question yourself

i got this from muslimmatters.org
thought it would be a good reminder for my self..

Dear Self,

Do you pray fajr (morning prayer) in the mosque in Jamaa`ah (gathering) every day?

Do you keep all prayers in the masjid in Jamaa`ah?

Did you read any portion of Allaah’s Book today?

Are you consistent in saying your thikr (words of remembrance) and praise of Allaah (T) and wird (regular daily dhikr) after every prayer?

Do you pray all the regular sunnah prayers (supererogatory prayers) before and after the fard prayers?

Were you humble and sincere in your prayers today, conscious of what you were reciting?

Did you reflect upon death and the grave?

Did you reflect upon the Last Day, its horrors and its perils?

Did you ask Allaah (three times) to let you into the Jennah? For, Anas, radhiallahu `anhu, reported that the Messenger sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said:

When someone asks Allaah (three times) to let him into the Jannah, the Jannah says: ‘O Allaah, let him into his Jannah?’ And when someone asks Allaah (three times) to shelter him from the Fire, the Fire says: ‘O Allaah, protect him from the Fire’.” [At-Tirmidhee, an-Nasaa’ee, and al-Haakim; Saheeh al-Jaami` by al-Albaanee no. 6275]

Did you ask Allaah (three times) to protect you from the Hellfire?

Did you read any of the hadeeth of the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam?

Did you consider keeping away from evil companions?

Did you try to avoid excessive laughing and joking?

Did you cry today for fear of Allaah?

Did you say the morning and evening thikr?

Did you seek forgiveness for your sins from Allaah for today?

Did you sincerely ask Allaah (ta`ala) for the Shahaadah (martyrdom) today? For, the Messenger of Allaah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said:

“Whoever asks Allaah (ta`ala) for the Shahaadah with sincerity, Allaah will grant him the rank of martyrs, even if he dies in bed.” [Muslim and others]

Did you supplicate to Allaah to keep your heart firm upon His Deen?

Did you take advantage of the answerable periods (those during which supplications are answerable) to ask of Allaah?

and i just can't help it..this is already in solace, pasted by halfmoon..but i really3 like the msg in it.. so i decided to post it here too..

muhasabah lah diri sentiasa..

rumahku syurgaku??..NOT!!

i believe, one of mai's post triggered me to think about this (and write about it). mind you, i don't write that much.
so, since this is still fresh in my mind, and i feel like typing it down, i'd better do it fast before the mood fades away...REAL FAST!!

rumahku syurgaku..a 'pepatah' that i believe is very common among us.. malah, pernah ada kempen pun kan??(yer ker?)
anyway, if i was to have a classroom of children and ask those who agree with this term to raise up their hand, i believe, if not all, maybe 98% of them would have their hand up in the air.
Even if i was to get all of you to come together and ask you the same question, i still believe that the majority of you would also agree with the statement.
If i was asked the same question, i may have also put my hand up. But if you ask me now whether i agree with it or not, looking through another perspective, i may not.

and you may say.."you don't agree with the term 'rumahku syurgaku'?? what the??!!'

ok, here's my case..(oh..)
i have to agree that home, to me, is so 'heavenly'..full with happiness, laughter, kedamaian, ketenangan etc etc etc..you name it!
but maybe, home is just too 'heavenly' that we forget that the reality is, our home is not heaven!

Home is just too cosy for me, such that we tend to act as though we really are in heaven..ok, maybe not we..maybe its just me..and maybe to some of us too(i believe).

Act as though we really are in heaven?? what is that suppose to mean??!! -you may ask.

well yeah..-i will answer..

if you are in the real heaven..you know, the one that Allah has promised for all those that bear witness that there is no God but Him..and do good deeds for no other reasons than His blessing alone etc etc,
yes, that heaven..
if you are in the real heaven, you can do whatever you like (i believe). You dont have to worry about the world(it has been destroyed). you dont have to pray five times a day or pay zakat and sedeqah to the poor and needy (as there wont be any). You dont have to recite the holy quran if you dont want too..You dont have to preach to others and teach them about Allah, The Almighty (cos they already know it)..and you dont have to do all the other things that you are suppose to do to obtain Allahs blessing. Simply because you already have it, that's why you are in heaven.duh..

And since we tend to think that rumahku is syurgaku, without realising it, we tend to act as though we really are in heaven. okeyh..okeyh..not we..maybe it is just me!!

But it suprises me, (since i'm going through it right now)..how easy it is for me to do all sort of good deeds and ibadah, and all the hard work to get His blessing when i am far away from home,
but just too difficult, too lazy, too ignorant, too 'busy' to be bothered, to do all those stuffs when i am at home..
yeah, as though when i am away from home, i am away from 'heaven' hence i have to work hard for it, while when i am at home, i AM in 'heaven', hence i don't have to do those things anymore..

(Do you get what i'm saying??....no seriusly, do you get what i'm saying??)

ain't that a big big WHY??

the fact is, your home is not the real heaven, nor anything closer to it!! hence whether you are at home or away form home, as long as you are still in this world, you have to strive hard for the blessing of Allah.
You have to do all the good deeds for his blessing, you have to pray dengan sepenuh kekhusyukan, you have think about the world, you have to think for the sake of the ummah, you have to tell people of the Almighty Allah. you have to give sadaqah to the poor and needy and al those other stuffs on the list..

Why??

Because you are not in heaven!! No matter how heavenly your house and home is(they are different, you know), IT IS NOT HEAVEN!!

So for goodness sake (dear myself), act like it!!!

Come on man.. you can do it!!..it's not the time to rest yet..not until you 'return' to Him. You are not in heaven yet..nor are you guaranteed to be in it..(as you still don't know how you will die) nau'zubillah..

For the sake of Allah..and only Allah[fullstop]

So, before i finish, i would like to restate my stand that rumahku is NOT syurgaku! With that, i rest my case.
salam.

p/s: even so, on earth, there is no place like home..i mean it!!=)

Soalnya hati..

I finished reading this book last week. The title is: 'generasi pemuda dan perubahan' by fathhi yakan. Made some notes along the way. Here are some that could be shared. Pasal hati.. to start of the post for this new year of 1429 Hijriah.=)

Sabda Rasulullah: Manusia itu kedua matanya ialah petunjuk, kedua telinganya menahan (daripada maksiat), lidahnya jurucakap, kedua tangannya sayap, dua kakinya tunggangan. Hatinya raja, apabila raja baik, baiklah tenteranya.

Tanda2 hati yang hidup:
1) Cenderung kepada dorongan baik dan ingatan kearah hidayah
2) Tegas di dalam perkara berhubung dengan agama dan berani pada jalan kebenaran
3) Takutkan Allah dan apa sahaja yang dimurkainya
4) Tidak ada perasaan hasad dengki dan menipu

Cara mengambil berat tentang hati bagi menunaikan tanggungjawab risalah yang dipikulnya mengikut kadar cabaran yang dihadapi untuk membolehkan mereka melaksanakan peranan terpenting dalam melakukan perubahan itu.

1) Zikrullah
Sabda Rasulullah: Setiap sesuatu itu ada penggilapnya, dan penggilap hati itu ialah zikrullah. Tidak sesuatu yang lain yang dapat melepaskan seseorang dari azab neraka Allah lebih dari zikrullah. –Al- Baihaqi

2) Bergantung dengan kitab Allah
Dalam hadi Rasulullah s.a.w daripada Abdullah bin Mas’ud: Al-Quran ini ialah hidangan Allah. Maka hendaklah kamu menghadapi hidangan itu sekadar yang kamu mampu. Al-Quran ini tali Allah, cahaya yang terang dan penawar yang berfaedah. Menjadi pengawal kepada mereka yang berpegang dengannya, melepaskan mereka yang mengikutinya. Ia membetulkan sebarang penyelewengan. Ia membetulkan sebarang perkara yang tidak betul. Keajaibannya tidak putus-putus. Bacalah Al-Quran kerana akan diberi ganjaran atas bacaannya, setiap huruf sepuluh kebaikan. Tidaklah ALIF LAM MIM itu satu huruf.

3) Muraqabah (kawalan) Allah
Pemuda islam hendaklah mengetahui 3 perkara:
I. Perkara yang jelas kebaikannya hendaklah diikuti
II. Perkara yang terang keburukannya hendaklah dijauhi
III. Perkara yang syubahat hendaklah ditanyakannya

4) Mujahadah An-Nafs
Sabda Rasulullah: Mujahid ialah mereka yang bersungguh-sungguh berjihad pada mentaati Allah.

Secara ringkasnya: pemuda islam diajak ke arah melakukan TAGHYIR ISLAMI (perubahan secara islam).

Benar kata Ali bin Abi Talib bila ia mengatakan: Sesiapa yang dilantik menjadi pemimpin manusia, hendaklah ia mula dengan mengajar dirinya sendiri sebelum mengajar orang lain. Hendaklah ia mengajar dengan cara perjalanan hidup sebelum mengajar dengan lidah. Orang yang dapat mengajar dan melatih diri sendiri itu lebih layak dihormati dari mereka yang mengaar orang ramai.

to add on a little bit more, something that i just got from ulama'ummah.blogspot:

Ketahulilah olehmu...

Sepuluh sifat hati yang keji

1. Takabur

2. Hasad dengki

3. Marah

4. Bakhil dan kasihkan harta

5. Cintakan kemegahan

6. Cintakan dunia

7. Ujub (mengagumi diri sendiri)

8. Riya’

9. Lahap makanan

10. Banyak bercakap

Sepuluh sifat hati yang terpuji

1. Taubat

2. Khauf (takut akan Allah)

3. Zahid

4. Sabar

5. Mensyukuri nikmat

6. Ikhlas

7. Tawakal

8. Kasih kepada Allah

9. Redha akan qadha’ Allah Ta’ala

10. Ingatkan mati

20 sifat hati yang keji dan terpujial-fadhil Ustaz Nik Abdul Qadir Nik Muhammad

p/s: selamat tahun baru hijrah semua..=)