His ﷺ Sunnah Lights 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.

As we have said, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the one who teaches the most Adab (manners). He ﷺ is the one who teaches all Adab and morals. Whoever follows his ﷺ way and adheres to his ﷺ Sunnah becomes one of the servants beloved by Allāh ﷻ. Every aspect of our Holy Prophet’s ﷺ life is beautiful, everything he ﷺ does is beautiful. He ﷺ is beneficial to people. Nothing he ﷺ does is in vain. The Qur’ān says, ‘ ’, ‘Nor does he speak out of desire.’ (Qur’ān 53:03). He does not speak from his ﷺ own whims and desires. Every aspect of his ﷺ life, every action, is Sunnah; it is a lesson for people.

Today, there are those who want to emulate him ﷺ, and those who don’t. Those who don’t want to emulate him ﷺ are the people of shayṭān. They do not accept the Sunnah. They make “Sunnahs” according to their own minds, and when they see the true Sunnah, they dislike it. Therefore, if you want to be a servant beloved by Allāh ﷻ, strive to do everything that our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam did. He ﷺ has both forgotten and remembered Sunnah practices. Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said:, “Whoever revives my Sunnah when my Ummah is corrupted, Allāh ﷻ will reward him with the reward of one hundred martyrs.” There are many forgotten Sunnahs that most people don’t even know exist. Whoever revives these Sunnahs and tells them to people will earn the reward of one hundred martyrs.

Therefore, being with our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the greatest blessing. Showing him ﷺ respect and reverence is the greatest blessing for us. Because there are many people who claim to be Muslim but do not value him ﷺ at all. Many follow those who cannot see the greatness of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, who do not respect him ﷺ, and who speak ill of him ﷺ. Therefore, those who are on this righteous way are the servants whom Allāh ﷻ loves. Allāh ﷻ will reward them Himself. Their way is light; their hearts are filled with light, faith, and happiness. Those who are not on his ﷺ way are in distress; they cause distress to themselves and those around them. They never find peace; their hearts and faces are darkened. Everything they do is evil. May Allāh ﷻ protect us from their evil.

On the occasion of this blessed month of Mawlid, those who honor our beautiful and blessed Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and recite Mawlid are on the way that Allāh ﷻ wants. Those who do not honor him ﷺ, no matter how much they know of the Qur’ān and so, only know what they know and strayed from the righteous way. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ grant us all the intercession of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. May we never separate from his ﷺ way, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 03 September 2026/ 21 Rabih Al-Awwal 1448 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul