Be Disciplined in Worship

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 Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

The Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam mentions in many Hadiths:

“The best of deeds are those that you do continuously even if little.” Which means that the best thing you do is that which you are continuous in doing. Even if it is little but don’t cut it; make it all the time. Of course, there are in this country masha’Allah Muslims who weren’t born as Muslim. Most of them came to Islam after a certain age. They always have old habits and old customs, so they slowly slowly get used to Islam.

Mawlana was every time protecting them and saying about them, to make their hearts to be warm towards Islam. He was trying to make it easy for them, not to make it difficult. He was trying very much to make it interesting for them, to look after them and to make them happy. Not by making it difficult for them; to make them do what Muslims are normally doing. But alhamduliLlah they are, by themselves, interested in practicing everything. We know many of them who became Muslim maybe 10 days or one month before Ramadan, and then they fasted all of Ramadan. Some of them went to Hajj after two months of [entering] Islam. And Hajj is the most difficult thing even for Muslims; it is not easy. But alhamduliLlah these people were doing that by their love for Islam.

There are many things that they can do, but you are living in a country where it’s not easy. But here, the most important thing is discipline. As much as you can do, be continuous in what you do; praying, fasting. Maybe it’s sometimes difficult to pray; they can do as much as they can in their place insha’Allah. We’ve spent 3 days here together alhamduliLlah, and we did everything. For new people, they maybe thought that it must be like that all the time. No, Allah ﷻ doesn’t burden people. As much as they can do, it is acceptable. This country has too much discipline. So who follows, even if very little, must put discipline for themselves to do what they want to do in the day, and to strongly hold on to it.

AlhamduliLlah in our life, we every time ask for new knowledge. Today alhamduliLlah we also learned many things. We learned that this country is [built] since 800 years, the oldest country in the world I think. It’s even built before the Ottoman Empire which they finished and destroyed. And now it is even a 100 years more than that. How did this happen? With the Barakah of Brother Klaus. Because he put them in discipline; he assigned exactly what everyone will do. They are very tough people, they don’t say “it’s okay” for anything. We come from a country where we say “Ma’lesh”, “it’s okay” for everything [Mawlana laughs]. It was difficult for us to understand this. It was until today that I understood very well the mentality of [the people of] Switzerland. If you say okay from here and okay from there, after that everything will be finished, nothing will be left. So they control their ego, their Nafs. It’s a strange thing for it to be like this in this world. It’s really interesting. And for us, it’s very unbelievable [Mawlana laughs]. Especially that they say, “Don’t interfere in another country. Don’t attack. Don’t ask for land, don’t ask for anything from others. This is your border, don’t go out and don’t let anybody inside.”

And people are looking after this very well, and looking after their country. 30 years ago, we came to Schweibenalp with Omar. He threw something on the street. After that, we saw one lady driving quickly in her car behind us. She stopped us and put this garbage in his clothes [Mawlana laughs]. For this, you see that everything is perfect. Because the habit of human beings is to follow the ego, so they like to do something not good all the time.

This is a very good example for us, especially the people of Tariqah, to put discipline for our lives. After that insha’Allah we will succeed. If you put this discipline and continue on it without bargaining with Allah ﷻ [saying], “I made discipline, You must give me this”, it will open for those who do this insha’Allah.

The Prophets were doing this, without getting tired and without listening to anybody their whole life, every day from morning to evening. Many of them leave their house in the morning and go to call people. And people were hurting them, laughing at them, some of them even killing them. They did not sit. The next day will be the same. Sayyidina Nuh ‘alayhi s-salam was calling his people for 900 years. He was doing this every day. He’s from the prophets of “Uli l-‘Azm” meaning from the most powerful prophets. Also the Sahabah, and after the Sahabah Awliyau’Llah and Mashayikh; they all have the same discipline. Most of them were not finding

disciples, followers easily. We can say that all prophets were hurt by the people around them, but they were still doing this because this is an order from heaven, from Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. Maybe there are some exceptions like Sayyidina Sulaiman ‘alayhi s-salam who was different, and Dhu l-Qarnayn because they were kings. All the other prophets were suffering from people. What they suffered is [now] finished of course; the suffering and everything is finished. Now they are in the highest Maqam, station.

Even human beings the past two, three years were suffering very badly, suffering from this lockdown. And they were giving bad news every day, “Don’t go. Don’t come. Don’t do this. Put medicine in yourself, put that.” It was a really tough time for people. But now, what happened? Everybody forgot this, it’s finished. Who believes in Allah ﷻ and took this as a test, won. In these two, three years, for what Mu’mins and Muslims were suffering – alhamduliLlah because this is coming from Allah ﷻ, Allah ﷻ rewards them. Others also forgot, but there’s nothing for them. This is the benefit of belief. When you believe in your Creator Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla and accept Him ﷻ, you will be rewarded for everything you suffer. Others suffered and they maybe forgot, but there’s nothing for them.

For this, to even say Kalimah Shahadah, to enter Islam is sometimes enough for them to get all of this benefit. But shaytan doesn’t let people; even for this. Insha’Allah those who want to save themselves must accept this. And as much as they can do later, it’s okay. Insha’Allah may Allah ﷻ give Hidayah/guidance for these people. Because the clever one who thinks neutrally, accepts Islam.

But now of course, they show Islam as a terrible thing. But it is every good thing. It is good for human beings, for nature, for animals, for everything. Islam is more straight than the Swiss law. They are saying, “This one is Muslim.” Such Muslim is one thing and Islam is another. These Muslims are very away from Islam. They do what they like and after that they say: “This is Islam.” May Allah ﷻ give Hidayah/guidance for us and for these people also.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 25 June 2022/ 26 Dhu l-Qiʻdah 1443 Maghrib Prayer – Bruder Klaus, Switzerland