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Modu Sheriff, the father of a former Governor of Borno State, Ali Sheriff, is dead.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Modu Sheriff died in the early hours of Thursday in a fire incident.
The fire incident, TNG learnt engulfed his Damboa road home in Maiduguri.
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has confirmed the incident.
“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raajiun! Borno has lost another prominent elder statesman, Galadima Modu Sheriff. I was at Baba’s family residence here in Maiduguri, very early today, to share the grief of our parents, brothers and sisters, and to pay my respect.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the late Galadima and the grieving family. May Allah forgive his shortcomings and admit him into aljanna firdaus! Amin thumma amin,” Governor Zulum posted on his official Facebook profile.
Also, Special Assistant to the State Governor on Media, Isa Gusau has commented on the passing of Modu Sheriff.
Read his comment below
Abba Kyari, now Galadima Modu Sheriff: In one week, Allah reminds we are NOT to judge
By Isa Gusau
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raajiun!
There is one lesson the wise must have learnt from the deaths, in one week, of malam Abba Kyari and Galadima Modu Sheriff, both prominent personalities from Borno state.
Kyari, died last Friday and Galadima today (or Wednesday night, from Islamic perspective in which next day starts from fijr).
Kyari died from a plague, while Galadima died from a fire incident.
We all know the many things often said about personalities because most of the time, we humans, like to pass judgements on others. I am also not a saint in this.
Now, as many of us Muslims already know, deaths by plague (epidemic and pandemic) and by fires, are amongst the seven classifications of deaths by shahada (martyrdom), as taught from hadith of our noble Prophet.
As narrated by Ahmad (23804), Abu Dawood (3111) and al-Nasaa’i (1846) from Jaabir ibn ‘Ateek (may Allah be pleased with them), the Prophet (May blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) once asked some of his disciples:
“What do you regard as martyrdom?”.
The disciples said; “Being killed for the sake of Allaah”.
The Prophet then said to them:
“Shahada (Martyrdom) is seven things besides being killed for the sake of Allaah. The one who dies of the plague is a martyr, the one who drowns is a martyr, the one who dies of pleurisy is a martyr, the one who dies of a stomach disease is a martyr, the one who is burned to death is a martyr, the one who dies beneath a collapsed building is a martyr, and the woman who dies in pregnancy is a martyr.”
This hadith is classified by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, as Saheeh. This means, no question about it.
So, what does this tell us?
As humans, we should as much as possible, refrain from judging fellow humans. There is always the urge to overlook one’s shortcomings and see through those of others. But then, self restraint is what makes the difference between good and bad people.
When we see anyone doing what we consider wrong, lets pray for such persons and more importantly, reflect on our selves to identify those wrongs we do, especially the wrongs that people do not know of us; and then, seek Allah’s forgiveness ourselves, regret those wrongs and commit to changing ourselves.
May Allah guide all of us; bless us with shahada when it is our appointed time to leave, and May He forgive the shortcomings of all those who have died before us. Amin!