السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. والصلاة والسلام على رسولنا محمد سيد الأولين والآخرين. مدد يا رسول الله، مدد يا سادتي أصحاب رسول الله، مدد يا مشايخنا، دستور مولانا الشيخ عبد الله الفايز الداغستاني، الشيخ محمد ناظم الحقاني. مدد. طريقتنا الصحبة والخير في الجمعية.
وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ فَٱدۡعُوهُ بِهَاۖ (7:180)
"Whoever mentions the names of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted," says our Prophet, "and memorizes them, will enter Paradise."
These blessed names are the attributes of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted.
Some are reserved for Him alone.
Others, however, can also be used for human beings.
Certain names are exclusively reserved for Him, no one but Him may use them.
Therefore, the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) says: "Whoever enumerates these names will enter Paradise."
Whoever is able to memorize them, should memorize them.
Whoever cannot memorize them can certainly read them.
Therefore, this is a grace that Allah has bestowed upon His servants.
The names of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, are of course boundless and infinite.
Different names were revealed to each Prophet.
99 names were revealed to our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam)...
One of them is the Ism al-Azam, the greatest name.
This is His secret.
The supplication of the person who attains this secret will surely be answered.
This, of course, is only granted to those whom Allah permits; it is not granted to everyone.
And whoever possesses it remains hidden; not everyone knows who has the Ism al-Azam.
That is why it is called "the greatest name," meaning "Azam"; the greatest name, Ism al-Azam, is hidden.
Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has granted its blessing and particularity to a few people.
These people, of course, never act contrary to the pleasure of Allah.
That means, the person who bears the Ism al-Azam also does justice to it.
Of course, in the past there were also those who abused it.
He drew the wrath of Allah upon himself in this world and will suffer even more in the Hereafter.
As in the famous story from the Children of Israel, in which Satan led a man astray.
He served an unbelieving king.
As a result, Allah sent down His curse and wrath upon him in this world.
Although he repented, his repentance was of no use to him anymore.
May Allah protect us from all evil.
May He engrave these names into our hearts and grant us those attributes that befit human beings, inshaAllah.
In honor of the other names, may the blessing of Allah be upon us.
May the blessing of those names that are reserved for Him alone be upon us all, inshaAllah.
2026-04-14 - Bedevi Tekkesi, Beylerbeyi, İstanbul
اعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والصلاة والسلام على رسول محمد سيد الاولين والاخرين مدد يا رسول الله مدد يا سادات اصحاب رسول الله مدد يا مشايخنا قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان الله حرم علي الصدقة صدقة على اهل بيتي
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "Allah has forbidden Sadaqa (alms) for me and for my household, that is, my Ahl al-Bayt."
That means, for our Prophet, Sadaqa was not allowed.
For this reason, our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) did not accept Sadaqa.
He accepted gifts, but he did not accept Sadaqa.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان صدقة لا تنبغي لآل محمد انما هي اوساخ الناس
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) also said: "It is not fitting for the family of Muhammad to take from the Zakat."
"For these are the impurities of people's wealth."
This means that Zakat and Sadaqa are not permitted for the Ahl al-Bayt of our Prophet.
Only gifts are allowed.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان صدقة لا تحل لنا وان مولى القوم منهم
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said again: "Zakat wealth is not permitted for us."
"The freedman of a people is counted among them."
"You too count among us, oh Abu Rafi!"
Since he was with the Ahl al-Bayt at the side of our Prophet at that time, it was consequently not permitted for him either.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم انا آل محمد لا تحل لنا الصدقة
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "Sadaqa is not permitted for us, the family of Muhammad."
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كخ كخ ارم بها اما شعرت انا لا نأكل الصدقة
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "Kıh, kıh."
"That is dirty, throw it away," said our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam).
"Do you not know that we do not eat Sadaqa?"
Probably our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said to someone from his family: "Do not take it."
He said: "Throw it away, we do not eat Sadaqa."
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اتق الله يا ابا الوليد لا تأتي يوم القيامة ببعير تحمله وله رغاء او بقرة لها خوار او شاة لها نواحا نواحون
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "Fear Allah, O Abu'l-Walid, and do not misappropriate the Zakat wealth!"
"Do not take any of it unlawfully, so that you do not appear before Allah on the Day of Judgment with this groaning camel, the mooing cow, or the bleating sheep around your neck."
Thus, our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) warns the Zakat collectors or those who withhold Zakat to be careful, so that they do not appear on the Day of Judgment with the unlawfully taken things around their necks – accompanied by the cries of camels and cows.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ارضوا مصدقيكم
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "Satisfy the Zakat collectors."
This means that the Zakat collector also has a right to a portion of the Zakat, even if it is not too much. He has a right to Zakat, therefore he commands: "Satisfy him."
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان رجالا يتخوضون في مال الله بغير حق فلهم النار يوم القيامة
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "Some people unlawfully dispose of the wealth that Allah has designated for the benefit of the Muslims, even though they have no right to it."
That means: "Some individuals, to whom these goods are entrusted and who are allowed to dispose of them, use them for their own interests," says our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam).
"For them, there will be the Fire on the Day of Judgment."
This means: For those who do not deliver Zakat, Sadaqa, or what was given for the sake of Allah to the right place, but instead take it for themselves, there will be the Fire on the Day of Judgment; may Allah protect us from that.
ان الله تعالى لم يرض بحكم نبي ولا غيره في الصدقات حتى حكم فيها هو فجزأها ثمانية اجزاء
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "Regarding the distribution of Zakat, Allah, the Exalted, was satisfied neither with the judgment of the prophets nor with that of others."
That means, Allah (Azza wa Jall) did not leave the distribution even to the prophets.
"He made the judgment about it Himself and divided them (the recipients) into eight groups."
This means, Allah (Azza wa Jall) personally divided the Zakat into eight categories so that no one could say: "The Prophet acted unjustly."
Who is allowed to receive Zakat is clearly defined there.
الخازن المسلم الامين الذي يعطي ما امر به كاملا موفرا طيبة في نفسه فيدفعه الى الذي امر له به احد المتصدقين
Our Prophet (sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam) said: "The Muslim is a trustworthy treasurer."
That means, if a Muslim was a treasurer, he was trustworthy.
"If he willingly hands over the commanded Sadaqa completely and in full, he receives the same reward as the person who donated the Sadaqa."
That means, if this Muslim delivers the Sadaqas entrusted to him to their destination, he receives the same reward as the one who originally gave the Sadaqa.
2026-04-13 - Dergah, Akbaba, İstanbul
وَقُلِ ٱعۡمَلُواْ فَسَيَرَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمۡ وَرَسُولُهُۥ (9:105)
Allah Azza wa Jalla sees everything you do.
He will see it; whatever you do.
Allah Azza wa Jalla, everyone, even the prophets and the people will see it.
Your deeds have consequences in both the Hereafter and in this world.
We are always under the power of Allah Azza wa Jalla.
There is absolutely nothing that He does not know.
People are ignorant.
Ignorant in what way? A person who does not know his Creator is ignorant.
Whoever does not know the greatness, the power, and the attributes of Allah Azza wa Jalla is ignorant.
He thinks to himself: "I have done something, no one noticed it, no one knows about it."
Allah Azza wa Jalla knows about everything.
It is He who created us, who sees us, and who enables us to make every movement.
Therefore, one must be mindful.
A person who pays attention to this is a wise person.
A wise person is someone who thinks about the consequences of their actions.
A person who does not do this and does not think about their Hereafter is foolish.
A person must constantly make an effort and strive so that his end will be a good one.
Otherwise, if he only does what his ego demands, he will lose everything.
One must think about this.
The motto of our path is: Allahu Hadiri, Allahu Naziri, Allahu Shahidi.
Allah is with me, Allah sees what I do, Allah Azza wa Jalla is the witness of our deeds.
That is what constant remembrance, Dhikr, means; it means to remember Allah, to be with Allah.
Insha'Allah, Allah will never let this depart from our hearts.
To be with Him every moment is the most beautiful thing.
To remember Allah... Then everything one does will turn out well.
Of course, a person cannot do this every minute.
But as much as possible, he should not let Him leave his thoughts.
We must think: "Allah sees us; I must not do anything bad. If we do good, Allah will be pleased with us," and act accordingly.
That is exactly the beautiful life.
That is the good life.
That is the most beneficial life.
Without this, it is incomplete.
If one never remembers Him, it leads to ruin.
May Allah protect us.
May Allah never let Him depart from our memory, our heart, and our mind, insha'Allah.
2026-04-12 - Dergah, Akbaba, İstanbul
May Allah protect us all from the fitnas of the end times.
Fitna means that the devil attacks from all sides to steal people's faith, to take it from them, and to leave them as disbelievers.
For the greatest enemy of mankind is the devil.
The devil wants to keep man away from all of Allah's mercy.
He wants to take away his faith, so that man rebels against Allah and does not recognize Him.
In order to strengthen true faith, one must follow the path of our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.
Whoever remains on the path shown by him – the path of the Prophet's companions, the scholars, the friends of Allah, and the madhhabs – will, Allah willing, save his faith.
Otherwise, he will die without faith, may Allah protect us from that.
The fitna we are talking about now, and the worst part of it, are those who appear under the title of "scholars".
For the last 100 to 150 years, people have been appearing who say: "Islam is outdated, let us renew it; let us reform the religion, let us do this and that."
They do not carry out reforms, but rather directly inject the ideas of the enemies of Islam into the Islamic world.
In this way, they rob people of their faith and leave them in disbelief.
Therefore, one must be very careful.
The faith of the Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, the path of our Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam), the madhhabs, and the tariqa are important.
For a Muslim to be able to preserve his faith, the school of law and the spiritual path are of great importance.
If these do not exist, a person strays from the path and goes astray.
He goes astray and no longer knows what is right and what is wrong.
He believes he is doing good, but in the end, he will suffer bitter disappointment.
He is left with neither faith, nor Islam, nor anything else.
He loses his greatest, most important, and most valuable treasure.
And why is that so?
Our Prophet calls these people "Ulema-i Su", which means "evil scholars, scholars of evil".
These are scholars who lead people astray.
They study two lines in the name of Islam, and in the end, they themselves are left without faith.
They end up disbelieving and lead others astray as well.
The poor people who acquire knowledge with the thought "Let us be religious, invite people to faith, and strengthen our faith" then lose everything that is called faith because of these so-called scholars and fall into disbelief; may Allah protect us.
One must pay close attention to this.
One must never make compromises regarding the tariqa, the sharia, and the madhhabs.
Do not listen to those who say: "These things are unnecessary."
No matter what community they belong to, how many books they have written, or how many readers they may have; stay away from them.
Stay away from such scholars who do not accept the madhhabs and the tariqas.
In the recent past, during the time of Sultan Abdulhamid II, all those scholars or poets who opposed him had not the slightest value.
Because they tried to carry out reforms against the tariqa and the religion, became tools of the devil, and collaborated with the allies of the devil.
Never believe that they are on the true path.
How much they have harmed Islam is known to Allah, the true scholars, and the conscious people.
Even if the true scholars raise their voices against it, they immediately suppress the voices of those scholars.
May Allah protect us from all evil and from the wicked.
The greatest danger and the greatest sin rest on the shoulders of such people.
Those who lead people astray bear a very heavy burden of guilt.
Because of them, in the late Ottoman Empire and afterwards, millions of Muslims were destroyed not only spiritually but also physically; the people were driven from their homeland.
Despite all this material and spiritual destruction, people still do not wake up; unfortunately, there are many who follow them.
May Allah give us all understanding and vigilance, insha'Allah.
2026-04-11 - Dergah, Akbaba, İstanbul
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ (2:82)
"Those who believe and do good works will remain in Paradise forever," says Allah Azza wa Jalla.
This is the true promise of Allah.
Therefore, there are people now who ask, "What should we do?"; they ask, "How is it, have we made progress or not?"
That is not the duty.
The duty is as follows: You must believe and fulfill your obligation.
What is the duty of a Muslim?
To perform the prayer, to fast, to give the Zakat, to get along well with people, and to be a good servant to Allah.
That is the duty.
So there is no such thing here as, "How far have I come, how far have I fallen behind?"
If you do these things, you are on the right path; there is no need to ask.
If you ask yourself, "Have I moved forward or fallen behind?"; as soon as you give up these things, you have fallen behind.
But if you continue to do them, you are, thanks be to Allah, on the right path; you have shown steadfastness and are progressing on this path without becoming tired or weary.
Sheikh Baba used to say, "Whoever gets tired and weary does not belong to us."
There are many who say, "When will this prayer, this worship end?"
May Allah protect us. May He make our worship steadfast and let it continue until our last breath.
That is why some people sometimes set out on the path with great enthusiasm and say, "I will do this, I will do that."
Do only as much as you can, but keep doing it.
These acts of worship should be just as normal and continuous as eating and drinking.
So, just as a person does not really question, "What did I eat, what did I drink?", worship should also be the same way.
One should not worry about that at all.
Nowadays people are lazy, sometimes they are negligent; that is exactly when they fall behind.
But the person who continues at the same level without compromise is the one who wins and earns Paradise.
Inshallah, everyone will earn it; but whoever wants more will have to remain steadfast.
That is what is important.
If you remain steadfast, thanks be to Allah, your rank also rises.
Do not question, "Have I risen or not?"; you know yourself best after all.
May Allah grant us all steadfastness.
May Allah protect us from laziness.
That is the disease of people, the disease of the people of these end times.
They want to achieve everything without doing anything for it.
They want to win without working.
That means laziness is a bad trait of this era.
Being weary means thinking: "What should I do, how can I entertain my ego, what should I occupy myself with so that I do not get bored?"
That is exactly a disease.
May Allah protect us from it.
Let us be grateful for our state; may it be continuous, Inshallah.
May our walking on the path of Allah Azza wa Jalla and on the path of our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, be continuous.
May Allah make us steadfast, Inshallah.
2026-04-10 - Dergah, Akbaba, İstanbul
Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, says in the Glorious Quran: "In some things that you dislike, there is good, and in things that you like, there is bad."
Therefore, do not think that this evil is entirely bad.
Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, creates a good in it as well.
From what you consider to be evil, good arises.
Well, the state of the world is obvious anyway.
There is good in everything.
For the Muslim, for the one who follows Islam, it is good.
No evil happens without Allah's permission.
Everything is written in our books of deeds.
As a reward for this, Allah will show goodness to them and to us in the Hereafter, if Allah wills.
Therefore, most things as they appear in this world are actually not as they seem.
They are not at all as they seem.
The devil deceives people.
The bad is bad anyway, but there are many things in this world that make the bad look good.
There are devils, yes, even human devils, who are even worse than the devil himself.
They take on every kind of form.
They can deceive every kind of person.
That is to say, Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, makes the state of the world a means of trial to test people.
Therefore, we will look at everything that happens as the providence of Allah.
Let us see what the end will be; as the saying goes: "Whatever Allah does, He does in a beautiful way."
For this reason, some people fall into rebellion against Allah's providence.
May Allah forbid, they rebel knowingly or unknowingly.
They say: "How can this happen?" May Allah forbid! "How can Allah, the Almighty, allow this?"
Why should He not allow it? Nothing happens without His permission anyway.
These people should repent and ask for forgiveness in the face of what they see.
Whatever happens, Allah knows it.
May Allah forbid, do you want to teach Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, something?
Repent and ask for forgiveness.
Repent and ask for forgiveness.
Some do not leave it at just thinking it in their hearts; there are many fools and ignorant people who say it directly out loud.
They say: "We rebel."
Against whom do you want to rebel?
Do you have a place to flee from the command and the presence of Allah?
Do you think you will be saved by rebelling?
May Allah forbid.
Repent and ask for forgiveness.
Allah does the most beautiful thing in everything.
Do not be sad, do not worry.
Also, do not listen to people who only spout empty talk.
See the truth.
The truth is what Allah wills.
The One who does everything is Allah, and He does everything in the most beautiful way.
What He does must not be questioned.
He cannot be called to account.
This morning is a Friday morning.
Let us all repent and ask for forgiveness.
Whatever has crossed our hearts...
Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: "Do not rebel."
Everything has a wisdom.
For those who follow Islam, the end of all things will be good.
Therefore, may Allah protect us.
From the evil of our ego and the devils...
May He protect us from the evil of human devils.
May Allah protect us from the evil of those men who make the bad look good and drive us into sin.
2026-04-09 - Dergah, Akbaba, İstanbul
وَلَا تَرۡكَنُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ فَتَمَسَّكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ (11:113)
Do not be with the oppressors, do not incline towards them.
The fire will touch the person who inclines towards them.
He too will be harmed.
Always be with good people, stay away from the oppressors.
The oppressors think of no one but themselves.
All they want is to commit injustice, nothing else.
The world is full of oppression.
Not even a trace of justice is left anywhere.
Some people say, "There is justice in Europe."
That is the biggest lie.
They only show what they want to show, and give the appearance of justice.
But in reality, their true face is completely different.
Therefore, do not look for justice in the world.
There is nothing but oppression.
Therefore, it is necessary to seek refuge with Allah.
Let us not commit injustice, let us not oppress anyone, insha'Allah.
That is the most important thing.
In this world, one must be very vigilant against the oppressors.
Do not occupy yourselves too much with who does what and why, or who is right or wrong.
Allah, the Exalted and Mighty, gives everyone their punishment and their reward.
Therefore, protect yourself.
Do not interfere in the deeds of others.
Otherwise, you too will become complicit in their oppression.
And then the hellfire will touch you too.
It will harm you too.
Therefore, protect yourself.
Do not make a comment on anything.
Allah will be with you.
Otherwise, do not incline towards them and do not say: "This is like this, that is like that"; because there is no such thing as humanity anymore.
Unfortunately.
Oppression has engulfed everything.
May Allah protect us.
We do not accept injustice.
We are also not with the oppressors.
May Allah not lead us astray from His path.
May Allah protect us.
About oppression it is said: "Az-Zulmu zulumat" (Injustice is darkness).
Oppression is darkness.
It darkens both the heart and the life of a person.
Therefore, may Allah protect us from oppression, insha'Allah.
May He send the Ummah Mahdi Alayhissalam, who will end this injustice.
Because otherwise, this will not come to an end.
2026-04-08 - Dergah, Akbaba, İstanbul
أَلَا فِي الْفِتْنَةِ سَقَطُوا ۗ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَ (9:49)
Whoever falls into fitna becomes worthy of Hell.
What we call fitna is something that harms people.
Fitna comes from the devil.
The devil does not allow people any peace; he wants to lead them all to Hell.
And this path to Hell leads through fitna.
The path of fitna leads to Hell.
Fitna is something harmful.
Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, has cursed it; and our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also curses the one who causes fitna.
Therefore, one must be careful.
Some believe they are doing good, but in doing so, they cause fitna.
Through this fitna, they harm people and primarily themselves.
This fitna has occurred again and again since the time of Adam (peace be upon him), but there were also great fitnas during the time of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
These fitnas harmed those who caused them.
Those who are exposed to fitna may suffer harm in this world, but their reward in the Hereafter is great.
Therefore, one must not fall into fitna.
One must be vigilant.
The devil lures you into a trap.
The devil and his followers lure you into a trap to take away all your good deeds and merits.
And he additionally burdens you with plenty of sins so that you are guaranteed to go to Hell.
May Allah protect us from this.
We are living in the end times.
Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says about the fitnas of the end times that they are "like a dark night".
Therefore, there is no need to rack one's brain too much over the events.
What Allah decrees, happens.
Whether you like it or not, what is meant to happen will happen; you will simply just wait.
When Allah sends a savior, he will save you at that time.
You cannot save yourself.
If you want to save yourself, simply do not fall into fitna.
Do not mess with anyone, do not blindly submit to anyone! If you keep away from the devil's followers, you will find salvation.
Therefore, our honorable Sheikh used to say: When great fitnas break out, do not leave the house and do not listen to anyone.
May Allah protect us.
From the fitnas of the devil and the fitnas of the end times, may Allah protect us all.
May He grant us all vigilance, insha'Allah.
2026-04-07 - Dergah, Akbaba, İstanbul
Our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, says: "When Allah wants to make someone do something, that is, something abnormal, He takes away his mind and makes him do what He has intended."
"Afterwards, the person wonders and asks: 'How did I do that? How did I commit this mistake, this act?'", says our Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam.
Everything happens according to the will of Allah, of course, but in life there are things that proceed normally, and things that are not normal.
If a person is on the right path and suddenly does things that are not good at all, things that one cannot even imagine, then this is also a manifestation from Allah.
This condition applies to everyone; whether small or great, whether president or prime minister... Whoever it is, Allah's will is at work.
Since this world is not Paradise, there will naturally be setbacks, good and evil.
These things must inevitably happen so that the divine will manifests and the process advances until the Day of Judgment.
The last of the names and attributes of Allah that we recite is "As-Sabur".
This means "the Exceedingly Patient". We are currently experiencing the manifestation of this name.
If these events had happened in the time of the previous nations, Allah would have sent them a punishment and razed them all to the ground.
But now, due to the manifestation of this last name, Allah is patient; for everything has its time.
Everything happens by His will.
Therefore, may Allah protect us.
May Allah not let us commit inappropriate deeds.
May He not let us do anything we regret, inshaAllah.
May we be steadfast in good deeds, inshaAllah.
May He keep us away from bad deeds.
May Allah make us steadfast on the path of truth by His will.
For the world is transient and the end of the world has come.
May Allah protect the Muslims and send a savior to Islam.
The state of the world is as you see; the end of the world has now been reached.
InshaAllah, Mahdi Alayhisselam will appear and save us all.
All of humanity, not just the Muslims, will be saved, by Allah's permission, when Mahdi Alayhisselam appears.
May Allah send him soon, inshaAllah.
2026-04-07 - Bedevi Tekkesi, Beylerbeyi, İstanbul
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: زكاة الفطر طهرة للصائم من اللغو والرفث وطعمة للمساكين، من أداها قبل الصلاة فهي زكاة مقبولة ومن أداها بعد الصلاة فهي صدقة من الصدقات۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity, meaning what we call Fitre or Fitr Zakat, serves to purify the fasting person from unnecessary and ugly words as well as sins, and to provide food for the poor.
A person fasts during Ramadan.
When he fasts, he must guard himself against bad words and bad deeds.
Should he nevertheless fall into them, the Fitre Zakat serves to purify these sins.
At the same time, it is a provision of food for the poor.
Whoever pays it before the Eid prayer, for him it is an accepted Fitre Zakat.
If he gives it after the Eid prayer, it only counts as a normal charity.
So, if it is given by the time of the Eid prayer, it is accepted as Zakat al-Fitr, meaning Fitre.
If it is given after performing the prayer, it is not considered Fitre, but a normal charity.
Because the reward for the Fitre is much greater and it is more pleasing to Allah.
Whoever does not give it on time has not only failed to settle his Fitre obligation and incurs sin, but is also deprived of this great reward.
For this reason, most people give their Fitre before the Eid prayer, still within the month of Ramadan.
And that is also the right thing to do.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: زكاة الفطر على كل حر وعبد، ذكر وأنثى، صغير وكبير، فقير وغني، صاعا من تمر أو نصف صاع من قمح۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity is obligatory for everyone – whether free, slave, man, woman, child, baby, poor, or rich – as one Sa' of dates or half a Sa' of wheat.
Of course, anyone who wants to can also give more.
A poor person should give according to his means.
A rich person, on the other hand, can also give more than this fixed amount.
That is no problem.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: شهر رمضان معلق بين السماء والأرض لا يرفع إلى الله إلا بزكاة الفطر۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: Fasting in the month of Ramadan remains suspended between heaven and earth.
Only when the Fitr charity is paid does it ascend to Allah.
This means that if the Fitre is not given, the fasting is not fully accepted.
A person must absolutely pay his Fitre.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر صاع تمر أو صاع شعير عن كل رأس، أو صاع بر بين اثنين، صغيرا أو كبير، حر أو عبد، ذكر أو أنثى، غني أو فقير۔ أما غنيكم فيزكيه الله تعالى، وأما فقيركم فيرد الله عليه أكثر مما أعطى۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity amounts to one Sa' of dates, barley, or wheat for everyone – whether young, old, child, adult, free, slave, man, or woman.
Sa' is an ancient unit of measurement.
Since this unit of measurement is no longer used today, the Diyanet or the Muftis inform the people how much needs to be given.
A poor person can also give less than the fixed amount according to their financial situation.
A rich person, on the other hand, can give more.
As for the rich among you, Allah will purify him of his sins through the Fitre.
As for your poor, Allah will return to them much more than they have given.
That means, one should not say: "I am poor, I cannot give anything."
The poor person should also give, so that Allah, with Allah's permission, will gift him back much more than he has given.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر على كل إنسان مدان من دقيق أو قمح، ومن الشعير صاع، ومن التمر والزبيب أو تمر صاع صاع۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity corresponds to the amount of two Mudd of flour or wheat.
Nowadays, of course, it can be difficult to give this in the form of food.
It is hardly done here, but as we hear, in some Arab countries like Mecca or Medina, people give flour or wheat.
But what is the needy person supposed to do with it?
He has to take it and sell it again for a tenth of the price.
That is not necessary.
One can give the poor the monetary equivalent of these foods directly.
This is also permissible; it does not necessarily have to be given in the form of food.
From barley, raisins, or dates, it is one Sa' each, which is obligatory for every individual.
This means that it is not just given once for a family; the Fitre must be paid individually for each family member.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر صاع من تمر أو صاع من شعير أو مدان من حنطة عن كل صغير وكبير حر وعبد۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitre Zakat must be given for everyone – whether small, large, free, slave, child, baby, woman, man, old, or young.
It has been set at one Sa' of dates or barley.
The measure called Sa' probably corresponds to about one kilo.
Of wheat, on the other hand, two Mudd must be given.
In the past, of course, there were no kilograms; it was calculated according to these measurements.
Nowadays, one gives the corresponding equivalent value, and Allah accepts it.
However, this must be paid before the Eid prayer.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: صدقة الفطر على كل صغير وكبير، ذكر وأنثى، يهودي أو نصراني، حر أو مملوك، نصف صاع من بر أو صاع من تمر أو صاع من شعير۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitr charity is obligatory as half a Sa' of wheat or one Sa' of dates or barley for everyone – whether young, old, man, woman, Jew, Christian, free, or slave.
That means, if a Muslim has a Jewish or Christian slave, it is obligatory for him to give Fitre on their behalf as well.
A person must also pay the Fitre in their stead.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: الفطرة على كل مسلم۔
Our Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be upon him, says: The Fitre Zakat is obligatory for every Muslim.
That means a person must give the Fitre both for themselves and for the people under their care.