Bismihi Ta`ala *DO QUICK BEFORE IT`S TOO LATE.* Allah Ta`ala says that we should hasten to do good actions to obtain his salvation. ‘’They believe in Allah and the hereafter, they ordain the good and forbade evil and THEY HASTEN towards good deeds. Them are amongst the righteous.’’(3:114) يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَأُولَئِكَ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ [آل عمران : 114] Rasouloullah Swalallahou `Alihi Wasallam said: ‘’Take benefit of five things before 5 other events: Take benefit of your life before death comes to you; take benefit of your free time before you get busy; take benefit of your wealth before poverty comes to you; take benefit of your youth before old age reach you and take benefit of your health before you get sick.’’(Ibn Abi Shaibah)مصنف ابن أبي شيبة – (عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ جَرَّاحٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ : اغْتَنِمْ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ خَمْسٍ : حَيَاتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ ، وَفَرَاغَك قَبْلَ شَغْلِكَ ، وَغِنَاك قَبْلَ فَقْرِكَ ، وَشَبَابَك قَبْلَ هَرَمِكَ ، وَصِحَّتَكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِك. Today the door of Umrah has closed due to the pandemic. And may be Hajj also. So I want to tell all those who did not go for Hajj yet, well you see, the ka`bah does not need us. We need the Ka`bah to get salvation. Well, the door has closed for this year may be. Should you have done Hajj, then at least you would be relieve to die at ease. Because one of the remorse of a dying person is that he has not been able to fulfil the Hajj of baitullah. Even today, take benefit that we have the deen of Allah still alive, we have the Qur-aan and ulamas around us and that the door of tawbah/repentance still open. Reported in Shu`abul Imaan that Rasouloullah Swalallahou `Alaihi Wasallam said: ‘’Soon an era will come upon man that nothing will stay of Islam but its name; the Qur-aan will mean nothing except its scriptures; their masjids will be well build, but they will be empty of guidance…’’(Shu`abul Imaan)شعب الإيمان – ()أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ، أخبرنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَارُ، حدثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ، حدثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دُكَيْنٍ، عَنْ — جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ لَا يَبْقَى مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا اسْمُهُ، وَلَا يَبْقَى مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ إِلَّا رَسْمُهُ، مَسَاجِدُهُمْ عَامِرَةٌ وَهِيَ خَرَابٌ مِنَ الْهُدَى، عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ شَرُّ مَنْ تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ عِنْدَهُمْ تَخْرُجُ الْفِتْنَةُ وَفِيهِمْ تَعُودُ So take the care to bring Islam fully in our day and night, to learn, practice the Qur-aan and read it lengthily in tahajjud and keep our masjids with different activities of da`wat and teachings of sunnah of Rasouloullah Swalallahou Alaihi Wasallam.Look after your ulamas and imams because a time will come that the Masjid committee will look for ulamas to lead them in salaah and they will not find one also-Abu Dawood/Ahmad.سنن أبى داود – ()عَنْ عَقِيلَةَ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ مَوْلَاةٍ لَهُمْ عَنْ سَلَامَةَ بِنْتِ الْحُرِّ أُخْتِ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ الْفَزَارِيِّ قَالَتْسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يَتَدَافَعَ أَهْلُ الْمَسْجِدِ لَا يَجِدُونَ إِمَامًا يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ Read the Qur-aan today because a day will come that Allah Ta`ala will retake back all the Qur-aan on the surface of the earth. And when muslims will wake up, they will forget everything from the Qur-aan-Mustadrak/Shu`abul Imaan.المستدرك على الصحيحين – الحاكم -)ثنا أبو مالك الأشجعي ، عن أبي حازم ، عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قال : « يسرى على كتاب الله فيرفع إلى السماء ، فلا يصبح في الأرض آية من القرآن ولا من التوراة والإنجيل ولا الزبور ، وينتزع من قلوب الرجال فيصبحون ولا يدرون ما هو » « هذا حديث صحيح على شرط مسلم ، ولم يخرجاه شعب الإيمان – ()عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ نَاجِيَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ” اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُرْفَعَ ” قَالُوا: هَذِهِ الْمَصَاحِفُ تُرْفَعُ فَكَيْفَ بِمَا فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ؟ قَالَ: ” يُعْدَى عَلَيْهِ لَيْلًا فَيُرْفَعُ مِنْ صُدُورِهِمْ، فَيُصْبِحُونَ فَيَقُولُونَ: لكَأَنَّا كنا نَعْلَمْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ يقعونَ فِي الشِّعْرِ ” قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: ” هَذَا نَاجِيَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ حديث غَيْرُ هَذَا ” Send our children to learn the Qur-aan and take the care to make at least one child a `alim or a alimah. Because instant maslahs or sensible ones can be given easily when a alim is in the family.And do tawbah and istighfaar today because a time will come when the door of tawbah will be sealed closed.سنن أبى داود – )عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَوْفٍ عَنْ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ الْهِجْرَةُ حَتَّى تَنْقَطِعَ التَّوْبَةُ وَلَا تَنْقَطِعُ التَّوْبَةُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا The beloved prophet Swalallahou `Alaihi Wasallam said: ‘’Hijrah/Emmigration will not finish until tawbah is closed. And tawbah will not close unless the sun rise from its west side.’’Abu Dawood.So my dears, Allah Ta`ala has stopped everything for us to ponder about the oncoming realities. There were visors around our eyes that made us look only for more wealth and more worldly possessions:Allah Ta`ala says: ‘’You are distracted by mutual competition of amassing more wealth, until you reach the graves.’’(102:1)So before death come, be a regular namaazi, give your Zakaat and charities and if enough wealth did come in your life to go for Hajj, then use all means to reach the Ka`bah at least one Hajj. Hasten before it`s too late. Mufti Mackoojee |