Monsurat Ipesa-Balogun, a source of inspiration, says US-based scholar

• Published date: 20 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Monsurat Ipesa-Balogun Foundation has emphasized the need to prioritise continuous charity whose benefit returns upon the one on whose behalf it was granted, as long as its benefit exists.

Speaking at the public lecture organised on behalf of the late wife of former Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Chairman, Monsurat Ipesa-Balogun who died on March 15, 2019, as Sadaqah Jariyah, the guest speaker, a Resident Scholar/Director and Imam of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, Sheikh Ahmed Alamine, said building mosques were among the greatest forms of charity from which the deceased benefits.

He said: 'Building a mosque for the sake of Allah is a deed that will always bring great rewards, both here and in the hereafter. No matter how little, creating a mosque offers numerous indescribable benefits. You will receive rewards for each and every person who enters to worship, recite the Quran, supplicate, and more.'

He noted that the late Monsurat Ipesa-Balogun was a source of inspiration and her lifestyle was worth emulation.

'From when I met her till her last day on the earth, she is steadfast on the path of the Deen despite all she went through. She is a true Muslim who solemnly accepts her destiny,' the Islamic scholar said.

He added that a great example of Sadaqah Jariyah is the construction of a mosque. 'The benefits of building a mosque are endless, and Allah will continue to bless you even in the hereafter as long as people continue to use the mosque.

'The Prophet (SAW) said: 'When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (continuing charity), knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him'

Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, commended the husband of the deceased for upholding her legacy.

'This is the only thing we can do to honour her by praying that God in his infinite mercy continue to bless her soul,' he said.He added that the best...