Conduct
By Muhammad Lawal
Makkah, June 23, 2024 (NAN) Sheikh Kabiru Umar-Wasagu, a member of the Da’awah Committee of Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board says Islam always encourages the Muslims to treat mankind with good conduct.
Umar-Wasagu, who is also the Deputy Imam of Central Mosque, Birnin Kebbi, stated this in Makkah during the morning enlightenment programme for the pilgrims on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria NAN) reports that the enlightenment was meant to further strengthen the faith of the believers especially after performing one of the five pillars of Islam, Hajj.
He described good conduct (husnul kulq) as one of the excellent qualities of Islam, hence the need for the Muslims l to promote it to the best of their ability.
The cleric charged them to avoid acts that go contrary to the teachings of Islam, identifying such acts to include; telling lies, fornication, adultery and backbiting among others.
Umar-Wasagu recalled that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) spent ten years in Makkah calling on the people to avoid bad habits and encourage good attitudes.
He said during the period, people differed in accepting the message of the Prophet, saying: “People like Sayyidna Abubakar Siddiq accepted the Prophet directly and immediately, others accepted his message partially, while others rejected the faith completely.”
Taking his text from Sura Waqi’a, (Qur’an Chapter 56) and A’araf, (Qur’an Chapter 7), the cleric said God Almighty had classified people into three groups; those who would inherit the Kingdom of paradise, those who would go to hell fire as well those who would be in-between.
“On the last day, there are some Muslims that will enter paradise directly without any hindrance, there are some who will come as Muslims but commit different categories of sins, however, they will enter paradise.
*While the third category are those who contemplated their faith and in essence rejected the faith.
“A believer is the one called muqarab, meaning close to our creator and will enter paradise directly while there are those who will come with loads of sins.”
According to Umar-Wasagu, the likes of Abubakar Siddiq, Umar bn Kathab, Usman bn Affan and Aliyu bn Abu Talib were the four prominent companions of the prophet (PBUH) alongside others.
The rest were like Dalha bn Ubaidullah and Mu’az bn Jabal, among others, who are referred to Al-Muqarrab, who are very close to the Lord.
“The second category are those Muslims who commit sins and these are divided into two those who will enter paradise after struggle and those who will remain on the fence of A’araf they neither enter paradise nor hell fire,” he said.
Citing an example of some giant disbelievers like; Abu Jahal and Shaiba bn Rabi’a, the cleric said they stood against the message of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
“However. Allah’s path is supreme, the message went beyond the Arabian Peninsula and spread all over the world,” Umar-Wasagu said. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani
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