Open Your Eyes to Attain Happiness

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

We are thanking Allāh ﷻ again, every minute, every second for His ﷻ favor to be with believers, mu’min, mu’mināt, in shā’a Llāh. We are in this day of Jum’ah, a special day for Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam and his ﷺ nation. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla gave the best thing for Prophet ﷺ, so the best day of the week, Friday.

Everything happened on this day: ‘Adam alayhi s-salām was created on this day and also Qiyamah will be on this day. There is also one hour in this day, if you ask for du’ā’ and pray, if it coincides with this hour, Allāh ﷻ accepts it and gives you what ask. There are many favors of this day. Making salawāt, prayers and gives charity on this day is more acceptable and more rewarded.

And, of course, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has appointed a time for Jum’ah prayer. Jum’ah prayer must be, of course, with Jama’ah (congregation). The believer, mu’min, Muslim must perform this prayer. Of course, there is some condition for Shafi’i: they must be 40 people. For Hanafi: 3 people with one imām. Three jama’ah and one imām will be enough. Whoever can find this, he must pray it. If he cannot, there is an excuse for him. He prays Fard of Dhuhr. So if he has this condition, if he couldn’t find the Jama’ah to pray Jumu’ah, he must pray Dhuhr.

In this country, it is difficult. But in Muslim country, he must go. If he has an excuse of illness or can’t go physically it happens. But if he is there and not going, it will be not good for him. In Jum’ah also, there is praying Jum’ah, Khutbah (sermon) and two rak’āt with imām. This becomes like praying Dhuhr. And during Khutbah people must be listening to the imām, not to speaking to each other also. Allāh ﷻ will be happy with you. And when Allāh ﷻ is happy with you, everything becomes easy.

Everything you do from worshipping, from charity, from good things is for you. This only is what you will take with you. There were people asking one big ‘awliyā’, a famous ‘awliyā’ in India, Mu’in al-Din Chishti, raḥmatu Llāhi ʿalayh (Allāh ﷻ have mercy upon him), ‘a’la Allāhu darajātuh (Allāh ﷻ raise his rank). He brought millions of people to Islām.

So, a person asked him, “What is success?” He answered, “Success is to win the akhirah, the next life.” Not to be president, doctor, lawyer, a millionaire, an actress; that everybody knows you, everybody wishes to be like you. If you do not win your next life, it is not success. Success in these material things is only for this life, not forever. Even in life, even not going on for the end of life. Many people lose their success. And very few of them may succeed for the end of their lives.

For this, we, ṭarīqah and Awliyā’u Llāh are encouraging people to get as much as they can reward from Allāh ﷻ, the happiness of Allāh ﷻ. For this, we were saying about Jum’ah prayer and we explained how important it is. Why it is important for people to pray Jumu’ah. In Muslim countries also, they are not giving importance to Jum’ah. Many of them are not going.

Many people think in Muslim countries they are a hundred percent going to Jum’ah or praying or doing this worship. Very, very few are those who go; maybe five percent or ten percent. So it is not given importance in Muslim countries. In other countries also, if Allāh ﷻ opens for you His ﷻ way to succeed in ākhirah, it will be for you, in shā’a Llāh. And we must pray for this.

In this Khutbah of Jum’ah, we read this ayah, ‘ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ’, ‘Id’ūnī ‘Astajib lakum’, ‘Call upon Me; I will respond to you.’ (Qur’ān 40:60). Which means, pray for Me, I will accept it for you. We must pray all the time to stay on this way. Because life – they think life is long but it is not long, it is short. But even if short, people can ask, and pray for Allāh ﷻ to keep us strong on the right way, for you, for your children, for all people. You can pray. Allāh ﷻ is saying, “I will accept”, in shā’a Llāh.

And Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says in ḥadīth, we also read it in khuṭbah; Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “سِلاحُ المُؤْمِنُ الدُّعَاء”, “The weapon of the believer is du’ā’.” Praying is the weapon for mu’min, for the believer. This is our weapon. We don’t have gun, we don’t have pistol. Our weapon is more effective: Du’ā’. It is du’ā’, praying.

And Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla with this, our Prophet ﷺ said, opens for you, gives you rizq, health and everything. Giving you protection, giving you a good life and happiness; happiness and satisfaction which is very important these days. Because people don’t have happiness or satisfaction. They are looking for something. They can easily get this, but they are not seeing what is in front of their eyes. Looking at it.

It is a huge thing in front of their eyes, but they are still searching where it is; looking for happiness, for satisfaction. Shayṭān is making people blind, not seeing. And still, your happiness is in front of your eyes, accept this, open your eyes, you will be happy. In shā’a Llāh.

May Allāh ﷻ accept our du’ā’. We are praying for you, for your country, for Allāh ﷻ to give hidāyah for all of them, to be happy with Islām, īmān, justice, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ send us Sayyidinā Al-Mahdī alayhi s-salām. He will make the whole world to be Muslim, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq.

Al-Fatiha.

•⁠ ⁠Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

17 October 2025/ 25 Rabih Al- Akhir 1447

Buenos Aires Dergah, Argentina

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