Benefit from All Favors in Dunya

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 06:32). ‘Wa mā l-hayāatu d-Dunyā illā la’ibun wa lahwun wa la’d-dāru lAkhiratu khayrun lil-ladhīna yattaqūn’, ‘And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah.’ Life in this world is like a game and entertainment. It is so. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying this for everyone. The good Akhirah is for those who fear Allah ﷻ.

Allah ﷻ gave various favors in this world. People should benefit from all these favors and make their livelihood by them. Everyone will benefit from these favors. Muslims and non-Muslims must benefit from these favors. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla created this world and everything in it for the benefit of people. People must use them, eat and drink and benefit from them as they like. But it is important that they fear Allah ﷻ, believe in Allah ﷻ and obey the orders of Allah ﷻ. There is nothing like they must suffer when they obey the orders of Allah ﷻ. Just like Allah ﷻ gave to Kafirs, it is the same for Muslims.

Certainly, everything permissible is beneficial and everything forbidden is harmful. Therefore, benefit from the permissible things in Islam, says Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Fear Allah ﷻ and don’t go for the forbidden. Because in return for Haram there is hell, and in return for Halal there is paradise. And Akhirah is better. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, ‘Wa la’d-dāru l-Akhiratu khayrun lil-ladhīna yattaqūn’, ‘But the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah.’ (Qur’ān 06:32). Akhirah is better for those who fear Allah ﷻ.

But Muslims may benefit from everything in this world. As long as everything done is permissible, you both have benefit in Dunya and attain Thawab in Akhirah when you do it. As long as you are with Allah ﷻ, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla will grant you everything and you will be in profit in Akhirah. Otherwise, when you eat and drink and do all kinds of foolish things in this world, you are like animals. Animals are even better, because animals are not questioned in Akhirah. They may do everything in this world. But people who are like animals must pay for it in Akhirah. May Allah ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ not let us obey our egos.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 30 December 2023/ 17 Jumada al-Thani 1445 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah