Love is Cinta

In Islam, it is not a sin if you feel a special affinity or inclination towards a certain individual since human beings have no control on such natural inclinations.
Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Basically, having an acclination or special affinity towards a certain individual is not haraam. In fact, Allah told us   (Qur’an, 3;14) ‘Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire’  Allah said that feeling attracted towards the opposing gender is something that Allah has programmed in us so it is normal to have that kind of feeling! But on top of it, what do you deal with that?  We are, however, definitely responsible if we get carried away by such feelings and take specific actions that is forbidden. Islam dictates strict rules in the interaction between male and female. The Prophet (sws) has taught us that it is haram for a non-mahram (unrelated) man and a woman to be alone together. He warns that if this happens, Shaytan (satan) will be present with them. The Prophet (sws) said:  “Whenever a man is alone with a woman the Devil makes a third.” (Sahih Bukhari).   When shaytan starts to whisper all the wonderfull things about love, they will fall into the traps of shaytan.

“Do not come close to zina for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).” (Qur’an, 17:32).

Allah do not say  ‘don’t commit  zina’ but don’t ever come near it. One does not simply leave their children on the street hoping that they will not get hit by a car.  One important Islamic principle is: prevention before cure. You do not come close to fire, and then wonder why you got burned. So the solution of the desires is to get married. But marriage is such a complicated things and comes with a lot of great responsibilities. And if the marriage is a result of illecit love relationship like holding each other’s hand, kissing and khilwa.. will loosen up the husband and wife relationship. It is because they had made something which is obviously wrong and built up the foundation of their relationship with the reduced  blessing of Allah.

Besides, these kind of relationship will be a cause to make each party doubful over the other. Is the wife  is having an affair at home while the husband are working pretty hard at the office? And the wife might have the similar thoughts too. Well if the spouse obviously don’t have the fear and loyalty towards Allah why should he or she be fear of His creation? So each partner will live in a state of doubt and suspicion, which will ruin their relationship sooner or later. Marriages that are usually good and lasting marriages are those that start at the least affection. That affection grows after marriage and maybe it will grow until the couples continue their companionship at the Jannah.

A a conclusion, don’t turn love into lust. From what should be a wonderfull relationship to a cursed one by disobeying Allah. Islam taught us that falling in love is not haraam, but the only way of doing it correctly is by marriage. And Allah Subhanah has Himself declared that it is He Who has put love and affection and mercy between the partners in marriage.

And among His Signs is this that He created for you mates from among yourselves,  that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them;  and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts); verily in that are Signs for those who reflect.  (Qur’an, 30:21)

Every products comes out with a manual for it’s users guidance.. Why? Because manufacturer’s knows how the device is gonna work and what is the best for it.. Same goes to us. Allah had put the feeling of love in ourself and the best way to handle it is to follow His guidance.

And Allah knows best.!

 [The idea of this article is adopted from many sources but it worth to share]

Tragedi Subuh!

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "And if they only knew what was in the prayers of 'Isha' and Subh [fajr], they would come to them even if they had to crawl." [Agreed upon]

Even the highest profession like phisician, architects have to go for refresher seminars and reviews.  So as a muslim, you’ve internalised this really deep profound thing, where do you get your review?

Through solah. Solah is an opportinity for us to refresh our faith constantly. Solah is a pillar of our faith, and there is no such thing as doing too much to ensure that this pillar stands. But the point is waking up for solatul fajr is a kind of hard. It’s more like a tragedy. Most muslim’s spend their night doing unnecessary things and end up waking in the afternoon the next day.

So, this are few tips that might help you to be the soldier’s of Allah in the early morning!

Know who Allah is: This is the key. If you know Who you’re worshipping, you will make him the first instead of dunya. Set in your mind that  He requests that you get up in the morning and pray to Him, you’ll wake up.

Discipline yourlife: Go to sleep early. Don’t spend the whole night watching movies, hanging aroud with your friends till midnight, watching islamic lectures till 2 a.m in the morning. Give the night life up. Let the night be for sleep. At least you are not accumulating sins every night. At least you are not burying your heart with more sins than what you do during the day. At least you are innocent for that moment. If it’s convinient the to take a nap in the afternoon which is also a sunnah and aids in causing a person to wake up for Fajr.

Wudu before sleep: Ibn Abbas reported that Allah’s Messenger said: “Purify these bodies and Allah will purify you, for there is no slave who goes to sleep in a state of purity but an Angel spends the night with him, and every time he turns over, [the Angel] says, ‘O Allah! Forgive Your slave, for he went to bed in a state of purity.” Do you think that such a person would be left to oversleep and miss fajr?

Sincerity: Be sincere about waking up for fajr, don’t just say to yourself: “InshaAllah, it’ll be nice if I wake up for fajr” be sincere about it, and say: “I will wake up for fajr” I find it useful sometimes to talk to myself about it before going to sleep and say: “I will wake up for fajr, i don’t care how, but I’ll definitely will!” And remember to place your alarm further away than the normal. If you used to put it besides you, make it in the living room.

It has a spiritual impact that only people who go to the masjid can feel it. It cannot be explained by words. When you woke up early, you came to the masjid, you ask for Allah’s forgiveness in that early morning,you recite quran and then you stand beside the other believer and countless army of angels, and you stand in front Allah. The spiritual impact is SubhanAllah. The kind of you wish you can do it everyday. But if only you woke up early and give up your night life! -Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan.

Unsung Hero

Bilal bin Rabah, sahabat nabi yang berkulit hitam, adalah muazin pertama dalam Islam dan juga bekas hamba abdi yang dilantik oleh Rasulullah S.A.W untuk melaungkan azan lima kali setiap hari. Sehinggakan apabila tibanya waktu solat, golongan malaikat begitu ternanti-nanti laungan azan dari Bilal. Terdapat satu kisah, saorang sahabat meminta keizinan dari Nabi Muhammad S.A.W untuk melaungkan. Namun, Rasulullah S.A.W agak keberatan untuk membenarkannya. Selepas puas memujuk Rasulullah membenarkannya untuk melaungkan azan Subuh.

Sewaktu ingin menunaikan Solat Zohor, “penduduk langit”  iaitu malaikat turun untuk bertemu Baginda S.A.W dan bertanya kepadanya’  “Wahai Rasulullah, adakah kamu tidak solat Subuh pagi tadi??”. 

Baginda menjawab, “Sudah tentunya aku Solat Subuh pagi tadi.”

Malaikat berkata lagi, “tetapi mengapa kami tidak mendengar azan dilaungkan Subuh tadi??”

Baginda terus berkata, “Bukan Bilal Bin Rabah yang melaungkan azan Subuh pagi tadi tapi sahabatku yang lain.”

Rasa berat hati Rasulullah S.A.W benar-benar ada sebabnya. Baginda S.A.W merasakan hati sahabat tersebut mempunyai masalah menyebabkan laungan azan yang cukup merdu didengar Subuh tadi, dengan penuh tajwid, harakat dan tarannumnya serta penampilannya yang hebatdari segi pakaian, rupa parasnya yang tampan beserta wangiannya yang mahal tidak mampu didengar oleh penghuni langit.

Adapun Bilal Bin Rabah yang kulitnya hitam legam, pakaian yang amat sederhana dan suara tidak semerdu sahabat tadi, azan yang dilaungkannya dapat didengar oleh penghuni langit. Itulah tanda keikhlasan Bilal Bin Rabah.

Sumber = iluvislam.com

Kisah Saad bin Muaz

Saad Bin Muaz adalah salah seorang sahabat Rasulullah SAW  yang berkulit hitam pada masa itu malah dikatakan jauh lebih hitam daripada Bilal. Saad memeluk Islam pada usia 31 tahun dan syahid pada usia 37 tahun, seorang yang tinggi iman dan cintanya kepada Allah.

Ketika berhijrah ke Madinah, beliau ingin mendirikan rumah tangga lalu dipinangnya seorang perempuan di Madinah.  Disebabkan kulitnya yang hitam, pinangannya ditolak berkali-kali. Rasa kecewa menyelebungi lalu mendatangi Rasulullah untuk mengadu, “Wahai Rasulullah, adakah hinanya aku ini kerana berkulit hitam sehingga pinanganku ditolak  berkali-kali?". Lalu, Rasulullah berkata, “Jangan bimbang Saad, engkau adalah orang yang aku jamin”. 

Lalu, Saad dibawa oleh sahabat-sahabat ke rumah wanita yang cantik di Madinah itu. Mereka dilayan dengan baik oleh bapa wanita tersebut. Di saat hajat mereka disampaikan untuk meminang anaknya, si bapa sangatlah gembira kerana menyangka anaknya dipinang oleh  Rasulullah. Kejujuran Saad menyatakan bahawa beliaulah yang ingin meminang anaknya itu. Si bapa menjadi marah dan menghina Saad yang berkulit hitam ingin berkahwin dengan anaknya yang cantik.

Perempuan tersebut menegur bapanya kerana menolak pinangan Saad Bin Muaz yang merupakan seorang yang dijamin oleh Rasulullah. Lalu, si bapa pergi mengejar  Saad dan meminta maaf serta menerima pinangan Saad di depan Rasulullah. 

Dan Rasulullah menyuruh Saad membeli kelengkapan perkahwinannya. Ketika sedang membeli keperluan perkahwinan, Saad terdengar seruan jihad daripada Rasulullah, “Wahai pemuda2 Islam, bersiap siaga segera kerana musuh sedang datang untuk menyerang kita." Lalu, Saad menukar fikiran dengan membeli kelengkapan perang, baju perisai dan kuda.

Saad segera pergi berbaris paling hadapan dengan sahabat-sahabat yang lain . Disebabkan baju perisai yang lengkap, Saad tidak dikenali . Takdir Allah, Saad  syahid  dalam peperangan tersebut. Berita syahidnya Saad disampaikan kepada Rasulullah.

Rasulullah berkata, “Di saat kematian Saad bergegar Arasy Allah dan menangis para malaikat di langit dan di bumi”. Saad Bin Muaz dimuliakan oleh Allah di saat kematiannya walaupun hanya 6 tahun jangka hayatnya dalam Islam.

Kisah2 ini sememangnya di kopi pes tapi nak habaq kat suma yang paras rupa, harta, kedudukan tak menjamin kedudukan yang mulia di sisi Allah.. Hatta yang mulia di mata manusia belum tentu mulia di sisi Allah.. Kedua2 orang sahabat ini telah bagi suatu ibrah yang sangat hebat kepada kita semua.. Dikatakan ketika Bilal diseksa hanya seruan shahadah sahaja yang telah turun. Tapi cintanya tiada dusta kepada Allah. Tapi kita dah komplete rukun islam berlima masih terkial2 dalam penghayatan... jom jd insan bertaqwa!

Beautiful Hikmah

One day..  A young man come to Rasulullah (ﷺ) he said :

Ya Rasulullah.. Allow me to commit zina

The sahabah was angry, how could he ask the permission of rasulullah to commit zina!

Rasulullah brought him forward and ask him to sit. Then the prophet come closer to him..

Would you like that your mother commit zina?

No! Said the young man  .. I would not want my mother to commit adultery...  I will give myself up for you ya Rasulullah.. !

Would you like your sister to do it?

No!

When you have a daughter.. would you like her to do it?

No!

Your aunty from your father side?

No!

Your aunty from your mother side?

No!

Rasulullah said.. People don’t want that for their mother, their sister, their daughter and even their aunt... 

Then Rasulullah put his hand on the young man’s chest.. and make du’aa on him.

‘Oh Allah guard his heart, and protect his chestidy’ 

The young man was so pleased.. then he said

The thing that i wanted most is to commit adultery and the thing that i hate most now is to commit fornication.

Lessons :

1)      If you want to resolve a problem.. Don’t do it on the phone or when the other person is on the other side.. Try to make sure you are close to that person. Be sincere in your advice and one of the best way is make it secretly. If you want to help them by making a change in their heart, it  sholud come from your heart too .. and make a du’aa for them as well.InsyaAllah they will accept our advice.

‘  Advicing someone in front of the others are embarrasmen ‘ Imaam As-Syafie

2)      Be polite. Rasulullah approach him him in such a beautiful manner. He didn’t shame him aside. He did’nt say “are you crazy?? How could you ask me that question??” as most of us will say so..This was an extremely beautiful example of the hikmah of our prophet.. He knew that the person doesnt have much knowledge and was  dealing with  ignoring young man.. So he make beautiful dua’aa and give him understanding instead of saying bad thoings to him.. Saying bad thing and being angry will not make the person to be close to islam.. It will just make him further away from understanding..  Wallahua’lam

Hari Kekasih !

Cinta itu fitrah.. Fitrah itu semula jadi ,baby yang baru beranak menangis bukan kerana mak dia pesan waktu dalam kandungan ataupun mengikut rentak baby2 lain yang menangis waktu keluar tapi kerana itu fitrahnya kelahiran manusia .Maka cinta juga fitrah.. tetapi fitrah itu bukan alasan untuk kita melakukan maksiat dan sebagainya.. Sebagai  contoh makanan.. fitrah makanan tak boleh terlampau manis atau masin kerna akan mengundang penyakit...  macam tuh jugak cinta ,tak boleh sesuka hati menaburnya dengan janji2 manis kepada makhluk2 Allah kerna sakitnya bukan sahaja di dunia bahkan di akhirat .Cinta kepada Rasullullah adalah cinta yang terbaik selepas khaliqnya .Tak lengkap iman sekiranya tak beriman kepada kekasih Allah ni..

Hazrat Umar radhi-allahu-anhu said to the Holy Prophet, ‘I love you more than everything than myself.’ The Holy Prophet said, ‘None amongst you can be a true believer until I am dearer to him than even himself.’

Hazrat Umar said, ‘I swear by Him (Allah) who revealed the Book (Holy Quran) to you! You are indeed dearer to me than even myself.’

The Holy Prophet replied, ‘Umar, now your eeman (faith) is complete.’

(Bukhari)

Persoalannya.. sejauh mana kecintaan kita kepada baginda Rasul ? Cukupkah sekadar selawat2 kita dan pengamalan sunnah  yang cukup sedikit tuh nak buktikan kepada Rasulullah yang kita sayang kat baginda .Among berjuta2 umat Muhammad yang ada dari dulu sampa sekarang ,layak ke kita nak terima syafaat baginda ?Nak buat Baginda even toleh muka kat kita pon kat akhirat nanti belum tentu mampu .Cer fikir.. betapa jauh kita kenal Rasulullah .Seriously sekarang ni lagi ramai kenal artis ,1st eleven team2 bola dan pemimpin2 hebat dunia yang lain berbanding Rasulullah.. Kenal pon tidak.. Kita Cinta ke Dusta?

A man came to the Holy Prophet and asked, ‘When will the day of Judgment come?’ The Holy Prophet replied, ‘What have you prepared for it?’ The man said, ‘I have not prepared for it with a lot of salah, fasting or sadqah (charitable donations) but I do love Allah and His Prophet. ‘The Holy Prophet said to him , ‘Anta ma’a man ahbabta (On the day of judgment) you will be with the one you love.’

(Bukhari related by Hazrat Anas)

Bila renung2 hadis di atas ni.. kalau kat dunia ni kita cinta pada artis.. time bgun2 kat akhirat nanti JB kat sebelah kanan.. PSY  kat sebelah kiri.. MJ kat depan.. Kat belakang ntah artis mana pon tak tau lah.. hehe.. nauzubillah.. Andai kita di dunia cinta Rasulullah ,Di akhirat pasti bersamanya.. Ulama’ kata macam mana nak buat cinta rasulullah tuh paling tinggi selepas Allah.. Kalau kita ada tunang atau GF ,pastinya cinta kita kepada mereka yang paling tinggi.. maka alihkan cinta itu kepada Nabi.. cam susahkan? " Man Lam Yazuq, La Yadri. “ (Sesiapa yang tidak merasai sesuatu, sesungguhnya dia tidak akan menyelami hakikatnya..)Jadikan Rasulullah ‘hayyun fi qulubina’ yakni hidup dalam hati kita.. Setiap perbuatan kita.. stalking ,studying atau chatting .. fikirlah andai Rasulullah berada di belakang kita dan memandang perbuatan kita .Adakah Baginda akan suka atau sedih.. Semoga kita akan bertemu dengan Rasulullah di akhirat kelak.. Sollu ‘alan nabi !

Improve our Character

Berhijrahlah dari daerah ketuhanan kepada daerah kehambaan.. Hanya tuhan yang tidak perlu solat dan menerima segala pujian.. kita hanyalah hamba dan tugas seorang hamba is to worship our master which is Allah .So let us make hijrah and improve ourself .Here are few tips suggested by Ustadh Nouman Ali khan on how to improve our character ..

1)       Stop doing bad things.. Kita perlu tinggalkan semua perkara yang boleh buat kita jauh dengan Allah.. Don’t talk about adding good deeds until you get rid of bad deed .If a person is bleeding ,the first thing we have to do is to stop the bleeding.. then we give him the medicine.. tinggalkan entertainment addiction ,jaga pandangan mata-Jangan pandang perempuan mcam monyet jantan lihat monyet betina ... We will become less of a human if you keep staring at women like a piece of meat .Regain your humanity .

2)      Purify your life with Good Deeds.. Starts by doing simple things..  get our prayer to be perfect- Don’t talk about doing qiamullail if you Fajr prayer is still not so well .Be nice to your parents.. Be honest in your work place.

Good deeds will not just act like a medicine which is of course to heal ourself but they bring with them bonuses! In this world or the next world .One good deed will open up the other door for you .You’ll never know you will be offered a better job if you started to be nice to your parent .hhmm.. As Allah says..

Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Mengasihani. Dan sesiapa yang bertaqwa kepada Allah (dengan mengerjakan suruhanNya dan meninggalkan laranganNya), nescaya akan dijadikan baginya jalan keluar (dari segala perkara yang menyusahkannya).

Serta memberinya rezeki dari jalan yang tidak terlintas hatinya. Dan (ingatlah), sesiapa berserah diri bulat-bulat kepada Allah, maka Allah cukupkan baginya (untuk menolong dan menyelamatkannya). Sesungguhnya Allah tetap melakukan segala perkara yang di kehendakiNya. Allah telahpun menentukan kadar dan masa bagi berlakunya tiap-tiap sesuatu.

InsyaAllah.. Let us be a better person for the sake of Allah.. Allahumma Ameen