Beware of Those Who Cheat in Religion

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,

Who cheats us is not from us, says our Holy Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. There are many people who think that it is profitable to take others’ things, property and goods.

They’ve become even more in the end of times. There are also many people who use the religion. People who use the religion commit more sins. Even the government is fed up with such people and is warning us. People say that they are policemen or military and take others’ money by cheating them. And people are cheated by them.

But what is worse is they try to use the religion. They cannot use the religion. But there are many people who stimulate and cheat other people, and they do all kinds of dirty things. We should be careful about them. They especially say, “It came to my heart that I should do this and that”. What they are going to do is a bad thing. When the things are contrary to the religion, contrary to Shari’ah and contrary to Islam, we should be even more careful. We should be more awake. Do not make any compromise to them, because no one can be a guard of another. People should realize themselves whether whatever people say conforms with the religion or not. What they say is completely the opposite of it, and people are cheated by it. Yet, they still do so. May Allah ﷻ protect us.

While worshipping at night, one of the great ‘Awliya saw a light. He heard a sound from it which said, “O holy one, you’ve reached sainthood. Sins are Halal for you from now on because of your rank. Everything is Halal for you. You can do everything now”. It came like a call. And it made such an impression on him that there was both light and sound. This holy one, of course not everyone can be like him, he immediately caught him and said, “O cursed shaytan”. There is a longer story about it. So he grasped him tightly and let him go at last. The brothers asked him how he had knew that. He said, “Our Holy Prophet ﷺ has shown us the Halal and the Haram, and he ﷺ never showed us the Haram as Halal. Therefore, I realized it straightaway.”

People of the present time approach you as if you are a holy man. And while they tell you that they want this and that from you, they cheat you, they do you wrong and make you commit a sin. That’s why, we should be careful. Do not approach people who do not follow Shari’ah. Shukr to Allah ﷻ, there are responsible people whom you can ask, “What is this person like? Is what he says right?” You should ask. Don’t be afraid and don’t be shy. They say that they feel shy to ask us and to open such a matter. If you don’t want to ask us, ask someone else. There are thousands of brothers, Shukr to Allah ﷻ, and many people are asking. We don’t want you to be harmed from it. Contrarily, people are joining this way in order to have benefit.

Sometimes there may be some crooked ones. Shukr to Allah ﷻ, they are not from us. They don’t follow anyone. They follow their egos and not anyone else. And who follow their egos enter the beautiful communities, as people here are turning to Allah ﷻ more and accept everything. So they make people feel as ‘Awliya or as Majzub, and then they harm them. May Allah ﷻ protect us from their evil. May Allah ﷻ not separate us from the right way insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 27 July 2022/ 28 Dhu l-Hijjah 1443 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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