Be Steadfast in All Matters

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.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm:

(Qur’ān 14:27). ‘Yuthabbitu Allāhu l-Ladhīna ‘Āmanū Bil Qawli th-Thābiti Fī lHayāati d-Dunyā wa fī l-'Ākhirati’, ‘Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter.’ Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm.

Allah ﷻ makes those who believe steadfast both here and hereafter. The biggest key to success and achievement is steadfastness, being persistent. When you follow a way, if you don’t separate from that way and keep steadfast on it, Allah ﷻ will make you steadfast in Akhirah too.

This is applicable for everything, for worldly matters and matters of Akhirah. But matters of Akhirah are more important. In order to separate people from the right way, in order for people not to be steadfast, shaytan makes Waswasa and various things to them. He says, “I will show you a better way” and puts people in doubt and suspicion. When they fall in doubt, they get harm from it.

Therefore, when you follow a way, do what is required on that way. Even if little, that is not important. Some people say, “I couldn’t make a progress.” Your duty - Whether you make a progress or not, when Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave you orders, He ﷻ didn’t say that. What He ﷻ ordered to you is to worship, obey Him ﷻ and carry out His ﷻ orders. The rest doesn’t concern you. The rest is for Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Even if you know or don’t know, it is written in the presence of Allah ﷻ.

If you are steadfast, make Shukr to Allah ﷻ and praise Allah ﷻ. They say, “No, I want to do more”. Don’t ask for things you cannot handle. Do what you can handle. That is enough. There is no complication., “Make things easy and do not make them difficult”. [Hadith] Therefore, this way must be just like you eat, drink and sleep every day. It must be like that for people. You don’t think, “Will I be better or worse if I eat today?” People must take their spiritual food every day just like they take physical food. People who do this are in profit. They will be steadfast both here and hereafter. And it is more important to be steadfast in Akhirah.

In worldly matters also, when people ask about which job to take, they say there is a better job while they already have one. They go for it without knowing, and then they realize that their old job was better. Therefore, if you have your Rizq, if your Rizq is fine, no need to desire for more. If Allah ﷻ opens it for you, you may go for it. When Allah ﷻ gives it, you can go for it.

But what’s important is to be steadfast in your worship, on your way and for your Akhirah. That has a lot of profit. When you are not steadfast in the matters of Akhirah and worship, that is difficult. As we said, don’t ask for things that you cannot do. How much you do, that is acceptable as long as you are steadfast. May Allah ﷻ give us all steadfastness and strong Iman insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 27 November 2022/ 03 Jumada al-Awwal 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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