Two Gods

- Yo. - Salam alaikum, bruh.

Did Sr. Khadija call you, Lil Sis just call you?

No she didn't call me, why what's up?

She gonna call you 'cause somebody just died,

just now in the emergency room and they want them in a box like right now

whoever it is, they want them in a box right now.

They want 'em in a box right now?

Yeah, she just died in the emergency room.

Where she at?

She had to go to the funeral home.

She said drive her up,

bring her to the funeral home.

So you come to me real fast, help me put this shipper on. We got the truck.

Okay.

That's right, man I wasn't totally sure, what's going on.

This is amazing to me,

this is something, like a love right here.

It's what I'm supposed to be doing. And I always keep it focused on the work.

You know what I mean?

You may not understand but I put dedication

and pride to what I do, I really do.

And I take life serious,

'cause this ain't no damn game by no means.

You don't know nothing about that.

Yeah, yeah.

I used to go with Rashad to deliver caskets.

So one day, Rashad said to me,

'Now I can be paying you, you can do this here,

it ain't that hard.'

And ever since then,

I've been building these caskets.

No I'm not worried about that.

Yeah I need to know where to cut the other one.

Don't worry about one just do one,

you can do the other one tomorrow.

I'm 12. More responsibilities in life now. I turn a little bit older.

Come on, you gonna sing happy birthday?

Happy birthday dear Furquan,

Happy birthday to you.

Alright now,

that's too much cake though,

this cake not going nowhere.

Whatcha got, double layers?

This is my bathroom.

I got a pull in shower, pull out shower.

This my room.

Me and my brother share a room,

my mom and her boyfriend share a room.

This is my mom's, Trouble go sit down.

I just want a good birthday, that's all.

Go man, about to get you.

So hot out here, they sweating.

Let's go Hanif.

Be good lil bruh, you heard me?

Hey! Hanif!

Grab this, pour the bottle as you're walking

round the back, man!

He all right.

He think he's my only uncle but he not.

There's two more, He's the baby, boy.

I used to work nights,

and he used to babysit my kids.

I get in the house, every light is on.

I'm calling and calling and my kids answer the phone,

I'm like where's Uncle Hanif?

He right here on the couch.

What do you mean? Sleep.

Uncle Hanif, the kids up they supposed to be in bed for school.

Do not ever let him babysit for you.

No babysitting and that is on record.

Don't babysit.

I had to come here, then she fussed at me.

I'm the niece.

Yeah, I let them see

I'm not the mamma, I'm the niece, okay?

You listen to me.

When he was younger he was, still on the wrong path.

You know what I mean?

Through Uncle Hanif's experiences, his bad stuff,

his rough time, I let him be an example to my kids

because you could come out of that, if you choose to.

But what Uncle Hanif, even though I fuss at him

like he my son, and God or Allah,

whatever his caller is High Above,

has helped him really recognize what he has,

what he lost, and what he can do.

I will, I must stop the violence.

Beloved brothers and sisters,

you know it's gotta be bad when a mortician come out,

and tell you to stop killing.

We tired of patching up bullet wounds,

we tired up putting your skull back together.

I'm on my way.

Alright.

I did four also. I'll be there in a minute.

We have an obligation, as Muslims,

to change things with our hands.

We have a condition here and now of our people,

Waiting to exhale.

To exhale from what?

From burying our children, because of the streets.

I played the streets man, getting high

playing with the gun just trying to survive.

So as years went by, I started going to prison.

I caught myself up, I'm not gonna never blame nobody,

for the shit that I did.

That's when I realized it was time for a change.

I met Hanif through, he taught me how to build

caskets that they bury Muslims in.

He taught me a lot of stuff.

I wanna experience it.

It's not as easy as it look,

but he want me to wash the bodies with him.

I'm a little scared of dead people,

I don't really like that stuff.

I'm still like a big ol' kid.

This for you right here Naz, this for you right here.

When I first met Hanif, it was like an older, older brother

that I don't have 'cause I'm the only child.

And you know you can call me anytime,

like I'm flipping running but,

I just don't want you,

to get caught up in that extra shit man.

I just don't want you to get caught up in that.

He took me to plenty masjids, meet new people.

I think it was the second day of Ramadan.

So if it wasn't for him,

I probably wouldn't know as many Muslim brothers,

that I know now.

He started off from where I started from,

and it feel good 'cause no matter what I go through,

I know that if I call Hanif, I know he gonna come,

I know he always there for me.

- Salam Alaikum. - Walaikum asalams.

You put your your thumbs in here, like this,

and the other one, and then you put your gloves,

so that the water and everything. But you should tape your sweater.

Hanif, you already cleaned him off?

No.

While your washing, all you doing is raise him, here,

so you just use your left hand in those areas.

So we gonna hold him out like this here,

and then we'll wash correct.

Second time I did a washing,

it was a friend of mine.

It was an honour and opportunity being able to,

help the ones that got called home,

and knowing my time was coming.

Rashad pretty much put me under his wing.

What's important is, you give them their right,

which is wash them, properly.

And while you're taking pride,

into doing what you're doing,

because they're no longer able to do it for themselves,

you're receiving the benefit

and the mercy from your Creator.

The benefit and the blessing that comes from it,

Who doesn't need 40 major sins removed?

Who doesn't need, all your sins removed?

What you learned today is what happens,

to a Muslim after they die.

In case I was to get killed,

or I was to die of natural causes,

what you supposed to do to me?

Wash my right side, wash my left side,

clean me up, shroud me, right? Right?

Yes.

Take me on this doggone bike, they ain't gonna see me.

Ain't gonna see what?

Don't go that way yo.

Bruh bruh, I'm trying to turn around.

Yeah but still don't go that way.

See, he told me to turn, he did.

Woo baby baby! I got this thing here.

Don't go that way.

Come on, today's my day off.

Okay, let me see what you working with.

Today's my day off, bruh.

Today my day off I'm all by myself.

You is? My mom...

You ain't by yourself then,

You with us.

My mom, stepfather and my brother went to a party.

Oh for real? Yeah and I didn't wanna go.

And you didn't wanna go. Why is that?

It was a kiddie party.

I'm not about to go to no kiddie party.

You a kid.

I ain't a kid.

I'm a grown man.

So you wouldn't help me if I needed your help?

Yeah.

I need your help.

You gonna need brakes to do a wheelie on this one.

Jump right at it, be careful.

You gotta make sure that it's lined up right.

This not a gun that you use to hurt people with, okay?

So just be careful on how you doing it.

Hold that don't shoot it.

You want to make sure it's even just like this,