Obey Those in Authority

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.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 04:59). ‘Yā ayyuhā llathīna ā‘manū Aṭiū’ Llāha wa aṭiū’ r-Rasūla wa Ūli l- ‘Amri minkum’, ‘O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.’ Firstly, obey the order of Allah ﷻ, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Obey our Holy Prophet ﷺ and then obey Ūli l-‘Amr, the government above us.

It is the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. It is something people should do in the first place. People who live in this world by the favor of Allah ﷻ have to obey Allah ﷻ. They have to carry out Allah’s ﷻ orders as much as they can. When they say that this much is what they can do, that’s fine. But if they rebel against Allah ﷻ and say that they won’t obey any order, they will be in loss themselves then.

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is not in need of anyone. Everyone is in need of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Therefore, we have to obey the orders of Allah ﷻ as much as we can, no matter what order it is. We have to act upon them and walk on that way, on the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ.

If there is no Ūli l-‘Amr/authority in the world, people will act as they like. It will be a complete mess. This is important too, because going against the authority is a sin. It had happened in old times as well. There are related Fatwas. They can give them all kinds of punishment. And they have given it since old times. In order to provide peace and security to people, in order to provide a comfortable life and working conditions, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla brought them to this Maqam. He put them in servanthood to people. However people are, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives the government according to them. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives it according to their needs. If they obey them, they will be in peace. If they don’t like it and don’t obey them, they will be in loss.

www.hakkani.org When serving and when hindering the service… People are the ones receiving the service, and Ūli l-‘Amr/ those in authority provide the service. If people don’t want it, they will be in loss then.

Therefore, those who obey it throughout their lives will be in comfort both here and hereafter. Especially, people of Tariqa should know this and conform to it. Rebellion is never good. The shaytan is the first one who rebelled against Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. He rebelled and protested, so he is worth of curse. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May we not be from the rebellious ones insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ give us good sustenance. May Allah ﷻ protect Islam, Muslims and the helpers of Islam.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 30 December 2021/26 Jumādā al-Awwal 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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