Except If Allah ﷻ Wills

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:

‘Wa Lā Taqūlanna Lishay’in ‘Innī Fā’ilun Dhālika Ghadāa {23} Illā ‘An Yashā’a Allāh’, ‘And never say of anything, “Indeed, I will do that tomorrow” {23} Except [when adding], “If Allah wills”.’ (Qur’ān 18:23-24). When you want to do something, do not say that you will do it tomorrow. You must say insha’Allah according to the principles and Adab of Islam. Insha’Allah means “If Allah ﷻ wills”. Say, “I will do this tomorrow if Allah wills” because we never know what will happen then. You can be prepared as you much as you want, if Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla doesn’t want it, you cannot do anything. Therefore, it is from Adab. It is important to always remember Allah ﷻ and to mention Allah ﷻ, not to just say “I will do this and that.”

There is a beneficial example about it. There are Yajuj and Majuj who will appear in the end of times. Sayyidina Dhul-Qarnayn locked them up behind a mountain and stamped it with copper. They are imprisoned there. Otherwise, they were coming out, attacking and harming people. When Sayyidina Dhul-Qarnayn came to the people of that area, they said to him, “We are being harmed. What shall we do?” So he received an inspiration from Allah ﷻ and locked them [Yajuj and Majuj] up between two mountains. Then, he melted copper and poured a stamp on it. As Yajuj and Majuj are strong, they are saying, “We will break it apart and come out tomorrow”. They are trying to break it and when they are close to opening it, the night falls. They say, “Little is left. We will finish tomorrow”. They’ve been struggling like this since a hundred thousand years. Yet, they cannot come out. But when the time comes, Allah ﷻ will give them inspiration. And when they say, “We will open it tomorrow insha’Allah”, it will break open then. They will come out to the world and destroy it.

There is still time for that. These events will take place after Mahdi ‘alayhi s-salam comes. It is from the big signs of Qiyamah. The important point here is that when you say insha’Allah, your work goes well. When you don’t say it and claim to do something by yourself, “Go and do it”, says Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. Therefore, always say, “I will go there today insha’Allah. I will do this at this time insha’Allah - if Allah ﷻ wills”. Ask for Allah’s ﷻ help, remember Him and put your will aside then. We should know that we have no authority. May Allah ﷻ always remind us of such things insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 12 October 2021/6 Rabīʽ al-Awwal 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah