Fly Air Janazah!Transit @Al Barzakh-Destination-? ! (Wake Up Call for All!)

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

The Messenger of Allaah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said:-

"Verily the grave is the first stopping place for the Hereafter;

so if he is saved therein, then what comes after is easier than it.

And if he is not saved therefrom, then that which comes after is harder."

[Hasan: At-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah, al-Haakim:

from 'Uthmaan.]

Welcome aboard Fly Air Janazah! When we are leaving this world for the next one, it shall be like a trip to another country. Where details of that country won't be found in glamorous travel brochures but in the Holy Qura'an and the Hadiths. Where our plane won't be Indian Air Lines, British Airways, Gulf Air or Emirates but Air Janazah. Where our luggage won't be the allowed 30 Kgs but our deeds no matter how heavy they weigh. You don't pay for excess luggage. They are carried free of charge, with your Creator's compliment. Where our dress won't be a Pierre Cardin suit or the like but the white cotton shroud. Where our perfume won't be Channel, Paco Rabane, but the camphor and attar. Where our passports won't be Indian, British, French or American but Al Islam. Where our visa won't be the 6 months leave to stay or else but the "La Illaha Illallah". Where the airhostess won't be a gorgeous female but Isra'iil and its like. Where the in-flight services won't be 1st class or economy but a piece of beautifully scented or foul smelling cloth. Where our place of destination won't be Heathrow Terminal 1 or Jeddah International Terminal but the last Terminal Graveyard. Where our waiting lounge won't be nice carpeted and air-conditioned rooms but the 6 feet deep gloomy Qabar. Where the Immigration Officer won't be His Majesty's officers but Munkar and Nakeer. They only check out whether you deserve the place you yearn to go. Where there is no need for Customs Officers or detectors. Where the transit airport will be Al Barzakh. Where our final place of destination will be either the Garden under which rivers flow or the Hellfire. This trip does not come with a price tag. It is free of charge, So your savings would not come handy. This flight can never be hijacked so do not worry about terrorists. Food won't be served on this flight so do not worry about your allergies or whether the food is Halal. Do not worry about legroom; you won't need it, as our legs will become things of the past. Do not worry about delays. This flight is always punctual. It arrives and leaves on time. Do not worry about the in-flight entertainment program because you would have lost all your sense of joy. Do not worry about booking this trip, it has already been booked (return) the day you became a foetus in your mother's womb. Ah! At last good news! Do not worry about who will be sitting next to you. You will have the luxury of being the only passenger. So enjoy it while you can. If only you can! One small snag though, this trip comes with no warning. Are you prepared??? .....you better be! Please spread the truth and Insha-Allah our Muslim brothers & sisters will understand and practice the guiding principles, whatever way they can afford to uphold the beliefs of our religion Islam in this world and in the hereafter.

My ' Salaams ' To U All-

'So that my Actions & Words Would be Equal'[Hassan al-Basree.r.a.]

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Hassan al-Basri was one of the greatest Tabi’en (students of the Companions RA).

Once, after giving the Friday sermon a group of slaves came to him and said, “Shaykh please, next week, give a speech about freeing the slaves!” Hassan agreed and next week there, waiting anxiously, were the slaves. Hassan ascended the pulpit as the sun rises to the heavens. His speech moved hearts and brought tears to dry eyes, but he failed to mention anything about freeing slaves?

The slaves thought to themselves that the Shaykh must have forgot, thus, once again, the following week they took the 50 yard line seats and waited hoping soon to be free. However, the Shaykh failed to mention anything again?

After a number of weeks the slaves were sure that the Shaykh sold them out, got cold feet and they began to hold the Shaykh in contempt.

One year passed and the tired slaves entered the Masjid of the Shaykh. They had long since forgotten their request and were taken aback, when suddenly he began to mention the conditions of slaves and the importance of freeing them!

Their faces looked like bright lamps as the Shaykh encouraged all to free their slaves in exchange for Allah’s mercy and pleasure.

After the sermon the slaves were freed and they ran to the Shaykh asking why he waited one year to give the speech.

Hassan al-Basri responded: “At the time you asked me to give the speech I readily agreed. However, after you left I realised that I had no slave of my own. Being a poor man I had to save some money for around one year’s time in order to purchase a slave.

Today, Alhumdulillah! I was able to purchase a slave. After I purchased him I went to the market and freed him. Finally, I went to the Masjid and gave my sermon.” Looking baffled the freed men asked, “But why? Why did you go to all this trouble?”

The Shaykh responded, “If I gave that speech a year ago I would have been encouraging the people to do something that I had not done. Thus, I decided to wait until I freed a slave so that my actions and words would be equal.”

May Allah reward Hassan al-Basri, enlighten his grave and bless us to be those who act on what they know....Inshallah.

My "Salaams" To You All.

"Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah"

' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.

[Al-Hasan Al-Basree]