ALLAH comes FIRST

In the name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Benevolent. He has the power to destroy anything and everything with His Overpowering Might. His Blessings are far way greater than His anger. We all will be returned. We all will be questioned and not one can escape from His court. Each and every individual are advised to beg for His forgiveness and His mercy during daylight and especially when everyone else sleeps at night. He sees everything that humans don’t see, He knows what creeps behind us and He knows what we will be colliding with. He knows what we had done in the past and in the future. He has knowledge of everything. Even to the tiniest drop of a morning dew.

There is nothing in this world that can match His Supremacy. He had given humans countless chances to return to the right path so that humans can save themselves from hellfire. There is nothing more eerie than being thrown into the depths of hell. Laugh while you can. We try as much as we can to avoid from having more bad than good when we 'leave'. No matter how much we pray, no matter how much we beg and no matter how times we cry, there just never seemed enough to level what Allah had given to us. Let alone, to repay back what our parents had given. But does not mean we just loose hope? No. All we can do is to try as much as we can, to do the best as we can and to give the best as we can to Allah. We do everything just for Him, not for a man nor a woman, not a status nor for the fame and not for money nor for the land. Allah is our main objective and He is our main Target. If we are to aim for something other than Him, then, every tears, efforts and pains will deemed to be useless. Allah only accepts what is pure (sincere).

We should question out intentions to everything. For example, why do we work? Why to we study? Why do we get married? Why do we cook? Why do we pray? And most importantly, why we are here? It was mentioned in the Qur’an that humans and jinns are created only to prostate to Allah. From here we can understand and the underlying basis of life is actually to obey what is the Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and make it practical. Actions do speak louder than words. Because there are many things that we want but difficult to get. Some of us may want big houses, big cars, attractive partners and a successful life, but the truth that matters is that, things we want are often tested by Allah. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad 's quest to spread Islam had many hardships. He had to deal with so many problems before Islam was known all over the globe.

We all have to fall if we were to gain and we have to stay strong if we want to obtain. So, is persistence the key? Its all dependent to what it is one is trying to achieve. The companions of Prophet Muhammad and himself sacrificed wealth, time & money just so they can get closer to Allah. They starved, they spend for Allah's cause, they had countless sleepless nights and so on. They physically exhaust themselves to get Allah's blessings. They loved Allah more than they loved themselves and they loved others as if they were their own. They were strict in every attitude and every action. They were harshly wise to those who are disobedient but very kind to those who obeyed Allah. Its a very rare scenery this days, to see someone who would actually give up their worldly possessions for Allah. Its mostly all about the money now. All about getting the piece of the action and all about being known. Some even had the guts to say that what has been brought down to Prophet Muhammad (Qur'an) was not even practical especially the rules of Allah. To get attention? Maybe..

Allah, He knows best for humans. Humans!? What do we know? We know how to eat, sleep and watch football matches early in the morning. Undeniably true. The majority of humans will never represent the minority. It was mentioned in the Qur'an that majority of humans are ungrateful. Now, which category do we feel we fall into? Perhaps, the minority mentioned in the Qur'an are those who stay true to themselves no matter what happens. They are those who prays with a broken knee and bows when everything was falling apart. They are those who spend most of their time remembering Allah and avoid unnecessary conversations. These people will do what they can do please Allah, they would leave what is haram. They would dislike matters which are disliked by Allah and the Prophet. May Allah protect those who tried/tries to protect His religion and may Allah reward them with the best gifts here and after.

Patience is perhaps the key to all of this both on earth and hereafter. Just like an eagle eyeing its prey well above the ground, waiting patiently for its prey to slip-up. That is when the eagle strikes with its deadly claws. It may take hours, days or even weeks when it can finally take a bite. Humans need to conquer its lust because if its not trained and fed properly, it might the primary cause of our sad demise. Patience and lusts are two things which we can be friends with or which can also be our enemy. Because if you were the kind who snaps uncontrollably over a tiny matter, then, most probably, you have no control over your own body, mind and soul. Let alone lusts. Satan will take charge of those who has a raging temper. When one of the companions of The Apostle asked for an advice, he then said to the companion NOT to get angry 3 times. From here, we can insya Allah conclude that, being angry at something other than to uphold the values of Islam should be avoided.

Every muslim should have the attitude of being angry when Islam is being scorned or somebody is making fun of our beloved Muhammad or anything related to that matter and NOt being angry at something like jumped the queue or somebody stole our food we left in the fridge and so on. Again, these things aren't easy to achieve as it will take time to patch up the past mistakes and clear the air that has been polluted. Avoid food which are shubahah (not sure if its halal or haram), avoid things which are forbidden to WATCH, HEAR & TOUCH because every action will always have its consequence. Its only a matter of time until we know the real truth of every thing.

With time, with tiny baby steps and minor positive changes, insya Allah, each and everyone of us will be able to control our anger, control our emotions and control our words and desires so our thoughts and actions are always directed to please Allah, always.

For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession. Before and behind him: they guard him by command of Allah. Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls). But when (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, nor will they find, besides Him, any to protect. [Ar-Ra'd: 11]

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Shocker

[Warning: This article is especially for people who thinks LIFE ON EARTH IS EVERYTHING. This is the general overview of how everything is at the moment and inspired from sights and sounds of Asian countries. It is never intended to attack anyone personally. It is just to awaken those who are dead (inside) and those never cared less about Islam]

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Benevolent. There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His final messenger. Humans and jinns are created by Allah only to serve The All-Mighty and every single inhabitant will return to Him one day. Each will be asked what he did on earth and one will either enter paradise or suffer the long torment for eternity. Those who are patience will be rewarded and those who are hasty and earned Allah's anger will shed bloody tears for the rest of his life not on earth but after his good and bad had been weighed.

Allah is The Reign Supremacy and one should only fear Him. He holds the key to our fate and He will never do humans injustice but humans, they caused the unjust. He is The Most Fairest and All His promises are more real than death. If it wasn't for the predetermined time for our demise, He would already have ruined this earth, just like those people who had lived in the past. They asked the believers that if Allah was true, bring on the disaster to them and so, Allah did. So foolish what they have asked for and so useless what they have become. True believers learn valuable lesson through the contents of the Qur'an and they saying of beloved Prophet Muhammad and they are far from doubt of its contents. They offer Salat with all solemnity and full submissiveness; they are those who pay the Zakat and they are those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).

Allah does not like transgressors. Those who spends more than what they can afford. Purchase things which are unnecessary and spend lavishly without giving to the poor, those who are needy, those who are disable and especially those who who spare their life in the name of Allah. Muslims are to treat their fellow brothers and sisters with love & respect and treat those who are against Allah with harshness. Nevertheless, Allah likes those who are fair irrespective of religion, race, status & background because Islam is all about treating giving each individuals the rights they deserve. We are not to ask for things which are beyond our skill and control. We are recommended by Prophet Muhammad to pursue knowledge regardless of age and status.

Those who performs good deeds WITH KNOWLEDGE is much MUCH better than those who performs good deeds WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE. Humans would generally follow and unfortunately majority of humans do not know what is the point of praying five times a day, why we are encouraged to do alms giving, why we are asked to perform hajj and umrah and why we are asked to go the friday prayer once a week (for men). There are plenty of things which muslims often take granted for and they are those who preferred to be labeled as the herd and not the shepherd. In fact, humans are like sitting ducks. They will wait until someone takes an aim at them.

Those who have admitted that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his servant and His final messenger has a role to play. We are to tell those who are around us to do good and avoid/stop what is wrong. If we just let things be, Islam will be ruined. Nau'dzubillah. Ask yourself this question? Are you a follower? Or are you the mover/shaker? It is very important for each muslims to know what their roles and responsibilities are as a muslim. Being a muslim is not just about praying 5 times a day but it goes way beyond that circle. Besides doing what is fardhu (wajib), one needs to do do what our The Prophet had done during his time and NOT doing what the non-believers had done!

Subhanallah. The world is getting older as we speak. More and more muslims are turning against their own religion. Say what? There is a crystal clear method to differentiate who is WITH Allah and those who are against Him. Those who are with Allah will do what He asked us and avoid what is haram (foridden). Obviously, those who are against Allah will not follow the rules & regulations of Islam. These so-called muslims would rather follow the ways of non-believers; jews and christians. How so? Examples are breathless. One would rather fill up the cinema instead of the Houses of Allah. Most muslims would rather purchase songs sung by non-muslims pop singers. To mention their names would be plain useless. Why not as muslims, we try to support the nasyeed industry from all over the continent. Songs which are created and sang to remember Allah, songs which are written to make us aware of the efforts of our beloved Prophet Muhammad, songs which are directed to make our heart shaken by the glory of ALLAH!!

Not only that, everything that we wear, everything that we use & everything that we consume, if it is not made by and cooked by muslims, then you are just the same. Think about it. In Islam, you are categorized into two; whether you support Islam or you don't. There are perhaps three types of people in this world and they are as listed below:

1) Muslims by name/action
2) Muslims by name ONLY
3) Non-muslims

A muslim who falls into zone one would be those who knows how to give a clear cut between what is halal (allowed) and what is haram (forbidden). And he would avoid what is shubahah i.e. things which falls into the grey area. This type of muslim would try as much as he can to follow the guidelines of Islam. They are those who are kind to their mothers, fathers, siblings and so on. They give charity to the poor, they are kind to animals, they don't consume alcoholic drink, they give salam to fellow muslims when applicable and they don't cause harm to themselves (smoking, consuming haram food or drinks, etc) and to others. Insya Allah.

Muslims which are "trapped" into the 2nd category would be those who sometimes "feel like" being muslims and sometimes don't. Like how? The month of Ramadhan is just around the corner and when the month comes, he would go the mosques, sawm (fast), read the Qur'an and so on and so forth. But when Ramadhan ends. He goes back to his old habits. This people can also be called "seasonal muslims". Just like the time of summer, spring, winter & autumn. These type of people would take easy on things. These are muslims with the least functional mind that would happily go to a non-muslim restaurant with a label "HALAL" on the front entrance door. These are those people who would love to spend their time on saturday nights by watching a movie with the "love" one and having a candle lit dinner. Spend birthday bashes at McDonalds and such.

Perhaps, the last zone would be self-explanatory and we all know who are non-believers. They are all out to wipe Islam on the face of this earth and they are befriends of satan which we all know is muslims biggest enemy. It was mentioned either from the Qur'an or sayings of the Prophet that a muslim who acts like a non-believer are more worse than an authentic non-believer (kafeer). The behaviors or actions of non-believers are obvious and they are free to do what they like because they do not believe that Allah is the only God and because the Qur'an and hadeeth are meant for muslims, each and every muslim needs to study and based their actions from both sources. Simple really. You read, learn and make it practical.

The picture of Islam is now scattered and it looks as if the future of Islam is going bleak. We need muslims who are pioneers in every field there is to grasp. We need to start thinking far ahead. Muslims need to think about how to improve themselves and how to be the best amongst the best. We need cars invented by muslims, we need bogus technologies developed by muslims and we need great thinkers to intensify the movements of muslims all over the world. Muslims should be supporting each and not fight against each other. Muslims are to support the products and services offered by muslims and NOT!! by non-muslims. Why are supporting the growth of non-muslims when we muslims ourselves are barely hanging on to what we have.

Majority of muslims would rather spend their money on non-muslim's goods and services and THAT'S A FACT! Count how many products do we all have which are made from countries which ISLAM is not their official religion. In Islam, the term for muslims who assists directly or indirectly the economy of a non-muslim nation is called shubahah. These muslims will be thrown in the dungeons of hell without no mercy from Allah. It is important that we stay away or at least try find something that is made from muslim nations. Even to the person who cooks our order at a restaurant. This is extremely important because if a muslim eats something which is cooked by a non-muslim, he is practically eating haram food and if the son of adam grows from a source which is haram, hellfire is more deserving for him. This was mentioned by The Prophet Muhammad saw..

Some would argue by saying that we can just tawakkal. Meaning, depending on Allah. We need to understand this concept because if it is used loosely, Allah's wrath will come down to us like the pouring rain except, instead on water, there will be stones. Before we go and do something or decide for something, we need to investigate whether the chickens cooked are halal or the chef is a muslim or not or does the place serve alcoholic beverages? This is just an example. Are muslims actually dumb enough to actually believe that if the signboard "halal" is hanged outside a window or stamped on a food wrapper, it would mean that "all-systems-go"?

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw said that those who follow the ways/lifestyle/steps of non-believers (jews and christians) are not amongst us (muslims). We can see muslims following the steps of non-muslims everywhere. Just name it and they will be there in a jiffy! Prom nights! Birthday Parties! AF=American Idol! To mention the lists AGAIN would be useless as many of us would have already know these things. Disbelievers will be tormented in the most unimaginably degrading torment. List continues, Hi! Wearing rings on your THUMB/middle finger/pointy finger! Are Prada Bags made by muslims? I'm a fan or Arsenal! Valentine's Day! Cakes for birthdays! Hopefully, by now, readers get the gist of this article. May Allah better and improve the ways of muslims all over the world. Wallahu'alam.

"At-Tirmidhi narrated that Ibn Abbas (ra) reported that the Prophet (saw) said: "He is not one of us who imitates other than us. Do not imitate the jews or the christians." At-Tabarani and Abu Dawood narrated that Ibn Umar and Hudthayfah (ra) reported that the Prophet (saw) said: "Whoever imitates a people, he is one of them."

*The term "he" applies both for men and women

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Hari yang lalu

Segala keagungan, keindahan, kemanisan, kecantikan dan kebesaran adalah kepunyaan Allah yang berkuasa menghidupkan dan mematikan semua mahkluk yang bernyawa. Dialah Tuhan yang Esa dan Dialah sahaja tempat kita mengadu kesusahan dan kekurangan yang ada pada diri kita. TempatNya kita memohon keampunan di atas segala dosa yang kita lakukan, dosa yang kita lakukan secara terang-terangan mahupun dosa yang kita lakukan secara sembunyi (walaupun hakikatnya Tuhan bersifat Maha Melihat). Kita mengharapkan Allah memaafkan semua kesalahan yang telah lepas dan kesalahan kita yang akan datang dan segala dosa dan kesalahan yang Dia lebih mengetahui mengenainya. Semoga Allah menempatkan kita bersama orang-orang yang sedikit dan semoga Tuhan memberikan kita kemiskinan di dunia agar kita semua mendapat kekayaan yang hakiki di akhirat kelak.

Nabi Muhammad adalah nabi yang kita sayangi, nabi yang kita sanjungi dan nabi yang kita rindui. Semoga Allah mencurahkan rahmat, berkah dan salam Baginda serta keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat baginda dan kepada mereka yang berjuang melawan musuh-musuh Islam dan terutama sekali bagi mereka yang melawan peperangan besar, iaitu nafsu. Semoga Allah membukakan hati kita agar kita semua dapat menerima ajaran yang dibawa oleh Rasulullah saw dengan hati yang terbukan dan akan coba untuk melakukan sunnah-sunnah baginda secara berterusan.

Kita sebagai manusia yang kerdil lagi jahil akan sentiasa untuk berusaha sedaya upaya untuk melawan nafsu syaitan yang akan sentiasa mendorong manusia kepada kejahatan, baik yang nampak ataupun tidak. Syaitan akan coba mendorong kita untuk mengambil hak orang lain, syatain akan coba membisikkan kepada kita perkara2 yang tidak baik dan akan menyuruh kita mengucapkan perkara yang tipu. Paling teruk sekali lagi ialah syaitan akan berusaha untuk membuatkan kepada berputus asa daripada rahmat Allah dan berburuk sangka kepadaNya.

Di dalam Al Qur'an, Allah telah menyebutkan bahawa manusia ini bodoh. Bodoh kerana mudah tertipu dengan dunia, bodoh kerana mudah ditipu oleh syaitan yang akan & telah membuat kebanyakan manusia memandang baik apa yang dikerjakannya walaupun pada hakikatnya perkara yang dilakukan oleh manusia itu adalah jahat/tidak baik. Allah telah memberi peringatan di dalam Al Qur'an agar umat Islam tidak mudah tertipu dengan kepesatan dan nikmat yang diberikan kepada orang yang bukan Islam kerana pemberian Tuhan kepada mereka itu adalah nikmat yang sementara. Kita sebagai umat Islam hendaklah mengetahui bahawa nikmat yang sebenar ialah nikmat yang akan diberikan kepada kita di syurga, insya Allah. Ini tidak pula bermaksud kita tidak berusaha untuk meraih segala rahmat yang disediakan oleh Allah kepada kita di dunia. Kita hendaklah coba untuk mencari KESIMBANGAN di antara kehidupan di dunia dan kehidupan kita di akhirat kelak.

Semasa di dunia, kita hendaklah berusaha sedaya upaya untuk mencari rezeki yang halal, berkerja bersungguh-sungguh, menyempurnakan amanat yang telah diberikan kepada kita dan menepati janji yang kita buat baik kepada manusia dan terutama sekali janji kita kepada Allah. Kita hendaklah coba membantu orang-orang yang susah, orang-orang yang memerlukan bantuan, orang-orang yang berada dalam kekurangan. Kita hendaklah coba untuk membantu orang lain dan diri kita untuk menjadi orang yang lebih baik dari kelmarin. Kita juga perlu mengambil berat tentang kerja yang kita lakukan sehari-hari. Seperti kita hendaklah mengetahui hak-hak orang kepada kita dan hak-hak kita kepada orang. Mengucapkan "yarhamukallah" kepada orang yang bersin (sneeze) iaitu yang beragama Islam.

Dunia ialah tempat kita bercucuk tanam dan tempat untuk kita umat Islam, menyediakan bekal bagi kehidupan kita di akhirat kelak. Ini adalah sikap yang patut ada pada setiap diri orang Islam yang mengharapkan perjumpaan dengan Tuhannya. Mereka ini adalah mereka yang mengerjakan sembahyang baik dimasa senang ataupun dikala susah dan mereka tetap mengerjakannya secara berterusan. Mereka berpuasa dibulan Ramadhan, menunaikan zakat dan berbuat baik kepada orang tua baik semasa mereka hidup ataupun selepas mereka meninggal dunia. Mereka yakin akan kehidupan akhirat dan percaya kepada benda-benda yang ghaib (tidak nampak). Mereka yakin Tuhan melihat mereka semasa mereka solat apatah lagi semasa mereka bersendirian. Mereka malu terhadap Tuhan. Malu dan merasa amal ibadat yang dikerjakan tidak cukup untuk mencapai cinta Allah yang hakiki.

Allah, Dialah yang Maha Penyantun dan jika bukan kerana DzatNya tersebut, manusia diseluruh dunia akan merasakan azab yang tidak terbayang oleh mata dan yang tidak terlintas di dalam hati disebabkan kejahatan yang kita semua lakuakn. Kita sepatutnya SENTIASA mengucapkan syukur kepada Allah kerana rahmat yang sentiasa diberikanNya kepada kita semua walaupun kebanyakan kita selalu melakukan aniya kepada Allah dan kepada benda-benda di sekiling kita. Kebanyakan manusia tidak menyedari dan tidak pula sayang kepada nikmat yang Allah berikan. Seperti masa, yang dibahagikan kepada masa yang lepas, masa sekarang dan masa akan datang.

Masa yang lepas tidak akan kembali dan perkara-perkara yang telah lepas baik yang kita sukai atau tidak tidak sepatutnya dikenang kerana perkara-perkara yang lepas akan membuat seseorang terhalang daripada memikirkan perancangan di masa akan datang. Islam mengalakkan umatnya untuk tidak memikirkan perkara-perkara yang membuatkan kita gelisah kerana ianya akan membuatkan hati kita selalu berada di dalam keadaan yang tidak tenteram dan akan secara tidak langsung akan memesongkan perhatian kita daripada melakukan hal-hal kebaikan dengan sempurna. Semasa sembahyang, tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa kebanyakan kita akan mula memikirkan perkara-perkara di luar sembahyang. Kita hendaklah coba untuk memastikan perhatian kita tidak dialihkan oleh perkara-perkara yang tidak sepatutnya.

Walaupun demikian, ini tidak bermaksud, kita tidak boleh memikirkan perkara yang lepas kerana jika difikirkan, perkara-perkara yang lepas boleh mengajar kita untuk lebih bersikap berhati-hati atapun membuat kita lebih prihatin tentang sesuatu. Kita juga boleh membuat perkara-perkara yang lepas sebagai pengajaran/peringatan yang patut kita ambil agar kita tidak mengulangi perkara yang sama di masa akan datang...

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Life is a game

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Ever Forgiving. It was mentioned in the Qur'an that life is a game. Disbelievers see this world as it is but believers see this world as a journey. A journey which is filled with forwards, backwards, left and right turns. There is that need to plan your goals so that you would achieve them. Analysis needs to be carried out to determine which would give the best output on earth and hereafter. A person who just sits around and waits for a miracle to happen is simply irrationally absurd.


Effort and doa is important for muslims. Those who rarely raise their hands to beg & ask from Allah are those people who are known are arrogant and proud. They do not need Allah in their life, they do not need assistance from Allah. Ironically, when asked who created earth? They all say Allah! But so little do they remember Him. It is part of our duty as muslims to really begged for his mercy and ask for His forgiveness because humans are naturally weak and are susceptible to errors. Humans have been warned to not create ally for Allah because once you do, your days are over, literally. Allah is the sole provider of our rezki and He will only help those who are willing to help/improve themselves.

As muslims, we ask from Allah what we want and what we need. Its not all about earth really. Its actually about wanting what is best for us during hereafter. It was mentioned by many great muslims scholars that the more pleasure we get on earth, the LESS pleasure we will get on the next world. For example, we all know the bliss of drinking a cold icy water during a heat of summer or eating ice cream during a hot day. So, you will get less reward during hereafter since you have already taken it up here on earth. It was mentioned that our extremely miss beloved Prophet Muhammad preferred drinking water which is not too hot and not too cold, perhaps room temperature.

In conjunction with the earlier statement, a great care needs to be applaud to determine which directions are in our best interest, the best interest of our family and especially in the best interest of the All-Mighty. Allah mentioned in the Qur'an that nobody for certain knows what he will do tomorrow. We can only plan and it is up to Allah if he wishes to agree or disagree. This is actually part our iman, to accept that everything that is good or bad. What happened/will happen to us in the past, present and future are in the hands of our Lord. Each and everyone of us must learn to accept this fact because the sooner that we do, the better off we will be when confronting with other matters.

There are times when all contingency plan had been prepared and all the necessary precautions have been taken, our plan just didn't work. That is why it is vital for us to rely heavily on Allah because humans naturally rely on each other. Relying on Allah is by far the best option anyone could take. Birds are the best example of this. They would fly into the sky in search for food and in the end of the day, they would return with a full stomach. We are most of the time inconsistent and we are often take things so lightly up to the point where we take things for granted. Therefore, the plan we have must not have loopholes and must be perfect or at least close to perfect.

Unfortunately, it is quite difficult to determine whether we have device a plan well because maybe there are certain aspects we might overlooked. To create THE perfect plan needs detailed information. Some say its luck but hitting a hole-in-one is actually a well-thought out strategy which includes both the mind and our mental ability. If we see things well ahead, perhaps we can avoid certain things which we will be condemned for for the rest of our lives. This is called anticipation, we try to see ahead before anything happens and this is what table-tennis players have, they have a sharp imagery and will react in fraction of seconds. Not like fortune telling. Lies, lies & lies.

When building a house, the person needs to visualize how he wants his house to stand out physically and he will need to tell this information to the architect so that he can draw his thoughts in a piece of sheet. The same concept can be applied to plan ahead for our life here on earth and ESPECIALLY our plans to meet our Lord in the near undetermined time. Yes, there will be trial and error but the underlying idea of it is either to:

1) Learn from people's mistakes & avoid
2) Make own mistakes, learn & repeat
3) Make own mistake, learn, & avoid.

As well all know, the airplane had countless runs before it actually got off the ground. Countless crashes and deaths were reported before the wright brothers actually managed to create an object which had tail and wings. If we look closely, in order to perfect a certain invention, it will need to be tested before it can be sold. But for humans, we are only allowed to make mistakes at least once because death will only come once and death is inevitable. The worse kind of person would be the 2nd kind. For example, drug addicts, those who had been in and out of rehab center or those burglars who kept stealing monies, jeweleries or cars even though they have been in and out jails for many times. They just never learn from the mistakes they have made in the past. If its safe to say, the perfect or at least trying to be perfect person would be those who are in number 1 because they are fully aware that these negativities are out there and they try as much as they can to avoid these things knowing of the consequences they will bear here and after. Such as drinking alcohol, create ruins, backstabbing, stealing, having affairs and so on. This is just isn't the ways of how muslims should be. It just isn't. Never will be.

So, the way to do it is to have knowledge on certain things, educate ourselves with earthly things whether it be positive or negative things because knowledge is power and if we know certain things, we tend to think about it before we actually go ahead and decide to pursue it. A perfect example would be smoking. Almost everyone knows that smoking is not good for the health and is NOT the way of Islam. Meaning, smoking is a trendy trend created by Jews, Christians & Atheists to poison the minds of muslims. We all know that our Prophet Muhammad saw never smoked and we as his follower should follow his footsteps and not exacerbate his ways. It is actually the lack of knowledge why certain people for certain things and its the act of ignorance that caused the ummah to be stomped down in the society.

Muslims should be the most educated people on earth because we have The Qur'an and the sayings of The Apostle as our shining shield and armor. Non-muslims actually have none. Zilch. Nada. These people only revealed some of the truth in the Taurat, Zabur & Injil and hid MOST of the truth in these books. Most of the contents of the book before the The Qur'an were slaughtered by those who had made lusts and false desires as their God. BUT Allah mentioned in the Qur'an that this final book will be guaranteed protected by Allah until Resurrection Day. Wallahu'alam.

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Mati bagaimana yang kita mahu?

Allah, pengampun segala dosa baik kecil atau besar. Tuhan tidak akan mengampuni dosa sesama manusia. Jika kita pernah mengata seseorang tanpa pengetahuannya sebagai contoh, Tuhan tidak akan campur tangan dengan dosa di antara kita dan orang tersebut. Hidup tanpa mengata seseorang adalah keputusan terbaik yang diambil oleh seseorang manusia.

Manusia secara kebiasaan akan mengatakan sesuatu yang kita benci atau sesuatu yang menggangu kepada kita kepada orang yang berada di sekeliling kita pada masa itu. Sebenarnya, setiap sesuatu cobaan yang hadapi baik yang baik dan buruk adalah datang dari Tuhan. Setiap kejahatan yang kita lakukan akan dibalas oleh Allah setimpal dengan kejahatan tersebut dan jika sekiranya Allah memaafkan kesalahan kita, insya Allah, kesalahan tersebut tidak akan dibalas. Dan, setiap kebaikan dan kebajikan yang kita lakukan akan dibalas 10 lagi ganda atau lebih oleh Allah SWT.

Kita sebagai manusia yang mempunyai fikiran yang waras boleh memerhatikan betapa baik Maha Pencipta kepada kita. Manusia secara amnya akan berpendapat bahawa jika kita menderma sebanyak $10.00 akan hilang begitu sahaja dan tidak mampu memikirkan balasan yang akan diberi tanpa diduga oleh Allah. Allah berkemampuan untuk memberi rezeki kepada sesiapa yang dikehendakinya dan mengambil rezeki yang telah dicurahkanNya kepada manusia. Dia juga mampu untuk memberikan rezeki kepada manusia dengan jalan yang tidak diduga kerana Dialah Tuhan yang Maha Kuasa.

Manusia yang telah dianugerahkan mata, telinga dan hati untuk melihat, mendengar dan me'rasa' kebesaran Allah akan mendapati banyak tanda2 dan pengajaran yang boleh didapati dari alam ini. Malapetaka yang menimpa kepada umat dahulu ataupun kejadian manusia itu sendiri boleh mengajar kita untuk lebih berhati-hati semasa keberadaan kita di muka bumi Allah yang bersikap tipuan dan sementara ini. Sebagai umat Islam, kita wajib memerhatikan dan memikirkan perkara2 yang boleh mengelak kita daripada melakukan maksiat kepada Allah.

Salah satu pengajaran yang manusia patut ambil berat ialah kematian. Telah difirmankan oleh Allah di dalam Al Qur'an bahawa setiap yang bernyawa pasti akan mati...Tidak siapa yang mampu menolak kedatangan Malaikat maut dan tiada sesiapa yang akan dapat lari daripada kematian. Kematian tidak akan memilih pangkat, martabat, kuasa dan berapa duit yang kita ada kerana ianya adalah sesuatu yang PASTi akan kita hadapi. Orang di antara manusia yang akan coba untuk mencari cara untuk hidup untuk selama-lamanya. Perkara ini adalah sesuatu yang mustahil kerana ianya bertentangan dengan dalil yang telah disebutkan sebelum ini.

Rasulullah SAW pernah bersabda (kira2 berbunyi) menyatakan bahawa kematian itu sepatutnya sudah cukup untuk menyedarkan manusia daripada melakukan maksiat dan kejahatan. Daripada hadis ini, kita boleh membuat kesimpulan bahawa kematian ialah sesuatu yang sangat mengerikan, sesuatu yang sangat mengerunkan, sesuatu yang mengoncangkan diri kita yang serba kekurangan ini. Bagi sesiapa yang mempunyai hati yang sudah keras akan masih mampu ketawa terbahak-bahak apabila ada salah seorang daripada ahil keluarga ataupun sahabat handai yang telah meninggal dunia. Adalah dinasihatkan kepada sesiapa yang terasa agar kembail bertaubat kerana hati yang rosak akan susah untuk diperbaiki.

Salah satu sikap yang mesti kita ada semasa kematian menimpa sesuatu keluarga ialah dengan cara bersifat simpati kepada keluarga si mati. Kita boleh melakukan ini dengan berbagai-bagai cara, iaitu dengan mengucapkan takziah kepada mereka ataupun dengan cara tidak membuat bising semasa ahli keluarga sedang memandikan, mengkafankan dan juga menyembahyangkan si mati. Sebenarnya, banyak lagi etika yang sepatutnya ketahui semasa kita berada di rumah keluarga si mati. Kita, kalau boleh menyedekahkan zikir, surah ataupun mendoakan agar Allah mengurangkan seksa yang bekal diterima oleh si mati.

Setiap diri ingin mati dalam keadaan yang baik (khusnul khotimah) dan bukan mati dalam keadaan yang tidak baik (suu ul khotimah). Tapi adakah kita berusaha untuk mendapat mati dalam keadaan yang baik? Tidak mungkin seseorang itu akan mati dalam keadaan yang diredhai oleh Allah dengan cara lafaz sahaja kerana ianya mesti diiringi dengan usaha yang jitu. Sama juga halnya dengan perkara2 yang lain. Untuk mendapatkan sesuatu kita selalunya akan berusaha bersungguh untuk meraih kejayaan atau mendapati sesuatu yang kita ingini.

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Sebagai umat Islam, kita hendaklah berusaha, berdoa dan berserah diri kepada Allah kerana semua urusan baik dunia dan akhirat akan kembali kepada Allah. Sama halnya seperti mati. Jika kita menginginkan kematian yang baik, kita hendakalah mematuhi titah perintah Allah yang Maha Kuasa dan menjauhi segala perkara yang dilarangNya baik yang kecil, apalagi yang besar. Jadi, bagi meraka yang ingin mati dalam keadaan yang baik hendaklah sentiasa berdoa kepada Allah dan berusaha untuk mencapai maksud demikian. Bagi sesiapa yang "ingin" mati dalam keadaan yang tidak baik pula, bolehlah menghiasi diri pelbagai maksiat dan kejahatan agar berita gembira yang menanti di kubur dan di akhirat akan lebih panas. Wallahu'alam.

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