Mustafa Khattab – Wasiyah Or Barbecue Last Will
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The importance of sudden death is discussed, including the lack of knowledge until death and the actions of non Muslims who refuse to pray. The speaker advises writing down property and investment properties in case of hardship, as well as not giving more than a third of one's money to anyone. The importance of sharing shares for older children is also emphasized, and resources and downloadable resources are provided for the upcoming Latoya Motboxes Conference.
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I bear witness that there is none worthy
of our worship except Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And I bear witness that Muhammad salallahu alaihi
wa sallam is the seal of the prophets
and the final messenger to all of humanity.
Whoever Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala guides, there is
none to misguide.
And whoever Allah
leads to astray, there is none to guide
alight.
So today, I'm going to talk about a
very serious topic.
So if you normally fall asleep in the
khutbah or you play with your cell phone,
please try to pay attention for just 15,
20 minutes. This is a very crucial topic.
So today, inshallah, we'll talk about this topic,
but I'm going to start off with a
short story.
They say there was a king, and this
king left a will,
the last will and testament.
So he said in his will,
when I die,
no one should carry my casket except my
doctors.
And the second waseya, When you put me
in the casket and you carry me to
the graveyard,
put my hands out and open my hands.
Okay.
So his friends said, Okay.
Why are you making this wasaiah? Why no
one except your doctor should carry your body,
and why should we put your hands outside
the casket
open?
It said the first one, so people will
know that when death comes,
no one can stop it, even my doctors.
And I'm a king, so my doctors cannot
stop me from dying. What about the regular
people, the people in the street? And number
2,
when you put my hands outside the casket
and you open them,
so this will be an example, a message
for the people that I came to this
world empty hand handed,
and I'm leaving empty handed. I left everything
behind me. I didn't take anything with me.
So the topic today is wasriyah,
the last will and testament.
So why do we need to talk about
this? Arabic
So why do you need to do
your I'll give you a few reasons. Number
1,
sudden death, and it's very common these days.
So how many times have you heard of
someone who is 20, or 17, or 35,
who dies in their sleep?
It happens all the time. I have seen
so many cases.
And this is one of the signs of
the Day of Judgment. The prophet salallahu alayhi
wa sallam says in the authentic hadith, before
the Day of Judgment,
sudden death will be very common.
People will die, and no one expected them
to die in this young age.
Another reason,
sometimes, and I've seen this with my own
eyes, someone will die,
and unless you are from the 1st nation,
you are an immigrant,
some of you or many of you have
families
here, but some don't have families.
They leave their countries, and they come here,
and they work, and they have money,
and sometimes, subhanallah, they die.
And in one case in Edmonton this brother
was working in Fort Mac
and for he he died in an accident
and for 2 weeks he was kept in
a fridge. They couldn't find anyone related to
him. Not in Canada, not anywhere else. Finally,
after
2 weeks someone came forward and he says,
I know this, brother is from,
this African country and, maybe we can find
someone. So after 2 weeks, they did his
janaza and they sent him back home. 2
weeks in the fridge, they couldn't find anyone
to contact.
Also,
yes, in many cases, if the husband dies
first,
the wife will take care of the kids.
And if the wife dies first, the husband
will take care of his kids.
But what if,
and I've seen some cases,
like in Edmonton for example,
the husband died with his wife in a
car accident, and they had 6 kids,
5 of 5 of them died with them
in the accident, only the 2 year 2
year old kid survived.
So what would happen to the 2 year
old kid, or if their parents die in
an accident, or in a fire,
what would happen to the kids? Most likely,
they will be put up for adoption, and
they will be adopted most likely by a
non Muslim family, and they will raise them
as non Muslim.
Sometimes,
again, I'm telling you from experience, and I've
seen some cases, and I heard situations.
So in the US, many years back,
one brother was married to a non Muslim
woman. He was married to a Christian woman.
So what happens, he died and he didn't
leave
Wasayyah. So what happened? His wife took him
to the church for salah,
and eventually,
they cremated the body. Cremation basically,
they burned the body and they keep the
ashes.
They think it's environmentally
friendly and they save some money. Because if
you buy a casket and some people do
the flowers and you put you buy the
lot in the graveyard, you're talking 4, 5,
$7,000.
But for cremation,
all it takes, a parcel of matches, some
gas,
and or a liar, $2,
Khalas. They burn you up, and they take
the ashes and Khalas. So a lot of
people do it for economic reasons, I'm talking
about many non Muslims,
or, for the environment, or for any other
reason. And his family, his brothers, and sisters,
and his parents protested, and they took it
to court.
And eventually, because he didn't leave Awasiyyah,
the court ruled in favor of the wife.
She is in charge, she is the boss
because you didn't leave al Assiyyah, so they
eventually they burned him.
Another case that happened somewhere in Alberta
35 years ago,
A brother was married to a non Muslim
woman, he died unexpectedly,
sudden death. Eventually, they took him to the
church, and he was buried in a non
Muslim graveyard.
No Muslim ever prayed janazah for him.
So one day I was talking to one
of his friends, they came to Canada back
in 19 sixties, and he said, you know
what? This brother died 35 years ago.
We were we were ignorant, we didn't know
nothing about Islam, no Masjid, no Waseen, nothing.
They took him to the church, Janaza,
then they put him in the graveyard, in
the Muslim graveyard. No one ever prayed Janaza
for him.
So in foot, someone has to pray for
pray for him, so we prayed Janaza for
him. 35 years later,
Because no Muslim ever prayed janazah for him,
so we have to do
it in the books of 3rd. So these
are some situations
to motivate you to think about doing your
waziyyah.
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala urges us in
the Quran, and the Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam
urges us in the Hadith to do your
wasiya, and this is something the Sahaba did,
and I'm gonna give one example of each.
Fakkula
So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in Surah
Baqarah, that when death approaches any of you,
if this person leaves something of value,
they should write, they will say.
So in this authentic hadith in buhay, the
Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam says, it is not
appropriate,
it is not acceptable
that a Muslim who has something of value
should stay 2 nights without his wasi'ah written
by his side.
So Abdullah ibn Umar said, when I heard
the Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam said, this
I had my wasiyyah written, so no day
goes by without having my wasiyyah with me.
So Abdullah Jabir ibn Abdullah, may Allah be
pleased with him, he said,
the night before Ghazwat Ummud,
my father came to me and he said,
I have this feeling that I will be
the 1st shahid tomorrow in Ghazwat Ummud.
And I am leaving my walsiyyah for you.
So my walsiyyah is, I also want some
money,
so make sure you pay off the debt.
And I'm leaving your sisters who are younger
than you, so take good care of them.
So Abdullah Sajjad said, In the morning, my
father was the first one to die as
he expected the night before.
And he said, we put him in the
grave, the Prophet put him in the grave
with another man.
So Jafir said, after 6 months,
I didn't feel comfortable about putting my father
in the grave with someone else.
So he said after 6 months, I dug
him out, and I put him in another
grave, and I found him the same way
I put him in the grave.
His nothing happened to his body, it was
intact, it was in a perfect condition. And
the hadith is in Bukhara.
So these are the proofs from the sunnah
and from the Qur'an that everyone should have
their own masiyyah, if they have something of
value.
You can just touch the Yes.
What do you do in the Masiyyah? It's
very simple.
So the first thing that a person should
do in their wasayyah,
they state what would happen after they die,
in their janazah. Who is going to wash
their body? Who is going to lead their
salah? It is good if you put this,
otherwise, your your family will take care of
that. And maybe you put there that no
one should, pull their hair off, or jump,
and then go crazy in the streets, as
some people do. People should follow the sunnah
when something difficult like this happens.
The second thing,
you should write down your property because in
many cases,
So, in many cases, someone of us would
have something, a bank account,
a gold,
or maybe some you someone owes you money,
and no one from your family knows anything
about it, so you should write it down,
so your family would know about it.
So you will write to me, I have
this amount in my bank account. I have
$20,000.
Brother Mohammed owes me 20,000 or $15,000
and so on and so forth. The land,
the house,
other properties of value you should put in
your Wasiyyah.
Number 3, whatever you owe people
or the expenses, you should put here. So
say for example, you owe someone some money.
$10,000
that no one knows about, you should put
in your wasiyeh.
The manh for your wife that you didn't
pay should be taken out from your wasiyeh
and given to your wife before the distribution
of the man. This contest is a surprise
to a lot of people because many people
don't give or pay their man. Unless, of
course, the wife forgives the man, this is
her right, and she has the right to
waive it. Otherwise, she will be given her
man from the inheritance or the property or
state of the husband.
Also there's a vow, you made an annan
to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that you'll,
pay $2,000
to feed the poor or something,
to be taken out. And also
in
basically the bequest,
a certain amount that you give
You say for example, when I die,
10%, 15% of
my
money or $20,000 will go to Masjid Al
Anadol, for example, or to the Islamic school,
or to this hospital, or to this good
cause. And there are two conditions. Number 1,
you should not give more than 1 third
because you would be making it difficult for
your heirs. You will not leave enough money
for them.
So Sarah the Bible said, You Rasulullah, should
I give all my money as a bequest?
To the masjid, to the school, to the
hospital? So the Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam said
no. So he said, should I give out
2 thirds
as a wussiyyah, bequest? So the Prophet SAW
Alaihi Wasallam said no. He said, should I
give 1 half? He said no. So he
said, what about 1 third? So the Prophet
SAW Alaihi Wasallam said, asthuluthu?
Yaa li's okay. Wa thuluthu kathir.
So Madaruluthu kathir.
So the Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam said, Yes,
you can give 1 third, and 1 third
is too much.
You shouldn't go over 1 third. Less than
1 third is good.
Then the Prophet
said, It is better for you to leave
your heirs, the people who will inherit you,
win off rich,
than to leave them poor begging people for
food and money. You should leave something for
your kids. There is nothing wrong, and the
hadith is in Bukhari. So this is the
first condition, you should not give more than
1 third. And the second condition,
The Prophet salawasawal says in this authentic hadith
in Abidahoul that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has
given everyone in the family their share of
inheritance,
so there's no bequest
for someone who is already getting a share.
So if my wife is getting a share,
or my son is getting a share from
my inheritance, why do you give them an
extra
And you are depriving other people. Everyone should
give their share.
And if someone is not getting a share,
for example,
if I have children,
boys and girls,
my brothers and sisters are getting 0.
If I have boys and girls, my children,
my brothers and sisters will get 0.
So what if your older brother dropped out
of school,
so you can't get an education, or he
gave you money and supported you all the
way, and you want to honor him, you
can give him up to 1 third.
If a Muslim brother is married to a
non Muslim lady,
Christian or Jewish,
you can technically in Islam, the wife in
this case does not get a share, the
1 eighth or the 1 quarter, whether you
have kids or you don't have kids, you
can know the shayrs if you're in surah,
nisaah, surah 4a number 11 and 12. But
in this case, she doesn't get a shayr,
the quarter or the 8th, but she can
get up to 1 third
from the Rasiyyah.
So she will end up getting more
than she would have received through the regular
shares.
So now I'll see you at the late
wife, and then I'll say, but if you
have a little kid,
who is disabled?
Or all your older kids went to school,
they graduated, they have jobs, and they got
married, they have kids they don't need,
and you have a little kid who who
is needy, or has a disability, or has
a problem. They say in this case, you
should ask your other children,
so that you can give him something more.
If they agree, it will be a gift
from them to him. If they refuse, you
should not do it. But you have to
ask for their permission. If half say yes,
half say no, you can't take from the
half who said yes, and don't take from
the other half who said no. And I'm
going to remind you, in conclusion,
of this
scary hadith,
It's a very scary hadith. The prophet says,
somehow you,
a person,
will be living a a good life,
a righteous life for 70 years.
Doing good things, praying, fasting, going for Hajj,
sadaqa, everything. So they are doing good things
for 70 years, but before their death, they
ride their wasiyan, and when they ride their
wasiyan, they make injustice in their wasiyan. I
have seen so many cases
in many different cultures.
They write the money for 1 kid,
and they deprive the rest.
Because when I went to the hospital for
2 years, this kid was by my side
every day. He was buying me biryani. He
was buying me food and
all the stuff. And the other kids, all
these suckers, they didn't visit me, they didn't
never call. No. I'm not gonna give anything.
And this is not acceptable Islamically.
Even if your kids were not nice to
you,
this does not deprive them of the share
of inheritance. There are 2 cases
in which someone
should not get a share. Number 1, if
they leave Islam,
and number 2, if they kill you to
take your money.
In these two cases, they don't inherit anything
from you. Other than this, if your son
was on their laptop or they were on
their Facebook, they're not doing their homework, they
didn't visit you in the hospital, this is
not enough reason for you to deprive them
of their share of inheritance.
And remember, you will leave everything behind, and
you do injustice,
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will question you about
everything, and your kids will enjoy the money.
So why do you waste your aqra for
someone else to enjoy this life? Be just
because if you give someone
from your kids more than others, this means
one thing,
that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is unjust
and you are trying to correct the injustice
and this is not acceptable. Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala is just
and he is giving everyone their share. So
make sure inshaAllah you leave the correct wasiyeh
and to find the right wasiyeh inshaAllah you
can go to our website anatoyacenter.ca.
And in this section here in the main,
bar you will find resources.
Another resources, you you go to downloadable resources,
you will find the walsiyyah in English and
Halabi, you can print it out and fill
out your walsiyyah, and you can make 2
copies.
I will keep one with me if you
want. Confidential, I will keep the other one
with you. And we'll continue in the next
kutva InshaAllah salaam alifat.
So I'm gonna ask you kindly to move
up a bit because people are standing outside.
Move up a bit just like Allah Khayron.
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as I mentioned in our website,
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resources.
You can download the Usayi and Arabic or
in English.
Print 2 copies, fill them out.
Give me one, I can keep it for
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