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

We are travellers

They say home is where the heart is
and a mukmineen's heart is in the hereafter

Wahai umat manusia, sesungguhnya janji Allah (membalas amal kamu) adalah benar; maka janganlah kamu diperdayakan oleh kemewahan hidup di dunia dan janganlah Syaitan yang menjadi sebesar-besar penipu itu berpeluang menyebabkan kamu terpedaya dengan (kemurahan) Allah (lalu kamu lalai dan menderhaka).

[Fatir:5]

Dear self, please have patience

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

Being Thankful

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

1 month in Malaysia
Everything seems so hectic
When actually its not
Because its already pre-ordained by Allah


Fikirkanlah

Lets take a few minutes off for reflection

Get something to eat and eat it - at the first bite, taste the sumptuous food that we taste, its delight lingering in our tongue and the feeling of the food going through our throat into our stomach

Touch your hand - feel the softness of your skin that is softer than velvet, the strength of your nails that completes your fingers

Open your eyes, look around you - look at the delight that you can see through your eyes - the glorious sun, the serenity of the moon, the beauty of the oceans and the sky

Take a deep breath - smell the smell of the morning, the air that we breathe (polluted or not), the smell of the flowers, the smell of your child, the oxygen that provides means for your body to work

Close your eyes, touch your chest - can you feel it? The beatings of your heart, pumping blood all over the body and giving you life, giving your organs life

Open your eyes
This is you, no matter how you look or how you feel
You are Allah's creation
You created for a reason
Find that reason and dont let it get pass you

It is beautiful, how Allah provides us sufficiency in everything.
Yet, we always forget

Astaghfirullah hal azheem

Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): Allah yang menciptakan kamu (dari tiada kepada ada) dan mengadakan bagi kamu pendengaran dan penglihatan serta hati (untuk kamu bersyukur, tetapi) amatlah sedikit kamu bersyukur.

[Mulk:23]

Maka adakah patut kamu menyangka bahawa Kami hanya menciptakan kamu (dari tiada kepada ada) sahaja dengan tiada sebarang hikmat pada ciptaan itu? Dan kamu (menyangka pula) tidak akan dikembalikan kepada Kami?; Maka (dengan yang demikian) Maha Tinggilah Allah Yang Menguasai seluruh alam, lagi Yang Tetap Benar; tiada Tuhan melainkan Dia, Tuhan yang mempunyai Arasy yang mulia.

[al-Mukminun:115-116]

Allahumma a-inni 'ala zikrika wa syukrika wa husni ibadatik
Ya Allah, beri pertolongan bagi diriku berzikir mengingati-Mu dan memanjat syukur pada nikmat-Mu serta memperbaiki ibadatku kepada-Mu

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

Moga berterusan

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

Rabbunallah

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَـٰمُواْ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ (١٣) أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيہَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang menegaskan keyakinannya dengan berkata: Tuhan kami ialah Allah, kemudian mereka tetap teguh di atas jalan yang betul (dengan pengakuan iman dan tauhidnya itu), maka tidak ada kebimbangan (dari sesuatu yang tidak baik) terhadap mereka dan mereka pula tidak akan berdukacita. Merekalah ahli Syurga, tetap kekal mereka di dalamnya, sebagai balasan bagi amal-amal soleh yang mereka telah kerjakan.

[al-Ahqaf:13-14]

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

Tuntutlah Ilmu

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

Rabbi zidni 'ilma warzuqni fahma

From Muadh ibn Jabal r.a. The prophet s.a.w said: Acquire knowledge (beneficial knowledge - that brings us closer to Allah) because doing so is good. Seeking it is worship. Reviewing it is glorifying Allah. Researching it is jihad. Teaching it to the ignorant is charity. Serving the scholars is a way of drawing near to Allah because knowledge is the path of ascension to the stations of Paradise. It is a companion in isolation and a comrade in distant lands. It speaks to you in solitude. It is a guide to prosperity and a shield against adversity. It beautifies one among friends and is a weapon against enemies. With it Allah elevates people and makes them guides and bellwethers of good. The scholars re people whose words are sought and whose actions are imitated. The angels long for the scholars' company and comfort them with their wings. Everything, the fish of the sea, the beasts of the earth, the predators of the land and sea, and the cattle pray that the blessings come upon them. This is because knowledge enlivens the heart against ignorance, illuminates the eyes against darkness, and strengthens the body. It transports the servant to the mansions of the select and the righteous and to the highest ranks in the world and in the Hereafter. Contemplating it is equivalent to fasting, and reviewing it is equivalent to the Night Prayer Vigil. With it, kinship is united and the lawful is distinguished from the unlawful. Knowledge is an imam which leads to righteous actions. It is cravec by the people destined for Paradise and shunned by people destined for Hell.

[Abu Nu'aym, al-Hilya, 6:366]

Wahai diri, sejauh mana ilmu yang dituntut & dipelajari mendekatkanmu kepada Allah dan menjadikanmu hamba yang bersyukur? Ighfirly ya Allah.

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

Are we a Mukmin?

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

Let us be true muslims & mukmineen

Sesungguhnya Allah telah membeli dari orang-orang yang beriman akan jiwa mereka dan harta benda mereka dengan (balasan) bahawa mereka akan beroleh Syurga, (disebabkan) mereka berjuang pada jalan Allah maka (di antara) mereka ada yang membunuh dan terbunuh. (Balasan Syurga yang demikian ialah) sebagai janji yang benar yang ditetapkan oleh Allah di dalam (Kitab-kitab) Taurat dan Injil serta Al-Quran dan siapakah lagi yang lebih menyempurnakan janjinya daripada Allah? Oleh itu, bergembiralah dengan jualan yang kamu jalankan jual belinya itu dan (ketahuilah bahawa) jual beli (yang seperti itu) ialah kemenangan yang besar.

(Mereka itu ialah): Orang-orang yang bertaubat, yang beribadat, yang memuji Allah, yang mengembara (untuk menuntut ilmu dan mengembangkan Islam), yang rukuk, yang sujud, yang menyuruh berbuat kebaikan dan yang melarang daripada kejahatan, serta yang menjaga batas-batas hukum Allah dan gembirakanlah orang-orang yang beriman (yang bersifat demikian).

[At-Taubah:111-112]

Tepuk dada tanya iman

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

Please Berterusan

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

After 2 years abroad. I am back in Malaysia. Subhanallahi wabihamdih. Please Allah, Guide us and keep us in this straight path. Grant us Your jannah al-Firdausi and maghfirah. Cleanse our soul and guide our heart. Allahumma ameen.

Which of Allah's favour do you deny?

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغۡ قُلُوبَنَا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَيۡتَنَا وَهَبۡ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةً‌ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡوَهَّابُ

(Mereka berdoa dengan berkata): Wahai Tuhan kami! Janganlah Engkau memesongkan hati kami sesudah Engkau beri petunjuk kepada kami dan kurniakanlah kepada kami limpah rahmat dari sisiMu; sesungguhnya Engkau jualah Tuhan Yang melimpah-limpah pemberianNya.

[Al-Imran:08]

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

Allah Al-Haq

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

هُوَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُ وَٱلۡأَخِرُ وَٱلظَّـٰهِرُ وَٱلۡبَاطِنُ‌ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Dialah Yang Awal dan Yang Akhir dan Yang Zahir serta Yang Batin dan Dialah Yang Maha Mengetahui akan tiap-tiap sesuatu.
[al-Hadid:3]

Subhanallahi wabihamdih

It is as if a watcher from You is scrutinizing my innermost thoughts
And another inspecting my sight and tongue
Hence my eyes have not set on anything, after You
For other than Your sake except that I thought,
"They have seen me!"
Not a word has escaped my lips, after You
For other than You except that I thought
"They have heard me!"
Not even a thought in mention other than You
Has crossed my heart except that they stopped it in its tracks

[The Key To Paradise - Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali]

Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika, wa syukrika, wa husni 'ibadatika
O Allah, help me remember You, expressing gratitude to You and worship You in the best manner

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