Intention is Better Than Deeds

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.

Insha’Allah our Naqshbandi Tariqah is the Most Distinguished Tariqah going to the Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. And Sohbah is important; Mawlana Sheikh orders this. Even if a small [Sohbah] we can take the Barakah of the order of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla and the Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam to give advice to people insha’Allah.

Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah ad-Daghestani says that there are 800 things that you mustn’t do, and 700 things that you must do. These are orders from Allah ﷻ to people. One of our brothers was asking if the orders of Allah ﷻ are obligatory, Fard. From the orders, there is Fard, Wajib, Sunnah. There are many types of orders.

For Awamu n-Nas, normal people, the Fard is only five. But for the Khawas who want to be more close to Allah ﷻ, they try to do all the orders. Of course, we cannot do all of them. But as much as we can do, we make intention: we are obeying Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla and doing these. Of course, intention is important. The Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and the Sahabah used to do them all. But for us, intention is better than deeds. The Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “The intention of a person is better than his deeds.”

Of course, we also do what’s not allowed for us to do. And for this, we must repent and ask for forgiveness insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ accept what we do and our intention, and forgive us for what we are doing from sin and wrong things.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

We make this every Friday insha’Allah. From everywhere in the world, they read Khatm of Qur’an, Salawat, Suwar and Ayat, and ask for Ihda’/dedication to the Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. For all of what our brothers and sisters read from the whole world, may Allah ﷻ accept their Qira’a/reading insha’Allah.

Insha’Allah na’hdi thawab ma qara’u min Khatamat al Qur’an, Surat Yasin, Ayat Jalilat, Salawat, Tasbihat, Tahlilat, hadiyyatan wasila ila Ruhi Nabiyyina Muhammadin salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, wa ‘Alihi wa ‘As’habihi l-Kiram, wa ila arwahi jamee’i al ‘Anbiya’i wa l-Mursalin wa Khudamai sharai’ihim, wa ila arwahi al ‘A’immati al arba’a, wa ila arwahi Mashayikhina fi t-Tariqati n-Naqshbandiyati l- ‘Aliyah, khasatan Imamu t-Tariqati wa Ghawthu l-khaliqah Khwaja Bahauddin Muhammad al-Uwaisiyi l-Bukhari, Sayyidina Abdul Khaliq al Ghujduwani, Mawlana Sheikh Sharafuddin al Daghestani, Mawlana Sheikh Abdullah al Faiz al Daghestani, Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, wa sairi Sadatina wal Siddiqiyun. Wa ila ‘arwahi ‘Aba’ina wa Ummahatina, ‘Amwatina wa Amwat il-Muslimin, wal Siddiqiyun wa Ahl al Khwajagan. Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.

[(Translation) Insha’Allah we gift the Thawab/reward of what they’ve read from Khatms of Qur’an, Surat Yasin, Ayat Jalilat, Salawat, Tasbihat, Tahlilat, as a gift delivered to the soul of our Prophet Muhammad (Prayers and Peace be upon Him), and his family, and his companions, and the souls of all the prophets as well as of His messengers and of those who served their Sharia, and to the souls of the four Imams. And to the souls of our Mashayikh of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Tariqa, in particular to the soul of the Imam of the Tariqa Ghawth al-Khaliqa (the Help of Creation), Khwaja Bahauddin Muhammad al-Uwaisiyi l-Bukhari, Sayyidina Abdul Khaliq al Ghujduwani, Mawlana Sheikh Sharafuddin al Daghestani, Mawlana Sheikh AbduLlah al Faiz al Daghestani, Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, and the rest of our masters and Siddiqiyun. And to the souls of our Fathers and Mothers, and our passed ones and the passed ones of all the Muslims, and Siddiqiyun, and to the people of Al Khwajagan.]

Li-Llahi Ta’ala l-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 01 July 2022/ 02 Dhu l-Hijjah 1443 Fajr Prayer – Osmanische Herberge, Germany