THE BEST IS WHO SERVES* Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 

11 December 2024/ 10 Jumada al-Thani 1446 Fajr Prayer – Adana, Turkiye

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa RaḥmatuLlāhi wa Barakātuh.

A‘ūdhu BiLlāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. BismiLlāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.

Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi RasūliLlāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad.

 Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam is saying,

“خيرُ الناسِ أنفعُهم للناسِ”. 

The best among people are the ones who bring benefit to people. The best people means people beloved by Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla and our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. Who are they? They are the people who help others, bring benefit and serve them.

People love to be served by others. That is the ego. Ego loves to be served. It doesn’t think about helping and serving others. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla gives according to people’s intentions. Allāh جل جلاله helps who wants to give benefit.

Shukr to Allah جل جلاله, service is highness.

 “سَیِّدُ الْقَوْمِ خَادِمُهُمْ”

 “Sayyidu l-qawmi khadimuhum”,

 “The master of a people is the one who serves them”, says our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. The master and exalted among people is the one who serves them. This is the same everywhere. Who does this will be in profit and be a loved person. When Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla loves someone, He جل جلاله tells the angels “I love this person. You love him too. And people should love him.” This is regarding people in service.

Sometimes there are Wakils/representatives who want to help. But they think “I am a Wakil. People should serve me. They should obey and help me.” There is not such a thing. Being a Wakil has a big responsibility. How does he carry out that responsibility? By serving. Who serves becomes an accepted person. An accepted person near Mashayikh, our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is the person who serves.

The person who says “I’ve become a Shaykh. I am a Wakil. I am a Khalifah” and sees that as his target will not attain anything. Nothing will be the way he wants.

The secret of this matter is not serving yourself but serving others and attaining the pleasure of Allah جل جلاله. This is the main goal. Otherwise, if they have other goals, nothing will work out. This is so in every deed. But the main deed is that for the pleasure of Allah جل جلاله and for Akhirah. Therefore, a person who has people who follow him should serve and help them. He should help them in whatever problems, he gets their Dua and attains the pleasure of Allah جل جلاله. This is the goal. May Allah جل جلاله make this service perpetual for all of us. 

May He جل جلاله not put anything else in our hearts insha’Allah. May our intentions not be spoilt insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.