Top imam Sheikh Chebo Cham has fielded a question about a mindset common among young Muslims in the country about engaging in forbidden acts and repenting later.
Young Gambian Muslims are fond of saying they would engage in activities outlawed in Islam and turn to God for forgiveness while there is still a chance to do so.
But answering a question from a man about people saying they will sell drugs and repent later, Imam Chebo Cham said: “Who guaranteed you before you finish (what you’re doing) you will not die?
“Youths who say I will repent later. But before you repent in that later, no one can guarantee you will not die. Because you do not own your soul. You do not know whether it’s tomorrow or next month.
“I was told the story of one youth. He was into waywardness and they was a group of youth who went to him to ask him to ditch the lifestyle and return to his Creator. They told him he does not know when he’s going to die. He told them he is not dying any time soon. The next week he died.”
The Imam fielded the question during a preach session streamed live on Darusalam – The Gambia Facebook page.
