Attributes We Can Imitate

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.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves generous ones. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam says, the generous one who is a sinner, Allāh ﷻ loves him more than the stingy ‘Abid/ worshipper. Allāh ﷻ is generous, He ﷻ loves generosity.

Generosity is the attribute of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Who wants Allāh ﷻ to be happy with him, he must imitate the attribute of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Of course, there are attributes that are only for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, like Kibriya’, Proudness. This is only for Him ﷻ.

And there are attributes that are not for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This attribute is not even for human beings, it is from shaytan, it’s impossible to be for Allāh ﷻ. There are attributes which are acceptable like generosity, like mercy; many things. You must imitate what you’re allowed to imitate. And what is for Allāh ‘Azza waJalla is only for Him ﷻ. You must know this. Because many people are thinking it is good to imitate Allāh’s ﷻ attributes in everything. It cannot be. In some languages, they have two meanings. They say, “Creator.” Creator is only Allāh ﷻ. “Maybe one can make something”, they say. People say, Al-Khaliq Allāh ﷻ, meaning: The Only Creator.

There are many things like this, but the most acceptable thing to do is to be generous. Allāh ﷻ forgives your sins, forgives you and becomes happy with you. Insha’Allah may Allāh ﷻ make us as He ﷻ loves insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 21 October 2024/ 18 Rabih Al-Akhir 1446 Fajr Prayer – Kuala Lampur Dergah, Malaysia