Help me to decide

Why should I grieve because of a thorn?
Once it had made laughter known to me.
Whatever you lost through the stroke of destiny,
know it was to save you from adversity.
One small affliction keeps off greater afflictions;
one small loss prevents greater losses.

-Rumi

I dont know much. I have been comforting myself to accept things. Till now, im struggling still. Fighting the battle within. Trying to rationalize to myself. ”God knows best”…

 

Sometimes i wonder why am i so weak, sensitive and emotional over matters. Is it just me or it’s a natural feelings and emotions to feel so? Haiz.. God, life is so hard. I just need You to be strong. I fall so many times and i knw i will fall again.. Make me stand. Make me strong and increase my endurance. I need to relax. To feel Your love..

Future is the unseen world. I will never know what would happen. I anticipate too much in life. I think too much. Why does the confidence fade when i need it? Really…

Deep down my heart. I really love You. I ever compromised my love for You. And that was a big and catasrrophic mistake. Oh dear… let not that happen again.. I just cant imagine living here in this world knowing that You are not pleased with me..

She is very far from me. He left me. And i realize i have no one to talk to when i need most. Not even my parents..  Only then i think and really feel You are so closed to me. I feel Your presence. I know You see me crying and begging in front of you. Your presence comforts me even when i dont say a word..

Now that i have to decide. I need You to help me to decide. What may seem nice and good to me would not necessary be so. You know best. I know this is a major decision to make. And i cant move on without Your consent. Please give indication- whether it is bad or good. I will accept.

 

Thank You God =)

I am not crying because of the bill….

Taken from qisas.com

A man reached 70 years of age and he faced a disease; he could not urinate. The doctors informed him that he was in need of an operation to cure this disease. He agreed to have the operation done as the problem was giving him much pain for days.

 

When the operation was completed, his doctor gave him the bill which covered all the costs. The old man looked at the bill and started to cry. Upon seeing this the doctor told him that if the cost was too high then they could make some other arrangements. The old man said “I am not crying because of the money but I am crying because Allah let me urinate for 70 years and He never sent me a bill.”

 

…and if you try to count the blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them…

 

Surah Ibrahim Allah states that the servants are never able to count His blessings, let alone thank Him duly for them.

 

In Sahih Al-Bukhari it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah( Peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate;

 

«اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ غَيْرَ مَكْفِيَ وَلَا مُوَدَّعٍ وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ رَبَّنَا»

 O Allah ! All praise is due to You, without being able to sufficiently thank You, nor ever wish to be cutoff from You, nor ever feeling rich from relying on You; our Lord!

 

 It was reported that Prophet Dawud peace be upon him, used to say in his supplication, “O Lord! How can I ever duly thank You, when my thanking You is also a favor from You to me’’ Allah the Exalted answered him, “Now, you have thanked Me sufficiently, O Dawud,’’ meaning, `when you admitted that you will never be able to duly thank Me.’

 

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

 

ps: we tend to overlook things. we neglect Allah most of the time. We rarely thank Him. Without His blessing, we can never even breathe..

 Oh dear Allah… forgive us :(

Oh God.. Im sorry :(

O Allah..

it hurts when i have to let go the things i really love..
it hurts when i have to lose something that i really want..
it hurts, Allah…
it hurts..
:’(
 
 
but believe me, O Allah..
i will feel hurt most when i know that i have hurt You..
it hurt most, Allah..
believe me..
believe me….
:’(
 
 
I realize that i can never live without Your mercy..
I realize that i can never smile without the concious that You are pleased with me..
I realize that i can never lead my life if You are unhappy with me..
 
I am sorry..
I am really really sorry..
For i have neglected You for long time..
For i have loved others more than i should love You..
For i have prioritized others more than i should..
:’(
 
 
Even then…
You still gives me food to eat.. when i am not supposed to eat what i shouldnt eat
You still gives me eyes to see.. when i am not supposed to see what i shouldnt see
You still gives me ears to hear.. when i am not supposed to hear what i shouldnt hear
You still gives me skin to touch.. when i am not supposed to touch what i shouldnt touch
You still give the air im breathing now.. when i have done tonnes of mistake..
 
 
How can someone not fall for You??
You are very nice Allah..
You are very kind Allah..
You are great Allah..
 
 
but i forget..
im so occupied with this world..
im so busy with my life..
im so so so busy about myself..
:’(
 
 
I can never forgive  myself if this were to happen again..
how can i do that to You Allah…
im such an arrogant slave..
im not thankful to You…
i feel embarrased Allah..
im embarrased…
 
 
You dont let me to see him..
but please Allah…
let that subsitute with my meeting with You one day…
thats my only wish…
 
 
Destinasi Cinta 
Menyingkap tirai hati
Mengintai keampunan
Di halaman subur rahmatMu, Tuhan
Tiap jejak nan bertapak
Debu kejahilan
Akan ku jirus dengan madu keimanan
Tak ternilai airmata dengan permata
Yang bisa memadamkan api neraka
Andai benar mengalir dari nasuha nurani
Tak kan berpaling pada palsu duniawi
Destinasi cinta yang ku cari
Sebenarnya terlalu hampir
Hanya kabur kerana dosa di dalam hati
Telah ku redah daerah cinta
Yang lahir dari wadah yang alpa
Tiada tenang ku temui
Hanya kecewa menyelubungi
Ku gelintar segenap maya
Dambakan sebutir hakikat
Untuk ku semai menjadi sepohon makrifat
Moga dapat ku berteduh di rendang kasihMu
Namun ranjaunya tidak akan sunyi
Selagi denyut nadi belum berhenti
Durjana syaitan kan cuba menodai
Segumpal darah bernama hati
Destinasi cinta Ilahi
Lestarikan wadi kalbuku, oh Tuhanku
Leraikan aku dari pautan nafsu
Biarpun sukar bagiku melamar redha-Mu
Namun masihku mengharap ampunan-Mu
Wahai Tuhanku.. Ya Allah…

 

 

 

 

 

Biarpun sukar bagiku melamar redhaMu..
namun masihku mengharap ampunanMu…

Wake up for Fajr Salah

Wake up 4 Fajr Salah

A man woke up early in order to pray the Fajr Prayer
 at the masjid. He got dressed, made his ablution and was on his way to the masjid. On his way to the masjid, the man fell and his clothes got dirty.

He got up, brushed himself off, and headed home. At home, he changed his clothes, made his ablution, and was, again, on his way to the masjid.

On his way to the masjid, he fell again and at the same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off and headed home. At home he, once again, changed his clothes, made his ablution and was on his way to the masjid.

On his way to the masjid, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked the man of his identity and the man replied I saw you fall twice on your way to the masjid, so I brought a lamp so I can light your way.’ The first man thanked him profusively and the two where on their way to the masjid.

Once at the masjid, the first man asked the man with the lamp to come in and pray Fajr with him. The second man refused. The first man asked him a couple more times and, again, the answer was the same. The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray. The man replied,
‘I am Satan (devil/evil)’

The man was shocked at this reply. Satan went on to explain, ‘I saw you on your way to the masjid and it was I who made you fall. When you went home, cleaned yourself and went back on your way to the masjid, Allah forgave all of your sins.
I made you fall a second time, and even that did not encourage you to stay home, but rather, you went back on your way to the masjid.
Because of that, Allah forgave all the sins of the people of your household .

I was AFRAID if i made you fall one more time, then Allah will forgive the sins of the people of your village , so i made sure that you reached the masjid safely!’

So do not let Satan benefit from his actions. Do not put off a good that you intended to do as you never know how much reward you might receive from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve that good.

Cinta anta anti @_@

DI PETIK DARI MAJALAH I,KELUARAN FEBRUARI 2006,OLEH USTAZ MASZLEE MALIK…

‘CINTA ANTA & ANTI…’

Cinta Remaja Dakwah.

Sebagai seorang pensyarah di IPT yang bergelar ustaz, penulis mempunyai
peluang yang menarik untuk bercampur dengan para pelajar yang menempuh zaman
muda belia mereka. Pelbagai masalah, isu dan juga pengalaman yang mereka
bawa untuk dibincangkan. Antara perkara yang sering dibawa berbincang ialah
persoalan cinta. Alaf yang serba unik telah menyaksikan bagaimana para
remaja dan belia dakwah tidak dapat lari dari fenomena cinta. Menariknya,
cinta yang mereka alami ini telah di”Islamik”kan seperti mana bank-bank,
institusi-institusi kewangan lain diislamkan. Maka timbullah istilah “Cinta
ukhwah”. Ayat-ayat dan hadis-hadis sering dijadikan alat untuk
menjustifikasikan apa yang dilakukan. Menarik lagi gejala ini menular di
kalangan mereka yang berkopiah, berserban, bertudung litup, naqib-naqibah
usrah dan mereka yang menggunakan ganti nama “ana – anta dan ana – anti”.

Sms,Yahoo Messenger, email dan lain-lain kemudahan perhubungan era ICT telah
menjadi penghubung utama cinta “anta-anti” ini. Ia lebih selamat, kerana
tidak perlu berdating seperti pasangan yang tidak Islamik. Tidak perlu
membazir tambang teksi, tambang bas dan juga membazir membeli kertas kajang
berbau wangi dan dakwat yang berwarna-warni seperti mana halnya anak-anak
muda lain yang jauh dari arus kebangkitan Islam. Bermula dengan kata-kata
tazkirah, berakhir dengan ikon senyuman, teddy bear dan kadang-kadang gambar
wanita bertudung.

Malah ada yang menjadikan kehadiran di seminar-seminar, kursus-kursus dan
juga wacana-wacana ilmiah sebagai peluang untuk berjumpa
. Bagi yang aktif
berpersatuan pula, mesyuarat-mesyuarat dan aktiviti-aktiviti persatuan
sering menjadi medan pelepas rindu. Alahai…kreatif betul anak-anak muda
dakwah alaf baru ini.

Fenomena yang berlaku ini dimeriahkan dan dikosmetikkan lagi oleh
nasyid-nasyid Melayu yang berpaksikan cinta muda-mudi. Klip-klip video
nasyid pun, tajuk-tajuk yang bombastik berbau cinta asmara. Hakikatnya,
fenomena cinta “anta-anti” ini semakin ketara dan semakin rancak. Ada yang
berakhir dengan perkahwinan, dan ada juga yang kecewa di pertengahan jalan,
dan tidak kurang juga yang telah menjerumuskan kedua-dua pasangan ke lembah
maksiat. wal’iyadhubillah…

 

Salah Faham ukhwah fillah


Teringat juga penulis kepada satu fenomena apabila seorang siswi datang
mengadu dia diusik oleh Pak Lebai. Bukan sekadar sms, kad ucapan hari lahir,
kad hari raya, malah sejambak bunga ros di hari lahir juga telah dikirimkan
oleh Pak Lebai tersebut.Tidak tahulah penulis apakah tanggapan masyarakat
terhadap fenomena seumpama ini. Yang pasti di setiap kad, sms dan di
jambangan bunga tersebut terukir kata-kata “ukhwah fillah kekal
abadi..”.sekali lagi makna ukhwah disalah gunakan.

Satu kes yang lain pula, seorang siswa meluahkan kekecewaannya apabila
dihampakan oleh seorang siswi yang satu “jemaah” dengannya. Beliau tidak
sangka setelah berpuluh-puluh minggu mereka bertukar-tukar sms dan tazkirah
melalui email, akhirnya siswi tersebut bertunang dengan orang lain yang juga
satu “jemaah” dengan mereka.
Aduh..lagi hebat daripada filem “Love Story”
yang pernah popular di tahun-tahun 70′an dahulu. Yang pasti, sekali lagi
tema “ukhwah fillah” menjadi “camouflagde” ke atas perhubungan antara dua
jantina yang ada kesedaran Islam ini.

Dalam satu insiden yang lain pula, seorang siswi pernah meminta pendapat
penulis. Seorang seniornya yang sedang menuntut di dalam IPT yang sama
dengan beliau telah bersungguh-sungguh melamarnya. Walaupun telah ditolak
lebih 20 kali, namun si teruna terus melamarnya juga.Sekali lagi slogan
“ukhwah fillah” menjadi lapik dan dijadikan bahan ugutan. Jika si siswi
tadi menolak lamarannya, maka hatinya akan hancur, dan ia bertentangan denga
mafhum hadis tadi
. Oleh kerana bersimpati dengan si senior tersebut, si
siswi terpaksa menerima lamaran itu. Menarik bukan “trend” percintaan
golongan anta-anti ini.

Seorang siswa juga pernah meluahkan kemarahannya ke atas naqib usrahnya di
bilik penulis. Mengapa tidak, tatkala di dalam usrah, berkepul-kepul dalil
dan fikrah yang dibawanya. Sampaikan ketika pertukaran ke usrah lain, si
naqib meminta siswa tadi agar berbai’ah untuk kekal di dalam perjuangan dan
tidak menyertai jemaah lain. Sayangnya, di dalam perjalanan balik kampung,
siswa tersebut nampak sang naqib berjalan berpegangan tangan dengan naqibah
sekelas mereka..
.ini yang paling menarik.Lebih hebat lagi, kedua-dua mereka
lengkap dengan aksesori berkopiah dan bertudung litup. Jika di zaman 70′an
dahulu nescaya apa yang dilakukan oleh sang naqib dan naqibah tersebut bakal
menerima cop “kafir” dari pendukung gerakan dakwah yang lain.

Di satu sudut yang lain pula, seorang siswa yang sering menceritakan
kehebatan “Abuya”nya kepada penulis, juga tidak dapat lari dari fenomena
cinta anta-anti ini. Penulis amat kagum dengan siswa yang sering muncul
dengan baju Melayu berkancing dan juga songkok berwarna-warninya ini.
Matanya yang bercelak sahaja sudah cukup untuk rakan-rakan yang lain hormat
kepada beliau. Sayangnya atas takdir Allah, ketika penulis berkunjung untuk
menziarahi beliau, penulis ternampak gambar seorang Muslimah menghiasi
desktop komputer peribadinya
. Ditanyakan sama ada itu adik, kakak ataupun
emaknya atau mungkin neneknya, beliau menafikan. Beliau terpaksa mengaku
bahawa itu adalah “kawan”nya. Yang hebatnya,
tertulis di sebelah keayuan wajah gadis tersebut “ukhwah fillah membawa ke
Jannah”.

Persoalannya, adakah fenomena ini sihat? Adakah ia sudah cukup islamik? Atau
penulis yang ketinggalan zaman sehingga naif terhadap trend muda mudi masa
kini? Ataupun fiqh Islamiyy juga perlu diubahkan untuk disesuaikan dengan
perubahan semasa
. Di dalam artikel yang terhad ini, penulis tidak berhajat
untuk memberikan hukuman mahupun pandangan terhadap fenomena yang menarik
ini. Biarlah para pembaca membuat penilaian mereka terhadap “sihat” atau
tidak sihatnya budaya ini. Semoaga ada di kalangan pembaca yang akan dapat
memberikan pandangan yang rasional serta boleh diwacanakan.

Wallahu’alam..

 
 
 
 
ukht: AiyooO.. keadaan yang sungguh menyedihkan :( kejahilan dalam agama dan mengikut nafsu semata-mata telah mengaburi mata manusia dalam membezakan yang baik dan buruk.. Semoga Allah mengampuni kite semua ehh? :’(

Patience with parents

Qisas.com

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled,his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. We must do something about Grandfather,” said the son. I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.

When the family glanced in Grandfather’s direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food when I grow up.” The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

Allah mentions in Surah Bani-Israil 17:23-24

And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: “My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was small.”

Bingung~

Hilang
Mencari
Gelisah
Resah

Aku resah
Bagaikan malam tiada bintang
Bagaikan samudera tiada hidupan
Bagaikan bernafas tiada udara
Bagaikan bernyawa tiada diri

Aku hairan
Pelik dengan kenyataan terbentang
Bagaimana harusku cantum
Agar menjadi potret indah
Kelihatan mudah
Termengah-mengah mencari
Kesesakan jelas tergapai
Sampai di satu sudut
Aku rasa bosan

Kealpaan meyelubungi
Persis tidak pasti
Akan siang dan malam
Akan hitam dan putih
Akan noda dan suci

Merayu meminta fitrahnya diri
Airmata bercucuran deras
Masih bingung akan kenyataan
Mohon diberkati acapkali
Tapi masih rasa dipinggir
Kenapa?
Terputuskah sudah?

Ya Allah, semua takdir yang menimpaku, baik atau buruk semakin menuntunku ke jalanMu

-UkhT^|LaLL|qa >_^

Munajat cinta

Hadir di dalam kemalapan
Menerangi harapan
Menguatkan keyakinan
Mengutuhkan semangat
Fikirku..Pulang bersama impian
Cuba meminta didorongi
Tangan diangkat
Kata-kata mengalun, bergema
Di kamarku menyendiri
Menghadap, bermunajat

Debaran hati menanti penuh tandatanya
Tidak pasti apakah risikan
Diredhai atau tidak disenangi
Aku cuba terima
Berserah

Ketentuan telah menetap
Telah diatur zaman berzaman
Walau rancangan cuba mendahului
Airmata menderas tatkala terdengar
Ini rupanya rancanganMu untukku, Ya Allah…

Redhalah wahai hati
Tenanglah wahai jiwa
Lihatlah hikmahNya wahai mata
Dengarlah bisikan hidayahNya wahai telinga
Hidulah keharuman ketentuanNya wahai pancaindera
Sesungguhnya ini yang terbaik buat dirimu
Yakinlah
 
 

 

Thanks Allah :)

saLAam~

yep, alhamdulillah.. now, im able to accept everythg. i hope Allah forgives me and my family.

saLam takziah mohammad rafiq’s family tho i din noe him. he’s actually abg fir’s friend. and i juz got to noe that from Fir.

“org2 baik selalu Allah da amik dulu kan??”

ok, lemme qoute from surah Al-hadid verse 23..
“(Kami jelaskan yang demikian itu) supaya kamu jgn berdukacita terhadap apa yang luput darimu dan tidak pula terlalu gembira dgn nikmat yang diberikanNya kpdmu…”

it’s alwez easy to say. alwez. i agree. and i believe that the tests given are the signs of His loves.

‘Allah loves us exactly the way we need to be loved. and through this love, He gives gifts that are truly unique. Something that is suitable for person and that person only. Its a reflection of how well He knows us and what we need.
Sometimes that gift is something we have longed for; sometimes that gift is unexpected favour. At other times, Allah shows us His love by giving us problems and hard times which instil in us discipline and force us to grow better and stronger’ :)

fir got share smthg with me one hadith qudsi. but pardon me, im not so sure of the accurate one. yet to find. insyaAllah kalau da jmp, nanti ana share..

bunyinyer smthg like this.. “Allah berkate pade malaikat, turunkan lan ujian dan balak kpd hamba2ku krn aku rindu rintihan2 mereka padeKu di waktu malam….” jembu kan? hee~

hmm… maybe it takes me the harder way to noe Him closer. but thanks Allah~
‘alaa kulli haal, semoga aku makin tabah dan semoga imanku meningkat, ameen.

another hadith qudsi to share. taken from http://www.iiu.edu.my/deed/hadith/other/hadithqudsi.html:

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said:
Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him.

It was related by al-Bukhari.

another one:

On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Allah the Almighty said:
O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great at it.

It was related by at-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities is sound.

last but not least,

Patience is the best armour of the believer :)

Most of the Time?? But why?? :S

Most of the time, we thought that we are always not on the ‘lucky’ sides, we rarely get what we want, we’ll get jealous whenever somebody in this planet is richer and better in any sense. We occupy ourselves with things that other people have but we rarely/never think what we have.

Why?

Most of the time, when we hear the call for prayers, we’ll say to ourselves, “k wait! I’ve more important and urgent things to attend to”. Time passes and finally we get our prayers done. Instant and express. We just want to get over it. We pray for the sake of praying. We pray for the sake of Allah ask us to pray. We quicken our movements in solat and tadaaa.. ‘assalaamualaikum warah matullah…” im done!

Why?

Most of the time, we know that to be in ‘illegal’ relationship is wrong. But still we thought that Allah is the Most-Forgiving. We spend hours and hours talking over the phone with him/her. Not to forget salam before and after the perceived-as-clean-and-pure conversation. When a reminder is given, we deny it and say that ‘I know’.

Why?

Most of the time, we know that we shouldn’t go out alone with guys who is not our mahram. “Ooh, I’ll just want to return his book I’ve borrowed a long time ago. By the way, we are not meeting in dark places. It’s just at orchard. Lotsa people there. Don’t worry =)”

Why?

Most of the time, we know that to hold grudges againts brothers in Islam is not pleased. We make faces in front of him. We always think that we are far away better from him in all aspects. We hesitate to purify the relationships.

Why?

Most of the time, we know that going to pub to drink, mingle freely with girls ignoring segregation between two cant-mixed-unless-stated species are forbidden. We say that our intention is not that and furthermore Allah will see our hearts and judge our intentions.

Why?

Loads of whyS and the answerS lie within us. Take time to ponder about it.