Ask in These Precious Days

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.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ for the favours He ﷻ gives. Today is one of these most blessed days. The ten days of Dhū l-Ḥijjah, or its thirteen days are all blessed. The virtue of these days starts from the beginning of the month.

Today is the day before Yawmu ‘Arafah. It is called Yawmu t-Tarwiyah. Tarwiyah means to be watered (quenching thirst). It means drinking water from the pool of Kawthar of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy Prophet ﷺ inshā’Allāh. Today is the blessed day. Whoever can should fast on these nine days or on the 8th and 9th. Fasting on Yawmu t-Tarwiyah and Yawmu ‘Arafah, the day of ‘Arafah is counted as fasting for a year. And today is from such great virtuous days.

The value of these days is very high. They say, “You cannot evaluate it in terms of money.” Even if the whole world is yours, without īmān, it has no benefit. Who attains the virtue of today attains much more valuable things than all of this. We see now, may Allāh ﷻ protect us, people have richness, wealth and all kinds of ranks and positions in their lives. But one day comes; may Allāh ﷻ not show that day to anyone, to any believer; they lose everything. Does anything remain from those days they enjoyed so much? Nothing remains at all. They say what remains is a bitter memory. A bitter memory of what they've lost. But that is not something permanent. If not, one day comes and people leave all of that and pass away. They occupy people every year saying there are that many rich people and people with so much wealth and possessions. Are such people able to take anything with them to ākhirah? They are not able to take anything. You are the ones who will take. These favours are eternal - these beauties granted to you by Allāh ﷻ, this worship and ṣadaqah destined to you by Allāh ﷻ.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, ḥajjīs are starting their trip to ‘Arafāt today. Even though these beauties are tough, they are permanent. You won't leave them behind with the permission of Allāh ﷻ. They will go together with you. They are with you in the grave and on doomsday. And they will be with you forever in paradise until qiyāmah with the permission of Allāh ﷻ. The rest, they have many names now. There is a new millionaire or a billionaire every day. People look up to them and wish they have the same. So what if you have it? So what if they have it? It won't remain to them, and it won't remain to you. What will remain is Allāh ﷻ. Permanent is the obedience to Allāh ﷻ.

Therefore, know the virtue of these days. Know the value of these days. Benefit from them. May we benefit from them and may Allāh ﷻ make us all from His ﷻ beloved servants inshā’Allāh. May these days be blessed. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ we are meant to be here in the presence of Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓim. We are with him. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with our ḥajjīs. May Allāh ﷺ accept their ḥajj. They are in ḥajj. Our heart is with them inshā’Allāh. May we have from the Thawab given to them inshā’Allāh. May Allāh ﷻ bless these days inshā’Allāh.

How lucky are we! How lucky are Muslims! We have to appreciate this. How lucky are those on the way of Allāh ﷻ! How lucky are those who win ākhirah! You cannot be happy with other things. There are many meaningless words. Don't listen to them. Be with Allāh ﷻ. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid in dunyā or ākhirah with the permission of Allāh ﷻ.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 26 June 2023/ 08 Dhul Hijjah 1444 Lefke, Cyprus