NAIROBI – The Imam of Jamia Mosque Nairobi Sheikh Muhammad Swalihu has passed away.
The imam died in Nairobi on Tuesday morning.
The news about his death was announced by Jamia Mosque committee.
إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Jamia Mosque Committee Nairobi regrets to inform you of the demise of Imam Sheikh Muhammad Swalihu this morning in Nairobi. Since 1995, Sheikh Swalihu has served as an Imam at the Masjid.Funeral arrangements will be disclosed shortly. pic.twitter.com/iC3bgGg9n7— Jamia Mosque Nairobi (@jamia_mosque) October 11, 2022
Jamaludin Osman, the deputy imam conveyed his condolences over the death of the Sheikh saying he is grieved by the separation.
إن العين لتدمع والقلب يحزن، ولا نقول إلا ما يرضي ربنا، وإنا لفراقك يا#إمام_محمد_صالح
لمحزونون
إنا لله وانا اليه راجعون
The eyes are shedding tears ? & the heart ? is grieved, & we will not say except what pleases our Lord
#Imam_Swalihu Indeed we are grieved by your separatio pic.twitter.com/cApdRxM2Dp— Sheikh Jamaludin Osman (@JamaludinSheikh) October 11, 2022
According to a statement posted on its Twitter handle, the mosque announced that the Janaza prayers for the deceased will be held immediately after Asr prayers.
Janaza Prayers for our beloved Imam will be held today immediately after Asr prayers at Jamia Mosque Nairobi.
The burial will be held at the Kariokor Muslim Cemetery. pic.twitter.com/D6SU0LVzhc— Jamia Mosque Nairobi (@jamia_mosque) October 11, 2022
Sheikh Mohammed swalihu was born in 1949 in Ndau ,Lamu East.
Sheikh Swalihu specialized in Fiqh and also majored in Hadith, Tawheed and Seerah
He had a program in Horizon Tv, an initiative of Jamia Mosque called UKUMBI WA FIQH, which mainly talks about Fiqh related topics.
The imam who has been battling stage four cancer for a while visited the mosque in April 2022 for Friday prayers with the congregation before he sought for supplication and forgiveness from the congregants.
The imam is expected to be later laid to rest at Kariokor Muslim cemetery.
Frontier Online news crew send their condolences to the family, relatives and the entire Muslim ummah for the death of the imam.
May Allah grant him in Janatul Firdaus