The Month of Worship

9 April by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Worship is from the holy Adab of the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is considered as the month of worship. Because everyone is Mukallāf. All Muslims are Mukallāf/obliged to fast; meaning is Fard. After reaching Bulugh/maturity, fasting is Fard. Many people fast within one month. Therefore, it is the month of worship. And as it is the month of worship, more mercy and Barakah of Allah ﷻ descend in this month. That is why it has special beauty.

Praying is performed throughout the year. It is also Fard. It must be done every day. When it comes to Hajj, many people are unable to go. Very few can go. Therefore, Hajj is not once a year, but once in a lifetime. Therefore, the months of Dhul-Hijjah and Dhul-Qa’dah are not regarded as months of worship, because it [worship] is done only once. If you want to perform worship, you can go of course. And they accept one out of a thousand people [for Hajj] which they do by drawing lots.

The most important month for Muslims is the month of Ramadan, the month of Barakah. It has a lot of virtue. Therefore, Muslims give their Zakat in this month as well. Zakat can be given any time. But in order to avoid miscalculation, they give it in the month of Ramadan. And then there is Zakat al-Fitrah. These are the things that are Fard and Wajib. Also, there are the Nafl things. Many people make Khatm of Qur’an. They make Salawat, Tasbihat, they give Sadaqah and charity. This adds to the beauty of Ramadan even more.Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla gives more Thawab compared to other months. It is for our benefit.

The Barakah and beauty of this month are because of this. The more people worship, the more mercy descends on them. Allah ﷻ gives His ﷻ Mercy to everyone. He ﷻ doesn’t fear that it will be less by giving. His ﷻ Treasure never finishes. The treasure of people finishes. But Allah ﷻ is the Possessor of Endless Generosity. Everything is in His ﷻ Hand. And He ﷻ doesn’t fear that something will finish. Hāshā/far from it. Therefore, as much as we can insha’Allah, we should do goodness, charity and worship. The more you do, the more gain you will get, and the more benefit you will have.

Other people say, “This worship has this benefit and that benefit”. It has. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ says, “صُومُوا تَصِحُّوا تُرْزَقُوا” Fast, and you will have health, and Rizq will come to you.

Foreigners know that Islam is Haqq/true, but they cannot accept it and submit to it anyhow. They say how beneficial fasting is for this and that disease. It is beneficial for everything. Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is “صَادِقُ الوَعْدِ الأَمِينِ”, “Sadiq ul-Waad al-Amin”. He is the trustworthy and his word is certainly Haqq/true. Therefore, they are researching and accepting the benefits of fasting on human body and human soul. However, they cannot anyhow follow it.

May Allah ﷻ make us firm on this way. May the Barakah of our Holy Prophet ﷺ be upon us. And may the Barakah of this holy month be upon us insha’Allah. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Sohbah by Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil Ar-Rabbani (q)

9th April 2022| 8th Ramadan 1443

Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul