Suhbah 2023: Maulana Shaykh Mehmet Adil ar-Rabbani (375 suhbah, 886 pages, 48/50)
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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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam says: “Innama l-‘aa’malu bi n-niyyat”. “Actions are but by intentions”. This is the first Hadith taught. It is according to his intention when a person makes Hijra. Whoever makes Hijra for Allahand His messenger, makes Hijra for Allah says our Holy Prophet.
There were Muhajirs/immigrants who made Hijra from Makkah to Madinah. Whoever could make Hijra for the pleasure of Allah as it was the order of our Holy Prophet, did so. As it has always been, there were people around them who migrated for Dunya, or to marry a woman who had migrated before them. Their Hijra is for them. It is not for the pleasure of Allah, but for Dunya, for their personal interests. Allah gives rewards to people according to their intentions.
Therefore, the intention must be pure. Everything we do must be for the pleasure of Allah. Our intention must be to attain the pleasure of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in whatever we do. Because the things you do will turn out to be useless. Even if you get rewarded, it will not be as great. Something done with pure intention for the pleasure of Allah is accepted by Allah and He gives its reward. Otherwise, if when we do something and our intention is for Allah, but while we are doing it, we forget about it and go another way. People are at loss then.And when starting a job,
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people must start it for the pleasure of Allah. Whether it is a partnership or something else, if they work together with people, shaytan will later say, “You are doing a better job. You are so and so” and ruins their intention. When the intention is ruined, the work is also ruined most of the time. The intention goes bad then; it is ruined. And then there is no good ending for whatever work was done. “I am doing this work. Why is it not ending well?” It means your intention was ruined. This is the most probable reason.
Therefore, you must keep your intention for the pleasure of Allah. If it works out, you are in profit. If it doesn’t work out, Allah will still reward you according to your intention.
May Allah make our intentions pure.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Surahs and Ayat, Tasbihat, Tahlilat and Salawat. May Allah accept them from those who have recited.
We gift them firstly to our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, to the souls of the Sahabah, the souls of Ahlu l-Bayt, and the souls of all of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone.
May Allah accept it.
Li-LlahiTa’ala l-Fatiha.
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A WARNING TO PEOPLE OF TARIQAH Saturday, 14 January 2023 / 21 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says: “Speak good or remain silent.”
When someone wants to say something, he should say good things. If he can’t say good things, it is better that he keeps quiet. Because when everything you say goes out of your mouth, you cannot take it back. Therefore, when people speak, they must be careful not to regret it later.
This applies to normal people and everyone. But more importantly, people who are scholars and Imams must be even more careful when they speak. We are living in the end of times. I can’t understand what they are thinking or doing. It is completely the opposite of what Ahlu sSunnah wa l-Jama’ah say. They are denying the miracles of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. They are denying the Karāmāt of Awliya. They are going to suffer from the consequences, because they are destroying others’ beliefs, they are playing with others’ beliefs. They are obeying shaytan. And they are striving to mislead people from the right way by following shaytan.
Iman is to believe in the Ghayb/unseen. Whereas all of the miracles of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and the miracles of Awliya are clearly known. People may be cheated by the words of
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suchpeopleand think they are explained wrongly. Therefore, those people are responsible for the words that can weaken or destroy people’s Iman. Our Tariqah, The Naqshbandi Tariqah complies with Shari’ah from all perspectives. Tariqah and Shari’ah are one. Without Shari’ah, there is no Tariqah. We have to pay attention to this as well. Sometimes people think they are doing goodness and speak unnecessarily. That harms people. Tariqah is not harmed. But there are many people who confuse others leading them to think Tariqah is like that. There are many people who think they are doing goodness but are in fact doing wrong. Their intention is good but the words they say are something people don’t understand. Therefore, we have to pay attention to this as well.
People of Tariqah, as we said, must be careful about everything they do. People who speak must be careful. Because we don’t approve any word or any action that opposes Shari’ah. We don’t consent to it. People must know this. They should not make judgment by saying they are like this and like that. Our way is the way of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the way of his four Khalifahs, the way of Ahlu l-Bayt, the way of Shari’ah, the way of the four Madhhabs, the way of two Imams of Aqidah/creed: the way of Al-Ashʿarī and Al-Maturidi. This is our way. We don’t accept anything outside of these. Everyone near and far must know this. Also, they talk about interfaith dialogue. The religion is one. But they are making three religions. There is not three religions. The religion is one. All of them are Islam.
Therefore, there is no dialogue. That is just a plot. It is unnecessary for us. It is harmful. Therefore, we don’t permit it. They shouldn’t waste their time. May Allah help us all. May He not separate people from the right way.
May Allah not let people be confused. May Allah guide them.
Al-Fatiha.
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FAVORS INCREASE WITH SHUKR Sunday, 15 January 2023 / 22 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukr to Allah, our way is the right way. Allah has granted it to us. We have to make Shukr for this, because everything is by the will of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If He put you on this way, you must make Shukr, for He has given you a great favor. Favors last with Shukr. We must always make Shukr so that Allah increases His favors and increases the favor of Iman.
Every good thing is a favor. Who makes Shukr for the favors will be in profit. Who doesn’t make Shukr will be at loss, may Allah protect us. A person who doesn’t appreciate something by saying, “What is that?” doesn’t make Shukr to Allah. Making Shukr is also a necessary favor itself for increasing the favors.
People are not grateful for anything in the time we are living in. They don’t make Shukr and don’t appreciate anything. All they say is, “Is there more? This is not enough. This is not good. This is not nice. It is useless”. And while others try to give them something better, just like shaytan cheats people, human shaytans cheat them too. They take what they have. And then they won’t be able to retrieve it. May Allah protect us.
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We must show respect to our ancestors. Because of the badness done to them, people had suffered for years. Yet, people have not come to their senses. They see the good as bad and the bad as good. May Allah protect us.
May Allah not separate us from the right way. How do we stay on the way? With Shukr. Because all good things increase with Shukr. If you don’t make Shukr, you will have nothing. May Allah protect us.
May He make our Shukr everlasting Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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COMMANDMENTS TO MANKIND Sunday, 15 January 2023 / 22 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Eyüp Sultan Dergah, Istanbul.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Abu Ayyub Al Ansari Madad.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created different kinds of people. Each person has a different state. Allah‘Azza wa-Jallais:”,“A’llamul-Ghuyub”. “TheAllKnower of the unseen.” (Qur’ān 09:78).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the One who knows their hearts and states. Nothing is hidden from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allah’s.Power and Majesty is endless. The mind cannot realize nor reach its limit. It has no limit anyways. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s Power and Majesty is unlimited.
Therefore, mankind must obey Allah and trust in Allah. He must be pleased with what Allah gives him. And he must make Shukr so that everything becomes better, so that He gives us more favors. The greatest favor is the favor of Iman, which is little in this time.
What has become the sultan of this time, the sultan of people is shaytan. They do what he says. And they don’t do what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says. Then, they want goodness. They strive to act according to their own minds saying, “I will do this. I will do that.” But what they do is useless and of no good ending. Do whatever you want; let the whole world be yours. When your time comes, when your ‘Ajal (appointed
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time of death) comes, no one will save you. Therefore, obey Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Our Holy Prophet and all Prophets were sent to people for this reason. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent them for people not to be cheated and not to obey shaytan. This is the duty of the Prophets, then the Sahabah, believers and the Mashayikh. This duty is for the benefit of humanity and mankind.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Allah wants goodness and beauty for you. The shaytan promises you evil and all kinds of badness.”Also what’s most important here is that he also promises you poorness. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “I will give you Barakah, he will give you poorness.”
People still go after him. They are following him. Mankind think it is easy: “To follow him is easier.” This is what comes to their minds, but it is essentially more difficult. Their fate, their end will be difficult. It is an intolerably difficult path. The path of shaytan is the worst of the worst. May Allah not make you follow it. His path is filthy. His path is evil. All kinds of troubles and harms are in his path. Even if his path may seem beautiful, it is only a deception. His path is badness to people. It is badness in Dunya and even worse badness in Akhirah.
Do not follow your ego in this world. Allah has given you Halal things. If you do them, you won’t need to do the Haram! They are sufficient for you. They are cheating people by saying, “I will give you this much. I will give you that much.” This is the shaytan. “If you do this, you will earn this much. If you do that, you will earn this much.” Earn as much as you want, there will be no benefit and no Barakah.
There are many examples. There are many examples that we saw. Once when we were in Cyprus, years ago, about 35 years ago, we went with Mawlana Sheikh Nazim to a mosque in Lefkoşa/Nicosia. On the way back from there, there was a stall. The man knew and loved Mawlana. The man had all kinds of things on his stall and was selling them. Some-
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thing caught Mawlana’s eye. I don’t know whether it is a drink of the Cypriots or something else. The man put alcohol or something in it to sell it. Mawlana said, “Don’t do this. Even if you earn from it, there is no Barakah in it. Don’t sell this. Remove this from here. Even if you will earn a few pennies, all of its Barakah will go away. There will be no Barakah.” The man came up with excuses and didn’t accept. After 1-2 years, we saw that the whole building, where his shop was and all his things were, completely burned. That’s how he suddenly lost it. And he had no Barakah in what he earned anyways. He brought misfortune to his and other’sproperties. All was gone at once.
Stay away from people who earn from haram, or eat and drink haram and think that they have done something. People should not trust them. Do not approach them. Their lack of Barakah will get to a person’s family. This is the worst: to have one’s children turn out as bad people. Then Allah sends something [illness] upon his health. Even if he spends all what he earned [on his health] he still wouldn’t be able to regain his health.
Bad money and bad habits have no limit for people. A person must not follow his ego.
May Allah protect our children. Now these traitors are letting youngsters eat poison. They have spread drugs everywhere now. Those who do this are people who are enemies of Islam and enemies of Allah anyways. What they have earned will first revert on their bodies and themselves, this poison. They will regret what they did, but their regret will be useless. Therefore, one must not be happy saying, “I will put. I will get. I will earn.” It has no benefit at all.
May Allah save those who do so. May Allah protect those who do not do so.
Now there are special soldiers of shaytan everywhere. Even all over the Islamic world, wherever you look, there are complaints, “That is a drug
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addict, this ‘I don’t know what’ addict.” Therefore, people should control their ego. Muslim families, parents and children should stay away from them.
The friend who gives that is more shaytan than the shaytan, he is worse than him. Don’t follow him. He’s not doing you good, he’s doing you bad. Children start with a cigarette first. The cigarette is the biggest affliction. May Allah. protect them. They start with cigarettes first and then get worse.
Therefore, don’t be negligent saying, “It [cigarette] is a small thing.” Don’t say “It is a small thing.” Who does that: it will grow bigger and bigger; it will crush you and you’ll be gone.
Therefore, be on the way of Allah. The way of Allah is beautiful. The way of Allahis goodness in both Dunya and Akhirah. Be on the way of Allah.Be with the friends of Allah. Let your friends be people who love the friends of Allah. The others are not friends; they are actually not even human.
People in this world have become monsters. They are striving to eat each other. So be careful not to be eaten. Or else they will eat you and spit you then. May Allah protect us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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HELP THE CLOSEST FIRST Monday, 16 January 2023 / 23 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet says that the best among you in the sight of Allah is the one who does goodness to people and helps them. Helping people is the attribute of a believer. It is the attribute beloved by Allah ‘Azza waJalla. Therefore, a Muslim who does as much as he can to cover the needs of people becomes a beloved servant of Allah.
Certainly, when people do goodness, “The closest are worthier of goodness.” They should start with the closest ones first. They should start doing goodness and helping, showing good things to their families first. And then they can go on with their relatives and neighbors. But they should start with people close to them. If there is an opportunity, it is ok to help other people who are far and not related to them. It is good if they help them.
Every word of our Holy Prophet is beautiful. If you help others when those around you are in need, it is accepted. But it is more accepted to help those around you first. The things given firstly to people in your household, to your family are counted as Sadaqah, says our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Therefore, doing goodness and helping are the attributes of Muslims. They do it for the pleasure of Allah. “Because Allah likes it, I am doing
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this. I am doing these things to attain the pleasure of Allah, in order for Allah to be pleased with us”.
Helping people or covering their various needs are done for the pleasure of Allah. It is not to make people do something by force or to receive praise. More than praising, when people nowadays help someone, they expect something in return, saying “I did so and so”. That is wrong. It is not good to do so. It is said in Qur’an ‘AzimushShan:LāNurīduMinkumJazā’anWaLāShukūrāa”, “We wish not from you“ reward or thanks.” (Qur’ān 76:09).“We want neither payment nor thanks from you. May Allah be pleased with us; that is sufficient.”
This is the attribute of believers. May Allah help us to have these attributes.
May He not leave us to our egos Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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BE WITH GOOD PEOPLE Tuesday, 17 January 2023 / 24 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “Be with good people so that you are in benefit.” If you are with bad people, you will not have any benefit. There will be harm. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is making a comparison: when you enter a shop that sells beautiful fragrances and perfume, you get pleasant odors. Even if you don’t buy, just by standing there you get that pleasant odor.
And in old times there were blacksmiths. They are people who worked with iron. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is showing it as a bad place. If you stand there It is different for those who work there, but when those who don’t work go there and stand just like that, they get bad odors of smoke. Because they burn some things so that iron takes various shapes. They either get that bad odor, or fire may catch them. It is not good to be there.
You must be in good places. When you are in a good place with good people, their states, the manifestations and mercy that descend on them will come to you as well. But if you are with bad people, the rage of Allah descends on them and things disliked by Allah will happen to you. Even if you don’t do anything, that burden, darkness, badness and hardship will come to you.Therefore, people should be with good people as much as they can. They shouldn’t stay with bad people who
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won’t reform. People may look once or twice: if they look like they will reform, it is ok then. But if they go worse and more stubborn every time, they shouldn’t stay with them. Because there will be harm for them. There will be no benefit but only harm. Therefore, may Allah let us all meet good people.
May He put us with good people Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TRAVELING FOR ALLAH’S PLEASURE Wednesday, 18 January 2023 / 25 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
In order to fulfill the Sunnah of all Prophets, Insha Allah today we are going on a trip [to UK]. Prophets were ordered by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to travel to bring guidance to people. All Prophets travelled from one place to another in order to invite peple to Haqq. May Allah help us follow their wayInsha Allah. May He make us successful.
Our trip is for the pleasure of Allah. There is no other goal. It is not for leisure. Our brothers and believers love it [our visit]. When they meet each other, Allah writes Thawab both for them and for us. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says when two believers meet, their sins are forgiven. There are great benefits in it.When it is for the pleasure of Allah, there is goodness. When it is for the ego, when people travel for bad things, they get tired accordingly just in vain.Whoever does it for the pleasure of Allah will be in profit both here and hereafter.
May Allah give strength to our Iman. May we attain the pleasure of Allah Insha Allah. May we earn in Dunya, and may Allahlet us earn in Akhirah Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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ALLAH QĀDIR QĀDIR Thursday, 19 January 2023 / 26 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Noor Ul Islam Mosque – Bury, UK.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
We thank Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla that we meet again with the Barakah of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Barakah of Mashayikh and Barakah of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. We are gathering for the love of them. We want their pleasure and for them to be happy with us. This is our main reason and all of you who came here. You came here from around here or from a long distance. You are coming for the sake of Allah. Allah will reward you for this.
Allah is doing what He wants. Nobody can ask Him, “What are You doing?” Whoever is here is [here] from the favor of Allah Who is gathering you for His love and for Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s love; He is gathering you here. We are asking Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to keep us until the last breath in this way, to not be cheated by shaytan and his followers. Because who are not following the good way, their end will be difficult. To go on the way of Allah without a Murshid, without guidance is difficult.
SoInsha Allah as Allah made us to be here with love and with happiness, may He make us be our whole life in this. And in the next life also Insha Allah we be with our Mashayikh in the presence of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam also, in Jannatul Firdaus. This is the biggest gift from Allah for all of us.
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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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wasallam says: “Innama l-‘aa’malu bi n-niyyat”. “Actions are but by intentions”. This is the first Hadith taught. It is according to his intention when a person makes Hijra. Whoever makes Hijra for Allahand His messenger, makes Hijra for Allah says our Holy Prophet.
There were Muhajirs/immigrants who made Hijra from Makkah to Madinah. Whoever could make Hijra for the pleasure of Allah as it was the order of our Holy Prophet, did so. As it has always been, there were people around them who migrated for Dunya, or to marry a woman who had migrated before them. Their Hijra is for them. It is not for the pleasure of Allah, but for Dunya, for their personal interests. Allah gives rewards to people according to their intentions.
Therefore, the intention must be pure. Everything we do must be for the pleasure of Allah. Our intention must be to attain the pleasure of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla in whatever we do. Because the things you do will turn out to be useless. Even if you get rewarded, it will not be as great. Something done with pure intention for the pleasure of Allah is accepted by Allah and He gives its reward. Otherwise, if when we do something and our intention is for Allah, but while we are doing it, we forget about it and go another way. People are at loss then.And when starting a job,
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people must start it for the pleasure of Allah. Whether it is a partnership or something else, if they work together with people, shaytan will later say, “You are doing a better job. You are so and so” and ruins their intention. When the intention is ruined, the work is also ruined most of the time. The intention goes bad then; it is ruined. And then there is no good ending for whatever work was done. “I am doing this work. Why is it not ending well?” It means your intention was ruined. This is the most probable reason.
Therefore, you must keep your intention for the pleasure of Allah. If it works out, you are in profit. If it doesn’t work out, Allah will still reward you according to your intention.
May Allah make our intentions pure.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Yasin, Surahs and Ayat, Tasbihat, Tahlilat and Salawat. May Allah accept them from those who have recited.
We gift them firstly to our Holy Prophet, his Ahlu l-Bayt and Sahabah, to the souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Mashayikh, to the souls of the Sahabah, the souls of Ahlu l-Bayt, and the souls of all of our late relatives. For goodness to come and evil to be gone.
May Allah accept it.
Li-LlahiTa’ala l-Fatiha.
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A WARNING TO PEOPLE OF TARIQAH Saturday, 14 January 2023 / 21 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says: “Speak good or remain silent.”
When someone wants to say something, he should say good things. If he can’t say good things, it is better that he keeps quiet. Because when everything you say goes out of your mouth, you cannot take it back. Therefore, when people speak, they must be careful not to regret it later.
This applies to normal people and everyone. But more importantly, people who are scholars and Imams must be even more careful when they speak. We are living in the end of times. I can’t understand what they are thinking or doing. It is completely the opposite of what Ahlu sSunnah wa l-Jama’ah say. They are denying the miracles of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. They are denying the Karāmāt of Awliya. They are going to suffer from the consequences, because they are destroying others’ beliefs, they are playing with others’ beliefs. They are obeying shaytan. And they are striving to mislead people from the right way by following shaytan.
Iman is to believe in the Ghayb/unseen. Whereas all of the miracles of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and the miracles of Awliya are clearly known. People may be cheated by the words of
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suchpeopleand think they are explained wrongly. Therefore, those people are responsible for the words that can weaken or destroy people’s Iman. Our Tariqah, The Naqshbandi Tariqah complies with Shari’ah from all perspectives. Tariqah and Shari’ah are one. Without Shari’ah, there is no Tariqah. We have to pay attention to this as well. Sometimes people think they are doing goodness and speak unnecessarily. That harms people. Tariqah is not harmed. But there are many people who confuse others leading them to think Tariqah is like that. There are many people who think they are doing goodness but are in fact doing wrong. Their intention is good but the words they say are something people don’t understand. Therefore, we have to pay attention to this as well.
People of Tariqah, as we said, must be careful about everything they do. People who speak must be careful. Because we don’t approve any word or any action that opposes Shari’ah. We don’t consent to it. People must know this. They should not make judgment by saying they are like this and like that. Our way is the way of our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the way of his four Khalifahs, the way of Ahlu l-Bayt, the way of Shari’ah, the way of the four Madhhabs, the way of two Imams of Aqidah/creed: the way of Al-Ashʿarī and Al-Maturidi. This is our way. We don’t accept anything outside of these. Everyone near and far must know this. Also, they talk about interfaith dialogue. The religion is one. But they are making three religions. There is not three religions. The religion is one. All of them are Islam.
Therefore, there is no dialogue. That is just a plot. It is unnecessary for us. It is harmful. Therefore, we don’t permit it. They shouldn’t waste their time. May Allah help us all. May He not separate people from the right way.
May Allah not let people be confused. May Allah guide them.
Al-Fatiha.
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FAVORS INCREASE WITH SHUKR Sunday, 15 January 2023 / 22 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Shukr to Allah, our way is the right way. Allah has granted it to us. We have to make Shukr for this, because everything is by the will of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. If He put you on this way, you must make Shukr, for He has given you a great favor. Favors last with Shukr. We must always make Shukr so that Allah increases His favors and increases the favor of Iman.
Every good thing is a favor. Who makes Shukr for the favors will be in profit. Who doesn’t make Shukr will be at loss, may Allah protect us. A person who doesn’t appreciate something by saying, “What is that?” doesn’t make Shukr to Allah. Making Shukr is also a necessary favor itself for increasing the favors.
People are not grateful for anything in the time we are living in. They don’t make Shukr and don’t appreciate anything. All they say is, “Is there more? This is not enough. This is not good. This is not nice. It is useless”. And while others try to give them something better, just like shaytan cheats people, human shaytans cheat them too. They take what they have. And then they won’t be able to retrieve it. May Allah protect us.
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We must show respect to our ancestors. Because of the badness done to them, people had suffered for years. Yet, people have not come to their senses. They see the good as bad and the bad as good. May Allah protect us.
May Allah not separate us from the right way. How do we stay on the way? With Shukr. Because all good things increase with Shukr. If you don’t make Shukr, you will have nothing. May Allah protect us.
May He make our Shukr everlasting Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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COMMANDMENTS TO MANKIND Sunday, 15 January 2023 / 22 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Eyüp Sultan Dergah, Istanbul.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Abu Ayyub Al Ansari Madad.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created different kinds of people. Each person has a different state. Allah‘Azza wa-Jallais:”,“A’llamul-Ghuyub”. “TheAllKnower of the unseen.” (Qur’ān 09:78).
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the One who knows their hearts and states. Nothing is hidden from Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allah’s.Power and Majesty is endless. The mind cannot realize nor reach its limit. It has no limit anyways. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla’s Power and Majesty is unlimited.
Therefore, mankind must obey Allah and trust in Allah. He must be pleased with what Allah gives him. And he must make Shukr so that everything becomes better, so that He gives us more favors. The greatest favor is the favor of Iman, which is little in this time.
What has become the sultan of this time, the sultan of people is shaytan. They do what he says. And they don’t do what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says. Then, they want goodness. They strive to act according to their own minds saying, “I will do this. I will do that.” But what they do is useless and of no good ending. Do whatever you want; let the whole world be yours. When your time comes, when your ‘Ajal (appointed
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time of death) comes, no one will save you. Therefore, obey Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.
Our Holy Prophet and all Prophets were sent to people for this reason. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent them for people not to be cheated and not to obey shaytan. This is the duty of the Prophets, then the Sahabah, believers and the Mashayikh. This duty is for the benefit of humanity and mankind.
Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Allah wants goodness and beauty for you. The shaytan promises you evil and all kinds of badness.”Also what’s most important here is that he also promises you poorness. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “I will give you Barakah, he will give you poorness.”
People still go after him. They are following him. Mankind think it is easy: “To follow him is easier.” This is what comes to their minds, but it is essentially more difficult. Their fate, their end will be difficult. It is an intolerably difficult path. The path of shaytan is the worst of the worst. May Allah not make you follow it. His path is filthy. His path is evil. All kinds of troubles and harms are in his path. Even if his path may seem beautiful, it is only a deception. His path is badness to people. It is badness in Dunya and even worse badness in Akhirah.
Do not follow your ego in this world. Allah has given you Halal things. If you do them, you won’t need to do the Haram! They are sufficient for you. They are cheating people by saying, “I will give you this much. I will give you that much.” This is the shaytan. “If you do this, you will earn this much. If you do that, you will earn this much.” Earn as much as you want, there will be no benefit and no Barakah.
There are many examples. There are many examples that we saw. Once when we were in Cyprus, years ago, about 35 years ago, we went with Mawlana Sheikh Nazim to a mosque in Lefkoşa/Nicosia. On the way back from there, there was a stall. The man knew and loved Mawlana. The man had all kinds of things on his stall and was selling them. Some-
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thing caught Mawlana’s eye. I don’t know whether it is a drink of the Cypriots or something else. The man put alcohol or something in it to sell it. Mawlana said, “Don’t do this. Even if you earn from it, there is no Barakah in it. Don’t sell this. Remove this from here. Even if you will earn a few pennies, all of its Barakah will go away. There will be no Barakah.” The man came up with excuses and didn’t accept. After 1-2 years, we saw that the whole building, where his shop was and all his things were, completely burned. That’s how he suddenly lost it. And he had no Barakah in what he earned anyways. He brought misfortune to his and other’sproperties. All was gone at once.
Stay away from people who earn from haram, or eat and drink haram and think that they have done something. People should not trust them. Do not approach them. Their lack of Barakah will get to a person’s family. This is the worst: to have one’s children turn out as bad people. Then Allah sends something [illness] upon his health. Even if he spends all what he earned [on his health] he still wouldn’t be able to regain his health.
Bad money and bad habits have no limit for people. A person must not follow his ego.
May Allah protect our children. Now these traitors are letting youngsters eat poison. They have spread drugs everywhere now. Those who do this are people who are enemies of Islam and enemies of Allah anyways. What they have earned will first revert on their bodies and themselves, this poison. They will regret what they did, but their regret will be useless. Therefore, one must not be happy saying, “I will put. I will get. I will earn.” It has no benefit at all.
May Allah save those who do so. May Allah protect those who do not do so.
Now there are special soldiers of shaytan everywhere. Even all over the Islamic world, wherever you look, there are complaints, “That is a drug
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addict, this ‘I don’t know what’ addict.” Therefore, people should control their ego. Muslim families, parents and children should stay away from them.
The friend who gives that is more shaytan than the shaytan, he is worse than him. Don’t follow him. He’s not doing you good, he’s doing you bad. Children start with a cigarette first. The cigarette is the biggest affliction. May Allah. protect them. They start with cigarettes first and then get worse.
Therefore, don’t be negligent saying, “It [cigarette] is a small thing.” Don’t say “It is a small thing.” Who does that: it will grow bigger and bigger; it will crush you and you’ll be gone.
Therefore, be on the way of Allah. The way of Allah is beautiful. The way of Allahis goodness in both Dunya and Akhirah. Be on the way of Allah.Be with the friends of Allah. Let your friends be people who love the friends of Allah. The others are not friends; they are actually not even human.
People in this world have become monsters. They are striving to eat each other. So be careful not to be eaten. Or else they will eat you and spit you then. May Allah protect us.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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HELP THE CLOSEST FIRST Monday, 16 January 2023 / 23 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet says that the best among you in the sight of Allah is the one who does goodness to people and helps them. Helping people is the attribute of a believer. It is the attribute beloved by Allah ‘Azza waJalla. Therefore, a Muslim who does as much as he can to cover the needs of people becomes a beloved servant of Allah.
Certainly, when people do goodness, “The closest are worthier of goodness.” They should start with the closest ones first. They should start doing goodness and helping, showing good things to their families first. And then they can go on with their relatives and neighbors. But they should start with people close to them. If there is an opportunity, it is ok to help other people who are far and not related to them. It is good if they help them.
Every word of our Holy Prophet is beautiful. If you help others when those around you are in need, it is accepted. But it is more accepted to help those around you first. The things given firstly to people in your household, to your family are counted as Sadaqah, says our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.
Therefore, doing goodness and helping are the attributes of Muslims. They do it for the pleasure of Allah. “Because Allah likes it, I am doing
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this. I am doing these things to attain the pleasure of Allah, in order for Allah to be pleased with us”.
Helping people or covering their various needs are done for the pleasure of Allah. It is not to make people do something by force or to receive praise. More than praising, when people nowadays help someone, they expect something in return, saying “I did so and so”. That is wrong. It is not good to do so. It is said in Qur’an ‘AzimushShan:LāNurīduMinkumJazā’anWaLāShukūrāa”, “We wish not from you“ reward or thanks.” (Qur’ān 76:09).“We want neither payment nor thanks from you. May Allah be pleased with us; that is sufficient.”
This is the attribute of believers. May Allah help us to have these attributes.
May He not leave us to our egos Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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BE WITH GOOD PEOPLE Tuesday, 17 January 2023 / 24 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “Be with good people so that you are in benefit.” If you are with bad people, you will not have any benefit. There will be harm. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is making a comparison: when you enter a shop that sells beautiful fragrances and perfume, you get pleasant odors. Even if you don’t buy, just by standing there you get that pleasant odor.
And in old times there were blacksmiths. They are people who worked with iron. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is showing it as a bad place. If you stand there It is different for those who work there, but when those who don’t work go there and stand just like that, they get bad odors of smoke. Because they burn some things so that iron takes various shapes. They either get that bad odor, or fire may catch them. It is not good to be there.
You must be in good places. When you are in a good place with good people, their states, the manifestations and mercy that descend on them will come to you as well. But if you are with bad people, the rage of Allah descends on them and things disliked by Allah will happen to you. Even if you don’t do anything, that burden, darkness, badness and hardship will come to you.Therefore, people should be with good people as much as they can. They shouldn’t stay with bad people who
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won’t reform. People may look once or twice: if they look like they will reform, it is ok then. But if they go worse and more stubborn every time, they shouldn’t stay with them. Because there will be harm for them. There will be no benefit but only harm. Therefore, may Allah let us all meet good people.
May He put us with good people Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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TRAVELING FOR ALLAH’S PLEASURE Wednesday, 18 January 2023 / 25 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
In order to fulfill the Sunnah of all Prophets, Insha Allah today we are going on a trip [to UK]. Prophets were ordered by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to travel to bring guidance to people. All Prophets travelled from one place to another in order to invite peple to Haqq. May Allah help us follow their wayInsha Allah. May He make us successful.
Our trip is for the pleasure of Allah. There is no other goal. It is not for leisure. Our brothers and believers love it [our visit]. When they meet each other, Allah writes Thawab both for them and for us. Our Holy Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says when two believers meet, their sins are forgiven. There are great benefits in it.When it is for the pleasure of Allah, there is goodness. When it is for the ego, when people travel for bad things, they get tired accordingly just in vain.Whoever does it for the pleasure of Allah will be in profit both here and hereafter.
May Allah give strength to our Iman. May we attain the pleasure of Allah Insha Allah. May we earn in Dunya, and may Allahlet us earn in Akhirah Insha Allah.
Wa Minallah at-Tawfeeq, Al-Fatiha.
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ALLAH QĀDIR QĀDIR Thursday, 19 January 2023 / 26 Jumada al-Akhir 1444 Noor Ul Islam Mosque – Bury, UK.
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. Tariqatunassohba, wa khayru fil jamiyya.
We thank Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla that we meet again with the Barakah of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, Barakah of Mashayikh and Barakah of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. We are gathering for the love of them. We want their pleasure and for them to be happy with us. This is our main reason and all of you who came here. You came here from around here or from a long distance. You are coming for the sake of Allah. Allah will reward you for this.
Allah is doing what He wants. Nobody can ask Him, “What are You doing?” Whoever is here is [here] from the favor of Allah Who is gathering you for His love and for Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam’s love; He is gathering you here. We are asking Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to keep us until the last breath in this way, to not be cheated by shaytan and his followers. Because who are not following the good way, their end will be difficult. To go on the way of Allah without a Murshid, without guidance is difficult.
SoInsha Allah as Allah made us to be here with love and with happiness, may He make us be our whole life in this. And in the next life also Insha Allah we be with our Mashayikh in the presence of Prophet sallaLlāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam also, in Jannatul Firdaus. This is the biggest gift from Allah for all of us.
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