Ask Forgiveness While You’re Breathing

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:

“Aqtaraba Lilnnāsi Ĥisābuhum Wa Hum Fī Ghaflatin Mu`riđūn”, “[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.” (Qur’ān 21:01). Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says that the Day of Reckoning is approaching. They are in a state of heedlessness; their minds don’t even consider it. They want to stay away from it, to continue on their own way. Reckoning is not easy. It’s easy because Allāh ﷻ is forgiving. The government, especially tax offices in some places, has very strong accounting systems. There’s no such thing as forgiveness. They say, you kill someone and they forgive you; but if you mess up your accounts in Europe or America, they won’t forgive you. They’ll imprison you. You don’t know when you’ll get out. It’s not like that with Allāh ﷻ. There is an accounting with Allāh ﷻ. Before the reckoning comes, while you still have breath, while you are in this world, if you ask Allāh ﷻ for forgiveness, Allāh ﷻ will forgive you. Your reckoning will be over. That is, if you repent, seek forgiveness, and ask for forgiveness for your sins, Allāh ﷻ will forgive you.

Therefore, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says it is approaching, and He ﷻ tells people not to miss this day. Don’t miss the day of forgiveness. Travel the world and go while you are still healthy and able, but do not stray from the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Do not stay away from the mercy of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. Allāh’s ﷻ mercy is abundant. Therefore, it is not certain when a person will close their eyes or when they will breathe their last. No one can guarantee whether they will live an hour or a day later; there is no guarantee. Therefore, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla always says, “It has approached, it is near.” The Hereafter is near, not far. Some say the Day of Judgment is very far away. Even if the Day of Judgment is far away, your qiyāmah is when you close your eyes then open them. On the Day of Resurrection, you emerge from your grave and head towards the Day of

Resurrection. “What happened? Were we here this many years? It passed so quickly.” In the blink of an eye, says Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, and people will go towards the Day of Resurrection in a state of shock. Those who do good will thank and praise Allāh ﷻ for having done good. Those who are far from Allāh ﷻ in dunyā will regret it in the hereafter. That is the place where even regret for what they have done will be of no use. As we said, everyone should seek forgiveness from Allāh ﷻ while in this world. Allāh ﷻ forgives the sins they commit.

Therefore, when people mention entertainment or something far from religion now, you see thousands of people gathering. They rush there thinking, “There’s entertainment there, let’s go and have fun, let’s rejoice, let’s be happy.” But regarding the way of Allāh ﷻ, they stay away thinking, “Is there really such a thing?” May Allāh ﷻ grant people wisdom and understanding. May He ﷻ grant them guidance, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ not lead them astray from the right way.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 07 June 2026/ 21 Dhul Hijjah 1447 Lefke, Cyprus