127TH
SERMON DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AT MASJID ABUJA, BY
YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI, ON 7TH
JULY, 2017/13TH
SHAWWAL 1438 AFTER HIJRA
TOPIC: BENEFIT OF REMEMBERING DEATH IN ISLAM
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the most Merciful
Respected
brothers and sisters in Islam, Today’s sermon will divert a little to the
topic: Benefits of remembering Death in Islam.
Death in Islam is the termination of worldly life
and the beginning of life after death (Barzakh). Death is seen as the
separation of soul from body, and its transfer from this world to the afterlife.
Death is a reality in
which all human beings accept and believe in; however, it
is also a reality which most of us like to keep out of our minds. In Islam,
death is not an end to our existence; it is a passage, which takes us from this
world to the next stage of life (grave) then to hereafter. Whether we like it
or not will certainly come to every one of us. Muslim’s' Success or failure at
the time of death depends on how much he prepared before that day. Preparing
for death is a lifetime’s assignment. It begins on the day one reach the age of
adolescence (bulugh) where he will be responsible for his deeds for the rest of
his or her life. Once death arrives, the opportunity to do well or worship ceases.
lt will be too late to repent and our final destination depends largely on the
kind of beliefs and actions exhibited in this present life.
SOME OF THE VERSES AND AHAADITH ON DEATH
INCLUDE:-
1.
Death
is inevitable to every human- being;Allah (SWT) says: “Every soul will taste death, and you will only
be given your [full] compensation on the Day of resurrection. So he who is
drawn away from the fire and admitted to paradise has attained [his desire] And
what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion”_ Q 3:185
2. No one has a clue on when and where
he will die: Allah (SWT) says: “Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the
Hour[Day of Qiyaama] and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs.
And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what
land it will die. Indeed, Allah is knowing well acquainted.” Q31:34
3. Sound Iman (belief) and righteous
deeds are the only preparation for death: Allah (SWT) says: “ O you who
have believed, let not your wealth and your children divert you from
remembrance of Allah, and whoever does that- then those are the losers. And
spend [in the way of Allah] from what we have provided you before death
approaches one of you and he says. “My lord, if only you would delay me for a
brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous. But never will
Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is fully aware with what
you do.”Q63:9-1 l ' .
4. The soul of the wrongdoers would be
taken away severely, “...And you could but see when the wrongdoers are in
the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands,[saying]
discharge your souls! Today you will- be awarded the punishment of [extreme]
humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and
[that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant. [it will be said to
them], “And you have certainly come to Us alone as We created you the first
time, and you have left whatever we bestowed upon you behind you. And we do not
see with you your intercessors which you claimed that they were among your
associates [of Allah].lt has [all] been severe between you and lost
from you is what you used to claim.” Q 6:94
5 Disbelievers and wrongdoers will regret their lives at
the point of Death; Allah (SWT) says: “until, When death comes to one of
them, he says; ‘‘my Lord, send me back that I might do righteousness in that
which I left behind.” No! it is only a word he is saying and behind them is a
barrier[ barzakh] until the Day they are resurrected; so when the Horn is
blown, no relationship will there be among ‘them that Day, nor will they ask
about one another. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] it is
they who are the successful. But those whose scales are light- those are the
ones who have lost their life, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally. The Fire
will bum their faces and they therein will have tight smiles.[it will be said]
“ were not my verses recited to you and you used to deny them? They will say, “
our Lord, our misery overcame us, and we were a people astray. Our lord, remove
us from it and if we were to return [to evil], we would be wrongdoers”. He will
say, “Remain despised there in and do not speak to me. .Indeed, there was a
party of my servants who said, our lord, we have believed, so forgive us and
have mercy upon us, and you are the best of the merciful. But you took them in
mockery to the point that they made you forget my remembrance, and you used to
laugh at them. Indeed, I have rewarded them this,Day for their patient
endurance- that they are the attainders [of success]_Q23:99- 111
6. The reality is; this world is nothing
but transition to hereafter: Allah (SWT) says: “Competition in [worldly]
increase diverts you; until you visit the graveyards. No! you are going to
know. Then no! You are going to know. No! If you only knew with knowledge of
certainty... You will surely see the hellfire.-Then you will surely see it with
the eye of certainty. Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
‘and He says “know that the life in this world is but amusement and diversion
and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth
and children- like the example of rain Whose [resulting] plant growth please
the farmers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes
[scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment, and forgiveness
from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of
delusion. Surat al- Hadeed
7. Death: no one will escape from it:
Allah (SWT) says: “Wherever you-may be, death will overtake you, even if
you-should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them,
they say, this is from Allah and if evil befalls them, they say, “This is from
You” Say, All [things]are from Allah. So; what is; the [the matter] with those
people that they can hardly understand any statement? What comes to you of good
is from Allah; but what comes to you of evil,[O man], is from yourself. And` We
have sent you,[O Muhammad], to the 'people as a messenger, and sufficient is
Allah as witness” Q4:78-79
8. Be in this world as a
traveler: On the authority of Abdullah bin Umar, who said: The messenger of
Allah took me by the shoulder and said: "Be in the world as though you
were a stranger or a traveller."Abdullahibn Umar used to say: "At evening do not
expect [to live till] morning, and at morning do not expect [to live till]
evening. Take from your health for your illness and from your life for your
death."
FACTORS LIABLE FOR REMEMBRING
DEATH
- Visiting graveyard.
- Witnessing processes of funeral prayer.
- Witnessing one at the point of death.
- Considering signs from angel of death.[ gray hears and sicknesses].
- Pondering over pass generations including late family members& friends
BENEFITS OF REMEMBERING DEATH:
- It helps in preparation toward death before it is too late.
- It reduces worldly material inclination from hearts
- It leads to peace and contentment with what we have.
- It make difficult appears simple in sight.
- It eliminates arrogance and oppression from evil doers.
- It inculcates in muslim the spirit of humility and humbleness.
- Devil will never have total power over who remembers death regularly.
NB. I will seize this opportunity on behalf of the
mosque committee and Area 10 muslim community, to condole with the family and
the entire Muslim ummah most especially the people of Kano state on the loss of
Alhaji Dr.Yusuf MaitamaSule who pass couple of days. May Allah SWT
forgive his short comings and grant him Jannatulfirdaus. May Allah have
mercy on him and blessed his family after him. Ameen
Contact: yahyalyolawi@gmail.com
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