The Best of Those Who Err

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Our Holy Prophet salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says:

كُلُّ ابْنِ آدَمَ خَطَّاءٌ وَخَيْرُ الْخَطَّائِينَ التَّوَّابُونَ

“Every son of Adam sins, and the best of the sinners are the repentant.”

Every son of ‘Adam, every human being, can make mistakes. They do make mistakes. Not “can,” but “they do.” Of course, those who do not make mistakes do not exist in this time. They are the prophets. The prophets are flawless and without mistakes.

Everyone else makes mistakes. The Ṣaḥābah make mistakes, Ahl al-Bayt make mistakes, the Imāms make mistakes, the Awliyā’ make mistakes, the Sheikhs make mistakes.

Mistakes are given to humanity by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. But He ﷻ also rewards them so that they recognize their mistakes and repent. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has given mankind mistakes to show their shortcomings.

Only prophets are the most perfect, so that people will follow them and show them respect. They are the infallible ones. Of course, our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is the last Prophet. There are no prophets after him. People who appear saying nonsense, “I am a prophet,” should be put in a mental hospital.

Making mistakes is not a bad thing. A person should learn from their mistakes. When they make a mistake, they should admit it, saying, “This is a mistake, I should not make it another time.” Not admitting their mistakes is a flaw and a shortcoming. They have not benefited from their mistakes.

People can benefit from mistakes. You made a mistake, so do not repeat it. It will remain in your mind. If you do not make that mistake, if someone does not warn you, you will repeat that mistake over and over again throughout your life, thinking you are doing the right thing. Eventually, you realize that you have either sinned or done it in vain.

The bad things linger in a person’s mind. Most people do not remember the good. They remember the bad. They can remember the bad things. For example, many people go somewhere or are invited, and do not like the food. It sticks in their minds, “We ate that bad food there.”

After that, they have eaten thousands of times. It never occurs to them that this was a good meal. It never occurs to them. “It was a bad meal. The food was salty, tasteless, or so.” But they do not remember the good; they rarely remember it.

Therefore, those who turn back from a mistake are loved by Allāh ﷻ. Mistakes can be sins, but there are also normal mistakes. People can learn from them and live their lives better. People today do not accept any mistakes. “We are perfect.” There is no perfect human.

Everyone makes mistakes. These are the blessed words of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Indeed, it is like that. Everyone makes mistakes, and they must correct their mistakes. When they know, they correct them. If they do not, then in any case, we should say every day, “AstaghfiruLlah.”

We should repent and ask for forgiveness, saying, “We repent and seek forgiveness from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla for the mistakes we have made, whether we know them or not.” May Allāh ﷻ forgive our mistakes, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allāh at-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥah.

There are recitations of the Qur’an, salawat, ayāt, surahs, tasbihāt and tahlilāt. Everything recited and every act of charity and good deed, may Allāh ﷻ accept it. First, we gifted it to our Prophet ﷺ, his Ahlu l-Bayt and ṣaḥābah, for the souls of all the prophets, awliyā’, asfiya, and sheikhs.

For the souls of all our ancestors. For the souls of the believers and Muslims. May whatever the goals of those who read it be fulfilled. May we all have happiness here and hereafter, in shā’a Llāh. May it be a means of goodness. Li-Llah Ta’ala.

Al-Fatiha.

•⁠ ⁠Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

05 December 2025/ 14 Jumada Al-Thani 1447

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

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