One Percent is Enough

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 02:286). ‘La yukallifu Llahu nafsan illa wus’aha’, ‘Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.’

What Allah ﷻ gives, what He ﷻ orders, everybody can do. He ﷻ is not giving more than what you can do. You can do easily. People and human beings can do what Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla orders. But also, they are not doing.

Of course, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said to the Sahabah, “What I order, you must do a hundred percent. Ninety-nine percent is not enough for you. You must do a hundred percent.” But he ﷺ said for Akhiru z-Zaman, end of times, there will be people, if they do one percent, it is okay also for them.

So this is the mercy of Allah ﷻ, and mercy of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam. For his ﷺ Ummah to not forget Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to remember Him ﷻ. Even one percent can be enough for them. Because the important thing is to remember Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla, to remember His ﷻ order.

Prophet ﷺ said that when somebody from that time stands for praying, immediately when he says Takbir, “Nawaytu Salatu Fard Dhuhr.” He makes “Allahu Akbar” quickly. But in some places, they are waiting trying to make maybe two minutes, three minutes until they say Takbir; no need for this. You are Akhiru z-Zaman Ummah, just quickly make Niyyah/intention for prayer and say Takbir. After that, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said that these people, after the Takbir they are thinking what they will do, where they will go, how’s work, how are the children, how’s Dunya. When they reach the last Rak’ah, they forget: “Did we pray three, we prayed five, we prayed two. What did we pray?” And they make Sajdat Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness), to cover [correct] the wrong they had done in praying: for what we forgot, or if we didn’t read something. They make two Sajdah for Allah ﷻ to forgive them. This is acceptable.

We are living in a time which is a difficult time. But also, a blessed time for believers who are following the orders of Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. We are not by our will in this time. By Allah’s ﷻ wisdom, He ﷻ put us in this time. And we must accept and be happy for His ﷻ gift, His ﷻ will that He ﷻ made us on His ﷻ way. This is important.

For this don’t make too much Waswas, “Is what we have done accepted or not accepted?” Of course, all what we do is nothing. But Allah ﷻ with His ﷻ Mercy, He ﷻ created angels to correct what we do wrong even in reciting Qur’an, in praying or other things. In all of this, after you make intention and do as much as you can do, Allah ﷻ forgives us for the rest and rewards us insha’Allah. May Allah ﷻ make us in His ﷻ way and not to be out of His ﷻ way insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 03 February 2023/ 12 Rajab 1444 Fajr Prayer, Sheikh Nazim Dergah – London