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Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Bacalah! Dengan Nama Tuhanmu

Aku telah hidup di bawah bayangan al-Quran dan di sana aku melihat jahiliyyah berkecamuk di muka bumi ini dan aku melihat minat dan cita-cita penduduk dunia ini amat kecil dan kerdil, aku melihat pemuja-pemuja jahiliyyah itu berbangga-bangga dengan ilmu pengetahuan yang ada pada mereka, iaitu ilmu pengetahuan kanak-kanak, kefahaman dan pemikiran kanak-kanak, minat dan cita kanak-kanak sama seperti pandangan seorang tua kepada mainan kanak-kanak, percubaan kanak-kanak dan keteloran lidah kanak-kanak. Aku merasa kaget dan hairan mengapa manusia menjadi begini, mengapa mereka jatuh ke dalam lumpur yang kotor dan penuh penyakit ini? Mengapa mereka tidak mendengar seruan Allah yang Maha Tinggi dan Maha Besar, iaitu seruan yang dapat meluhur, memberkati dan membersihkan usia seseorang?

[Syed Qutb: Fi Zilal al-Quran (Di Bawah Bayangan al-Quran)]

Daripada Thauban, katanya: Sabda RasululLah s.a.w.: “Akan tiba masanya umat-umat lain akan mengajak satu sama lain untuk membinasakan kamu (umat islam) sebagaimana orang mempelawa satu sama lain kepada dulang makanan (menjamah hidangan makanan). Seorang sahabat bertanya “apakah disebabkan bilangan kami sedikit pada masa itu ya Rasulullah?” Baginda menjawab “bahkan bilangan kamu diwaktu itu adalah ramai tetapi kamu adalah ghutha` (sampah sarap dan buih) di atas air ketika banjir. Allah akan cabut ketakutan dari dada musuh kamu dan dia akan campakkan dalam hati kamu penyakit al-wahn.” Seorang sahabat bertanya pulak ” Ya Rasulullah apakah dia al-wahn itu?” Jawab Rasulullah “cinta dunia dan takut mati”

[Hadith Riwayat Abu Daud]

"Ketahuilah, sesungguhnya kehidupan dunia itu hanyalah permainan dan senda gurauan, perhiasan dan saling berbangga di antara kamu serta berlumba dalam kekayaan dan anak keturunan, seperti hujan yang tanam-tanamannya mengagumkan para petani; (kemudian) tanaman itu menjadi kering dan kamu lihat warnanya kuning kemudian hancur. Dan di akhirat nanti ada azab yang keras dan ampunan dari Allah serta keRedhaan-Nya. Dan kehidupan dunia tidak lain hanyalah kesenangan yang palsu."

[al-Hadid 57:20]

Mari kita ijlis bina nu'min sa'ah (duduk sebentar & beriman sejenak). Ini adalah peringatan bagi diri saya juga. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'uun. Allahumma ya muqqalibal qulub, thabbits qulubana 'ala deenik. Ameen.

Wallahua'lam
Segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Milestones

Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

The thousand mile trip is started by a single step [Arab Proverb]

In a hadith qudsi, narrated by Abu Hurairah r.a.: "The Prophet s.a.w said: Allah s.w.t says: I am just as My slave thinks of Me. I am, (i.e. I am able to do what he thinks, I can do for him) and I am with him if he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group, I remember him in a group that is better than them; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running."

[HR al-Bukhari]

wallahua'lam
segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Ten

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Moga dalam kemanisan iman & amalan ibadah. insya Allah. Saya kopi dan pasta ini dari sebuah blog. The closer we want to be to Allah, the more istiqamah we have to be in our ibadah. Bittaufiq wan-najah.

1. Sitting After Subuh Solah

"Whomsoever prays Al-Ghadaa (Fajr) in congregation, then sits remembering Allah until sunrise, then prays two rak'ats of Solah has a complete reward of Hajj and Umrah." The Prophet SAW repeated the word 'complete' three times for emphasis.

[HR Tirmidhi]

2. Praying the Twelve Sunnat Prayers Each Day

"Allah will build a house in Jannah for whomsoever that is diligent in observing 12 Sunnat Rak'ahs (as follows): 4 rak'ahs before and 2 after Dhuhr, 2 after the Maghrib, 2 after 'Ishaa, and 2 before Fajr."

[HR Tirmidhi]

3. Attending Lectures In The Masjid

"Whomsoever goes to the Masjid not desiring except to learn or to teach what is good - has the reward of a pilgrim who completed his Hajj."

[HR At-tabrani]

4. Visiting A Sick Muslim

"There is no Muslim who visits a sick muslim early in the morning but 70 thousand Angels send blessings upon him until evening comes; and if he visits him (i.e. the sick person) in the evening, 70 thousand Angels send blessings upon him until morning comes; and he will have a Garden in Paradise."

[HR at-tirmidhi]

5. Providing Food To Break The Fast

"Whomsoever provides food for breaking the fast of a fasting person - receives the reward of the fasting person, without the reward of the fasting person being reduced in any way."

[HR at-tirmidhi, Ibn Majah]

6. Standing In Solah On Laylatul Qadr

"Laylatul Qadr is better than a thousand months." (AL-QUR'AN 97:3)
Note: Better than a thousand months means that it is superior than approximately 83 years of worship!

7. Remember Allah When Going Shopping

"Whomsoever enters a market and recites:
'Laa ilaha illallah wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu yuhyi wa yumeetu wa huwa hayyun laa yamoot, bi yadihil khair, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shayin qadeer...' (Meaning: 'There is nothing worthy of worship except Allah, alone without partner, to Him belongs dominion and praise, He causes life and feath and He is the Living and does not die. With him is all the good, and He is over all things competent.') Allah will write for him/her a million good deeds and erase a million bad deeds and raise him/her a million levels."

[HR at-Tirmidhi]

8. Asking Allah to Forgive Your Muslim Brothers and Sisters

"Whomsoever seeks forgiveness for believing men and believing woman, Allah will write for him a good deed for each believing man and each believing woman."

[HR at-tirmidhi]

9. Recitation of subhanallahi wabihamdih every morning and evening

"Whomsoever recites 'Subhanallah Wa Bihamdih' (meaning: 'praise and glory be to Allah') one hundred times (100 x) morning and evening, his sins will be erased even if they are like the foam on the sea."

[HR al-Bukhari]

10. Recitation of Subhanallah One Hundred Times

"If a person says 'Subhanallah' (meaning: 'glory be to Allah') one hundred times (100 x) - a thousand (1000) good deeds are recorded for him and a thousand (1000) bad deeds are wiped away.

[HR Muslim]

Wallahu'alam
Segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Pause

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

When we want to do something good, there will always be a test from Allah to see how far we are determined to execute the good deeds that we intend to do. Subhanallah. There is no cure and way out of this except patience. Whatever we want to do, it must be laced with ikhlas (sincerity), ihsan and patience.

We have Allah.
Allah is enough for us
We are on a journey to Allah
To gain Allah's love
To gain Allah's redha
BUT
If we claim that we love Allah
Why are we still doing all the things that Allah forbids us to do?
Why are we not doing the things that we are supposed to do?
Allah have given us a manual - al-Quran
Allah provides us with a perfect example - Rasulullah s.a.w (sunnah)
All of us are mere human
Everyone is the same
What differs us is, our level of taqwa
BUT
Only Allah knows that
Let us work together to gain mahabbatillah and mardhatillah
It is never too late
BUT
Rest assured that it is a long and challenging journey
There are times that you feel exhausted
There are times that you feel at loss
BUT
We have Allah
Allah is enough for us

Alif Lam Mim; This is the book (al-Quran); in it is guidance, sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah; Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter; They are on (true guidance), from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper.

[al-baqarah 2:1-5]

Like what Yaacub a.s. said to his sons, I only share all these pain and sadness with Allah [Yusuf:86]. Share all the happiness, pain, gratitude and all the blessings with Allah. 'Talk' to Allah because Allah is so close, so near - ma'iyyatullah. May we see each other in jannatul firdausi. insya Allah.

Ighfirly ya Allah

Wallahua'lam
Segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Hati, bersabarlah

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Subhanallah, alhamdulillah, lailaha ilallah, Allahu akbar. There are so many things to be done and sometimes, in the pursuit of settling the responsibilities that we bear in this world, we tend to miss our own spiritual fill. Lets take a breather [~_~]. Masha Allah. As we travel in this fana (mortal) life, there are times when we face trials and adversity. Sometimes, it does not come from our enemy, but from the people who we love and cherish. Why? When asked upon this, one could only say "be patient" but patience, is easier said than done.

As noted by Imam Ibn Qayyim r.h. (in his book, Patience and Gratitude - An Abridged Translation of uddat as-sabirin wa dhakirat ash-shakirin), patience is required in the following areas of life:

1. In worshipping Allah and following His commands
2. In abstaining from wrong actions
3. In accepting Allah's decree and ruling (qada' and qadr). This is the advice given bu Luqman when he told his son:

"O' my son! Establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just and forbid what is wrong; and bear with patient constancy whatever betide you; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs"

[Luqman 31:17]

Enjoining what is just includes doing good oneself, and forbidding what is wrong includes abstaining from wrong action onself.

All of us are aware of this, patience is easier said than done. A person who is facing adversity might see things differently as they are tested by Allah through their own nafs (emotional whims) and also by syaitan who will whisper poisonous words in the heart of the one who is tested. Hence, one must really practice patience at all times - which is extremely challenging.

That is why Allah stated clearly in the al-Quran:

"O ye who believe! Seek help with patient (perseverance) and Prayer: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere; And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.; Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere. ; Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return"; They are those on whom (descend) blessings from their Lord, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance."

[al-Baqarah 2:153-157]

For the ones who are tested by Allah, be patient. Be really patient. What matters most is that you know that what you did is for Allah and from Allah. Do not force things, rather take it slowly but surely. Strengthening one's iman is not easy. Therefore, be patient.

wallahua'lam
segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Ubat Hati

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Tombo Ati

Peribadi berzikir
Zikir menjadi keperibadiannya
Allah tujuannya
Rasulullah s.a.w teladan dalam hidupnya
Dunia ini pun menjadi syurga sebelum syurga sebenarnya
Bumi menjadi mesjid baginya
Rumah, kantor (office), bahkan hotel sekalipun
menjadi musollah baginya
Tempat ia berpijak, meja kerja, kamar tidur,
hamparan sejadah baginya
Kalau dia bicara, bicaranya dakwah
Kalau dia berdiam, diamnya berzikir
Nafasnya, tasbih
Matanya, penuh rahmat Allah, penuh kasih sayang
Telinganya, terjaga
Fikirannya, baik sangka,
tidak sinis, tidak pessimis, dan tidak suka membodek
Hatinya, subhanallah, diam-diam berdoa kepada Allah,
doanya diam-diam
Tangannya, bersedekah
Kakinya, berjihad, ia tidak mahu melangkah sia-sia
Kekuatannya, sillaturrahim
Kerinduannya, tegaknya syariat Allah
Kalau memang haq tujuannya,
maka sabar dan kasih sayang strateginya
Asma amanina - cita-citanya tertinggi dan teragung,
syahid di jalan Allah
Dan sungguh menarik, kesibukannya -
ia hanya asyik memperbaiki dirinya
Tidak tertarik mencari kekurangan, apatah lagi aib orang lain
Hadirilah majlis-majlis zikir
Raihlah keperibadian berzikir dengan selalu hadir menikmati hidayah Allah yang terlazat - Zikrullah

wallahua'lam
segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Ya Muallim

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Remember the Malay saying: 'Tak kenal maka tak cinta'. That is exactly what is happening between us and our beloved prophet s.a.w. As we are the last ummah, where we are tested with the fact that the prophet s.a.w is not with us. Sometimes it is very difficult for us to feel what the prophet s.a.w feel during his time, the ordeal that he s.a.w had to go through and the pain, sadness, anguish, worry that the prophet s.a.w feel. Hence, our responsibility is to learn about him, read his sirah, know his background, his characteristics and himself, as a father, a teacher, a nephew, a neighbour, an imam and as a husband. MashaAllah.

My Teacher - My Father

Subhanallah walhamdulillah lailaha ilAllah. Masha Allah. I want to share a lot about my beloved, my teacher and my father - Muhammad s.a.w. Masha Allah. Tabarakallah.

Muneeb al-Azdi, a companion of the prophet s.a.w said:
I saw the Messenger of God in the era of ignorance saying to the people: "Say, there is no God worthy of being worshipped except Allah, and you would be successful." There were those who spat in his face, those who threw soil in his face, and those who swore to him until midday. When (once) a certain young girl [Fatima az-zahra] came with a big container of water, he (s.a.w) washed his face and hands calmly and say: "O' daughter, do not fear your father will be humiliated or struck by poverty"

[Mu'jan al-Kabeer]

This is the level of patience that our prophet has. Subhanallah and he s.a.w is not even complaining. What about us? Have we ever started to spread the word of islam and face this type of ordeal? Masha Allah. If we had been mocked, jeered and even betrayed, the prophet s.a.w had gone through all of these and even worse. Yet, he still persevere. The reason: Ummati, Ummati, Ummati (My Ummah). He loved us more than a mother love her child. Subhanallah. Ya Rasul, ya habibi.

Umar ibn al-Khattab said:
"I entered the messenger's (s.a.w) house and I found him sitting on a mat. He had a leather pillow stuffed with fibres. He had a pot of water by his feet, and there were some clothes that hung from the wall. His side had marks due to the mat that he lay on. Umar wept when he saw this, and the messenger (s.a.w) asked him: 'Why do you weep?' Umar said: 'O' Prophet of God, Khosrau and Caesar enjoy the best of this world, and you are suffering in poverty?!' He said: 'Aren't you pleased that they enjoy this world, and we will enjoy the hereafter?'"

[HR al-Bukhari]

This is the level of his zuhud. The world is in his hand where it is not that important him nor does the world and its mortal beauty blinds him. The prophet aims for the akhirah - the joy and life in the hereafter. Subhanallah.

Actually, there are more that I wanted to share with you on our beloved prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) but for the time being, Allah only provide me with this amount of time & energy for this few characteristics. Insya Allah. There are more to come. Pray for me & for yourself & for every muslim in this whole wide world. Jazakumullahu khayran kathira.

wallahua'lam
segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Ya Habibi

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Diriwayatkan daripada Anas r.a. bahawa Nabi s.a.w, baginda bersabda: Tiga perkara, jika terdapat di dalam diri seseorang maka dengan perkara itulah dia akan memperolehi kemanisan iman: Seseorang yang mencintai Allah dan Rasul-Nya lebih daripada selain keduanya, mencintai seorang hanya kerana Allah, tidak suka kembali kepada kekafiran setelah Allah menyelamatkannya dari kekafiran itu, sebagaimana dia juga tidak suka dicampakkan ke dalam Neraka.

[HR Bukhari]

Mengapa kita mencintai Rasulullah s.a.w?

Rasulullah ya habibi

Diriwayatkan daripada Abu ad-Darda' r.a. katanya: Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda: "Sesiapa yang berselawat kepadaku ketika pagi sebanyak 10 kali dan ketika petang sebanyak 10 kali, dia akan mendapat syafaatku pada hari kiamat nanti"

[HR at-Tabrani]

Masha Allah, tabarakallah. 'Afwan aidan saya agak terkekang dengan beberapa urusan buat masa ini (hence tiada reminders baru untuk pengisian iman&ruhi). Doakan moga Allah memberi kita kemudahan dalam segala urusan dan memberikan kita yang terbaik di dunia dan di akhirat. Insya Allah, moga apa yang telah kita dapati, walaupun sedikit, dapat kita amalkan kerana, adalah lebih baik kita melakukan amal ibadah dengan bersederhana (mengikut kemampuan kita tapi memang kita dah all out) dan berterusan/istiqamah. Moga thabat dalam melakukan amal ibadah lillahi ta'ala [~_~]. Insya Allah.

Istighfar>Selawat 10 kali> Tasbih (Subhanallah)> Tahlil (alhamdulillah)> Tahmid (lailahailallah)> Takbir (Allahu akbar)> Senyum

Allahumma ya muqqalibal qulub, thabbits qulubana 'ala deenik
Ameen ya Rahman, ameen ya Rahim

wallahua'lam
segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam

Muhasabah

Assalammualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

ighfirly ya Allah, ana faqir ilayka

Maka, nikmat Tuhanmu yg manakah yang kamu dustakan?
[31 kali disebut Allah dalam surah ar-Rahman]

A worshipper worshipped Allah ta'ala for 50 years, so Allah ta'ala told him that He had forgiven him. The man said, "O' Allah, what is there to forgive when I have not committed a wrong action?" So Allah caused a nerve in his neck to give him pain, so he could not sleep or pray. When the pain eased and he was able to sleep, an angel came to him, so he complained to the angel of the pain he had suffered. The angel told him, "Your Lord says to you that your 50 years of worship is to pay for the soothing of your pain."

Ibn Abi'd-Dunya mentioned that Daud a.s. asked Allah, "What is the least of Your blessings?" Allah revealed to him, "O' Daud, take a breath." Daud a.s. did so, and Allah told him, "This is the least of My blessings on you."

From this we may understand the meaning of the hadith which was narrated by Zaid Ibn Thabit and Ibn Abbas r.a.: "If Allah was to punish the people of heaven and earth, He would have done that without being unjust towards them, and if He were to have mercy on them, His Mercy would be far better for them than their deeds." [HR Abu Daud]

In a sahih hadith the Messenger of Allah s.a.w. said: "No one will attain salvation by virtue of his deeds." The people asked, "Not even you, O' Messenger of Allah?" He said,"Not even me, unless Allah covers me with His mercy and blessings."

The deeds of man cannot pay for even one of the many blessings of Allah, because even the smallest of Allah's blessings and favours outweight the deeds of man. So, we must always bear in mind the rights which Allah has over us.

Taken from: [Page 78] Patience and Gratitude
An abridged translation of uddat as-sabirin wa dhakirat ash-shakirin
By Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

wallahua'lam
segala puji hanya bagi Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam