Don’t Believe Everything You Hear

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 49:06). ‘Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū in jā’akum fāsiqun binabain fatabayyanū an tuṣībū qawman bijahālatin fatuṣbiḥū ‘alā mā fa‘altum nādimīn’, ‘O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.’

Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying in Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan that when you hear some news from a Fasiq, which means an untrusted person, do not believe him straight away. Make your research. Don’t make a mistake and then regret it, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla.

In the time we are living now, people have lost the fear of Allah ﷻ. People have lost shame. People are saying whatever they want. Therefore, it is not a smart thing to believe everything you hear. It is the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla when you hear something, because if you believe it and act based on that, you will make a sin.

Whatever you see and hear, contemplate what is apparent and what is hidden in it. And do not oppress others. Allah ﷻ doesn’t like oppression. He ﷻ says “Dhulum dhulumat” - oppression is darkness. Therefore, just like it happens to everyone, it may happen to you as well. You won’t be able to explain your problem, as they will oppress you.

Therefore, don’t believe everything you hear. Look into it deeply; or if it is not your business, don’t look at it at all. Don’t listen to it and don’t care. This is the order of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla to us. Who follows it will be in comfort. Who doesn’t follow it, something will happen to him some day, and he won’t be able to explain his problem. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ protect everyone from falling in such a state.

This has happened many times. But Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla shows the truth eventually. Allah ﷻ is the one who sees and knows. May we be under the protection of Allah ﷻ insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ protect us from bad people and the bad time insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 11 December 2022/ 17 Jumada al-Awwal 1444 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah

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