Treat Unbelievers Wisely

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 06:108). ‘Wa lā tasubbū l-ladhīna yad’ūna min dūni Llāhi fa’yasubbū Llaha ‘adwan bighayri ‘ilmin, kadhālika zayyannā li kulli ‘ummatin a’malahum’, ‘And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds.’ Sadaqa Llahu l-‘Azim.

Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla is telling and teaching about the Adab of Islam and the treatment of people. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla is telling people and Muslims how their every move benefits or harms others.

Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says to not swear at those who worship other than Allah ﷻ. If you swear at them, they will swear at Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla then. But they do so without knowing, because they think “We worship our god just like they worship theirs”. If you swear at them, they will swear back. People will commit more sins then. There will be more hate. And you will be the reason for that. This Fitnah will grow and become worse.

If you treat them well, they will slowly understand their mistakes. They will understand and say “The things we do are useless. And we ourselves are causing trouble to ourselves. No one ordered us to worship these; we are worshiping them upon the will of our egos.” They will leave that then insha’Allah. But when you come down on them, you become their enemy for nothing. Then there will be hate and they will get further away. You can attract good people through goodness. If you don’t do goodness and without goodness, there is hate and enmity. It won’t work at all then. You become the means for big sins and it is of no benefit.

It is applicable for all times; that is the attribute of mankind. It was the same during the time of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. It was the same afterwards. And this matter is the same now as well. Telling unnecessary and unwise words brings no benefit but harm. Therefore, we should be careful.

The condition of this world has become much worse. Muslims should act accordingly. Otherwise, many people want to speak the truth. There is a place where truth must be spoken and a place where it shouldn’t be spoken, says our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Therefore, we should be careful. May Allah ﷻ protect us and let us speak wisely and act wisely insha’Allah. May He ﷻ give guidance to others. May Allah ﷻ give guidance to those who value and worship other than Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 24 May 2022/ 23 Shawwal 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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