Follow the Best Example ﷺ

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa Raḥmatullāhi wa Barakātuh. A‘ūdhu Billāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Shaykh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 33:21). ‘Laqad kāna lakum fī RasụliLlāhi uswatun ḥasanah’, ‘There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent example.’ Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla is saying that our Holy Prophet ﷺ is the best example and his teachings to you are the best things. People who follow him ﷺ, people who follow the things he ﷺ did, attain the virtues and mercy of Allah ﷻ.

Everything our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam did is good. Prophets are infallible which means that their attributes are such that Allah ﷻ doesn’t let them commit a sin. And our Holy Prophet ﷺ teaches Islam and the religion in all its details. As there is no Prophet after our Holy Prophet ﷺ, our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam shows all the good things. And for the rest of the Prophets, ‘ ’, ‘Inna d-dīna ‘inda Llāhi l-Islām, ‘Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam.’ (Qur’ān 03:19) – Islam is the religion of all the Prophets.

By starting from ‘Adam ‘alayhi s-salam and passing from Prophet to Prophet, it had been changing, with some things being Halal and some things being Haram. But slowly with time, the religion was completed with our Holy Prophet ﷺ. Therefore, everything our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam did, will not change anymore. Those who follow him perform his Sunnah. There’s the Sunnah, Fard and Nafl. Those who perform the Sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ will receive a reward from Allah ﷻ. For some things it is tenfold, for other things it is hundredfold. And it goes on like this; more and more. Therefore, by following the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, we cannot do everything a 100%. But the more we do, the more profit we get.

Certainly, people are not infallible. We are all sinners. And our Holy Prophet ﷺ was sent as mercy to this Ummah. As we commit a sin and repent and ask forgiveness, Allah ﷻ will forgive. If someone is stubborn and doesn’t repent but rebel, that is different. But for those who repent, Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla’s Door of Repentance is open.

The way of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the beneficial way. Whoever goes out of it and comes against him ﷺ on purpose is considered Kafir, or becomes faithless. We cannot say what is Halal and Haram according to our minds. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla has made clear both the Halal and the Haram. If you say that this is Halal and that is Haram, you make a big mistake then. If you are Muslim, you commit a big sin. And if you’re not Muslim, you are in Kufr. May Allah ﷻ protect us. Don’t say Halal to things that you don’t know. And don’t say Haram to things that you don’t know. They are clear.

No one is perfect. Everyone should repent and ask forgiveness so that Allah ﷻ forgives our sins and mistakes that we made with or without knowing. Allah ﷻ will forgive. May Allah ﷻ not separate us from the right way. May He ﷻ not separate us from the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, from this beautiful way insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 29 March 2022/ 26 Sha’ban 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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