Daie: Choose Your Words With Care

Sahl bin Sa'd narrated that Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him." (Al-Bukhari)

What we can understand from the hadith is... Paradise is guaranteed to those who according to Prophet Muhammad pbuh is taking care of his/her tongue (from foul language, backbiting, being rough and temperamental) and his/her private parts (from committing adultery act). SubhanAllah... we will be guaranteed Paradise by Prophet Muhammad pbuh just by taking care of our tongue & private parts. It sounds easy but in fact it's difficult restraining our tongue from talking non-sense/gossiping. Hmmmm... especially women. Because women like talking.

I still remember one situation back in Malaysia. My friends and I were having a religious discussion. The discussion was attended by our juniors. I couldn't recall perfectly what had happened at that time and how it started. But my friend was assigned to give a short tazkirah to the juniors. From what I can remember, she gave her tazkirah from a book. During the lecture, someone interrupted her and said that the information was incorrect and a bid'ah. She mentioned that my friend should double check the infos before hand. I guess at that time she sounds a bit harsh. The intonation was up. Well, from what I can remember that person is quite out spoken and almost always has something to say during the discussion. I guess there's pros & cons. Depends... depends on the situation & circumstances. I heard that some of the sisters were very afraid to give a tazkirah or opinion because of that person. One of the reason I heard was that incident was very embarrassing. Hmm... (again depends... depends on the mentality of people)

Well, this kind of thing always happened to young duat. Sometimes, they are easily get carried away by their anger when someone committing act opposite to the sunnah and even if it's regarding a small matter (for example in khilafiyah matter).

Well, what I'm trying to say here is... as a Daie, we have a responsibility towards our mad'u. And the responsibility is to spread the words of Allah. But before we expect them to listen to us... we should first have a very good relationship with him/her. Why? Because why should I listen to stranger's advices! That would be my answer if I were to be in that situation. Or may be after that person lecturing me about what I did wrong, I might avoiding him/her or the worst thing would be revolting. We have to make a sincere effort to get to know them (mad'u) so that a trusting relationship can be developed. This will help us to understand the reason why he/she might not be practising. Hence, this will also encourage them to listen to your wisdom. "Seek first to understand, then to be understood!", heard this somewhere before. But where?

"Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious." (16:125)

Da'wah is incumbent on all Muslims and must be done in compliance with the methodology already established by the last Prophet Muhammad pbuh. Although it is the duty for a Muslim to advice another Muslim, if it is not in a proper way it can sometimes lead to a negative outcome such as the case above. There was a story during the life of Prophet Muhammad pbuh...

One day, the Companions saw a Bedouin who was urinating in the Mosque. The Companion were very angry to the Bedouin. But what Prophet Muhammad pbuh did was telling the Companion not to be angry to that Bedouin and instead asked the Companion to clean the urine with a jug of water. A people like the Bedouin are our object of da'wah. Look at how Prophet Muhammad tackled the situation. I wonder what would happen if all the people were angry at him... I think he will never come back to the mosque to learn about Islam ever again...

And here's another story...

Hassan and Hussin (ra), grandchildren of Rasulullah pbuh, once saw an old man doing wudu' incorrectly. Though very young, they were very perturbed and talked among themselves on how to best correct their elder without disrespect. So they decided to tell the old man that they were having a contest between them on who could do wudu in the best way and asked him to be their judge. The man agreed and so they both proceeded to do wudu exactly the same, correct way. The old man realized his mistake and said "You both are correct".

Well, what I'm trying to say here is if we want to correct the person's mistake, do it in a respectful way. Don't make him/her embarrassed in front of other people. Get a private place or meet him/her privately to talk about that instead. As a dai'e, we are so busy correcting other people mistakes and not knowing that we hurt someone with our words (knowingly or unknowingly?). We break the fragile heart of our beloved friend and scarring the feelings of that person, like nothing else could. Astaghfirullah... May Allah guide us...

Just remember this... Just because they are Muslim does not mean they have enough knowledge. And from my personal opinion, our priority as a Dai'e is to invite mankind to worship Allah alone and bring others out of the darkness of disbelief and into the light of Islam. How can you possibly preach people to perform a solah if he/she does not belief in Allah and the presence of the Day of Judgment. How can you possibly advise a woman to wear hijab if she never prays. How can you possibly arguing with people about khilaf matter if they never perform solah, not wearing hijab, have doubts about the Hereafter and the Day of Judgement etc.

May Allah forgive us for our errors and our sins, hidden and known.

XPDC Lailatul Qadar dan Ukhuwwah Fillah

Semalam or pagi tadi sisters Dune ade program XPDC Lailatul Qadar. Walaupun tak ramai yang menghadirkan diri ke program tu, tp Alhamdulillah kesyukuran dipanjatkan kehadirat Ilahi... semuanya berjalan lancar. Walaupun yang ikut sedikit cuma, sesungguhnya ukhuwwah diantara yg sedikit ini amat mengharukan. Teringat senda gurau, gelak tawa dan sahur bersama2 kalian. Rasa geli hati pun ada... rasa sedih pun ada. Sedih kerana mengingatkan mungkinkah ini puasa terakhirku bersama2 kalian yang dikasihi. Isk isk isk... {self-reflecting mode (-.-)}

Sesungguhnya Allah telah menggerakkan hati-hati hambaNya... sesungguhnya Allah jualah yang telah memilih kita untuk bersama-sama dalam program semalam. Berbahagialah mereka2 yang terpilih. Tapi sesungguhnya Allah juga menguji kita dengan ujian sakit. Kesian juga dekat adik-adik yang tak dapat nak join disebabkan demam dan flu symptoms. Tapi tidak mengapalah kerana niat itu sudah ada. Semoga Allah menganugerahkan pahala atas niat yang baik itu. Tapi tak kurang juga yang sakit-sakit tekak, demam etc yang tak nak melepaskan peluang untuk mengejar malam yang lebih baik dari seribu bulan ini. Terpaksalah dikuarantinkan mereka-mereka yang sakit ini dalam satu bilik dan yang tak sakit dalam bilik yang lain.

Lauk sahur tadi, pengat dan cake chocolate utk moreh... two thumbs up! Sodap... terima kasih kepada tukang-tukang masak yang handal yang dibawakan khas dari 83 York Pl & 153 Leith St. Huhuhu... paling best sekali tazkirah Subuh. Walaupun sudah berkali-kali mendengar tajuk yang dibawa, tp tak pernah jemu dengan tajuk ni. Ukhuwwah... satu perkataan yang ringkas... tapi nilainya amat tinggi dalam diri seorang Muslim. Kita selalu merasakan perkara ini dah settled dalam diri kita. Tapi sejauh manakah kebenarannya? Sejauh mana kita memahami ukhuwwah itu sendiri? Ukhuwwah fillah... yang mengikatnya adalah Allah, yang mengikatnya adalah risalah. Insya Allah takkan terpisah ukhuwwah kita selagi mana ianya disandarkan kepada Allah dan beralasankan risalah yang dibawa. Ukhuwwah takkan dapat diukur atas berapa jauh kita dipisahkan oleh benua asalkan ianya kerana Allah semata-mata. Ukhuwwah itu takkan dapat dipisahkan oleh perbezaan bangsa hatta warna kulit sekalipun apabila ukhuwwah itu disandarkan kerana Allah dan atas tujuan membawa risalah. Sungguh aku malu... kerana sesungguhnya aku fikir aku arif tentang ukhuwwah. Sungguh aku malu... kerana ku fikir ukhuwwah yang ku jalinkan 100% fillah. Tapi bila ujian timbul dalam ukhuwwah... rupanya aku 'fail'.

Sesungguhnya syaitan akan mencari ruang untuk merosakkan ukhuwwah sesama kita. Kerana ukhuwwah itu titik kekuatan Islam. Ukhuwwah bukan dinilai terhadap berapa ramai kenalan yg kita ada. Ukhuwwah juga bukan dinilai atas keramahan kita. Ukhuwwah bukan diukur atas berapa lama kita mengenalinya. Tapi ukhuwwah ini dinilai sejauh mana hati-hati kita diikat dengan tali Allah. Ukhuwwah lebih berkait rapat dengan kesediaan kita untuk berlapang dada, tanasuh atau nasihat menasihati, budaya bantu membantu... sudahkah tercapai benda2 ni dalam ukhuwwah kita?

Marilah sama-sama refleksi diri bagaimana ukhuwwah kita sehingga ke hari ini... Apakah ukhuwwah kita sekadar ukhuwwah atas ikatan bangsa, warna kulit, negara atau apa?

Hadis Nabi s.a.w, "sesungguhnya mukmin itu bersaudara."

....juga hadis Nabi s.a.w yang lain,

"3 perkara yang jika ada pada diri seseorang akan mendapat halawatul iman(kemanisan iman) - mencintai Allah dan RasulNya melebihi segala-galanya,mencintai seseorang hanya kerana Allah,membenci untuk kembali kepada kekufuran setelah Allah menyelamatkannya dari kekufuran itu seperti dia membenci untuk dicampakkan ke dalam api neraka."

Moga selepas ini ukhuwwah kita fillah. Aku sayang kalian semua FILLAH. Semoga ukhuwwah kita diikat dengan tali Allah dan semoga ukhuwwah ini dapat membawa kita pergi jauh dan lebih tinggi selagi risalah menjadi agenda kita. Amin3X

Sesungguhnya aku mencintaimu kerana agama yang ada padamu...

Jika kau hilangkan agama dari diri mu,

maka hilanglah cintaku pada mu...

16 things you can do on the Night of Power

by Abdul Malik Mujahid

Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Power) is described in the Quran as, "better than a thousand months" (97:3). Any action done on this night such as reciting the Quran, remembering Allah, etc. is better than acting for one thousand months which do not contain the night of Qadr.

Allah's Messenger used to exert himself in devotion during the last ten nights to a greater extent than at any other time." (Muslim). Allah's peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet.

Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, related that the Prophet said: Look for Laylatul Qadr on an odd-numbered night during the last ten nights of Ramadan (Bukhari).

The Prophet said: "Whoever prays during the night of Qadr with faith and hoping for its reward will have all of his previous sins forgiven." (Bukhari and Muslim recorded from Abu Huraira).

Here are some tips of things we can do on the Night of Power and the time before and after it.

1. Take a vacation for Allah

We take a break from our jobs for almost everything in life. Why not this time to focus on worshiping and thanking our Creator.

If this is not possible at least take a few days off if you can. This can make it easier to stay awake at night to do extra Ibadah, not having to worry about getting to work the next day.

It will also facilitate doing Itikaf.

2. Do Itikaf

It was a practice of the Prophet to spend the last ten days and nights of Ramadan in the masjid for Itikaf.

Those in Itikaf stay in the masjid all this time, performing various forms of zikr (the remembrance of Allah), like doing extra Salat, recitation and study of the Quran. They do not go outside the masjid except in case of emergencies, therefore, they sleep in the masjid. Their families or the masjid administration takes care of their food needs.

Itikaf of a shorter period of time, like one night, a day or a couple of days is encouraged as well.

3. Make this special Dua

Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: I asked the Messenger of Allah: 'O Messenger of Allah, if I know what night is the night of Qadr, what should I say during it?' He said: 'Say: O Allah, You are pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.' "(Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Tirmidhi).

The transliteration of this Dua is "Allahumma innaka `afuwwun tuhibbul `afwa fa`fu `annee"

4. Recite the Quran

Perhaps you can choose Surahs or passages from the Quran which you have heard in Tarawih this past Ramadan to recite.

If you attend a class where the recitation of the Quran is taught, this is a great time to put your knowledge into practice.

5. Reflect on the meaning of the Quran

Choose the latest Surah or Surahs you've heard in Tarawih and read their translation and Tafseer. Then think deeply about their meaning and how it affects you on a personal level.

6. Get your sins wiped out

Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger said: Whoever stands (in prayer) in Laylatul Qadr while nourishing his faith with self-evaluation, expecting reward from Allah, will have all of his previous sins forgiven. [Bukhari and Muslim).

Don't just pray using the shorter Surahs that you know. Try to make your prayers longer, deeper and meaningful. If you are familiar with longer Surahs, read the translation and explanation and then pray reciting these Surahs, carefully reflecting on the meaning while you pray.

Even if you are only familiar with the shorter Surahs, read the translation and explanation beforehand, and then pray reflecting on the message of the Surahs.

This is a good way to develop the habit of concentration, even in regular prayers, where many of us tend to be fidgety and/or easily distracted.

7. Make a personal Dua list.

Ask yourself what you really want from Allah. Make a list of each and everything, no matter how small or how big it is, whether it deals with this world or not. Allah loves to hear from us. Once this list is ready, you can do three things:

• Ask Allah to give you those things

• Think about what actions you have taken to get those things

• Develop a work plan to get those things in future.

8. Evaluate yourself.

Ask yourself those questions that need to be asked. Do an evaluation of where you are and where you are going. Let this evaluation lead you to feel happiness for the good you have done and remorse for the bad you have done.This latter feeling should make it easier to seek Allah's sincere forgiveness when making the Dua mentioned in tip number one above.

9. Make long, sincere and deep Duas

One of the best times to do this is during the last part of the night.

Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Prophet said: When the last one-third of the night remains, our Lord, the Glorious One descends towards the heaven of the earth and proclaims: Who is that who supplicates for Me, and I grant his supplication? Who is that who begs Me for anything and I grant it to him? And who is that who seeks My forgiveness, and I forgive him? (Bukhari, Muslim).

That means for instance, waking up one hour before Suhoor time to ask Allah for anything and everything you want that is Halal. This can be done using the Duas of the Sunnah, but also Dua in your own language, with sincerity and conviction.

10. Memorize a different Dua every night

They don't have to be long. They can be just one line. And be sure to know what they mean generally at least, even if you don't know the exact translation in English.

You can put them on index cards (or and keep them with you during the day, glancing at them during work, while driving, waiting in line, etc.) Then practice them at night in prayer.

11. Have Iftar with the family

If you've spent Iftar time on weekdays in your cubicle at work alone with a couple of dates, now is the last few days you'll have this Ramadan to spend with your family. Use it wisely.

12. Take the family to Tarawih

Have your spouse and kids missed Tarawih most of Ramadan because you weren't there to drive them to the Masjid, which is too far away to walk to? If so, do all of yourselves a favor and bring everyone for Tarawih in these last ten nights.

13. Attend the Dua after the completion of Quran recitation

Almost all Masjids where the Imam aims to finish an entire reading of the Quran in Tarawih prayers in Ramadan will be completing their recitation in these last ten nights. They may try to end on one of the odd nights and read the Dua at the end of a reading of the Quran. Attend this particular night's Tarawih prayer with your family. See if you can attend different Masjids' Tarawih prayers the night they finish reading the Quran.

14. Finish reading a book on the Prophet

Read about the Prophet's life, which can increase your love for him and Islam by seeing how much he struggled for Allah's sake. It may inspire you to push yourself even harder during these last ten nights. This community is built on sacrifice.

15. Plan for the next year

Once you've done a self-evaluation, you can plan on where you want to go, at least in the next 12 months. Laylatul Qadr is a great night to be thinking about this (without taking away from your worship), since you'll Insha Allah, be in a more contemplative state. You may choose to dedicate one night of power for evaluation and one night for planning for the next year.

16. To do list for the Night of Power

Make a to do checklist for each Night of Power. This should define how you would like your night, the one better than a thousand months, to be used. Pick things from this list and define the sequence you would like to do things in. This will help you avoid wasting your time in unproductive chats which common in the festive atmosphere of Masjids at the Night of Power.

Read the original article HERE

Semusim Berlalu

Semusim telah berlalu
Begitu pantas meninggalkan daku
Yang lepas menjadi episod sejarah
Suka duka senyum dan tangis
Tersimpan kemas dlm lembaran sejarah
Apa yg menanti di hadapan masih lg menjadi rahsia
Apa yg menanti di penghujung jalan hanya Dia yg tahu...

Esok yg ku takuti
Esok yg ku bimbangi
Esok yg ku resahi
Sudah ku lalui
Sudah ku tempuhi
'Esok' yg ku takuti, ku bimbangi, ku resahi
Sudah bertukar menjadi 'Semalam'
Yang tinggal hanyalah sejarah
Yang pernah ku takuti
Yang pernah ku bimbangi
Yang pernah ku resahi
'Esok' yg ku takuti, ku bimbangi, ku resahi
Sudah pun menjadi lembaran sebahagian dr episod hidup ku

Hari esok...
Apakah masih ada esok buat ku lagi?
Yang pasti Allah Maha Pemurah
Masih mau membenarkan aku bernafas
Hingga ke saat ini
Hingga ke hari ini

Apa yg tinggal cumalah hari ini
Ikrar ku
'innasolati wanusuki wamahyaya wamamati lillahirabbil 'alamin'
(sesungguhnya solatku, ibadahku, hidupku, dan matiku... kuserahkan hanya kepada Allah Tuhan seru sekalian alam)
Akan ku pastikan aku tidak mencurangi ikrarku padaMu
Akan ku pastikan aku tidak tergolong kedalam golongan orang2 yg rugi
Sesuai firmanMu dalam surah Al-Asr

'Demi masa! Sesungguhnya manusia itu berada dalam kerugian kecuali orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal soleh dan berwasiat (nasihat menasihati) dengan kebenaran dan berwasiat dengan kesabaran'

Rasulullah juga pernah bersabda,

'Anggaplah dirimu di dunia ini sebagai seorang perantau atau pengembara. Jika engkau berada di waktu petang, jangan tunggu sampai pagi. Jika anda di waktu pagi, jangan tunggu sampai petang. Gunalah peluang masa sihat sebelum datang sakit. Dan gunalah peluang masa hidup sebelum tiba mati.' (HR Imam Bukhari)

Hari ini...
Sekarang ini
Akan ku lakukan perananku
Sebagai hambaMu sehabis baik
Agar apabila pengembaraan ku berakhir di hujung jalan
Agar apabila tiba saat ajal menjemput
Tidak ku tangisi musim2 yg telah berlalu
Tidak ku sesali masa2 ku yg berdetik pergi

Penantian Itu Suatu Penyeksaan

Sakitnya hati bila orang yang ditunggu2 tdk kunjung tiba. Lebih setengah jam diri ini menanti kehadirannya. Janjinya tepat jam 11 pagi. Seperti biasa kerana ingin mengelak dilabel sbg orang yg tidak menepati masa, aku selalu memastikan bahawa aku tiba lebih awal dr waktu yang dijanjikan. Begitulah aku... masa amat berharga bagi diriku. Aku pantang sekali manusia yang berjanji sekian-sekian masa tp kelewatan. Selalunya aku boleh bersabar. Tapi tidak kali ini... sabarku berada dipenghujung. Mana tidaknya lebih 3o minit menunggu, tp kelibat bayangnya pun tak kelihatan.

Aku memujuk diri agar beristighfar. Aku memujuk hati utk tidak buruk sangka. Siapa tahu ada sesuatu yg tak mampu dia elakkan. Tp entah mengapa hati memprotes. Syaitan amat pandai memainkan peranan tatkala hati dikuasai amarah. Semakin menyala pula api amarah tatkala aku cuba utk memadamkannya.

Aku cuba untuk menghubunginya lewat telefon, tp tak berjawab. Kesabaranku sampai kepenghujung. Dengan rasa sebal aku angkat kaki meninggalkan tpt pertemuan. Benarlah kata orang penantian itu suatu penyeksaan.

Aku bermonolog dengan hatiku sepanjang langkah kaki ku menuju ke rumah. 'Inikah balasan yg patut aku terima sedangkan aku tak pernah lewat bila berjanji?'. 'Kenapa aku seorang yang ON TIME bila berjanji, tp pihak lain tak?' Bermacam2 persoalan bermain dalam benakku. Aku berfikir, aku cuba mengingat samada aku pernah membiarkan org tertunggu2 akan aku atau tidak... rasanya kalau ada pun a few minutes late je.

Tiba2 azan di laptopku berbunyi menandakan masuknya waktu solat zuhur. Takku sangka setelah sampai ke rumah pun aku masih memikirkan perihal tadi. Ku lihat jam di laptop ku menunjukkan jam 12.45 p.m. Oh awal lagi... getus hatiku. Kejap lagi la solat... nak isi perut dulu. Dah isi perut... flatmate pula meluahkan rasa. Terpaksa aku mendengar. Ku lihat jam di dapur... oh baru jam 1.15 p.m. Dari sesi luahan rasa bertukar menjadi sesi kaunseling.

Sesi kaunseling dari kaunselor tak bertauliah tamat tepat jam 2 p.m. Aku langsung meminta diri utk solat. Sebelum solat aku sempat mengerling jam laptopku... 2.15 p.m. Sejam setengah setelah panggilan azan Zuhur. Aku kelewatan selama sejam setengah setelah panggilan utk mengaggungkan Allah. Aku kelewatan sejam setengah janji temu ku dengan Allah. Ya Allah... ampuni aku atas kelalaianku. Ya Allah... aku marah apabila janjiku tak ditepati... tp aku lupa janjiku padaMu yg tak aku penuhi. Ya Allah... ampuni keangkuhan hambaMu ini... Ya Allah... aku malu atas keangkuhanku pada tepatnya masa bila berjanji dengan manusia. Padahal pertemuan2 dengan Mu selalu aku kelewatan. Ya Allah... sungguh malu aku ya Allah. Sungguh Ya Allah... Peristiwa tadi menyedarkan aku betapa aku mementingkan janji pertemuan dgn manusia berbanding pertemuanku dengan Mu. Begitu lembut sekali cara Mu menegur kesilapanku. Kau jadikan peristiwa tadi sebagai cara untuk menegur kelalaian ku. Jangan Ya Allah Kau hukum aku atas kelalaian ku ini... Semoga teguran ini tanda kasih sayang Mu ya Allah.

Sabda Nabi s.a.w.: “Jika Allah mengkehendaki sesuatu kebaikan pada hambaNya, maka DIA akan menyegerakan cubaan di alam dunia ini” (HR Al Tirmidzi)

Surat Cinta Daripada Kekasih

Hadith Qudsi
Daripada Abu Hurairah r.a:

Aku sesuai dengan dugaan hamba Ku kepada Ku...
Dan Aku bersama dengannya
ketika dia ingat kepadaKu...

Jika dia ingat kepada Ku dalam hatinya
Aku akan mengingatinya di dalam hati Ku...

Dan jika dia ingat kepadaKu
dalam lingkungan khalayak ramai...
nescaya Aku juga akan mengingatinya
dalam lingkungan khalayak ramai yang lebih baik

Dan jika dia mendekati Ku sejengkal
Aku pun akan mendekatinya sehasta

Dan jika dia mendekati Ku sehasta
Nescaya Aku mendekatinya sedepa

Dan jika dia datang kepada Ku berjalan
Maka aku mendatanginya dengan berlari

Hadith riwayat Syaikhani dan Tarmidzi

Walaupun sebesar bukit Uhud sekalipun dosa kita... sesungguhnya Allah akan mengampunkan dosa hamba2 Nya. Kembalilah kepada Nya andai diri tlh jauh dari landasan yg digariskan olehNya. Kasih sayang Allah membatasi kasih sayang seluruh makhluknya...

Ke mana Hilangnya Rasa Penghambaan Itu

Usai solat isyak... hati tergerak utk meninjau Yahoo Messenger. Ramai rupanya online mlm ni ye. Mataku tertarik melihat status berwarna biru seorang hamba Allah... 'Peristiwa Subuh'. Entah kenapa hati tertarik utk membacanya. Semenjak kesibukan yg begitu menghimpit 'rutin' aku jadi malas utk mengunjungi blog2 seperti yg selalu aku lakukan. Ku baca entry 'Peristiwa Subuh' tu sampai nokhtah terakhir. Aku terkesima, aku duduk sejenak utk berfikir... Berapa banyak ibadah seharian yg kita lakukan ber'salad'kan Bid'ah. Seingat aku sebelum aku kenal tarbiyah, terlalu banyak ibadahku yg bercampur bid'ah. Tasbih, zikir beramai2 adalah sebahagian sahaja.Ya Allah mohon ampunan aku dari sesuatu yg aku tak ketahui dan dari kesalahan yg tak sengaja aku lakukan disebabkn oleh kebodohan/kelalaian ku.

Setelah aku selesai membaca entry 'Peristiwa Subuh'... ada satu perkara yg begitu menggangguku. Aku berfikir dan bertanya diri ini... bertanya iman ini... ke mana perginya rasa penghambaan itu? Persoalan yg hanya diri ini saja yg tahu... terjawab sudah setelah bertalu2 aku mengetuk pintu penghambaan itu. Jawapannya baru sebentar tadi... jawapannya ada pada solat Isyak ku sebentar tadi. Tak perasan pula surah apakah yg aku baca tadi dalam solatku. Tak perasan pula dah 4 rakaat, dah bagi salam. Uppsss... Bilamana aku me'rutin'kan amal dan ibadah ku... maka hilanglah kemanisan beribadah. Hilanglah rasa penghambaan itu dari setiap ibadah yg aku lakukan. Jawapan ini adalah jawapan bg entry 'Peristiwa Subuh' juga.

Rutin oh rutin... bangun pagi gosok gigi cuci muka dan mandi. Makan roti, minum susu la la la pergi sekolah. (Ohooo I can't remember most of it... it also has "tukar baju" too right?). Dari bangun tidur sehinggalah masuk tidur semuanya rutin. Begitulah kehidupan kita yg telah di'rutin'kan. Solat, baca Quraan, baca Ma'thurat, Zikir pun telah di'rutin'kan. Tiba2 je selepas salam solat Subuh 'automatic' je bibir mengalunkan zikir ma'thurat. Mula2 perlahan zikirnya tiba2 kelajuannya seperti mengejar keretapi. Bak kata hamba Allah yg menulis entry 'Peristiwa Subuh'... kita faham ke maksud bila kita lafazkn zikir tu, betulkah sebutan zikir kita etc. Inilah jadinya bila kita me'rutin'kan ibadah. Ini cuma sebahagian dr contoh. Telah beberapa kali diri ini mengingatkan diri sendiri utk lebih berhati2 agar sesuatu amal tak berlalu tanpa pahala. Lebih berhati2 agar tak me'rutin'kan setiap perkara dalam 'rutin' harian. Rugi rasa hidup ini apabila setiap amal yg dilakukan adalah sia2... tak membuahkan pahala.

Patutlah perkara yg Islam tekankan adalah Niat sbb niat adlh asas kpd amal utk diterima Allah atau tdk...

Daripada Amirul Mukminin Abu Hafsin 'Umar ibn al-Katthab r.a. beliau berkata: Aku mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda: Bahawa sesungguhnya setiap amalan itu bergantung kepada niat, dan bahawa sesungguhnya bagi setiap orang apa yang dia niatkan. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya menuju kepada Allah dan RasulNya, maka hijrahnya kepada Allah dan RasulNya. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya kerana dunia yang dia mahu mencari habuannya, atau kerana seorang perempuan yang dia mahu kahwininya, maka hijrahnya ke arah perkara yang ditujuinya itu. Hadis ini diriwayat oleh dua orang Imam Ahli Hadis; Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Mughirah ibn Barzirbah al-Bukhari dan Abu al-Husain Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim al-Qusyairie al-Naisaburi dalam kitab sahih mereka berdua yang merupakan antara kitab yang paling sahih (Al-Imam al-Bukhari meriwayatkannya pada bahagian awal kitab sahihnya, juga dalam Kitab Iman dan beberapa tempat lain dalam kitab sahihnya.

Setiap amalan disandarkan pada niat. Hatta 'rutin' harian sekali pun, bila diniatkn krn utk mendapat redha Allah... tak sia2 'rutin' kita, insya Allah ada pahalanya. Aku makan sebab apa eh? Jawapan biasa... 'aku lapar', 'nampak sedap', 'rase nak makan', 'malu la perut bunyi' etc. Seterusnya boleh pula tukar kpd 'supaya nanti senang nak beribadah kpd Allah, tak de la rasa lapar'. Niat krn Allah dulu baru niat sampingan. Sekecil2 perbuatan kalau kita buat dlm keadaan sedar dan hanya mengharapkn redha Allah, insya Allah sebesar zarah pun amal itu akan mengundang redha Allah dan dapat ganjaran pahala. Nampak mcm senang, simple je nak buat... tp selalu terlepas pandang disebabkan oleh 'rutin'. Mungkin sbb tu Islam selalu menggalakkan muhasabah diri. ISLAM itu satu CARA HIDUP. Apakah ada istilah 'rutin' dalam kamus seorang Islam? Tepuk dada tanya iman...

"Katakanlah (Muhammad): Sesungguhnya solatku, ibadatku, hidupku dan matiku adalah kerana Allah Tuhan sekalian alam" (Al-An'am: 162)

"Maka ingatlah kepadaKu, Aku pun akan ingat kepadamu. Bersyukurlah kepadaku dan jgnlah kamu ingkar kepadaKu" (Al-Baqarah: 152)

Muhasabah diri sambil berkongsi memberi peringatan... Opsss, sbb ape aku tulis entry ni ye? Jeng jeng jeng... :D

The Tale of a Leper, a Bald Man and a Blind Man

Narrated Abu Hurairah r.a that he heard Allah's Messenger s.a.w saying,

"Allah willed to test three Israelis who were a leper, a blind man and a bald headed man. So, He sent them an angel who came to the leper and said, 'What thing do you like most?' He replied, 'Good colour and good skin, for the people have a strong aversion to me.' The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given a good colour and a beautiful skin. The angel asked him, 'What kind of property do you like best?' He replied, ' Camels.' So he (the leper) was given pregnant she-camel, and the angel said (to him), 'May Allah bless you in it.' The angel then went to the bald-headed man and said, 'What thing do you like most?' He said, 'I like good hair and wish to be cured from this disease, for the people feel repulsion for me.' The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given good hair. The angel asked (him), 'What kind of property do you like best?' He replied, 'Cows.' The angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, 'May Allah bless in it.' The angel went to the blind man and asked, 'What thing do you like best?' He said, '(I like) that Allah may restore my eyesight to me so that I may see the people.' The angel touched his eyes and Allah gave him back his eyesight. The angel asked him,'What kind of property do like best?' He replied, 'Sheep.' The angel gave him a pregnant sheep. Afterwards, all the three pregnant animals gave birth to young ones, and multiplied and brought forth so much that one of the (three) men had a herd of camels filling a valley, and one had a herd of cows filling a valley, and one had a flock of sheep filling a valley. Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a leper, went to the leper and said, 'I am a poor man, who has lost all means of livelihood while on a journey. So none will satisfy my need except Allah and then you. In the Name of Him Who has given you such nice colour and beautiful skin, and so much property, I ask you to give me a camel so that I may reach my destination.' The man replied, 'I have many obligations (so I cannot give you).' The angel said, ' I think I know you. Were you not a leper to whom the people had a strong aversion? Weren't you a poor man, and then Allah gave you (all this property).' He replied, '(This is all wrong), I got this property through inheritance from my forefathers.' The angel said, 'If you are telling a lie then let Allah make you as you were before.' Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a bald man, went to the bald man and said to him the same as he told the first one, and he too answered the same as the first one did. The angel said, 'If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make you as you were before.' The angel, disguised in the shape of a blind man, went to the blind man and said, 'I am poor man and a traveller, whose means of livelihood have been exhausted while on journey. I have nobody to help me except Allah, and after Him, you yourself. I ask you in the Name of Him Who has given you back your eyesight to give me a sheep, so that with its help, I may complete my journey.' The man said, 'No doubt, I was blind and Allah gave me back my eyesight; I was poor and Allah made me rich; so take anything you wish from my property. By Allah, I will not stop you for taking anything (you need) of my property which you may take for Allah's sake.' The angel replied, 'Keep your property with you. You (i.e., three men) have been tested and Allah is pleased with you and is angry with your two companions.'"

(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith No. 670)