Follow Him ﷺ to Not Stray

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

مَنْ يَهْدِ اَللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ, وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ

“Whoever Allah guides, no one can lead astray; and whoever Allah leads astray, no one can guide him.” [Ḥadīth]. If Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants guidance for a person, no one can corrupt this person, no one can lead him astray. And may Allāh ﷻ protect us, if He ﷻ wants to lead him astray, no one can bring him to the right way.

The greatest [means] to go on the right way is to love our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Respecting and honoring him ﷺ will make you steadfast in the sight of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. You will be with the good people. Otherwise, if you say out of your ego, “I will learn knowledge,” then may Allāh ﷻ protect you, you will not have īmān; you will have nothing.

Therefore, this way, the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu alayhi wa sallam makes a person steadfast with the permission of Allāh ﷻ. If one was destined to follow and continue on it, there is no fear and no sorrow for him. Fear and sorrow are in straying from the way. Nothing benefits a person who strays from the way. Even if the whole world was his, it would be worthless. It would not be worth a single atom.

Therefore, to go on the way of our ‎Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam whom Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves, we must respect and honor him ﷺ as much as we can. To honor him ﷺ, remember him ﷺ, make salawāt upon him ﷺ strengthens our īmān. Otherwise, we are seeing. They twaddle, “What is ṭarīqah for!” Ṭarīqah means going on the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Deviating from this way means misfortune and eternal loss. This way is a luminous way, the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

Many people are scared saying, “We don’t want to go out of the way!” In order not to go out of the way, you should follow the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, and do a lesson every day, even if a little bit, to remember that way. Even if you can’t do it all, a little bit is important.

“أَجَلُّ الْكَرَامَاتِ دَوَامُ التَّوْفِيقِ”, “Ajallu l-karāmāt dawāmu t-tawfīq”, “The biggest karāmāh of all is to be consistent.” Even if it’s a little bit, following without interruption, without leaving the way, will not lead you astray. Otherwise, if you deviate from the way, may Allāh ﷻ protect you, your return becomes difficult. May Allāh ﷻ help you.

May Allāh ﷻ guide people. Because as we said, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives guidance to whom He ﷻ wills, and He ﷻ does not give guidance to whom He ﷻ wills. In shā’a Llāh, those who are given guidance must follow this way to be steadfast on this way. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May Allāh ﷻ make us all steadfast, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

24 May 2025/ 26 Dhul Qa’dah 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul