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by Muhammad Alshareef
After the Prophet sal Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed away, Abu Idrees Al Khawlanee (d. 80 AH/699-700 CE) in Dimishq (Damascus), went to Masjid Al-Kabeer. In the masjid he saw a group of people sitting around one man. He described the man as smiling very much and people were sitting around him asking questions. So Abu Idrees Al-Khawlanee asked, “Who is this man?”
They answered, “That is Muadh Ibn Jabal radi Allahu anhu, the companion of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.”
The next day Abu Idrees Al-Khawlanee came to the masjid early in the morning, before Salaatul Fajr, thinking he was the first one to enter the masjid. But there he found Mu’adh Ibn Jabal radi Allahu anhu praying in the masjid before salah. So Abu Idrees came to Mu’adh and sat behind him and waited for him to complete his prayer. After Mu’adh completed his prayer, Abu Idrees went to him and said, “Oh Mu’adh! I love you for the sake of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala!”
Mu’adh Ibn Jabal radi Allahu anhu pulled Abu Idrees closer and he asked him,“Aal la hu Lillah (By Allah do you love me only for the sake of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala?)”
Abu Idrees replied, “Yes!”
At this Mu’adh Ibn Jabal radi Allahu anhu smiled and pulled him closer and said to him, “Let me give you good news, for verily I heard the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam say, ‘Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala said, “Wajabat Muhabbati Li Mutahaabina fiya (My love is wajib upon those who love for my sake.’”
Brothers and sisters, throughout history people have claimed that they love Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and Allah loves them. The Christians claim that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loves them but Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala calls them:
The misguided (Al-Fatiha 1/7).
And the Jews claim that they love Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala but Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala says about them:
Those whom Allah is angry with (Al-Fatiha 1/7).
And so Muslims also claim that they love Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. But whether Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loves us, is the real question. Does Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala truly love us?
In Saheeh al-Bukhari, the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam says:
“When Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loves someone, he calls Jibreel and Allah then says, ‘Ya Jibreel! Inni uhibbu fulan! (Oh Jibreel! Verily, I love such and such a person, so love him!)’”
And Allah names that person and then Jibreel loves that person. Then Jibreel calls out to all the angels of the heavens and he says, “Allah loves so and so, so love him!”and so all the angels love him. And then Allah places pleasure in the hearts of the people towards this person!”
The Prophet sal Allaau alayhi wa sallam said in another narration of this hadeeth:
“The slave will continue to try to win the pleasure of Allah; he will try to win the love of Allah until Allah calls Jibreel and says to him, ‘Oh Jibreel! My slave so and so is trying to please me, verily my love has overcome him!’”
Indeed the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam told us in the Qur’an and the Sunnah about many people that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loved. And amongst the greatest people that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loved was Ibraheem alayhis Salaam. Allah Subhaanahu wa ta’aala said:
And Allah took Ibraheem as a Khalil (close and dear friend) (An-Nisaa’ 4/125)
When one of the companions heard the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam recite this in salah, he said to the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, “May coolness of her eyes be the mother of Ibraheem. For who wouldn’t love for their son to be taken as the Khalil of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala.”
And from the people that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loved was Ayyub alayhis salaam. Allah said:
We found him to be patient…What a beautiful(blessed) slave he is.
In Saheeh Muslim the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam told us that a man went out once to visit his brother for the sake of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. On his path Allah sent an angel and the angel asked him where he was going and he said, “I am going to visit my brother for the sake of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala.”
The angel asked him,“Do you have any other reason to go to his house?”
The man said, “I am going for no other reason than for the sake of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala.”
Then the angel said, “Verily I give you good news; I am an angel from Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala with a message from Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala that He loves you!”
And from the people that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loved was Khadija radi Allahu anha. In Saheeh Al-Bukhari the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam was sitting with Jibreel reciting the Quran and Khadija radi Allahu anha came. Jibreel turned to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam and said, “This is Khadija bringing you some food. Give her my salaam!”
This is Jibreel alayhis salaam giving his salaam to Khadija radi Allahu anha and then he said, “Give her the glad tidings of a home in paradise!”
What happens when Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loves us?
Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala first and foremost will mention the name of the person, fulan ibn fulan, and then Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala will call to Jibreel and tell him that he loves this person. Not only will Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala love this person but Jibreel will also love this person. Not only Jibreel, but also the angels of the heavens and the earth will love this person. And then Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala will put the pleasure in the hearts of the people towards this person.
And if that person was to ask anything, Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala would grant what he asks for. And if he seeks refuge in Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala from anything, Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala will protect him. And a person whose case is such, his end is surely Jannah.
Brothers and Sisters on the same side of this hadeeth we also have to be aware and fear gaining the wrath of Allah. We also have to beware of the people who gain the anger of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said regarding a person who angers and disobeys Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala will hate that person. And Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala will call to Jibreel and tell him, “Oh Jibreel! My servant so and so is continuing to anger me and my anger has overcome him.”
PART II
I was listening to a tape once and the shaykh was talking about stories and hadeeth dealing with children. One of the stories that he mentioned was about the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam playing with children. The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam was playing with Al-Husayn and then he raised him up for people to see and he said, “Allah will love those who love Al Husayn!”
So it got me thinking of other lessons from the Qu’ran and Sunnah that can give us more ideas of how to we can have Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala love us. Ibn Al-Qayyim rahimahullah actually wrote different ways we can gain Allah’s subhaanahu wa ta’aala love.
One: We need to take advantage of the third portion of the night. The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Every night Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala comes down to the samaa’ ad- dunya and he calls out to the people, ‘Is there anyone who will make du’a, so I may accept their du’a! Is there anyone who will ask for forgiveness, so I shall forgive them!’”
So we should take advantage of this by praying Qiyaam-ul-Layl (voluntary Night Prayer).
Two: We should also remember Allah often. Whenever we are commuting to work or standing in a line somewhere, its always our chance to remember Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. Allah says:
Remember me and I shall remember you (Al-Baqarah 2/152)
And who does not want Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala to remember them?
Three: We should read the Qu’ran with understanding. Read what Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala revealed to us for our life and for our death. Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala says:
Will they not contemplate the Qu’ran (An-Nisaa’ 4/82)?
And Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala says:
A book we sent down…so that they may contemplate its verses (As-Saad 38/29).
Four: We should sit and be with those people who truly love Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and spend our time with them. In Surah Al-Kahf, Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala says:
(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth (Al-Kahf 18/22).
In this verse, Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala mentions the dog of the Ahl Al-Kahf (people of the cave) over and over again. Why? It is because of the companions that the dog had, the companions that he was with that he is mentioned so many times. So if a dog is going to be mentioned in the Qur’an so many times because of his compantions, you can imagine how much Allah will love the person who chooses to spend his time with the people Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala loves. As the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam taught us, good companionship is like a person who sells musk. Even if the companion doesn’t give you any musk, you are going to benefit form the smell and fragrance of the musk.
Five: We should love to meet Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“Whoever loves to meet Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala, Allah loves to meet them!”
And no doubt if someone is going to love to meet Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala they will do good for that meeting; they will prepare for that meeting. And the one who does not want to meet Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala, is the one who has been spending his life in disobiedance. He will not love to meet Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala will not love to meet that person.
Six: We should push away everything that stands between us and Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and Allah’s Messenger sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam. We have to critically look at the things that we are doing in disobediance to Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and take them and extract them out of our lives.
Seven: We should always put RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam in front of us. We should always put the wishes of the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam before our wishes. Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala revealed in the Quran:
Say if you love Allah, then follow me. Allah will love you and forgive your sins (A’le-Imraan 3/21)
Eight: We should make patience a part of our character. As they say, a person who continues to do something will be known for that which he does. When a person is patient in his dealings in his home and at his work, then he becomes as-saabir (the patient). And Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala tells us of those who are patient:
And Allah loves those who are patient (A’le-Imraan 3/146)
Nine: We should learn Allah’s subhaanahu wa ta’aala’s asma was-sifaat (names and attributes). So when we read in the Qu’ran Ar-Rahman we should understand it’s meaning and depth and hope Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala has mercy on us. And when we read that Allah is As-Sami’ and Al-Baseer, that He is All-Hearing and All-Seeing, we should understand that Allah can see us at all times. And when we read in the Qu’ran that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala is Shadeedul-‘Iqaab, He is severe in punishment, we will think twice before we disobey Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and we will abstain from that action.
Ten: We should continue in doing our nawaafil (voluntary acts). In Hqdeeth Qudsi, the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam says that Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala says:
The slave will continue to come close to me in voluntary deeds until I love him.
In the sharh (explanation) of this hadeeth, the scholars have said these are voluntary acts of all kinds. Voluntary acts of the tongue and the limbs.
A poet once said, “How can you disobey Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and you claim that you love Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala.”
This is a very unique way of understanding. If your love of Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala is true, you will obey Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. Verily the person who loves someone, will follow that person.
Want to be Closer to Allah, But Don't Know How!
Posted: Friday, December 31, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels: heart and soul| Editor in Chief—readingislam.com |
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Allah, the Exalted is the Best to respond to this concern:
First, there must be a desire;
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This person does all right deeds in order to bring himself closer to his Creator. If he does all this and still does not feel as close to Allah as he wants then he might look at his environment and those he befriends and the condition of his lifestyle. Are his/her friends neglectful of Allah and often engage in idle talk or activities which Allah dislike? Are members of his family busy spending most of their time at home in front of TV watching programs Allah dislikes and he participates with them? Are friends and family the cause of his weakness in religion? Is he/she dressed properly according to Islamic mose of dress as he/she likes?
(Behold in the Remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.) (Ar-Ra`d 13: 28)
(Therefore remember Me, I will remember you.) (Al-Baqarah 2:152)
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"one of the most profound learning of my life is this: if you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results you seek."-Stephen R.Covey,THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE m/s 7.
"identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results you seek" I think this is the fruit and essence of this book or should I say "knowledge". How things going never change, what happen thousands of years ago will repeat the cycle again and again. If you throw a glass upward, it will then accelerate downward and then shattered to pieces. Through this observation, we identify that the earth has a invisible pulling force. Further, scrutinizing all the details we will come the conclusion that all object regardless of mass, will experience the same acceleration that is 9.8ms-2. Because all of these have become common sense, people lack of amazement towards all these phenomenon and forget to be grateful to God. However, when things going against the norm it will be the talk of the town. All this are also apply in our life. There are a lot of pattern to be identified, complex, and time consuming. Just after we sort out everything our life is at the verge of death. Time is not gold, it is incomparable to anything else but our life. Yes, time is life. All praise to Allah for sending His messenger to guide us to the truth, not merely in the matter of the unseen but also regarding the life in this earth. Should we not waste our effort but to follow the sunnah of Rasulullah s.a.w. If we delve deeper in the Sirah nabawiyyah the character of Rasulullah is so great that until all sort of people foes, or friends never cease to respect him. He is truly an example that should be followed.
Sabr or Shukr - The Worry Stops Here!
Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels: heart and soul, scholarsBy Muhammad Alshareef
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Aasiyah, the wife of Fir'own. Her Eeman in Allah thrived under the shadow of someone that said, "I am your Lord, Most High!" When news reached Fir'own of his wife's Eeman he beat her and commanded his guards to beat her. They took her out in the scalding noon heat, tied her hands and feet and beat her perpetually. Who did she turn to? She turned to Allah! She prayed, "My lord, build for me a home with you in Paradise and save me from Fir'own and his deeds and save me from the transgressive people."
It was narrated that when she said this, the sky opened for her and she saw her home in Paradise. She smiled. The guards watched astonished, she's being tortured and she smiles? Frustrated, Fir'own commanded a boulder to be brought and dropped on Aasiyah, to crush her to death. But Allah took her soul before the boulder was brought and she became an example for all the believing men and women till the end of time.
[And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe: the wife of Fir'own (Pharaoh) - when she said, "My Lord, Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir'own and his deeds, and save me from the transgressive-disbelieving people.] -Tahreem 66/11
In the hadith of Jibreel, when he came to the Prophet (SAL ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM) and asked him about Islam, Eeman, and Ihasan, the Prophet SAL ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM said about Eeman, "Eeman is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His Messengers, the Final Day, and the divine decree, the good and the bad thereof." For the past few weeks we have been reflecting on this hadith, only glimpses. Today we shall conclude with the last article of Eeman: to believe in the Divine decree, the good and the bad thereof.
As you and I travel though life we find ourselves in one of two situations. Either something good is happening in our lives and in which case - as Muslims- our role is to thank Allah for the blessing. Or something bad is happening to us, something we dislike and our role here is to be patient (Sabr). This is the formula for a happy life, a life cruising towards the pleasure of Allah. Sabr or Shukr, the worry stops here.
The Messenger of Allah (SAL ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM) said, "Strange is the affair of the Mu'min (the believer), verily all his affairs are good for him. If something pleasing befalls him he thanks (Allah) and it becomes better for him. And if something harmful befalls him he is patient (Saabir) and it becomes better for him. And this is only for the Mu'mmin "
Ibn Al-Jowzee said, "If this Dunya was not a station of tests it would not be filled with sicknesses and filth. If life was not about hardship, then the Prophets and the pious would have lived the most comfortable of lives. Nay, Adam suffered test after test until he left the Dunya. Nuh cried for 300 years. Ibrahim was thrown into a pit of fire and later told to slaughter his son. Ya'qub cried until he became blind. Musa challenged Fir'own and was tested by his people. Eeasa had no provision except the morsels his disciples provided him with. And Muhammad (Sal Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam) met poverty with patience, his uncle - one of the most beloved relatives to him - was slain and mutilated and his people disbelieved in him ... And the list of Prophets and the pious goes on and on."
What happens to us happens by the will of Allah. It is an article of our Eeman in Qada' and Qadr that we are pleased with Allah's choice, Good or seemingly bad it is all the test of this Dunya. How could we imagine that we shall not be tested when those who were better than us suffered what they suffered. They however came away with the pleasure of Allah, Subhaanahu wa Ta'Aala.
Al Hasan ibn Arafah narrated, "I visited Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal after he was whipped and tortured. I said to him, "O Abu Abdillaaah, you have reached the station of the Prophets!" He said, "Keep quiet. Verily, I saw nothing more than people selling their Deen. And I saw scholars that were with me sell their Faith. So I said to myself, 'Who am I, what am I. What am I going to say to Allah tomorrow when I stand in front of Him and He ask me, "Did you sell your Deen like the others did?" So I looked at the whip and the sword and chose them. And I said, "If I die I shall return to Allah and say: 'I was told to say that one of Your Characteristics was something created but I did not.' After that, it will be upto Him - either to punish me of be Merciful on me."
Al-Hasan ibn Arafah then asked, "Did you feel pain when they whipped you?" He said "Yes, I felt the pain up to 20 lashes then I lost all feeling (They whipped him over eighty times). After it was over I felt no pain and that day I prayed Dhurhr standing."
Al-Hasan ibn Arafah started weeping when he heard what had happened. Imam Ahmad questioned him, "Why are you crying? I did not lose my Eeman. After that why should I care if I loose my life." They were better than us but this was how they were tested.
Let us discuss some facts about these tests of life, the good and the bad that befalls us:
§ Much of what befalls us - the hard times - is the direct result of our own sins. Allah Ta'aala says [And whatever misfortune befalls you it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much.] - Sura 42/30
Muhammad ibn Seereen used to say when his depts piled up and he felt sad, "I know that the cause of this sadness is a sin I committed over 40 years ago."
§ People understand that when something bad happens it is a test from Allah. But dear Brothers and Sisters, the good things that happen to us are also a test.
Allah ta'aala says [And we tested them with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they might turn back] - A'raf 7/168
Abd alMalik ibn Ishaq said, "There is no one that is not tested with health and prosperity to measure how thankful he is (Shukr)."
And the Companion - AbdurRahman ibn 'Awf (RADI ALLAHU ANHU) said, "We were tested with hardship and were patient. And then we were tested with prosperity and we were not patient. Because of this Allah states:
[O ye who believe! Let not your wealth or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whosoever does that, then they are the losers.] - Munafiqun 63/9
§ Patience must happen from the beginning, not three days later or one day later, at the first news of the calamity, when it first happens. The Prophet (SAL ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM) said, "Verily patience (is only Sabr when practiced) at the first hit (of news)."
§ There are things that contradict Sabr. Tearing ones shirt, for example, slapping ones face, slapping hands, shaving ones head, and cursing and wailing. Umm Salamah narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAL ALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM) say, "Any Muslim that says when a calamity befalls him that which Allah commanded him: To Allah we belong and to him we return. O Allah reward me in this calamity and give me better then it - (any Muslim that says this) Allah will grant him better than (that which he lost)." - Muslim
§ These tests and hardships wash our sins. Aisha (RADI ALLAHU ANHA) said, "Verily fever sheds sins like a tree sheds leaves."
§ The hardships that befall us distinguish the believers from the insincere. Shumayt ibn Ajlaan said, "The pious and the ungrateful are hidden by health. Yet when calamities befall the two men are separated (by how they react)."
Allah says in the Quran [Alif/Laam/Meem..Do people think that they will be left alone because they say, "We believe," and will not be tested? Indeed We tested those who (lived) before them] Al-Ankaboot 29/1-3
Part II: Towards Sabr
Ali (RADI ALLAHU ANHU) said, "Verily Sabr is to Eeman what the head is to the body. When the head is cut off, the body falls. (He then raised his voice) Verily there is no Eeman for he who has no Sabr (patience)."
There are three types of Sabr that the Muslim must have: a. Sabr in the obedience of allah. For example, One must be patient and perform their Fajr at it's time.
b. Sabr in not disobeying Allah. Like someone might say, "I have to listen to music in the car." No you are command by He who gave you those ears to not listen to those lullabies of the Devil. And you must have Sabr in not disobeying Allah.
c. Sabr in what Allah Decrees on us. For example, if our child was to pass away we should be patient and seek the reward of Allah in our patience and say only that which is pleasing to Allah.
There are two keys. If we understand them we shall open the door to Sabr in our lives:
The First Key: know that our souls, families and wealth do not belong to us, they belong to Allah. He gave it to us as a loan to see what we would do with it. And when he takes it back He is taking back what belongs to Him. We had nothing before the blessing and we'll have nothing after it. We did not create the blessing from nothing, so how can we claim that it belongs to us.
The Second Key: We are on a journey and the destination is the hereafter - Paradise or Hell. We'll be leaving the Dunya behind us and we'll come back to Allah by ourselves. This is what needs our focus. And if Allah is pleased with us then no worry. If He is not pleased with us then all worry.
Let me draw your attention to a verse. Listen carefully. Allah revealed: [Guard strictly the (five obligatory) prayers, especially the middle Salah and stand before Allah in obedience.]- alBaqarah 2/238
The verses before this deal with divorce. The verses after it deal with divorce. Why was this verse placed in the middele. The Ulama' have suggested, Wa Allaahu a'lam, that in the hard times that a person goes through they should not forget the rememberance of Allah, the Salah. And it is that Salah coupled with Sabr that will pull them through.
[O you who believe! Seek Help in Patience and Salah. Truly, Allah is with those that are patient.]-Baqarah 2/153
There is good news for those who intend to act on their Sabr. Allah promised them three things: His prayer for them, His Mercy, and their guidance. [Who, when afflicted with calamity say, "Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return."/They are those on whom the Salawat (i.e. the blessing and forgiveness) of their Lord is upon them, and who shall receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones] -Baqarah 2/157
Allah says [And We made from among them leaders, giving guidance under Our Command, when they were patient.]-asSajdah 32/24.
Sufyan ibn Uyaynah commented, "i.e. When they took hold of the leading issue, we made them leaders!"
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Human Being Has a Great Capacity For Self-Delusions
Posted: by ZFCM in Labels: heart and soul, scholarsby Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
There are two things one should be take heed of if one wishes to attain success and felicity:
1) To know the details of the means of attaining good and evil, and to be clear about these through witnessing them in the world around, through one's own experience and that of others, as well as through reports one has heard about earlier and latter nations. One of the most effective means for attaining this is pondering over the Qur'an, for along with the sunnah, it clearly explains the paths to good and evil. If you turn your attention to them, they will suffice you. They will inform you of Allah's treatment of the obedient, and of the sinners. Moreover, apply what you read to practical experience, and you will see the illustration of this - that Allah is true, the Messenger is true, the Qur'an is true, and that Allah fulfills His promise. History contains details of the paths to good and evil mentioned in the Qur'an and sunnah.
2) Beware of deceiving oneself with regard to these paths. This is very important, for the servant knows that sin and heedlessness are harmful to him in his world and the Hereafter, and yet he may deceive himself:
Through relying on Allah's pardon and forgiveness, by procrastination of repentance, by performing istighfar only verbally, by doing good deeds [after impetuously sinning], by knowledge, by justifying his sins by the argument of destiny, by citing examples of people committing similar sins, or by following in the footsteps of ancestors and elders.
Many people think that they can perform some sin, and then if they say "Astaghfirullah" the sin will disappear. Or, they may deceive themselves with ahadith such as: "Whoever says "SubHaanallaahi wa-biHamdih" one hundred times in a day, his sins are taken off from him, even if they be like the foam of the ocean." Or "A servant committed a sin and then said, 'O Lord! I have committed a sin, so forgive me,' and so he was forgiven . . . . then Allah says, 'My servant knows that he has a Lord Who forgives sins, and takes [to task] for them. I have forgiven My servant, so let him do as he wishes.'"
Such people cling to the texts of hope, and hold fast to them with both hands, and put [all] their reliance in them, such that if they are reprimanded for committing some sin, they will recite all that they known about Allah's mercy and forgiveness. Some went to excessive limits in this, such that they claimed that to remain free of sins is being ignorant or under-estimating Allah's mercy and pardon.
Some deceived people cling to the notion of fatalism; that the servant has no free-will and that he is compelled to commit sins. Other cling to the notion of irja' (false hope), claiming that faith is merely affirmation, and that deeds are neither a part of faith nor have any effect upon it. According to their claim, the iman of the most sinful of believers is just like the iman of the angels Gabriel and Michael.
Some are deceived by their fathers and elders, thinking that they have a rank before Allah, such that they would not leave them to perish. They take this by analogy from the behavior of worldly kings, who might grant a favor or pardon to someone based on the merits of his father or relatives. Such people are used to being taken out of difficult situations by their fathers, and are under the impression that this may happen in the Hereafter too.
Others deceive themselves by reasoning that Allah has no need of punishing them since He gains nothing from it, and He does not lose anything by showing them mercy. Such a person may say, 'I am in dire need of His mercy, and He is not at all needy of [anything]. if a poor, thirsty person were in dire need of a drink of water from someone in whose premises there flows a river, he would not be denied it, and Allah is more generous, and more expansive in mercy.'
Others are deceived by ridiculous misinterpretations/ misunderstandings, e.g.:
"Your Lord will give you, so that you become pleased." [Surah Duha, 5] he says: I am not pleased to enter the Fire. This is despicable ignorance, and clear lies, for he should be pleased by what Allah is pleased by, and it is not against Allah's pleasure to punish the oppressors, wrong-doers, evil-doers, traitors and those persistent on major sins. "Allah forgives all sins." [Surah Zumar, 93]
This is also despicable ignorance, for this verse refers to those who repent; otherwise it would imply invalidation of the verses threatening punishment for the sinners. This is specified by another verse,
"Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him, and He forgives anything beneath that to whomever He wills." [Surah Nisa,48] Also, "None will burn in it except the most miserable one who rejected and turned away [from the truth]." [Surah Layl, 15-16]. This is a specific fire from among the various levels of Jahannam, and moreover the fact that only the rejecters will burn in it does not rule out that others may enter it. "[Hell] has been prepared for the unbelievers." [Surah Baqarah, 24]. The fact that it has been prepared for the unbelievers does not rule out that sinful Muslims may also be punished in it, just as the fact that Heaven "has been prepared for the pious" [Surah Aali-`Imran, 133] does not rule out that people with the smallest grain of faith may enter it even if they were not pious.
Some are deceived by fasting the days of `Ashura and `Arafah, such that some may even say that the fast of `Ashura' expiates the whole year, and the fast of `Arafah remains as a surplus of reward. Such people have failed to realize that the fast of Ramadan and the 5 daily prayers are greater and more noble than the fasts of `Arafah and `Ashura, and that [it is understood that] sins are [only] forgiven as long as major sins are avoided. So, [fasting] from one Ramadan to another, [praying] from one Jumu`ah to the next, act in a mutually strengthening manner to achieve forgiveness of minor sins, provided major sins are avoided. So, how then can an optional fast expiate every major sin of a person while he still persists upon the sins, and has not repented from them? Also, it is possible that these two optional fasts expiate all sins in totality, but that this has certain prerequisites and conditions, such as avoidance of major sins, or that the expiation is achieved in conjunction with other good deeds, much the same as the 5 daily prayers and the fasting of Ramadan expiate minor sins in conjunction with the avoidance of major sins. "If you abjure the major things which you are prohibited from, We shall expiate you your evil deeds. [Surah Nisa, 31]
Some are deceived by the hadith Qudsi, "I am according to the good expectation/thought of My servant., so let him think of Me as he wishes." i.e. that whatever he thinks I will do to him, I will. But, good expectations can only be with good conduct, for one who does good expects that his Lord will deal with him well, will not break His promise, and will accept his repentance. As for the one of evil conduct, who persists upon major sins, oppression and other evils, the desolation of sin, wrongdoing and [other] prohibited things prevent him from having good expectations of his Lord. This is something we witness in everyday life. A disobedient employee who has run away with company property will not have a good expectation of his boss. The evil of wrong deeds cannot coexist with good expectation. The best in expectation of his Lord['s mercy] is the most obedient to Him. Hasan Basri said, "The believer has good expectation of his Lord, so he make his deeds good. But, the evil person has bad expectation of his Lord, so he does evil."
How can someone claim to have good expectation of his Lord when he is like a runaway, and is doing things which displease and anger his Lord, and has abandoned His orders, and is at war with Him. How can one have good expectation of his Lord if he thinks that He does not see him? "And, you used not to conceal yourself, lest your hearing, sight and skin testify against you, but you thought that Allah does not know much of what you used to do. And that, your expectation which you entertained about your Lord, has destroyed you, so you have become among those lost/ruined." [Surah Fussilat, 23] So, these people, who thought that Allah did not know much of what they did, actually had ill- expectation of their Lord, and that destroyed them. Such people are deceived if they think they will directly enter Heaven; they are fooling themselves; Satan is leading them astray and beguiling them.
Ponder over this.
Consider: how is it possible for one's heart to be certain that one is going to meet Allah, that Allah sees and hears all that he does, and knows his secret open affairs, and that he will be made to stand before Allah, answerable for all his deeds - how can one be certain and aware of all of this, and yet persist upon things which displease Allah; persist upon abandoning Allah's orders, neglecting His rights, and yet claim that he has good expectation of Allah?!!
Abu Umamah Sahl ibn Hanif reports: `Urwah ibn al-Zubayr and I entered upon `A'ishah and she said : If only you had seen the Messenger of Allah in one of his illnesses; [when] he had 6 or 7 dinars. The Messenger of Allah ordered me to distribute them [in charity?], but the pain of the Messenger of Allah kept me from doing that, until Allah cured him. Then, he asked me about them: "What have you done? Had you distributed the 6 dinars?" I said, "No, by Allah. Your pain had kept me from doing so." He asked for them to be brought [to him], and put them in his hand then said, "What would be the expectation of Allah's prophet if he met Allah with these in his possession?"
What, then would be the expectation of the people of major sins, and the oppressors, if they were to meet Allah with these sins and forfeited rights of people on their backs? If their claim that they entertained good expectations that Allah would not punish evil and wrongdoing people, were to benefit them, then everyone could do as he wished, doing everything that Allah has forbidden, provided he kept good expectation of Allah, thinking that the fire will not touch him. Subhanallah! How deceived can one be? Prophet Ibrahim said to his people, "Is it a lie, gods besides Allah, that you desire? What then is your expectation of the Lord of the Worlds?" [Surah Saffat, 86] i.e. what is your expectation of Allah, what do you expect He will do to you if you meet Him having worshipped other than Him?
So, if we reflect over this, we will realize that good expectation of Allah is equivalent to good deeds, for one is moved to good deeds by good hope of Allah, that He will reward him for his efforts and accept them. Otherwise, good expectation along with pursuit of whims and desires and lusts is incapacity.
In short, good expectation can only occur if the means for salvation are pursued. Pursuit of the means to destruction cannot accompany good expectations.
Someone might claim: It might, based on the expansiveness of Allah's mercy and forgiveness and generosity, and that His mercy exceeds His wrath, and that punishing does not benefit Him, nor does forgiveness harm Him. The reply is: Allah is indeed most generous and merciful, but this is in the appropriate place. Allah is also described as possessing wisdom and might and inflicting retribution, seizing with might, and punishing those deserving punishment. So, if the good expectation is based merely on some of Allah's attributes, then the righteous and the evil, the believer and the unbeliever, would equally be candidates for it. But, the names and attributes of mercy do not benefit the unbeliever or similarly one who has neglected his duty and exposed himself to Allah's curse. Rather, good expectation of Allah is for one who repents, regrets his sins and desists from the. This is good expectation, whereas the first is deception.
"Those who believe, and those who perform hijrah and jihad in the path of Allah - they are hopeful of Allah's mercy." [Surah Baqarah, 218] So, these people are the ones who can be truly hopeful of Allah's mercy; not the evil and sinful people. "Then, your Lord is, to those who make hijrah after they have been persecuted, and then perform jihad and are patient/steadfast - indeed, your Lord is, after that, Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. [Surah Nahl, 119] So, the knowledgeable one is he who puts hope in its correct place, whereas the deceived one is he who puts it elsewhere.
Source: Al-Jawab al-Kafi li-man sa'al `an al-Dawa' al-Shafi
Translator: Suheil Laher
Courtesy Of: Islaam.com
Pelajar Uia mimpi jumpa Rasulullah
Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels: heart and soul, motivation(fully copied from other blog because the content is very touching, i'm forced to post it)
Sesuatu yang berharga utk dikongsi bersama...
Luangkan masa kalian untuk membaca.. ambil peringatan dari Baginda Nabi
sempena keputeraannya tahun ini.. tunjukkan kecintaan pada Rasulullah
s.a.w...
Dengan Nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Mengasihani...
Ya Allah..lancar jari ini menaipkan sebuah pengalaman yg amat berharga
dr seorang insan yg dipilih Allah utk berjumpa Nabi Muhammad s.a.w.
melalui mimpi hari Khamis, 16 Rejab 1427H bersamaan 10 0gos 2006.
Nama yg dipilih oleh ayah beliau adalah Syamimi yg bermaksud
'kesayanganku', jua gelaran Nabi pada puteri kesayangan Baginda,
Fatimah. Ketika khilaf memilih nama itu, ayah beliau mengharapkan
mudah2an suatu hari nanti anaknya akan menjadi salah seorang mutiara
kesayangan Rasulullah s.a.w. Alhamdulillah, doanya makbul selepas 23
tahun kelahiran anak sulungnya daripada 8 adik-beradik.
Al-Quran 30 juzuk terpelihara kemas dalam hatinya. Beliau menghabiskan
masa 3 tahun utk menghafal 30 juzuk Kalamullah ketika berada di negeri
kelahirannya. Beliau hafal sendiri utk memenuhi harapan ibu ayah yang
mengharapkan ada dalam kalangan anak mereka menjadi seorang hafiz atau
hafizah. Sebagai anak sulung, beliau mengambil tanggungjawab ini utk
menjadi contoh kpd adik2 yg lain. Setiap hari beliau hafal 2 mukasurat
Al-Quran dan tasmi' dgn ustaz di sebelah rumahnya. Sekarang beliau
pelajar tahun 4 jurusan Undang-Undang Syariah di universiti ini.
Akak ni memang diuji dengan sakit yg tak tahu apa punca sejak lebih
setahun yg lalu. Sakitnya rasa seperti ditikam-tikam dengan pisau di
bahagian belakang tubuhnya, tambahan pula kaki yang sakit di bahagian
lutut sejak 8 tahun lalu tidak pernah sembuh. Pernah satu ketika,
selepas makan, beliau muntah bersama segumpal rambut dari kerongkongnya.
Penderitaannya hanya Allah dan dia sendiri yang tahu. Sudah lama beliau
tidak terdaya ke kelas kerana sakit itu membuatkan dia tidak dapat
berdiri atau berjalan. Hilang selera makannya hingga badannya susut
hampir 13 kg. Beliau hanya menggagahkan diri untuk pergi berwudhu' 2
hingga 3 kali sehari. Wudhu' itu dijaga sebaik mungkin untuk ibadah
sepanjang hari.
Hari2 yang dilaluinya dipenuhi dgn membaca Al-Quran dan qiamullail
sebagai pendinding daripada gangguan yg terus2an menyakiti diri.
Diceritakan makhluk2 halus itu akan mengganggunya terutama pada waktu
sebelum Subuh, Zuhur dan Maghrib. Beliau telah banyak berubat di merata
tempat, berjumpa doktor2 pakar, malah ulama' yg faqih dalam ilmu
perubatan islam serta akhir sekali bertemu sorang lecturer di sini. Tapi
beliau hanya mampu bertahan. Pesan ustaznya, setiap kali beliau sakit,
banyakkan baca Surah Al-Baqarah.
Pagi Khamis itu, beliau berniat utk hadir kuliyah sebab sudah terlalu
lama tidak mampu ke kelas. Beliau bangun kira2 jam 4.30 pagi utk solat.
Berbekalkan sedikit kekuatan yg digagahkan, beliau ke bilik air utk
berwudhu' dgn memapah dinding dan segala apa yg mampu membantu beliau
untuk berdiri. Habis berwudhu', beliau jatuh tersungkur, rasa seperti
ada yg menolak keras dari belakang. Tika itu beliau sudah tidak mampu
berdiri, justeru beliau merangkak ke bilik. Sampai saja di bilik, beliau
ketuk pintu dan rebah di depan bilik tersebut. Disebabkan sakit yg
mungkin dah tak tertanggung, dengan spontan beliau niatkan, "Ya Allah,
kiranya mati itu baik untukku, aku redha, tapi kiranya Engkau ingin aku
terus hidup, aku ingin dengar kata-kata semangat drpd Rasulullah s.a.w.
sendiri.."
Kemudian beliau pengsan. Sahabat2 sebilik mengangkat beliau ke dalam
biliknya dan di baringkan di sana . Waktu itu, sahabat2nya telah pun
'forward message' pd rakan2 yg lain agar dibacakan surah Yasin kerana
beliau nampak sudah nazak. Malah mereka telah sedia dgn nombor2 ahli
keluarganya utk dihubungi kiranya ada apa2 berlaku dengan izin Allah.
Kira2 jam 11 pagi itulah, ketika tertidur dgn tenang dalam waktu
qoilullah, beliau bermimpi. Beliau sedang terbaring dalam keadaan
memakai telekung dgn tangannya diqiam seperti dalam solat di suatu
tempat asing yang sangat cantik. Beliau terbaring di sebelah mimbar dan
kelihatan banyak tiang di sekitarnya.
Tiba-tiba datang seorang Hamba Allah dgn wajah yang bercahaya dari arah
depan dan berdiri hampir sekali, kira2 2 meter dari beliau. Wajahnya
SubhanaLlah..indah sekali, tak dapat nak digambarkan. Beliau tertanya2,
siapakah orang ini? cantik sekali kejadiannya dan hati beliau rasa
sangat tenang dgn hanya melihat wajahnya. Dirasakan seluruh kesengsaraan
yg ditanggung selama ini lenyap begitu sahaja. Kemudian, Hamba Allah itu
mengatakan, "Assalamu'alaikum, ana Rasulullah.." Subhanallah..baginda
Nabi rupanya! Nabi memakai jubah putih dan kain serban berwarna hijau di
atas bahu baginda. Beliau nampak dgn jelas mata Baginda Nabi, janggut
Baginda, rambut Baginda, kain serban di atas bahu Baginda dan tubuh
Baginda. Kemudian Nabi katakan "Enti fil masjidi" (kamu sekarang berada
di masjidku, Masjid Nabawi).. Allahuakbar!
Kemudian Baginda Nabi s.a.w. berkata: QalAllahuta' ala; "InnaAllahama'
assobirin" (sesungguhnya Allah bersama orang2 yg sabar). Ketika
mendengar suara Nabi mengalunkan Kalamullah, terasa bergema suara merdu
Nabi di seluruh alam. Sememangnya Baginda sebaik-baik kejadian dan
diciptakan dgn penuh kesempurnaan. Nabi katakan (dalam lughahl arab, tp
diterjemahkan di sini) ; "Ya Syamimi, dengan berkat kesabaran enti, dgn
sakit yg enti tanggung selama ini, dan dgn berkat Al-Quran yg enti
pelihara di dlm hati, maka Allah bukakan hijab utk enti nampak ana.."
Ketika Nabi menyebut Ya Syamimi, terlintas di hatinya "Ya Allah..Baginda
kenal ummatnya!". Ya Rasulullah... Ketika itu, beliau dapat merasakan
baiknya Allah, memberikan nikmat yg begitu besar buat dirinya.
Kemudian Nabi katakan lagi; "Sampaikan salamku buat sahabat2
seperjuangan Islam. InsyaAllah, kita semua akan berjumpa nanti.." Nabi
s.a.w. kemudian melafazkan; "Ummati.. ummati..ummati..." dan beliau
nampak jelas Nabi menangis saat itu. Beberapa titisan airmata Baginda yg
suci mengalir utk ummat Baginda! Kemudian Baginda Nabi melangkah pergi.
Beliau merintih, "Jangan pergi Ya Rasulullah.." tetapi Baginda tetap
pergi. Subhanallah, walaupun kita tak pernah bersua dgn Nabi yg mulia,
Baginda kenal dan sentiasa ingat akan ummatnya. Beliau sendiri tidak
pasti, apakah Baginda menangis kerana rindu kepada ummatnya, atau
mungkin saja baginda sedih dgn ummat akhir zaman ini? wallahua'lam...
Sedar daripada tidur yg amat indah pengisiannya itu, beliau masih
dikelilingi oleh rakan2 yg turut terdengar rintihan beliau dalam
tidurnya "Jangan pergi Ya Rasululah..." Beliau kemudian menceritakan kpd
para sahabat tentang mimpinya sekaligus menyampaikan salam Rasulullah
buat ummat Baginda. Semua yg mendengar menangis lantaran rindu pada
Nabi. Rasa malu pada Nabi krn kita jarang2 ingat pada Baginda sedangkan
kita amat terhutang budi padanya. Lebih2 lagi kita sedar bahawa hanya
syafaat Bagindalah yg dikejar di akhirat kelak.
Ya Allah..ketika itu, tiada kata yg lebih tinggi drpd kalimah
Alhamdulillah utk di rafa'kan pada Allah atas ni'mat yg begitu besar yg
Allah berikan pada dirinya. Rasa tak layak dirinya menerima anugerah dgn
ujian yg hanya sedikit berbanding insan2 yg lebih berat diuji oleh
Allah. Kiranya ada kalimah pujian yg lebih tinggi dr Hamdalah, pasti
akan beliau sebutkan buat Allah Yang Maha Kaya. Semuanya terangkum dalam
Rahmat-Nya yg melimpah ruah. Rasa sakit masih menular di tubuhnya. Cuma
kali ini dia bertekad tidak akan menangis lagi utk kesakitan ini.
Usai solat Zuhur, rasa sakit yg ditanggung makin hebat. Tak pernah
beliau merasakan sakit yg sebegitu rupa. Terasa panas seluruh badan dan
seluruh tubuhnya rasa ditikam pada setiap penjuru. Kalau dulu, beliau
akan menangis dalam menghadapi kesakitan, namun pada waktu itu beliau
pujuk diri utk tidak menangis. "Apa sangatlah sakit yg aku tanggung ini
berbanding nikmat yg Allah telah bagi utk melihat Baginda Nabi s.a.w.."
Kemudian beliau tidur. Beliau terus rasakan berada di tempat tinggi,
tempat yg biasa hadir sepanjang beliau menerima gangguan. Beliau katakan
"Ya Allah, apa lagi yg hendak Engkau berikan buat hambamu yg hina ni,
rasa malu sangat dengan-Mu Ya Allah..." Kemudian dgn izin Allah, datang
empat orang yg berpakaian serba hijau. Salah seorang daripadanya
mengatakan; "Assalamu'alaikum Ya Syamimi..Rasulullah s.a.w. sampaikan
salam buatmu. Kami utusan Rasululah..Nahnu khulafa' ar-rasyidin. Ana Abu
Bakr, ini Ummar Al-Khattab, Uthman bin 'affan dan Ali.."
Subhanallah..Saidina Abu Bakr memperkenal dirinya dan ketiga2 sahabat yg
mulia. Beliau nampak sendiri, Saidina Abu Bakr yg amat lembut
perwatakannya, Saidina Ummar dgn wajah tegasnya, Saidina Uthman yg
cantik sekali dan Saidina 'Ali yg agak kecil orangnya.
Para Sahabat mengatakan; "Kami diutuskan oleh baginda Nabi utk membantu
enti.." Kemudian keempat2 mereka membacakan ayat 102 surah Al-Baqarah yg
bermaksud:
"Dan mereka mengikuti apa yg dibaca oleh syaitan-syaitan pada masa
kerajaan Sulaiman. Sulaiman itu tidak kafir tetapi syaitan-syaitan
itulah yg kafir, mereka mengajarkan sihir pada manusia dan apa yg
diturunkan pada 2 malaikat di negeri Babylon iaitu Harut dan Marut.
Padahal keduanya tidak mengajarkan sesuatu kepada seseorang sebelum
mengatakan 'sesungguhnya kami hanyalah cubaan (bagimu) sebab itu
janganlah kafir.' Maka mereka mempelajari dari keduanya (malaikat itu)
apa yang (dapat) memisahkan antara seorang (suami) denagn isterinya.
Mereka tidak akan dapat mencelakakan seseorang dgn sihirnya kecuali
dengan izin Allah. Mereka mempelajari sesuatu yang mencelakakan, dan
tidak memberi manfaat kepada mereka. Dan sungguh, mereka sudah tahu,
barang siapa membeli (menggunakan sihir) itu, nescaya tidak akan
mendapat keuntungan di akhirat. Dan sungguh, sangatlah buruk perbuatan
mereka yang menjual dirinya dgn sihir, sekiranya mereka tahu.."
Selesai membaca ayat itu, para sahabat Nabi menghembus pada makhluk2
yang sedang mengganggu beliau dan mereka semua hancur terbakar.
Subhanallah..waktu itu terus terasa seolah2 tubuhnya yg sakit dahulu
ditukarkan Allah s.w.t. dgn tubuh yg baru. Hilang segala kesakitan yg
setahun lebih ditanggung beliau dgn sabar. Saidina Abu Bakr mengatakan;
"Inilah ganjaran besar dari Allah buat orang-orang yang sabar.."
Kemudian, para sahabat Nabi yg mulia pun pergi meninggalkannya.
Selesai mimpi indah yg kedua ini, beliau bangun dr tidur dan terus
duduk. Rakan2 sebilik pelik, kenapa beliau dapat bangun dan duduk dgn
mudah . Kemudian sahabat2nya itu menyuruh beliau bangun berdiri dan
alhamduliLlah..dgn mudah beliau bangun berdiri dan berjalan d sekitar
bilik. "Ya Allah, penyakit ana dah sembuh.." Semua sahabat yang ada di
situ bergembira dan menangis. Kemudian beliau segera ke bilik air untuk
berwudhu'. Dengan tubuh yang 'baru', beliau sujud syukur pada Allah
s.w.t. "Ya Allah, kiranya di beri tempoh sujud 100 tahun pun belum dapat
diriku menjadi hamba-Mu yg bersyukur atas nikmat yg telah Engkau
berikan.."
Beliau berpesan pada kami; "Adik-adik, wajarlah para sahabat Nabi yang
mulia sanggup mati demi mempertahankan Baginda. Akak yang diberi rezeki
melihat Nabi tak sampai pun 5 minit dah rasa tak sanggup berpisah
dengannya. Kalau boleh, nak duduk je di bilik untuk beribadah pada Allah
dan mengenang wajah Nabi yg mulia. Tapi menyedari banyak lagi taklifan
dan tanggungjawab kita atas muka bumi Allah ini, maka hidup mesti
diteruskan. Sekarang ini hati akak tenang sangat..kalau boleh, nak je
akak pinjamkan hati ni walau hanya sesaat agar adik2 dapat merasakan
betapa beningnya hati ini. Tapi itu tak mungkin kan , mungkin ini
bahagian akak, bahagian kalian? Hanya Pemiliknya Yang Maha Tahu. Akhir
sekali akak ingin katakan, tak rugi kita bersabar..."
Keperibadiannya indah. Cerminan al-Quran katanya 'Aisyah ra. Dari semua
aspek kehidupan, diperagakannya hanyalah kesyumulan. Allah mengajar
manusia berkehidupan di muka bumi ini melalui baginda. Menuruti
sunnahnya adalah pahala. Kasih sayangnya tiada bertepi, dari yang kecil
hingga yang tua, dari hamba hingga ke bangsawan, dari dulu sampai
sekarang, hingga ke akhirnya.. Dialah peribadi unggul sepanjang zaman.
Mencintainya suatu kemuliaan...
Pernah suatu ketika Rasulullah berkumpul didalam satu majlis bersama
para sahabat. Tiba-tiba bergenang air mata baginda s.a.w. Para sahabat
gelosah melihat sesuatu yang tidakmereka senangi di wajah Rasulullah
saw. Bila ditanya oleh Saidina Abu Bakar ra, baginda mengatakan bahawa
terlalu merindui ikhwannya.. Saidina Abu Bakar sekali lagi bertanya
Rasulullah saw, "bukankah kami ini ikhwanmu?" Rasulullah menjawab,
"Tidak, kamu semua adalah sahabatku.. ikhwanku adalah umatku yang belum
pernah melihat aku tetapi mereka beriman dan sangat mencintaiku... Aku
sangat rindu bertemu dengan mereka.."
Sesungguhnya Allah dan malaikat-malaikat-Nya bershalawat untuk Nabi. Hai
orang-orang yang beriman, bershalawatlah kamu untuk Nabi dan ucapkanlah
salam penghormatan kepadanya (al-Ahzab:56)
p/s: sungguh...berderaian air mataku mengalir..daku rindu akan
dirimu..Ya Rasulullah!
(kisah ini dinukilkan oleh sahabat Syamimi hasil pengalaman benar yang
telah dilalui..pernah disebarkan melalui e-mel & blog sebelum ini..)
sesungguhnya,ana sangat bersyukur kerana dilahirkan didunia ini sbgai
ummat nabi Muhammad S.A.W...
banyakkan lah berselawat dan mendengar zikir..insyaAllah kita semua akan
mendapt syafaatnya di Akhirat kelak..wallahu'alam..(*_*)