The Strong Believer is Better

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.

May these two feasts, the feast of Jum‘ah and ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥā be blessed. May Allāh ﷻ make them perpetual. May we always have beautiful days, in shā’a Llāh. Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says in ḥadīth sharīf that we read in khuṭbah,

“Al-mu’minu l-qawiyyu khayrun wa aḥabbu ilá Llāhi mina l-mu’mini ḍ-ḍa‘īf.” “A believer who is strong is better and dearer to Allah than the weak believer.” Aw kamā qāl. The one who believes, the one who is strong and good is the one who is beneficial. Who is beneficial to other people is a more beloved person in the sight of Allāh ﷻ. He is a better person. Because when one is strong and helps people, and removes badness from them, he must do that. Not everyone can do that. There is virtue to those who do so, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says they are the people beloved by Allāh ﷻ. Therefore, we should strive. If you can’t do it physically, if you can’t support with your body, do as much as you can. Helping the weak, helping the poor, there are many types of help. It is not only one kind of help. Therefore, people should improve themselves as much as they can. If there are opportunities for them, they must evaluate them. The Ḥadīth goes on with “They should ask for goodness.” Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says to ask for more goodness. Therefore, a strong believer should evaluate when opportunities arise to become stronger, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

And then when you do something, don’t say “If only,” says our Holy Prophet ﷺ. What Allāh ﷻ wanted has happened. We can’t change anything with “If only.” It is over now. You must leave it, and look ahead. No need to look back with sorrow and get upset. That’s happened. What Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wanted happened. That is the destiny of Allāh ﷻ. No need to be upset about it. You should take lesson from that. If not, you’ll be sorry and longing; saying “If only.” Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says “If only” is the door of shayṭān. Shayṭān puts it upon people to say “If only I did so and so. If only I took that. If only I went there. If only I came here. If only

I did this.” Every word of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is precious and shows the way to people. And it is a great thing among people. Everyone says “If only.” Sometimes they go to extremes with it. Therefore, for people not to be upset and not to lose their balance of mind, he ﷺ says not to do it. Shayṭān doesn’t wish you goodness. He wishes you bad. And that is one of shayṭān’s doors. Therefore, beware of doing so.

Āyati karīmah says,

“Fa-tawakkal ʿalā Llāhi innaka ʿalā l-ḥaqqi l-mubīn”, “So rely upon Allah; indeed, you are upon the clear truth.” (Qur’ān 27:79) Rely upon Allāh ﷻ, says in āyati karīmah. You are on the right way, on the clearly true way. Don’t be upset about other things. Listen to these beautiful words of our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Obey them. You will be successful and happy. You will be happy here and hereafter. May Allāh ﷻ give it to all of us, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 29 May 2026/ 12 Dhul Hijjah 1447 Lefke, Cyprus