Sheikh Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi’s death, By Murtadha Gusau

Chief amongst what he did for humanity in his life was the info that he’s the primary and final man standing towards Boko Haram terrorists and their teachings on rules, as his debate and subsequent victory over Muhammed Yusuf the notorious chief of Boko Haram was answerable for deradicalisation of hundreds of Boko Haram members in Bauchi and past. Think about the magnitude of assaults Nigerians might have suffered with out many Boko Haram members altering their minds and rescinding their choices to affix Muhammed Yusuf earlier than he was killed.

In The identify of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most gracious

Verily, all reward is for Allah. We reward Him, we search His help and we ask for His forgiveness. And we search refuge in Him from the evils of ourselves. Whoever Allah guides, none can misguide. Whoever He misguides, none can information. And I bear witness that there is no such thing as a deity apart from Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.

Pricey brothers and sisters! Allah the Almighty says:

“(O Prophet Muhammad), We didn’t grant eternal life to any human being even earlier than you. In the event you have been to die, will they stay for ever? Each residing being shall style loss of life and We will topic you to in poor health and good by means of trial, and to Us shall all of you be finally despatched again.” [Qur’an, 21:34-35]

Revered brothers and sisters! A outstanding Nigerian Islamic cleric, Imam Sheikh Dr Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi, has handed away.

The late Imam was among the many most main Islamic students in Nigeria and Africa, broadly recognised for his contributions to disseminating Islamic teachings throughout the continent.

Along with his scholarly work, Imam Dr Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi was additionally a businessman and farmer.

He had been battling with in poor health well being for a while, and not too long ago traveled overseas for medical therapy over the last month of Ramadan.

His funeral prayer was held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday on the Eid prayer floor in Video games Village, Bauchi State.

Sincerely talking, we’re deeply saddened by the passing of Sheikh Imam Dr. Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi. He was a person of nice information and deep thought. Although some folks thought-about him controversial, however those that took the time to really perceive him would recognise the reality in a lot of his knowledge.

His passing has deeply shaken us and made us replicate on the transient nature of this life. Sure, some folks might rejoice over his loss of life, however the painful actuality is that they, too, will face it in the end. Loss of life is the best reminder, and we should take classes from it.

My heartfelt condolences exit to his household, his mates, and his college students. Could his soul relaxation in peace, ameen.

Pricey servants of Allah! Life slips away second by second. Are you conscious that day by day brings you nearer to loss of life or that loss of life is as near you as it’s to different folks? As we’re instructed within the following Qur’anic verse:

“In anyway is on it (the earth) will perish. And the Face of your Lord stuffed with Majesty and Honour will stay without end.” [Qur’an, 55:26-27]

And:

“Each soul shall style loss of life in the long run; to Us shall you be introduced again.” [Surah al-Ankabut: 57]

Wallahi everybody who has ever appeared on this earth was destined to die. With out exception all of them died, each one. In the present day, we hardly come throughout the traces of many of those individuals who handed away. These at the moment residing and those that will ever stay can even face loss of life on a predestined day. Regardless of this reality, folks are likely to see loss of life as an unlikely incident.

Consider a child who has simply opened its eyes to the world and a person who’s about to breathe his final. Each had no affect on their particular person delivery or loss of life by any means. Solely Allah possesses the ability to encourage the breath of life or to take it away.

All human beings will stay till a sure day after which die; Allah the Almighty within the Qur’an provides an account of the perspective generally proven in direction of loss of life within the following Qur’anic verse:

“Say: The loss of life from which you flee will actually overtake you: then you’ll be despatched again to the Knower of issues secret and open: and He’ll inform you (the reality of) the issues that you simply did!” [Surah al-Jumu’ah: 8]

Nearly all of folks keep away from fascinated by loss of life. Within the fast movement of each day occasions, an individual normally occupies himself with completely totally different topics: what faculty to enroll in, which firm to work for, what color of clothes to put on subsequent morning, what to prepare dinner for supper; these are the sorts of main points that we normally take into account. Life is perceived as a routine strategy of such minor issues. Makes an attempt to speak about loss of life are all the time interrupted by those that don’t really feel comfy listening to about it. Assuming loss of life will come solely when one grows older, one doesn’t need to concern himself with such an disagreeable topic. But it must be stored in thoughts that residing for even one additional hour is rarely assured. On a regular basis, man witnesses the deaths of individuals round him however thinks little concerning the day when others will witness his personal loss of life. He by no means supposes that such an finish is awaiting him!

However, when loss of life involves man, all of the “realities” of life all of a sudden vanish. No reminder of the “good previous days” endures on this world. Consider every little thing that you’ll be able to do proper now: you possibly can blink your eyes, you possibly can transfer your physique, you possibly can communicate, you possibly can giggle; all these are features of your physique. Now take into consideration the state and form your physique will assume after your loss of life.

Whereas all that is happening on the planet, the corpse below the soil will undergo a fast strategy of decay. Pores and skin and delicate tissues will fully disintegrate. The mind will decay and begin trying like clay. This course of will go on till the entire physique is decreased to a skeleton.

Nevertheless, our beloved Prophet, Muhammad (Peace be upon him), was reported to have mentioned that the lifeless physique of Prophets, pious folks and martyrs wouldn’t decay within the grave and that there’s enjoyment within the grave simply as there’s punishment in it.

There is no such thing as a probability of going again to the previous life once more. Gathering across the supper desk with your loved ones members, socialising or to having an honourable job won’t ever once more be doable.

In brief, the “heap of flesh and bones” to which we assign an id faces a fairly nasty finish. Alternatively, you – or slightly, your soul – will depart this physique as quickly as you breathe your final. The rest of you – your physique – will turn out to be a part of the soil.

Sure, however what’s the cause for all this stuff taking place? If Allah willed, the physique would by no means have decayed in such a approach. That it does so truly carries a vital inside message in itself.

The large finish awaiting man ought to make him acknowledge that he’s not a physique himself, however a soul “encased” inside a physique. In different phrases, man has to acknowledge that he has an existence past his physique. Moreover, man ought to perceive the loss of life of his physique, which he tries to own as if he’s to stay eternally on this temporal world. Nevertheless this physique, which he deems so necessary, will decay and turn out to be worm-eaten sooner or later and eventually be decreased to a skeleton. That day may be very quickly.

Regardless of all these info, man’s psychological course of is inclined to ignore what he doesn’t like or need. He’s even inclined to disclaim the existence of issues he avoids confronting. This tendency appears to be most obvious when loss of life is the difficulty. Solely a funeral or the sudden loss of life of a direct member of the family brings this actuality to thoughts. Virtually everyone sees loss of life removed from himself. The belief is that those that die whereas sleeping or in an accident are totally different folks and what they face won’t ever befall us! All people thinks it’s too early to die and that there are all the time years forward to stay.

But likely, individuals who die on the way in which to high school or hurrying to attend a enterprise assembly shared the identical thought. They in all probability by no means thought that the subsequent day’s newspapers or social media would publish information of their deaths. It’s solely doable that, as you learn these strains, you continue to don’t anticipate to die quickly after you might have completed them and even entertain the likelihood that it’d occur. Most likely you’re feeling that it’s too early to die as a result of there are lots of issues to perform. Nevertheless, that is simply an avoidance of loss of life and these are solely useless endeavours to flee it. Allah the Almighty says:

“Say: Operating away is not going to revenue you in case you are operating away from loss of life or slaughter; and even when (you do escape), not more than a quick (respite) will you be allowed to take pleasure in!” [Surah al-Ahzab: 16]

Man who’s created alone must be conscious that he would additionally die alone. But throughout his life, he lives nearly hooked on possessions. His sole function in life turns into to own extra. But, nobody can take his items with him to the grave. The physique is buried wrapped in a shroud made out of the most affordable of materials. The physique comes into this world alone and departs from it in the identical approach…

In accordance with the Hadith of Aisha (might Allah be happy together with her), the spouse of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), the Messenger of Allah used to wish in his prayer:

“O Allah, I search refuge in You from the torment of the grave, I search refuge in You from the tribulation of the Dajjal, I search refuge in You from the trials of life and loss of life, O Allah, I search refuge in You from sin and loss.” [Bukhari and Muslim]

Allah the Almighty says:

“In the long run, to Us shall you be introduced again.” [Qur’an, 29:57]

Revered brothers and sisters! The topic of loss of life scares us beause we don’t know a lot about it nor the life within the grave and the life after loss of life. Everyone knows we are going to sooner or later die however few are prepared to debate the small print of what occurs thereafter. We’re afraid due to our personal ignorance; as a result of what’s to come back is unseen and unfamiliar…and we’re unprepared. Allah the Most Excessive says:

“Say: The Angel of Loss of life, put accountable for you, will (duly) take your souls: then shall you be introduced again to your Lord.” [Qur’an, 32:11]

Our organic make-up on this planet isn’t match for the place of our roots – specifically Heavan or Hell. There is no such thing as a approach we will enter Heavan with the flesh we’re manufactured from. Therefore, the grave is a centre of transformation: a middle of preparation and resynthesis of the physique of the person to be prepared for recreation.

It must be acknowledged right here that everybody of us is to die even when we disguise ourselves anyplace on the planet; or even when we attempt to defend ourselves.

Allah the Most Excessive sends a particular Angel i.e. Angel of Loss of life whose nickname is ‘Izra’il’ to take the soul out of the flesh.

“Say: The Angel of Loss of life, put accountable for you, will (duly) take your souls: Then shall you be introduced again to your Lord.” [Qur’an, 32:11]

This angel is aware of us higher than our dad and mom know us. He is aware of the place we’re and the way we’re to die. His major tasks is extracting the soul out of the flesh. He can enter any and each place the place an individual is to die, so as to carry out his responsibility, even when we disguise ourselves in fortresses. Allah the Most Excessive says the next:

“Wherever you’re, loss of life will discover you out, even in case you are in towers constructed up robust and excessive.” [Qur’an, 4:78]

So far as the elimination of the soul from the flesh is anxious, the Angel of Loss of life will extract it from good folks with ease. For individuals who are unhealthy, the elimination of the soul is hard and tough. The Qur’anic expression for the elimination of the soul from unhealthy folks, hypocrites and disbelievers is horrifying: Multiple angel are to work collectively. They beat the face and again of the deceased whereas extracting the soul, in any other case, it should come out with problem. Allah the Almighty says within the following:

“In the event you might see, when the angels take the souls of the unbelievers (at loss of life), how they smite their faces and their backs, saying: style the penalty of the blazing hearth. Due to the deeds which your personal palms despatched forth: For Allah is rarely unjust to his servants.” [Qur’an, 8:50-51]

The Hadith of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) about extracting the soul from the flesh of unhealthy folks is summarised as follows:

“Al-Bara’ Ibn Azib narrated that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) mentioned: “If an unbelieving servant is extra involved with the worldly life than he’s concerning the different life, angels descend from the sky. These angels, who’re carrying unhealthy smelling perfume, sit in close to proximity to the dying unbeliever. Then the Angel of Loss of life descends and locations himself close to the top of the unbeliever. The Angel of Loss of life says: ‘O unhealthy soul! Come out to Allah’s curse and anger.’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him) mentioned: The soul disperses within the dying individual’s physique. The Angel of Loss of life grabs the soul like a sufud (a bit of steel caught in moist wool). The Angel of Loss of life takes the soul with out letting it keep in his hand for even an occasion. Then the angels put a tough garment that smells unhealthy on the deceased’s soul. The soul comes out having a really foul odor.”

For individuals who are good, the Qur’an informs us that the extraction and pulling out the soul from flesh could be very straightforward. The dying individual is not going to really feel the ache from the elimination of the soul from his physique. Will probably be as straightforward as pulling a strand of hair out of some dough. The Hadith of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) narrated by Al-Bara’ Ibn Azib states the next:

“If the believing servant refrains from coverting materials issues in his temporal life and needs the hereafter, white-faced angels descend from the sky. Their faces shine as brightly because the solar. They carry with them funeral garb and hanut (perfume) from Heavan. They sit in close to proximity to the dying individual. The Angel of Loss of life (might Allah bless him) comes and sits close to the dying individual’s head, saying: O good soul, come out to Allah’s mercy and forgiveness. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) mentioned, “The soul comes out like a drop of water being poured out. Then the Angel takes the soul, with out letting it stand in his hand; releases it like a blink. The opposite angels take the soul and dress it in funeral garb and hanut. From that soul comes the most effective odor, one resembling the most effective musk on earth.”

Pricey servants of Allah! Sheikh Dr Imam Idris Abdulaziz Dutsen Tanshi’s loss of life isn’t solely a loss to the Muslim world alone however a fantastic loss to humanity on the whole.

Chief amongst what he did for humanity in his life was the info that he’s the primary and final man standing towards Boko Haram terrorists and their teachings on rules, as his debate and subsequent victory over Muhammed Yusuf the notorious chief of Boko Haram was answerable for deradicalisation of hundreds of Boko Haram members in Bauchi and past. Think about the magnitude of assaults Nigerians might have suffered with out many Boko Haram members altering their minds and rescinding their choices to affix Muhammed Yusuf earlier than he was killed.

It was additionally alleged that after the controversy of which Dr Idris Abdul’aziz was in a position to muster superior arguments with quite a few proof from The Superb Qur’an and Quite a few Hadiths, Muhammed Yusuf agreed to halt his teachings and disband his Sect if his safety shall be assured just for him to run into battle with authorities of Borno State Authorities and subsequently the federal authorities and the remaining turned historical past.

Imam Sheikh Dr Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi’s second contribution to humanity is within the space of schooling, each typical and Islamic. As a proprietor of a non-public School of Training in Bauchi State, he has produced high quality lecturers and different professionals who’re competing with these educated at Authorities Faculties, if not higher, and therefore he has contributed extra within the human and capital improvement of Bauchi states than the political and enterprise class.

Thirdly, as an unapologetic Salafist, he fought towards innovation in Islam whereas residing a stoic, disciplined and prudent way of life regardless of his wealth until his final breath.

Could Allah the Almighty forgives his sins, shortcomings and failings; and grants him Jannatul Firdaus as we hope that Allah’s mercy and his good deeds intercede on his behalf in his grave and hereafter whereas his unhealthy deeds be forgiven.

Revered brothers and sisters! Let’s all perceive that in the long run, wallahi we are going to all return again to our Creator (Allah). And what actually issues is the legacy we depart behind. Sheikh Imam Dr Idris Abdul’aziz Dutsen Tanshi left behind a legacy of goodness for individuals who worth fact, although it might appear bitter to those that resist it.

All reward is because of Allah, the Lord of all creation; might Allah extol the point out of our noble Prophet Muhammad within the highest firm of Angels, bless him and provides him peace and safety ― and his household, his Companions and all those that observe him appropriately and sincerely till the institution of the Hour.

Murtadha Muhammad Gusau is the Chief Imam of Nagazi-Uvete Jumu’ah and the late Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Okene’s Mosques, Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria. He may be reached by way of: gusauimam@gmail.com or +2348038289761.

This Jumu’ah Khutbah (Friday sermon) was ready for supply immediately, Friday, Shawwal 13, 1446 AH (11 April, 2025).