DUTIES OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB

As-Salāmu ‘alaykum wa raḥmatu Llāhi.

A‘ūdhu biLlāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīm.

Waṣ-ṣalātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alā Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-awwalīn wa l-ākhirīn.

Madad yā Rasūla Llāh, madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūli Llāh, madad yā Mashāyikhinā,

dastūr yā Shaykh ‘Abdu Llāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistānī, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-

Ḥaqqānī. Madad.

Ṭarīqatunā ṣ-ṣuḥbah wa l-khayru fi l-jam‘iyyah.

Thanks be to Allah that reached these beautiful seasons. Tonight is the blessed Ragha’ib Night, insha’Allah. May it be khayr, may it be blessed for Muslims, insha’Allah. May it be a means to goodness, insha’Allah. Insha’Allah, these beautiful days will lighten the tyranny (zhulm) and bad days of the world by Allah’s grace. Because this is the End Time, suffering is increasing day by day. But for those who are with Allah, suffering is lighter. It is helpful, [and] by the permission of Allah, it will not harm them. Its harm is to those who have no faith, mushriks, to those who go against Allah.

In these beautiful months, we acknowledged Allah with thanks. These are the months the Holy Prophet (SAW) loved. These months have barakah. He says, “Allahumma

bārik lanā fī Rajab wa Sha‘bān wa ballighnā Ramaḍān.” “Allahumma bless Rajab and Shaban for us and have us reach Ramadan.” People were not able to fast for about 5 or 6 months, [though] some were fasting from time to time. Now those who want to fast are fasting in these 3 months. For those who cannot, if they wish to observe it, all may fast on Mondays and Thursdays and other sacred nights. Allah rewards them differently—Allah ‘azza wa jalla has different gifts. Gifts that are for this world and the Next.

So let us fast today and tomorrow. Also there are duties for the month of Rajab.

During the first ten days, recite every day one hundred time, “Subḥana l-Ḥayyi l-Qayyūm.”

The next ten days, one hundred times, “Subḥana l-Aḥadi ṣ-Ṣamad.” For the last ten days

which come after the twentieth, “Subḥana Llāhi r-Ra’uf.” This too, one hundred times a day. Sadaqa that is given on regular days bring ten times the reward, but on these months for one deed one hundred rewards or a thousand. Allah ‘azza wa jalla says about the month

of Ramadan, “The account of it is with Me. There is no need [for Me] to inform anyone of it.”

We are approaching magnificent beauty, beautiful seasons. May they be khayr and blessed. May it bring Allah’s help for Islam. May Muslims be protected, because the unbelievers are extremely astray, [and] they do not tolerate Muslims at all. They [almost]

do not let them breathe. Insha’Allah, with the barakah of these months, what they do will stay ineffective, [and] whoever tries to do bad to others will have it turned against him.

May Allah protect us from evil things, protect us from what is vile, insha’Allah. May these months be blessed. May our month of Rajab be blessed, and the three holy months. May Allah have us reach many more of these holy three months together with Mahdi (A.S.), insha’Allah.

Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq,

al-Fātiḥah

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