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ENVY IS THE WORST ATTRIBUTE (24 January 2023/ 02 Rajab 1444)


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ENVY IS THE WORST ATTRIBUTE

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
24 January 2023/ 02 Rajab 1444
Masjid Anwar Ul Uloom, Smethwick – Birmingham, UK

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh.

A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.

Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.

Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

Allah جل جلاله is happy with us insha’Allah. We are gathering here for His جل جلاله Allah جل جلاله pleasure, to accept us. AlhamduliLlah He جل جلاله accepts us. To gather for His جل جلاله love and love of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم means He جل جلاله is happy with us and we are happy with Him جل جلاله . And we hope to be in Jannah all together insha’Allah .

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says in Hadith Qudsi:

أَنَا عِنْدَ حُسن ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي

‘‘I am to my servant as he thinks of Me.’’ Allah جل جلاله is saying, “I am to my servant as he thinks about me. If he thinks good, I am as he thinks. I will give him everything. I will not make any difficulty for him.”

We AlhamduliLlah, in our way, way of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم we know this: Everything is from Allah جل جلاله and Allah جل جلاله is the Most Merciful. This is what we think. So for this, we are happy. We don’t have in Dunya insha’Allah any problem, and in Akhirah also we are in Jannah insha’Allah. This is what you must think. Don’t think about those who are making it difficult for people, “You will be in hell. You do wrong, you will be punished. You do this, you will be punished.”

In old times when we were in school - now schools in this time are not giving anything. They say, “Only education.” No education, no good behavior. Schools in old times were giving everything. The teacher can even hit the children to be quiet. “This one is your teacher, you must obey him.” Now, the teacher obeys the children, the family obeys the children. I wanted to say that in old times, if we didn’t know [an answer], our teacher hit our hand with a stick. One time some boys brought a new stick for the teacher. Everyone became angry at this boy who brought it. And the teacher as we said, hit this boy’s hand first. We were all happy about this.

These who are making it difficult [for people] and saying, “This is Haram. You will be punished.” All of you know Haram and know Halal, but Allah جل جلاله has forgiveness. The Most Forgiving is Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. With His جل جلاله Mercy, anything you do – Allah جل جلاله forgives everything when you ask for forgiveness. But as we said, if you say, “You’ll be punished” – who says this doesn’t accept the Mercy of Allah جل جلاله, and he will be punished first. “You say this, come be punished. Other people are asking forgiveness and know I جل جلاله forgive them.”

For this, Sufi, Tariqah people who are going on the way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam don’t worry. Insha’Allah with the Mercy of Allah جل جلاله, mercy of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and with Shafa’ah (intercession) of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam we will be safe.

So it is for our, as Imam Al-Busayri said [Qaṣīdat] Al-Burda

بُشْرى لَنَا مَعْشَرَ الْإِسْلَامٍ إِنّ لَنَا .مِنَ العِنَايِةِ رُكْنًا غَيْرَ مُنْهَدِمِ

“Good tidings for us in Islam we have an unbreakable support of grace.” Giving good tidings for Muslims that we have a strong thing [pillar] that we depend on, it will not be destroyed. You are Muslim you believe in the Mercy of Allah جل جلاله, you will have this Mercy . Allah جل جلاله will give His جل جلاله Mercy for all of you insha’Allah. This is what Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying. It is not coming from us. All Tariqah Imams, 41 Tariqah, all of them know this. And they are praying for the Ummah, for Muslims to be safe from Jahannam. So they are saying this. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam was all the time saying, “Ummati, Ummati” – “My Nation, My Nation.” And Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla said, “I will give you.

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

‘’Wa- Lasawfa Yu’tīka Rabbuka Fatarda’’
‘’And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.’’ (Qur’ān 93:05).
Allah جل جلاله says that Allah جل جلاله will give you صلى الله عليه وسلم want you صلى الله عليه وسلم want until you صلى الله عليه وسلم say, “I am happy. I am happy. I am happy.” This is from the Hadith of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. His صلى الله عليه وسلم happiness is to make us be in Jannah; those who ask for Sha’afah and ask for him صلى الله عليه وسلم. This is our belief, and you must be happy. Don’t be anxious, “I am doing wrong.” No, you are right. As much as you are following and you believe in Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa- sallam’s Shafa’ah, you will get it. Don’t worry. The Mu’mins, Muslims are happy.

You must not be envious towards Muslims. Being envious is the Munafik’s (hypocrite’s) attribute, the Mushrik (polytheist), the Kafir’s (unbeliever’s) attribute. The Muslims, Mu’mins like the good, Khayr for others also. When others have a good thing, who is a Mu’min/believer must be happy. Because when everybody is happy, it will be good for you also. It rains for all the people. If we ask for rain, we cannot say, “Only rain for me.” So we ask rain from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Marhamah (mercy), and when it rains, it comes for everybody. If you say, “Only for me”, even if it comes for you, it won’t be of benefit even for you.

So for Tariqah people, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said “None of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” Who has real Iman must love for his brother as he loves for himself. What he wants [for himself], he must love for others also.

As we said, our religion - if you think - is the best. From every side you see, it is of benefit for you. For this, we are wanting for all people, for all Muslims to be in Jannah, so we also be Jannah. But if you say, “You will be in Jahannam,” we will also be doing what he does. And we are not angels. So it is better for all Muslims to be in Jannah, than some of them being Jahannam. We are wanting this. Many Awliya of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sometimes speak high [level]. One of them said, “I want Allah جل جلاله to make my body giant so it fills Jahannam and nobody goes inside.” They sacrifice themselves for human beings. This is their teaching.

Don’t hate. Even if you see bad people, don’t blame them. Because this is from Allah جل جلاله. Allah جل جلاله made you not like them. This is what everybody must know . Because Allah Azzawa-Jalla is “ مقلب القلوب“ Over turner of hearts .”At once and quickly, He جل جلاله can change you. And after that, you cannot say, “What happened? What is this!” You will be worse than these people. So we say every time: look at yourself. This the teaching of Tariqah. “Nazar Bar Qadam”, “Watch Your Step”, they say. Only look at yourself. Don’t look around and say, “This is good. This is bad. This one is good. This one is bad.” No. You will be - maybe as a test - you will be worse than these people.

The attribute of human beings is to be jealous, to be envious. This is the worst attribute for human beings. Islam doesn’t like that. They teach people to love, to accept what Allah جل جلاله gives. If someone has some Ni’mah (favor) that Allah جل جلاله gave him, some person, from envy, will be very jealous and very angry. But this envy and anger is bad for him, and might even kill him. To make Hasad (envy), to make Nazar (evil eye), this is not from Islam. Many Surahs, many Ayat and Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s Hadiths are against this. Especially like Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas; they are especially for these people. If anybody feels something [bad], he must read this and it is a protection for you. The Qur’an is the biggest protection. It will protect you and protect your family.

In this time, because everybody is looking at each other, they forgot the teaching of Islam and are not happy for what others have. If they have something, they want to bring better than it, higher than it, more expensive than it. And when they cannot do so, they envy other people, or they make bad eye. This bad eye is also not good. So for this, don’t make competition with others. If you have something and it’s enough for you, it’s okay. If you have a new thing, don’t show that it’s new.

Now also this new thing coming that is outside of Adab of Islam, good behavior of Islam: to show what you have. They are showing in this machine, telephone or other, I don’t know. They are showing what they have. “I have this, I have that. I bought this, I bought that. I am eating here, I am eating there.” This is not good. This will all become bad for you. What you eat will become poison for you. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim did not like this showing thing. Even when somebody was going to a restaurant, he said, “Don’t sit near the window or outside where people can see you. If you want to eat, eat inside. Maybe people cannot afford. And what you eat will be poison for you.” This is not a joke.

Islam and Tariqah’s teaching is benefit for you; benefit for you here and hereafter. And teaches good behavior for Muslims or non-Muslims also. Islam’s good behavior is different from non-Muslims’ or nonbelievers’. But now, Muslims are making bad behaviors more than nonbelievers. Because they forgot. Nobody told them about this Adab. Everybody is doing what they think is normal, but it is not normal for Islam.
As we said, Islam is the biggest Ni’mah for us. Because Allah ‘Azza wa- Jalla and Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam taught us from the beginning, from when we are born until we die, they taught us everything. Nothing is out of the teaching of Islam. And who follows this will be happy here and hereafter. But who doesn’t follow this is free.
They say, “Freedom. We want freedom.” Take this freedom and hit your head with freedom. This is what will happen.

Insha’Allah slowly, slowly, we must say, we must tell people about Adab of Islam, Adab of Tariqah. The most important thing here also, as we said, if you do a good thing, you will have a good thing. If you make a bad thing, again, you will have a bad thing for you.

This is what Abu Lahab made for Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He dug one well, and put something on it [cover]. And he invited the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم “Come I will tell you something” he said and his wife. And when Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam came - of course, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent Jibril ‘alayhi s- salam who said, “Don’t go there. There is this.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went there and turned back quickly. When he صلى الله عليه وسلم turned back, Abu Lahab forgot [the well] and ran after Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam saying, “Come! Come!” When he reached it, he fell in this hole. So he tried [to get out] but he was shocked that it was a little bit deep. He fell and he injured himself. He tried to get out. He couldn’t . He called Ummu Lahab, his wife .
تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ

“ Tabbat Yadā ‘Abī Lahabin Wa Tabb (1)
Mā 'Aghná `Anhu Māluhu Wa Mā Kasab (2) Sayaslá Nārāan Dhāta Lahab (3)
Wa Amra'atuhu (4)’’
“May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he (1)
His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained (2)
He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame (3)
And his wife [as well] (4)
(Qur’ān 111:01-04). He called his wife, “Come quickly! I must go out.” She tried to pull him, but she couldn’t catch his hand. She threw a rope, but couldn’t take him out. He was stuck there. He said, “This is Muhammad who did this. He must have done magic for me. I cannot go out from here.” He got stuck there. After a long time, [since] he was of course proud and envious, he said, “Only Muhammad can take me out of here. Call him to take me out of here!” Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was merciful. Even though he صلى الله عليه وسلم knew that he will not come to Iman, he صلى الله عليه وسلم went and took him out of there. When he صلى الله عليه وسلم went and he .صلى الله عليه وسلم caught his hand and he .صلى الله عليه وسلم quickly threw him out with a rope.

When you want to do something bad, it will not be on others. Because the others, Allah جل جلاله protects them. Your intention is bad for what you want to do. So from this point, your heart must be all the time good for people, for everybody. May everybody insha’Allah make a happy life, a protected life, and for Akhirah to be in Jannah insha’Allah.

Once one Bedouin came to Madinah and was happy. “Why are you happy?” they asked him. He said, “I am happy because I will go to Jannah.” They asked him, “How will you go to Jannah?” He said, “I am a hundred percent sure I will be in Jannah. Going to these Gardens, drinking, enjoying myself with Hoori, with other, with our friends.” “How do you know this?” “I believe in this”, he said. And they asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “He is right.” Because he knows that Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is Merciful and He جل جلاله cannot make any difficultly to those who believe in His جل جلاله Mercy. So we all insha’Allah believe in this. Insha’Allah we will all be in Jannah just as we are here now.

Those who like to go to Jannah, insha’Allah we get together.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
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