The Three Holy Masjids to Visit

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.

BismiLlahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says that traveling is done for three Masjids/mosques. They are the most preferred: Masjid al-Haram; Ka’bah, Masjid an-Nabawi and Masjid al-Aqsa which is in Jerusalem. To visit them is good. Their visit will be accepted. They have a great honor.

A prayer performed in Masjid al-Haram equals 100,000 prayers. This is a favor of Allah ﷻ. Many people who have money stay in the hotel. They are too lazy to go to Ka’bah, and they pray from where they are. When they pray from where they are, it is a big loss for them. Instead of earning 100,000, they get just one. A person who goes there shouldn’t be lazy. He must certainly be there all the time, because you go there with the intention to worship only. And you must visit the holy place anyhow. Every minute is a profit for you both spiritually and physically. Certainly, the manifestations and mercy that descend there give health to people’s bodies too.

The second is the place of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. The prayer there is a thousand times better than prayers performed in ordinary mosques. It is the same there. Normally, when people went to Hajj in old times - We are saying old times already, because now they don’t let people do so. Hajjis used to certainly pray forty prayers there [8 days]. Some of them prayed even more. Forty prayers is a good tradition. They prayed it in Masjid an-Nabawi and completed their Hajj that way.

And the third one is Masjid al-Aqsa. It is five hundred times better than prayers performed in normal mosques. Therefore, it is in order to attain these Thawab. The first one is Fard of course: going to Hajj. After that, to go to Masjid an-Nabawi and attain the manifestations there is something that people need.

Therefore, just to visit and travel there in order to attain these manifestations is a great benefit for people. These are not apparent things. But spiritually, they are the main benefit. Some people don’t care unless these manifestations are apparent. Whereas, if they had known how much profit there is, they wouldn’t ask for anything else. As soon as someone has a chance, he should go.

Our intention is the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. We go everywhere so that the blessings, mercy and manifestations of Allah ﷻ are upon us insha’Allah. Whoever wants may go. Certainly, there is a problem among them; there is this and that. They are material things. But spiritually, there are things that Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla wants in this world. We cannot quit praying and fasting because of them. As long as there is safety and you can go freely, there is no problem. Of course, people want everywhere to be open. But the current manifestations are like this. Therefore, it is hard to go to Ka’bah and hard to go to other places, but people are going.

There were bandits before and there wasn’t life assurance. Nowadays, they ask for money, a lot of money. Who has the money must go. Who doesn’t have it, it is not Fard for him. There’s no need to go by taking out a loan. But when you have a chance, not going by making an excuse is a loss for you. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ grant us to travel to beautiful places insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 04 June 2022/ 05 Dhu l-Qiʻdah 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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