Ibraheem Menk – The Passing Of A Good Young Man

Earlier this week, we heard of the passing of a young man,

and none of us expected this. It came as a shock, not only to his

family and not only to those close to him, but to the those in the

community as well. We were shocked to see that a young man at the

tender age of 19 years old, could just pass away

Allahu Akbar.

And with this,

we remind ourselves in nalila,

indeed, we belong to Allah, Rabbul, izzatil, Waal Jalal, or in

Ilahi Raj, and to Him we shall return his date of birth was

written before he came into existence, and his date of death

was written before He came into existence. We didn't know this,

but Allah Abu as knew it, when Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa

sallam lost his son he was 62 years old, and we all know that

Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam passed away when he was 63

years old. So literally, a year or a year and a half before he passed

away, he lost his one and only son.

And this son passed away in his hands and his eyes teared so the

sahabi who was with him, the companion who was with him, said

awlam tenha Bucha, did you not stop us and prevent us from

crying? So he says, mana, hate. Wan mu, I did not stop you from

doing this in nahadihi, rahma, jaala, Allahu, ibadihi ruhamah,

indeed, this is a mercy that Allah has placed in the hearts of those

who are merciful. So when a person is merciful and compassionate,

then it is only natural for a person to tear and for a person to

grieve over the passing of their loved one, especially when it is a

loved one that you didn't expect to go. So all of a sudden that

person is gone. It is normal for you to grieve, and it is okay for

you to grieve. It is human for you to grieve.

So rasulallahu alayhi wa sallam then continued by saying,

ja ala hufi. Ina, la Ina, the ideas were in Al Qala Zen and the

heart is sad. Wala an Abu Ilham, and we will only say that which

pleases Allah, Abu ishati wa Jalal, and that is simply because

we know in LA Illa we belong to Allah. We came from Allah wa ina

ilahira Ji Arun, and to Him, we shall return this in and of

itself. When we study this statement, it brings a lot of

peace and comfort to those who are close to the one who has passed

on, because we realize that ultimately we are going somewhere,

and that is the place where, Inshallah, we will be united with

our loved ones. We will be gathered together in a better

plane, on a better plane, and this brings about peace and solace for

the believer. Imagine a person who has absolutely no belief in

Allahabad is that he will Jalal, what kind of

a blow that will be to them, because all they knew is this

world. All they believed in is this world. All they trusted is

this world, not even knowing what will happen, not even thinking

about what would happen if one of their own, close, near and dear,

were to pass away. Now, with regards to the

youngster who passed away, I'd like to share something with you

two points.

This young man had a very good character, a soft natured

character.

I personally have never seen him using bad words whenever you

greeted him, Wa Alaikum with a smile on his face, with a smile on

his face. And when Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was

asked about what would enter people into Jannah the most, he

didn't say Hajj. He didn't say zakah, he didn't say all of this

yet we would assume these are much greater acts of.

Real becomes real.

The real becomes real. So why wait for that day? Solve your problems,

resolve, especially when it is amongst family members. This

youngster was amazing in that regard. I've never seen him

fighting, shouting, getting angry, and he was a student of mine, so I

know a bit about him. I know a bit about him.

He was a good youngster. May Allah Abu as him to the highest of ranks

in Jannah, and may Allah subhana wa Taala purify him and grant his

parents access and gain in Jannah due to the passing of their son,

amen. One last thing I'd like to share before we end off.

About 12 hours before

he passed on, I sent him a message

on Instagram, and you know, you can easily send a message

and that, you know, it's just a forward from one of my clips that

I had made, and he put a heart on this. You know, how you can double

click. I want to share with you what that message was.

In that message, there was a nasheed playing in the background,

and the words were,

do you have a secret between you and Allah,

Allah and Allah, dahiwaba in Allah, between you and Allah,

halaka, Sadaqah. Do you have any charity that you have hidden away

from the people?

La ALA, muha illallah, nobody knows about it, except for Allah

Rabbul, izzatti ul Jalad. He placed a heart on that. And the

next thing I heard about this youngster is he has gone to Allah

Rabbul, izhati ojalad.

What sadaqah Have we left behind? What have we done? What good deeds

do we have between us and Allah Rabbul, izhad Yul Jalal that we

never spoke to anyone about, that if we know we are gone, I know I

have that hidden between me and Allah Rabbul. Izzat y UL Jalad,

how hard is it to have one deed, one deed that nobody knows about?

May Allah Rabbul Izzat ye wa Jalal give us the Iman and the taqwa to

enter into alferdo. Sal Allah, Ameen wa Akhi, rudah, Wan Amin a.