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solat!

2012-02-06T10:59:00.001-08:00

assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh...

Hello to all readers :)
these are my notes during my 'bulatan happiness' = usrah last week. semoga bermanfaat insyaALLAH! (*kalau cap locks tu kena sebut semangat sikit k... hihi)

Allah paling suka...prayer at the beginning of the appointed time..

revolve our life around our agama, not the other way around...
bila kita dah selesai tanggungjawab as a muslim, then only we continue doing the tanggungjawab for dunya

the first thing yang akan ditanya di akhirat ialah, solat.... kalau solat kita okay.. if our prayers are sound...then the rest of our deed will be sound.

that doesn’t emphasize enough how important salah is..
if you establish prayer, you establish your deen.

perbezaan antara orang mukmin dan orang kafir ialah solat...
difference between muslim and mukmin. –CHECK!

Apa valid excuse untuk tidak solat

1. Tertidur – wajib qada ASAP
2. Period
3. terlupa

Keringanan..solat jama’
Dorg penah Nampak Rasul Allah buat solat jamak..wpun takde apa2 reason.. So kita boleh jamak anytime but it is not to be made a habit
Selagi boleh solat biasa, kita solat biasa, ok? :D

Boleh ke solat dalam kereta:
According to many scholars :
Salah satu rukun solat ialah berdiri betul selagi mampu, so solat dalam kereta xboleh. Tp kalau hujan ke xpe lah. Kalau sejuk sampai rasa susah then its okay to solat dalam kereta.

Kalau xde air smyg, and dia dlm bas… and ada dua waktu.. so tayamum…tepuk anywhere yang ada dust and perform tayamum..then solat on the bus/vehicle

Solat untuk hormat waktu…
Kita still solat wpun xde wuduk, then kita qada’ bila boleh solat betul2.

drops of air wuduk – that’s how many dosa yang gugur (metaphor)

When was the first time kita appointed to solat?
Isra’ mi’raj
Tahun : ke-10 kenabian dinamakan tahun duka cita… ('Am al-Huzn)
Tapi bila kita reflect balik.. rasul kehilangan isteri and uncle dia.. tapi bila dia sedih tu, Allah hadiahkan dia dengan solat…
Solat is a gift and not bebanan..

Hope my notes emphasize on how important salah is! 
Selamat menjadi muslim yang berilmu dan beramal, insyAllah..

Love you all for the sake of Allah....! <3

never forget to say WHA?

2011-09-28T18:15:00.001-07:00

assalamualaikum! quick update. tomorrow I have an examination!! gahh. pray for me that I will do well inshaAllah!

btw this post is a continuation from the previous post:
nak nyanyi lagu? bolehhhh

ok new song to hum/sing : Never Forget - Maher Zain ft. Mesut Kurtis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeDxk8MM0Ek&feature=related

personally, I don't like the tiny voice at the beginning of the song so i just skip to the part where the girl doesn't sing. LOL. ok enjoy! semoga bertambah amalan zikir kita

Tiada amal perbuatan anak Adam yang lebih menyelamatkannya dari azab Allah daripada zikrullah. (HR. Ahmad)

p/s: siapa yang suka cakap fingers crossed tu (when hoping for something), cuba fikir balik..tau ke maksud dia apa? Allah pernah suruh ke silang jari cenggitu? cam takde. cam salib tak agak2? menyerupai perbuatan orang kristian tak?
I DUNNOOOO. you tell me babe, because you're the one who's saying it no?

baik cakap : bismillahi tawakkaltu alalAllahhhhhhhhh. fuyeah tolong lah kasi aku opportunity ini ya Allah. (dari dok mintak kat jari2 anda tu. hehek :P )

orite salam! sorry sempoi sangat post hari ni. study2

The Homeless Person

2011-09-10T14:44:00.001-07:00

3.30am:

I woke up at 3.30, and went to work at 4am. I intended to fast that day so I brought 5 dates to work. I ate sushi and 3 of the 5 dates I brought from home, and stored the remaining dates in my bag.

8am:

it was the end of my shift, so I walked home and saw a homeless man standing beside the road.. before I reached the other side of the road I took out my wallet to see if I had any money, but I had none. :( I was terribly sad. my 1 dollar could buy him a drink. It could buy him a burger. And I don't have it! He's going to starve. I felt upset. I opened my bag and tried to find anything that I can give him. I had the dates! but is two enough? wouldn't it make me look silly giving him dates? I still decided to give the dates anyway.

"Sir, I have dates for you. I hope you like it. I only have two"

He gave me the biggest sincerest smile.."Thank you, I really like dates"

I was happy but at the same time I felt like crying. Many of us don't appreciate the little things we have. If I were to give the dates to my friends, not all of them would sincerely thank me. After all, it's just dates..

Does it take you to be a homeless person before you thank Allah sincerely for the nikma that you have now? I hope not :(

Alhamdulillah I'm a Muslim. alhamdulillah I have parents. Alhamdulillah I get to go to school. Alhamdulillah I don't have to beg to have the money to eat. O Allah, you've been to kind to me. Make me your humble servant. O Allah, grant me the everlasting jannatul firdaus. Ameen ya rabb

nak nanyi lagu? bolehhhh :)

2011-08-16T03:50:00.000-07:00

assalam alaikum!!!

hehe lama benor tak menulis. alhamdulillah ramadhan ni busy sungguh alhamdulillah alhamdulillah alhamdulillah..makanan pun sodap belako

ok2 back to the point ye...

saya ni suka menyanyi.. eh awak pun sama? ye ke ni? eh sama lah kita ye?

cerita dia cmni, saya suka sangat menyanyi. kalau nak study tu saya benci betul lah pergi library sebab saya tak boleh menyanyi. menyanyi style lalak punya. it keeps my brain awake. haaa tu teknik saya belajar lah. anyway, saya fikir eh banyak jugak dosa saya ni, sebab nyanyi lagu tahpape. yelah lagu zaman sekarang kan pelik2? pastu saya fikir, cmne saya nak tambah pahala saya sambil nyanyi ni? saya tau mmg xboleh nk stop nanyi setakat ni, mmg perangai dari kecik. hehe.

so saya ambil pendekatan ni..saya nk cuba nanyi lagu yang ada zikir pulak! tapi saya tak suka lah nasheed. ish memang tak suka. so saya pun tercari2 lah kot2 ada nasheed yang menepati cita rasa saya. cari punya cari jumpaaaaa!!

haa ni dia. kalimatan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PejQH5-oZjA

mula2 saya dengar nasheed ni, eh merdunya. saya rasa cam boleh interpret sikit bahasa arab dia. pastu dah curious dah. kalimatan? two words? yang berat timbangan nya? apakah? pastu saya google. bila dah tengok full song dia, ya Allah alhamdulillah sangat2 hati saya tertarik kat nasheed ni. yeayyyy

saya ni dididik dengar lagu mat salleh dari kecik. nursery rhymes pon habis kecek lagu mat salleh. takde langsung lah lagu melayu. bila masuk uni, baru lah didedahkan dengan lagu melayu. pelik kan!? dah la kat US. hehe. takpe2.
so if korang rasa korang takkan suka nasheed, cuba dulu lah :D

kalau rasa tak bes jugak nasheed ni, cuba cari apa yang sesuai dengan taste korang and praktikkan! kalau rasa nak nanyi, nanyi yang ada zikir. kalau nak bersiul, siul nasheed korang tu tadi so that korang terbayang2 lyrics dia (btw siul tu tak elok ye, just in case TERSIUL), kalau nak hum a song, hum that nasheed!

jom lah? :) selamat mencuba! barakallahu feek!

subhaanallah, segala yang baik datangnya dari Allah, segala yang buruk itu datangnya dari kelemahan saya sendiri.

for gurls, if your husband ask you to be a housewife, given that he is capable enuf to support ur family, wud you? for guys, which one is better housewife or workingwife?

2011-08-14T03:44:00.001-07:00

aduh soalan creepy. ada satu video ni saya tengok..dia cakap when making decisions regarding this matter, remember to ask yourself, does it bring me closer to Allah or it just feeds my ego?
if insyaAllah the husband can support ALL my financial needs and GUIDE me, then I don't think I would mind educating my children at home as my dream is to become an academic..
if I'm not allowed to work I think I will continue finding good classes to fill up my time (e.g: arabic classes)
But this is obviously easier said than done. Hopefully Allah will guide me to make the best decision iA.

ask me anything

what are you thankful for today?

2011-08-08T03:00:00.001-07:00

to be a muslim.
for being able to sahor today, for being able to do jemaah terawikh in peace, to have complete body parts, to have loving parents, to have brothers, to have a house to live in, to have supply of clean water, to have wonderful teachers and friends, to have good friends that support me in the remembrance of Him, too many!

ask me anything

Al-Ghairah

2011-08-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

salam mualaikum! today's entry is a bit personal, but I feel worth sharing, so here it goes.. :)

today I asked mama if it was okay if I wanted to get married early. she asked why, and I told her I no longer feel like being flirted with or vice versa. I feel embarrassed and sometimes I feel awkward when guys ask too much in private conversations. and she asked who, I told her I don't know, maybe after I graduate I will think things through about the suitable person. nevertheless, I will continue with my prayers and seek the best guidance from him. Too early to say..

we continued our conversation and I told her there is one type of guy that I dislike (not suitable to be calon lah). A guy who does not have ghairah when it comes to His commands..

It is related in Al-Musnad that the Prophet (SAW) said:
“There are two kinds of Ghairah: Ghairah that Allah (SWT) loves, and the other kind which Allah (SWT) detests.”
The Companions (RAA) asked, “O Messenger of Allah (SAW), what is the Ghairah that Allah (SWT) loves?” He (SAW) said: “(For one to be overcome by Ghairah) when Allah is disobeyed or when His set limits are violated.” They asked, “And what is the Ghairah that Allah (SWT) detests?” He (SAW) said: “The Ghairah of one of you when there is not (valid) suspicion (i.e., when one is suspicious without proof or just cause).”
In another Hadith, Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah (RAA) said, “if I were to see a man with my wife, I would strike him with a sword.” News of what he said reached the Prophet (SAW) and he said: “Are you amazed at the Ghairah of Sa’d? Then, by Allah, I have more Ghairah than he does, and Allah has more Ghairah than me.”

so girls, ask your boyfriends/guy friends "how would you feel if I showed my aurah to another man? or if I dressed immodestly when we are together?" if he says "I don't mind", then there is something wrong(?)

something wrong because...
(maybe) HE IS SELFISH because he wants to see your aurah and doesn't care if you are not modest and not taking good care of yourself..
or (maybe) he just doesn't care that you are committing sins. [:( sedihnyaaaa]

do you want that? I know I don't... :(

hope you benefitted from this post :) I only discovered about this term ghairah like a month ago and it made think a lot.. :)

salam mualaikum readers and happy fasting!

p/s: please note I am not interpreting the hadith, this hadith is merely related to the conversation. If you feel in doubt, please do your own research or ask a scholar. Allah knows best :) subhaanallah everything good comes from him, anything that is bad came from my own mistakes.

here is a link that is quite helpful: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=326364503419

tazkirah 2 ramadhan :)

2011-08-02T21:50:00.000-07:00

hari ni imam cerita pasal ibnul bukhari... nak cerita! tapi kena tido takut tak bangun plak nak qiyam and sahur. it's almost 12am.. semalam tak bangun pun qiyam :( phone mati.

nanti sambung cerita :) allahumma bismika ahyaa wa amuutt, dengan nama Allah saya hidup dan saya mati

assalamualaikum!

tazkirah 1 ramadhan :)

2011-08-02T21:45:00.000-07:00

Imam kasi tazkirah hari ni:

يا حي يا قيوم لا اله الا انت

maksud: yang maha hidup yang maha berdiri dengan sendirinya, tiada tuhan selain engkau

jika zikir sebanyak 40 kali sehari, nescaya hati anda akan hidup...

tak lama pun :) selamat mencuba!

tak sure ni hadith ke tak. will search for more information.

What you need to know about Ramadhan!

2011-07-26T15:32:00.000-07:00

salaam alaikum!

ramadhan is 5 days away!! I stumbled upon this video and thought it was very very educational! hope you benefit from it as much as I did, insyaAllah..

follow this link : http://www.halaltube.com/yasir-qadhi-virtues-of-ramadan

here's a bit from the video to attract you to watch it :P

when I was climbing up the pupit, jibril came to me and told me,

"O Muhammad,
anyone in ur nation who manages to be alive when ramadhan comes and yet cannot get his sins forgiven,then may he perish in the fire of hell. say ameen!"

ameen

"O Muhammad,
anyone who manages to catch lailatul qadr and he does not manage to get his sins forgiven, may he perish in the fire of hell. say ameen!"

ameen

"O Muhammad,
anyone of ur ummah, who manages to catch his parents one of them or both when they are elderly, and they need his help and he is
not able to service them properly and get his sins forgiven, may he perish in the hell fire."

ameen

bayang-bayang!

2011-07-15T20:07:00.001-07:00

one of my favorites :)

Hanya kepada Allah lah sujud(patuh) segala apa yang ada di langit dan di bumi, baik dengan kemauan sendiri ataupun terpaksa (dan sujud pula) bayang-bayangnya diwaktu pagi dan petang hari 13:15

True Patience

2011-07-12T07:12:00.000-07:00

Salam alaikum everyone! May you be blessed with great health and always in the remembrance of Allah :)

there is a part in the book tafsir almulk by Dr. Abu Ameenah that I find to be a really really good reminder..

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet passed by a woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and be patient. She said to him, "Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine." And she did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the Prophet (and the news struck her like death) . so she went to the house of the Prophet and there she did not find any guard and called out, "I did not recognize you." He said, "Verily, the patience is at the first stroke of a calamity/first shock." Sahih Bukhari and Muslim

39:10
only those who are patient will their full reward without reckoning

Whenever the prophet was struck by calamity, he would resort to salah(prayer)..

2:45
seek help in patience and prayer. Truly it is difficult except those who are humble

we have a lot to work on :) Let's try our best insyaAllah..

-A commentary on Surah Al-Mulk by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Phillips, page 64

30 reasons to avoid being an angry and argumentative person.

2011-07-10T20:46:00.000-07:00

korang, baca la ni... :) insyaAllah membantu siapa2 yang rasa selalu susah nak tahan marah. jom cuba sama2!

http://www.suhaibwebb.com/personaldvlpt/character/30-reasons-to-avoid-being-an-angry-and-argumentative-person/

Tasir Al-Mulk by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

2011-07-10T20:39:00.000-07:00

p/s: Assalamualaikum, I wanted to do notes for myself, but I figured that I might as well just share it with anyone who wants to read it. Hopefully it benefits all of us and hopefully jugak I manage to finish this book, insyaAllah. mama and papa i hope you guys read it :) I apologize if there are any misleading facts due to my carelessness.

July 6 2011- 12.01am
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There is a soorah of the Qur’aan containing thirty verses which have interceded for a man until he was forgiven. It is the soorah Tabaarak alladhi bi yadihi’l-mulk.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2891; Ahmad, 7634; Abu Dawood, 1400; Ibn Maajah, 3786. This hadeeth was classed as hasan (good) by al-Tirmidhi and by al-Albaani in Saheeh (authentic) al-Tirmidhi, 3/6.

seram sejuk bila fikir tak selalu pun baca surah almulk :( it was said that the prophet would not go to sleep unless he already recited three surahs, almulk being one of them. narrated by Jabir (hadis ni yaya tulis tak complete)

but the categories of ppl who can have intercession are not clear, it is only by His will.
"who can intercede with Him, except with his permission?" AlBaqarah(2):225

so jangan lah kita ingat if kita baca almulk, kita boleh demand kat Allah for intercession. That intercession is only His will and mercy. He knows best what's in our hearts.

the prophet said:
"whoever reads the Quran and implements it such that he regarded its lawful as lawful, and its prohibited as prohibited, Allah will put him in paradise, and grant him intercession of ten members of his household, all of whom are deserving of fire"

mana nak cari orang cmni? huaaa stress nya. takut :( it is hard to regard prohibited as prohibited :(

yang paling sedih yaya baca is the prophet can't even intercede for his own mother.

For Abu Talib (the uncle who raised him as his own child) gets the shallowest part of Hell which is up to his ankle which boils up his brain, and he will think it is the most gruesome punishment though his punishment would be the least :( so creepy.

..to be continued.

Hijab - Do not Hesitate!

2011-03-22T17:53:00.000-07:00

a really good post for those still hesitating :)

I hesistated too, its normal :) lets do the right thing.

http://www.iluvislam.com/english/lifestyle/fashion-a-beauty/426-the-right-step-hijab-do-not-hesitate.html

A Rainbow in The Rain

2011-02-01T15:29:00.000-08:00

salaamualaikum,

I feel awful today :( I didn't know what to do so I read the quran and found this ayat which brought me to tears.

Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): Wahai hamba-hambaKu yang telah melampaui batas terhadap diri mereka sendiri (dengan perbuatan-perbuatan maksiat), janganlah kamu berputus asa dari rahmat Allah, kerana sesungguhnya Allah mengampunkan segala dosa; sesungguhnya Dialah jua Yang Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani. [39:53]

Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (39:53)

He always listens :( I'm the only one who keeps forgetting Him but He never forgets
:((

May we always be in His mercy, ameen.

Check This Out!

2011-01-16T08:13:00.000-08:00

1. ONE!

Al-Ghazali r.a pernah berkata:

"Bahkan seorang Tabi'in, yang bernama Makhul pernah berkata :

"Tidaklah seorang hamba itu ikhals selama 40 hari, kecuali akan terpancar hikmah dari wajahnya dan lisannya.""

OMG bes nya! 40 days kawal diri, then everything else is gonna be easy. kena ikhlas ok! 40 days of survival. I badly need to do this. who doesn't?? jom!

p/s: i tried doing this in highschool, tapi termiss solat and what not. tak dapek la kan. alamak kena disiplin! Ganbatte to us! =)

2. TWO! (i duno i just feel happy writing out numbers. haha. put up with me will you?)

Was reading and this ayat gave me a slap. Slap yang bagi merah muka tu. yang sakit tu. cmni la rasanya.

"Dan cukup la Allah sebagai saksi" Al-Fath:28

What have we been doing. salah ke betol eh? fikir dlu ke tak sebelom buat tu. berfaedah ke tak. Allah tengok tau -__- Malaikat plak sentiasa mencatit. aiyok nadiah :S :S :S

ok down sekejap. tapi takpe! jom cubaaaaa. HAIT! (nada semangat)

kenapa aku sering diuji/ditimpa masalah (taken from facebook)

2010-10-12T18:37:00.000-07:00

salaam alaikum,

taken from facebook, I thought it is really worth remembering at all times, so I decided to put in on my blog, (NOT MINE) please take 5 minutes of your time untuk muhasabah diri by reading this. I guarantee you it is worth it, insyaAllah.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=151940424844457&set=a.151940328177800.25298.100000855016476

Kenapa Aku Sering Diuji/Ditimpa Masalah
JAWAPAN UNTUK DIRI KITA

Oleh: Sazwan Sakri

KENAPA AKU DIUJI ?
Surah Al-Ankabut, ayat 2-3
Apakah manusia itu mengira bahawa mereka dibiarkan ( saja ) mengatakan : “kami telah beriman “, sedangkan mereka tidak diuji lagi? Dan sesungguhnya kami telah menguji orang-orang sebelum mereka, maka sesungguhnya Dia mengetahui orang-orang yang dusta.

KENAPA AKU TIDAK MENDAPAT APA YANG AKU IDAM-IDAMKAN?
Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 216
Boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu, padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi(pula) kamu menyukai sesuatu padahal ia amat buruk bagimu, Allah mengetahui,sedangkan kamu tidak mengetahuinya.

KENAPA UJIAN SEBERAT INI?
Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 286
Allah tidak membebani seseorang melainkan sesuai dengan kesanggupannya.

RASA KECEWA?
Surah Al-Imran, ayat 139
Janganlah kamu bersikap lemah, dan janganlah (pula) kamu bersedih hati, padahal kamulah orang2 yang paling tinggi (darjatnya), jika kamu orang2 yang beriman.

BAGAIMANA AKU HARUS MENGHADAPINYA?
Surah Al-Imran, ayat 200
Hai orang2 yang beriman,”bersabarlah kamu dan kuatkanlah kesabaranmu dan tetapkanlah bersiap siaga (diperbatasan negerimu) dan bertaqwalah kepada Allah supaya kamu beruntung.
Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 45 Dan mintalah pertolongan (kepadaAllah) dengan jalan sabar dan solat. Dan sesungguhnya solat itu amatlah berat,kecuali bagi orang-orang yang khusyuk.

APA YANG AKU DAPAT DARI SEMUA INI?
Surah At-Taubah, ayat 111
Sesungguhnya Allah telah membeli dari orang2 mukmin, diri dan harta mereka dan memberikan syurga untuk mereka.

KEPADA SIAPA AKU BERHARAP? Surah At-Taubah, ayat 129 Cukuplah Allah bagiku, tidak ada Allah selain Dia.Hanya kepadaNya aku bertawakal.

AKU TIDAK DAPAT BERTAHAN LAGI !!!!!
Surah Yusuf, ayat 37
Dan janganlah kamu berputus asa dari rahmat Allah. Sesungguhnya tiada berputus asa dari rahmat Allah, melainkan kaum yang kafir.

nasihat pada hati yang terluka.

2010-10-09T09:43:00.000-07:00

Do we need humans?
NO! kita hanya perlukan Allah.

humans are imperfect creations of Allah. Allah created them as the best creation, but the creation itself will never be perfect. because Allah je yang perfect kan? they will let us down once in a while, sama ada sengaja atau tidak. tapi bear in mind, ada kesalahan yang kita boleh maafkan and continue to be good friends, ada kesalahan yang kita maafkan tapi kita kena elak that type of circle.

peritnya hati ni rasa bila orang buat salah dengan kita. kena maafkan ke? kena. kenapa? sebab kita buat dosa dengan Allah pun Allah maafkan kita, kita best sangat ke sampai xleh maafkan orang tu kan..sure boleh! yakin boleh!

hasbunallahu wanikmal wakeel. insyaAllah I can be a better Muslimah.

Allah is alone sufficient for us, and he is the best disposer of affairs. segala yang terjadi mungkin buat satu pengajaran pada diri yang sering leka dan mengejar impian yang bertopengkan agama, namun bila check balik impian tu, rupanya2 dah tak lurus dah in his road. astaghfirullah. maafkan saya :(

ada exam dua ni minggu depan. I will do my best and Allah will help me insyaAllah!

the 7 people under the shade on the Day when there is no shade

2010-08-03T13:19:00.000-07:00

today we had a discussion in our Arabic class about the categories of people who is under Allah's shade during the Day of judgement, the Day when it feels like the sun is just a above our heads. subhanAllah.

here is the list if you are too lazy to read the hadith below (no excuse now! :P) :

1. a ruler who is just
2. a youth who grew up dedicating his life to the worshiping of Allah
3. A man who's heart is attached to the mosque.
4. two mean who love each other, meets and departs for the sake of Allah
5. A man who rejects adultery with a woman because he is afraid of Allah, even when everything is laid down for him
6. a man who gives charity and hides it
7. a man who remembers Allah even when he is alone until he shed tears

selamat berusaha kepada SAYA dan ANDA yang membaca :)

good luck to me and the person reading this article :)

hazzan sa'idan!

The Prophet said:

There are seven whom Allaah will shade in His Shade on the Day when there is no shade except His Shade: a just ruler; a youth who grew up in the worship of Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic; a man whose heart is attached to the mosques; two men who love each other for Allaah's sake, meeting for that and parting upon that; a man who is called by a woman of beauty and position [for illegal intercourse], but be says: 'I fear Allaah', a man who gives in charity and hides it, such that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives in charity; and a man who remembered Allaah in private and so his eyes shed tears.' Narrated by Abu Hurairah & collected in Saheeh al-Bukhari (english trans.) vol.1, p.356, no.629 & Saheeh Muslim (english trans.) vol.2, p.493, no.2248

for deeper understanding or for clarity sake, you may go to this website or find related articles and hadiths on your own :P

http://www.jannah.org/articles/intheshade.html

Kisah Anak Soleh dan Ayah Fasiq (shared)

2010-07-15T17:56:00.000-07:00

Seluruh kampung semacam tak percaya.Tapi itulah hakikatnya.Ramli, anak arwah Pak Hamid (bukan nama sebenar) pulang dari luar negara sebagai seorang jurutera & hafiz. Semalam dia mengimamkan solat Terawih. Lunak & lancar bacaannya. Mereka yang tidak kenal asal-usul Ramli, kagum. Mereka yang mengenali lebih kagum.

Saya adalah antara generasi anak kampung yang masih mengingati Pak Hamid.Malam setelah pulang dari solat Terawih,saya berbual-bual dengan anak saya.

"Ayah nak kamu contohi imam muda tadi. Sudahlah hafiz, jurutera pula, hebat betul. Kalau kamu tahu sejarah hidup dia, kamu akan lebih kagum. Ayah tahu, dah tentu, kan ayah anak jati kampung ini"

Nostalgia kisah Pak Hamid terbayang kembali di ruang mata.

"Ayah nak cerita ni sekadar mengambil iktibar. Bukan hendak memburuk-burukkan orang yang telah mati"

Perlahan saya memulakan cerita.

"Kenapa begitu sekali ayah? Pak Hamid terkenal di kampung ni sebagai orang yang buruk perangainya. Solat tidak. Puasa tidak. Menjengah ke surau langsung tak pernah. Berjudi,minum arak dah jadi kebiasaannya. Ramli tu terseksa sejak kecil lagi. Dibentak-bentak. Makan minum, pakaian & sekolahnya tak terurus langsung. Tapi macam mana dia boleh mencapai kedudukan seperti sekarang?"

"Itulah luar biasanya Ramli ni. Dalam serba kekurangan & cabaran tu dia gigih. Rajin belajar. Berdikari mencari rezeki"

"Ibunya macam mana?"

"Ibunya dah lama meninggal dunia. Kata orang itulah sebabnya Pak Hamid jadi begitu. Berubah sejak kematian isteri"

"Sedih juga. Kalau orang lain dah lama putus asa. Tapi Ramli tidak. Hasil keputusan cemerlang di sekolah rendah dia terus belajar ke asrama penuh & entah macam mana kaedah dia mampu meneruskan pencapaian akademik & hafaz Al-Quran sekaligus. Hebat"

"Baguslah, jika berpeluang kamu ikuti jejaknya. Kembali kepada kisah Pak Hamid, dia meninggal tak lama selepas Ramli melanjutkan pelajaran ke sekolah asrama penuh. Ayah masih ingat"

Saya sebak.

"Kenapa ayah?"

"Waktu Ramli pulang menjelang pengkebumian jenazah ayahnya, dia menangis. Sebatang kara. Orang kampung kata macam-macam tentang arwah ayahnya. Berdosa besar, jenazahnya berat, berat dosalah, macam-macam. Sedih ayah rasakan, Ramli yang masih muda tu terpaksa menanggung kecaman di hari kehilangan orang yang disayanginya. Mujurlah ada datuk kamu. Ayah masih ingat datuk kamu panggil Ramli untuk berjalan bersama dari tanah perkuburan. Ayah ada sekali. Apa kata datuk? Ramli, kalau benar sayangkan ayah kamu, jadi anak soleh. Doakan dia. Itu sahaja jalannya untuk menyelamatkan ayah kamu di akhirat"

Anak saya diam. Terkesima agaknya. Matanya mula redup.

"Datuk kamu menyambung lagi. Untuk harumkan kembali nama ayah kamu di dunia, kamu belajar bersungguh-sungguh. Jadi orang berjaya dalam hidup. InsyaAllah, kecemerlangan kamu akan menjulang kembali nama ayah kamu yang dikata-katakan orang pada hari ini. Macam mana reaksi imam Ramli waktu tu? Dia hanya mengesat air mata dan mengangguk-angguk"

"Hebat betul ayah, sekarang semuanya jadi realiti"

"Memang hebat. Anak yang soleh & baik dari seorang ayah yang sedemikian. Kamu bagaimana?"

"Saya bertuah ada ayah!"

Saya terdiam. Terusik hati saya, adakah aku ayah yang baik?

"Kamu mesti terima kenyataan bahawa kita masih mampu menjadi anak yang soleh walaupun bapa kita bukan seorang yang soleh & tidak semestinya bapa soleh maka anaknya secara automatik jadi anak yang soleh"

"Kenapa ya?"

"Itulah bukti keadilan Allah Ta'ala. Dosa & pahala tidak boleh diwariskan. Setelah akil baligh setiap kita punya potensi sendiri, nak jadi baik atau sebaliknya"

"Jadi seorang ayah yang soleh tak boleh membentuk anak yang soleh?"

"Tak begitu. Didikan ibu bapa sangat memainkan peranan. Anak yang dididik secara baik,berpotensi menjadi anak yang soleh bila dewasa. Tetapi masih ada usaha yang dia sendiri perlu lakukan untuk meneruskan pentarbiyahan menjadi insan soleh. Jika dipatuhinya, alhamdulillah. Jika menyimpang, dia akan menerima akibatnya"

"Saya setuju dengan pandangan ayah. Ini bukti keadilan Allah Ta'ala. Jika tidak, setiap anak terpaksa menanggung akibat kesalahan ibu bapanya tanpa berpeluang untuk mengubah keadaan dirinya"

"Ya, itulah yang dibuat oleh imam Ramli. Demi cinta & kasih kepada ayahnya, dibela maruah ayahnya di dunia & akhirat. Tolong buat begitu jika ayah telah tiada"

Semacam wasiat pula kata-kata saya.

Pada pagi raya, selepas solat Aidilfitri, kami sama-sama menziarahi pusara di pinggiran kampung. Saya lihat imam Ramli duduk di tepi pusara ibu & ayahnya. Saya & anak duduk di tepi pusara insan yang paling kami sayangi. Ayah saya, datuk kepada anak saya. Lelaki yang pernah menasihati imam Ramli. Mudah-mudahan rohnya bersemadi di sisi orang soleh. Nasihatnya sangat memberi bekas. Saya yakin ayah ikhlas waktu itu. Saya masih ingat dialog ayah dengan imam Ramli belasan tahun yang lalu di kawasan perkuburan ini. Saya di sisi mereka. Saya melihat air mata
ayah mengalir sewaktu meluahkan nasihat. Oh, mampukah saya seikhlas itu?

Signs for the people of knowledge

2010-07-15T17:44:00.000-07:00

video

salam mualaikum
this video is not heavy at all, its not even a lecture. in fact its a song by maher zain, but why I chose to have this in my blog is because Ruben(abu bakar) who converted to Islam has a very valuable experience to share. its not long, he stole a few minutes from the song but it was worth listening to (my opinion). i can listen to it over and over again and it never fails to touch my heart each time.

click video(above) to listen to maher zain and ruben's magical story, subhanallah. enjoy

A Big Slap

2010-07-02T18:41:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum ya ikhwah wa akhawaat (brothers and sisters)

today's entry is not about something I learnt recently, it's more of life experience.

This summer I decided not to go home (Malaysia) because I wanted to take summer classes, 5+5+3+3=16 credit hours which are assigned for 4 classes. Arab 1, Arab2, engm 244 and sociology (i hope, insyaAllah). well that's not the point, back to the story, currently for summer session 1 im taking arab 1 and engm 244. balancing between the two courses are not that hard but then again if you like to sleep (like me) maybe you wont be getting much of a sleep during the week..

one morning, i came early to class, around 10 minutes early. Afiq and Azwan my classmates were in the class and then they left to hang out outside.

Ustad Bushra: ya nadiah, what other course are you taking besides arabic?

Nadia :im taking engineering management ya ustad.

Ustad Bushra: Well what do you do for engineering management?

Nadiah : Well I have to do journals...and there is a lot of work. Im really tired actually

Ustad Bushra: I see, but what is the course about?

Nadiah : Well I learn how to manage people I guess, manage knowledge workers if one day I become a manager. I need to make people do their work or listen to me. I guess that is what the course is about.

Nadiah : We are assigned to read a few books and this is one quote that I find very interesting "A man convinced against his own will, will be of the same stand as before" which means that of you force people to accept your opinion without their free will, they will not agree with you. no matter how good you justify it, if you force them, they will unlikely try to absorb it, instead they become more firm on their stand. Do you agree ustad? I never of it that way before

Ustad Bushra : *pauses to think* But Allah does not force people to believe in him, he gives all sorts of miracle for us to figure it out. Al-Quran, messengers, nature and humans. I do not agree with the quote.

Nadiah : ....I guess the quote only applies to human interaction. not Allah's interaction with humans. I dont know..

Ustad Bushra: Well the quote, you should have applied it first to Allah, then only humans. Maybe you will see better.

I didn't quite get what he meant by the last line, "maybe you will see better". maybe he's implying im not seeing something that is obvious. but then again, what ustad bushra said felt like a really big slap on the face. Why didn't I apply it to Allah first? Why must I only apply what I learn to humans? Kenapa Allah tak come first in this? It was a huge shock for me that I've been doing for so long without even realising it. Bukan ibadah and kelas agama sahaja yang kita patut relate hubungan kita dengan Allah, sebenarnya everything must be related to our religion, our interaction with Allah. Islam is the way of life. not just rituals and culture

I hope I remember this clearly after Im done writing this post, and so do you insyaAllah. If we cannot apply every good knowledge immediately, we can do it slowly right? =)

I hope you benefit from this post, as much as I did.

feel free to correct anything regarding this post, everything in this world has flaws, only Allah is perfect.

salamualaikum

Kisah Usama bin Zaid

2010-06-01T09:49:00.000-07:00

Salam mua'laikum =D

saya ada cerita untuk dikongsi, kisah Usama bin Zaid. harap semua dapat pengajaran dari cerita ni sebagaimana yang saya dapat lah. hihi

Usama bin Zaid,
Zaid tu nama dia macam familiar kan? haa memang anak Zaid bin Harithah bersama Ummu Aiman.
the prophet was very close to this child, even when he was little, Rasul Allah letak Usama ni atas riba dia, dan berdoa kepada Allah supaya Allah would be merciful towards him. 'Ya Allah please be merciful to them as I am merciful to them' betapa sayangnya Rasul Allah kepada Usama ni.

ok sekarang nak cerita masa dia dah besar pulak, Usama terlibat dalam satu peperangan. peperangan against the kafirun.

lawan punya lawan, akhirnya Usama dapat peluang untuk bunuh seorang kafir ni, bila pedang dia nak kena je badan orang kafir tu, tiba2....

orang kafir tu said لا اله الا الله
maka Usama tersentak, dia terfikir, harus ke dia bunuh orang ni? dia dah mengucap.
his final decision was to kill that guy.
sahabat yang nampak peristiwa ni pun hairan kenapa Zaid bunuh orang tu sedangkan dia sudah masuk Islam. mereka pun bertanya lah kepada Rasul Allah.

setelah Rasul Allah dikhabarkan peristiwa itu, Rasul Allah bertanya kepada Usama.

Prophet: Ya Usama kenapa dibunuhnya orang itu setelah dia masuk Islam?
Usama: Kerana saya fikir mungkin dia hanya mahukan belasa kasihan supaya tidak dibunuh.
Prophet: Ya Usama kenapa dibunuhnya orang itu setelah dia masuk Islam?
Prophet: adakah kau sudah membelah dadanya untuk mengetahui niatnya yang sebenar?
Usama: tidak. saya tidak tahu niatnya yang sebenar.

Usama rasa bersalah yang amat sangat sehingga he wished that he was Islam after that day. sebab orang yang baru memeluk Islam akan diampunkan segala dosanya. betapa sedihnya dia sampai dia cakap camtu kan.

jadi, pengajaran cerita ni, kita sebenarnya tak boleh nak judge Islam seseorang pada mata kasar kita. mungkin dia pakai kurang sopan, mana tahu hati dia lagi baik dari kita? Islam kita, hubungan kita dengan Allah. hanya Allah yang tahu Islam kita macam mana. we have no right to judge.

even labelling is not permitted, contohnya kita nampak orang ni pakai tudung labuh, ooo dia ni mesti kuat agama, mesti baik sangat. it is okay for us to huznu zon(bersangka baik) but not to label her alim just because dia pakai tudung labuh, betul tak?

then kita nampak orang ni pakai sexy, 'ish teruknya dia ni, tatawu ke pakai sexy tu mendedahkan aurat'
kita tatau kenapa dia berpakaian sedemikian, mungkin family dia or environment dia yang menyebabkan dia jadi camtu. mungkin juga dia kurang pendedahan kepada aktiviti2 keagamaan. so we have to be merciful, be a good friend :)

pada pendapat saya, the orang yang mencuba menjadi baik lebih baik daripada orang yang dilabel baik. sebab orang yang mencuba tu kita nampak dia berusaha. kita pun ptut berusaha bersama2 dengan dia kan? :)

alhamdulillah selesai satu post. semoga kita bersama2 mendapat pengajaran, insyaAllah

klaw rasa macam cerita saya salah, dipersilakan membaiki ye.

segala kebaikan datang daripada Allah, dan segala keburukan datang daripada kelemahan saya sendiri

salam mualaikum :)

A story shared from Friday's khutbah

2010-02-25T20:11:00.000-08:00

Salam mualaikum,

Last week I went to the usual tafseer class that I go every Sunday. The teacher who teaches the tafseer told us a story which I find to be very interesting.

so here it goes. Im not sure whether the story it is authentic or not, but it is worth sharing and has moral values to it, InsyaAllah.

There was this merchant who came to Makkah, and wanted to trade his products. Of all the people in Makkah, he traded with Abu Jahal (The prophet's uncle who is known to oppose the Prophet's da'wah) Abu Jahal refused to pay the merchant after receiving the goods. The merchant got upset and tried to ask for other people's help in order to receive his payment. The people in Makkah told him to find the prophet "Go find Muhammad, maybe he can help you" they said in a mocking manner. But of course they knew that Muhammad could do nothing to force Abu Jahal to pay.

Unsure of what to do, the merchant went to the prophet and told him that he was cheated by Abu Jahal. The prophet said, "Come, follow me". They both went to Abu Jahal's house. The prophet knocked on Abu Jahal's door and demanded him to pay the amount of money the merchant deserved. Abu Jahal replied "or else what? what are you going to do to me?", he replied while opening the door. The prophet repeated what he said before "Pay this man his money".

Suddenly, Abu Jahal was shaking. He quickly, handed out some money and gave it to the Prophet. The prophet gave it to the merchant and they both went home.

The people of Makkah was shocked by this and asked Abu Jahal "Why were you so stupid to pay Muhammad?". Abu Jahat replied, "There was a really big red camel behind Muhammad ready to kick me if I didn't pay".

Moral of the story:

Allah helps us in so many ways, in ways that are unexpected to us. If we have a problem, always ask for Allah's help and have faith in him. He helps us in ways that we cannot imagine. The prophet had nothing as a back up when he went to Abu Jahal, but he knew he had Allah and that was sufficient for him. the prophet and the merchant knew nothing about any red camel. it was only Abu Jahal who could see the animal. subhanallah. who would have thought Allah sent a big red camel to help the prophet? I know I wouldn't have thought of such a thing.

subhanAllah all praises to Allah who is deserving, the creator of everything above the sky, beneath the earth, between the earth and the sky and everything that could possibly exist.

Salam mualaikum :) sorry ayat kanak2! im no novel writer *cough*

Pelajar Muslim dan Muslim yang belajar.

2010-02-20T17:38:00.000-08:00

Which one of them are you? Pelajar Muslim or Muslim yang belajar?

Salam,

Alhamdulillah hari ni hati saya tergerak untuk mengikuti Usrah yang dibuat kak ***** kerana group Usrah saya tiada untuk minggu ini.

Dialog usrah ni ubah2 sket eh. hehe tak ingat semuanya.

Kak I : Let's think, is it the same? What's the difference?

Z: Kalau ikut tatabahasa, pelajar Muslim bermaksud status pelajar itu, manakala Muslim yang belajar, is Muslim yang belajar? belajar as in perbuatan. pelajar Muslim tak semestinya belajar kan. KOT?

X : Mungkin pelajar Muslim tu noun? Muslim yang belajar tu verb

Kak I : Hmm...macam sama je argument korang dua ni tak?

Y : Err.. saya rasa Pelajar yang Muslim ni belajar bersungguh-sungguh, tapi Muslim yang belajar ni tak bersungguh2 sangat kot?

Kak I : Hmmm nak dekat dah, cuma terbalikkan je.

E : (in attempt untuk terbalikkan ayat Y) Pelajar Muslim tak belajar bersungguh2, Muslim yang belajar, belajar bersungguh2?

Kak I : ......salah jugak ni. hmmm

*hint2 kak I kasi korang tak dapat eh panjang sangat klaw nak include, hehe*

so what do you think the difference is? Dah dapat teka?

Z : saya rasa, Pelajar Muslim ni hanya pada nama sahaja dia
Muslim. Manakala Muslim yang belajar ni, dia belajar and beramal dengan Islam?

Kak I : sikit lagi!!

Z : Pelajar Muslim dia belajar sahaja, tapi agama dia Islam. Muslim yang belajar is Muslim yang baca doa, solat and etc DAN belajar.

Kak I : tepat!!

okay, nampak tak apa argument tajuk ni? So which one of the TWO categories do you fit in?

Pelajar Muslim

Priority pada belajar. Islam comes second.
Contoh? Asar masuk pukul 3 let's say. masa tu dia belum lagi solat Zuhur, and dia tengah belajar untuk exam ni.

"sikit lagi niii. habis chapter ni aku semayang la. betul ni"

nampak tak? Islam dia comes second.

Muslim yang belajar

Priority pada Islam first. Belajar comes second.

Contohnya, dia solat hajat dlu, baca doa, baru dia buka buku and belajar.

siapa kata kita tak boleh score klaw Islam comes first? Islam is THE way of life. Klaw awak tak beramal dengan Islam, apa yang awak amalkan sebenarnya?

hihi creepy kan soalan tu. saya pun cuak gak. tendency nak melambatkan solat bila kita belajar memang senangggg sangat.

dah ingat, jangan la buat lagi kan? InsyaAllah. semoga kita tergolong sebagai Muslim yang belajar. :)

Ganbatte!!

Doa Selepas Solat

2010-01-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

salam mualaikum :)

alhamdulillah my stay in Malaysia has been nothing but pleasant. I got a new book to read from my step dad, 'Solat by Uztaz Johari Yaman'. At first I was like, "I bet I know everything about solat already, yelah i've been doing it since little kan?"

I went through the chapters and the chapter 'doa selepas solat' seemed to be interesting, so I think I might share it with you guys but in a summarized form of course :)

Doa ada tiga bahagian:

1. permulaan

2. kandungan

3. penutup

PERMULAAN

doa hendaklah dimulai dengan bacaan basmallah (bismillah...) / pujian kepada Allah
diikuti dengan selawat kepada Nabi SAW

KANDUNGAN

doa yang disukai/ doa yang diamalkan para Nabi/ doa yang disusun oleh ulama'/ doa dari Al-Quran/ doa para sahabat

PENUTUP

diakhiri dengan memuji Allah dan berselawat keatas Nabi SAW
membaca Al-Fatihah
berdoa supaya doa diperkenankan

okay so apa yang special sangat yang nak dikongsi about adab berdoa ni?

"Sesungguhnya doa itu terhenti antara langit dan bumi, tidak naik sedikitpun, sehinggalah engkau berselawat kepada nabi engkau"

(Hadis riwayat At-Tarmizi)

haa. takut kan. saya selama ni selalu skip part berselawat apabila tergesa2. doa saya tak sampai ke? wallahualam. tapi kalau kita dah tau mana yang baik, kita amalkan lah. tak salah buat benda yang lebih baik kan? :)

wsalaam

A Man & A Cookie

2009-12-14T17:54:00.000-08:00

salam.

you may find the story right here <--- click

The story is a bit long, but I assure you it is very worthy of reading. I thought it was long too until I started reading it and couldn't stop till the end of the story.

“…I knew him myself. I knew him, and I don’t say he was from the Children of Isra’il. He was from the sons of this land. He would weep intensely. He would weep intensely, and he would never have the Qur’an recited in his presence except that he would cry, and become humble and soft. He was an amazing, strange person.

He memorized the Qur’an when he was only twelve! However, he was older due to the Words of Allah and his knowledge of Allah, and I don’t place him higher in status than Allah would.

I tell you about him while I have placed a condition on myself that I don’t tell you other than what I saw with my own eyes. The second condition I placed on myself is that I don’t exaggerate in anything I say about him.

He memorized ‘Sahih Muslim’ with me in two weeks. He memorized ‘Sahih al-Bukhari’ with my third friend – we were three – in two weeks. Do you realize? I didn’t know that he had memorized al-Bukhari, and my friend didn’t know that he had memorized Muslim. He loved sincerity. He always loved as-Sirri as-Saqti. Do you know why as-Sirri as-Saqti in particular? Because as-Sirri as-Saqti used to pay a lot of attention to sincerity.

He was very good in school, and in fact excelled in it. He would only sleep between the time he got home from school until Dhuhr time. After ‘Asr, he would attendhalaqahs. After Maghrib, he would attend the lessons of the scholars. After ‘Isha’ until eleven, he would study for school. From eleven – every single day – he would pray all night until Fajr.

I am not exaggerating! He is from our own sons, from our country!

Whenever he would read the Qur’an, he would cry. I would read that when some of the Salaf would read the Qur’an, they would pass out. I know the dispute among the scholars on this, but I have never seen this with my own eyes except from this youth. We would pray the Friday prayer, and the imam would recite: {“And the inhabitants of Hell called out to the inhabitants of Paradise ‘Give us a drop of water!’”} [al-A’raf; 50] And he fell down on his head, and we thought he had died.

We prayed one night at my house. I pretended that I was asleep in order to see what he would do. He came over and motioned with his hand over my eyes (to see if I was awake). He woke up at eleven, and I would sleep and wake up, sleep and wake up – and he would be standing in a rak’ah and I wouldn’t see him go down. He would then bow and I wouldn’t see him come up.

On a different night, he would read the Qur’an. When he got to this verse, in front of me: {“Indeed, it is Hell, taking away the skin of the head!”} [al-Ma’arij; 15-16] he cried and passed out. I woke him up, and he got up and made ablution and prayed. When he got to the verse: {“Indeed, it is Hell, taking away the skin of the head!”} he again cried and passed out. I woke him up, and when he got to it a third time, he recited it and passed out again and didn’t wake up until the call for Fajr prayer.

He would recite the entire Qur’an every three nights in secret while praying at night, and would do so every seven days openly during the day. I am not exaggerating, as he would do this in front of me. And by Allah, he would remember Allah in a single day more than 12,000 times! I counted them myself while sitting with him – 12,000 times! I would ask him: “Why?” He replied: “I don’t want Abu Hurayrah to have done more than me.” He had jealousy, jealousy when it came to worship!

He was only seventeen at the time, when he was at this level!

I didn’t know what to say about him! Whenever he would come across a text to memorize, I would say: “I challenge you to memorize this.” He would say: “Don’t challenge me!” I would try to fire him up, and say: “I challenge you!” The next day, he would come and recite the text to me as if it were just his name. If he made just three mistakes, he would not consider himself to have memorized it. Three mistakes!

This was a person who would repent! If only you knew his sin! I will tell you later what his sin was.

If we lost hope in a youth – we would give da’wah to someone and lose hope in him, we didn’t know, and I am speaking about myself and Allah Knows best about others – he was someone whose supplication was answered in front of seventeen people who bear witness to this, in more than one incident. If we lost hope in a youth, we would tell him to go and give him da’wah. By Allah, after just two days, this person would be guided. He would walk with him for just two days. The first day, the second day, and he would then be praying in the first row! Whether he was a smoker, a drug user, etc., he would become upright right away by the Permission of Allah. This is blessing! Blessing!

One day, he would pray behind a scholar in the southern region who you know of who would elongate the prayer. So, he would elongate it, following the Sunnah. He would lead the people in prayer, and a man came and hit him on the back with a stick while he was bowing, in front of me. After the prayer, he looked at him and asked: “Why did you hit me?”

He replied: “You have whisperings! You make us pray too long!”

The imam replied: “You are healthy! You are healthy!”

The man replied: “How do you know I’m healthy?”

This youth then raised his hands to Allah – as soon as he raised his hands, my heart stopped – and said: “O Allah, take away his health until he knows its value and prays properly in front of You!” It was the ‘Asr prayer, and I swear by Allah that this man didn’t pray Maghrib with us. He was at home, laying in bed. After a few weeks, I saw him and said: “Fear Allah! The man is at home in bed! I ask you by Allah…” He said: “My brother, I didn’t mean to do this!” I said: “Ask Allah to cure him.” By Allah, the man prayed with us the next prayer!

In the Haram, he would wear thick glasses. I am telling you that this is a repenter from our times! I know him! He is my friend! I am greater than him in age, but he is greater than me. I don’t place him in status higher than where Allah has placed him.

They were in the Haram, and he was wearing glasses, and they bothered him. He said: “I can’t go to Palestine one day with glasses.” So, he went to the well of Zam Zam in front of the people – they were seventeen people – and he took off his glasses, took the Zam Zam water, said: “O Allah, make it a cure for my vision,” and drank it. He then said: “Allah is the Greatest!” and threw the glasses away in front of everyone! They wanted to test him, and they pointed to a clock that nobody could see, they asked him: “Can you tell us what time it is?” He said: “The time is such and such.” Exact! He would read the Qur’an…his vision was returned 100%!

Indeed, it is supplication! “…and if he asks Me, I will Give him.”

The incidents are many, but the time doesn’t permit me to tell them all.

You know, one day I asked him about his sin. When did I ask him? One day, he recited the verse: {“On the day when some faces will be brightened and some faces will be darkened…”} [Al ‘Imran; 106] By Allah, he cried to the point that my heart was as if it was being torn. I said to him: “The Messenger of Allah said:“The worst of people is he who is asked by Allah and is not responded to,” and I ask you by Allah: what makes you cry like this?” I want to cry like him, people! I want to feel the happiness he felt!

He said: “I committed a sin in my life.”

I asked him: “What is this sin?”

Do you know what his sin was? You will laugh at yourself. I will explain it to you. He said: “When I was in second grade, I went into a store and took a cookie and ate it, and the Fire is more deserving of a body that is nurtured on what is forbidden (i.e. he ate a cookie that didn’t belong to him).”

He died. He died, may Allah have Mercy on him, when he was only twenty. He died because of a stray bullet that someone fired accidentally while playing with a weapon. A bullet was accidentally fired and entered the body of this youth, killing him. He died as a righteous person, and I assume him to be such.

He died, and it was all over.

However, his life didn’t die. And by Allah, were it not the fact that he asked me by Allah to not reveal his name, I would have revealed it

source : http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64371

may we have the passion to become like the righteous man, insyaAllah.

The Imam and his 11 year old son

2009-11-02T21:47:00.000-08:00

-FORWARDED MESSAGE-

> > Qur'an 3:104: Let there arise amongst you a band of people inviting to
> > all that is good and right, and forbidding the wrong. Such are the
> > successful ones...
> >
> > Qur'an 16:125: Invite to the way of your Lord with beautiful preaching and in the best ways...
> >
> > Every Friday afternoon, after the Jumaat service at the Central
> > Mosque (and shortly after Al-Usrah program), the Imam and his eleven
> > year old son would go out into their town and hand out "PATH TO
> > PARADISE" and other Islamic literature.
> > This particular and
> > fortunate Friday afternoon, as the time came for the Imam and his son
> > to go to the streets with their booklets, it was very cold outside, as
> > well as pouring rain.
> > The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, 'OK, dad, I'm ready!'
> > His 'Muallim' dad asked, 'Ready for what?'
> >
> > 'Dad, it's time we gather our tracts together and go out.'
> > Dad responds, 'Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring rain.'
> > The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, 'But Dad, aren't people still going to hell, even though it's raining?'
> > Dad answers, 'Son, I am not going out in this weather.'
> > Despondently, the boy asks, 'Dad, can I go? Please?'
> > His father hesitated for a moment then said, 'Son, you can go. Here are the booklets. Be careful son.'
> > 'Thanks, Dad!'
> > And with that, he was off and out into the rain. This eleven year old
> > boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing
> > everybody he met in the street a pamphlet or a booklet.
> > After two
> > hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and down
> > to his VERY LAST BOOKLET. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone
> > to hand a booklet to, but the streets were totally deserted.
> > Then
> > he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to
> > the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody
> > answered..
> > He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but still no answer.
> > Finally, this eleven year old dakwah-expert turned to leave, but something stopped him.
> > Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and also knocked loudly on
> > the door with his fist. He waited, something holding him there on the
> > front porch!
> > He rang again and this time the door slowly opened.
> > Standing in the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady. She softly
> > asked, 'What can I do for you, son?' With radiant eyes and a smile that
> > lit up her world, this little boy said, 'Ma'am, I'm sorry if I
> > disturbed you, but I just want to tell you that "ALLAH REALLY LOVES AND
> > CARES FOR YOU" and I came to give you my very last booklet which will
> > tell you all about God, the real purpose of creation, and how to
> > achieve His pleasure.' With that, he handed her his last booklet and
> > turned to leave.
> > She called to him as he departed. 'Thank you, son! And God Bless You!'
> >
> > Well, the following Friday afternoon after Jumaat service (during which
> > period they hold a weekly program, Al-Usrah) the Imam was giving some
> > lectures. As he concludes the lectures, he asked, 'Does anybody have
> > questions or want to say anything?'
> >
> > Slowly, in the back row
> > among the ladies, an elderly voice was heard over the speaker. As the
> > voice went on, a hint of glorious gaiety and contentment was plainly
> > evident in it even though the speaker wasn't seen,
> > 'No one in
> > this gathering knows me. I've never been here before. You see, before
> > last Friday I was not a Muslim, and never thought I could be. My
> > husband had passed away some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this
> > world. Last Friday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was
> > even more so in my heart that I came to the end of the line where I no
> > longer had any hope or will to live.
> >
> > So I took a rope and a
> > chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my home. I fastened
> > the rope securely to a rafter in the roof then stood on the chair and
> > fastened the other end of the rope around my
> > neck. Standing on that
> > chair, so lonely and broken-hearted I was about to leap off, when
> > suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairs startled me. I
> > thought, "I'll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go
> > away.."
> > I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and
> > more insistent, and then the person ringing also started knocking
> > loudly.....
> > I thought to myself again, 'Who on earth could this be?
> > Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me.' I loosened the rope from
> > my neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell rang
> > louder and louder.
> > When I opened the door and looked I could hardly
> > believe my eyes, for there on my front porch was the most radiant and
> > angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life. His SMILE, oh, I could
> > never describe it to
> > you!
> > The words that came from his mouth
> > caused my heart that had long been dead TO LEAP TO LIFE as he exclaimed
> > with a cherub-like voice, 'Ma'am, I just came to tell you that ALLAH
> > REALLY LOVES AND CARES FOR YOU!'
> >
> > Then he gave me this booklet, "Path To Paradise" that I now hold in my hand.
> > As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I
> > closed my door and read slowly every word of this book. Then I went up
> > to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn't be needing them any
> > more.
> > You see? I am now a Happy Vicegerent of the One True God.
> > Since the address of your congregation was stamped on the back of this
> > booklet, I have come here to personally say THANK YOU to God's little
> > angel who came just in the nick of time and by so doing, spared my soul
> > from an eternity in hell.'
> >
> > There was not a dry eye in the mosque.
> > And as shouts of TAKBIR!!! ALLAH AKBAR!!! rented the air, even among
> > the ladies, despite themselves.
> > Imam-Dad descended from the pulpit to the front row where the little angel was seated....
> > He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably.
> > Probably no jama'ah has had a more glorious moment, and probably this
> > universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love and honor
> > for his son... Except for One. This very one...
> >
> > Blessed are your eyes for reading this message.
> >
> > Don't let this message die, read it again and pass it to others.
> >
> > Heaven is for His people! Remember, God's message CAN make the
> > difference in the life of someone close to you. Please share this
> > wonderful message (and of course anyone I've sent or will send)....

Source of Permanent Gratification

2009-11-02T16:47:00.000-08:00

Assalamualaikum :)

Last Sunday, I had the chance to go a tafseer class. This was my first time and alhamdulillah I liked it very much. the tafseer was on Surah An-Nisa ayah 26-31.

I wish to share with you what I gained from the class. This is not the tafseer of the ayah, but it made me think about a few issues :D so don't get confused!

Before that, I have a few questions for the readers. Take your time to think. :)

1. Ever wonder why people take drugs over and over again until they drop dead?

2. why do rich people never get satisfied with the things they do(very exclusive vacation, women, going to concerts, clubbing) and they keep increasing the dose of the so called happiness day by day

3. In general, why do some people keep asking for more entertainment, and to some extent, it leads them to commit sinful acts.

WHY?

these activities only please you for a while. that's why you keep asking for more. you will never reach a point where you will say, 'Man, that party was really good. I don't think I have to go to another party because that one was superb'

Never, right?

But instead you will say something like this, 'Man this party is good, Let's go to some more parties in the future. I wana go party till I die' -just an example.nothing specific.

you keep doing it over and over again, but you realise you're not actually happy. you were happy for a split second, but then it was over. Then you wanted more and more. never reaching a point where you are purely satisfied.

**these activities are not a permanent source of gratification. The ONLY one and only source is 'ala bizikrillah' is by remembering Allah and restricting your lust and desires to please him.

Let's take a while to ponder if this is true.

Who is happier, a man who clubs and party compared to man who remembers Allah.
who smiles more?
who is always satisfied with he has, but still works hard to achieve his goals in life?

Well you know the answer don't you?:)

p/s: im not saying entertainment is wrong. there are just some limitations we have to follow. nothing major or hard :)

you are allowed to correct me if im wrong. Only Allah is perfect, Im just a human :)
Assalamualaikum.

Solat Sunat Rawatib - Continued.

2009-10-05T14:05:00.000-07:00

Salam! Tiba-tiba saya rasa semangat pulak nak menulis petang ni.
Saya nak sambung sikit pasal article yang sebelum ni.

Antara semua solat sunat rawatib, ada satu solat ni dinamakan 'Sunat Muaakkad' yang membawa maksud sunat yang sangat digalakkan. Solat itu ialah Solat Sunat dua rakaat sebelum Zuhur.

Betul ke ni?

Ibnu Umar r.a berkata: "Pernah saya solat bersama Rasulullah s.a.w dua rakaat sebelum Zuhur dan dua rakaat sesudah Zuhur dah dua rakaat sesudah Solat Jumaat dan dua rakaat sesudah Isyak. "
(diriwayatkan oleh Bukhari dan Muslim)

Solat sunat Subuh ni juga antara solat sunat yang 'special'

Fadhilat Solat Sunat sebelum Subuh(Solat Sunat Fajar)

Daripada Aisyah r.a bahawa Nabi s.a.w telah bersabda: "Dua rakaat Fajar itu lebih baik daripada dunia dan seisinya."
(Diriwayatkan oleh Muslim)

cuba bayangkan, kenapa solat sunat sebelum subuh ni boleh jadi special. punya susah nya nak bangun pagi tu. betul tak? berapa ramai la sangat antara kita yang bangun betul2 bila azan berkumandang. ke ramai yang yang 'alaaa tunggu kejap lagi baru bangun la'

haaaaaa. habis terbongkar rahsia. haha. saya tawu ada kes macam tu sebab saya pun lebih kurang je. ish ish SHAME on us kan? Malunya kat Allah. dia kasi hidup lagi pagi ni pun tak nak appreciate. Allah kasi peluang betulkan diri tu gunakan lah sebaiknya :)

jadi kita dah tawu betapa besarnya ganjaran solat sunat ni, boleh la start step by step baiki solat kita. kalau nak kata tak mampu, penat, tak cukup masa. itu bukan alasan. kita diberi rezeki oleh Allah dalam bentuk kesihatan, jadi tak boleh cakap tak mampu. Selagi boleh baca blog, selagi tu boleh sembahyang kan? hehehehe. jom jom kita baiki diri kita!

Kalau saya jumpa lagi fadhilat solat sunat saya akan post-kan.
setakat ini banyak ni dulu ya :D

dipersilakan untuk tambah, baiki, komen, kutuk artikel ini.

Segala puji bagi Allah yang mengurnikan kesihatan akal dan fizikal kepada kita. Segala yang buruk itu dari kelemahan saya sendiri, yang baik itu semuanya dari Allah.

Assalamualaikum wbt!

Solat Sunat Rawatib

2009-09-13T04:38:00.001-07:00

Bismillah.

Salam semua,

haa kali saya nak cerita pasal solat sunat rawatib. alah mesti semua orang cakap, 'ala tawu dah, ni solat sunat sebelum or selepas solat fardhu kan?'

tu memang betul kawan-kawan. tapi saya masa dulu2 pun tahu setakat itu je. bila saya tanya2 and pergi ke kelas agama, rupanya solat sunat rawatib ni bukan setakat dapat pahala je. boleh bantu kita masa pertimbangan kat akhirat nanti in terms of memperbaiki our solat fardhu.

in the hereafter, the first thing that will be judged will be your salah. (solat, salah ni arab omputih sket.hehehe)

setakat mana kita yakin solat kita sempurna? Kalau tanya saya lah kan, saya rasa saya tak pernah dapat concentrate 100% sampai lupa segala-galanya. begitu teruk sekali ibadat saya. tapi jangan rasa discouraged, Allah suka orang yang cuba memperbaiki diri.

okay enough chit chat,
semasa saya ke Al-Maghrib(nama kelas agama di US), Syakh Abdulbary Yahya ada kata,

ni translation saya:

'Solat kita ni umpama sebotol air. kalau kita dapat penuhkan satu botol air tu dengan sepenuhnya, Al-hamdulillah. tapi kalau tak penuh macam mana? di sini solat sunat rawatib memainkan peranan, solat sunat ni tolong isikan part mana yang tak penuh tu.'

kagum tak?
solat yang ada cacat cela, rupanya boleh dibaiki. begitu pemurah Allah ni kepada hambanya.

okay sekarang rasa nak tahu lebih lanjutkan?

biar saya cerita sikit apa sebenarnya solat sunat rawatib ni.

Solat Sunat Rawatib

-maksud : solat yang dikerjakan sebelum dan selepas solat fardhu.

- solat sunat rawatib ada 22 rakaat semuanya:

dua rakaat sebelum Subuh
dua rakaat sebelum zuhur, dan dua atau empat rakaat selepas Zuhur
dua atau empat rakaat sebelum solat Asar
dua rakaat selepas Maghrib
dua rakaat sebelum dan selepas Ishak

-cara-caranya:

niat menurut solat.
tiada azan dan iqamat
tidak berjemaah
bacaan tidak dinyaringkan
sekiranya lebih daripada dua rakaat, tiap2 dua rakaat satu salam
berpindah dari tempat mengerjakan solat fardhu(sebaik2nya)

niat:

solat sunat sebelum solat fardhu(qabliah):
sahaja aku solat sunat sebelum Zuhur/Asar/Ishak, dua rakaat kerana Allah Taala.

solat sunat selepas solat fardhu(ba'diah):
sahaja aku solat sunat selepas Zuhur/Maghrib/Ishak,dua rakaat kerana Allah Taala solat

sunat sebelum Subuh.(special sikit)
-dinamakan solat sunat fajar
niat: sahaja aku solat sunat Fajar dua rakaat kerana Allah Taala.

To be continued. kena tido ni. dah pukul 4 pagi.

Mari mari kita kerjakan solat sunat rawatib, tak susah pun :)

Segala yang buruk tu dari kelemahan saya, yang baik semuanya dari Allah.

dipersilakan untuk komen, tambah and baiki article ni.

p/s:
next article: dari banyak2 solat sunat rawatib, mana yang paling best and kenapa, saya sertakan hadith skali klaw saya mampu cari. insyaAllah. maaflah, saya rasa part ni paling best, tapi tak larat pulak nak tulis sekarang. nanti ye :) search sendiri boleh jugak.

Jom Perfectkan Sembahyang Kita! =D

Solat Sunat Tasbih

2009-09-08T04:02:00.000-07:00

Salam,

Hari ini merupakan hari ke-18 puasa. Saya bangun sahur nak amik berkat plus nak perform solat sunat. Masa tu ada dalam 10 minit lagi nak masuk Subuh. nak baca Al-Quran, tapi rasa nak sembahyang lagi.

Tapi saya buntu, sebab qiam yang selalu dibuat pendek je. So I had no clue nak buat sembahyang sunat apa lagi. Terpaksalah bukak buku.

Tajuk buku nya, 'Asas-Asas Fardhu Ain', pengarangnya Uztaz Sulaiman Endut, terbitan Pustaka Haji Abdul Majid.

Solat sunat yang saya tercari-cari tu Solat Sunat Tasbih.
Ha jangan gelak sebab saya lupa solat sunat ni. Sebab ada lagi rakan-rakan yang lain yang terlupa juga, seperti saya.

Solat sunat Tasbih.

-digalakkan mengamalkannya, kalau boleh tiap-tiap malam. kalau tidak sanggup, sekali seminggu
siang hari : 4 rakaat 1 salam
malam hari : 4 rakaat 2 salam

dalam solat ni kita bertasbih sebanyak 300 kali.

Lafaz niat : (alamak kasi bm je eh) Sahaja aku solat sunat Tasbih dua rakaat kerana Allah Taala.

Rakaat pertama :

1-selesai doa iftitah, Al-Fatihah, dan mana-mana surah2, diikuti dengan tasbih sebanyak 15 kali.

Tasbih : Subhannallah wal-hamdulillah, walaa ilaaha ilallah wallahu akbar, walaa haula walaa quwwata illa billa hil-aliyil azim
(maaflah, tak reti lah nak tulis arab guna computer. harap ni membantu)

2-rukuk diikuti tasbih 10 kali
3-iktidal diikuti tasbih 10 kali
4-sujud pertama diikuti tasbih 10 kali
5-duduk diantara dua sujud diikuti tasbih 10 kali
6-sujud kedua diikuti tasbih 10 kali
7-sebelum berdiri rakaat kedua, kita duduk istiharah dan bertasbih 10 kali

rakaat kedua:

langkah ke-7 adalah tahiyat akhir diikuti tasbih

Summary

dua rakaat = 150 tasbih.
dua rakaat = 150 tasbih
sekiranya ragu2 cukup ke tak 300 tasbih tu, boleh diganti tasbih tersebut pada mana2 langkah

Semasa saya darjah 6, kami sekelas dilatih bersolat sunat. Macam-macam solat sunat kami belajar. Tapi masuk sekolah menengah saya tak amalkan, buka buku agama apatah lagi. Ilmu yang dibelajar dilupakan macam tu je. Alangkah ruginya. sedih sangat.

Jadi saya ajak kawan-kawan yang rasa2 macam pernah belajar ilmu yang baik, tetapi lupa, boleh google or cari buku. ingatkan balik apa yang kita terlupa. Manusia kan selalu lupa. Klaw bukan Usrah dan rakan-rakan yang mengingatkan kita, kita pun boleh usaha sendiri. Kepada kawan-kawan yang kurang tahu, boleh lah mencari juga (ambil kelas agama, bertanya, etc.)
:)

Kalau ada salah, minta betulkan ya.

Segala puji bagi Allah yang menjadikan langit dan bumi. Apa yang buruk datang daripada kelemahan saya sendiri, apa yang baik itu semuanya dari Allah.

Ayat Al-Quran

2009-09-02T04:02:00.000-07:00

Ayat-ayat untuk mententeramkan hati Nabi Muhammad s.a.w

Surah Al-Imran
ayat 176-179

وَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلۡكُفۡرِ‌ۚ إِنَّهُمۡ لَن يَضُرُّواْ ٱللَّهَ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا‌ۗ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَلَّا يَجۡعَلَ لَهُمۡ حَظًّ۬ا فِى ٱلۡأَخِرَةِ‌ۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ (١٧٦) إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشۡتَرَوُاْ ٱلۡكُفۡرَ بِٱلۡإِيمَـٰنِ لَن يَضُرُّواْ ٱللَّهَ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ۬ (١٧٧) وَلَا يَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَنَّمَا نُمۡلِى لَهُمۡ خَيۡرٌ۬ لِّأَنفُسِہِمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّمَا نُمۡلِى لَهُمۡ لِيَزۡدَادُوٓاْ إِثۡمً۬ا‌ۚ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ۬ مُّهِينٌ۬ (١٧٨) مَّا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ ٱلۡخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ‌ۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُطۡلِعَكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡتَبِى مِن رُّسُلِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ‌ۖ فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ‌ۚ وَإِن تُؤۡمِنُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَلَكُمۡ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٌ۬ (١٧٩)

English translation

Let not their conduct grieve thee, who run easily to disbelief, for lo! they injure Allah not at all. It is Allah's Will to assign them no portion in the Hereafter, and theirs will be an awful doom. (176) Those who purchase disbelief at the price of faith harm Allah not at all, but theirs will be a painful doom. (177) And let not those who disbelieve imagine that the rein We give them bodeth good unto their souls. We only give them rein that they may grow in sinfulness. And theirs will be a shameful doom. (178) It is not (the purpose) of Allah to leave you in your present state till He shall separate the wicked from the good. And it is not (the purpose of) Allah to let you know the Unseen. But Allah chooseth of His messengers whom He will, (to receive knowledge thereof). So believe in Allah and His messengers. If ye believe and ward off (evil), yours will be a vast reward. (179)

malay translation

Dan janganlah engkau berdukacita (wahai Muhammad), disebabkan orang-orang yang segera menceburkan diri dalam kekufuran; kerana sesungguhnya mereka tidak sekali-kali akan dapat mendatangkan mudarat kepada Allah sedikitpun. Allah menetapkan tidak memberi kepada mereka (balasan baik iaitu Syurga) pada hari akhirat kelak dan mereka pula beroleh azab seksa yang amat besar. (176) Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang membeli (memilih) kufur dengan meninggalkan iman tidak sekali-kali mereka akan dapat mendatangkan mudarat kepada Allah sedikitpun, dan mereka pula beroleh azab seksa yang tidak terperi sakitnya. (177) Dan jangan sekali-kali orang-orang kafir menyangka bahawa Kami membiarkan (mereka hidup lama) itu baik bagi diri mereka; kerana sesungguhnya Kami biarkan mereka hanyalah supaya mereka bertambah dosa (di dunia) dan mereka pula beroleh azab seksa yang menghina (di akhirat kelak). (178) Allah tidak sekali-kali akan membiarkan orang-orang yang beriman dalam keadaan yang kamu ada sekarang (bercampur aduk mukmin dan munafik, bahkan Dia tetap menguji kamu) sehingga Dia memisahkan yang buruk (munafik) daripada yang baik (beriman) dan Allah tidak sekali-kali akan memperlihatkan kepada kamu perkara-perkara yang ghaib akan tetapi Allah memilih dari RasulNya sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya (untuk memperlihatkan kepadanya perkara-perkara yang Ghaib itu). Oleh itu berimanlah kamu kepada Allah dan Rasul-rasulNya dan jika kamu beriman dan bertakwa, maka kamu akan beroleh pahala yang besar179)(

source : Al-Quran, http://quranexplorer/quran/

Forwarded message lagi pasal Ramadhan. learning and sharing like I said. :P

2009-08-29T19:43:00.000-07:00

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From: XXXXX
Date: Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Subject: [MISG_Penggerak] Fasting Ramadan (The Ideal Muslim Society)
To: XXXXX

bismillah..

(petikan "The Ideal Muslim Society" oleh Dr Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi)

Fasting Ramadan

This is the third pillar of Islam. The Muslim society rejoices at the onset of Ramadan and pays special attention to this month, the effect of which can be clearly seen in the streets, houses and mosques. The fasting people recognize the right that the fast has over them, so they control their tongues, their gaze and their limbs and avoid engaging in any wrongdoing that may undermine their fasting or invalidate their deeds, thereby following the teachings that they hear in the mosque based on the words of the Prophet saw who said:

"If it is a day when any one of you is fasting, let him not utter obscene speech or raise his voice in anger. If someone reviles him or tries to fight him, let him say, 'I am fasting'." (Bukhari and Muslim)

And he (saw) also said:

"Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need of his giving up his food and drink." (Bukhari)

Most of the Muslims in the Muslim society strive to make the most of their time during this blessed month, filling it with righteous deeds. So their days are filled with fasting, prayer, reciting the Qur'an, glorifying Allah, giving charity and other righteous deeds, and their nights are filled with qiyam (night prayers), tahajjud and du'a; following the example of the Prophet saw who used to strive of Ramadan as he did not do at other times, as stated in the hadith narrated by Muslim from Aishah raw. They seek the great reward that Allah has prepared for those who fast and pray qiyam, as the Messenger saw told us when he said:

"Whoever prays qiyam during Ramadan out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven." (Bukhari and Muslim)

The Muslims in the Muslim society that is guided by the Qur'an and Sunnah understand that Ramadan is the month of sincere worship, in which there is no room for the serious Muslim to spend time in idle pursuits and staying up late at night wasting their time, until when dawn approaches they eat few mouthfuls then go to bed, falling into a deep sleep and not waking up for Fajr.

The Muslims in a rightly-guided Muslim society come back from Taraweeh prayers and they do not stay up for long, because they are going to get up after a few hours to pray qiyam and eat suhoor (pre-dawn meal), then they will go to the mosque to pray Fajr. Suhoor is an essential part of Ramadan in the Muslim society, following the command of the Prophet saw who said,

"Eat suhoor, for in suhoor there is barakah (blessing)" (Bukhari and Muslim)

And because there is a great deal of goodness in it.

That is because getting up for suhoor reminds us to pray qiyam al-layl, and it gives people energy to go to the mosques to offer Fajr prayer in congregation. This is in addition to the fact that it gives the body strength to fast. This is what the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to do and what he trained his Companions to do in the first Muslim society. It was narrated that Zayd ibn Thabit raw said:

"We ate suhoor with the Messenger of Allah, then we got up to pray. He was asked, 'How much time was there between them?' He said, '(The time it takes to recite) fifty verses'." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Ramadan is regarded as sacred and holy in a Muslim society, and the state ensures that this sanctity is not violated. Public breaking of the fast is not allowed, nor does the state tolerate any violation of the sanctity of this month, no matter what form it takes. The state punishes those who transgress proper Islamic etiquette during this month, and adopts measures to make the mosques look bright and attractive so that people are motivated to come to the mosques and to obey and worship Allah, and are guided aright. This is achieved by paying attention to Friday khutbahs and lessons and speeches, so that no one ascends the minbar but leaders, scholars and khateebs who are articulate and well-spoken, well-versed in the rulings of shariah and known for their sincerity, righteousness and piety in word and deed.

The Muslims spend Ramadan in this pure and bright atmosphere in the Muslim society; this is a healthy and clean environment which facilitates worship and makes the individual feel that he is living in a society that truly submits to Allah.

Ramdhan :) - forwarded message

2009-08-29T19:40:00.001-07:00

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From: XXXXXXXX
Date: Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Subject: Did he not reach Ramadan, fast and pray with such and such number of prostrations in the year?’
To: MUSLIM_STUDENTS@list.vanderbilt.edu

Did he not reach Ramadan, fast and pray with such and such number of prostrations in the year?’

Talha ibn ‘Ubaydallah (radhiallahu `anhu) reported that two men came to the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) who had accepted Islam at the same time. One of them used to partake in Jihad more-so than the other, and so (one day) he fought in a battle and was martyred therein. The other remained behind him for another year, and then he passed away.

Talha said, ‘I saw in my dream that I was at the door of Paradise when behold, I was with both of them (the two men). Someone came out of Paradise and allowed the man who passed away later to enter first. Then he came out again and allowed the martyred one to enter. Then he returned and said to me, ‘Go back, for your time has not come yet.’

Talha woke up and began to inform others about this and they were all surprised. This reached the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) and when they informed him of it, he said:

من أي ذلك تعجبون؟ قالوا: يا رسول اللهّ هذا كان أشد الرجلين اجتهاداً ثم استشهد ودخل هذا الآخر الجنة قبله فقال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلم) : أليس قد مكث هذا بعده سنة؟ قالوا: بلى. قال: أدرك رمضان فصام وصلى كذا وكذا من سجدة في السنة؟ قالوا: بلى. قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلم): فما بينهما أبعد مما بين السماء والأرض

He (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘What are you surprised about?’They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Out of them both, this one strove harder (in Jihad) then he was martyred but this other one was entered into Paradise before him.’ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘Did he not remain behind him for one year?’ They said, ‘Yes (he did).’ He said, ‘Did he not reach Ramadan, fast and pray with such and such number of prostrations in the year?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘So the difference between them is greater than what is between the heavens and the earth.’

- Sahih narration from Ibn Majah (2/345, 346) and al-Albani’s ‘al-Silsilah al-Sahihah’

Make the most of Ramadan, we seriously don’t realise its greatness, worth and reward.

Terima Hidup ini Seadanya

2009-08-24T23:12:00.000-07:00

okay kali ni nak tulis dalam Bahasa pulak. okay not fully Bahasa la. the article I read was in english and rasa macam nak explain in bahasa + english. takpe kan? hehe

Saya masih ingat lagi dalam buku teks agama Islam (tingkatan berapa tak pasti), yang dunia ini hanya tempat persinggahan. sekejapnya hidup kat dunia ini bagaikan kita ini seorang perantau yang menumpang sahaja. sekejap macam tu lah tak silap saya.

Jadi, kenapa kita selalu mengeluh kalau ada benda terjadi yang tidak mengikut plan kita? hidup kat dunia ini tak mungkin perfect, kerana kesempurnaan itu hanya sifat Allah, bukan manusia, dah bukannya plan plan yang kita buat tu semua.
Kebahagiaan hidup hanya sementara, dan setiap kejadian yang menggembirakan akan di susuli dengan kejadian yang menyedihkan.

tak percaya ke?

saya bagi contoh. contoh ni agak merepek tapi paham paham sendiri la apa saya nak sampaikan ye.
perkahwinan kan perkara yang diidam-idamkan semua orang. ke tak ke? (kalau tak tu tak normal kak) so when u find the right guy/woman pastu happy la nak kawin tak gitu ke? pastu dah kawin ada misunderstanding sikit. sedih la sekejap. pastu happy balik bila dah discuss semua kan. jadi dr contoh ni, kita dapat lihat apa2 perkara pun tak kekal. gembira sekejap, sedih pun sekejap. semua sekejap. eh pening gila ckp cmni. tp korang paham la kan?

The Prophet(bpuh) said:
this world is cursed with all that is in it, except for these: the remembrance of Allah, what follows it (good deeds), the scholar and the students.

-dipetik dari buku Don't Be Sad by Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni

jadi hidup kita ni kena based on reality. kita tak boleh nak bayangkan hidup yang bebas dari sengsara and etc. sebab things like that don't exist. kita tak boleh jugak nak teman hidup yang sempurna, klaw mereka ada kesalahan mereka kita tolong betulkan, tak payah la nak marah marah tengking tengking. suka ke kalau orang buat macam tu kat kita? mesti la tak. sedih kan. kita tolong mana yang boleh. kesalahan yang orang lain buat pun tak perlu la kita kecoh2 kat orang lain (dalam erti kata lain mengumpat AKA gossip) sebab one day awak pun boleh buat mistake juga. kita semua tak sempurna.

Segala puji bagi Allah, yang buruk dari flaw saya sendiri, yang baik semua dari Allah.
kalau rasa nak tambah boleh, saya open je :)

Purification Act - 1

2009-05-12T18:40:00.000-07:00

A FATWA SHOULD BE ASKED FROM A SCHOLAR IN THAT AREA LIVING IN THAT PARTICULAR TIME
-Syakh Abdulbary Yahya

On 8th of May 2009, I went to Al-Maghrib which was held in Georgia, Atlanta. Kak Jiha, Kak Oya, Kak Azni, Kak Aliya, Baly, Nasir, Kamarul Aizat (K.A), and Ikhwan also joined the class. The instructor was Shaykh Abdulbary Yahya. The topic was:

The Purification Act ( Fiqh of Worship)

We were provided with books that had notes and blank pages so we could write extra notes in class.

I'm not going to write the whole notes in the book, I'm just going to outline what I have learned.
If anyone has questions, feel free to email me. But regarding any hukum, I dare not answer any questions.

There are five categories in Fiqh Rulings :
1. Fardh-Obligatory
Example : The five daily prayers

2. Mandub- Recommended
Definition: An act which one is rewarded if it is done sincerely to follow the commandments of Allah but is not punished for leaving it.
Example :

3. Mubah- Allowed.
Example : sleeping, eating, walking

4. Makrooh- Disliked
Definition : An act which one is rewarded if not done, but not punished for doing it.
Example : entering masjid with left foot

5. Haram- Prohibited
Example : Smoking.
Extra notes : smoking used to be Makrooh because the effects of smoking were not known at that time. After is has been proved to cause harm to the body, the hukum is no longer Makrooh but Haram. Allah entrusted us with our bodies, so by doing something harmful to the body, you are no longer fulfilling Allah's amanah to you. FYI, keeping the body healthy is actually Mandub, because Allah loves a stronger Muslim more than a weak Muslim.

Azimah : full conviction
situation 1 : you plan to do zina, you enter the car, and you drive to the place of maksiat, but then you forgot your money. You have to go back home to get the money, but once you reach home, you cancel your plans and stay home instead. You still get the sin of a person committing zina because you have the full conviction to do it.

situation 2 : you plan to commit zina, you enter the car and then you realize that you are doing something wrong. You are scared of Allah's punishment so you cancel your plan to commit zina.
This is not full conviction so you do not get the sin of a person committing zina.

WATER

water that comes down from the sky or from the ground is considered pure in its state and can be used to purify other things. To be maintained as pure water, the water must not have any change in odor, taste or color unless the impurities are normally found in the water or in the natural state.

Water in large quantities (above two qulahs- 4 bathtubs) is pure as long as the imputirty does not change the three characteristics (color, odor, taste)

1st-Opinion by Imam Shafie and Imam Ahmad
When the amount of water is above two Qulahs, impurities does not make it impure or najis.

2nd-Opinion by Imam Hanifah
Given a small amount of water, an impurity(najis) fell inside the water at one side of the water. if the ripple from the side of the water which has the impurity reaches the other side of the water then the whole water is affected by the impurity. the water is no longer pure. on the otherhand, if the ripple does not reach the other end of the water, the side where the ripple has not reached is still pure and can be used for purification.

3rd-Opinion by Imam Hambali
small amount of water (less than two Qulahs) is affected by najis and makes it impure

4th- Opinion by Imam Malik
if the small amount of water (less than two Qulahs) is not affected by the impurity(najis) in a sense that the three characteristics do not change then the water is not najis.

5th- Opionion by majority of the scholars
when water is less than two Qulahs, any impurity would make it become najis. this opinion is based on a hadith that was reported by Abu Hurairah
"None among you should urinate in stagnant water, and then wash himself from it. "

# water/saliva of a muslim and cattle are considered pure. However, it is permissible to drink the leftover water/ saliva of a non muslim provided that you do not see him eating anything haram (bacon) before drinking the water.
reason : it is permissible because unlike swines or dogs, they are not considered physical najis. they are not najis physically but spritually they are.