Speak Good or Keep Quiet

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.

Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that whoever is to say something, let him say good things. If he won't say good things, he must be quiet. It is better to keep quiet. Speak about good things. To speak good things is carrying out the order of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And mu’mins, Muslims, those who love our Holy Prophet ﷺ, people of ṭarīqah, people of Ahlu s-Sunnah wa lJama’ah and people on the right way carry out this order, shukr to Allāh ﷻ.

It is always carried out. But these days, it is the month of Rabī‘ ul-Awwal, the month of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. We always remember the birth and arrival of our Holy Prophet ﷺ in this month and take this beautiful manifestation upon us. We take our share of the mercy, gaze and reward of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to ourselves.

This is a good thing to say. It is not good to keep quiet about it. You must not. You must say it because you are saying good things. Who are those who don't say good things? They are the ones who object to it. They say when you read Mawlid, you don't do the good thing, you commit a sin. And they are people who think they are Muslim. How come then?

Which one is saying good and which one is saying bad? People who say the good thing are those who honor our Holy Prophet ﷺ, who remember his ﷺ birth, life and biography. Our duty is to remember all the actions of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. They are things that are wājib and farḍ. It is good that we do them.

As our Holy Prophet ﷺ said, we must speak. But when we speak, we must speak well. If you are going to say bad things, keep quiet. Those who object to it should keep quiet. They must keep quiet. What they speak is badness, it is not good.

Therefore, they should know this themselves. It is just a short advice. We don't make it long for them to think well about it. May Allāh ﷻ give mind and understanding to all.

May people not be confused about Mawlid being bid’ah, Mawlid not being good. On the contrary, we are not celebrating the birthday of a singer for it to be bad. Hāshā min al-huḍrr, la tashbih. It tells us about our Holy Prophet ﷺ who is an example for us and tells us about the power and miracles of Allāh ‘Azza waJalla, about all of that and the miracles. What can it be apart from goodness? May Allāh ﷻ let us all attain his ﷺ intercession insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 4 October 2022/ 8 Rabih Al awwal 1444 Lefke, Cyprus