NICE STORY - from Ibrahim Ali........

A traveler once came to the mosque to see the prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) after greeting
the prophet, he was asked where he was from. The traveler replied that he came from very
far just to get a few questions answered.
Following is the dialog between the traveler and the prophet.
Traveler : I do not want adha'b (punishments) to be written in my account.
*Prophet : Behave well with your parents *
Traveler : I want to be known amongst people as an intelligent person.
*Prophet : Fear Allah (Jalla Jalaluh), always. *
Traveler : I want to be counted amongst Allah's favorites.
*Prophet : Recite Quran every morning and evening. *
Traveler : I want my heart to always be enlightened. (Roshan and Munawer)
*Prophet : Never forget death. *
Traveler : I never want to be away from Allah's blessing.
*Prophet : Always treat fellow creatures well. *
Traveler : I never want to be harmed by my enemies.
*Prophet : Always have faith in only Allah. *
Traveler : I never want to be humiliated.
*Prophet : Be careful of your actions. *
Traveler : I wish to live long.
*Prophet : Always do Silat-Arahem. (Goodness towards blood Relations) *
Traveler : I want my sustenance to increase.
*Prophet : Always be in wudhoo (Ablution). *
Traveler : I wish to stay free of adhahb in the grave.
*Prophet : Always wear pure (paak) clothes. *
Traveler : I never want to be burned in hell.
*Prophet : Control your eyes and tongue. *



Traveler : How do I get my sins forgiven?
*Prophet : Always ask forgiveness from Allah with a lot of humility.
Traveler : I want people to respect me always.
*Prophet : Never extend your hands of need at people. *
Traveler : I want to always be honored.
*Prophet : Never humiliate or put down anyone. *
Traveler : I don't want to be squeezed by fishare qabr. (Squeezing in the grave)
*Prophet : Recite surat Al-Mulk (The Dominion) often. *
Traveler : I want my wealth to increase.
*Prophet : Recite surat Al-Waqiah (The Inevitable) every night. *
Traveler : I want to be safe and at peace on Day of Judgment.
*Prophet : Do zikr (Praises) of Allah from dusk to night. *
Traveler : I want to be in full attention and concentration during prayers.
*Prophet : Always do wudhoo (Ablution) with concentration and attention.

ENEMY WITHIN........

SIAPA MUSUH ANDA?

BIODATA IBLIS

Pengenalan Diri

Nama: Iblis La’natullah

Tarikh lahir: Sejak ia enggan sujud kepada Adam setelah diperintahkan oleh Allah

Status diri: Fasiq kelas pertama

Agama: Kufur

Tempat tinggal: Hati² orang yg. lalai

Kawasan/Daerah: Semua tempat yg. tidak ada di dalamnya usaha mengingati Allah

Tunjuk arah perjalanan: Bengkang bengkok (tiada haluan)

Tempat tinggal tetap: Neraka Jahanam

Isteri di dunia: Setiap wanita yg tidak menutup aurat

Kaum kerabat: Semua golongan Taghut

Satus Perniagaan

Modal pusingan: Angan-angan kosong

Tempat pertemuan: Pasar (not mean we cannot go to pasar, but see the purpose of

going there)

Musuh/Saingan: Setiap orang Islam

Dalil/Hujah: Fatamorgana (maya)

Motto kerja: “Hipokrasi asas akhlak”

Uniform kerja: Segala warna, seperti sesumpah. Setiap tempat ada warnanya (pemutar belit)

Kesukaan: Orang lalai dari mengingati Allah

Yang melemahannya: Istighfar

Lambang korporat: Sebarang tatu

Pejabat: Tandas dan bilik air

Sifatnya: Muzabzab. (Ikut suka hati mak bapak dia)

Rakan kongsi: Golongan munafiq

Sumber rezeki: Harta haram

Jenis perkhidmatan: Menyeru manusia berbuat mungkar

Jawatan: General Manager golongan al-Maghdhubi alihim dan golongan ad Dhallin

Tempoh perkhidmatan: Sampai hari kiamat

Hala perjalanan: Neraka

Laba perniagaan: Habaan Manthura (masuk angin keluar asap)

Rakan kongsi: Syaitan dari kalangan jin dan manusia

Teman sejawat: Orang yg berdiam diri dari menegakkan kebenaran

Jenis tanggungan: Pembohongan

Ganjaran: Dosa dan segala jenisnya

Kaedah komunikasi: Mengumpat, mengadu domba, fitnah

Makanan kesukaan: Daging org mati (ghibah)

Yang ditakuti: Orang mu’min yg. bertaqwa

Yang dibenci: Lelaki dan perempuan yg. mengingati Allah

Daya tahan: Lemah (Sesungguhnya daya tahan syaitan sangatlah lemah [4:76])

Perangkap: Wanita

Kegemaran: Menggoda dan menyesatkan

Cita-cita: Supaya semua manusia jadi kafir

Ajal: Waktu tertentu menjelang kiamat

Kerja yg. paling disukai: Homoseks dan lesbian

p/s: Setelah mengetahui sifat2 musuh anda, masihkah anda mahu menjadi rakan kongsi/ teman sejawat/ sahabat syaitan? Be wise in choosing your f!r!i!e!n!d

created by chickncheese...... (chickncheese@yahoo.com)

wanita dlm islam-nilainya tinggi di sisi Allah

assalamualaikum wbt..

izinkan saya quote cerita yg bagi saya personally sungguh indah n penuh makna...

Bertanya si adik kecil pada sang bidadari berwajah manusia..."Wahai kakakku, kenapakah lemah sungguh kaum hawa itu, asyik berteman tangis dan sendu sahaja."

Lalu berbicara si bidadari berwajah manusia;"wahai adikku. Bukan wanita itu lemah dek kerana
tangis dan sendunya. Tapi disitulah wahai adikku, kekuatan utuh tak ternilai andai pandai digunakan sebaiknya. Tangis sendunya wanita itu wahai adikku, bisa meleburkan ego seorang lelaki... menjadi 'izzah' yg plg gah bahkan lebih gah dr egonya seorang lelaki. Kerana sendu rayunya wanita itu, Musa a.s terselamat dr kekejaman Firaun. Duhai adikku, lembut wanita itu bukan lemah, tp senjata."

Si adik tidak berpuas ati. Lalu dipertikaikan lagi..."Namun wahai kakakku, wanita itu fitnah dunia."

Tersenyum sang bidadari berwajah manusia."Pernahkah adikku dengar akan pesanan Ilahi pd hambanya? Wahai para lelaki yg beriman, tundukkanlah pandanganmu. Lalu Allah berfirman lagi antaranya bermaksud, wahai para wanita yg beriman, tundukkanlah pandanganmu, dan
tutuplah auratmu. Lantas cuba adik nilai, pd siapa terlebih dahulu ALLAH dahulukan pesanannya?

Pada hamba yg bergelar ar-Rijal. Kerana, andai sang lelaki menjaga pandangannya, maka tidak
mungkin terlihat akan wanita yg menjadi fitnah pd dirinya. Dan tidak ALLAH lupakan pesanan buat wanita, agar memelihara auratnya kerana disitu lah kehormatannya. Sesungguhnya para wanita-wanita syurga bergelar Hurun 'Ain itu, mereka tidak memperlihatkan diri mereka kecuali pd para suami mereka sahaja. Dan mereka dikatakan wanita2 yg suci. Namun... wanita yg beriman itu, kata Rasulullah, lebih tinggi martabatnya! Bukan fitnah semata-mata jikalau ar-Rijaal dan an-Nisa' sama2 mematuhi pesanan Ilahi itu! Sesungguhnya wanita yg beriman yg solehah itu lebih baik dari ribuan lelaki yg soleh."

Adik masih x puas ati.

"Tapi kakakku, kenapa wanita itu menjadi peragaan? Tidakkah mereka merasa malu??"

Sang bidadari berwajah menguntum senyum penuh makna. Adus, semakin terasa mendalam
kasih sayang pd penghuni jannah ini!"Wahai adikku sayang. Al-Haya' itu dalam diri setiap insan. Wujudnya seiring dengan nafas insani. Dan al-Haya' itulah pakaian iman. Pada diri wanita itu, indah al-Haya' sebagai pembenteng diri. Namun, bila mana al-haya nya lebur, imannya runtuh.Kenapa mereka merelakan diri menjadi peragaan? Kerana mereka sebenarnya paranoid.
Merasakan diri tidak cukup menarik... merasakan belum cukup lagi dunia melihat diri mereka.
Mereka sebenarnya golongan yg kalah dr segi psikologi. Namun adikku... wanita solehah itu pasti melindungi diri mereka dr perbuatan murahan itu."

Adik garu2 kepala."Jadi kakak, masih adakah wanita yg solehah didunia ini? Bagaimana hendak adik kenali mereka???"

Sang bidadari tersenyum lagi. Hati terdetik moga ALLAH merahmati mujahid kecil ini. Berjihad
dalam dunianya sendiri.

"Wahai adikku. Di zaman Rasulullah, diperintahkan wanita2 yg beriman itu untuk menutupi aurat mereka, dengan itu mereka mudah dikenali sebagai wanita yg bermaruah. Maka demikianla adikku menilai mereka. Tp perlu juga dilihat pd hatinya... pd akhlaknya...

Di zaman ini, tidak susah membezakan wanita yg solehah dan yg toleh. Namun adikku... jgn dikau cemuh wanita yg toleh itu... kerana dlm hati2 mereka, tetap ada satu permata indah... perasaan cinta pd ALLAH... Kerana fitrah cinta pd Rabb itu sentiasa ada dlm jiwa insan. Adikku, mereka ini, tetap punyai keinginan utk kembali pd jalan yg mereka th hak ALLAH. Cuma kadang2 term solehah itu terasa berat di bahu mereka... Kadang mereka takut pd persepsi wara dan alim. Sedangkan itu cumalah persepsi. Hakikatnya, wara' itu bermaksud menjaga.

Maka sesiapa sahaja yg menjaga adalah wara'. Alim itu maksudnya mengetahui. Barangsiapa yg berilmu maka dia adalah alim dlm bidangnya. Persepsi yg salah pd dua perkataan ini menjadikan mereka takut untuk berubah kepada stage yg lebih baik. Kerena begitulah persepsi
masyarakat. Sedangkan mereka alpa... ALLAH tidak menjadikan makhluk (ciptaan) ini tanpa tujuan dan garis panduan. ALLAH tidak zalim kepada ciptaanNYA. bila mana dia menciptakan hawa itu dari rusuk adam... Dia telah mengetahui apakah sebaik2nya buat makhluk bergelar Hawa ini... Ditinggikan martabat golongan HAWA ini... Tapi sayang... golognan HAWA ini kadang2 merendahkan martabat mereka yg ALLAH jdkan penuh kemuliaan...

Wahai adikku... 1001 keindahan penciptaan wanita.Pandai2lah dikau menilai... antara permata dan debu2 kilauan pasir.

Wahai adikku... Wanita ibarat epal. Epal yg tak berkualiti...amat mudah diperolehi kerana ia berguguran ditanah... Tapi epal yg tak mampu dibeli, ia berada di puncak. Susah dipetik, susah di gapai. Terkadang epal itu risau, kenapalah diriku belum dipetik. Lantas ia merendahkan martabatnya dan menggugurkan diri menyembah tanah. Sedangkan ia sebenarnya telah ALLAH jadikan begitu tinggi martabatnya. Sebenarnya..epal itu terlalu tinggi... elok
sifatnya... sehinggakan tiada siapa yg berani memetiknya. Hanya pemuda yg benar2 hebat sahaja bisa memperolehinya... Mungkin bukan di dunia... tp mungkin di akhirat? Biarlah jodohnya bukan di dunia... asalkan cinta ILAHI mengiringinya...tak semestinya dipetik di taman dunia rite? Tp lebih bermakna bile ALLAH sendiri yg mengarahkan hamba yg disayanginya utk memetik di taman akhirat kelak."

aimi says,

masyaAllah!! betapa indahnya penceritaan ini pada jiwa yg mahu mengerti. sebagai manusia yg sentiasa mendambakan kasih sayang Nya, sesungguhnya beruntunglah bg sesiapa yg beriman. sama2lah kita berjuang mendapat tempat di syurga, iA..moga kita kekal di jalanNya

Why do we 'read'?

Taken from email.....

Dear All,
This is an email sent to me by my father.. And I would love to share this with all of my other brothers and sisters. Have a blessed day.

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I wonder if you have seen this before if so it is a good reminder.

An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quraan .

His grandson wanted to be just like him and triedto imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, "Papa, Itry to read the Quraan just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does readingthe Quraan do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coalin the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water." The boy did as he! was told, but all thewater leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughedand said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before hereturned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it wasimpossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.

The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water;I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he wentout the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could,the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ranhard, but when he reached his grandfather the bas! ket was again empty.

Out of breath, he said, "See Papa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said,"Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from adirty old coal basket to a clean one, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happens when you read the Quraan. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you readit, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives."





~ Jazakallahukhairank athira ~

Problems in the Heart of Teens...

Nowadays....so many teenagers don't know about their own problems, and bad to say, they thought that some of the problems are the good things to do. O Allah please forgive them....

Below are the problems pointed out by the teenagers themselves during a speech by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. His speech is focuses on the various Haram things that us teenagers are exposed to in modern day society. He answers questions that are relevant to a modern day teenage Muslims.


1) Music
2) Girls
3) Media
4) Video Games
5) Smoking
6) Fashion
7) Body piercing
8) Lazy
9) Crime
10) Disobedience to parents
11) Dissatisfaction of ourselves
12) Gossip and etc.




In fact, all those problems are the symptoms of another big and main problems - like peer pressure, etc

What peer pressure is? Is it good or is it bad?

A group of friends or the people that you are with, they all doing something or they all want to do something and you may not want to do it because you think it is not right, but you may want to do it because everybody near to you do the things. End up by you do the things. This is called peer pressure.

But, what Islam said about peer pressure?

Islam told us not to follow anybody blindly. In other words, dont be blind followers.

Rasulullah said, "The believers or muslims should not to be IMMA'AH".

What is imma'ah...? It is arabic word and there is no exact word in english to describe this word.
We can just say imma'ah is when people are good, you are good, but when people are bad, you are bad.

From this discription, we can say that it is ok when people are good, and this is really trouble when people are bad. That's why Rasulullah taught us not to be blind followers. This is one of the signs of the weakness of the iman and also the weakness of the muslims personality. This is not good.

Besides that, after we are awaken by Allah from the grave, who will be with us is our friends.
If they are bad, wake up with a ugly face because of 'mungkar' they do, is it good to have them besides us in front of Allah? Allah might ask us about our friend that we choose. How to answer it? Nauzubillah. Think of it.

Now, we go to 'music' problem.
What you can say about music that is HARAM? Of course there is Halal music like nasyeed, zikrullah, etc. What do you think they are called Haram and Halal music?

Haram Music is the musics that are contradict with the akhlaq of the muslims. Example, the musics that contain bad languages. In islam, it is haram to say bad thing, even to hear it. Other, example, the haram music instruments like guitar or other string type instruments.
Why they are haram?

They are haram because of they are addictive and hypnotics. They have the ways to go through and sneaking into your heart (capture your heart). This was naturally experimented, when you are always listened to a music, you will remember it. If you left the song for a long time ( not listen to it anymore), you will not remember it, but if there is a little nodes of the song you hear somewhere, for the whole song you will remember it again. That's the power of the music. So, music instruments that make someone can not leave his music instrument when he start playing it is haram. Even bad, he forgot to play his role as a muslim(solat, zikrullah, etc) if he start to play it. Nauzubillah minzalik.


Therefore, for all above problems, what is the solution?

First, make a lot of dua' because it is our 'weapon' to kill all enemy within and outside us.

Second, do not leave Al-Quran, always read It because Al-Quran is the 'direction' of life. There are also some chapter from Al-Quran as our 'spiritual protection. An-Nas, Al-Falaq and Al-Ikhlas. Please read those chapter before you go to bed and also after ecah fardh solat.




Third, make a lot of zikrullah.




Fourth, have a good friends. because of what Rasulullah said, who will be your partner after your grave is your friends. So, please make sure your friend is good.

Fifth, know all your intention when to do something (your intention to Allah).

Sixth, gain as much as possible your knowledge, because knowledge can make you more confident of yourself and then have the personality of a muslim, insyaAllah.

And etc.

Wallahua'lam.......Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Ya 'Abidal Haramain

Ya 'Abidal Haramain O ye who worships in the vicinity of the Two Holy Masjids! ‘O ye who worships in the vicinity of the Two Holy Masjids! If you but see us, you will realise that you are only jesting in worship. He who brings wetness to his cheek with his tears should know that our necks are being wet by our blood. He who tires his horses without purpose, now that our horses are getting tired in battle. Scent of perfume is yours, while ours is the glimmer of spears and the stench of dust [in battle]. We were narrated about in the speech of our Prophet, an authentic statement that never lies. That the dust that erupts by Allah’s horses and which fills the nostrils of a man shall never be combined with the smoke of a raging Fire. This, the Book of Allah speaks among us that the martyr is not dead, and the truth in Allah’s book cannot be denied.’

WHO WANTS TO BE A STRANGER?

A STRANGER

INTRO

On the authority of Ibnu Umar Al-Khattab radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: The messenger of Allah, Rasulullah s.a.w took me by the shoulder and said:

"Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a
traveler/wayferer."

Ibnu Umar used to say:

"When evening comes, do not expect(to live till) morning, and
when morning comes, do not expect (to live till evening. Take
ur health (a preparation) for ur illness, and from ur life for
your health."

LESSON

The Prophet s.a.w, tells the believers how to deal with this life, and as usual he offers his audience with more than one choice. In this hadith, the Prophet s.a.w, is giving 2 choices or levels with regards to living in this world:


1. To be as a stranger

This usually the easier choice. The Prophet s.a.w, used the analogy 'to be a stranger' because, as Ibnu Rajab points out, the stranger usually prepared to eventually go back to his original place or town. His heart will always long for his home. His main concern will be to be in preparation to do whatever possible and beneficial for returning. A stranger does not look like the other people in his current environment - he is different. Similarly, the believer should be different from those who can only care about this life and worldly matters. He should rid himself of the yearning for this materialistic world, a world where some people do not care about the spiritual aspects and the Hereafter. As believers, we should be different from the 'people of this wolrd'.

For the example, a muslimah, she went to work with the uncovered aurah, always talks to the men, wearing lipstick and perfume. She's like the other non-muslim women. She was NOT A STRANGER. But now, she understand about women in islam by reading Al-Quran and Al-Hadith. She starts to wearing hijab, cover herself from the men eyes, not wearing lipstick and perfume anymore, she quits from working becoz she knows that to keep herself from doing 'haram'. She's now become a stranger. Then, her husband ask ..."what's wrong with u? u become an extremist". Then she said, "i'm doing this for Allah and His messenger, not becoz i'm became an extremist". Her husband tell her, " i dont want u anymore". Also now she's completely a stranger becoz her husband didnt recognize her. Alhamdulillah, may Allah give her a better man that also a STRANGER.

Ibnu Al-Qayyim, a famous scholar, says that a Muslim is a stranger amongst the disbelievers and the Mu'min is a stranger amongst the Muslims, and the Muhsin is a stranger amongst the Mu'mins. This means that there are levels of being a stranger: the lowest level is Islam, the second is Iman and the third is Ihsan.



2. The impact of this hadith on the life of Muslims

-To increase the sense of responsibility in terms of our duties towards Allah, the Prophet, relatives, and the community members.
-To motivate the Muslims to enjoin what is good and to forbid what is evil.
-To be closer to Allah at all times.
-To minimize weaknesses, shortcomings and sinful acts.
-To maximize self-accountability and self-reckoning.
-To emphasize taqwa and fearing Allah Almighty.
-To be safeguard from being misled or enslaved by self-interests, desires and worldly temptations.

Written from the Khalid Yasin speech......you all can get from here insyaAllah.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvmTd6AWTaM

May Allah be with you all always.