Disagreement Mustn’t be Among Believers

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 49:10). ’Innama l-mu’minūna ikhwa fa-‘aslihu bayna akhawaykum wa t-Taqu Allaha La’allakum Turhamoon’, ‘The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.’ Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Believers are brothers, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. And indeed, there will be disagreement between brothers. He ﷻ says, intercede and remove their differences. Reconcile them. Reconcile them so that the mercy of Allāh ﷻ descends upon you. In unity is the mercy and protection of Allāh ﷻ. Fighting and getting angry are things that Allāh ﷻ dislikes.

Therefore, He ﷻ says, you should make them reconcile. Intervene, see who is right and who is wrong, advise them and offer counsel, so that they can reconcile. Because it is not permissible not to reconcile, says our Prophet ﷺ. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says that a believer should not remain angry with another believer for more than three days.

This world is filled with shayṭān, filled with waswasa, and all kinds of distrust. That is why, conflict occurs. That conflict must be resolved so that mercy can descend. Mercy is a favor of great inestimable value bestowed by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, but people focus on material things. “This is a spiritual thing; what does it have to do with me?“ Or it doesn’t even pass their minds. Yet, it is what is important. It is what is eternal. Materialism is temporary.

Therefore, there mustn’t be any anger or resentment over this world or anything else. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam states this in a ḥadīth sharīf, it is not permissible to remain angry for more than three days. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. This is

one of the illnesses of the ego, one of the evils of the ego. It makes a big deal out of a small matter and causes disagreement. When there is disagreement, there is no peace and no barakah left. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allah ﷻ reconcile those who are in disagreement, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 11 November 2025/ 20 Jumada al-Awwal 1447 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul