Follow His ﷺ Sunnah

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.

BismiLlahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says this month of Muharram is a holy month. It is one of the Haram (sacred) months. It has more value. Fasting in Ramadan has become Fard after the Hijrah to Madinah. Before that, they fasted in the month of Muharram. Certainly, whoever wanted would fast, it was not Fard. But they fasted then. When it became Fard to fast in the month of Ramadan, fasting in Muharram became Nafl.

It is Nafl, but on the day of ‘Ashura, on the 9th and 10th or on the 10th and 11th, it is the Sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ more than Nafl. People who make Sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ attain endless benefits. It is not good to underestimate it. But shaytan gets into mankind’s minds and keeps people away from all kinds of goodness. If there is some goodness, he gives them doubt, and so that they go astray and don’t reach that beauty, he certainly finds some excuse.

Making Sunnah as much as we can is for our own benefit for sure. We should not listen to anyone. There are many people who seem as Haqq (true) but speak falsely. They appear to be speaking the truth. But there is lie in their words and badness to people. People who don’t show importance to Sunnah and don’t value it are the ones who don’t speak the truth. They are the people who don’t value but bring harm to others. We must make Sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ as much as we can.

Because our life - many people ask why we were created. You may ask why we were created as much as you want. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla told you, “I created humans and Jinns for worship.” Therefore, we must perform all kinds of worship as much as we can. If we can’t, that is ok. But it is wrong to prevent people from doing it.

The Sunnah of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the order of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. He ﷺ says, “Follow my Sunnah. And follow Sunnah of Khulafa’i Rashideen, the four Caliphs who come after me.” We must also follow Sunnah of Sahabah as they had followed the Sunnah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. We must do so as much as we can. They are as necessary things as drinking water and eating food for us; for ourselves, for our souls and for our spirituality. Without spirituality, people would be animals, rocks or wood. They’d be something useless. With spirituality, they are raised. May Allah ﷻ help us. Our intention is to do everything as much as we can. And Allah ﷻ will reward us according to our intention.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 10 July 2024/ 04 Muharram 1446 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah