Advice on Worldly Life

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.

Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we have arrived a little early. This journey is one we take every year. May Allāh ﷻ have mercy on Aunt Haji Nasima Hanım. By her means, in shā’a Llāh, these meetings have been held. Whoever was the means for these meetings has received their reward as well. We gather for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. We gather for the sake of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla and honor of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. We have no other purpose. Especially today, we have come early. These brothers who have come have no other purpose. They have gathered for the pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. This is what is beneficial for mankind. The pleasure of Allāh ﷻ. You should intend everything for the sake of Allāh ﷻ so that it will be beneficial. So it will remain for you. Otherwise, those who gather for dunyā, pursue dunyā, and eventually flees from them. Self-interest, benefit and worldly interest is ultimately not good. Because human nature is egocentric and selfish. They want everything to be their own. Whatever you give, he is never satiated. Whatever you do, he is never satisfied.

Therefore, gatherings for the sake of dunyā are never beneficial. Even if you gather for eventually, you will do so knowingly for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. This gathering is a worldly gathering, but you should think that its result will be for the sake of Allāh ﷻ. “May Allāh ﷻ help me. May we spend what we have earned on His ﷻ way for the sake of Allāh ﷻ.” We should think so. Because many people come and deceive people for worldly benefit. People let themselves be deceived and are deceived. In turn, they deceive others. By deceiving others, the entire world deceives each other. They derive no benefit.

The world situation is like this now. Especially since the late Ottoman period until now, it has been going from bad to worse. Why? Is it due to the governments? The state? No. From people. Because people find what they do. What can the state do to you, what can the government do to you? You are just like them, and they are just like you. These other people aren’t brought from the moon or the sun. We are all the inhabitants of this world. We live in this world. It is the world’s state. After the Ottomans - because the Ottomans were on the way of Allāh ﷻ. In the last days, the people who were aiming to

destroy it ruined everything. We said “After the Ottomans”, but in the Ottoman’s last days, it fell into their hands. After that, they made it worse day by day. Why? Because they have no fear of Allāh ﷻ. They have no shame, no decency. They have nothing. So how will these people be? The value of a person lies in their humanity. What is humanity? It is shame. It is not committing evil. It is not harming others. This is the state of humanity. The non-human does the opposite. They have no shame, no decency. They can do of all kinds of evil. They become creatures. And these years we are living are theirs.

That’s why, “If I’m good and the other one isn’t, what should I do?” Allāh ﷻ knows. There is Allāh ﷻ. Allāh Azza wa Jalla is present. Nothing is lost. Not even an atom’s weight is lost, says Allāh Azza wa Jalla. “ @ (7) 8) )”, ‘Faman Ya’mal Mithqāla Dharratin Khayrāan Yarah (7) Wa Man Ya’mal Mithqāla Dharratin Sharrāan Yarah (8)’, ‘So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it (7) And whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it (8).’ (Qur’ān 99:07-08). Whatever you have done, even the weight of a particle, both good and evil will not be forgotten. Allāh ﷻ forgives the evil, if you ask forgiveness, if you repent and seek forgiveness. And the good, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will reward you for it. Whoever does a good deed, Allāh ﷻ will give him ten times the reward. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla will give you the reward from ten times to a thousand times. When you do a bad deed, He ﷻ writes down one bad deed. Allāh ﷻ doesn’t oppress anyone. Just because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla writes down ten rewards, He ﷻ does not write down ten sins. You commit one sin, you are written one only. When you do good, Allāh ﷻ rewards you tenfold, a thousandfold, ten thousandfold. The door of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is open.

Therefore, when we do everything, let it be for Allāh’s ﷻ sake. You say, “This one did evil, that one did evil. I want to do the same. Look at this one now. This one won,” and you do the same. You win once, twice, even a thousand times. You weren’t caught, but you will be caught in the Hereafter. It won’t benefit you in dunyā anyway. Don’t be happy about not being caught. Don’t think, “I won.” His evil will befall him both here and hereafter. Indeed, that person will neither rest, nor find comfort nor peace.

Therefore, as we said, let everything be for the sake of Allāh ﷻ and as Allāh ﷻ wants. Let us not stray from His ﷻ way. His ﷻ way is the right way. We have nowhere else to go, we have no other way. The way of Allāh Azza wa Jalla is salvation. Another path is destruction. Man is destroyed. There is no benefit. There is no escape for him. Let us say that in dunyā you engage in fraud, you steal, you go to a different country, to another city, to another distant place, thinking that people will not see you there. Let’s say that you have escaped in dunyā. There is no such thing in ākhirah. You have nowhere else to escape. You have no refuge. You can only seek refuge in the forgiveness of Allāh Azza wa

Jalla. If you seek refuge in the mercy and compassion of Allāh Azza wa Jalla and return to that way, Allāh ﷻ will forgive you and protect you.

That’s why, the worst part of this world is this. As we said, when someone sees someone else, they assume their actions are an achievement and say, “I’ll strive to do like them.” Many people have been destroyed and ruined by this way. They’ve seen that this world doesn’t benefit them. But when? They see it later. They regret it later. Then, after everything is over, they have to start over.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla often gives people one worldly opportunity. You shouldn’t lose that opportunity. Allāh ﷻ has opened doors of goodness for you, doors of sustenance. He ﷻ has given you a good life, a family. It’s usually something you only get once. If you miss it once, you won’t get another. Now, shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we’re approaching seventy. With what we’ve seen so far, rarely is a person given a second chance. Rarely is one given another chance. Therefore, we must recognize it, appreciate it, cherish it, and not lose it. If we lose it, it’s difficult to regain it a second time.

Therefore, we must be careful. You shouldn’t be cheated by the shayṭān, you shouldn’t be cheated by your ego. In old times, they used to say, “A little food, a painless (headache-free) life.” You live a good life with your family and so, don’t be too greedy. Don’t venture into unknown places and paths, thinking, “I’ll earn this, I’ll earn that.” “This one did so and won, so I will.” He won; a thousand people don’t win, only one. Therefore, don’t engage in such things. Be content, just like everyone else earns. Be with Allāh ﷻ. That is your greatest gain.

We’re saying it here for the second time. Hacı Anne used to say, “Luck is a one-eyed thing; its gaze is directed upwards.” It lifts you up, rising higher and higher. Only then does it look down. If it’s good, it’s good; if it’s not good, it suddenly knocks you down, and there is no good left. Therefore, be careful. Don’t be greedy. Don’t be fooled by the words of this and that. Because people today have forgotten everything else, saying, “Let me make more money, more money, more money,” and they’re giving away what they have in their hands. After that, they’re left utterly bewildered.

Therefore, be careful. These favors are favors that Allāh ﷻ has bestowed upon you. Favors given to you by Allāh ﷻ. Don’t lose those favors. Be careful. Afterward, you’ll be asked, “What did you do with these favors? You were given so much.” You’ll be asked, “What did you do with it? How did it go into the ḥarām? How did you lose it? Where did you spend the sustenance of your family and children?” May Allāh ﷻ protect you.

This is important for this here and for everyone. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, these things exist, tools and devices. They are used for many evil purposes. All kinds of filth and deceit are being committed with these things. But shukr to Allāh ﷻ, this advice, however small, is a means for goodness. Let it be a wake-up call. This is for the religious and the nonreligious, for everyone. Whether they pray or not, they should listen to this advice. Because people lack contentment. There is no consent, no gratitude. There is no appreciation of the value of what is given, no appreciation of the favors. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ never separate us from the way, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ be pleased with you.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 01 December 2025/ 10 Jumada al-Thani 1447 Antalya Dergah, Southern Türkiye