Wasting is the Cause of Scarcity

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:

‘Kulū washrabū wa la tusrifū, ‘Eat and drink, but waste not by extravagance.’ (Qur’ān 07:31). Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says, “Eat and drink, but don’t waste”. The present time shows this; wasting causes the withholding of food. Food goes away, and you cannot find it.

The situation of the world now is like this. We are receiving news that there is scarcity everywhere. That is because people don’t appreciate the food. They have wasted it and thrown it away. They don’t eat it, they eat a part and throw most of it away. And then they ask why they are in such a state. It is the will of Allah ﷻ. If Allah ﷻ wants, He ﷻ gives Barakah in everything. If He ﷻ doesn’t want, He ﷻ takes the Barakah away. And when He ﷻ takes it away, it is useless. Anything without Barakah is useless. There is Barakah in this world for everyone. If there is no Barakah, no one can find anything.

There are Kafirs, unbelievers, those who don’t know Allah ﷻ in this world. They say, “How come He ﷻ gives Rizq to them as well?” They are given Rizq for the honor of the good ones. There is a group of Awliya’, our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam says about them,. Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla gives Rizq for the honor of their faces. He ﷻ sends rain for the honor of their faces. And He ﷻ leads people to victory for the honor of their faces. Therefore, we should pay attention to wasting. They say that there will be scarcity now. If you don’t waste, it will be enough. It will be enough for you and for others.

It is like the case during the time of Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam. There is a story about it. People were very big in old times. And only one of them has remained during the time of Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam. We can say that he was as big as a mountain. He went everywhere and asked for food. But he wasn’t full, because his body was huge. Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam came, and the man said, “Feed me”. Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam replied, “We are building an ark. We need wood to complete the ark”. He said, “Will you fill me up if I bring it?” Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam said, “I will”. So the man brought a huge pile of wood enough for a couple of arks like that made by Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam. Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam baked three loafs of bread and gave them to him. Of course, they were not even as chickpeas for him. He said, “Take it and say BismiLlahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim”. The man said, “I won’t say it”. Barakah will come with BismiLlah. The man said he wouldn’t say it. Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam said, “Just say it and you will see how full you will be”. He was Kafir and didn’t believe him. While disputing over saying and not saying, Nuh ‘alayhi ssalam asked him, “What will you not say?” He said, “I won’t say BismiLlahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim”. He said, “Eat it now then”. He made him say it after giving him a hard time. The man ate the bread and couldn’t eat the third loaf. He ate two but couldn’t eat the third one, as he was full. He said, “You put a spell on me. I won’t accept it.” He took the wood he had brought and scattered it around, and then he left. With the remaining wood Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam built the ark.

When there is Barakah, it is fulfilling. Without Barakah, a man can have the whole world, it is not enough. Therefore, our condition now is that as long as we don’t waste, there won’t be scarcity with the permission of Allah ﷻ. But may Allah ﷻ protect us, ignorant people are stopping the Rizq of the poor in order to earn more. They think that they are earning money through various plots, whereas the money they earn has no use for them. They cannot eat it. May Allah ﷻ protect us.

If someone thinks that he will earn money and eat, Allah ﷻ will do something that he won’t be able to swallow it, because he is preventing others’ Rizq and blocking others’ Rizq to eat it himself. He won’t be able to eat it. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ withhold people and give them mind and understanding so that they don’t lose while trying to earn. May Allah ﷻ protect us and give us Barakah insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 09 June 2022/ 10 Dhu l-Qiʻdah 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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