The Duty of Shaytan

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 15:39). ‘Wa La’ughwiyannahum ‘Ajma’in’, ‘And I will mislead them all.’ In Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan, when Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent the shaytan ‘alayhi ma Yastahiq (may he get what he deserves) away from His presence, Allah ﷻ said, “You belong to hell”. And he replied, “Give me time”. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla said, “You have time until Qiyamah”. He said, “It is because of ‘Adam”; he didn’t say ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam. “I will take him and all his descendants to hell with me”. He opposed Allah ﷻ and didn’t repent. And he said, “I will try to take everyone to hell” –, ”La’ughwiyannahum Ajma’īn”, “I will mislead them all.” (Qur’ān 38:82).

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Whoever is cheated by you will be with you. And whoever is with Allah ﷻ will be saved”. Since then, all that shaytan does is to mislead people from the right way. The right way is the way to paradise. He tries to mislead people from it and take them to hell. He doesn’t have any other duty. Therefore, Muslim people get surprised; Allah ﷻ gave everything to Islam and they are leaving the right way. It is the work of shaytan. Everywhere is full of the tricks, evils and traps of shaytan. He is never bored or tired, always going in this manner. He strives to take people to hell until Qiyamah.

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, ‘ ’, ‘Wa-Llāhu yad‘ū ilá dāri s-salām’, ‘And Allah invites to the Home of Peace (i.e. Paradise).’ (Qur’ān 10:25). Allah ﷻ is inviting people to paradise. But people don’t listen to the words of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. They believe in the tricks and actions of shaytan and are running towards hell. And sometimes they are mocking. Some of them say, “What is there in paradise? These Muslims don’t understand anything. We will go to hell. All the famous people and artists are there”. They are mocking like that.

When they go there, they will see who is there. Allah ﷻ knows who will and will not go there. The people they expect to see there may be there. Allah ﷻ may give guidance to them and they may repent, come to the right way and go to paradise. And people who they think will go to paradise will be cheated by shaytan and will go to hell eventually. May Allah ﷻ protect us.

We should pay attention to this. May Allah ﷻ protect us from the evil of shaytan. May we not be cheated by shaytan. Everywhere and every step is full of his traps. We should be careful. We seek refuge in Allah ﷻ. May Allah ﷻ protect us. We cannot do much. But putting our trust in Allah ﷻ and seeking refuge in Allah ﷻ will save us insha’Allah. Your actions and assumptions of yourself will not save you. May Allah ﷻ protect us from the evil and traps of shaytan. May Allah ﷻ take us to peace here and hereafter insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 28 November 2021/23 Rabīʽ al-Thani 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah