Except Its Capacity

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh, Auzu Billahi Minashaytanir Rajeem. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Wassalatu Wassalamu ala Rasulina Muhammadin Sayyidul Awwalin wal Akhirin, Madad Ya Rasulallah, Madad Ya Sadat As’habi RasuLillah, Madad Ya Mashayikhina, Dastur Mawlana Sheikh Abdullah Faiz Daghestani, Sheikh Nazim al-Haqqani. Madad. Tariqatunas sohba, wal khayru fil jamiyya.

A’ūdhu bi-Llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 02:286). Allah ﷻ says: ‘Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.’ Allah ﷻ is The Beneficent and The Most Merciful. He did not give you a burden you cannot carry. Whatever orders are needed to be carried out, Allah ﷻ has permitted everyone to do them according to their abilities. People should do what they can. As for what they cannot do, Allah ﷻ will forgive it. It is important to start doing good deeds. To keep doing them is a good thing. They should do as much as they can. Fasting and praying - you must of course do these. After that, learning to read Qur’an or memorizing it by heart. Of course, not everyone can memorize the Qur’an by heart. And those who memorized it should keep it. Otherwise, you have its responsibility. Even if you memorized just a little, you still have to keep it and not forget it.

Of course, non-Arabs and those who do not know Arabic can read as much as they can. Some people say that they cannot read or that they read with mistakes. Allah ﷻ has special angels for this. These angels correct the mistakes in your reading of Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan and take it to the presence of Allah ﷻ. Some people say that they read wrongly so they will not read in order to avoid committing a sin. You will not commit a sin Allah ﷻ willing. It is good tidings from our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Even if you read with mistakes, angels are correcting them and taking it to the presence of Allah ﷻ. Angels are not like us. Allah ﷻ created them in such way that they never get tired. They have this specialty of performing their duty perfectly. While mankind does it incompletely, they certainly complete their duties. When people say, “I read Qur’an wrongly. There is not a word I read right”. Never mind. Allah ﷻ will assign these angels for it and it is not hard for them.

The creatures of Allah ﷻ are uncountable. They are so many. The knowledge of Allah ﷻ is incomprehensible. Therefore, as long as people are on the way Allah ﷻ, everything is easy for them. Even angels are in their servanthood to correct their mistakes. It is same with the angels on our left and right who write down our deeds. They write good deeds immediately. And when there is a sin, they wait so that you correct it. They wait for eight hours before writing it down. They don’t write it immediately. The kindness and mercy of Allah ﷻ are unlimited. May Allah ﷻ not let us separate from this beautiful way.

When people do not get tired and do not rebel, they live with Islam and Iman and have a comfortable life. They have happiness here and will have happiness hereafter. May Allah ﷻ give us all Iman and make us firm insha’Allah. It is an important thing. We should always ask for this because we may slip on this beautiful and easy way by envying others. We shouldn’t leave this way. Those who left it or are not on this way have fallen down the cliff. They have no happiness, no light and no good qualities. There is nothing to envy them for or to take example from them. The one who does so lacks in mind. Even though they look attractive in the photos or in distance, you cannot come close to them. They have become slaves of their egos. Nothing good comes from them. We should stay away from them. We should stay away from people who are not on the way of Allah ﷻ. We should only feel pity for them. May Allah ﷻ protect us and make us firm on this way insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ give guidance to those people insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 31 May 2021/19 Shawwāl 1442 Morning Prayer, Akbaba Dergah