Cure Yourself of Egoism

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.

Egoism is one of the worst attributes. It is the disease of the ego. Egoism means selfishness. Saying, “I am so and so. I am this and that” so that everyone loves them and exalts them; there are many people who think so. It is a disliked attribute among the diseases of the ego. Usually, such a person is not liked by people.

But in the recent times, this attribute has spread among people. It has become much more. Because everyone wants to praise himself. To be more famous than everyone, to be listened and heard, this attribute is their favourite. In old times, a couple of people from the neighborhood or household knew someone who says, “I am this and I am that”. Now there is this tool which makes people show their skills everywhere, all over the world, so that other people see them as someone very important and flatter them. This is the concern of all people now; “I want everyone to like me. I want them to imitate me. I want to be famous. I want to be so and so. I want to be the best.”

What is the benefit of their love to you? If they don't love you for Allāh ﷻ, there is benefit neither to you, nor to them. There is nothing but loss. What people think has no benefit if they are not on the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Their thoughts have no value. The whole world may like you, if you want. But as long as Allāh ﷻ doesn't like you, your work is not good, your way is not good. You should change yourself so that Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves you. If you are on the way of Allāh ﷻ, He ﷻ will like you.

Otherwise, you can somersault as much as you want. They are doing all kinds of foolery and shame. They are showing ridiculuous things so that people like them. What they are doing is useless, unnecessary. It is wasting their time. If

they are doing something bad, they lead themselves and people who follow them, and who imitate them to sinning and harm.

These issues - People of old times were better people. They used to live with adab. They wouldn't show when they ate thinking about the poor ones. Now they want to show everything; what they eat and drink, where they go and come. There are all kinds of shame. May Allāh ﷻ improve them. What is done doesn't comply with the religion. Even if it is not contradicting, it doesn't suit it. The religion is adab and discipline. These things that are done don't comply with it.

Therefore, it is not nice to do something by saying someone else did it. If he is doing, he is doing for himself. And we should imitate good people, not him. If you imitate a good person, you will have benefit. If you deal with bad ones and useless things, you will have wasted your time and life. Even if there is no sin, you will have wasted your life without earning anything. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ give understanding to all of us and to these people, for who have mind don't do such things.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 10 October 2022/ 14 Rabih Al awwal 1444 Lefke, Cyprus