The Status Of Awliyā’ullah

AlhamduliLlah for everything. Allāh ﷻ favored us with this meeting, this blessed meeting. This is barakah. AlhamduliLlah you are used to these gatherings, these meetings. You don’t know how other places are. To be happy with gathering for Allāh ﷻ is a big ni’mah from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. This is a gift from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla for you.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

‘‘Inna Llāha Aa’la Kulli Shay’in Qadīr’’‘’Certainly, Allah has power over all things.’‘ (Qur’ān 02:20).

AlhamduliLlah, insha’Allah the whole country is masha’Allah like this. Insha’Allah more and more also come to this way, way of love of Allāh ﷻ, love of Prophet ﷺ, love of Awliyā’uLlah.Awliyā’uLlah are praying for the ummah to be in the way of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, way of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

AlhamduliLlah this love and belief is very important for the mu’min and mu’minah. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla put some awliyā’uLlah to be barakah for earth, for human beings.One Awliyā’uLlah, great Awliyā’uLlah was in his majlis – his name is Abdul Salam, Shaykh Abdul Salam Shahu ‘Aa’la. He is from India; you know him maybe. In his majlis, one of his friends, not so far, was speaking with another one, he said,”In this time, there’s no awliyā’uLlah.” He heard him and said, “What did you say?” He said, “No, nothing.” He said, “No, you said something. Don’t be afraid. Repeat what you said.” He said, “I said, there is no awliyā’uLlah in this time.” Shaykh Abdul Salam Shahu ‘Aa’la said, “Don’t say this because without Awliyā’uLlahnothing can happen. Because they are wasitah (means) between Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla [and mankind]. They appoint them. They have a job to do. With them, water is coming, rain is coming. Every barakah, everything is coming through them. Without them, you cannot take this. In every time, they [people] have them.

He said, “I only said maybe in this time there’s no awliyā’uLlah like this.” And he was speaking to the Shaykh who was a big Awliyā’, maybe a Qutub. When he said this, he looked at him and this murid was falling down and crawling on earth. People took him to his house; leaving him to stay in his house.

He came for Fajr time, and repented and asked for forgiveness from the Shaykh. The Shaykh said, “Ok don’t worry, but don’t say anything, don’t even think anything aboutawliyā’uLlah.” Because awliyā’uLlah are beloved for Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. A HadithQudsi says,

ِمَن ْ عَادَى لِي و َ لِيًّا فَقَدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْ ب

“Whosoever shows enmity to a Wali (beloved) of Mine, then I have declared war against him.”Alhamdulillah, this is the mission of awliyā’uLlah.

It is a big job for them. They are looking after the ummah. Especially in this time – alhamduliLlah here, people are following the teaching of Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, the teaching of Islām. But in other places, it is incredibly bad.For this, following ṭarīqah is very important to protect and make your belief safe from shayṭān. Because shayṭān is coming through people who then say, “There’s no need for ṭarīqah, sharī’ah, madhhab. Don’t follow this.” Ṭarīqah keeps you safe from shayṭān and makes your belief, īmān stronger. For this, we are giving this naṣīḥah (advice) insha’Allah.

Everybody can follow ṭarīqah. Any ṭarīqah from the 41 ṭarīqah are connecting to Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. May Allāh ﷻ keep you, all of you, in His ﷻ way to be all awliyā’uLlah insha’Allah. WaliyuLlah is not only with karāmāh. It is to be beloved for Allāh ﷻ Allāh ﷻ loves mu’minin. Allāh ﷻ loves muh’sinin (benefactors). Allāh ﷻ loves Al-Muttaqin. WaliyuLlah means the one whom Allāh ﷻ loves.To be in ṭarīqah is not difficult. We are not asking from people what they cannot do. It is normal like any Muslim: praying, fasting, doing and just connecting to ṭarīqah, you are in ṭarīqah then; [It is to do] as much you can do.This is insha’Allah – I think people here are tired [late time].

Thank you. I am very happy to be in this gathering with good people. This is the third time we come here. I am happy very much insha’Allah. May Allāh ﷻ bless you. May Allāh ﷻ keep you safe from every badness insha’Allah. May Allāh ﷻ make you in the straight way and give you strong īmān; you and all your family and your country insha’Allah. Insha’Allah may Allāh ﷻ make us meet many times insha’Allah and to be together forever.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al Fatiha.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani

26 October 2024/ 23 Rabih Al-Akhir 1446

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