Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim
BEWARE WHEN SHARING KNOWLEDGE
BismiLlahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim:
هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
‘Hal yastawī lladhīna yaʿlamūna wa-lladhīna lā yaʿlamūn’, ‘Are those who know equal to those who do not know?’ (Qur’ān 39:09). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm. Allah ‘Azza wa-Jalla is saying “Are those who know equal to those who do not know?” They cannot be.
Acquiring knowledge is Fard for every Muslim. And knowledge has no end. You must learn as much as you can. You must perform your worship right. Perform your prayers, fast, pay Zakah. It is Fard for every Muslim to learn them. Also, learning other things and attending the assemblies of knowledge – What we mean by the assembly of knowledge; Sohbah is knowledge, other things are knowledge, preaching is knowledge.
When people do this throughout their lives, they will have carried out this order. Because it is Fard. Attaining knowledge is Fard. You should not say “I don’t know”. Make intention to attain knowledge throughout your life insha’Allah, to attain this knowledge for the pleasure of Allah ﷻ, for your Akhirah to be prosperous. If we attain knowledge step by step as much as we can, we will learn.
There are some things that people don’t understand. They must share what they know and understand with others, so that others benefit from it too. But some things, as the levels of understanding of everyone are not same, it is not necessary to share what they don’t understand with others. For example, some Sohbahs or talks told by some ‘Awliya are not from the type that some people can understand. You don’t have to share them. That is not your duty, because while trying to do goodness, you will do badness. People will understand it wrongly, and what they do will be useless. You will be responsible for what they do. And sometimes you may have committed sin because of this responsibility.
Many people asked Mawlana Shaykh Nazim if they could read books of Sayyidina Muhyiddin Ibn ʿArabī. He wouldn’t give permission to them, because it is not for their understanding. Even scholars, only few scholars could understand them. Sayyidina Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi is Shaykh ul-Akbar, he is from the great Shaykhs. His Karamat are famous. He is respected. Saying “Don’t read them” is not because it is bad, it is because you won’t understand it.
We are giving Shaykh ul-Akbar, Sayyidina Muhyiddin Ibn ʿArabī as an example. There is knowledge like his that people don’t understand and share with other people without understanding. Unfortunately, sometimes they leave the way. Sometimes they do useless things. The Shaykh always tells what people can do and understand. He gives according to everyone’s level of understanding and needs in his Sohbah and lessons. Therefore, leave what you don’t understand and keep on with what you understand.
We, Muslims cannot carry out the orders of Allah ﷻ fully. This is another issue. If you try to carry out 100% of them, you won’t be able to do so. Therefore, we must ask for help from Allah ﷻ and ask for forgiveness for doing this much. Allah ﷻ doesn’t charge anyone things that he cannot do. Do as much as you can from what is ordered, that is enough for you. The kindness, compassion and forgiveness of Allah ﷻ are endless. We must know this too. May Allah ﷻ forgive us all insha’Allah. Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.
Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani
12 December 2023/ 28 Jumada al-Awwal 1445
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Sufi Qalam 
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