Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

Our Prophet (Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) says: Whoever seeks the pleasure of people and thereby violates Allah's commands has lost. That means: If you speak untruths just so that people like you or because that is what they want, you gain nothing at all. It is of absolutely no use to you. For human beings are by nature ungrateful. You might be pleased and think you have done good. But even when you do good: People often forget it. At the slightest little thing, they turn against you. Therefore, Allah's pleasure must stand above that of people. To follow Him in what He wants, loves, and commands – that is the true gain for you. But if you act only so that people like you, or so that this person or that person loves you, they will turn you into a trained monkey. You jump here and there to entertain them, hopping around, but it brings you nothing. Therefore, your main goal should be Allah's pleasure. That is what counts in this life and brings true gain. Only then do you have value. Otherwise, you become something worthless, superfluous – merely an ordinary human, just another creature. If you try to please everyone, you lose your value. You have forfeited your own value. True value consists in being valuable in the sight of Allah. That is what matters. Such a person will also be valuable to others. Even if he is poor and needy: Whoever is on Allah's path is valuable. May Allah make us all such people, in sha Allah. Let us not become the plaything of others, in sha Allah.

We have finished the first book, insha'Allah. And we have started with the second book. Let us, Allah willing, read the beautiful words and Hadiths of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) again. إِذَا أَدَّيْتَ زَكَاةَ مَالِكَ فَقَدْ قَضَيْتَ مَا عَلَيْكَ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "If you pay the Zakat on your wealth, you have fulfilled your duty and settled the right of the wealth." This wealth is only entrusted to you (Amanah). One must live up to this responsibility. That which is entrusted must not be misappropriated. Zakat is an obligation (Fard). It belongs to the pillars of Islam. So when you have calculated and given it, no responsibility rests on you anymore. Its reward and its blessing remain with you. إِذَا أَدَّيْتَ زَكَاةَ مَالِكَ فَقَدْ أَذْهَبْتَ عَنْكَ شَرَّهُ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says again: "If you fulfill your duty by giving Zakat on your wealth, you have averted its evil from yourself." However, if you do not pay, this wealth becomes an evil for you. It brings no profit; the unpaid Zakat remains within you as evil. That this evil weighs on one is not good. To remove the evil, one must purify the wealth; you must give the Zakat. Thus you free yourself from evil and at the same time attain Allah's reward and pleasure. إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ لَا تَزِيدُ الْمَالَ إِلَّا كَثْرَةً Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Verily, charity (Sadaqa) only increases wealth." That means: Do not fear that wealth will decrease through donating; on the contrary, it increases. إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَفْرِضِ الزَّكَاةَ إِلاَّ لِيُطَيِّبَ بِهَا مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا فَرَضَ الْمَوَارِيثَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكَ بِخَيْرِ مَا يَكْنِزُ الْمَرْءُ؟ الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَةُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا سَرَّتْهُ، وَإِذَا أَمَرَهَا أَطَاعَتْهُ، وَإِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا حَفِظَتْهُ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Verily, Allah the Exalted has made Zakat obligatory only to purify the rest of your wealth with it." This means: When you give Zakat, your goods are purified and that wealth becomes absolutely pure and Halal. When you eat and drink, you are consuming Halal. The sustenance of your children and your family is then Halal. If you do not do this, it penetrates the human being as evil. It would be as if you had given your children and your family poison to eat. Therefore, Zakat serves to purify wealth. Furthermore, he says: Do not fear that your wealth will decrease when you give Zakat. He has also designated your goods as inheritance so that they remain for the survivors after your death. Inheritance is also a right. Death is certain, inheritance is Halal. The wealth on which Zakat has been paid also becomes a blessed sustenance (Rizq) for the survivors. "Shall I name for you the most precious treasure a person can accumulate?" What is the most beautiful thing a person can possess? It is the righteous woman. Meaning, a righteous wife. Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says about this: "When he looks at her, she pleases him; when he orders her to do something, she obeys him; and when he is absent, she guards his honor." أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ، وَآتِ الزَّكَاةَ، وَصُمْ رَمَضَانَ، وَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ وَاعْتَمِرْ، وَبِرَّ وَالِدَيْكَ، وَصِلْ رَحِمَكَ، وَأَقْرِ الضَّيْفَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ، وَزُلْ مَعَ الْحَقِّ حَيْثُ زَالَ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Establish the prayer properly." That means: Perform your prayer completely, on time, and in the right place. "Give the Zakat." This is also Allah's command, says our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). "Fast in Ramadan." "Perform the Hajj and the Umrah." Whoever is able to do so should perform Hajj and Umrah. "Be kind to your parents." That means, treat your mother and your father well (Ihsan). "Maintain the ties of kinship." "Host the guests." "Enjoin the good and forbid the evil." Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Follow the truth wherever it turns." These counsels and commands are wonderful. A believer and Muslim must strive for them and obey them. إِنَّ فِي الْمَالِ لَحَقًّا سِوَى الزَّكَاةِ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "In wealth, there are indeed rights other than Zakat." That means, even after paying Zakat, other rights must be settled. لَيْسَ فِي الْمَالِ حَقٌّ سِوَى الزَّكَاةِ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "In wealth, there is no right that must be settled other than Zakat." This means: If you have paid your Zakat, have not stolen anyone's wealth, and it rightfully belongs to you, then the duty is fulfilled. When the Zakat is paid, the wealth is pure and lawful for you – as pure as mother's milk. الْإِسْلَامُ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ، وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ، وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ، وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: The pillars of Islam are the following: That you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. This is the first condition. Secondly, that you establish the prayer. That you give the Zakat. That you fast in Ramadan. And if you have the ability to do so, that you visit the House (the Kaaba) and perform the Hajj. These are the pillars of Islam, the things that our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded. All these are jewels, they are true treasures. Treasures for the Hereafter. May Allah grant all this to the people, insha'Allah. The Messenger of Allah has spoken the truth in what he said, or as he said it.

ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهۡدِي بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۚ وَلَوۡ أَشۡرَكُواْ لَحَبِطَ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ (6:88) Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, says: Allah guides whom He wills. He grants guidance to whom He wishes. This favor is not granted to everyone. Whoever attains this has achieved a tremendous gain, an eternal gain. But if others deny Allah or associate partners with Him, all their deeds are in vain. Even if the whole world belonged to them, even if they held everything in their hands: The possession of this world is of no use in the Hereafter. One arrives there only through faith. Those without faith will suffer the punishment for it. Therefore, this guidance is pure grace and generosity from Allah, the Mighty and Exalted. Thanks be to Allah, those who are a means for this guidance also receive this reward. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim became the means for the guidance of so many people. All their descendants, too, have attained this fortune through the mediation of Mawlana Sheikh Nazim. And the reward for this reaches him uninterruptedly. Thanks be to Allah, we are on his path. His path is the truthful path of our Prophet. It is a beautiful path that is trodden entirely without deviation. For there are many who try to distort this path; be it knowingly or unknowingly. Yet this is the true path, the pure path. The Tariqa on which Mawlana Sheikh Nazim guided us, the Naqshbandi Tariqa, continues to exist exactly as it was transmitted by our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), thanks be to Allah. And it will last forever. May Allah bless it. May He make those who tread this path steadfast. May He protect them from severe trials, inshaAllah.

Our Prophet – Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – says: "Laysa ba'da al-kufri dhanb." "After disbelief, there is no (greater) sin." That means: To be a Kafir is the greatest of all sins. It is the gravest sin; there is none that would be greater. One cannot charge a disbeliever with further sins by saying: "You drank alcohol, committed Zina, or ate pork." For the most tremendous of all sins has already been committed. The nature of disbelief is such: As soon as disbelief ends, the other sins no longer subsist. For this reason, those who accept Islam are like newborn babies – no matter what they have done in the past. Allah has then forgiven them everything. Their life begins anew from this hour and proceeds henceforth on the path of Allah. We see it in worldly life: Someone has done this, killed that person, beaten this one... A disbeliever may do these things, but they are not accounted for individually. He has already fallen into disbelief. He can do what he wants – with Allah, his denial is the greatest crime. If he is then blessed with Islam, our Prophet – Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – says: "Al-Islam yajubbu ma qablahu." That means: "Islam wipes away and forgives everything that came before it." Of course, today's order, meaning the worldly laws of men, demands a judgment on these deeds. But as soon as this person returns to Islam before Allah, everything is erased; they are like newborn. Therefore, Allah's judgment is the measure of all things; that is the truth. The judgment of people has no value; it only brings problems with it. But as long as one lives in this world, one must inevitably submit to the existing order. One cannot judge on one's own authority, for the absolute judgment rests with Allah. The judgment of Allah is one thing; the judgment of the world is another. After someone has accepted Islam, he receives with Allah the reward of a newborn. An example of this occurred during the time of our Prophet – Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – during the Battle of Khaybar. There was a shepherd. This shepherd accepted Islam, and before he could perform a single prayer, he fell as a martyr and attained the Shahada. Our Prophet – Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – smiled and announced the glad tidings that this person attained Paradise without having performed even a single prayer. Such are the divine judgments. Therefore, Islam is a salvation for the people, a bliss; thanks be to Allah! Those who are permitted to accept it have attained Allah's blessing and mercy. May Allah make us steadfast on this way and not let us stray from His path, insha'Allah.

Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Always do good." "If you make a mistake, repent for it." Do good, perform righteous deeds. Be it through material or spiritual aid, or through repentance and asking for forgiveness... Then Allah wipes out this sin. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is infinitely merciful. He accepts the repentance of the one who repents. Some might say: "We have done this and that; we have committed many sins." But the glorious Quran and the Hadiths proclaim it. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "If you have sinned, follow it with a good deed, so that Allah forgives and wipes out the sin." He says "Yamhuha," which means: "He wipes it out." It means it is completely erased. For the angels write everything down. They record both good and bad deeds. But they do not write down the sin immediately. They record the good deed immediately, but with the sin, they wait: "Perhaps he will repent shortly." If he ultimately does not repent, it is said: "Go ahead, write it down." They write it down... But if the person later repents for this sin, Allah forgives this too. So the sin is not recorded at the moment it is committed. That is why our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "He wipes it out." And when it is wiped out, no sin remains—thanks be to Allah. For sin is the greatest evil for a human being. To go into the Hereafter with this burden is a severe misfortune. When Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has given so many opportunities for you to have your sins forgiven and emerge pure... But if you say: "No, I persist in this sin," then you will suffer your punishment. May Allah protect us from that. May He accept our repentance. May Allah forgive us our deeds, Insha'Allah.

إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ (15:9) Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, speaks: “We have sent down the glorious Quran and We preserve it.” It stands under protection – unchanged and uncorrupted. For the other heavenly books that have been sent down since Adam – the known Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and all scriptures before the Quran – were corrupted and altered. Therefore, the glorious Quran has remained as it was revealed; for Allah has said: “We have preserved it.” The last Prophet is our Prophet, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him. Just as Allah protects His religion, Islam, He said about the Quran: “We have preserved it,” so that it does not change; no one has been able to change it. The glorious Quran has reached our time through the blessed tongue of our Prophet, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him. But before the Last Day dawns, it too will be taken away from the earth. This is one of the major signs of the Final Judgment. There will be neither Muslims nor Huffaz left on the earth. If you open the Holy Quran, you will see that the script has been erased; nothing will be visible anymore. This means that until that time, it will remain preserved. Before this time, there will certainly be no change. But through the wisdom of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, when the Last Day approaches, the Quran will be lifted from the earth as one of the major signs. At that time, there will be no Muslims left anyway, only disbelievers; upon them Allah will let the Last Day break. This glorious Quran is the word of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted. He does what He wills; and it is He who preserves it. The Quran came via the tongue of our Prophet, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him. Our Prophet, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, did not have the noble Hadiths written down in his time, so that no confusion would arise. So that Hadith and Quran would not mix with each other. Thus the Quran was preserved by Allah's decree. But after our Prophet, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, the Companions began to write down and transmit the narrated Hadiths. How the glorious Quran and Islam should be lived was explained to us through the noble Hadiths. These Hadiths have reached us to this day. Whoever accepts this is a true Muslim. But whoever raises objections against the Hadiths is either a hypocrite or not a Muslim. For whoever shows no respect to our Prophet is either a hypocrite or at least possesses no faith. Even if he outwardly appears like a Muslim, in truth he is someone without faith. One must pay great attention to this. Those who follow the path of our Prophet must know: This path consists of Hadith and Quran. Our Prophet, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, personally said: “I have left you two things: the Quran and my Sunnah.” One must follow this path. The Ahl al-Bayt and all Companions are included in these Hadiths and the Sunnah. Some appeal only to the “Ahl al-Bayt”. But in the Hadiths of our Prophet, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him, there are already many statements saying: “Show them respect, watch over them.” But the foundation is formed by the Quran and Sunnah. And what we call Sunnah are the deeds and words of our Prophet – that is, the Hadiths. In the End Times, there is much Fitna; there are many who cause confusion. People appear who claim: “No, this is right, that is wrong; no, it was like this, no, it was like that.” But these Hadiths were compiled by the great scholars of that time. There is no doubt about their sincerity and reliability. Hadith scholars like Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah performed this work back then. All subsequent Hadith sciences are built upon them anyway. One must show them respect. There is not the slightest doubt about their faith and their trustworthiness. May Allah be pleased with them. May Allah grant us all to remain on His path.

Is this a Hadith or a narration from the great Sheikhs? I don't know exactly, but... In this narration, it says. It was asked: "Kayfa asbahtum?" That means: "How have you entered the morning?" The answer is: "Asbahna wa asbahal mulku lillah." We have reached the morning, and dominion belongs to Allah. We go to sleep, dominion belongs to Allah; we wake up, dominion belongs to Allah. Everything belongs to Allah, the Mighty and Exalted. Yesterday, tomorrow, today... Everything belongs to Allah, the Mighty and Exalted. Dominion is His, it is His property. Thanks be to Allah. May our lives proceed in this way, Insha'Allah. While people say "Oh, it was New Year, oh this, oh that," another year of our life has passed. Let us, Insha'Allah, go to sleep and wake up in this state—in submission to Allah's power and greatness. May our days pass like this, our years pass like this, our whole life pass like this. That is our goal, Insha'Allah. There are many who ask and search: "Why, for what purpose are we here?", but they do not grasp: "We were created." There are many non-believers, many who do not believe in Allah. May Allah give them guidance as well. They should realize what they were created for, what they are alive for. For ignorance is a heavy burden. What does ignorance mean? It is obliviousness. The one who is called ignorant is the person who does not know why he exists. He does not understand why he was created; it is as if he suddenly just found himself in this world. Parents raised him, sent him to university; but afterwards he went astray. He involved himself with people without understanding, considered these ignorant ones to be smart, and went astray with them. Man, you did not come into this world according to your own whim. Truly, the One who sent you, who created you, is Allah, the Mighty and Exalted. He has shown you what you should do, and has sent prophets. Scholars, Companions... There are all kinds of people who show the way. But you still ask, dazed and ignorant: "For what purpose am I here?" No matter whether you know it or not: If you know it, you will find rest, you will find peace. If you do not know it, your whole life will pass while you are tossed back and forth and bump into everything. And in the end, they throw you into a pit. May Allah protect us. May our days be as Allah wishes, Insha'Allah. And our years too, Insha'Allah... Of course, this year possesses no holiness, no specialness. The Gregorian year serves only for timekeeping; it has no other benefit or blessing. It is good for calculations and accounting. But from a spiritual perspective, it has no holiness, sanctity, or blessing. May Allah grant us all blessed years, Insha'Allah. We hope that the coming year will be better and we will be with Mahdi Alayhis Salam. This supplication is important, this supplication is necessary, Insha'Allah. May Allah be pleased.

Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the following: "None of you truly believes until he wishes for his believing brother what he wishes for himself." Anyone can claim to be a Muslim. But those who possess true faith—the real believers—are few. Therefore, the rule is: If a believer does not wish good for his Muslim brother, he has not yet reached this level of faith. Whoever truly believes wishes only good for other believers. He helps them wherever he can. He provides every kind of assistance, be it material or spiritual. He does his best, as far as his strength allows. Allah does not burden any soul with more than it can bear. He does not demand anything from anyone that they cannot do. Man must fulfill what has been commanded of him. For example, in Islam there is Zakat. Zakat is an obligation (Fard). It must absolutely be paid. For this brings benefit to people and the believers. Undoubtedly, it covers the needs of the poor. Another form of help is guidance. To show the path of religion—the true path. One cannot simply issue fatwas according to one's own discretion. A fatwa must be as the scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah have expounded it. The Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah are the people of the Tariqa. Whoever does not belong to them is different. For these people give fatwas according to their own minds. The followers of the Tariqa follow the path that originates from our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Exactly that is the true path. Whoever follows this path will be saved. Whoever does not follow it either perishes or becomes a plaything of others. Others then lead him astray. That person then thinks they are following the religion. Yet they have nothing to do with the religion anymore and become its enemy. For whoever does not fulfill the commands of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and does not show him respect, exits the religion. He has then judged according to his own mind. Therefore, those who claim "We are Muslims," but cause suffering to other Muslims, are not true Muslims. They have no real Iman (faith). Allah forbid, they can even fall out of the faith. For this reason, one must be careful. Showing people the right path is also a requirement of faith. Tell it to those who accept it; do not dwell too much on those who reject it. Let them do what they want; that is their business. The reward of the believers who show the right path and wish for good lies with Allah, the Mighty and Sublime. Everything they do is written down with Allah. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, gives their reward. May Allah not separate us from faith. May He not lead us astray from the right path, insha'Allah. May He not make us a plaything of the Devil.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَلَٰلٗا طَيِّبٗا (2:168) Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, commands: "Eat of the pure things." This is the command of Allah, the Almighty. He commands both Muslims and all of humanity to eat what is pure. By "pure" here, the permissible, the Halal, is meant. For what is not Halal cannot be pure either. This concept of "pure" has both a material and a spiritual dimension. Materially considered, alcohol, pork, and other forbidden things are naturally not pure; they are filth. They are ritually impure (Najis). Allah, the Exalted, says: "Do not eat of them." The spiritual side concerns the consumption of the forbidden (Haram). If you mix your wealth with Haram, this wealth becomes impure. Impure here means "Najis"; it simply means filth. That means: You may have bought Halal-slaughtered, clean meat, but if the money for it is stolen or comes from a Haram source, you have contaminated the goods. That which you buy with such money will bring you no blessings. Even the food is then no longer Halal. For you are consuming Haram, and Haram is impure. What we call impurity (Najasah) is nothing but filth. Every form of this impurity is a sin. Human excrement is also considered impure. If one eats those bad things, it amounts to the same thing. So it is as if you had eaten filth—pardon the expression—or simply Haram. That is the point. One must state it so clearly so that it is understood. It is said: "There is no false shame in religion." One must not shy away from naming the truth clearly. One must explain this to people. You know the saying: "State property is like a sea; whoever does not take from it is as stupid as a pig"... But it is not like that. It is exactly the opposite. Whoever helps themselves to it unlawfully resembles this animal. Whoever consumes Haram becomes like that impure animal. May Allah protect us. Be on guard, one must be very careful. Eating impure things has never brought anyone happiness; it has no benefit. Keep your wealth pure. Do not contaminate and pollute it. If a wonderful meal is prepared and a little filth falls into it, chaos breaks out. "Oh, a mouse fell in! There is a hair in it!", they shout and make a fuss. Yet what they are eating is already completely impure, since they are consuming Haram. May Allah protect us. Whether there was a mouse in the food or whether you are consuming Haram—it makes no difference. May Allah guard us. May He grant us the mindfulness not to consume Haram, inshaAllah. May Allah protect us. May Allah protect us from falling into sin, knowingly or unknowingly. May He provide us with pure sustenance so that we eat and drink what is pure. So that we may stand pure before Allah, inshaAllah.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ بَابًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الضُّحَى، فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ: أَيْنَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُدَاوِمُونَ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الضُّحَى؟ هَذَا بَابُكُمْ فَادْخُلُوهُ بِرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Certainly, in Paradise there is a gate called 'Duha' (Forenoon)." On the Day of Resurrection, a caller will call out: "Where are those who consistently performed the Duha prayer?" "This is your gate, enter through it by the mercy of Allah," it will be called. The Duha prayer can begin with two rak'ahs and be performed as four, six, eight, or up to twelve rak'ahs. Yet, to enter through that gate, it suffices to pray just two rak'ahs. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: رَكْعَتَانِ مِنَ الضُّحَى تَعْدِلَانِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ بِحَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ مُتَقَبَّلَتَيْنِ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Two rak'ahs at Duha time are equivalent with Allah to the reward for two accepted Hajj and one Umrah pilgrimage." One prays at least two rak'ahs, but more is also possible. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ يَكْتُبَ عَلَى أُمَّتِي سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى، فَقَالَ: تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ، مَنْ شَاءَ صَلَّاهَا وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهَا Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "I asked my Lord to prescribe the Duha prayer as obligatory for my Ummah." That means, our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) harbored the wish that this prayer would become obligatory (Fard). My Lord, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, spoke: "This prayer is the prayer of the angels." "Whoever wishes, performs it, and whoever wishes, leaves it." It is therefore not a duty, but a prayer of the angels; it was said: Whoever wants can pray it, whoever does not want to need not. Whoever wants to perform this prayer should not do so before the sun has risen high. The Duha time begins about one or one and a half hours after the Ishraq time, when the sun has gained significant height. The Ishraq prayer is performed twenty minutes or half an hour after sunrise; Duha is the time after that. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: صَلُّوا رَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى بِسُورَتَيْهَا: وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا، وَالضُّحَى Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Perform the two rak'ahs of the Duha prayer with their associated Surahs." He therefore recommends praying it with Surahs Ash-Shams and Ad-Duha. "Shams" describes the time of sunrise; "Duha" designates the forenoon time, and the prayer is also named as such. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: صَلَاةُ الأَوَّابِينَ حِينَ تَرْمَضُ الْفِصَالُ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "The prayer of the Awwabin – meaning those who turn to Allah – is at the time when the feet of the young camels burn from the heat." The word "Awwabin" means people who frequently turn to Allah. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: صَلَاةُ الضُّحَى صَلَاةُ الأَوَّابِينَ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "The Duha prayer is the prayer of the Awwabin, meaning those who turn to Allah." It is the prayer of those whose orientation in all their affairs lies constantly upon Allah. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: كُلُّ سُلَامَى مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ صَدَقَةٌ... وَيُجْزِئُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ رَكْعَتَا الضُّحَى Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Every day, charity (Sadaqa) is due for every single joint of the son of Adam." The human body has 360 joints; as a Muslim, one should give a charity of gratitude for each of them. Whoever can do this, gives it; whoever cannot, for them two performed rak'ahs of the Duha prayer replace all this. For one might not think every day to give Sadaqa individually; the Duha prayer replaces them all collectively. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى فَإِنَّ فِيهِمَا الرَّغَائِب Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Hold fast to the two rak'ahs of the Duha prayer." "For in them lies great reward." Both the reward is great, and Allah fulfills the wishes of the servant through this prayer. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ، قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، لَا تَعْجِزْ عَنْ أَرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ أَكْفِكَ آخِرَهُ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) narrates that Allah the Exalted, Allah Azza wa Jalla, speaks as follows: "O son of Adam! Do not be too lazy to perform four rak'ahs for Me at the beginning of the day, so that I may suffice you at the end of the day." This means, Allah Azza wa Jalla says: "I will protect you from harm throughout the entire day." Therefore, the dawn prayer and the subsequent Duha prayer protect the person; one places oneself under the protection of Allah. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: كُتِبَ عَلَيَّ النَّحْرُ وَلَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَأُمِرْتُ بِصَلَاةِ الضُّحَى وَلَمْ تُؤْمَرُوا بِهَا Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Sacrifice was prescribed for me." This means that sacrificing is not a duty [Fard] for us, but Wajib. For the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), some acts of worship were obligatory, while for us they may be Wajib or a confirmed Sunnah. "But sacrificing was not imposed upon you as a duty." "I was commanded to perform the Duha prayer, but you were not commanded to do so." This prayer is effectively like a Wajib act for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him); for us, whoever wants prays it, and whoever does not want leaves it. Yet the act of worship of sacrifice has the status of Wajib for those who have the means to do so. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: مَنْ سَبَّحَ سُبْحَةَ الضُّحَى حَوْلًا مُجَرَّمًا، كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بَرَاءَةً مِنَ النَّارِ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Whoever consistently performs the Duha prayer in its time for a year..." "...for him Allah writes salvation from the Hellfire." For the person who performs this prayer for a year, liberation from Hell is written down. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَى شُفْعَةِ الضُّحَى غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Whoever maintains the two rak'ahs of the Duha prayer..." "...his sins will be forgiven, even if they were as numerous as the foam of the sea." There is nothing more numerous than the foam of the sea; even if a human were that sinful, Allah would forgive him. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: مَنْ صَلَّى الضُّحَى أَرْبَعًا وَقَبْلَ الأُولَى أَرْبَعًا، بُنِيَ لَهُ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Whoever performs the Duha prayer with four rak'ahs..." "...and prays four rak'ahs before the noon prayer, for him Allah builds a house in Paradise." Normally it is two rak'ahs for Duha, but if one prays four it is more meritorious. Furthermore, the first Sunnah of the noon prayer is a confirmed Sunnah (Sunnah Mu'akkada) for us and consists of four rak'ahs. Nowadays, certain types have emerged who do not perform these Sunnah prayers. Although they see the great merit of the Sunnah, there are people who claim to be Muslims and say: "Do not do that." قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: مَنْ صَلَّى الضُّحَى اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ قَصْرًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "Whoever performs the Duha prayer as twelve rak'ahs, for him Allah builds a palace of gold in Paradise." قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: لَا يُحَافِظُ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الضُّحَى إِلَّا أَوَّابٌ، وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الأَوَّابِينَ Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: "No one holds fast to the Duha prayer except an Awwab – a person who sincerely turns to Allah." "For the Duha prayer is the prayer of the Awwabin." The Messenger of Allah has spoken the truth in what he said, or how he said it.