Do Not See Ugliness as Beautiful

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.

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says:

“Allah ﷻ is Beautiful and He ﷻ loves beauty.” Shaytan is ugly and he loves ugliness. The orders of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla to people, Muslims and believers are in order for them to be beautiful. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla made everything perfect and beautiful. In order for people to keep that beauty, He ﷻ sent His orders. There are many things to be done. And there are many things not to be done. People think that some things are permissible and that they can do them. So they do them without knowing. They say, “What harm can it cause? It is beautiful, I will do it, there will be no sin”, whereas it is a sin, harm and ugliness altogether.

Many children, youngsters, women and men do things, and think that they are doing something important. They make designs on their bodies, some small and some big like maps. They call them tattoos, “Washm” in Arabic. It is a sin and forbidden. It is not good to make it. Long time ago in Damascus when we were kids, there were tribes who used to make this. People would look badly at them. They saw them as ugly. Shaytan has reversed it and made it appear beautiful, whereas it is ugly. And when you make it, you cannot get rid of it. If you change your mind or don’t like it, it won’t come off.

Therefore, those who don’t make it should not make it. It is both a sin and harm to you. When Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla forbids something, it is for our benefit. If you do it, you will see its harm. They say, “It only harms me”. Suffer your harm then. When someone makes a tattoo without knowing, may Allah ﷻ forgive him, he will manage and carry on. But from then on, don’t even think about going close to having it. It doesn’t matter if it is small or big. It is a sin. It is ugliness.

People think it is beautiful, but you can’t get rid of it. You may cut your hair or mustache, they will grow back. But this will remain with you until you die. May Allah ﷻ protect you from appearing with it on Qiyamah. You will not know what to do then. But when you repent and regret doing it, Allah ﷻ will forgive it insha’Allah. It is an important thing. Shaytan shows ugliness as beautiful and badness as good. People frequently make it at a young age. But we look now, people have become more ignorant. Old people are making it more often now. There is big wisdom that Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla made it a sin. Various diseases will appear because of it, Allah ﷻ knows. May Allah ﷻ protect us.

May we see beauty as beautiful and may we not see ugliness as beautiful insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ make our minds steady. Mindful people won’t do certain things. They will think, “What will be the consequence if I make it? I won’t be able to remove it if I change my mind”. If people think so, they won’t make it in the first place. May Allah ﷻ show guidance to people. May Allah ﷻ protect us from the evil of shaytan and from the evil of our egos.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 28 September 2021/21 Safar 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah