“A man cannot have the love of Music and the love of the Qur’an, in the same heart. Only one can be present. One must enter, and the other must leave.”
— Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
If you recite this name of Allah in times of fear, Allah SWT will protect you from all calamities, mishaps and losses.
Insya Allah
Some people just believe it’s bida’ah to recite the tasbeeh. I did asked my ustazah and she said it is not bida’ah to call upon Allah, anytime, and how many times when you feel to.
“Say: Call upon Allah or call upon Ar-Rahman (the All-Compassionate); by whatever name you call upon Him, to Him belong the most beautiful Names.” (Al-Isra’: 110)
“The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them.” (Al-‘A’raf :180)
Al-Hasan Al-Basri – Allah have mercy on him – said,
When a man sought knowledge, it would not be long before it could be seen in his humbleness, his sight, upon his tongue and his hands, in his prayer, in his speech and in his disinterest (zuhd) in worldly allurements. And a man would acquire a portion of knowledge and put it into practice, and it would be better for him than the world and all it contains – if he owned it he would give it in exchange for the hereafter.
Ibn Al-Mubarak, Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqa`iq Vol.1 p.156.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Niyyat, niyat, niyah refers to the intention behind an action. Because Allah swt will weigh your deeds according to what you intended since “actions are but by intentions.”
Niyya is used in two senses by the scholars of Islam. The first is to distinguish some acts of worship from others, e.g., salat al-zuhr from salat al-‘asr or to distinguish acts of worship (‘ibadat) from mundane matters (‘adat). This is the primary usage of the term in the books of the fuqaha`. The second usage is to distinguish an action that is performed for the sake of Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala, from an act done for the sake of Allah and others, or just for the sake of other than Allah. This second meaning is that which is intended by the gnostics (‘arifun) in their discussions of sincerity (ikhlas) and related matters. This is the same meaning that is intended by the Pious Ancestors (al-salaf al-salih) when they use the term niyya. Thus, in the Qur`an, the speech of the Prophet (Sws) and the speech of the Salaf, the term niyya is synonymous, or usually so, with the term desire (irada) and related terms, e.g., ibtigha`.
‘Umar b. al-Khattab narrated that the Prophet (S) said:
Deeds are [a result] only of the intentions [of the actor], and an individual is [rewarded] only according to that which he intends. Therefore, whosoever has emigrated for the sake of Allah and His messenger, then his emigration was for Allah and His messenger. Whosoever emigrated for the sake of worldly gain, or a woman [whom he desires] to marry, then his emigration is for the sake of that which [moved him] to emigrate.”
Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim.
An act that is not done sincerely for the sake of Allah may be divided into parts:
The first is that which is solely for display (riya`) such that its sole motivation is to be seen by others in order to achieve a goal in the profane world, as was the case of the Hypocrites in their performance of prayer, where Allah described them as “When they join prayer, they go lazily [with the purpose] of displaying [themselves] to the people.”
At other times, an action might be partially for the sake of Allah and partially to display one’s self in front of the people. If the desire to display one’s self arose at the origin of the action, then the action is vain. Imam Ahmad reports that the Prophet (Sws) said, ”When Allah gathers the first [of His creation] and the last [of His creation] for that Day for which there is no doubt, a crier will call out, ‘Whosoever associated with Me another in his actions let him seek his reward from other than Allah, for Allah is the most independent of any association (fa-inna allaha aghna al-sharaka` ‘an al-shirk).” Al-Nasa`i reported that a man asked the Prophet (S), “What is your opinion of one who fights [in the way of Allah] seeking fame [in the profane world] and reward [from Allah]?”? The Prophet (Sws) replied, “He receives nothing [by way of reward from Allah’.” The Prophet (Sws) repeated this three times and then said, “Allah accepts no deeds other than those that are performed solely for His sake and by which His face is sought.” This opinion, namely, that if an act is corrupted by any desire to display one’s self (riya`) then that act is rejected, is attributed to many of the Salaf, including, ‘Ubada b. al-Samit, Abu al-Darda`, al-Hasan al-Basri, Sa’id b. al-Musayyib and others.
Nothing is more difficult on a person than sincerity because the person gains no share of that [act]. Ibn ‘Uyayna said that Mutarrif b. ‘Abdallah would repeat the following prayer, “O Allah! I seek Your forgiveness for that which I sought your repentance but to which I subsequently returned; I seek Your forgiveness from that which I rendered to You from my self, but then, I was not able to maintain faithfully; and, I seek Your forgiveness from that by which I claimed I desired your Face but my heart became corrupted with that which I did.”
Benefits of remembrance of Allah by Imam Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya
2. It pleases the Most Merciful.
3. It removes concerns and gloom from the heart.
4. It brings joy, happiness and delight to the heart.
5. It strengthens the heart and the body.
6. It attracts sustenance.
7. It illuminates the face and the heart.
8. It envelopes the remembering servant in reverence, sweetness and radiance.
9. It engenders love, which is the very spirit of Islam.
10. It brings awareness of God’s surveillance.
11. It encourages repentance.
12. It brings nearness to God.
13. It opens one of the great doors of gnosis.
14. It brings about reverence, and veneration of his Lord.
15. It is coupled with God’s remembrance of His remembering servant, as the Most High states, “Remember Me and I will remember you (2:152)”.
If Allah loves someone
“If Allah loves someone, He will give that person faith.
If Allah loves that person a little bit more, He will give that person strenght and perseverance to practice His religion perfectly.
And If Allah loves that person a little bit more, He will make the life on the Dunya difficult for that slave of His to test how far is the love of His Slave to Him.”
Tanda-tanda Hari Kiamat
1. Dan sesungguhnya hari kiamat itu pastilah datang, tak ada keraguan padanya … (QS Al Hajj: 7)
2. As Sa’ah (Hari Akhir) tidak akan terjadi hingga gempa bumi akan sangat sering terjadi (HR Bukhari)
3. Kekayaan beredar hanya di antara orang-orang kaya, tanpa manfaat bagi orang-orang miskin. (HR Tirmidzi)
4. Hari Kiamat (As Sa’ah) akan datang ketika perzinaan tersebar luas (Al-Haythami, Kitab al-Fitan)
5. Hari Akhir tidak akan datang hingga mereka (orang-orang jahat) melakukan perzinaan di jalan-jalan (jalan-jalan umum). (Ibn Hibban and Bazzar)
6. Pria akan meniru perilaku wanita; dan wanita akan meniru perilaku pria. (Allama Jalaluddin Suyuti, Durre-Mansoor)
7. Orang-orang akan menyenangi perbuatan homoseksual dan lesbianisme. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal)
8. Hubungan seksual tidak sah secara terbuka akan marak. (HR Bukhari)
9. Hari Akhir itu tidak akan datang hingga angka pembunuhan meningkat. (HR Bukhari)
10. Menjelang datangnya Hari Akhir akan ada hari-hari ketika pengetahuan (agama) akan dicabut (lenyap) dan kejahiliyahan secara umum akan meluas…. (HR Bukhari)
11. Akan ada suatu ujian kegelapan kecil yang akan menimpa setiap orang di suatu masyarakat, dan kemudian ketika orang menganggap ujian itu telah berakhir, ujian itu akan terjadi terus-menerus. Selama itu seorang manusia bisa jadi adalah seorang mukmin di pagi hari dan menjadi seorang kafir di sore hari. (HR Abu Daud).
12. Akan datang suatu waktu pada umat ketika orang akan membaca Al Qur’an, tetapi tidak akan lebih jauh dari tenggorokan (tidak masuk ke dalam hati mereka) (HR Bukhari)
13. Sebelum Hari Akhir akan ada kekisruhan seperti potongan malam yang gelap, ketika seorang manusia akan menjadi seorang beriman di pagi hari dan seorang kafir di sore hari, atau seorang beriman di sore hari dan kafir di pagi hari (HR Abu Daud)
14. Suatu waktu akan datang, ketika seorang manusia tidak akan peduli bagaimana mereka mendapatkan sesuatu, halal atau haram. (HR Bukhari)
15. Akan muncul pada hari akhir seseorang yang akan memperoleh keuntungan dunia dengan menjual agama. (HR Tirmidzi)
16. Hari Akhir tidak akan datang hingga tersisa orang-orang yang tidak mengetahui kebajikan dan tidak pernah mencegah kejahatan (HR Ahmad)
17. Hari Akhir tidak akan datang sebelum Allah mengambil agama-Nya dari manusia di bumi, tidak meninggalkan seorang pun di atas bumi ini selain orang-orang kafir yang tidak mengenal perbuatan yang benar atau menolak perbuatan yang salah. (Diriwayatkan oleh Abdullah ibn ‘Amr bin ‘Ash)
18. Hari akhir tidak akan datang sebelum datangnya tiga puluh Dajjal, masing-masing mengaku dirinya sebagai seorang utusan Allah. (HR Abu Daud)
19. Tidak ada seorang pun dari Ahli Kitab, kecuali akan beriman kepadanya (‘Isa) sebelum kematiannya. Dan di hari kiamat nanti ‘Isa itu akan menjadi saksi terhadap mereka. (QS An Nisaa’: 159)
20. Kekacauan, penyimpangan, dan ketakutan akan muncul di Barat …. Penyimpangan akan meningkat pesat. (Mukhtasar Tazkirah Qurtubi)
21. Sejenis penyimpangan akan muncul ke permukaan. Tidak satu pun pihak mampu melindungi dirinya dari penyimpangan itu, dan penyimpangan itu menyebar segera ke setiap penjuru. Situasi ini akan bertahan hingga seseorang datang dan berkata, “Hai umat manusia, mulai saat ini pemimpinmu adalah Al Mahdi.” (Ibnu Hajar Haytahami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi’alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, hal. 23)
22. Al Mahdi tidak akan muncul, kecuali orang-orang kafir menyerbu ke segala tempat dan secara terbuka dilakukan di depan umum. Yang berkuasa di saat seperti itu adalah penyerbuan oleh orang-orang tak beriman…. Itulah kekuatannya. (Mektubat-i Rabbani, 2:259)
23. Al Mahdi akan datang setelah berbagai penyimpangan keji (fitnah), di mana seluruh larangan dianggap sebagai hukum (Ibnu Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, hal. 23)
24. Segera sungai Eufrat akan memperlihatkan kekayaan (gunung) emas, maka siapa pun yang berada pada waktu itu tidak akan dapat mengambil apa pun darinya. (HR Bukhari)
25. Sungai itu (Eufrat) akan memperlihatkan sebuah gunung emas (di bawah sungai itu). (Abu Daud)
26. Ada dua tanda untuk kedatangan Al Mahdi … Yang pertama adalah gerhana bulan di malam pertama Ramadhan, dan kedua adalah gerhana matahari di pertengahan bulan ini. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, hal. 47)
27. Akan ada dua gerhana matahari di bulan Ramadhan sebelum kedatangan Al Mahdi. (Mukhtasar Tazkirah Qurtubi)
28. Telah sampai kepadaku bahwa sebelum Al Mahdi datang bulan akan gerhana dua kali di bulan Ramadhan (Diriwayatkan oleh by Abu Nu’aym in al-Fitan)
2. As Sa’ah (Hari Akhir) tidak akan terjadi hingga gempa bumi akan sangat sering terjadi (HR Bukhari)
3. Kekayaan beredar hanya di antara orang-orang kaya, tanpa manfaat bagi orang-orang miskin. (HR Tirmidzi)
4. Hari Kiamat (As Sa’ah) akan datang ketika perzinaan tersebar luas (Al-Haythami, Kitab al-Fitan)
5. Hari Akhir tidak akan datang hingga mereka (orang-orang jahat) melakukan perzinaan di jalan-jalan (jalan-jalan umum). (Ibn Hibban and Bazzar)
6. Pria akan meniru perilaku wanita; dan wanita akan meniru perilaku pria. (Allama Jalaluddin Suyuti, Durre-Mansoor)
7. Orang-orang akan menyenangi perbuatan homoseksual dan lesbianisme. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Muntakhab Kanzul Ummaal)
8. Hubungan seksual tidak sah secara terbuka akan marak. (HR Bukhari)
9. Hari Akhir itu tidak akan datang hingga angka pembunuhan meningkat. (HR Bukhari)
10. Menjelang datangnya Hari Akhir akan ada hari-hari ketika pengetahuan (agama) akan dicabut (lenyap) dan kejahiliyahan secara umum akan meluas…. (HR Bukhari)
11. Akan ada suatu ujian kegelapan kecil yang akan menimpa setiap orang di suatu masyarakat, dan kemudian ketika orang menganggap ujian itu telah berakhir, ujian itu akan terjadi terus-menerus. Selama itu seorang manusia bisa jadi adalah seorang mukmin di pagi hari dan menjadi seorang kafir di sore hari. (HR Abu Daud).
12. Akan datang suatu waktu pada umat ketika orang akan membaca Al Qur’an, tetapi tidak akan lebih jauh dari tenggorokan (tidak masuk ke dalam hati mereka) (HR Bukhari)
13. Sebelum Hari Akhir akan ada kekisruhan seperti potongan malam yang gelap, ketika seorang manusia akan menjadi seorang beriman di pagi hari dan seorang kafir di sore hari, atau seorang beriman di sore hari dan kafir di pagi hari (HR Abu Daud)
14. Suatu waktu akan datang, ketika seorang manusia tidak akan peduli bagaimana mereka mendapatkan sesuatu, halal atau haram. (HR Bukhari)
15. Akan muncul pada hari akhir seseorang yang akan memperoleh keuntungan dunia dengan menjual agama. (HR Tirmidzi)
16. Hari Akhir tidak akan datang hingga tersisa orang-orang yang tidak mengetahui kebajikan dan tidak pernah mencegah kejahatan (HR Ahmad)
17. Hari Akhir tidak akan datang sebelum Allah mengambil agama-Nya dari manusia di bumi, tidak meninggalkan seorang pun di atas bumi ini selain orang-orang kafir yang tidak mengenal perbuatan yang benar atau menolak perbuatan yang salah. (Diriwayatkan oleh Abdullah ibn ‘Amr bin ‘Ash)
18. Hari akhir tidak akan datang sebelum datangnya tiga puluh Dajjal, masing-masing mengaku dirinya sebagai seorang utusan Allah. (HR Abu Daud)
19. Tidak ada seorang pun dari Ahli Kitab, kecuali akan beriman kepadanya (‘Isa) sebelum kematiannya. Dan di hari kiamat nanti ‘Isa itu akan menjadi saksi terhadap mereka. (QS An Nisaa’: 159)
20. Kekacauan, penyimpangan, dan ketakutan akan muncul di Barat …. Penyimpangan akan meningkat pesat. (Mukhtasar Tazkirah Qurtubi)
21. Sejenis penyimpangan akan muncul ke permukaan. Tidak satu pun pihak mampu melindungi dirinya dari penyimpangan itu, dan penyimpangan itu menyebar segera ke setiap penjuru. Situasi ini akan bertahan hingga seseorang datang dan berkata, “Hai umat manusia, mulai saat ini pemimpinmu adalah Al Mahdi.” (Ibnu Hajar Haytahami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi’alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, hal. 23)
22. Al Mahdi tidak akan muncul, kecuali orang-orang kafir menyerbu ke segala tempat dan secara terbuka dilakukan di depan umum. Yang berkuasa di saat seperti itu adalah penyerbuan oleh orang-orang tak beriman…. Itulah kekuatannya. (Mektubat-i Rabbani, 2:259)
23. Al Mahdi akan datang setelah berbagai penyimpangan keji (fitnah), di mana seluruh larangan dianggap sebagai hukum (Ibnu Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, hal. 23)
24. Segera sungai Eufrat akan memperlihatkan kekayaan (gunung) emas, maka siapa pun yang berada pada waktu itu tidak akan dapat mengambil apa pun darinya. (HR Bukhari)
25. Sungai itu (Eufrat) akan memperlihatkan sebuah gunung emas (di bawah sungai itu). (Abu Daud)
26. Ada dua tanda untuk kedatangan Al Mahdi … Yang pertama adalah gerhana bulan di malam pertama Ramadhan, dan kedua adalah gerhana matahari di pertengahan bulan ini. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, hal. 47)
27. Akan ada dua gerhana matahari di bulan Ramadhan sebelum kedatangan Al Mahdi. (Mukhtasar Tazkirah Qurtubi)
28. Telah sampai kepadaku bahwa sebelum Al Mahdi datang bulan akan gerhana dua kali di bulan Ramadhan (Diriwayatkan oleh by Abu Nu’aym in al-Fitan)
Fakta Tentang Al-Quran
2) Jika anda membaca Sahih Bukhari 11 mukasurat sahaja pada waktu pagi dan 11 mukasurat sebelum tidur, anda dapat menamatkan bacaan keseluruhan Sahih Bukhari dalam masa 2 bulan sahaja. (Cetakan Dar Al-Salam: 1300 halaman)
3) Jika anda membaca Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim 11 mukasurat sahaja pada waktu pagi, dan 11 mukasurat sebelum tidur, anda dapat menamatkannya dalam masa sebulan sahaja. (CetakanDar Al-Fikr: 670 halaman).
4) Jika anda membaca 45 hadis sahaja setiap kali selepas sembahyang fardhu, anda dapat menamatkan bacaan Bulugul Maram dalam masa seminggu.
5) Jika anda membaca 16 hadis sahaja setiap kali selepas sembahyang fardhu, anda dapat menamatkan bacaan Musnad Ahmad dalam masa setahun sahaja. (50 jilid)
6) Jika anda membaca kitab Syamail Al-Nabi S.A.W oleh Imam Tirmzi, sebanyak 27 mukasurat sehari, anda dapat menamatkannya dalam masa seminggu.
7) Jika anda membaca kitab Al-Adab Al-Mufrad oleh Imam Bukhari, sebanyak 15 hadis sehari, anda dapat menamatkannya dalam masa 3 bulan. Dan jika anda membacanya sebanyak 45 hadis sehari anda dapat menamatkannya dalam masa sebulan sahaja.
8) Jika anda membaca kitab Ahkam Al-Quran oleh Imam Syafie sebanyak 37 mukasurat setiap hari, anda dapat menamatkannya dalam masa 2 minggu.
9) Jika anda menghafal satu rangkap syair sahaja setiap hari daripada kitab Alfiyah Ibn Malik, anda dapat menghafal keseluruhan 1000 rangkap syair Alfiyah dalam masa tidak sampai 3 tahun.
10) Jika anda menghafal dua hadis sehari, anda dapat menamatkan hafalan keseluruhan hadis-hadis Umdatul Ahkam dalam masa 8 bulan.
11) Jika anda membaca dan menghafal satu persoalan feqah sehari, berserta dengan khilaf dan dalilnya, maka dalam tempoh 3 tahun anda sudah menguasai lebih 1000 masalah feqah.
12) Jika anda menghafal 2 rangkap syair sahaja sehari, anda dapat menghafal keseluruhan syair matan Al-Baiquniyyah (Mustalah Hadis) dalam masa tidak sampai 3 minggu.
13) Jika anda menghafal 2 hadis sahaja setiap hari secara konsisten bermula hari ini, percayalah 30 tahun akan datang anda boleh berbangga di hadapan cucu-cucu anda dengan berkata, “Atuk sudah menghafal lebih 20,000 hadis”.
~ Tahukah anda, di dalam Al Qurâan terdapat kata-kata LAKI-LAKI sebanyak 24 dan kata-kata PEREMPUAN juga berjumlah yang sama sebanyak 24 ?
~ Tahukah anda, di dalam Al Qurâ??an terdapat kata-kata DUNIA sebanyak 115 dan kata-kata AKHIRAT juga berjumlah yang sama sebanyak 115 ?
~ Tahukah anda, di dalam Al Qurâan terdapat kata-kata MALAIKAT sebanyak 88 dan kata-kata SYAITAN juga berjumlah yang sama sebanyak 88 ?
~ Tahukah anda, di dalam Al Qurâan terdapat kata-kata HIDUP sebanyak 145 dan kata-kata MATI juga berjumlah yang sama sebanyak 145 ?
~ Tahukah anda, di dalam Al Qurâan terdapat kata-kata LAUT sebanyak 32 dan kata-kata DARATAN berjumlah sebanyak 13 ?
Dimana 32 + 13 = 45
~ Luas Lautan 32/45 x 100% = 71,11% dari permukaan bumi dan Luas Daratan 13/45 x 100% = 28,89% dari permukaan bumi. Dan ini terbukti
Am I Grateful?
Am I truly grateful for each breath that I take,
For each and every moment that I am awake?
Do I thank Allah for my restful sleep,
And for the dreams that cause me to weep?
Am I honestly thankful to the Almighty One,
For the early morning mist, the bright, rising sun?
During Fajr prayer, I use my soft prayer mat,
As Allah’s servant, do I appreciate that?
Throughout the day, do I realise,
That Allah, All knowing and the Most Wise,
Gives me what I need and so much more
And that I have so much to be grateful for?
A grandmother’s love, a book of hadith,
The clothes that I wear, the food that I eat,
The book that I should follow, the Holy Qur’an,
Promoting the good and ending the wrong.
So I must ask myself every beautiful day,
Am I truly grateful for each breath that I take,
For each and every moment that I am awake?
Do I thank Allah for my restful sleep,
And for the dreams that cause me to weep?
By Ibn-e-Malik
For each and every moment that I am awake?
Do I thank Allah for my restful sleep,
And for the dreams that cause me to weep?
Am I honestly thankful to the Almighty One,
For the early morning mist, the bright, rising sun?
During Fajr prayer, I use my soft prayer mat,
As Allah’s servant, do I appreciate that?
Throughout the day, do I realise,
That Allah, All knowing and the Most Wise,
Gives me what I need and so much more
And that I have so much to be grateful for?
A grandmother’s love, a book of hadith,
The clothes that I wear, the food that I eat,
The book that I should follow, the Holy Qur’an,
Promoting the good and ending the wrong.
So I must ask myself every beautiful day,
Am I truly grateful for each breath that I take,
For each and every moment that I am awake?
Do I thank Allah for my restful sleep,
And for the dreams that cause me to weep?
By Ibn-e-Malik
Taqwa: The Key to Learning
By Shaykh Abu Anas Hamad al-’Uthmaan [1]
Allah - Most Perfect, Most High - said:
“O you who Believe! Have taqwa (fear) of Allah and believe in His Messenger; and He will bestow upon you a double portion of His Mercy and He will provide you with a light by which you will walk.” [2]
Allah - the Most High - also said:
“O you who Believe! If you have of taqwa of Allah, He will give to you al Furqan (criterion to judge between right and wrong).” [3]
Al-Hafidh Ibn Katheer (d.777H) - rahimahullah - said:
“Ibn ’Abbas, as-Suddee, ’Ikrimah, ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and Muqatil ibn Hayyan all said about “Furqan” that it means: a way out (from difficulty). Mujahid added: A way out (from difficulty) both in this world and in the Hereafter. In a narration from Ibn Abbâs he said it means: salvation; and in another narration from him: being helped. Muhammad ibn Ishaq said that it means: a criterion to judge between truth and falsehood. This explanation from Ibn Ishaq is the most general of what has already preceded and it is a necessary consequence of it. Since whoever has taqwa of Allah by obeying His command and abandoning what He has prohibited, will be given the ability to recognise truth from falsehood. This will be the cause for his salvation, his being helped; and the cause for his worldly affairs being made easier and his happiness on the Day of Judgement. It will also be the cause for his sins to be expiated by Allah and his being granted forgiveness and shielding him from the people. It will likewise be the cause of him being the recipient of a great reward from Allah as He - the Most - says:
“O you who Believe! Have taqwa (fear) of believe in His Messenger; and He will bestow upon you a double portion of His Mercy and He provide you with a light by which you will walk.”[4]”[5]
Ibn Masud - radiallahu ’anhu - said:
“Indeed I hold that a person forgets knowledge that he used to know because of sins that he commits.”[6]
Wakee (d. 197H) - rahimahullah - said:
“I seek help in memorization by abandoning sin and disobedience.”[7]
Maalik (d.179H) said to ash-Shafi’ee when they first met:
“Indeed I see that has placed a light upon your heart, so do not extinguish it with the darkness of disobedience and sin.”[8]
Imam ashShafi’ee (d.204H) - rahimahullâh - said:
“Whosoever loves that Allah should open-up his heart for him and grant light to him, then let him abandon speech about that which does not concern him, and abandon sins and turn away from acts of disobedience. Then there will be between him and Allah a hidden treasure of good actions. So if this is done, then Allah will open up such knowledge for him, that will preoccupy him. And indeed in death is the greatest pre-occupation.”[9]
Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) said:
“Allah - the Most Perfect - has made as a punishment for people’s sins, the absence of guidance and beneficial knowledge, as He says:
“They say: Our hearts are wrappedup (and we do not understand). Rather, Allah has has put a seal upon their hearts because of their disbelief.”[10]
And He said:
“They say: Our hearts are wrappedup (and we do not understand). Rather, Allah has cursed them for their disbelief.”[11]
And He said:
“And we shall turn their hearts and their sight away from guidance, as they refused to believe therein for the first time.”[12]
And says:
“In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increases their disease.”[13]
And He says:
“So when they turned away, Allah turned their hearts away.”[14]”[15]
References
1. An-Nubadh fi Adabit-Talab (pp.12-15).
2. Surah al-Hadeed 57:28
3. Surah al-Anfal 8:29
4. Surah al-Hadid 57:28
5. Tafsir Qur‘anul-’Adhîm (2/301-302) of Ibn Katheer.
6. Related by Wakee’ in az-Zuhd (no.329) and its isnad is Saheeh.
7. Related by Ibn Hibban in Rawdatul-’Uqala (p.39).
8. A’lamul-Muwaqqi’in (4/258) of Ibn al-Qayyim.
9. Related by al-Bayhaqi in Manaqiush-Shafi’ee (2/171).
10. Surah an-Nisa 4:155
11. Surah al-Baqarah 2:88
12. Surah al-An’am 6:110
13. Surah al-Baqarah 2:10
14. Surah as-Saff 61:5
15. Majmu’ul-Fatawa (14/152) of Ibn Taymiyyah.
By Shaykh Abu Anas Hamad al-’Uthmaan [1]
Allah - Most Perfect, Most High - said:
“O you who Believe! Have taqwa (fear) of Allah and believe in His Messenger; and He will bestow upon you a double portion of His Mercy and He will provide you with a light by which you will walk.” [2]
Allah - the Most High - also said:
“O you who Believe! If you have of taqwa of Allah, He will give to you al Furqan (criterion to judge between right and wrong).” [3]
Al-Hafidh Ibn Katheer (d.777H) - rahimahullah - said:
“Ibn ’Abbas, as-Suddee, ’Ikrimah, ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and Muqatil ibn Hayyan all said about “Furqan” that it means: a way out (from difficulty). Mujahid added: A way out (from difficulty) both in this world and in the Hereafter. In a narration from Ibn Abbâs he said it means: salvation; and in another narration from him: being helped. Muhammad ibn Ishaq said that it means: a criterion to judge between truth and falsehood. This explanation from Ibn Ishaq is the most general of what has already preceded and it is a necessary consequence of it. Since whoever has taqwa of Allah by obeying His command and abandoning what He has prohibited, will be given the ability to recognise truth from falsehood. This will be the cause for his salvation, his being helped; and the cause for his worldly affairs being made easier and his happiness on the Day of Judgement. It will also be the cause for his sins to be expiated by Allah and his being granted forgiveness and shielding him from the people. It will likewise be the cause of him being the recipient of a great reward from Allah as He - the Most - says:
“O you who Believe! Have taqwa (fear) of believe in His Messenger; and He will bestow upon you a double portion of His Mercy and He provide you with a light by which you will walk.”[4]”[5]
Ibn Masud - radiallahu ’anhu - said:
“Indeed I hold that a person forgets knowledge that he used to know because of sins that he commits.”[6]
Wakee (d. 197H) - rahimahullah - said:
“I seek help in memorization by abandoning sin and disobedience.”[7]
Maalik (d.179H) said to ash-Shafi’ee when they first met:
“Indeed I see that has placed a light upon your heart, so do not extinguish it with the darkness of disobedience and sin.”[8]
Imam ashShafi’ee (d.204H) - rahimahullâh - said:
“Whosoever loves that Allah should open-up his heart for him and grant light to him, then let him abandon speech about that which does not concern him, and abandon sins and turn away from acts of disobedience. Then there will be between him and Allah a hidden treasure of good actions. So if this is done, then Allah will open up such knowledge for him, that will preoccupy him. And indeed in death is the greatest pre-occupation.”[9]
Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) said:
“Allah - the Most Perfect - has made as a punishment for people’s sins, the absence of guidance and beneficial knowledge, as He says:
“They say: Our hearts are wrappedup (and we do not understand). Rather, Allah has has put a seal upon their hearts because of their disbelief.”[10]
And He said:
“They say: Our hearts are wrappedup (and we do not understand). Rather, Allah has cursed them for their disbelief.”[11]
And He said:
“And we shall turn their hearts and their sight away from guidance, as they refused to believe therein for the first time.”[12]
And says:
“In their hearts is a disease, and Allah increases their disease.”[13]
And He says:
“So when they turned away, Allah turned their hearts away.”[14]”[15]
References
1. An-Nubadh fi Adabit-Talab (pp.12-15).
2. Surah al-Hadeed 57:28
3. Surah al-Anfal 8:29
4. Surah al-Hadid 57:28
5. Tafsir Qur‘anul-’Adhîm (2/301-302) of Ibn Katheer.
6. Related by Wakee’ in az-Zuhd (no.329) and its isnad is Saheeh.
7. Related by Ibn Hibban in Rawdatul-’Uqala (p.39).
8. A’lamul-Muwaqqi’in (4/258) of Ibn al-Qayyim.
9. Related by al-Bayhaqi in Manaqiush-Shafi’ee (2/171).
10. Surah an-Nisa 4:155
11. Surah al-Baqarah 2:88
12. Surah al-An’am 6:110
13. Surah al-Baqarah 2:10
14. Surah as-Saff 61:5
15. Majmu’ul-Fatawa (14/152) of Ibn Taymiyyah.
Al-Ghaffar–The Forgiving
~”Lord of the heavens and earth, and of all that lies between them, the Almighty, the All-forgiving.”-38:66
~Allah forgives the sins, small and big, of His worshipers.“Yet I am All-forgiving to him who repents and believes, and does good works,and at last is guided.” -20:82
~Allah can punish people and display th eir shameful doing;but because of their good deeds He does not betray them.
~ Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, “Allah, praise be to Him, brings His servant close and hides him and asks him: ‘Do you know such and such sins?’ The servant says, ‘Yes, my Lord.’ And He asks him again until he admits all his sins. All…ah then says, ‘I have concealed them in your life and today I forgive them.’ And he is given the book of his good deeds.” –Al Bukhari, Muslim
~”O son of Adam! As long as you call me and plead with me, I forgive you all that you have done, and I do not mind. O son of Adam! If your sins reach the clouds in the sky and then you seek My forgiveness, I forgive you and I do not mind. O son of Adam! If you meet Me with the earth as a container full of your sins, and then you meet Me associating none with Me, I will come to you with its fill of forgiveness.” –Tirmidhi
~Allah is also named Al-Ghafur, and Al-Gafir, “Forgiver of sins.” -40:3 Ghafur is more forgiving than Ghafir, and Ghaffar is the most forgiving.
The One who accepts repentance and veils or forgives our faults and sins, time and time again. The One who sets us free from the guilt and shame of our own sins and faults, such that we may discover inner harmony and peace.
The One who protects us from the effects of our faults and sins, both in the present world and the future. The One who accepts repentance and sets aright our faults and sins.
The One who veils, forgives or transforms our faults and sins in such a manner that we may go on without guilt or shame. The One who can set aright, or transform, wrong deeds and change them into what become good deeds.
http://wahiduddin.net/words/99_pages/ghaffar_14.htm
Here is a dua relating to this:
Allhumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa’fu anni
Oh Allah! You are Forgiving and love forgiveness so forgive me.
Sedikit nukilan buat Pencipta kita.
Di mulakan dengan bismillah dan di akhiri dengan alhamdulillah.
Assalamualaikum ucapan diberi, semoga kita di berikan hidup baru, tenaga baru,nafas baru dan cahaya baru.
Ya Khaliq, Maha pencipta kami,
Yang dengan mudahnya membolakbalikkan hati dan perasaan kami,
Aku mohon ya Allah, jangan Kau pernah bosan dengan kami andai kami
terus menerus menangisi diri kami yang sentiasa berbuat dosa, antara
sedar dan tidak sedar.
Terkadang kami alpa dengan dunia. Terkadang bicara kami lebih laju dari
iman. Dan terkadang kami tewas melawan nafsu kami.
Hanya satu keinginan kami, Kau pegang la hati-hati kami ini, agar terus
berada di jalan-Mu ya Allah.
Jalan yang penuh onak dan duri, tapi punya 1001 hidayah dariMu.
Hidayah yang dapat memberikan kedamaian di hati-hati kami.
Hidayah yang dapat memberikan kami kekuatan agar terus menapak di
jalan ini.
Walau perjalanan ini masih jauh, inshaAllah akan kami kuatkan hati-hati
kami agar terus berada di sampingMu.
Salam cinta dari kami, hamba-hambaMu yang sentiasa haus dengan kasih-
sayangMu.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Gates of Paradise
Gate of Jihad – Bab al Jihad
Gate of Fasting – ar-Rayyaan
Gate of Prayer – Bab as Salah
Gate of Charity – Bab as Sadaqah
Gate of Repentence – Bab-at-Taubah
Gate of Faith – Bab al-Iman
Gate of those who are please with Allah and what He has given them – Bab-ar-Radiyeen
Gate for those who suppress anger – Bab al-Kadhemean al-Gaidh.
This reminds me to be thankful all the time
THE LITTLE GIRL WHO HAD TO USE A BASKETBALL AS HER PROSTHETIC BODY
Qian Hongyan, who was forced to use half a basketball as her prosthetic body, inspired millions with her ambition to compete as a swimmer in the 2012 Paralympics in London. In 2000, Qian Hongyan, was injured tragically in a car accident when she was only 3 years old. To insure her survival, the doctors were forced to amputate her legs. Qian’s family, living in Zhuangxia, China, was unable to afford modern prosthetics and instead used half a basketball to get around on. Once on the ball she uses two wooden props to help her move around. She struggled to live her life with a basketball as an underprop, ‘walking’ between school and home by herself. The girl’s story is widely reported in the country, and drew the attention of the Ministry of Public Security and China Rehabilitation Research Center.
Qian now has a pair of proper prosthetic legs, but still says she likes to use the basketball from time to time as it is easier for her to get in and out of the pool.
I really hope she makes it to the 2012 paraolympics.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Here’s a photo that’s bound to humble the soul.
This here was an award winning photo that was taken in 1994 during the Sudan Famine.
The child in the photo is poverty stricken and is using all his might to crawl to the UN Food Camp,
located a kilometer away.
The vulture in the background is waiting for the child to die.
It’s situations like these that make me both fearful and extremely grateful to Allah.
Ya Allah Alhumdulillah for everything you have blessed me with.
Friday, March 25, 2011
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Prophet Muhammad SAW said, “Shall I not inform of you all ( his companions) of the best of your works, the purest of them with your master (Allah), the loftiest of them in your stations, the thing that is better for you than meeting your enemies and slaying them and being slain by them?”
The companions replied,
“Of course”
He said,
“Remembrance of Allah, the Most High.”
”| Hadith At-Tirmithi 5/459 |
Pride: A Barrier to Paradise
By Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Naasir as-Sa’dee
[Taken from Bahjatul-Quloobul-Abraar (pp. 156-158)]
From ‘Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood radi-Allaahu ‘anhu who related that Allaah’s Messenger sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam said:
“Whoever has an atoms worth of kibr (pride) in his heart will not enter Paradise.” So a man said: What about a person who loves (i.e. takes pride in) wearing beautiful clothes and beautiful shoes? So he replied: “Indeed Allaah is beautiful and loves beauty. Kibr (pride) is to reject the truth, and to despise the people.” 1
So Allaah - the Most High - informs us that the Hellfire is the abode of those who have kibr (pride and arrogance). And we learn from the (above) hadeeth that: “Whoever has on atoms worth of kibr (pride) in his heart will not enter Paradise.” So this is a proof that kibr (pride) necessitates entry into the Hellfire and prevents entry into Paradise. And this comprehensive explanation that the Prophet sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam mentioned has clarified the meaning of kibr (pride) in the dearest possible manner. So he divided kibrinto two types:-
[1] Pride against the truth: This is to reject the truth and not to accept it. So anyone who reject the truth is proud and arrogant - in accordance with what he reject of the truth. So it is obligatory upon everyone to humble themselves to the truth which Allaah sent His Messenger with, and which He sent down in His Book. As for those whose pride and arrogance prevents them from totally complying with the Messengers (i.e. havingeemaan or faith in them and their message) - then they are kuffaar (unbelievers) who will dwell in the Hellfire for eternity. Since when the truth comes to them via the Messengers, who explain to them the signs and clear proofs, they reject it and are prevented from accepting it, due to the kibr that they harbour in their hearts. Allaah the Most High - said:
“Indeed those who argue about the Signs of Allaah without any authority having come to them, there is nothing in their hearts except kibr (pride). They will never accept the Prophet Muhammad sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam as a Prophet.” [Soorah Ghaafir (40):56]
As for those whose arrogance and pride prevent them from complying with parts of the truth - because it opposes their personal opinions or their whims and desires - then such people are not kuffaar (unbelievers), but such an action necessitates them being punished in accordance with what they have of kibr. This is why the Scholars are agreed that whenever the Sunnah (guidance and way) of Allaah’s Messenger sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam has been explained to anyone, then it is not lawful for him to turn away from it to the saying of someone else, whoever and whatever status he may have. So it is obligatory upon the seeker of knowledge to give complete and absolute precedence to the saying of Allaah and the saying of His Messenger sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam over and above the saying of anyone else, and that he should make that the basis to which he returns, and the foundation upon which he builds; following the guidance of the Prophet sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam, striving hard to understand what is intended from it, and following this, both inwardly and outwardly. When a person conforms to this great principle, then he has indeed reached goodness and excellence, and all his errors will be forgiven to him; since his overall objective is to follow that which has been prescribed upon him. So his errors are excused due to his striving his best to recognise and comply with the truth - and this is humbling oneself to the truth.
[2] Pride towards people: This type is to despise the people, and to look down upon them. This attitude arises when a person is amazed with his own self, thinks highly of himself, and thinks he is better than others. So this causes him to have kibr towards the creation, despise them, mock them, and to degrade them through both speech and action. Allaah’s Messenger sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam said:
“It is enough evil for a person to despise his Muslim brother.” 2
This is why the man asked: “What about a person who loves (i.e. takes pride in) wearing beautiful clothes and shoes?” Because he feared that this was the kibr which would be under the threat of punishment. So the Prophet sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam explained to him that this was not from kibr; since this person was one who complied with the truth, and was humble towards people, and that this was from the beauty that Allaah loves, for indeed Allaah - the Most High is beautiful in His Dhaat (Self), Sifaat (Attributes) and Af’aal (Actions), and He loves both outer and inner beauty.As regards outer beauty, then it includes cleanliness of the body, clothes and place. As regards to inner beauty, then it is beautifying the character. This is why the Prophet sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam used to supplicate:
“O Allaah! Guide me to having beautiful manners and characteristics, no one can guide me to beautifying them except You. And turn away from me all evil actions and characteristics, no one con turn them away from me except You.” 3
And Allaah knows best.
FOOTNOTES
1. Related by Muslim in his Saheeh (1/65).
2. Related by Muslim (no.2564).
3. Related by an-Nasaa’ee (no.861). It was authenticated by al-Albaanee in his Sifatus-Salaah (p.93).
Sadaqah
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu ‘anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah,sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said :
“On every person’s joints or small bones (i.e. fingers and toes), there is sadaqah (charity) every day the sun rises.
Doing justice between two people is sadaqah;
assisting a man to mount his animal,
or lifting up his belongings onto it is sadaqah;
a good word is sadaqah;
every step you take towards prayer is sadaqah;
and removing harmful things from pathways is sadaqah.”
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
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