Mawlana Sheikh Mehmed Adil. Translations.

Our Prophet, peace be upon him, described the month of Muharram as blessed. This month is one of the Haram months, the sacred months. These months therefore enjoy special esteem. After the migration to Medina, fasting during Ramadan became obligatory. Prior to this, it was customary to fast during the month of Muharram, but it was voluntary. It was not obligatory at that time. Nevertheless, fasting was still practiced. After the introduction of obligatory fasting during Ramadan, fasting during Muharram remained voluntary. Although it is voluntary, fasting on the Day of Ashura is a Sunna. One can fast on the 9th day, on the 9th and 10th, or on the 10th and 11th day. Fasting on these days corresponds to the Sunna of our Prophet. It is a Sunna of the Prophet and not simply voluntary fasting. Whoever fulfills the Sunna of our Prophet gains immense benefits. It is not advisable to underestimate these benefits. The devil tries to confuse human reason. He tries to keep us away from all good things. If there is something good, he sows doubt about it. The devil always finds an excuse to make us stray from the right path and not achieve goodness. It is to our advantage to practice the Sunnas as much as possible. Do not listen to anyone who tries to keep you away from the Sunna. Many people seem to tell the truth but spread misconceptions. At first glance, it may seem correct. But within this supposed truth lies a lie. A lie that harms us. People who do not value the Sunna harm others and have little appreciation for others. We should practice the Sunnas of our Prophet as much as possible. Many people ask why we were created. The Exalted Allah has given us the answer: "I have created jinn and mankind only to worship Me." Whatever form of worship exists, we should practice it as much as we can. If we do not succeed, it is not a disgrace. However, it is wrong to prevent others from worshiping. The Sunna of our Prophet is a command from our Prophet. He said: "Follow my Sunna." And also the Sunna of the rightly guided Caliphs who will come after me. And the Sunna of the Companions. They lived according to the Sunnas of the Prophet, and we should follow their examples. We should do our best in this regard. There are necessary things like drinking water and eating. Likewise, there are vital things for our souls. Without spirituality, we are like animals, stones, or a wooden plank, useless. A person elevates when he attains spirituality. May Allah help us. We must do our best. Our intention is to act as best as possible, and Allah rewards according to intention. May Allah accept it.

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "My beloved, those whom I love deeply." The companions asked, "Are we that, O Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" "You are my companions. But they are my beloved, those whom I love deeply. The Muslims of the End Times are those who remain faithful to Islam in an era of temptations and disbelief. Those who follow the Prophet will be his beloved, his dearest. It should be the greatest wish of a person to earn the love of the Prophet, peace be upon him. There is nothing more valuable than that. The companions asked, "How have they attained this love?" "Do they pray more than us? How is it that they are loved so much?" The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "If the Muslims of the End Times do only one percent of what you do, they will be my beloved." Truly, the time we live in is a time of disbelief and sins, a time of rebellion against Allah. Therefore, it is told to us out of mercy that if we do just one percent of what the companions did, we will be saved. The companions had the responsibility to do 99 percent, and if they did not do one, they were responsible. But in the End Times, if we do just one percent, we will attain the love of the Prophet, peace be upon him. We will attain so much of his mercy. Man was created by Allah, the Almighty, as ungrateful. He does not appreciate any kindness. He does evil to the good-natured. Therefore, even with one percent dedication, we can attain the love of the Prophet, peace be upon him. But unfortunately, people do not even do that. And then they complain. What do you want to complain about? You have no faith. You have nothing. Complain to yourself. Complain, torment yourself, harm yourself. It changes nothing. People follow the devil. People follow their ego. They go to ruin. That’s how it is. Allah, the Almighty, sent the Prophet as a mercy for the worlds. He sent him to save people, but they do not want to be saved. What do you want to do? May Allah guide them, may Allah reform them. This is a time of action. If you do nothing because others do nothing, you will lose your reward. If you act, you will win. And it’s a great gain. Because everywhere there is hardly anyone calling to goodness. There are some who call, but no one listens to them. They are a minority. The majority have strayed from the path, have lost their humanity. May Allah protect us. May Allah guide us. May Allah make us steadfast. May Allah not deprive us of this beauty. The greatest beauty, the greatest gain is to attain the love of the Prophet. May Allah make us among those who attain his love.

Happy New Year. May Allah make this year an occasion for His blessings and gifts. In the quoted verse, Allah, the Exalted, says: وَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ (83:1) He urges people towards mercy and warns that the ego tends towards injustice. When the ego wrongs others, it too will suffer wrong. Allah, the Exalted, says: Woe to those who seek to gain through deceit. Today's times are marked by people's insatiable greed. May Allah protect us. They think they are profiting, but they sell expensive goods to people and manipulate the weights. They manipulate both quality and price. In Hell awaits them a valley named "Wayl". There they will be held accountable and punished. Here they rejoice in their wealth at the expense of the poor, but in the Hereafter, they will be held responsible. For one must have a conscience. One must reflect upon this. Without conscience and reflection, one harms oneself. In the last one or two years, the balance has been utterly lost. Everyone does as they please. If one does something, the others imitate it. And if one does it, the next one follows suit. No matter how much money one grabs, they will be held accountable for everything. People complain about too little money and low wages. I sometimes wish they wouldn't give me the money at all, they say. Instead of giving more, they say prices should remain stable. But prices do not decrease. People collectively act irrationally. Why? Such things happen because of weak faith and disbelief. The rich are unjust. The poor are heedless. And thus, such things happen. But people act as if there is no punishment. They think they have won. But there is also an Afterlife. In the Hereafter, they will be held accountable. Therefore, one must also think of their Hereafter. There is an accounting. One cannot simply do as they wish. There are things one is allowed to do and things one is not allowed to do. Therefore, the Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him, said, the Trustworthy and Honest will be in Paradise next to me. But for those who cheat and try to gain more at the expense of the poor, there is a valley named "Wayl" in Hell. Therefore, one must be cautious. Of course, one should make profits. But the profit should be blessed and filled with Barakah. If one says they have earned a lot, but it contains Haram, then it brings no blessings but harm. May Allah protect us. May Allah help us all. The poor are indeed in very difficult situations. May Allah be our helper. May Allah give people a conscience. May He grant them mercy.

Thank Allah, today we performed the last Friday prayer of the Hijri year. This Sunday marks the beginning of the new Hijri year. It is the year 1446 of the blessed Hijra of our Prophet – peace be upon him. Because of the Hijra of the Prophet – peace be upon him – Allah gave us this calendar. With this calendar, we perform our prayers and align our lives accordingly. The duties of the believers are set according to this calendar. This calendar is in honor and blessing of the Prophet – peace be upon him. Whoever follows this calendar and lives by it will accomplish many good deeds. The Hijra of the Prophet – peace be upon him – is full of miracles. The entire life of the Prophet – peace be upon him – contains numerous miracles witnessed by many. Those who were blessed to believe in it believe. Those who were not destined to remain in disbelief, even if they were close to the Prophet – peace be upon him. Some became believers, others remained in disbelief. The important thing is to believe. From this faith, goodness grows. Without faith, everything is in vain, no matter who you are. The Hijra of the Prophet – peace be upon him – is full of miracles. The Prophet – peace be upon him – performed numerous miracles. Everyone has heard of them, but it is still useful to remember them. When the Prophet – peace be upon him – hid in the cave, Allah caused a spider to spin a web. Additionally, a dove built a nest there. The disbelievers who saw this said, “He cannot be here, otherwise these things wouldn’t be here.” However, this is only a superficial view. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim said about this: If they had come closer, they would have been burned and turned to ashes. They would have turned to ashes before they could reach the Prophet. These things had to happen and were an omen of things to come in the future. These miracles were shown to people so they can learn from them. Another miracle occurred with Suraqa, who chased the Prophet – peace be upon him – but later became one of his companions. Suraqa pursued the Prophet – peace be upon him – on his horse. Despite being skilled people, the following happened: Before he could reach the Prophet, he got stuck with his horse and the hooves of his horse began to sink. As he kept sinking more with each attempt to free himself and his horse, fear overcame him. He said to the Prophet – peace be upon him –: “If you save me, I will believe.” Thus he was saved. The Prophet – peace be upon him – gave him good news. He said: “You will receive a treasure from the treasures of Kisra.” At that time, the Prophet – peace be upon him – and another person were traveling through the desert. Suqara said: “I heard something beyond my reason and imagination.” But later this promise came true. Then he recalled and said: “When I followed the Prophet – peace be upon him – he told me this.” And the miracle came true. He received a treasure from the treasures of Kisra. What Allah says will surely come to pass. Human reason and imagination have their limits. Beyond this limit, however, is an even greater one. There is an infinity in the knowledge of Allah. We cannot even call it infinity – it is much more! It is so vast that it surpasses human imagination. Therefore, we hope that the Hijra of the Prophet – peace be upon him – brings us new blessings. The promises of the Prophet – peace be upon him – are gradually being fulfilled to this day. The Prophet – peace be upon him – said that the Day of Judgment is near. Everything the Prophet – peace be upon him – predicted has almost entirely come true, especially in the last 50-60 years. Just a little remains. Very little remains to happen. These events are significant signs, and when they occur, the Day of Judgment begins. The world is currently in great disorder, but for the believer, faith in the words of the Prophet – peace be upon him – brings inner peace and calm. No matter how bad things are, the good news of the Prophet – peace be upon him – always gives hope. Islam will spread throughout the world. The entire world will become Muslim. No matter how much oppression there is, it will all end. Justice will prevail. Goodness and beauty will prevail. God willing, we will enter the new year. God willing, we hope that we can reach Mahdi, Alayhi-s-Salam, in this new year without further delay. May the world find peace. Because as we see, the major powers have quarreled with each other and are threatening with force. A normal person thinks: “What will happen to us? If they do something, the whole world will explode.” In the end, however, through the promises of Allah and the Prophet – peace be upon him – the whole world will become Muslim. We are waiting for that. We owe nothing to anyone but Allah. We are not obligated to anyone but Allah. We are all on the path to Allah. We follow Allah’s will. We expect help from no one else. We expect nothing from anyone except Allah. We expect nothing from those who say: “I will do this or that for you.” Be with those who are on the path of Allah.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًۭا (17:83) صدَقَ الله العظيم Allah says that man is ungrateful when good happens to him. He distances himself from the place and the people who did good for him. He shows no gratitude. And as soon as something bad happens to him, he falls into deep despair. His despair results from his ingratitude towards those from whom he received help, and thus he receives no further help. Allah knows and sees everything. Therefore, the one who is ungrateful and shows no remorse will be held accountable and punished. His punishment will befall him both in this world and in the Hereafter. A person who has no connection to Allah will always remain hopeless. Even the smallest misfortune causes all his hopes to fade and destroys any positive attitude. His thoughts are negative. For this person has done nothing good. The danger of the ego exists for all of us. Do not expect gratitude from your ego, no matter how much good you do. Therefore, one must constantly occupy their ego. In the service of Allah, in earning a livelihood, in education, in prayer — in all things, one must be constantly active. An idle person becomes a slave to their ego and the devil. There is no escape. The devil and the ego immediately claim the time of an idle person. Today, it is the same everywhere in the world. In the past, people said, I have time. Today, even if they have time, people have become slaves to devices and media that provide meaningless content. These things are not in the name of Allah, but belong to what Allah does not love. People spend their time with these things. We must fill our time with the remembrance of Allah and worship. Even if you do not pray, you must thank Allah for all that He has given you. It is our duty to praise and thank Allah for everything He has given us. An idle person is influenced by his ego. Do not let your ego remain idle. Always occupy him with good deeds and teaching goodness. You must also go to work and work. They say work is only for this world. No, that is not true. If you do your work for the pleasure of Allah, Allah will reward you as if you had prayed. Because you are spending your time earning a livelihood and rightful income. In every aspect, it will benefit you. It brings both material and spiritual benefits. Spiritual benefit is more important than material benefit. Idleness, laziness, and sloth are traits that come from the devil. These are not the traits of the devil, but rather the traits of those who follow him. The devil advises them not to work and do nothing. When you work, you will help others. Why tire yourself? Be comfortable. Take a vacation, go here, go there. Entertain yourself. This is your earnings. You only live once and there is nothing after your life, they say. They do not understand that there is a life after death. They do not accept the Hereafter. But it exists. When it comes, those who wasted their time will regret it. May Allah protect us from this. Laziness is not a trait of the Prophets, the Companions, or the Saints. There was never a lazy one among them. The Prophets were constantly engaged in guiding people and tirelessly worshiping. They were constantly serving Allah. They met people and helped them. May Allah grant us their virtues. May laziness depart from us. May lethargy and laziness be removed from us and kept away.

وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مُّعْرِضُونَ (21:1) صدَقَ الله العظيم Allah says that people are heedless. Through their heedlessness, they keep themselves away from good deeds. They do not want to awaken from their heedlessness. In their state, they believe their life will never end. They think that there is nothing other than this earthly life. But when the Hereafter comes, they will be shocked, says Sayyidina Ali, Karram-Allah-u Wajhah. People are like in a sleep. Their life passes like in a dream. When do they wake up? They wake up only when they die. The daily waking up from sleep is something entirely different. The true sleep is the state of heedlessness in this world. They say: “I will do it later” or “That is nonsense” – and they spend their life in indifference. The world does not stand still. A person lives either in awareness or in heedlessness. You will only win if you live in awareness. However, if you live in indifference, you might suddenly wake up and realize that the Day of Judgment is here. Or you close your eyes and ask: “O Allah, what has happened?” All these things are true. Now, the truth has become evident. Everything has now come to light. Now you want to do something. But no, it is too late, and the person regrets it deeply. But this regret is then of no use. The one who did good will say: “I wish I had done more.” The one who did nothing will say: “I wish I had done something.” And the disbelievers will say, “what these people said was really true.” But at that time, when they say: “Let me do something,” it is too late. They cannot do anything anymore. This opportunity is gone, gone! Life has passed. Life does not stand still. What counts in life? What is of value to people in life? What they have done for the Hereafter! A person should ask Allah for forgiveness, mercy, and favor for what he could not do. That is what one should do. But the people of this time do not approach such topics at all, due to their arrogance. They have become more arrogant than the devil. Even the devil acknowledges Allah. But these people do not acknowledge Allah. They do not accept Allah. They live in heedlessness, in deception. When they close their eyes, they will suddenly see everything clearly. But then it is too late. Nothing is of benefit anymore. May Allah protect us. Let us not be heedless. A heedless person is lost. A Muslim must be vigilant, it is said. It is said that the Turk, the Muslim must be vigilant, but true vigilance means obedience to Allah. Otherwise, vigilance that only serves the earthly world brings little benefit. There are many foxes and tricksters. Whether you are vigilant or heedless, they will steal from you anyway. That is not decisive! The essential thing is: That they do not rob you of the Hereafter. Secure your Hereafter. When you close your eyes forever, the essential thing is to attain Allah's mercy and favor. May Allah protect us from heedlessness. May Allah and the Prophet be in our hearts. Let us not live in heedlessness.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوْبَةًۭ نَّصُوحًا (66:8) صدَقَ الله العظيم Allah is the one who accepts repentance. Allah urges us to repent for our sins. The repentance of one who repents is accepted. Allah forgives the sins of those who sincerely repent. Allah's door of forgiveness is always open. It remains open until shortly before the Day of Judgement. On the Day of Judgement, this door will be closed and no more repentance will be possible. Now is the time, when Allah's door of repentance always remains open. A person can be freed from their mistakes and sins by asking for forgiveness. They will then feel relieved and liberated. The burden of sin is heavy. A person who commits sins may not feel the burden, but the burden of sin is real. Sins have a weight. One is often not aware of how great this burden actually is. The burden of sin is immense. After the children of Israel crossed Mount Sinai, Musa (Moses), peace be upon him, stayed at Mount Tur to speak with Allah and receive His revelation. When he returned, he found that his community had, in the meantime, under the influence of a misguided man, started to worship a golden calf. This man fashioned a golden calf and made them worship it. They asked for forgiveness for their misguidance. At that time, it was not as easy to obtain forgiveness as it is today. Among the children of Israel, one had to die to receive forgiveness. That is, someone who committed a sin had to be killed to obtain forgiveness. The sinner had to sacrifice himself to be forgiven. His head had to be severed. No other way of forgiveness was possible. Allah said: "I will forgive you under this condition." They accepted it, even if they had to be killed to obtain forgiveness. Because a prophet was among them. They said: "If we confess our sins and are forgiven, then we would rather die." "Let our heads be severed, as long as we receive forgiveness," they said. It was not as easy as saying "Astagfirullah" today and receiving forgiveness. Through the intercession of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Allah has given us the opportunity to repent easily. On that day, they began to kill those who had committed the sins. On that day, they killed seventy thousand of the children of Israel. "That is enough," they said, "these are forgiven." Then Allah said to Musa: "Bring seventy people to Mount Tur, for the judgement is not yet complete." When they arrived there, the mountain rose above them and threatened to crush them. Then Musa called out to Allah and said: "We have no sin." "Shall we be crushed because of the sins of others?" We have no sin," and so Allah forgave them. The weight of this mountain symbolizes the burden of our sins. So heavy are they. Humans often do not feel it. They feel little remorse for their sins because the punishment is not immediately apparent. We are easily forgiven. Even though it has been made easy for us to be forgiven, many people still do not want to do it. They simply do not do it. "What have we done, what is our sin?" Your sin is that you followed the desires of your ego and Satan. Let us ask Allah for forgiveness! Ask for forgiveness so that He forgives you. Do not oppose Allah. Do not fight against Allah. If you do this, neither you yourself nor the whole world nor the entire universe could save you from Allah's judgement. Therefore, bow your head and ask Allah for forgiveness. Ask for His forgiveness so that you are freed from these burdens. Allah is so merciful that He even turns your sins into good deeds. If you ask for forgiveness for your sins, you will be both freed from sin and rewarded. Is there anything more beautiful than that? But humans are ungrateful. They do not appreciate it. They do not recognize the good. They love the one who does evil. And avoid the one who does good. May Allah protect us. May He protect us from giving in to our ego. May Allah keep us and all on the right path. May Allah forgive all of us.

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said the following in a hadith: الحَيَاءُ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ Modesty is part of faith. If a person has modesty, that is, if they feel ashamed before Allah and other people, it is a sign of their faith. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked, "Will Gabriel come down after you? Is the revelation concluded?", he replied: He will come a few more times. But not to bring a new revelation, rather to take something with him. One time he will come to take away modesty. There will be no more modesty left among the people in the world. He will remove this good trait from this world. The result will be that people will become shameless. There will be no more modesty. And that is exactly what we are experiencing now. Even people who still have modesty are no longer perceived positively. People mock those who are ashamed, reserved, and not eloquent. Especially girls who are shy and quiet are looked at askance. Modesty is no longer considered a valuable trait. Why? Modesty was taken from this world. Now people think modesty is something bad. When they see someone who is ashamed, they immediately tell them to go see a doctor. They should take medication and get well again. They say that shame is something bad and one should stop being ashamed. Our times have become like this. Moreover, they do all sorts of indecent things. And instead of being ashamed, they boast about it. "I am so brazen, I am so shameless, I am so bold," they say proudly. They say no one can harm them. If you tell them, "What are you doing? Aren't you ashamed?" they immediately attack you. They say you are meddling in their affairs. They immediately try to expose you. They send their helpers of the devil to humiliate you. In some countries, you might even be thrown in jail. They want to publicly humiliate modest people. "This person is modest and an honorable person, that's not good!" they say He is against us, we who are shameless and indecent. We will bring him down. This is the sad reality of people in this time. Even our generation, let alone people from earlier times, would never have believed it: That it would come to this, that it would go this far, no one would have believed. In so much wickedness, someone would have been ashamed earlier. They would not have wanted anyone to find out. But now they want to share it with everyone, to announce it to the world. They want everyone to become just like them. But these are things that Allah does not approve of and does not love. Something that Allah does not love can never be good. What Allah loves brings good to people and brings all kinds of beauty. What Allah does not love brings all kinds of wickedness, ugliness, and abomination. May Allah protect us. May Allah protect Muslims and all people from such conditions. For such conditions are unworthy of humanity. Allah, the Exalted, has created humans beautifully. He created humans perfectly. He created humans to elevate them. But in our present time, people strive to demean themselves. "The lower I become, the more satisfied I am," they say. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim compared them to sewer rats. These animals love the sewage channels. There is also Allah's wisdom in this. There is wisdom in everything. Perhaps these animals lurk in the sewers to serve as an example to us. Everyone knows sewer rats. They are unknown to no one. They even appear in movies: The protagonists dig their way through the sewers. Suddenly, rats appear, dive into the sewage, and swim to the other side. They come out on the other side. They don't care how dirty the sewage is. People have become the same. When they wallow in dirt, they are happy. When they are in cleanliness, they are unhappy. When they hang around in the depths of the sewers and sink into abomination, they get into a good mood. They are satisfied. They want others to be in the dirt too. Well, the others don't want that. You cannot make a clean cat, rabbit, or lamb happy with the sewer. They don't want to be in that dirt. They are pure creatures. Only the impure can live in the dirt. The pure stay away from the dirt. May Allah keep us away from the dirt and protect us.

It is always necessary for a person to have a teacher, someone who instructs them and shows them the way. A person learns over time. If you learn from a teacher instead of alone, you learn much faster. You also learn much more! There is a method for everything. This is the preferred method of learning: Learn from a teacher. It is important to learn everything from the respective experts. If you want to do a job, you must stand beside the master of the work and learn from him. If you learn from him, you will become a perfect craftsman. You will become a perfect teacher yourself. You will become a perfect master yourself. This is a law of Allah, the Almighty. The only ones who do not have a human teacher are the prophets. Their teacher is Allah, the Almighty. They too did not learn alone. Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, teaches them. Allah shows his prophets the way so that they may teach it to their community. Those who follow them, the companions of the prophets or those who are with them, continue the path learned from the prophets. It is the same with the path of our Prophet, peace be upon him. The path of our Prophet was further shown by his companions and after them by scholars. The one who teaches the path of our Prophet must also follow this path himself. The true scholars, the companions, they all followed our Prophet. They walked his path and continued to teach his path. "Follow one of them, and you will find guidance," our Prophet, peace be upon him, said about his companions. Those who came after them then followed those who preceded them. This is how it must be. But whoever does not appreciate this path and follows another path goes astray. Those who are directly connected with the Prophet, that is, the saints, the sheikhs, continued the path of the Prophet after the companions. Thus, the path of the Prophet has reached us and continues to this day. In today's time, there are many who sow discord. They say, "This is not necessary." They say, "Such a thing does not exist." Therefore, people are confused, they follow things that are not in faith or listen to people who abandon the Sunnah and the obligatory path of the Prophet. But the path shown by our Prophet, peace be upon him, is lasting. It lasts until the Day of Judgment. The tariqas are directly connected with the Prophet, peace be upon him. From sheikh to sheikh, they are connected to the Prophet, peace be upon him. There are forty-one tariqas. They are all connected with the Prophet, peace be upon him. Their path never changes. Of course, there are those who imitate sheikhs but have no real connection to the tariqa; they just pretend and say, "I am also a sheikh." They are much more numerous than the true sheikhs. People believe them because they do not know better. But what can be said? The one whom Allah blesses with it, meets the right person. Without Allah's guidance, one meets the wrong person. Who are the right ones? Their characteristics are clear. Firstly, they follow the path of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and show him the greatest respect. Then they love the four rightly guided Caliphs, the Ahl al-Bayt, and all the companions. Nowadays, there are people who claim to be in the tariqa but do not accept the companions of the Prophet. They only accept some Sahaba, but not others. These are false saints. They act for show and only want to please people. They think: "If we act this way, we will gather more students, bring together more people." Anyone who acts with such motives has no connection to the tariqa at all. These people with this behavior have nothing to do with the tariqa. They harm people more than they help. May Allah protect us. May Allah not let us stray from the right path. May Allah let us meet the right people!

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ (114:4) صدق الله العظيم In this holy verse, we seek refuge with Allah, the Almighty, from the evil whispers of Satan and the jinn. This means that whispers are the work of Satan. What does whispering or Waswasah mean? While doing something, especially when performing acts of worship, one continuously questions whether it was accepted or not, thereby creating complications. Allah, the Almighty, made it easy for you. He commanded you to keep it simple. Human beings let Satan's trick make them believe that what they have done is not accepted, which gives rise to whispers. This leads to problems. It makes one sad. It destroys oneself. And in the end, one gains nothing. Whispers come from Satan. Allah, the Almighty, has only assigned tasks to humans that they can accomplish, and nothing beyond that. يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا يَسِّرُوا وَلَا تُعَسِّرُوا Show ease, do not make it difficult. If you make it difficult, people will do it up to a certain point and then stop because they think that what they did was not accepted anyway. Then, they stop doing it. This is exactly what Satan wants. And then Satan achieves what he wanted. Those who make things difficult and unattainable are satanic groups pretending to be Muslim. They behave as if they are doing good, but they are destroying people's lives. Nothing remains of friendship and kinship. Everyone becomes an enemy. Why? Because of things that do not exist in Islam but are presented as Islamic. They confuse sincere Muslims, inciting them against others and themselves. A person who falls prey to them is ruined. Whispers are by no means good. Some people suffer from whispers as if they were a disease. And this is made even worse. They disapprove of Muslims. They disapprove of the actions of Muslims. However, it is Allah, the Almighty, who accepts everything. They place themselves in Allah's position and pass judgments. Those who follow them are inevitably struck by these bad things. They are afflicted by these bad things. And their lives are ruined. Moreover, they sow enmity among Muslims. May Allah protect us from their evil. The tricks of Satan are many. He will not come to you directly and behave obviously like a disbeliever. He will approach you as if he is doing good, but within this good is poison. He poisons you with it and ruins your life. And you gain nothing from it. And you receive no reward from it. On the contrary, it burdens you. Every minimal waste of time, water, and effort will be considered a detriment in the sight of Allah. They will be noted as waste. If you perform your ablution or prayer with imperfections, Allah is forgiving and rewards you for every drop of water used during the ablution, despite the imperfections. But if you convince yourself that it is not enough or not accepted by Allah, every drop will be counted as waste against you. May Allah protect us. May Allah protect us from the evil of these people. Islam is a religion of simplicity. Do not listen to those who say it is difficult or that your actions are not accepted. Do it as best as you can. And to those who say your prayer is not accepted, say: Well, I don't accept it either, but Allah accepts it. Tell them: Allah accepts it. Allah accepts. Allah does not pay attention to little things. Allah gives according to your intention. Allah, the Almighty, gives according to the intention, therefore we hope for the best. People with whispers say: Allah will be angry with us. Allah will punish us. Allah will not accept our deeds. Thus, we must do it again. The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said that people will find Allah as they think of Him. We believe that Allah forgives us and is merciful to us. He will accept our deeds despite their imperfections. Therefore, there is no reason to panic. There is no reason to follow the path of Satan's whispers. May Allah protect us all.