Ogogo was loved in life, and adored in death. He will be spending his first night in the grave today whilst the angels of questioning will be visiting him. May Allah make the encounters easy for him, aid him in the questioning, widen his grave and admit him into Jannah 🤲
This sheikh has passed away a few years ago and returned back to Allah SWT.
Yet his Quran recitations are being heard all over the world.
I bring this to you today as a form of mercy and reward for our beloved brother 🖤🤲🏾
Do you know that when a Muslim becomes critically ill, especially when death appears to be approaching, Islam teaches us to prepare them spiritually while still seeking treatment and praying for recovery?
We remind them of Allah and gently pronounce Lā ilāha illaLlāh in their presence, hoping that it becomes their final declaration if death comes. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Prompt your dying ones to say: Lā ilāha illaLlāh.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim). Qur'ān may also be recited, supplications made, and the person encouraged to maintain a good expectation of Allah.
Islam similarly emphasises documenting debts and financial obligations so that a person does not die leaving unknown debts, trusts or responsibilities behind. Death is therefore not something Islam teaches us to think about only when it happens; preparation for death is part of preparation for life.
When death eventually comes, the Muslim is immediately taught submission, patience and remembrance:
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
“Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return.”
(Qur'ān 2:156)
And Allah says:
مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ
“From the earth We created you, into it We shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out once again.”
(Qur'ān 20:55)
This captures the Islamic worldview beautifully: from the earth we came, to it we return, and from it Allah will raise us again.
We grieve because we are human, but we submit because we are Muslims. We mourn our loved ones, yet we pray, remain grateful to Allah and hope for reunion in the Hereafter.
This is why Muslims care deeply about ḥusn al-khātimah, a good ending. For us, how we leave this world matters as much as how we live in it.
May Allah grant us righteous lives, ḥusn al-khātimah, and make Lā ilāha illaLlāh our final declaration. Āmīn.
Allahumma ṣalli 'alā Sayyidinā Muhammad wa 'alā ālihi wa sahbihi. Āmīn
Allahumma ṣalli 'alā Sayyidinā Muhammad wa 'alā ālihi wa sahbihi. Āmīn
Allahumma ṣalli 'alā Sayyidinā Muhammad wa 'alā ālihi wa sahbihi. Āmīn
Allahumma ṣalli 'alā Sayyidinā Muhammad wa 'alā ālihi wa sahbihi. Āmīn
If I die right now, while still in the state of Islam and īmān, I would want every Muslim who hears of my death to first thank Allah on my behalf that I died as a Muslim. Before celebrating my achievements, recounting my good deeds, mourning what I left behind, or speaking about anything else, let there be gratitude to Allah that He preserved my faith until my final moment.
This is the understanding of a Muslim. We know that wealth, status, scholarship, family, influence and accomplishments all end with this world. But to meet Allah upon tawḥīd and submission to Him is the ending every believer hopes and prays for.
So, if I die as a Muslim, grieve for me because you love me, pray for me because I will need your prayers, forgive my shortcomings, but above all, thank Allah that I died believing in Him.
O Allah, keep us alive upon Islam, cause us to die upon faith, and grant us a beautiful ending. Āmīn.
Ogogo was a well known Muslim actor who refrained from playing certain roles due to his religious beliefs.
May Allah accept his return, forgive his shortcomings, and grant him Al-Jannatul Firdaus.
The fire in Jahanam will not touch the person who recites "Allahumma Ajirni Minan Nar" 7x after fajr & maghrib.
If you choose to RETWEET this, it will be a Sadqatul-Jaariya for you and me
(Abu Dawood)
The Ogogo family should consider trying this prescription. I am not a medical expert, and I believe our brother here is not one either. However, as Muslims, our faith does not teach us to give up on a person’s life simply because medicine has reached the limits of what it can presently offer or because a prognosis is poor. Life and death ultimately belong to Allah. Medicine is only a sabab (means), and as long as a person remains alive, we should continue to make reasonable, lawful, safe, and medically responsible efforts to preserve life.
Those who advise the family to stop pursuing curative treatment and concentrate on palliative care presumably believe that this is the most compassionate and realistic option available, and their concern should be respected. Indeed, palliative care itself is valuable: relieving pain, preserving dignity, providing comfort, and supporting the patient are entirely consistent with Islam. But palliative care does not necessarily mean abandoning every reasonable hope or effort.
As Muslims, we combine reliance upon Allah with taking appropriate means. Therefore, while providing the best possible palliative care, the family may continue to seek qualified medical opinions, consider safe and legitimate treatment options, make duʿāʾ, give charity, and maintain hope in Allah. Any proposed prescription should, however, be reviewed by a qualified medical professional, particularly where the patient is seriously ill, so that an unverified treatment does not cause additional harm or interfere with necessary care.
Ultimately, cure belongs to Allah, just as life and death belong to Him. If Allah grants him recovery, the family will rejoice and give thanks. If Allah decrees otherwise, they will know that they cared for him, prayed for him, comforted him, and pursued every reasonable means available to them until the end. We do not abandon hope in Allah, but neither do we abandon wisdom, safety, or responsible medical care.
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Pages of the Glorius Qur'ān today, Friday 14/8/26, al-Isrā'i (17): 50-66, tafakkur verse 17: 53
Theme: Be patient with one another and only speak that which is good, do not allow Shaytan to dictate your tune especially in your moments of anger or frustration
{وَقُل لِّعِبَادِی یَقُولُوا۟ ٱلَّتِی هِیَ أَحۡسَنُۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ یَنزَغُ بَیۡنَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ كَانَ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ عَدُوࣰّا مُّبِینࣰا}
*And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy".
LESSONS:
1. A believer should consciously choose the best words. Allah does not merely command His servants to avoid offensive speech; He instructs them to say “that which is best.” Our words should therefore be truthful, respectful, constructive, and beneficial, even when correcting someone or disagreeing with them.
2. Good intentions do not excuse harsh communication. A person may be defending the truth yet damage its cause through insults, humiliation, mockery, or unnecessary provocation. The Qurʾānic standard requires us to consider not only what we say, but also how we say it.
3. Satan exploits careless words to create conflict. A single insensitive statement can turn disagreement into hostility, divide families, destroy friendships, fracture communities, and deepen religious or social tensions. Satan often works by magnifying misunderstandings and inflaming anger between people.
4. Disagreement should never become an excuse for abandoning good character. Whether our disagreement concerns religion, scholarship, politics, family affairs, or everyday life, we remain servants of Allah. The character we display during disagreement may reveal our spiritual discipline more clearly than our behaviour when everyone agrees with us.
5. Guarding the tongue is part of resisting Satan. Before speaking, posting, commenting, or replying in anger, the believer should ask: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is there a better way to say it? Will it reconcile or unnecessarily divide? Choosing excellent speech closes one of the doors through which Satan creates enmity among human beings.
O Allah, purify our hearts and tongues. Grant us wisdom in speech, gentleness in disagreement, patience when provoked, and sincerity in every word we utter. Protect us from anger, insults, suspicion, hatred, and the whispers of Satan. Make our words instruments of truth, reconciliation, guidance, mercy, and peace. Āmīn.
Sometimes, we become so concerned about what is missing from our lives that we forget how much Allah has already given us. We look at those who have more and feel unfortunate, forgetting that millions of people are praying for some of the things we presently take for granted.
You woke up today; someone did not. You ate; someone is hungry. You have a home; someone has nowhere safe to sleep. You complain about work; someone desperately needs a job. You worry about your children; someone is praying for a child. You complain about responsibilities; someone wishes they still had the people whose responsibilities once occupied their lives.
Gratitude does not mean that life is perfect or that our difficulties are insignificant. We may have debts, illnesses, disappointments, family problems and unanswered prayers. But our challenges should never make us blind to our blessings.
Look again at your life. The ability to breathe, walk, think, worship, love, work, eat, sleep and hope are enormous favours. Even the opportunity to see another day, repent from yesterday and try again is a mercy beyond measure.
Allah says: “If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more.” (Qurʾān 14:7)
Strive for a better tomorrow, but never despise today's blessings. Perhaps we are not as unfortunate as we sometimes imagine. Perhaps we simply need to look again, and say from the depth of our hearts:
Alḥamdulillāhi Rabbil-ʿĀlamīn.
Pages of the Glorius Qur'ān today, Thursday 13/8/26, al-Isrā'i (17): 28-49, tafakkur verse 17: 45-46
Theme: The hearts of those who approach the Qur'ān and Islam with enmity and hatred, in one and unyielding to learning its truth have been veiled until they let go of their hatred and open their hearts to learning
{وَإِذَا قَرَأۡتَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ جَعَلۡنَا بَیۡنَكَ وَبَیۡنَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةِ حِجَابࣰا مَّسۡتُورࣰا (45) وَجَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن یَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِیۤ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرࣰاۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرۡتَ رَبَّكَ فِی ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ وَحۡدَهُۥ وَلَّوۡا۟ عَلَىٰۤ أَدۡبَـٰرِهِمۡ نُفُورࣰا (46)}
"And when you recite the Qur’ān, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.
And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’ān, they turn back in aversion".
LESSONS:
1. The Qur’ān is guidance, but guidance requires a receptive heart. Qur’ān 17:45 teaches that when the Qur’ān is recited, Allah may place an unseen barrier between the Prophet ﷺ and those who reject the Hereafter. This reminds us that merely hearing the Qur’ān does not guarantee guidance; true benefit comes when a person approaches revelation sincerely, humbly, and with a genuine desire for truth.
2. Spiritual blindness can exist alongside physical hearing. Verse 46 describes hearts covered from understanding and ears burdened with deafness. A person may possess intelligence, education, and functioning senses yet remain unable to perceive divine truth because arrogance, prejudice, persistent sin, or deliberate rejection has made the heart unreceptive. The greatest blindness, therefore, is not necessarily of the eyes but of the heart.
3. Tawḥīd is a decisive test of faith. Allah says that when He alone is mentioned in the Qur’ān, those who reject the Hereafter turn away in aversion. Pure devotion to Allah challenges every form of misplaced spiritual dependence, worship, and ultimate allegiance. A believer must therefore ensure that Allah alone occupies the highest place in the heart and that worship is directed exclusively to Him.
4. Repeated rejection of truth has spiritual consequences. These verses warn us against becoming accustomed to dismissing divine guidance. When truth repeatedly reaches a person but is rejected through pride or stubbornness, the ability to recognise and embrace it may gradually diminish. We should therefore respond quickly to correction, seek forgiveness when we err, and continually ask Allah to preserve the softness and receptivity of our hearts.
5. Understanding the Qur’ān is itself a blessing from Allah. These verses should make believers grateful whenever the Qur’ān touches their hearts, corrects their conduct, increases their faith, or brings them closer to Allah. We should never take this receptivity for granted. Rather, we should constantly pray that Allah removes every veil from our hearts, grants us sincere understanding of His Book, and makes the Qur’ān a source of guidance, transformation, and salvation for us.
O Allah, strengthen our Tawḥīd and make our devotion sincerely and exclusively for You. Make the Qur’ān the light of our hearts, the guide of our lives, the reformer of our character, and our companion until we meet You. Never allow our hearts to turn away after You have guided us. Forgive us, our parents, our families, our teachers, and the entire Ummah, and admit us by Your mercy among the righteous in Paradise. Āmīn.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un 😭😭
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Khalifatul Sheikh Ta’aju-l-Adabiy, who answered the eternal call of Almighty Allah this morning.
May Allah forgive his shortcomings, grant him Al-Jannatul Firdaus, and give his family, students, and loved ones the strength to bear this great loss. Ameen. 🤲
The Janazah prayer is scheduled for 4:00 PM today at his family house in Masingba, Okekere Area, Ilorin.