AL WALI

K n o w i n g A l l a h A l W a l i

28th April,2015

Intr o duc t i o n: Allah (swt) doesn’t need our closeness yet it is a favor from Allah (swt) that He is our Wali. And the name Al Wali is connected with Al Hameed, The Praiseworthy

The closeness of Allah (swt) is praiseworthy.

Hadih:

(Narrated Abu Huraira (ra): Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "Allah said, 'I am to my slave as he thinks of Me, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him).) - Sahih al- Bukhari 7505

The name Al Wali also came with Al ‘Aleem Al Hakeem, He is close to us

because He is the All- Knower and All-Wise, putting everything in its

place, nothing is misplaced.

T  y  p  e  s   of  Wa  l  i  y  a  t  A  ll  a  h   (  s  w  t  )    

G ene r a l w a l i y a h

This is included for everyone, even disbelievers, Allah disposes all of

our affairs, Allah gives and He will withhold, He honors and He

humiliates. Imagine the blood flowing in our body, the air we breathe –

Allah (swt) is disposing all of our affairs. Allah (swt) decrees for all of us,

who we meet, what we will do, what we will see – all of this is from

waliyat Allah (swt). The scholars said the general waliya is the

kingship of Allah (swt) (ممممللللكككك اااا ل ل).

Then they are returned to Allâh, their Maulâ [True Master (God), the Just Lord (to reward them)]. Surely, for Him is the judgement and He is the Swiftest in taking account. (Surah Al An’am 62 )

Our Wali is Allah and He is taking care of us in the duniya and

akhira. In the end, we will return to Allah. Allah is our Wali now but

when we will see the result of our deeds? On the Day of Judgment,

because we will return to our Wali and He will account all of us at the

same time. This life is the abode of deeds, you work as much as you

can, but on the Day of Judgement you will be recompensed and

accounted.

K n o w i n g A l l a h A l W a l i

There! Every person will know (exactly) what he had

earned before, and they will be brought back to Allâh, their

rightful Maula (Lord), and their invented false deities will

vanish from them. (Surah Yunus 30)

You will see what you did on the Day of Judgment, why did you do that deed, for whose sake, why did you do that sin? Everything will be apparent. On the Day of Judgment all of your deeds will be opened, like a box. There are people who look good from the outside, but on the Day of Judgment, their deeds will be opened but there was no ikhlas, so it’s rejected. And there are people who look bad from the outside, but they repented and regretted in the duniya which only Allah (swt) knows, so this takes them to paradise.

Spe c i al w i l aya

We all want this special waliyah, we want Allah to be close to us

because even if people forsake us, Allah will never forsake us. This

gives you peace and richness. But it takes two things to get the

special waliyah: belief and taqwa. When you have these two things

then you will be ‘wali Allah’.

No doubt! Verily, the Auliyâ' of Allâh [i.e. those who believe in the

Oneness of Allâh and fear Allâh much (abstain from all kinds of

sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and love Allâh

much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], no

fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve, (62) Those who

believed (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism), and used to

fear Allâh much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds) (63) (Surah Yunus 62-63)

When Allah (swt) is your ‘close friend’, then of course He will remove

fear and sadness from you, subhan Allah. Anytime you want to call

Allah (swt), you can call Him. If you want to pray to Allah (swt), you

can pray to Him. If you want to meet Allah (swt) there is no

appointment. You have to make appointments with people, but with

Allah (swt) even in the middle of the night, Allah (swt) will be closer

than anyone else. But we are underestimating Allah (swt).

K n o w i n g A l l a h A l W a l i Allah (swt) wants sincerity, He wants you to trust Him, don’t do shirk because that’s betrayal. Make dua’a only to Allah (swt), not the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) or anyone else. If you want Allah (swt) to be your Wali,

then you need to trust Him in everything, in your provision.

“Allâh has full knowledge of your enemies, and Allâh is Sufficient as a Walî

(Protector), and Allâh is Sufficient as a Helper”. (Surah nisa ayah 45) Allah (swt) will take extra care of you, He knows who are your

enemies. Maybe you don’t even know who are your true friends and

enemies. But when you take Allah (swt) as a Wali, you don’t need to

stress or bother about who are your enemies. Allah (swt) will take

care of your enemies, He will make them busy with themselves that

they will not bother you. When Allah is your Wali then it’s

sufficient for you, you don’t need to look anywhere else. There are no

barriers with Allah (swt) but with everyone else there are barriers.

“Verily, my Walî (Protector, Supporter, and Helper, etc.) is Allâh Who has revealed the Book (the Qur'ân), and He protects (supports and helps) the righteous” (Surah Al ‘Araf 1 9 6)

Your Wali is the One Who revealed the Quran to you, He sent you messages because He wants you to be on the Straight Path. Allah (swt) is taking care of the righteous people and your guidance through the Quran. Allah (swt) gives you the special waliyah through nurturing. People want closeness, whether you’re alone or with people, you are satisfied with Allah (swt). When anyone talks about Allah (swt) you’re happy because that’s my Wali, I love Him. One of the impacts of the name of Allah Al Wali is protection from the shaitan. The good friend is the one who will show you what’s right and wrong. If I’m doing wrong, they’ll tell me and if I’m doing right, they’ll tell me. Imagine if Allah (swt) is your Wali, He will take care of your nurturing step by step.

Surah Al Baqarah 255-257:

(Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but

He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that

exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs

whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he

that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He

knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what

K n o w i n g A l l a h A l W a l i will happen to them in the Hereafter . And they will never compass

anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursî

extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in

guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most

Great. (255) There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path

has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in

Tâghût and believes in Allâh, then he has grasped the most

trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allâh is All-Hearer,

All-Knower. (256) Allâh is the Walî (Protector or Guardian) of those who

believe. He brings them out from darkness into light. But as for

those who disbelieve, their Auliyâ (supporters and helpers) are

Tâghût [false deities and false leaders], they bring them out from light

into darkness. Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will abide

therein forever. (257))

The nurturing of Allah (swt) begins with ayat al kursi. We will continue next week in sha’Allah about the stages of the nurturing of the special waliyah.