The Sahabah and Islam

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.

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent the religion of Islam to all people so that they are saved. What to be saved from? Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave this religion in order to be saved from the evil of shaytan and the evil of our egos. The Sahabah of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam spread it over the world, Shukr to Allah ﷻ. The Sahabah of our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam were not tired. In order to spread the religion everywhere, they made Jihad, they conveyed [the religion] and brought beauty everywhere.

The last place we went to in Dagestan is called Derbent. It is a place where Muslim armies reached. Early in the year 20 by Hijri, they reached up until there. People over there learned Islam step by step. Afterwards, they joined Islam as communities easily without conflicts when they saw this beautiful religion, Shukr to Allah ﷻ. The holy ones [Sahabah] became Shaheed, martyrs there. We visited forty of them. They are the deed of that place. They are the deed of Islam. Those holy ones who became the means for people to join Islam had become Barakah and light for people until Qiyamah.

Therefore, criticizing the Sahabah is not our job. People now say this is so and so. They were all together back in old times. They went together to - to make Superior the Word of Allah ﷻ. They did not divide. Because the order of Allah ﷻ says, “Beware of dividing. If you divide, you will become weak”. And that is what Kafirs want. In old times and even in this time, what shaytan wants is for Muslims to be divided. His job is easier then. People will make Waswasa, Fitnah and prevent Muslims from doing what they have to do. While trying to do something right, they will make it wrong.

Therefore, our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and the Sahabah must be examples for Muslims. If you work for Akhirah and not for this world, it will be accepted until Qiyamah and its rewards will go on. If you do it for your ego, you will not gain anything. You will be left only with your sufferings; nothing else.

This time is more difficult than all other times. It requires patience. It requires relying on Allah ﷻ. It requires effort insha’Allah. Who does these will be in profit. We should make Shukr for the favors of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla so that they increase insha’Allah. And the biggest favor He ﷻ gave is Islam. We make Shukr to Allah ﷻ for creating us as Muslim. Insha’Allah may others have guidance too. Muslims wish goodness to everyone. They want everyone to join this beautiful way insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 01 September 2022/ 05 Safar 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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