Believers Submit and Don’t Worry

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“مَا شَاءَ اللهُ كَانَ وَمَا لَمْ يَشَأْ لَمْ يَكُنْ”

“What Allāh ﷻ wills comes to pass, and what He does not will does not come to pass.”

The will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla is that what He ﷻ wants happens, and what He ﷻ does not wants doesn’t happen. These are things that believers must put in their minds. Everything that happens wouldn’t happen without the will of Allāh ﷻ.

Therefore, in dunyā: the time we live in, the place we live in, everything happens by the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That’s why, the believer does not panic about anything. He never says, “What happened? What will happen?” He submits.

“أسلم تسلم”, “Aslim Taslam.” Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam used to write this beautiful word in the letters he sent. Submit, you will find peace. “No, this one did it. That one did it. What happened?”

Your worrying, your sadness and what you’re doing doesn’t benefit anyone. What’s beneficial is you being steadfast on the right way and the worships you perform. What’s important is to preserve our īmān.

“Dunyā is collapsing, dunyā is ending”, don’t care about that. It is of no use to you. Because you cannot change anything. What applies is the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You must accept it, you will be at ease. Otherwise you will say, “I had a panic attack, I don’t know what happened. This and that happened to me.”

Mind yourself, continue with your work and rely upon Allāh ﷻ.

May Allāh ﷻ protect us all. May Allāh ﷻ give us all the strength of īmān. When īmān is strong, a person doesn’t care about anything. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

24 June 2025/ 28 Dhu l-Hijjah 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul