Be Like a Traveller

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.

Our Holy Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, be like a traveller in this world. Don’t take this out of your minds. What does a traveller do? He doesn’t stay long in one place. He uses everything he has together with his belongings.

It is the same in this world. We will not stay here forever. Therefore, we shouldn’t pay much attention to this world. But Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla created people so beautifully that they never think of it as a journey. They think that this world will never end and they will never die. They think so and and strive to collect more wealth. People have desire for many things. They collect so much wealth, enough for ten thousand years. But they say it is not enough and strive to get others’ Rizq. Their eyes are on the property of others most of the time. It is because of mindlessness.

Those who follow our Holy Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam don’t put this world in their hearts. They use this world as a means for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ. Those who use it as means, there will be benefit for them. Otherwise, there is no benefit. It will not go with you. What will go is, as we said, when you are on the way of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla and in service to people on the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ, there will be benefit. Otherwise, it has no benefit but a lot of loss.

Therefore, no need to be upset about this world. You will have whatever your share is. May Allah ﷻ help us. May Allah ﷻ give strength to our Iman so that we are not cheated or deceived by anyone insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 25 July 2022/ 26 Dhu l-Hijjah 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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