Ṭarīqah is All Adab

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:

‘Wa-innaka la-‘alá khuluqin ‘aẓīm’, ‘And indeed, you are of a great moral character.’ (Qur’ān 68:04). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is showing the attribute of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. His ﷺ greatest attribute is Adab. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ has the most Adab among people. Who wants to join Ṭarīqah must follow the way of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. If he doesn’t follow the way of Adab, he should not join Ṭarīqah at all. We are saying it here once again. What is the opposite of Ṭarīqah? It is Wahhabism and Salafism. Lack of Adab is their biggest feature. A person who says he is in Ṭarīqah but does not have Adab should not strive in vain. Because the first rule in Ṭarīqah is Adab.

Grandshaykh Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah ad-Daghestani used to make Mawlana Shaykh Nazim write this down:, “At-ṭarīqah Kulluha ‘Adaab”, “Ṭarīqah is all good manners.” Ṭarīqah is all based on Adab. Without Adab, don’t come to Ṭarīqah. Go and wander somewhere else. You don’t need it here. Without Adab, you won’t have anything. Ṭarīqah won’t bring you any benefit.

What is Adab? Everything is shown. Adab is that you must take permission. It is written in Qur’an ‘Azimu sh-Shan. When you go somewhere, don’t jump in through the door and window before asking for permission. Enter from the door. Ask for permission out of Adab. If they give permission, enter. If they don’t give permission, don’t fight the owner of the house asking “Why are you not letting me in? Why don’t you let me come in?" Don’t fight with others. If they don’t give you permission, even if there is no excuse, you must go away. You should not go in by force. This is not upon Adab.

In everything, whether you are giving or taking, if that is the place or belonging of someone else, you must ask for permission. If they don’t give you permission, they don’t have to. If you take it by force, you will make a sin. You will oppose the order. Ṭarīqah is the most beautiful way in the world. It is the light for humanity. Who doesn’t obey it gets no profit but loss. May Allah ﷻ help us. May we have Adab inshaAllah. It is the attribute of our Holy Prophet ﷺ. May we dress ourselves with that attribute insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 02 October 2024/ 29 Rabih al-Awwal 1446 Fajr Prayer, Akbaba Dergah