True Believers Have No Sadness

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

“فَمَنْ آمَنَ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ”

(Qur’ān 06:48)

“Faman ‘Āmana Wa ‘Aşlaĥa Falā Khawfun `Alayhim Wa Lā HumYaĥzanūn”

“So whoever believes and reforms – there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.” Sadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Those who believe will have no fear and no sadness, with Allāh’s ﷻ permission. Taking refuge in Allāh ﷻ is the greatest goodness for the believer. It is a gift from Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla. That gift is what’s important.

Mankind’s life is not for dunyā but for ākhirah. Dunyā is temporary. Ākhirah is eternal. Therefore, those who are with Allāh ﷻ, those who are on the way of Allāh ﷻ have no sadness, grief, or sorrow; people who truly rely on Allāh ﷻ. Muslims, of course, are better than non-Muslims. Benefit has been given by Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to those who believe. Allāh ﷻ invites everyone to safety and paradise. No one is deprived from that. Anyone who wants can come. They can come to that place. Everyone is invited.

But of course, the person’s stubbornness, ego and kufr keep him away from that. He runs to the opposite direction. Most people are upon Istiqāmah (going straight) on the bad side. People follow their egos, desires, and shayṭān. They stray from the right way, they flee. Whereas, peace is in it. Goodness is in it. Winning is in it.

A person who wins his life is who’s on the way of Allāh ﷻ. Those who are not on the way of Allāh ﷻ have lost their lives. They say, “He lost his life.” They are the ones who have lost their lives. Those who have no īmān will have lost their lives when they die. They have lost. They have lost their opportunities. Those who believe have won. They have earned their lives. Now they keep saying he lost his life.

A few days ago, they said the head of kufr lost his life. He has already lost. And those who follow his way lose. Because they have strayed from the way of Allāh ﷻ. They have followed a way according to their own minds. Yet, they know the truth. Whoever goes on that way following their egos, despite knowing, will lose their life. It will be of no benefit. None of them will see anything good in ākhirah.

Therefore, those on the way of Allāh ﷻ have won. They must stay steadfast on that way. Now, some nonsense things have come out. “I believe in this, I don’t believe in this. I like this, I don’t like this.” Religion is not according to your own mind. Whatever the religion says, you must follow. Religion came through the way of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. You must follow that way.

Now they say, “We don’t want Ḥadīth. The Qur’an is enough for us.” They have also gone astray. And they are leading people astray. He who accepts that is deficient in mind. He has no mind. He is a fool. He is crazy. Because by whose means did the Qur’an come? Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. You don’t accept Ḥadīth, you accept Qur’an. As they say, “Bu ne perhiz, bu ne lahana turşusu!” It means “What a contrast!” It’s exactly the same.

Man has mind. Allāh ﷻ has given him logic and mind. Shayṭān, desires and ego have destroyed their minds. And they are subject to them mindlessly. May Allāh ﷻ preserve our minds. May Allāh ﷻ not deviate us from the right way. May Allāh ﷻ bless this Friday of ours, in shā’a Llāh. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

There are recited Qur’an Khatms, Tahlilāt, Salawat, Dalā’il al-Khayrāt, Ayāt, Surahs. May Allāh ﷻ accept all Qur’an Khatms and Tasbīhāt. We gift them firstly to our Holy Prophet ﷺ, his ﷺ Ahlu l-Bayt and ṣaḥābah, souls of all Anbiya, Awliya, Asfiya and Prophets. To the souls of our Mashayikh and all our passed ones. May whatever goals those who recited have be reached. For happiness here and hereafter. For strength of īmān, in shā’a Llāh. May there be safety for Muslims, in shā’a Llāh. May Allāh ﷻ protect our Muslims brothers in distress. May Allāh ﷻ bring them to safety. Li-Llahi Ta’āla.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

25 April 2025/ 27 Shawwal 1446

Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul