The air was still and he stood there feeling unbalanced, What is this awkward movement, so difficult to manoeuvre, It kept pushing him front and back like a rocking chair, Tilting every now and then but nothing was there,
Weird Id say, this invincible force kept pushing him away, he tried to stay away but the force can't just be bear, His neck was entangled with this bloody chain, He should have concentrated when the chance was there,
He looked down to see if his foot was still in place, he then look upwards with a ridiculous stare, What purpose is he trying to accomplish by doing such foolishness, No wonder, he is just a walking corpse not appreciating what he has,
Weakened, he trembled, without any cent to spare, What answers can he give when its time pronounce his demeaning state, He can only stand there, listening and agreeing, for all the things he had been doing, saying, and thinking,
Standing there blaming, pointing fingers at friends, defending himself by saying that he was framed by the group who once said to him, "enjoy 'em while you can", and fell for the tricks many had fallen in depths of despair,
When asked if he had used his hands to give a helping hand, but he only helped to build an empire to reach his pathetic fame, the more words came from his mouth, the angrier everyone gets, the more treacherous he is, the more worse the situation gets,
He always had the feeling that something wasn't right, he asked his fiends for help and they said to ignore it all the way, He picked lust over conscience over hunderd over situations, If he can go back and undid all that was there,
He acted as if he was blind and deaf from what has been created, the truth that he saw in him and the recitals he kept hearing, so many verses and point sticks were selling like ice creams, But you just never listened and you acted like you just don't care..
Dengan Nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Pengasih
Segala puji dan syukur ditujukan kepada Allah SWT yang telah memurahkan rezki kepada kita baik dari segi kewangan, kesehatan, ketenangan hati dan tidur yang lena. Selawat dan salam kepada Nabi yang kita cintai serta kita junjungi, Nabi Muhammad saw serta keluarga dan sahabat baginda yang sama-sama berjuang untuk menegakkan syiar Islam dan berusaha hingga ke akhir hayat mereka untuk mendapat keredhaan Allah.
iblis, makhluk yang terkutuk telah berjanji kepada Allah bahawa dia akan melakukan pelbagai cara untuk memesongkan anak adam sehinggalah roh manusia bercerai dari badan. Sepertimana yang kita ketahui, salah satu tiang agama ialah mengerjakan/melakukan sembahyang lima waktu sehari semalam. Sesiapa yang mengerjakan sembahyang maka dia telah menegakkan agamanya dan sesiapa yang tidak, maka, dia boleh dikatakan telah meruntuhkan agamanya. Rasulullah saw pernah bersabda:
"Sembahyang itu tiang agama. Sesiapa yang mendirikannya, maka sesungguhnnya ia mendirikan agama. Sesiapa yang meninggalkannya maka sesungguhnya ia telah meruntuhkan agama."
Darihadis di atas kita dapat membayangkan kuatnya penekanan yang diberikan kepada sembahyang. Kita pilih antara dua; syurga atau neraka. Nabi kesayangan kita pernah mengatakan ada juga di antara manusia yang tidak mahu masuk syurga. Orang ini adalah mereka yang mengaku diri sebagai Islam tetapi tidak menjauhi apa yang diharamkan oleh Allah Yang Maha Esa dan tidak melakukan apa yang diwajipkan kepada mereka. Mereka seolah-olah dengan gembira menempah tiket untuk masuk neraka. Semoga Tuhan sentiasa menghalakan kepada jalan yang lurus dan Dia redha.
Oleh kerana sembahyang itu adalah perkara yang asas, yang wajip dikerjakan oleh kita orang Islam, disebabkan itulah juga, syaitan akan merangka berbagai perancangan untuk memastikan kita mati dalam keadaan kufur/murtad/munafik/syirik/fasik/kafir kerana lebih ramai pengikutnya, lebih gembiralah iblis laknatullah. Semoga kita mati dalam kesudahan yang baik (Husnul khotimah) dan dalam redha Tuhan. Mungkin ada di antara orang Islam yang berpendapat bahawa sembahyang itu adalah sesuatu yang hanya perlu dilakukan oleh orang kaya, orang yang telah diberikan ni'mat, orang yang berkerja, orang yang sehat tubuh badan dan sebagainya. Sedangkan orang yang miskin dan skati pula tidak perlu untuk solat. Pendapat ini adalah pendapat yang salah/sesat kerana agama Islam ialah agama yang sempurna. Sesiapa yang tidak mampu berdiri sembahyang, dibolehkan solat dengan cara duduk, jika tidak mampu, boleh berbaring, jika tidak mampu berbaring juga, boleh dengan cara isyarat dan jika keadaan demikian pun tidak boleh dilakukan, maka, bolehlah sembahyang dengan hati. Kita dapat bayangkan betapa PemurahNya dan Kasihnya Allah kepada hamba2Nya.
Jadi, kita perlu mengetahui bagaimana iblis dan kuncu-kuncunya (syaitan) akan menghalang kita daripada melakukan ibadah kepada Allah. Kita sebenarnya dapat memerhatikan bagaimana syaitan coba untuk melengahkan kita daripada daripada melakukan ibadah solat. Di antaranya, dia akan membisikkan kepada kita yang masa masih lagi banyak, dilalaikannya kita dengan kerja pejabat, dilalaikannya kita dengan bercerita-cerita dengan kawan, dilalaikannya kita dengan cerita hindustan dan sebagainya. Jika kita mampu untuk melawan semua hasutan tersebut maka kita hendaknya bersyukur kepada Allah. Akan tetapi, syaitan tidak akan menyerah begitu sahaja. Dia akan coba menganggu kita pula semasa kita mengambil air wudhu di mana kita akan merasa was-was semasa berwudhu. Oleh itu kerana disarankan untuk membaca basamlah sebelum melakukan apa-apa jua perbuatan.
Semasa solat ialah saat yang paling disukai oleh syaitan BUKAN kerana dia suka kita solat, tetapi dia akan membuat kita lalai dalam solat kita yang menyebabkan kita masuk dalam neraka saqar. Kita disunatkan untuk membaca surah an-naas sebelum memulakan solat kerana di dalam surah itu terdapat ayat yang kita bermohon agar dilindungi daripada perasaan was-was dan gangguan dari golongan jin dan syaitan, insya Allah.
Dari kejahatan pembisik penghasut yang timbul tenggelam. Yang melemparkan bisikan dan hasutannya ke dalam hati manusia. (Iaitu pembisik dan penghasut) dari kalangan jin dan manusia. [An-Nas: 4-6]
Jika kita sembahyang bersendirian, syaitan akan meyuruh kita menoleh kiri dan kanan apabila solat. Ini berlaku apabila ada orang yang baru masuk didalam mesjid/surau/bilik tersebut. Jika kita ikut bisikan itu maka rosaklah sembahyang kita. Semasa berdiri, kadang-kadang fikiran kita akan melayang memikirkan benda-benda dunia seperti kerja, isteri/suami, anak, hutang dan sebagainya. Syaitan juga akan menyuruh kita mencepatkan solat kita sehingga kita lupa berapa raka'at yang sudah kita kerjakan. Dan lagi, jika kita berada di dalam mesjid, syaitan akan masuk ke telinga kita agar kita mendengar percakapan orang yang berada di sekeliling, bunyi pintu dibuka/ditutop/, bunyi telefon bimbit dan segala macam bunyi yang mampu kita dengar. Untuk mempercepatkan solat, syaitan akan menghasut kita supaya ruku' dan sujud tanpa toma'ninah (berhenti sekejap) yang menyebabkan kedua rukun itu tidak sempurna.
Rasulullah s.a.w. melarang solat yang dikerjakan seperti burung yang mematuk makanan, iaitu pantas berdiri dan sujud dalam waktu yang singkat. Dalam hadis yang lain pula Baginda bersabda bermaksud: Allah s.a.w. tidak melihat solat seseorang yang dikerjakan tanpa sempat meluruskan tulang belakangnya antara rukuk dan sujud. (Riwayat Thabrani) Selain dari itu, syaitan juga akan menyucuk hidung orang yang solat agar orang itu menguap (yawn) seluas-luasnya. Adalah sunat hukumnya jika seseorang itu menahan daripada menguap semasa solat. Jika tidak dapat ditahan, maka, hendaklah ditutop dengan tangan seperti kelazimannya. Apakah rasa kita jika sekiranya orang teman kita menguap semasa kita berbicara dengan dia? Barangkali, kita mungkin akan merasa tersinggung dengan sikap sedemikian dan mungkin merasa teman kita itu jemu (boring) dengan kita. Lain halnya jika orang itu betul-betul mengantuk. Apa pula halnya kita dihadapan Tuhan yang menciptakan kita?
Salah satu lagi yang sering berlaku apabila sembahyang ialah syaitan akan mengacau muka kita, telinga kita, tangan kita dan lain-lain agar kita menggerakkan anggota-anggota badan kita. Seperti yang kita tahu, pergerakan besar sebanyak 3 kali akan menyebabkan solat kita batal. Oleh kerana solat kita batal, maka, jadilah kita orang yang tercela. nau'dzubillah. Dengan itu, kita wajip mengetahui perkara2 yang membatalkan solat agar solat yang kita kerjakan itu menghadap Ilahi dalam keadaan bercahaya putih berseri, insya Allah.
In The name of Allah, The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
Being RICH is what the majority of us aimed for. Perhaps, the remainder would prefer a mediocre lifestyle and only few of us would "enjoy" being poor. Not many of us are willing to give up on our prized possessions such as collectibles, antiques and valuables. Humans often cling on to the things that are temporary. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w once said that the one thing the son of Adam love most if their belongings and they will never grow old clinging on them. The other thing that was mentioned by The Prophet was that old men and women will never grow old (get tired) praying that Allah would give them long life.
Rasulullah s.a.w once said that the one thing that the son of Adam fear most is death when in fact death is better for them if they knew. We can learn hefty from Prophet's sayings. As mentioned by Allah in the Qur'an:
O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and a Warner, And as one who invites to Allah's (Grace) by His leave, and as a Lamp spreading Light. [Al-Ahzab: 45-46]
Amazingly, many scientists are trying to find a ways to help people live "forever" and harder than it is for one to believe, they have"found" a way to live forever or at least live longer. Cloning and applying an anti aging medicine they say will do the trick. Well, the fact that matter is, it can never be done. Many may not realize this but death will come and one can never escape death.
The parable of those who reject Faith is as if one were to shout like a goat-herd, to things that listen to nothing but calls and cries: deaf, dumb, and blind, they are void of wisdom.[Al-Baqarah :171]
Obviously, these scientific breakthrough(s) are more than just a scam of a corporate mastermind to suck suckers money. Every single event that is happening in the whole universe is in Allah's mystic Knowledge. He knows how many leaves fall, how many fishes died at sea, how many people got lost in the woods and what bad intentions one has. Even if one jumps off the edge of Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, he or she may not die if its not the time yet (do not try it though). You hear many similar incidents like these going on everywhere through out the world. Many of us may say its luck but actually its Allah's willing. As a muslim, there are six (6) pillars of Iman and there are as below:
1) Belief in Allah;
2) Belief in the angels;
3) Belief in the revealed books;
4) Belief in the commissioned Messengers (peace be upon them).
5) Belief in the resurrection and the events of Qiyamah.
6)Belief in the predestination by Allah of all things, both the (seemingly) good and the (seemingly) bad.
Unfortunately, these pillars are often overlooked by most of us. Can we honestly tell ourselves that we can name each of the 10 angel's name and what their duties are? Or do we really know the 20 compulsory characteritics of The All-Mighty? Ironically, most of us would know our partner's favorite food, drinks, color and so on. True what some say, to love is to know and vice versa. Nonetheless, Allah is The Most Kind and The Most Merciful, we can take the time to love Allah more than what we own through reading, thinking and observing.
As mentioned in the earlier para, money is used to enjoy what Allah had created for us. We can buy the things we love such as food, cars, houses and so on. Greed is another thing. In this spectacular arena, we compete and we strive for that tiny pride. In a competition, there will always be losers and winners. And winners always have the last laugh and they will have most of what they bargained for. For losers, the least they will get would be a pat on the back.
Which do you think is much better? Being a loser or a winner?
Not many people realize this but In Islam, every tears we shed, every joy we shred, every gifts and prizes we received and every waste we make will be questioned in front of Allah one day. So, everything that comes to us whether its good or bad comes with a catch! The more you things you have, the most questions will be thrown at you during Judgement Day. And more money equals more responsibility! This is not to say that having plenty of money is not advisable in Islam but its how you treat the money. For instance, if you give charity to the poor, build mosques, build health centers and so on and NOT to beautify your name, to boast, BUT to set a good example, then insya Allah, you will be rewarded with a great bounty here or after this world has perished. BUT if you spend lavishly, give charity to the poor and boast about it, or insult them in an insulting manner, then insya Allah, hellfire is a better "home" for you.
I came across an article I read about Prophet Isa (Jesus). One day he was walking and heard noices of someone calling for help, suffering and struggling in extreme distress. He listened closely and discoverd the noice came from a nearby graveyard. One of the miracle given to Prophet Isa was to wake the dead. So when he approached the grave where the noice was, he asked from Allah The All-Knower to wake the person inside that grave. And with Allah's consent, the person was now standing in front of Prophet Isa. He began to ask questions as to why he was being tortured . So when asked whethere the man prayed (salat) five times a day, he said that he did! When asked if he fasted (sawm), and he also said yes! He admitted that he was a pious person when he was alive. Astonised, Prophet Isa then ask the man what did he do to receive such treatment?
The man then told Prophet Isa his story. When he was alive, he was a woodsmen. Everday I would go the jungle, cut wood and sell them to those who needed them. One fateful day, I was approached by a customer who gave me money in advance and was asked to send the firewood at his place. So, I went to search for firewood in the jungles. After obtaining the agreed bundle of firewoods, I nicely bind them together and head towards the buyer's place. On my way to his house, I felt hungry so I stopped by to a nearby restaurant.
With a full stomach, I began my journey back. While walking, I felt that there was something stuck between my teeth. I used different methods to get rid of it; tounge and fingernail but none of them did the job. I decided to take a little bit of that stack of firewood I was carrying over my shoulder. Finally, it came off. After dropping of the firewood at the buyer's home, I went straight home. I was tortured 70 years just because I did not ask permission from the buyer to use the timberwood I sold to him as a toothpick. I didn't think Allah would even look a tiny matter as such as this...
On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the Deeds that they (had done). Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it. [Al-Zalzalah: 6-8]
Segala puji-pujian hanya untuk Allah, Tuhan yang kursiNya meliputi langit dan bumi.
Semoga Allah sentiasa melimpahi selamat, berkah dan rahmatNya kepada Nabi junjungan kita, Nabi Muhammad saw yang kita cintai. Kita hendaklah sentiasa mengucapkan syukur kepada Tuhan ke atas anugerah yang telah Dia limpahkan kepada kita; keafiatan; makanan yang halal; air yang bersih, tangan yang bergerak & banyak lagi. Maha Suci Tuhan, segala urusan dunia mahupun akhirat adalah ditanganNya dan tiada seorang pun akan terdaya memberi kebaikan maupun mudarat kepada kita melainkan dengan izinNya.
Sebagaimana yang kita tahu, selepas seorang Islam telah melakukan segala perkara yang wajip seperti mengucap kalimah shahadah, sembahyang lima waktu sehari semalam, puasa dibulan ramadhan, naik haji ke mekah (jika mampu) dan membayar zakat, perkara yang "lebih" yang boleh mendekatkan kita kepadaNya ialah dengan membuat perkara2 yang sunat.
Perkara2 sunat ialah segala perkara2 yang dilakukan oleh Nabi kesayangan kita, Nabi Muhammad. Akan tetapi perlu di ingat kerana ada syaitan dari golongan manusia yang akan cuba membuahkan sesuatu perkara yang tidak pernah dilakukan oleh Rasulullah. Segala perkara yang tidak pernah dilakukan oleh Rasulullah saw adalah bid'ad dan bid'ah dibahagikan kepada dua; bid'ah baik & bid'ah jahat. Antara perkara-perkara yang sunat yang pernah dilakukan oleh Nabi ialah sembahyang sunat dan terdapat beberapa peringkat bagi sembahyang sunat tersebut.
Terdapat banyak sembahyang-sembahyang sunat yang dilakukan oleh Rasulullah seperti sunat tahajjuj, sunat tahiyatul masjid, sunat witir, sunat dhuha dan sebagainya. Solat sunat tahajjuh ialah sembahyang sunat yang teratas sekali dalam solat sunat. Walaupun demikian, solat sunat tahajjud akan dibincangkan pada waktu kemudian, insyaAllah.
Sembahyang sunat yang ingin saya sampaikan pada sesi ini ialah sembahyang sunat dhuha. Terdapat banyak hadis-hadis yang telah memperkatakan tentang sunat dhuha ini. Di antaranya:
" Barangsiapa yang menunaikan sembahyang sunat Dhuha sebanyak dua rakaat tidak ditulis dia daripada orang-orang yang tidak lalai daripada mengingati Allah dan barangsiapa yang menunaikan nya sebanyak empat rakaat ditulis akan dia daripada orang-orang yang suka beribadat dan barangsiapa yang menunaikannya sebanyak enam rakaat dicukupkan baginya pada hari tersebut, barangsiapa menunaikanyan sebanyak lapan rakaat Allah menulis baginya daripada orang-orang yang selalu berbuat taat, barang siapa yang menunaikannya sebanyak dua belas rakaat Allah akan membina baginya mahligai didalam syurga dan tidak ada satu hari dan malam melainkan Allah mempunyai pemberian dan sedekah kepada hamba-hambaNya dan Allah tidak mengurniakan kepada seseorang daripada hamba-hambaNya yang lebih baik daripada petunjuk supaya sentiasa mengingatiNya," ( Riwayat At-Thabarani )
"Dari Abu Hurairah r.a., katanya: "Sahabatku (yaitu Rasulullah saw) berwasiat kepadaku tiga perkara : (a). puasa tiga hari setiap bulan (b) solat dhuha dua raka'at (c) solat witir sebelum tidur." (Riwayat Muslim)
Waktu bagi sembahyang sunat dhuha ini dilakukan pada waktu dhuha, iaitu apabila matahari mula naik sehingga sebelum masuk waktu zuhur.
Niat bagi solat sunat dhuha tersebut ialah:
Aku niat solat sunat dluha dua raka'at, kerana Allah ta'aala. Allahu Akbar
Doa setelah selesai solat sunat dhuha ialah:
" Ya Allah, bahawasanya waktu Dhuha itu waktu DhuhaMu, kecantikan itu ialah kecantikanMu, keindahan itu keindahanMu, kekuatan itu kekuatanMu, kekuasaan itu kekuasaanMu dan perlindungan itu perlindungan Mu. Ya Allah jika rezekiku masih diatas langit, turunkanlah dan jika ada di dalam bumi, keluarkanlah, jika sukar mudahkanlah, jika ia (dari yang) haram maka sucikanlah, jika masih jauh dekatkanlah, berkat waktu Dhuha, Keagungan, Keindahan, Kekuatan dan Kekuasaan Mu, limpahkanlah kepada hamba-hamba Mu yang saleh ."
Semoga Tuhan memberkati semua rezki yang diberikannya kepada kita. Amin. Read On......
Dengan Nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Penyayang.
Engkau lihatlah keadaan kami sekarang, Ketawa seperti tiada berkesudahan, Dibuai oleh keindahan dunia yang seakan-akan, berkekalan seperti tiada noktah perhentian,
Yang paling menyedihkan, Sangat sedikit yang menangis, dan sangat sedikit yang sedar, Kematian akan bila-bila datang,
Tidakkah mereka takut? kepada siksa yang telah Engkau sediakan? Bagi mereka yang leka dengan segala permainan, yang akan membakar mereka diatas api yang menjulang,
Wahai Dzat yang tidak tidur dan tidak mengantuk, Perjumpaan denganMu adalah benar dan janjiMu adalah benar, Banyak mengakui musuh nyata adalah syaitan, tetapi masih ramai yang tidak mahu melawan,
Kehidupan dunia adalah satu cerita, yang akan ditayangan oleh jutaan bayang, Mungkin ada orang yang akan berasa malu dan segan, tapi apa kan daya, semua akan menjadi pameran
Mungkin ada yang akan jatuh dalam lembah kehinaan, dan mungkin ada yang mati dalam keadaan tidak beriman, Oleh itu jagalah dirimu dari hasutan syaitan, yang tidak akan meninggalkanmu walau dalam apa keadaan,
Kami hanya mampu berserah diri kami Ya Tuhan, Berjuang melawan nafsu yang mendorong kepada kejahatan, kami tahu Engkau akan mengabulkan, segala hajat dan harapan yang kami tadahkan,
Sehingga waktu yang Engkau janjikan itu datang, Engkau jagalah kami dan pimpinlah kami Ya Tuhan, dan akan kami lakukan segala kewajipan, dan menjauhi apa yang Engkau larang..
I hope that everyone is in good health and always in Allah's blessings. I just found an article about cancer and why it happened. Perhaps my article "40 days and 40 nights" I posted last Thursday can be of help. The task is simple; read the article I wrote and the article below and compare. May Allah save us all from the day when there will be no buy & sell and friendship means nothing.
By MARGIE MASON, AP Medical Writer Thu May 31, 5:51 PM ET
SINGAPORE - Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.
Smoking, drinking and eating unhealthy foods — all linked to various cancers — will combine with larger populations and fewer deaths from infectious diseases to drive Asian cancer rates up 60 percent by 2020, some experts predict.
But unlike in wealthy countries where the world's top medical care is found, there will likely be no prevention or treatment for many living in poor countries.
"What happened in the Western world in the '60s or '70s will happen here in the next 10 to 20 years as life expectancy gets longer and we get better control on more common causes of deaths," said Dr. Jatin P. Shah, a professor of surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, who attended a cancer conference last month in Singapore.
"The habit of alcohol consumption, smoking and dietary changes will increase the risk of Western world cancers to the Eastern world," Shah said.
An estimated 40 percent of cancers worldwide can be prevented by exercise, eating healthy foods and not using tobacco, according to the World Health Organization.
But more people in Asia are moving into cities and becoming overweight and obese from inactivity. They are replacing fruits and vegetables with fatty meals full of meat and salt, which is leading to increases in stomach and colon cancers. Meanwhile, traditional diseases like malaria are killing fewer people — building an aging population that's a prime target for cancer.
The effect is already startling, with the Asia-Pacific making up about half of the world's cancer deaths and logging 4.9 million new cases, or 45 percent, of the global toll in 2002.
That number is projected to leap to 7.8 million by 2020 if nothing changes, according to Dr. Donald Max Parkin, a research fellow at the University of Oxford who is a leading authority on global cancer patterns and trends.
China alone, with its booming economy and 1.3 billion people, is home to about one-fifth of the world's new cases, compared to about 13 percent in the U.S. and 26 percent in Europe, Parkin said. Heart disease remains the top killer in China, but cancer is a close second.
Cancer deaths are slowly dropping in the United States, with slight declines recorded in 2003 and 2004. A decrease in smoking, coupled with early detection and better treatment of tumors is credited with the positive results — the first U.S. decline in cancer deaths since 1930.
Smoking is on the rise in Asia, where it's common to see people lighting up in airports, restaurants and even hospitals. Lung cancer makes up the bulk of all cases regionwide, followed by stomach and liver cancers. It also remains the biggest cancer killer worldwide.
"Lung cancer is the big one because of cigarette smoking. There are many tobacco advertisements — everywhere," said Dr. You-Lin Qiao from the Cancer Institute and Hospital in Beijing, who added that the odds are stacked against those diagnosed in China. "No matter if you're rich or poor, if you get lung cancer you die. There's no treatment at all."
While Americans and Europeans have been abandoning smoking, an estimated 300 million men are puffing away in China — equal to the entire U.S. population. If nothing changes, a third of Chinese men under age 30 are predicted to die from tobacco, with lung cancer already the biggest cancer killer there.
Smokeless tobacco is also a big problem in Asia's other giant, India, where many men and women chew some form of tobacco. Mouth cancer makes up half of all new cases in parts of the country.
A lack of vaccines that prevent cancer-causing viruses is another obstacle for Asia, which is home to about three-quarters of the world's liver cancers, caused largely by Hepatitis B infections.
A vaccine guarding against the virus has been available since the early 1980s and is routinely given to children in Western countries, but it is still not reaching large swaths of the Asia-Pacific.
Some experts worry it could take years before the new vaccine for the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, is available to women in developing countries. The three shots currently cost about $350 in the U.S. and are 70 percent effective against preventing HPV, the main cause of cervical cancer. It is already the No. 2 cause of cancer among women in Asia, after breast cancer.
"The problem is so huge that it's very difficult for us to know where to start," said Dr. Franco Cavalli, president of the nonprofit International Union Against Cancer. "All the new cancer treatments are so expensive, that already in the affluent countries we are not able to pay for them. ... So imagine what that means for low-income countries where you have $20 a year per person for health expenditures."
Regular screening, such as Pap smears and mammograms, is too costly for many poor countries. Treatment with radiation or chemotherapy is unfathomable for most. And in Asia, many patients seek help from hospitals in the late stages of disease after traditional medicine has failed to cure them.
Monika Bardhan of Malaysia's NCI Cancer Hospital has seen a dramatic increase in cancer patients over the past four years. "It's staggering. Every day I see a patient with breast cancer — I just hold my own and say a prayer."
Allah had put us on earth for one purpose only and that is to serve Him. We, as His servants must do what we can to achieve Allah's shibghah (touch). Many of us sometimes forget how kind The All Mighty Creator really is. He gives us rains so that our plants will grow and so that there won't be forest fires. He gives us vast ground so that we can grow fruits, vegetables and tress & breed farm animals for us to make use of. Allah had given us the seven seas and rivers for us to appreciate and preserve. Allah dislikes those who does mischief on His earth.
The Jews say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleaseth. But the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them We have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loveth not those who do mischief. [Al-Maidah: 64]
We have seen many instances in the past where humans were ruined because of what they had done and not because of what Allah had done to them. A perfect and a common example would be smoking as well as obesity. According to http://www.medicalnewstoday.com, "American government researchers said that obesity is quickly overtaking smoking as the country's number one killer. In fact, obesity is becoming such a problem that many experts now say it is compromising all the benefits of recent improvements in health care and medical breakthroughs."The irony for these two major cause of death is people continue to eat more than ever!
What they spend in the life of this (material) world may be likened to a wind Which brings a nipping frost: it strikes and destroys the harvest of men who have wronged their own souls; it is not Allah that hath wronged them, but they wrong themselves. [Ali-'Imran: 117]
This conundrum has been sparking a wider electrical wave everywhere especially in Asian countries. More Asians are spending more on eating and on cigarettes. Not only that, it epidemic has become somewhat a fashion. A typical situation would be, "hey! Let's eat at McDonalds because that's where 'cool people' hangout and not go to an mamak (old-fashioned) restaurant cause I definitely don't want to be labeled as "not in it". So, it all comes down to your eating 'rituals'. If you're used to eating 2 full plates in one meal, then, you will probably end up dying 'heavy' and that would be troublesome.
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (phub) through his teachings had taught his followers to follow his footsteps in our daily life; the way he eat/pray/sleep/interact/bathe & so much more. In fact, everything that he did can be applied more so than ever! For instance, every now and again, we are sometimes unsure what to do when times get tough or which career path we ought to select. One way of dealing with this is by performing the Istikhoroh Prayer (this is a Two Rak'at offered when seeking blessing fro God Almighty). For those who aren't married yet can control your desire or lust by fasting voluntarily during Mondays and Thursday. One thing that you need know about voluntary fasting (sunnah) would be one needs to make sure that he or she needs to know everything there is to know about fasting; such as the things that will make your fast invalid like eating intentionally. InsyaAllah (God's willing), I will try to produce an article specifically regarding fasting.
As mentioned earlier, we must not take advantage of the things that Allah has created/given for/to us. Taking advantage of what you say? Well, have you ever run your tap while you brush your teeth or have you ever taken your wudhu (ablution) with excess water. I hear that you can actually take your wudhu (ablution) just with 2 kilo, let me know how much water is that in litre(s). Sadly, there are many more examples of this. Nonetheless, I pray that Allah will show you the right path.
Now, this is the most interesting part of this article. You see, what makes a habit a habit? And how many days does one needs to last before something becomes a habit? According to http://www.thehabitexperts.com, a habit is a re-current , often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. Basically, when you do something regularly, it will eventually become your habit no matter what it is. This is why in Islam, we are asked to pray 5 times a day and amongst other obligatory acts.This is to help us not to forget who created us in the beginning and to remind us that we will surely return to Him one day.
Who is it that will offer up unto God a goodly loan,* which He will amply repay, with manifold increase? For, God takes away, and He gives abundantly; and it is unto Him that you shall be brought back. [Al-Baqarah: 245]
*by sacrificing one's life/possession/belongings in, or devoting it to, His cause. We appointed for Musa thirty nights, and completed (the period) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) with his Lord, forty nights. And Musa had charged his brother Harun (before he went up): "Act for me amongst my people: do right, and follow not the way of those who do mischief,"[Al-A’raaf:142]
Allah's Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, "(The matter of the Creation of) a human being is put together in the womb of the mother in forty days, and then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar period, and then a piece of flesh for a similar period. Then Allah sends an angel who is ordered to write four things. He is ordered to write down his (i.e. the new creature's) deeds, his livelihood, his (date of) death, and whether he will be blessed or wretched (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into him. So, a man amongst you may do (good deeds till there is only a cubit between him and Paradise and then what has been written for him decides his behavior and he starts doing (evil) deeds characteristic of the people of the (Hell) Fire. And similarly a man amongst you may do (evil) deeds till there is only a cubit between him and the (Hell) Fire, and then what has been written for him decides his behavior, and he starts doing deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise."(Sahih Bukhari & Muslim)
Anas reported: A time limit has been prescribed for us for clipping the moustache, cutting the nails, plucking hair under the armpits, shaving the pubes, that it should not be neglected far more than forty nights. [Sahih Muslim]
I have found a few facts about the importance of 40 days as shown above. From there we can see how important the development of 40 days is. For example, each and everyone of us is recommended to shave armpits and pubes roughly every 40 days time. Perhaps, this is to make sure that we are clean and fresh. Simple but often neglected.
So, time again plays an important role during the development for a baby as well as for grown ups. If one used to slack off during his school days, then, God's willing, he will do the same when he starts working. I've read an article about Behaving badly: Why harmful habits stick. It raises issues such as why do people still do it when they know its not good for them. From this article, it was concluded that its social acceptance that makes people do what they do. True, most of us are accorded to the doings of the majority; we see people started kite-flying, we follow; we see people started to wear sleeveless, we would not want to be out of fashion!; we see people giving tinted dark glass, we follow suit and so on. I see this as a social illness. Why? From what i have observed..
Most people often follow that is sinful wrond especially from an Islamic viewpoint and only a small number follow what is good
Examples are countless! Let's take just one of the many. Football (soccer in the US)! ah yes...everybody loves football, cheers and claps all around. Let's make that wave and chant, "ole... ole... ole..." Its really nice to see that people are cheering for their favorite team but really, do they do what ole ole ole means? That's 1. Men in shorts. Now, thats a term you don't hear often. In Islam there are guidelines as to how man and woman should dress in public and the last time I checked, it is obligatory (wajib) for men to cover themselves up accordingly/decently:
"The male should cover that part of his body which is between the navel and the knee." (Related by Al-Mabsut) And...tell me I'm wrong...PLEASE
The `awrah (private parts to be necessarily covered) for men includes what is between the navel and the knees as stated by the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam), so covering it is obligatory according to Islamic law. Wearing shorts that disclose the thighs or show the shape of the buttocks, does not cover the `awrah. Neither does a dress that is transparent and displays skin complexion, nor a tight dress that shows the size, shape or bends of the `awrah. All of this is prohibited (haraam) in front of people whether the women are ashamed of looking at it or not. If the trousers (or pants) are wide enough and not tight, then one may tuck his shirt in it as long as it does not display his `awrah. Covering the `awrah is obligatory during the prayer and outside it. What many people do is cover their `awrah while going to prayer but are negligent of it outside the prayer. This is a clear mistake and a wrong act which happens due to lack of understanding or as a result of a misunderstanding of the matter.[link]
In some ways, the crowds are 'cheering' for the fate that awaits for the football team during Judgement Day but the crowds are all the same. We say we fear Allah but do we really? Unconsciously, we are supporting "men who wear short pants" and disregarding Allah's decree. #2 The worse thing is, this "dress code" is also happens in the Middle Eastern Countries such as UAE. But may I remind you that not ALL muslims wear shorts during football.
So, thats habit! Something that your're used to fond of seeing, hearing and most importantly adapting. Perhaps, this misconception had been overlooked by many (parents & teachers) ever since we were still toddlers. This is mostly because our upbringing were not directed towards an Islamic living perspective but more towards a non-islamic westernize behavior; remember as a child wearing shorts/tights/skirts/dresses/costumes/swimsuits and so on. These things we used to wear indirectly reflects what we have become now as we are "used to it" and we see it as nothing as it is me, I like it this way so please get away...
Fortunately, in Islam, there is always solutions in every situation/problem/dilemma/issues/sickness except death.
Allah SWT never send down a disease to mankind without sending down a cure for it. [Narrated by Imam Bukhari]
One of the way to change the negative habits is through knowledge. If we have the facts right, we can then analyze and decide. Self-discipline is another factor which I think is very crucial in scrapping of that bad habit of ours. Istiqomah or regularity & consistency is also important as many of us are often forgetful and neglectful with our surrounding. Sincerity is perhaps the root of all goodness because if one is sincere, Allah will guide him/her through, insyaAllah. "Allah will help those who help themselves." Patience is the key to success. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw had shown many examples where his patience in daawah had prevailed worldwide. They say, Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, actually, they were wrong! The biggest weapon a muslim could ever have is invinsible, untouchable & everlasting and that is the power of Doa (prayer). Doa is a weapon for a believer. Have faith in our doa, and seek help from Allah SWT.
"Doa can protect againtst the test that had been sent down and also those which had not been sent down. When the test was being sent down, the test and doa will clash against each other until the Day of Judgement". [Narrated by Hakim]
You need to be aware that doa alone cannot work without effort as well as fulfilling your duty as a muslim; pray daily and not according to the season you are in. Ever wonder why we Muslims were asked to fast in Ramadhan for 30 days? All knowledge is only known by the Creator. Not only its 1 of the 5 pillars of Islam but I think, its to teach us to be a better muslim devotee but then again you need to ascertain that you are actually fasting and not 'just fasting'.
Actually fasting - avoid all things which make the fast invalid and lesser 'points' Just fasting - acting like normal days or pretending to fast: still go to the fridge/still watch haram things/still bad mouthing/smoke still and normal list goes on.
May Allah SWT saves us from hellfire and pour His Blessings unto us.
Sebelum mengangkat takbir, kita hendaklah berdiri tegak menghadap qiblat. Pastikan kita berada dalam keadaan yang tenang dan tidak dalam keadaan tidak tergopoh-gapah. (Jika tidak ada perkara yang memudaratkan) . Selepas itu niat bagi sembahyang akan hendak dikerjakan
Lalu mengangkat kedua belah tangan (sunat hai'at) serta membaca "ALLAHU AKBAR".
Selepas mengangkat takbiratul ihram kedua belah tangan disedakapkan sedikit dari atas pusat dari menghala sedikit kekiri. [sunat hai'at]
Baca do'a iftitah sehabis takbiratul ihram (Sunat Hai'at) Selepas itu membaca ta'awwudz (auudzu billaahi minays syaithannirrajiim) sebelum membaca Surah Al-Fatihah. Membaca amin selepas membaca Surah Al-Fatihah (sunat hai'at) Membaca surah Al-Qur'an pada dua raka'at yang permulaan sehabis membaca Surah Al-Fatihah (sunat hai'at) Mengeraskan bacaan fatihah dan surah pada raka'at pertama dan kedua pada solat maghrib, 'isya dan suboh selain makmum. (sunat hai'at) Membaca takbir (Allahu Akbar) ketika gerakan naik turun (Sunat hai'at)
Membaca takbir (Allahu Akbar) ketika gerakan naik turun (Sunat hai'at)
Membaca tasbih ketika ruku' dan sujud (sunat hai'at) Membaca "Sami'allahu liman hamidah" ketika bangkit dari ruku'. (sunat hai'at)
Membaca "Rabbanaa lawakal hamdu....." ketika i'tidal. (sunat hai'at)
Membaca takbir (Allahu Akbar) ketika gerakan naik turun (sunat hai'at)
Membaca takbir (Allahu Akbar) ketika gerakan naik turun (sunat hai'at) Membaca tasbih ketika sujud (sunat hai'at)
Membaca takbir (Allahu Akbar) ketika gerakan naik turun (sunat hai'at)
Membaca takbir (Allahu Akbar) ketika gerakan naik turun (Sunat hai'at) Membaca tasbih ketika sujud (sunat hai'at)
Ulangi semula semua perkara di atas kecuali niat & doa iftitah kerana kedua-duanya hanya dilakukan sekali iaitu semasa permulaan sembahyang.
Meletakkan telapak tangan diatas paha waktu duduk bertasyahud awal dan akhir, dengan membentangkan yang kiri dan mengenggamkan yang kanan kecuali jari telunjuk Membaca tasyahhud awal [sunat ab'adl] Membaca selawat pada tasyahhud awal [sunat ab'adl]
Meletakkan telapak tangan diatas paha waktu duduk bertasyahud awal dan akhir, dengan membentangkan yang kiri dan menggengamkan yang kanan kecuali jari telunjuk. Duduk tawarruk (bersimpuh) pada waktu duduk tasyahud akhir (tahiyat akhir) [sunat hai'at] Membaca selawat atas keluarga Nabi saw pada tasyahhud akhir [sunat ab'adl] Membaca salam yang kedua [sunat hai'at] Memalingkan muka ke kanan dan ke kiri masing2 waktu membaca kedua-dua salam. [sunat hai'at]
Peringatan: Duduk iftirasy dalam semua duduk solat seperti gambar2 di atas. (sunat hai'at)
Sunat ab‘adl ialah setiap perkara yang dimestikan sujud sahwi pada akhir sembahyang jika meninggalkannya. Sunat hai’at pula, setiap perkara yang jika ditinggalkan tidak dikenakan sujud sahwi.
Untuk mengetahui rukun2 sembahyang, sila tekan disini
ALHAMDULILLAH, segala puji dan syukur kita panjatkan ke hadirat Ilahi yang telah memberikan kita ni’mat yang tidak terkira banyaknya. Salam, rahmat dan berkahNya juga kita panjatkan kepada Nabi Muhammad saw. Dewasa ini, kita sering mendengar tentang anasir-anasir jahat yang coba untuk meruntuhkan agama Islam yang suci lagi murni ini. Baru-baru ini ada seorang fasik/kafir yang mendakwa dirinya sebagai tuhan dan orang itu sangat bangga dengan peng’istirahan’nya itu. Astaghfirullah. Semoga Tuhan mengampuni semua kesalahan yang kita ketahui dan yang tidak kita ketahui.
Jarang sekali kita mendengar orang yang berdakwa dirinya sudah beriman. Kerana ungkapan tersebut sangat susah bagi kita untuk mencapai dan barangkali kerana tidak ada yang ‘cukup’ yakin dengan keadaan imannya yang sebenar. Iman seseorang itu hanya Allah SWT yang tahu dan kita sebagai hambanya hanya mampu berusaha dan berdoa agar kita dikategorikan sebagai orang-orang yang beriman. Banyak hadis-hadis sahih yang mengatakan tentang iman. Barangkali, hadis yang paling mashyur yang selalu kita dengar ialah “tidak beriman, seseorang sehingga ia mencintai aku (Rasulullah) lebih daripada ia mencintai dirinya, isterinya, keluarganya.”. Kita cakap kita cinta tapi adakah kita tahu apa erti cinta yang sebenar?
Islam telah menyediakan garispandu untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut. Akidah seseorang Islam tidak akan lengkap selagi dia belum dapat menguasai rukun iman dan dengan rukun Islam. Rukun Islam dibahagikan kepada 5 dan rukun Islam dipecah kepada 6 cabang. Adakah kita tahu apa cabang-cabang iman itu? Kalau jawapan ya, alhamdulillahdan jika tidak, kita wajib dan hendaklah berusaha untuk mempelajari dan mendalami perkara yang enam itu. Sekarang, mari kita perhatikan cabang-cabang iman itu:
1)Beriman kepada Allah
2)Beriman kepada nabi-nabi
3)Beriman kepada qadha’ dan qadar
4)Beriman kepada malaikat
5)Beriman kepada kitab-kitab Allah
6)Beriman kepada hari akhirat
Sesugguhnya Islam adalah satu-satunya agama yang diredhai oleh Allah SWT seperti firmanNya di dalam surah Al-:
“Pada hari ini telah Ku-sempurnakan untuk kamu agamamu, dan telah Ku-sempurnakan buatmu ni’mat-Ku, dan telah Ku-ridhai Islam itu menjadi agama bagimu”. [Al-Maaidah: 3]
Semoga Tuhan sentiasa melimpahi rahmat, keselamatan dan berkahNya kepada kita semua. Dengan izin Allah jua, kita masih mampu bercakap, menulis, berjalan, makan menggunakan tangan, melihat, mendengar, ketawa dan bernafas dengan tidak menggunakan alat bantu. Masya Allah, keadaan dunia sekarang sebok dengan pembangunan yang pun pesat; bangunan baru banyak dibuat; jalan2 dirombak dan diperbaharui; semakin banyak kedai yang dibuka; padang untuk bermain bola dan futsal juga tidak lupa dibina. Itulah namanya rahmat Tuhan yang sentiasa mengawas gerak geri kita dan melihat sama ada kita bersyukur atau kufur terhadap ni'mat yang diberikannya.
Allahu Akbar (Allah Maha Besar) X2, ...Itulah yang kita sering dengar apabila saja masuk waktu untuk menunaikan kewajipan. Apa yang menyedihkan ialah apabila saja azan dilaungkan, kebanyakan orang yang ana perhatikan tidak begitu 'hirau' akan panggilan itu sedangkan itu adalah seruan itu menyeru umat yang beragama Islam untuk meninggalkan dunia dan pergi menghadapnya. Jika kita berada ditempat membeli belah dan kedai2 besar, kita akan hanya mendapati sedikit sahaja yang 'menjawab' (menyahut) azan itu. Ana pernah mendengar yang apabila azan dikumandangkan..
syaitan akan membunyikan bunyi seperti trumpet atau "teriakan" agar orang tidak dapat mendengar azan...(Ana minta maaf kerana tidak dapat menyatakan dari mana ana mendengar fakta ini)Walaupun demikian, perkara ini seakan-akan berlaku dimana-mana. Banyak kedai-kedai "modern" akan memasang lagu yang rancak sehinggakan orang sekeliling tidak tahu waktu sudah masuk. Seperti sabda Rasulullah saw:
Apabila kamu mendengar azan, maka jawablah sebagaimana yang diperkatakan oleh muazzin” [Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim] Hendaklah kamu mendiamkan diri ketika azan, jika tidak Allah akan kelukan lidahnya ketika maut menghampirinya. [heard from somewhere]
Kita perlu ketahui bahawa Syaitan laknatullah ada dua jenis; manusia dan jin. Didalam surah An-Naas, Allah SWT berfirman:
[1]Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): Aku berlindung kepada (Allah) Pemelihara sekalian manusia. [2] Yang Menguasai sekalian manusia. [3] Tuhan yang berhak disembah oleh sekalian manusia. [4] Dari kejahatan pembisik penghasut yang timbul tenggelam. [5] Yang melemparkan bisikan dan hasutannya ke dalam hati manusia. [6] (Iaitu pembisik dan penghasut) dari kalangan jin dan manusia.
Oleh yang demikian, walaupun hukum menjawab azan itu sunat, setidak-tidaknya kita hormati azan kerana jika bukan kita, orang yang beragama Islam, siapa lagi?
Semoga Tuhan memudahkan kita melafazkan kalimah Laa ilaa ha ill lallah semasa maut mendatangi...
Kita sebagai hamba-hamba Allah yang sentiasa bersyukur kepadaNya hendaklah menjaga setiap amal ibadat yang kita kerjakan agar Allah sayang kepada kita dan menerima semua kebaikan dan kebajikan yang kita lakukan sehari-hari. Sepertimana yang kita ketahui, sembahyang ialah salah satu rukun Islam yang lima dan hukumnya adalah wajib dikerjakan oleh setiap orang Islam yang sudah memenuhi syarat2 yang tertentu. Sila tekan disini untuk melihat syarat2nya.
Alhamdulillah, banyak orang yang sembahyang/solat tetapi besar kemungkinan ada diantara kita yang tidak tahu atau lupa apa yang membuatkan sembahyang kita itu batal, yakni tidak sah. Ini kerana perkara2 yang membatalkan sembahyang hanya kita pelajari semasa kita masih kanak2 iaitu semasa kita berada disekolah ugama. Perlu diketahui bahawa jika solat kita tidak sah, maka, bagaimana mungkin Tuhan akan redha dengan kita? apa lagi cinta kepada kita. Oleh sebab itu, jika kita perhatikan banyak orang yang sembahyang tetapi tidak mampu mencegah diri dari terjerumus ke dalam lembah maksiat. Seperti sabda Rasulullah saw:
"Sesiapa yang solahnya tidak dapat mencegahnya daripada perbuatan keji dan mungkar maka solahnya itu bukanlah solah sebenarnya." [HR Imam Ibnu Abi Hatim]
Dengan itu, mari kita perhatikan samaada kita pernah melakukan perkara-perkara yang membatalkan sembahyang atau tidak:
1) Salah satu rukun sembahyang tidak dilaksanakan, atau ditinggalkan dengan senghaja. Jika antum ingin mengetahui apakah itu rukun sembahyang sila tekan sini
2) Berhadas 3) Terkena najis yang tidak dimaafkan 4) Berkata-kata dengan senghaja walaupun dengan satu huruf yang memberikan pengertian 5) Terbuka auratnya, senghaja atau tidak 6) Mengubah niat, misalnya ingin berhenti solat 7) Bergerak berturut-turut tiga kali seperti melangkah atau berjalan sekali yang bersangatan 8) Membelakangi qiblat 9) Menambah rukun yang berupa perbuatan, seperti rukun dan sujud 10) [Ketawa, berdehem, menangis, mengerang kesakitan yang dilakukan dengan sengaja hingga mengeluarkan bunyi yang jelas sekadar dua huruf sekalipun tidak difahami.di petik dari [http://al-azim.com/] 11) Mendahului imam dua rukun 12) Murtad (keluar dari Islam) walaupun dalam bentuk gambaran kasar bukannya secara hukmi. [tambahan dari al-azim.com]
Semoga kita sentiasa diberikan petunjuk oleh Allah SWT, amin.
Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Penyayang.
Kebersihan boleh dibahagikan kepada dua bahagian; zahir dan batin. Kebersihan zahir ialah kebersihan yang boleh kita lihat dengan mata kasar seperti baju, seluar, kasut sebagainya. Kebersihan batin ialah kebersihan yang tidak dapat dilihat dengan padangan mata kasar seperti hati. Islam mengajar umatnya untuk mengambil tentang kebersihan kerana kebersihan itu mendekatkan kita kepada Allah kerana Allah itu bersifat suci, suka kepada kebersihan.
Kebersihan boleh menyebabkan seseorang itu disukai. Ini kerana jika seseorang itu sentiasa mengambil berat tentang kerbersihan dirinya, orang yang berada disekelilingnya akan berasa mesra dan senang bila berinteraksi. Akan tetapi, kita perlu berwaspada kerana dizaman moden yang serba canggih ini, kita akan berjumpa dengan orang yang perpakaian mengalahkan tokeh jual pasir atau batu kelikir kerana orangnya mungkin bersikap sombong, angkuh, ria dan berbagai lagi penyakit hati yang mengheret orang itu masuk ke dalam neraka jahannam. Seperti firman Allah SWT:
Janganlah kamu berkelakuan sombong terhadap manusia, dan janganlah juga kamu menjelajah dimuka bumi dengan bermegah megah. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka orang orang sombong yang menunjuk nunjuk. [Luqman: 18]
Satu perkara yang mesti kita ingat lagi, orang yang berpakaian selekeh (tidak teratur) tidak bermakna orang itu hatinya busuk. Apa yang ingin saya sampaikan disini ialah orang yang tidak bersih (kotor), besar kemungkinan akan membuat seseorang tidak merasa senang dengan keadaannya, baunya, kuku yang bertahi/panjang, dan sebagainya. Kita perlu mengingat bahawa para malaikat tidak suka orang yang tidak harum (berbau), apalagi semasa menghadap Tuhan (sembahyang). Seperti sabda Rasulullah saw:
“Barangsiapa yang memakan bawang putih, bawang merah, dan makanan tidak sedap lainnya, maka jangan sekali-kali ia mendekati (memasuki) masjid kami, oleh karena sesungguhnya para malaikat terganggu dari apa-apa yang mengganggu manusia.” (HR. Bukhari dan Muslim).
Jadi, hukum orang yang sembahyang didalam keadaan berbau adalah makruh seperti hadis diatas. Antara sebab lain kenapa ia makruh ialah, ia akan membuat orang sekeliling kita tidak senang terutama sekali semasa berada dalam jemaah. Oleh itu, kita sebagai umat Islam, hendaklah memastikan yang kita sentiasa dalam keadaan bersih agar Allah sayang kepada kita, insyaAllah.
Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Penyayang
Sepertimana yang kita ketahui, Islam mempunyai 5 (lima) hukum iaitu wajib, sunat, harus, makruh dan haram. Kelima-lima hukum ini berkait rapat dengan apa yang kita lakukan seharian. Kita sebagai manusia yang serba kekurangan dan alpa hendaklah mengetahui dengan secara terperinci tentang hukum-hukum tersebut. Salah satu sebab kenapa saya mengambil keputusan untuk membuat artikel ini ialah demi kemashalatan kita bersama. Saya juga ingin menekankan betapa pentingnya mengetahui hukum-hukum sesuatu perkara. Semoga Allah membimbing kita ke jalan yang direstuiNya.
Wajib ialah sesuatu yang mesti dikerjakan oleh setiap orang yang beragama Islam seperti sembahyang lima waktu. Perkara sunat ialah perkara-perkara yang dilakukan oleh Nabi kesayangkan kita Nabi Muhammad saw seperti bersiwak (berus gigi) dan membaca basmallah sebelum melakukan sesuatu perkerjaan. Perkara-perkara harus ialah sesuatu perkerjaan yang jika dilakukan tidak mendapat pahala dan tidak mendapat dosa seperti seorang gadis/lelaki berdoa agar dirinya segera dipertemukan jodoh dan mengharap dikurniakan seorang suami/isteri yang soleh. Haram ialah perkara-perkara yang mendatangkan dosa. Seperti perkara yang telah dilarang dalam agama Islam seperti membuka aurat, zina, judi, minum arak dan riba.
Makruh mengikut jumhur ulama’ bermaksud tanzihiyyah, iaitu sesuatu yang patut dielakkan[1]. Seperti makan dari mangkuk yang sumbing/pecah dan mandi telanjang. Sebenarnya, banyak perkara-perkara yang makruh yang tidak kita sedari atau jahil mengenainya. Pada pemahaman saya pula, perbuatan makruh ialah semua perkara yang dibenci oleh Allah seperti bencinya Allah kepada mereka yang menjatuhkan talak tanpa alasan yang munasabah. Kita hendaklah sedar jika kita tidak mengelak diri kita dari membuat perkara-perkara yang makruh, ianya akan memudaratkan kita. Makan dari mangkuk yang pecah/sumbing akan mendedahkan kita kepada bahaya dari termakan serpihan kaca yang ada dan sebagainya. Allah telah melarang kita daripada melakukan perkara-perkara yang makruh dengan sebab. Ini menunjukkan betapa sayangnya Allah kepada hamba-hambaNya. Allah benci orang yang menganiaya diri sendiri dan yang membuat kerosakan. Seperti firman Allah SWT:
Orang-orang Yahudi berkata, "Tangan Allah terbelenggu." Yang terbelenggu ialah tangan-tangan mereka, dan mereka dilaknati kerana apa yang mereka mengatakan. Tidak, tetapi tangan-Nya terjulur; Dia menafkahkan sebagaimana yang Dia mengkehendaki. Dan apa yang diturunkan kepada kamu daripada Pemelihara kamu akan menambah kepada kebanyakan antara mereka, dalam kelampauan batas, dan ketidakpercayaan; dan Kami melemparkan di kalangan mereka, permusuhan dan kebencian, sampai Hari Kiamat. Setiap kali mereka menyalakan api untuk perang, Allah memadamnya. Mereka berusaha di bumi untuk membuat kerosakan padanya; dan Allah tidak menyukai orang-orang yang membuat kerosakan [Al-Maidah: 64. ]
“Dan orang-orang yang apabila mengerjakan perbuatan keji atau menganiaya diri sendiri, mereka ingat akan Allah, lalu memohon ampun terhadap dosa-dosa mereka dan siapa lagi yang dapat mengampuni dosa selain dari Allah? Dan mereka tidak meneruskan perbuatan kejinya itu, sedang mereka mengetahui.” [Al-Imran: 135].
Oleh itu, sebagai umat Islam, kita sepatutnya lebih prihatin dan coba untuk menggelak daripada melakukan perkara-perkara yang dibenci oleh Allah SWT.
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
[From part 1]....Is this really a good enough excuse for the senior generation not to adapt to changes? Well, it really depends on that individual as in each and everyone of us have different needs and wants. You may prefer your coffee with less sugar and I prefer not to drink coffee at all. This goes to show that I cannot satisfy everybody. However, learning is really a challenge for some and can be quite demeaning up to the point where a person would almost do anything to pass a lousy test. To be successful, you don’t really need to finish on top because what’s important is whether you can make it into practice. Imagine reading a whole book about protein & health. After passing the exam, would you really think you pass the same test 5 years later?
In Islam, I are thought to “practice what you preach” and The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the best example of this and there will be no one like him. He practiced everything that he read in the Qur’an that He was once said to be the walking Al Qur’an (Koran). As his follower, everyone regardless of age/sex/status should follow his footstep. Then, why do most of us choose to give up study and do the following; get employed, get married and have kids? Actually, things should not even be this way. That is why to reflect back to our earlier statement, what makes a person wealth is the knowledge that person has. If you were given $3,000,000.00 dollars, what would you do with it?
a)I don’t know
b)I think I’ll buy a car that cost 2million and I’ll spend the rest on girls, gambling and traveling.
c)Invest in a permissible (halal) low risk & low return project, build a mosque in my village, feed the needy and twofold the amount so that I can help more people.
A would be a person who is incapable of making decisions and perhaps this is due to a slight lack of knowledge. B would be a person who is rich but eager to finish his money without thinking of his future. And C is a person who is not only knowledgeable but also thought of his plans for the future here and after. There is clear distinctions between the 3 individuals and which do you think is the richest amongst them in terms of money and knowledge? Knowledge is probably the most profitable business opportunity for anyone. Unfortunately, the point of this article has not been pointed out. I started out with the definition of wealth (corrected) and later found that wealth is the knowledge you have.
The latter statement still holds true but the “knowledge” I Ire trying to convey is knowledge about Islam itself whether you’re a Moslem or a non-Moslem. If you read carefully, all those knowledge mentioned earlier Ire all towards this universe; teacher, doctor, leader, prime minister, surgeon, spouse, cleaner, a religious teacher? And so on. This is the enigma that hovers over us for quite some time now and solve this, insyaAllah through knowledge. Would it be possible if a person who has acquired PhD or a bachelor’s degree cannot recite Surah Al-Fatihah properly? Would it be possible if a sewage cleaner would recite the same verse perfectly? With time, everything learnt during the early days of religious classes would slowly fades like the winter breeze and rapidly fades like snow flakes, for some. This happens everywhere unfortunately. I think it is due to the mindset I all have; money money money; work, work, work; promotion promotion promotion and all the materials.
On the other side of the fence, a scoop of us may be thinking of; death; life after death; heaven or hell and all that is related. I purposely typed certain words trice to emphasize how desperate, forgetful and neglectful some of us are. You may be a housewife, a boss, a student or to a lowest form, that does not mean you cannot read books about Islam. I don't have the time? I hear that non-Moslem scholars and reverts (converts) in the Western world especially are more curious to know more about Islam than those who are already Moslems. What does that indicate? Are we lazy to study? Are we lazy to broaden our knowledge about Islam especially about? I for one am trying to squeeze time to read books about Islam and everything related to Islam.
I am thankful to Allah that there are still those who still give a heed about the basic of Islam and pity those who does not. I pray to Allah that our heart stays pure and that Allah helps us in this journey. So you see, whether you are leader or a peasant, acquiring knowledge about the canvas of Islam and the poles fixated to it is an ongoing process and it’s a duty of every Moslem.
I pray to Allah that our heart stays pure and that Allah helps us in this temporary journey.
Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths of darkness equal with Light?" Or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible." [Ar-R’ad]
MASA adalah sesuatu yang sangat berharga yang tidak akan bisa diganti dengan laut yang dipenuhi dengan duit. Kita tidak akan dapat membeli masa kerana sesaat yang berlalu tidak akan kembali walaupun dengan menggunakan apa cara sekali PUN, kita tidak akan dapat mengembalikan masa yang lepas. Sesuatu barang mungkin dapat kita raih kembali jika kita berusaha dan bertawakkal kepadaNya.
Mari kita perhatikan sedikit tentang filem yang tidak asing lagi bagi kita iaitu "Back to the Future". Adalah tidak munasabah jika terciptanya sesuatu yang boleh merubah keadaan seperti apa yang diceritakan didalam filem ini. Hujan tak ada, ribut tak ada, kenapa cakap pasal MASA!? Seperti yang kita ketahui, masa semakin sehari semakin laju berlari, hinggakan kadang-kadang, sesuatu perkara yang kita rancang tidak siap kita kerjakan. Dalam surah Al-'Asr, Tuhan berfirman:
"Demi Masa! Sesungguhnya manusia itu dalam kerugian; Kecuali orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal soleh dan mereka pula berpesan-pesan dengan kebenaran serta berpesan-pesan dengan sabar." [Al-'Asr: 1-3]
Kalau kita perhatikan, surah diatas mempunyai makna yang sungguh berharga. Banyak alim ulama mengatakan yang masa yang disebutkan didalam surah diatas ialah waktu asar ('asr) kerana diwaktu inilah kebanyakan daripada kita lalai dengan keadaaan sekeliling. Lalai dengan minum petang; dengan meeting; dengan bersukan & sebagainya. Ana ingin memperingatkan kepada an'tum dan pada ana sendiri agar kita sentiasa sedar masa yang berlalu terutama sekali masa waktu sembahyang agar kita tidak termasuk orang-orang kebanyakan (majority). Allah SWT berfirman:
"Dan sememangnya sedikit sekali di antara hamba-hambaKu yang bersyukur." [Saba: 13]
Pada suatu hari, seorang sahabat telah mendengar seorang tua sedang berdoa.."Ya Allah, jadikahlah aku diantara hamba-hambuMu yang sedikit." Selepas orang tua itu selesai berdoa, sahabat pun bertanya apa maksud doa itu. Orang tua itu menjawab, "Didalam Al Qur'an ada menyebutkan tentang orang yang bersyukur kepada ni'matNya adalah sedikit." (Seperti ayat diatas)(Ana minta maaf kepada pembaca jika ada kekurangan dan yang bertambah didalam cerita diatas)
Sebenarnya, banyak firman-firman Allah yang menyatakan manusia kebanyakannya tidak bersyukur. Untuk memastikan kita tidak tergolong dalam golongan kebanyakan adalah mudah iaitu dengan membuat semua yang telah diwajipkan dan menjauhi daripada perkara2 yang mengheret kita ke neraka.
Selepas mengucap dua kalimah shahadah, rukun Islam yang kedua yang wajib kita kerjakan ialah mengerjakan sembahyang 5 waktu sehari semalam. Kita hendaklah menjaga sembahyang kita sepertimana kita menjaga anak kita, isteri kita dan sebagainya, bahkan lebih dari itu. Rasulullah pernah bersabda yang kira kira bermaksud, jika sembahyang seseorang itu baik, maka baiklah kesudahannya dan sebaliknya. Akan tetapi, hendaklah diingat yang sembahyang yang kita lakukan itu hendaklah niat kerana Allah kerana jika tidak, sembahyang itu akan menjadi sia-sia. Salah satu usaha kita untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut ialah dengan cara mendalami sembahyang dari segenap penjuru. Barangkali untuk menghuraikan dengan terperinci akan mengambil masa yang lama. Oleh itu, ana kana membuat artikel yang menbentangkan perkara2 yang wajib kita ketahui semasa sembahyang, insyaAllah.
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