Yousef Bakeer – How Will You Be Remembered When You Die

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One time Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was

sitting with some of his companions,

while a janazah passed by.

And then the companions of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa

sallam started to speak ill about this brother,

how bad character he had, how much he harmed people.

And then, after a while,

another Jenner has passed by.

And then the Sahaba started to speak good about this brother.

How much goodness he used to spread the to the people around

him.

He was very generous. He was taking care of the community.

He was putting goodness everywhere.

So Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, watch a

bit, words a bit, watch a bit.

He said watch a bit wider, but watch over to the first brother

and to the second brother.

So the Companions wanted to ask you know, Prophet Muhammad

Sallallahu Sallam what words even means?

So the Ask the Prophet, you said what Rasul Allah What was your bit

means? What are we trying to say?

So Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, you spoke

very ill about the first brother. That Hellfire becomes obligatory

upon him.

And you spoke so good very highly about the other brother. So Jana

becomes obligatory upon him.

And subhanAllah it just gives us this different perspective about

the acts of worship that we dedicate to Allah subhanaw taala

because it's not just limited to those acts of worship.

Also, our way of interacting with others matters in the eyes of

Allah subhanaw taala because of his reputation, and because of his

Soma, and because of the goodness that he used to spread Rasulullah

sallallahu sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, Jana becomes

obligatory upon him. Subhanallah this hadith

reminds me by a brother

who used to live in New Jersey, back home.

And this brother, he is from Paxton.

This brother came to United States

at very old age, he was around maybe 50.

And he lived in this community 30 years.

And he was a very humble man.

Very humble, humble man is not you know, doesn't have high status.

He's not a share. He's not a speaker. He's not someone who is a

leader in the community. Nothing like that. Very simple man. You

might not even recognize his presence at the Salawat sometimes

very quiet brother.

But this brother

wanted to help domestic since day one. He's coming as an as an

immigrant and you know, like immigrants when they came when

they come to the US, they have a lot to deal with. They need time

to you know, adjust to the new, you know, country, new system, new

language, financial burden. Sometimes you have Allah on your

plate.

But this brother despite all of these challenges,

he decided to go to the masjid and help based in his capacity, he

asked the brother, how can I help them as yet they told him we

different we actually have nothing for you to do. He said no, I want

to help with any capacity. You told him actually you can work for

For the funeral service at the masjid, we need a brother to help

you know carrying the gnash and putting it on the you know under

the dust and helping out with this process.

Is a Bismillah

I will do that

30 years working for that masjid for the funeral service. And if

you look at his name is Bucha RotM Allah subhanaw taala bless his

soul.

When you look at Brother Bashara, its face is always smiling.

He's always at the first row of the masjid and the right corner.

Regardless which Salah you will find them you will find him there.

The kids used to love him they run at him because he always have some

candies in his pocket. He always have this he always leaves this

good vibe around him good energy, you just love to go and to stay

beside Subhanallah

brother, Basharat. Last year

in New Jersey in February, actually this year, hon Allah this

February in New Jersey was was was very cold. We had a huge

snowstorm.

And that was the second week of February, the beginning of the

week.

We got a call that brother passed away, we went to bury him. And it

was extremely cold. We couldn't even stay there for you know, five

minutes we bury the brother we make quick to and we left.

And then towards the you know, the end of this week, same week.

We got a notification that brother Bashara passed away.

And subhanAllah it was very last minute.

I you know, of course I made it to his graveyard. and wallah he over

there. I so a miracle Wallahi a miracle.

Number one.

It was a very last minute. But every single chef from that

community made it to his graveyard. The scholars in North

Jersey, made it to his graveyard Subhanallah he is not famous, and

like the old Arab used to say Aruba, matura, and fill out the

memoriam for sama or Obama more than much holding summit that

someone might be not that famous in the earth. But he's well known

in the heart in the heavens and the sky, and maybe someone who's

very famous in the earth, but he's absolutely unknown in the sky. So

we ask Allah to make rather Bashara very known in the heavens

in the sky.

That day, I saw a lot of scholars coming to his graveyard to make

the art for him.

And then Allah subhanaw taala has changed the weather completely.

It was 65 degrees. It was nice and warm. We stayed on his graveyard

Wallahi about an hour, remembering this brother, making dua for him,

making reflections about death over his graveyard. He got the

honor of all of these guys and all of these remembrance of his legacy

SubhanAllah 30 years working for funeral service, and now it's his

own funeral. And Allah subhanaw taala has given him this reward.

May Allah subhanaw taala make us among those who leave a legacy in

this earth. And may Allah subhanaw taala make some of those who will

be remembered once we go to our grave. mean me noble Alameen Jessa

Kamala Chiron was salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.