Humbleness of Ṭarīqah Mashāyikh

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.

“Ṭarīqatunā ṣ- ṣuḥbah wa l-khayru fi l-jam‘iyyah.” This is what Shaykh Baha’uddin Naqshbandi said in his life 12,000 times. Everybody knows, masha’Allah here in Indonesia, they have knowledge about ṭarīqah, about sharī’ah. They are lovers of Islam, lovers of Prophet ﷺ, lovers of the followers, lovers of ṭuruq, all ṭuruq. Indonesian people know about ṭarīqah, about Islam, they are happy with all ṭuruq. There are 41 ṭarīqah. These ṭuruq are connecting people to Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Because each Shaykh is coming from other, from other until, reaching to Sayyidina Ali, Sayyidina Salman, Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhum, to Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam.

This is special for ṭarīqah people because without ṭarīqah, the īmān of people will be not complete. Many people are claiming a new thing for themselves; but without connection with Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam, there’s no benefit for people. Sayyidina Imam ‘Azam Abu Ḥanīfah An-Nu’mān said, “Lawlā sanatān lā ḥalaka l-Nu’mān.” “If it wasn’t for these two years, Nu’mān (Himself/Abū Ḥanīfah Al-Nu’mān) would’ve been destroyed.” That was after he found his Shaykh. He was the biggest Imam in the Islamic world, but not complete without finding a Shaykh to connect to Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam; he cannot be complete.

Mashāyikh, all of them, are to serve people., “Sayyidu lqawmi khadimuhum”, “The master of a people is the one who serves them.” To make khidmat for the Ummah of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Our ṭarīqah is beginning from Sayyidina Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq who is the highest one in the ummah, among the ummah. He was the friend of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam before Islam also. He gave all his fortune to Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam, for khidmah of Islam. He was his ﷺ friend in Hijrah and in Ghar Thawr. He was his whole life in all Ghazwat with him ﷺ. Once Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was sitting and Sayyidina Jibril ‘alayhi s-salam came to him ﷺ. Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam was asking where Sayyidina Abū Bakr was. He ﷺ said, “Call him.” He was in his house. His house wasn’t so far. So they went and called Sayyidina Abū Bakr. When he came, he ﷺ said, “What were you doing?” to Sayyidina Abū Bakr. Abū Bakr said, “I was thinking for one hour, tafakkur, about Jahannam. I know that Allāh ﷻ says Jannah must be full with people, and Jahannam also with people. I was wishing to make dua for Allāh ﷻ to make me bigger, huge, so huge to fill all Jahannam with my body. Because His ﷻ word must be: Jahannam must be full with people, so I will fill it, and no need for anybody to enter Jahannam.” Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam is saying, “He is the most merciful for my ummah.” He ﷺ said, “One hour of the Tafakkur of Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu, Sayyidina Abū Bakr aṣ- Ṣiddīq, is better than 70 years of ‘ibadah (worship).”

All mashāyikh of ṭuruq are like them. They are humble. They only want - they are doing this for the sake of Allāh ﷻ and pleasure of our Prophet Sayyidina Muhammad ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. They are very humble. AlhamduliLlah, your people masha’Allah, the Indonesian people, I love them. They are very humble. They are smiley people, Allāh ﷻ loves these people.

One of the mashāyikh was in ‘Arafat during ḥajj time and he saw a crowd of ḥajjīs. There were many people. He said, “I wish Allāh ﷻ to forgive them, but I don’t know. Because I am here, maybe many of them will not be forgiven.” From his humbleness, he blamed himself that it won’t be accepted for the ḥajjīs. He said, “This is a very nice ḥajjī. But because I am here, maybe Allāh ﷻ will not forgive some of them.” But Allāh ﷻ forgave them all for his sake.

Insha’Allah, I am happy in this country. They respect the ṭuruq and the ṣaḥābah. For this, may Allāh ﷻ keep them in this way in which Allāh ﷻ is happy with them, Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is happy with them and Awliyā’uLlah are happy with them.

We are happy. It’s the first time I come here but alhamduliLlah our brothers from Yemen are coming here alhamduliLlah time by time, they make refreshment for people. AlhamduliLlah you are here, insha’Allah Allāh ﷻ keeps you away from Fitnah. Because we are living in a time, a difficult time. Everywhere there is Fitnah. So ṭarīqah means don’t interfere with something Allāh ﷻ doesn’t order you to

interfere with. Because in our place, we are in the Middle East, it has never finished; fitnah never finishes. But we are praying for you to be safe insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 24 October 2024/ 21 Rabih Al-Akhir 1446 Masjid Agung Medan – Sumatera Utara, Indonesia