My thanks to Ustadh Imtiaz Damiel for passing it along – it is truly a remarkable piece. Whereas the last video concerning our mothers was produced on a Muslim TV show, this wonderful little production has been produced by a young Greek non-Muslim director. And thus what really struck me was that it seems this video was produced virtually 100% to illustrate the statement of Allah jalla wa ‘ala:
And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and that you be excellent to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them, but address them in terms of honour. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: “My Lord! Bestow on them Your mercy as they did bring me up when I was young. (Isra 17:23-24)
One of the most gentle, knowledgeable and supreme characters the modern world has seen has passed on to the Mercy of Allah subhānahu wa ta‘āla.
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rāji‘ūn.
Quite simply, I don’t know what to say. May Allah jalla wa ‘ala give him the very highest place in Paradise. May He jalla wa ‘ala fulfil His promise of allowing a man’s knowledge that he taught to benefit him after his death – Subhānallah, this man was a fountain of knowledge rahimahullah.
I request all of you who have benefitted from any little thing that I may have done to make a special du‘ā for this supreme scholar – Shaykh Muhammad Salim’s share in that is huge because my time with him changed my life forever. You know how you meet some people who have an incredible effect on your thought-process, your mindset, your methodology, your objective in life – well, he was that man nawwarallāu qabarahu.
By the Lord of the Ka’bah, the world has been struck a mighty blow today, and we can only ask Allah for his ‘āfiyah.
My heart is truly broken at this moment. I shall write more when I pull myself together insha’Allah. For now, let the words of Shaykh Bin Bayyah suffice:
انه عزاء ودعاء .. في هذا اليوم الذي نودع فيه علماً من أعلام الأمة علماً ودعوة وخلقاً بقية السلف وإمام الخلف وأستاذ الجيل وجامع علمي المنقول والمعقول الشيخ العلامة محمد سالم ولد محمد عال ولد عبد الودودرحمه الله رحمة واسعة وأسكنه فسيح جناته مع الأنبياء والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين وحسن أولئك رفيقاً.
ونعزى أبناء الفقيد الكرام وعائلته الشريفة الخاصة وآل ددو واليعقوبيين ومن حوته العباء ونعزي الموريتانيين في كل مكان والمسلمين جميعاً.
كما نعزي المجامع الفقهية التي تشرفت بعضويته منذ وقت طويل وكل أندية العلم ومواطن الخير.
