. You cannot benefit for yourself or to sell for other. But if you look, you can take from this for yourself or who want to sell and to live with this work, you can do. Because with – when you plant something, you must everytime look. If any wild grass or thorn or dry thing, not good, you
must take them. If you not take, after ten days, twenty days, you cannot find your – what you plant. Only it will be under this, and no any fruit, no anything to benefit.
This big example, Allāh give from everything, give us example. "Fa- ‘tabirū yā-ūlī l-abṣār" (59:2). He said, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla: take wisdom from everything, from every look. Who – "ulī l-abṣār" meaning: who has eyes. Who blind, they not seeing anything. Everything in this universe, give us good lesson from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. So, we are... must be looking in our self to not make this wild, non – not... no benefit thing to grow over good thing. Maybe you can find small thorn but your good thing, it must be over to feed yourself or to benefit from this. Not to – with other grass, maybe in dunyā, this animal can eat; even for animal not good. If you plant, you must plant properly, you can give for anybody also. But if you let like this, it will be only wild place. Nothing, only maybe animal or snake or other they go under this; not good animal. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, He show us good thing, but our self like to be lazy. Some of them not only lazy, also doing bad thing; following their ego, following shayṭān and doing bad thing. This is – after this cannot be any benefit from this. For benefit, you must be not lazy. You must do – Allāh not give us thing you cannot do. We normally, people they can do ten times or fifty times more work from worshipping or following order of Allāh. They not feeling any difficulty. Why? Because they are doing for themself or to enjoy themself. For this, shayṭān not prevents them to do this. But when they – somebody want to do good thing, shayṭān quickly make him to feel tired, to feel boring, to feel "I am – I have work to do." So, many people following this and not doing what real benefit for themself.
Insha Allah, Allāh give us himmah and give us power to do what He like to do, Insha Allah. What He like to do – us to do, it is the best thing for us, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
158.HE NEVER ACCEPTED TO BE SERVED Wednesday, 20 October 2021
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 ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam had every good characteristic. Even though he had a servant , he wanted to do his work by him self. He like to do so. He he never wanted to trouble anyone. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam never wanted anyone to be bothered by his own material concerns. He wanted them to serve on the way of Allāh, for the pleasure of Allāh; to serve on the way of Islām. This is what our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam liked.
There are many examples. Our Holy Prophet ‘alayhi s-salām used to patch his torn clothes by himself. And when Masjidu n-Nabawī was being built, he used to carry rocks and cut mud bricks. Ṣaḥābah would beg our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam to have rest, telling him they would do everything. But our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam never accepted. “I am just like you. Just like you are striving, I will do the same, for the pleasure of Allāh,” he said.
In the case of Sayyidunā Salmān al-Fārisī, his owner had asked for gold in return for his freedom. He had asked for a lot of gold, and for dates to be planted. He said, “Wait until it gives fruit. I will set him free after that.” Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam told him to accept it. As it was Salmān al-Fārisī, the man accepted it. And since it was a binding agreement, neither one could break it. The man thought it would take years to give dates. Usually here as well, a palm tree won't
give dates before 10-15 years. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam dug holes for the date palms with his holy hands, together with ṣaḥābah. He planted the trees with his holy hands. That same year, as a miracle of our Holy Prophet, it gave fruit. And the man had to acquiesce because of the agreement. He set Salmān al-Fārisī free.
Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is an example to us. It is good for us to do our own work by ourselves. It shouldn't be a burden to others. It will bring benefit to you. Something done with your own hands brings more barakah.
Therefore, when you have work to do, strive to do it not for this world, but in order to follow the way of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and do it by yourself. Certainly, that has benefit for people.
Above all, out of respect for the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, don't ask favours from anyone. Don't trouble anyone. It is much better when you do whatever you can by yourself. It is better both physically and spiritually.
May Allāh help us and not give us hardhip.
Allāh gave us legs and arms. He gave us strength, ears and eyes. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave us everything. We should be grateful for them. And when we use them, we make shukr for them as well. Turkish people have a nice saying; “May Allāh not let hand or foot to drop down.” By which they mean, may you always have healthy arms and legs.
Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, he was very good example for – not only for Muslim, for whole human being. The perfect one, how he must be – this – believer, non- believer, they must see and study what Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam doing. Everything he do, he do the best for people to follow this. He is doing first, not like to put burden on people for himself. He never accept somebody to serve him for He was - even he make his clothes, if it is broken, by himself, he was making. But for Allāh, must be. He said, “For myself not accepting, but
serving for Allāh”. Help for people for Allāh, serve for Allāh, make go to help people for Allāh; for jihād for Allāh for all this for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. .
Even when he was building Masjidu n-Nabawī first, he was by himself working with people, and working hard. Not only looking or going around. No, he was carrying stone, making mud bricks and everything. Ṣaḥābah they was seeing him. They was very unhappy for Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam to be tired. “Oh our beloved one, don't work. We can do all this work.” He said, “No, I not accept. I will be like you, to get blessed from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla”.
He is example: “La-qad kāna lakum fī Rasūli Llāhi uswatun ḥasanatun” (33:21). He was good example. This is in Qur’ān, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla saying for people. For this, he was doing everything by himself. Not asking help from anybody.
Even when Salmān al-Fārisī, he was... His story long story, but the end of story he was captured by one slave trader, and they sell him as a slave for one Jewish from Madīnah. And Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam, when he come asking him, he want to make him free. He said, “Go, ask this your owner how much he want.” He ask very big amount of gold and silver. And extra, he was asking also to plant, I think, maybe hundred or more from date tree. And he said, “When this date tree give fruit you will be free.” Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said to him, “Yes, accept this.” And they make a contract. That day... with contract, or with saying they can – when they say something, cannot be not doing this. So he said to his owner, “Yes, I accept this,” and Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam he bring ṣaḥābah, and bring this tree. They was digging, and Prophet by his blessed hand he putting in this planting, and say, “Bismimillah”. When finishing this, maybe in one month – this from miracle from Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam – is giving fruit. Normally we have here date tree; it must be at least maybe ten or fifteen years to give fruit. In one month, from miracle Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, this fruit coming.
But this here showing how Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was not sitting and asking people for serve him. No, he was serving everyone. And he is example for us. And it is good thing for us also to not waiting for help from people, people to serve you, or to... You wait, it is make you lazy. And people, everybody he has something to do. So when you waiting from people, you also become unhappy. When you by yourself your hand you do things, more barakah for you. Also for your work, or for anything you do by yourself, more barakah.
And it is also good thing to use what Allāh give you. He give you hand, He give you leg, He give you eye, He give you ear. All this you must use. Not make other people to use their hand, feet and... to help you. When you move, make barakah. Arab say, “ḥarakah barakah” – “moving barakah” meaning. Turkish also saying, “elden ayaktan düşme” – “not make our hand and leg to not work”. This is also very important. So, don't ask from help people. As much you – what you can do, do by yourself. But something you cannot do, that time, you can ask for somebody to do for yourself. Everything Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam teach us, hundred percent benefit for spiritual and physical for us. Because this two both it must be. One, if it is not so well – other also maybe not so well.
So, Insha Allah, Allāh help us to be whole time our physical and spiritual power all time high, Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
159.SPEAK TO PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING Thursday, 21 October 2021
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 ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying: “Kallimu n- nāsa ‘alá qadri ‘ukūlihim.” There is a level of understanding for everyone.
If someone understands at a high level, you should talk to him according to his level of understanding. And if someone’s level is lower, you should speak at the level that he understands. Do not speak of things he doesn’t understand. If you do, you will speak for nothing. There will be no benefit. And you will tire yourself. He will go away without understanding anything.
Religion is advice. Therefore, you should explain according to the levels of understanding.
Somuncu Baba Hazretleri’s secret was hidden. He was from the hidden ones. When the Grand Mosque was built, the Sulṭān told him to make khuṭbah. He explained Al-Fātiḥah during khuṭbah. He explained it seven times. The first explanation was on the level that common people understood. The next, those who went to madrasah understood. Then hodjas understood it, and then ‘ulamā’. The following one was for the Sulṭān and those on his level. And the last explanation, no one understood. That was for the level of understanding of Awliyā’u Llāh. This is a good example for us – that everyone is not on the same level.
Allāh created people in levels. There are people with a high level of understanding. And some people don’t understand much. But Allāh has given them knowledge too, according to their understanding. You should speak as much as they can understand. Religion is to learn continuously.
It is farḍ to seek knowledge in our religion from birth until death. And there is no need for a high level of knowledge in order to perform this farḍ. When you go to a gathering and take part in it, you ask for knowledge for the pleasure of Allāh. You perform that farḍ then. You earn the virtue of the farḍ and get benefit.
Shukr to Allāh, our religion is the religion of Allāh and all the Prophets. The religion of Islām is the religion of all people. But people are not accepting it. If they accept, they accept. If not, then they know themselves. Our point is that people should learn as much as they can understand. No one can learn everything. Knowledge is endless. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying: “Wa-fawqa kulli dhī ‘ilmin ‘alīm” (12:76). When you attend these gatherings and listen to ṣuḥbah as much as you can, you earn from these virtues.
May Allāh give us understanding. May He let us understand. Understanding is very important. Something done without understanding is useless and harmful. Therefore, give as much as people understand. It will be useful for them and for you. And you will have taught them something.
Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said, “The best among you is the one who learns and teaches Qur’ān.” All true knowledge comes from Islām and Qur’ān, shukr to Allāh Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam saying: “Kallimu n-nāsa ‘alá qadri ‘ukūlihim.” He said to speak for people, to tell people as much they can understand. Their level... what they understand, you tell them. You must be know this man. If you know he can understand how, with – how much you must speak to him, not – One he not understanding anything, you cannot speak to him like you speak for scholar or for professor. No, it is
– everybody, Allāh give them level for understanding. They, maybe they un... But everybody can understand our religion.
But there is some of them higher than other. This is – Allāh. He create like this, and His wisdom is like this. Not everyone equal to other with understanding. This is also His miracle, and some no mind people, they try to make whole people as same level, same statue. And this is what they said about themself: “communist”. But it is, it was bad experience, and at the end this theory finish. Because even in their communist system, they have somebody higher than other, somebody lower, somebody they have very different what they was claiming. For this Allāh His wisdom, and it is – it must be like this, to continue with good gathering. Each one can do, anything different than other and at the end, they – if they are in right way, they will be together. If not, they will also be together in other bad place. And this understanding it is – there is level for this.
One example for this, there was big awliyā’ in Bursa. They opening this big mosque, Ulu Cami in Bursa, very big. Sulṭān he want him to make first khuṭbah by this Somuncu Baba. And he was bakery – baking bread, but people they wasn't know him. He was secretly doing this, but Sulṭān he was knowing him and tell him to make khuṭbah.
And he was making khuṭbah explaining Sūratu l-Fātiḥah. He make seven different explaining for this Sūrah. First one, everybody was understanding; second one, who was going to – for madrasah or knowing something; third for imāms; fourth for scholar; for after for maybe for Sulṭān; and the end there was nobody understanding about his explaining, and this was for awliyā’u Llāh. This is what – good example for us how we must teach people, or to be speak with people.
You cannot speak with people high, very high. You, only you tire yourself, and other not understanding – no benefit. You must to be his level, and he will be happy, and Allāh will be happy with you, reward you and him.
Because to learn, it is our obligatory farḍ for each Muslim, from childhood until end of his life. How to... no end for learning, no end for knowledge. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla say, “Wa-fawqa kulli dhī ‘ilmin ‘alīm” (12:76). There is who is scholar, or he know, there is one he who know better than him. This for everytime, for everyone. This is... for this we must learn. How we learn, to be like ṣuḥbah, or listening to scholar, or to look for good book, or everything benefit for you. This knowlege, ‘ilm, and you are under this covering you... you are make farḍ. Allāh reward you. And you know, you still, until – you do this until the end of your life.
Alḥamdulilah, this is for our religion, religion of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, if He make this for Him, for us: “Inna d-dīna ‘inda Llāhi l-Islām” (3:19). Meaning, the best. No anything can say against this. Who they said against this they are ignorant. Only we can say this: who know, and he look carefully very well, he accept it is perfect. Because it is not from man idea. Creator of man, He put this religion.
Alḥamdulilah, we are accepting, and we are thanking Allāh for what He give us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
160.PROUD TO BE HIS UMMAH Friday, 22 October 2021
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.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is always praising our Holy Prophet in Qur’ān by saying, "You have the highest morals."
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. "Wa-innaka la-‘alá khuluqin ‘aẓīm" (68:4). The best character, the best nature belongs to our Holy Prophet. Allāh testifies to it. There is nothing and no one greater, more beneficial and more merciful towards people. In the presence of Allāh ‘Azza wa- Jalla the highest rank, the highest level belongs to our Holy Prophet. To follow his way is a great honour, a great virtue. Everything he did is sunnah. All actions of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam are sunnah. A person who performs them becomes a human being. The more he performs them, the more his humanity increases.
Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla also gives the reward of a hundred martyrs to people who perform the beautiful sunnah of our Holy Prophet at the end of times. Our Holy Prophet says, "Man aḥyā sunnatī ‘inda faṣadi ummatī falahu ajra mi’ata shahīd."
We are in the time when the Ummah has become completely corrupted. There is every kind of disorder at this time. Even the best person has certainly made mistakes. And the biggest mistake is to forget Allāh. If people don't forget, they wouldn't make mistakes and there wouldn't be corruption and badness. But our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam says that our time is a difficult time. It is not an easy time. And
based on hardship, we receive more rewards. For every sunnah – the reward of a hundred martyrs. Our Holy Prophet was asked, "Which martyrs?" "Martyrs from the Ṣaḥābah." They are so high.
For following the way of our Holy Prophet, Allāh gives so many rewards and thawāb. It is not an easy matter. Therefore, we should perform the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam as much as we can. There are many sunnah, some of which may be hard to perform. But some are so easy that you will be surprised – things we do in our daily lives. When you do them with the intention of following the sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, you earn both thawāb and rewards. And they are not difficult.
As we said, shukr to Allāh, we are living in such a time. We shouldn't complain. It is difficult but Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is helping. Same with us.
We didn't ask for this position. It has been seven years since Mawlānā has been gone. Allāh is helping. No complaints. Brothers and guests, whoever is coming, Insha Allah everything is easy. Not because of what we do but with their support and help nothing
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