The other day, Asraf Ismail shared with me a beautiful story of a sahabah, named Abdullah Ibnu Umar, the son of the 2nd Caliph, Umar Al Khattab about he was robbed in the market. When people realized he was robbed, people started to pray for destruction over the one who robbed the son of the Caliph. But then, Ibnu Umar raised his hand and ask for forgiveness from Allah to that person who robbed him. Then, everyone was astounded. That’s the beauty of forgiveness.
Then, today I read a story about Matthew Henry in a book I’m reading. Matthew Henry lived in the eighteenth century. When he was robbed, he wrote the following in his diary:
“ Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before, second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life, third, because although they took my all, it was not much, and fourth because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed” Read the rest of this entry »
Menurut kata-kata ulama, terdapat beberapa penyakit yang mudah ‘menjangkiti’ hati seorang Muslim. Antara penyakit tersebut adalah apabila dia berbicara, dia mungkin berbohong; apabila berilmu, dia mudah lupa; apabila beribadat, timbul rasa riak; apabila berbudi pekerti, dia memuji diri; apabila diberi keberanian, dia bersikap keterlaluan; apabila menjadi pemurah, dia menyebut-nyebut sumbangannya; apabila dijadikan Allah sebagai seorang yang cantik, dia menjadi sombong; apabila menjadi bangsawan, dia bangga diri; apabila malu keterlaluan, dia menjadi lemah diri; apabila diberi kemuliaan, dia menonjol-nonjol; apabila kaya, dia menjadi kedekut; dan apabila memberi ketaatan, dia berlebih-lebihan. Sebagai seorang hambaNya yang lemah, kita mudah terperangkap dalam setiap amalan yang dilakukan tanpa keikhlasan kepadaNya. Di sinilah Allah mengajar kepada hambaNya agar sentiasa bertaubat dan perbetulkan niat.
I just want to look back to where I started not long ago because now I seem to forget where I used to be. I started off very humble, feeling inferior, never thought of him to be any better than anyone else. Where did the humility come from? It is because i just know how lack of knowledge I am, how incapable I am, how small I am in the eyes not only Allah but the whole world. I feel small whenever i face the people, because i always realize I’m lacking in every aspect.
I just love it so much when people giving you advices to improve myself. People started to teach me a lot of things because I humbly seek for it. They were always there; ready to pull me up whenever I’m down. I always ask questions then for the sake of wanting to know. I just open all doors to correct my mistakes. When I read book, it’s merely because I want to know. I just love and thankful how Allah giving me chance to all this things. So life is full of happiness and satisfaction.
Posted by hikari189 | Posted in Tazkiyatun nafs | Posted on 20-04-2010
Alkisah, seorang saudagar kaya yang mempunyai empat orang isteri. Dia sangat mencintai isteri yang keempat kerana kecantikannya yang mempesona. Sebagai tanda kasihnya, kehidupan isteri keempat ini diulit kemewahan.
Kasihnya juga tumpah pada isteri ketiga yang selalu menjadi kebanggaannya. Isteri ketiga ini selalu berusaha menghiburkan hatinya dan ceria dengan gelak tawanya. Dia sering memperkenalkan isterinya ini di majlis-majlis keramaian yang dihadirinya. Namun timbul juga perasaan bimbang di hatinya, kalau-kalau isteri ketiganya ini lari bersama lelaki lain. Read the rest of this entry »
“Bandingan derma orang2 yang membelanjakan hartanya pada jalan Allah ialah sama seperti biji benih yang tumbuh menerbitkan tujuh tangkai, tiap2 satu tangkai itu pula mempunyai seratus biji. Dan ingatlah Allah akan melipat gandakan pahala bagi sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya dan Allah Maha Luas rahmat kurniaNya, lagi Meliputi Ilmu PengetahuanNya. ”
(Al-Baqarah; 261)
Membelanjakan harta ke jalan Allah disimpulkan sebagai sebarang perbelanjaan yang disumbangkan mengikut jalan yang disuruh oleh Allah swt samada meberi bantuan kepada orang-orang yang memerlukan, beri nafkah kepada anak dan isteri, menunaikan haji, mengeluarkan zakat dan sebagainya. Ini semua mendapat ganjaran pahala yang berlipat ganda sehingga mencapai 700 kali ganda.
Daripada ayat ini juga, dijelaskan bahawa amal soleh yang dilakukan manusia beriman akan dilipatgandakan pahalanya sebagaimana Allah menggandakan bijian yang kita tanam di permukaan bumi yang subur tanahnya. Jika tanah itu tak subur, benih itu akan mati atau hasilnya tidak seperti yang diharapkan.. begitulah juga dengan amal soleh kita. Tanah itu diibaratkan seperti keimanan dan kepercayaan kepada Islam. Semakin kuat imannya, semakin banyak ganjaran amal kebajikan yang diperoleh..sama seperti smkin subur tanah, semakin elok keluarnya hasil tumbuh-tumbuhan yang ditanam atas tanah itu.
We humans are prone to committing sins. A slip of tongue, a flash of ill intention, a deliberate taunting of someone – all those are but just a small fraction of our daily accumulated sins. Sometimes, we commit even a greater sin or greater sins although we know that Allah is All-Seeing.
However, Allah, being All-Gracious and Oft-Merciful, had created an avenue for us to seek for His forgiveness through Repentance @ Taubah. Therefore, I would love to indulge in explaining a few bits and pieces on this marvelous gift that Allah has bestowed us.
When the Prophet’s infant son Ibraheem was ill, our Sayyida Mariyah, radi Allahu ‘anha, called for Allah’s Messenger to come quickly.When Allah’s Messenger, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, arrived, baby Ibraheem was in his final breaths of life.
… now think for a moment, May Allah protect you and your family.
Imagine your son’s infant body in your arms cradle.
His eyes bulging, gasping for breath, face turning blue. Dying.
In your hands.
And there is nothing you can do…
except surrender to Allah’s Will, with full submission.
This is what Allah’s Messenger, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, experienced.
