Do Sunnah as Much as You Can

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.

AlhamduliLlah, thank you for your invitation. May Allah ﷻ bless you. We are happy to be in a place where they are in way of Allah ﷻ, way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. AlhamduliLlah, this morning in Fajr prayer, here or in another mosque on this island, they are following the way of Sunnah, of Ahlu Sunnah wal Jama’ah. They are following the same way as our Tariqah. Here also Masha’Allah.

In Tariqah, they are sensitive on following way of Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. What he ﷺ did from Sunnah, Mustahabb and everything, we try to follow him ﷺ. As the Tasbihat, Awrad, Salawat. All Tariqah people are following all of this. Even if they are Naqshbandi, or Qadiri, or Shadhili. Everyone in Tariqah, their Sheikh, their Master teaches them to follow this. So it is not forgotten. From the time of our Prophet ﷺ until now, we are following AlhamduliLlah. So it is Barakah for Muslims, for Mu’mins, for believers. Don’t leave anything you can do from Sunnah. As much as you can do, try to do. Because this is a good thing that you will take with you to Akhirah.

We pray also insha’Allah. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “I love praying.” There are many Nafilah prayers that you can do all day. From the beginning of the day, after Fajr, after sunrise, Ishraq pray 2 Rak’aat. And after this also there is Duha prayer: 2 Rak’aat, 4, 8 or 12 Rak’aat. This is Duha prayer; as much as you can do, you can pray insha’Allah. Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that prayer is the best thing for the Mu’min. Prayer is the pillar of Islam. So don’t waste anything. After that in Dhuhr prayer, pray Sunnah also before and after Dhuhr. After that, Asr prayer. Before Asr also you must pray Sunnah. And Maghrib also, after Maghrib 2 Rak’aat and after that there is 6 Rak’aat Salatu l-Awwabin. This is also very important. Awwabin means they have luck, good luck and they are praised ones. The Awwabin, Allah ﷻ praised them. For Isha’ also, we pray before and after. After that, before sleeping, Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says to

pray 2 Rak’aat, it is counted and accepted as Qiyamu l-Layl. After that also, Tahajjud prayer. This will be insha’Allah the most beneficial thing for the Mu’min.

Because here Masha’Allah they are praying, but maybe some new people say to them, “Don’t pray too much. It is Bid’ah.” Even when you say you’re praying, they say Bid’ah; this is nonsense! Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is encouraging us to pray all the time. So when you pray like this you will be in the Divine Presence of Allah ﷻ from the Zakirin, those who mention Allah ﷻ all the time. And you are Ahlu Tariqah, so you must do as much you can. Do not listen to those people who are saying, “Don’t pray Sunnah. Sunnah is not important.” It is very important because if you love Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, you must follow him ﷺ.

Thank you very much. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 15 October 2023/ 30 Rabih Al-Awwal 1445 Kapitan Keling Mosque, Penang, Malaysia