Honoring Him ﷺ is the Way

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 33:45-46). ’Yā 'Ayyuhā An-Nabīyu 'Innā'Arsalnāka Shāhidāan Wa Mubashshirāan Wa Nadhīrāan (45) Wa Dā`īāan 'Ilá Allāhi Bi'idhnihiWa Sirājāan Munīrāan’, ‘O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner (45) And one who invites to Allah, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla glorifies and honors our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He ﷻ says, “We sent you.” Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam as mercy to people. He ﷻ sent him ﷺ as light, as goodness to people. All kinds of barakah and goodness, the most beautiful happens for his ﷺ honor and sake. His ﷺ way is the way of light. He who does not go on his ﷺ way will be in misery. He who does not honor him ﷺ is in error.

He says, “No matter how much you honor him, do so.” Imam Al-Busayri says in Qasidat Al-Burdah, “As long as you do not claim what the Christians say about their prophet, praise him ﷺ and commend him ﷺ as much as you like.” There is no limit to praising our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Love what shayṭān dislikes. What shayṭān dislikes is praising, honoring and loving our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This is what he dislikes. He deceives people saying, “You are making a mistake. No one but Allāh ﷻ may be glorified and praised.”

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has honored our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. He ﷻ has commanded us to do so, “Honor him ﷺ. Love him ﷺ. Respect him ﷺ.” Allāh ‘Azza waJalla says, “I created everything for his ﷺ sake.” If people do not honor him ﷺ, they are ungrateful. If a Muslim does not honor him ﷺ, they will suffer a great loss. It would be

dangerous. It would be a danger to his īmān. Those who didn’t honor him ﷺ never had good endings. Their ways ended and were finished. Shayṭān makes up other ways. But their main ways have never continued. Of course, shayṭān never stops. But also, the believer never stops from honoring our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

Therefore, this blessed day was given for the sake of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. This is the greatest day for his ﷺ Ummah, the day of Friday. The day with the most rewards. The day beloved by Allāh ﷻ is Friday. And it was given to our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and it was given to his ﷺ nation. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ. We must be grateful for the blessings so that they may increase. The greatest blessing Allāh ﷻ has given is īmān, the love of our Prophet ﷺ. This is the greatest blessing for us, shukr to Allāh ﷻ. May Allāh ﷻ always make it perpetual. May Allāh ﷻ not separate us from the way in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Ayāt, Surahs, Yasin, Tasbihāt, Tahlilāt, Salawat. We gift whatever good deeds they’ve done firstly to our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and ṣaḥābah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya. To the souls of our Mashayikh. To the souls of all our passed ones. To the souls of all Muslims and Mu’mins. For goodness to come and evil to be gone.

Li-Llahi Ta’āla, Al-Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 01 August 2025/ 07 Safar 1447 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul