True Iman is by Loving the Prophet ﷺ

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, “You cannot reach true Iman unless you love me ﷺ more than yourself and more than your mother and father”. True Iman means happiness. It is what people look for. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ was sent to us as mercy. We should know this. When there is love to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, he gives you his love too, and Allah ﷻ will love you. Allah ﷻ loves those who love our Holy Prophet ﷺ. When there is love, there is happiness and felicity. Otherwise, mankind can never reach happiness and felicity.

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says regarding our Holy Prophet ﷺ, ‘ ’, ‘Wamā arsalnaka illa rahmatan lil’alamīn’, ‘And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.’ (Qur’ān 21:107). Our Holy Prophet ﷺ was sent as mercy to all mankind, all universes, Ins (mankind), Jinn and everything there is. Therefore, it is mandatory to love him ﷺ more than ourselves and more than our most beloved ones.

In old times, when people asked their children “Whom do you love?” they said, “Firstly, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, then our Holy Prophet ﷺ and then our mother and father”. They used to list them like this. Not like people nowadays who say, “Whom do you love more: your mother or your father?” They should teach their children to say, “I love our Holy Prophet ﷺ more than my mother and father”. When they get used to saying so, he ﷺ will be in their hearts. And throughout their lives, his ﷺ love will increase.

The shaytan is aware of this. Certainly, shaytan is aware of everything. Therefore, he wants to decrease the love and worth of our Holy Prophet ﷺ among people. He cheats non-Muslims with all kinds of lies, tricks and slander. And he cheats Muslims in a different way by saying you make Shirk with Allah ﷻ when you love our Holy Prophet ﷺ, whereas Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves him ﷺ. He ﷺ says, you will be gathered with whom you love. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ ordered people to love him from this point. The more Iman you have, the more your love increases. The less your Iman is, the less your love to our Holy Prophet ﷺ is. People should not be cheated. They are cheated very often. When you are cheated once, it is hard to revert. May Allah ﷻ protect us.

We should guard this favor, this honor that Allah ﷻ gave to us. We should know its value. Even Prophets wished that they were ordinary people from the Ummah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ instead of being Prophets. But our people don’t appreciate it and don’t know the value of this favor. They are throwing away jewels and picking up stones. Leave aside the stones, they are picking up all kinds of garbage. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ increase our love for our Holy Prophet ﷺ. May our hearts be filled with light and love to our Holy Prophet ﷺ. When there is love, there will be his ﷺ light. All kinds of beauty and goodness are in it. May Allah ﷻ make us all steadfast.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 27 November 2021/22 Rabīʽ al-Thani 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah