Do the Good Immediately

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.

Many states occur as people live. There are states which are good and states which are not good. There are states that you cause and states that occur without your will. If you think about how to differentiate between the good one and the bad; who trust in Allah ﷻ, the states will be good for them.

When goodness comes to your heart and if you do that good thing immediately, that will bring benefit to you. Because time is not your hands. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave everyone a time. If something good comes to your heart, do it immediately. If you delay it, time will be up. You will either do it or not. And then you will regret and wail by saying, “If only I did it”. No need to wail. You didn’t do it, and it’s over now.

Mind the new chance. Do not miss the new one. If something good comes to your mind, do it. No need to regret and wail about something done. They say “Geçmiş olsun” - may it be over. It is in the past. You cannot turn back that time. You cannot bring back that chance. Therefore, always be alert to do goodness and strive to do good things. They will bring benefit to you.

Things that are done must be appropriate with the pleasure of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Do not get upset about things you didn’t do that are inappropriate. Be happy for that. Don’t say, “I wanted to do this but I couldn’t. If only I did it”. Say, “It’s good I didn’t do it. Otherwise, I’d make a sin”. Congratulate yourself for that. “Right when I wanted to do something bad, I couldn’t do it. I didn’t have a chance. I missed the chance”. Be happy for this. We should be happy for the good things we do insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ let us all do good deeds and make us successful in it. May He ﷻ not let us do things we may regret.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 13 August 2022/ 15 Muharram 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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