FAITH AND TRUST IN ALLAH TO CURE ALL YOUR TROUBLES

Every single moment you rejoice is a moment of gratefulness, gratefulness to your Lord. It is the ajar (reward) of your patience that is rewarded with rejoice and happiness. Patience with expectations and hope gives us a life that is better and more beautiful because you Trust Allah more now. Many people face problems like Financial, relationship troubles, sickness, studies, jobs etc. To get rid of them, the first and the foremost thing every Muslim need to do is have strong faith in Allah. Trust in

Him like you never trusted anyone before. That trust comes with some conditions. How can we believe that He is The One to answer all our prayers and cure all our problems?

First, You need to believe that He is the One and Only God and He has No partners. You need to beg of Him ALONE. Ask help from Him alone. No alive man, dead man, Jinn, any superstitious thing or belief can help us. And why will they? Did they create you in the first place? NO!

Whenever you have a problem or don't have a problem, your first thought should be that Allah is The One who will help me and He is The Greatest of All and The Able of Everything. 

Ways to Solve them: 

1. According to the Ayat from surah Al- Baqarah, Verse: 153

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اسْتَعِينُواْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلاَةِ إِنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ

O you who believe! seek assistance through patience and prayer; surely Allah is with the patient

The tafseer of this ayat shows us that we need to seek assistance from Allah by being Patient first and then by praying. So patience is the key to every success and problem. 

2. To have a life which will satisfy you more is to make intention, strong intention, to get up at night and pray Tahajjud. Even though all my prayers get accepted Alhumdulillah, but the prayers of Tahajjud will speed up the acceptance process and the feeling of satisfaction will be undeniable. It is really good for those who don't have the resistance of waiting so much. The Tahajjud (night prayers) must be prayed secretively and not in the hope of someone seeing you pray. This is a very intimate matter and time between you and your Rabb. Also, never disclose anyone about your ibaadat. Hide your ibaadah as much as you can. These are the ways one can feel contended with oneself feeling that they have made Allah happy. 

3. Try to zip up your mouth from complaining about your problems. The best way is to simply not talk about your problems with anyone until they have been solved by your Rabb. This is because it creates barriers between you and your process of Salvation. People are one of our biggest weakness and those people don't do much good. Only Allah does. So be with only those people who talk about Allah and are the most positive people of all. 

4. Recite and do morning and evening Dhikr. Those who don't do the evening and morning dhikr are considered to be Gaafil. These dhikr azkaar are very powerful and Allah keeps you safe throughout the day. Allah says, "Remember your Lord in yourself humbly and

fearfully, without loudness of voice, morning and evening (âsâl). Do not be among the heedless," (7:205) 

Once you try these things, I guarantee you that everything will be alright. Your Imaan will also have a boost and you will finally start living for Allah and not for people or this materialistic world. Those who live for Allah will have peace and those who live for this world will be dissolved in the sorrows and grief of this temporary life.

Dedicate Your Time to Prayer

The most valuable commodity that we have with us right now is our time. It is an asset that if used wisely can benefit you greatly in your life and in your life to come. However if time is wasted then there is no turning back and you have wasted a piece of valuable treasure

forever. Our beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) emphasized on the importance of the proper use of time and said
“Take advantage of five, before five! Youth before old age. Good health before sickness. Free time before occupation. Wealth before poverty. And life before death” (Al-Hakim).

I was a part of a discussion in which we were talking about what to do with the pare time. One of my colleagues said that he has started going on walks in order to enhance his physical appearance. He further pointed out that the walk itself is not a wholly time consuming activity and he has a lot of time while walking so he prays to god during walking to make efficient use of our time. The astonishing thing is that he was not a Muslim. The point to ponder is that if a non-Muslim can make the best use of his time by praying then why can we as Muslims not do it in spite of the fact that we have been instructed to do so by our Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H).

Most of us complain about our busy schedule and how we do not have a free moment in our entire day. The truth however is that almost all of us have a lot of time in the day when we are sitting idle and have nothing to do at all. This is the result of improper time management. We have the great opportunity to pray to Allah for forgiveness and mercy. Not only will we have received countless blessings for praying but Allah will put barakah in your time. This will help you use your time efficiently and get more done out of the same time that you previously had.

It is however not only important that we remain busy in order to make effective use of time. The value of the time that is spent depends on the quality of the deeds that were done during that time. In order to make the time count we should do good deeds. The fundamental question that we should be asking you is what good I have done for others during the day. This will help you not only in this life but will also help in your next life and at the Day of Judgment. The time that is sent doing well is the same as the time that is spent in heaven with Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). We should teach the lessons that were taught to us by Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). The remembrance of god puts times to proper use and brings us closer to our beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) as well as to Allah.

Islam and the education of women

Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:

Read! in the name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).

( سورة العلق )

Education is a necessity in this time and age. Islam exhorts us to get educated.

In all times and especially in our times to be able to face the many challenges of life we need to be educated.

Allah swt says addressing both men and women in the Holy Qur’an:

O mankind! Reverence your Guardian Lord,

Who created you from a single person,

created of like nature his mate

and from them twain scattered (like seeds)

countless men and women. (Holy Qur’an 4:1)

And Allah also says in the Holy Qur’an

“Surely the men who submit and the women who submit,

and the believing men and the believing women,

and the devout men and the devout women,

and the truthful men and the truthful women,

and the patient men and the patient women,

and the humble men and the humble women,

and the charitable men and the charitable women,

and the fasting men and the fasting women,

and the men who guard their chastity

and the women who guard their chastity

and the men who remember Allåh much

and the women who remember Allåh much,

Allåh has prepared for them forgiveness and a mighty reward.” (Qur’an 33:35)

From the above verses , we can establish that there is equality between male and female (what’ s good for one is good for the other) with a few exceptions , those

exceptions deal with the nature and function of the female rather than reflect badly upon her competence morally or rationally.

So as Muslim women we are encouraged to get an education. .

The life of Aa’ishah (radiyallaahu ‘anhaa) is proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be the teacher of scholars and experts. Her life is also proof that the same woman can be totally feminine and be a source of pleasure, joy and comfort to her husband.

She (ra) did not graduate from any university but still her utterances are studied in faculties of literature, her legal pronouncements are studied in colleges of law and her life and works are studied by students and teachers of Muslim history as they have been for over a thousand years.

How can we get education in the West?

Problem: Segregation between the sexes in educational institutions or rather the lack of it.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:

Is it permissible for a man to study in a mixed university where men and women mix in one classroom, knowing that the student has a role to play in calling people to Allaah?

He replied:

What I think is that it is not permissible for anyone, man or woman, to study in a mixed school, because of the grave danger that it poses to his chastity, integrity and morals. No matter how great a person’s integrity, morals and innocence, if a woman is sitting beside him on the seat – especially if she is beautiful and unveiled – he can hardly avoid fitnah and evil. Everything that leads to fitnah and evil is also haraam and is not permitted. We ask Allaah to keep our Muslim brothers safe from such things which will only bring evil, fitnah and corruption to their youth. If there is no other university apart from this one, he should go and study in another city or country where this mixing does not happen. I do not think that this is permissible but others may have a different opinion.

Fataawa Islamiyyah

This might be possible where there are single sex educational establishments in our countries or if we have the means to go and study elsewhere.

Seeking an education we first have to exhaust all routes that comply comply with the Shareeah.

Now days when technology is so far advanced, we have the option of distance studying and learning.

But what happens if our course requires us to attend in order to qualify?

It becomes a case of necessity

It is a well-established rule that Muslim society is under a collective obligation – Far∂ Kifayah – to have enough professional personnel to cater for the needs of the society.

Muslim jurists say that there has to be enough tailors, bakers, teachers, Imåms, judges, medical people and midwives, etc. to satisfy the needs of the community. Muslims prefer female doctors for examining females, males to examine males. From a professionalpoint of view this is much better. From a religious point of view it is essential. Unless, therefore, we have females in such professions we will be failing in our religious duty.

What steps can we take to protect ourselves and our children from fitnah?

To meet the challenge :

1) Be diligent in prayers and ask Allah to strengthen our faith;

2) As we step out from the home, ask Allah to guard us and protect us against all temptations;

3) Hang around with only good friends who are upright and moral;

4) Make ourselves always busy with our study; if we have spare time take up some good projects which will keep us busy;

5) Use our free time to learn Islam by attending classes with respectable teachers;

6) be Modest- Observe the Hijaab ( males and females)- Outer garments and behaviour;

Allah (swt) says in the Holy Qur’an:

“And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts from sin and not show of their adornment except only that which is apparent, and draw their headcovers over their necks and bosoms and not reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers, or their brothers’ sons, or their sisters’ sons, or their women (i.e., their sisters in Islam), or their female slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants free of physical desires, or small children who have no sense of women’s nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah altogether, O you Believers, in order that you may attain success.[An-Nur, 24:31]

…And do not make a display of yourselves like the displaying of the ignorance of long ago… [Al-Ahzaab, 33:33]

O Prophet, Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their outer garments about themselves (when they go out). That is better so that they may be recognised and not molested. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. [Al-Ahzaab, 33:59]

7) Try to keep our distance from the opposite sex, avoid idle talk.

8) We should never allow the distractions of this world and our education to overthrow the importance of our duty to Allah (swt).

The above solutions sound so simple, the reality is that they are not always.

You have to have faith in yourself and in Allah. “Each step a person takes order to become closer to Allah, he/she will be rewarded for every dust particle that settles upon him whilst on that journey.”

Siddiq (Benar)

Suatu sifat yang mulia yang menghiasi akhlak seseorang yang beriman kepada Allah dan kepada perkara-perkara yang ghaib. Ia merupakan sifat pertama yang wajib dimiliki para Nabi dan Rasul yang dikirim tuhan ke alam dunia ini bagi membawa wahyu dan agamanya yang suci murni di mana ia disebut siddiq, amanah, tabligh (menyampaikan), fatanah (kebijaksanaan).

Sebenarnya kita umat Islam telah pun mengenali dan mempelajari sifat-sifat ini sejak di bangku

sekolah lagi, akan tetapi antara kita yang lemah tidak dapat mengamalkan sifat benar ini sepenuhnya. Mungkin terdapat salah faham tentang hal ini dengan mengatakan hanya para Nabi dan Rasul sahaja yang wajib atau perlu memiliki sifat-sifat ini. Manakala orang lain (umatnya) tidak perlu.

Sebenarnya, selain tabligh (menyampaikan ajaran Ilahi), tiga sifat itu adalah perlu dimiliki umatnya dalam melaksanakan ajaran Islam dan menghayati kehidupan di dunia ini.

Disamping itu, ada pula orang yang berkata :

" Benar itu adalah perhiasan para wali (kekasih Allah)''

" Iman itu asasnya ialah benar, sedang kepuraan itu asasnya dusta (bohong), maka tidaklah akan bersua antara dusta dan iman melainkan salah satunya mengusir yang lain."

Benar itu mempunyai 5 martabatnya iaitu :-
1. Benar pada kata-kata atau ucapan
2. Benar pada niat dan kehendak (menurut syarak)
3. Benar pada melaksanakan cita-cita (selari dengan keredhaan Allah)
4. Benar pada amalan (zahir dan batin mengikut syarak)
5. Benar pada merealisasikan kemuliaan amalan agama seluruhnya. Inilah martabat tertinggi seperti benar pada sifat takut, harap, membesarkan Allah, benar pada zuhud (hidup sederhana), redha, kasih, tawakal dan sebagainya.

Justeru, kita mendapati Saidatina Aisyah r.a pernah bertanya Nabi saw dengan pertanyaan yang bermaksud : " Apakah sifat yang dapat dikenali seseorang mukmin (yang beriman) ?

Rasulullah saw menjawab yang bermaksud :
" Ialah dengan ketetapan (ketenangan) hatinya, kelunakan pertuturannya dan kebenaran ucapannya."

Kebenaran yang sebenarnya sungguh dapat membuahkan kesan yang berfaedah sampai ke akhirat, sebagaimana sabda Nabi saw yang bermaksud :
" Siapa memohon pada Allah SWT akan mati syahid dengan benar (sungguh-sungguh), maka Allah akan menyampaikan dia kepada kedudukan para syuhada, sekalipun dia mati di atas hamparannya (dirumah)."

AMANAH

Adalah Kejujuran, kepercayaan. Dengan kata-kata lain, ia bererti : menyampai atau melaksanakan

mandat atau tugas menurut kebenaran atau lunas-lunas yang digariskan tanpa menyeleweng atau mengikut kehendak selera sendiri. Ia adalah sifat kedua yang wajib ada pada setiap para rasul selepas sifit Sidiq (benar)

Rasulullah saw pernah bersabda yang bermaksud :
" Sembahyang itu amanah, wuduk itu suatu amanah, timbangan itu suatu amanah dan sukatan itu suatu amanah. Dan beberapa perkara termasuk amanah dan yang paling berat ialah pertaruhan."
Hadis Riwayat Ahmad dan al-Baihaqi

" Amanah itu suatu kekayaan" .

Hadis ini bermaksud bahawa keadaan seseorang itu apabila dia dikenal dengan sifat amanah, maka ramailah orang yang akan membuat hubungan dengannya dan di kala itu dia akan menjadi senang dan kaya.

" Amanah itu menarikkan rezeki, sedangkan khianat itu menarikkan kepapaan".
Dalam hadis sepakat Imam al-Bukhari dan Muslim, Rasulullah menyifatkan orang yang tiada amanh itu sebagai munafiq.

Amanah itu sangat besar ertinya dalam perusahaan dan perniagaan, di mana dengan wujud amanahlah maka sesuatu perniagaan atau syarikat (firma) mula dilancarkan dan dengan amanah juga maka dia boleh bertahan lama dan seterusnya maju dan berjaya.

Seterusnya, marilah kita sama-sama mengambil pengajaran daripada sebuah hadis al-Qudsi di mana Rasulullah saw bersabda :
Maksudnya, Allah telah berfirman: " Aku menjadi (orang) ketiga pada dua orang yang bersyarikat selama salah seorangnya tidak berkhianat. Maka apabila seorangnya berkhianat, maka Aku pun keluar daripada keduanya ( tidak akan lagi membantunya )."

Muadz bin Jabal r.a memberitakan Nabi saw pernah bersabda yang bermaksud :
" Sesungguhnya sebagus-bagus usaha itu ialah usaha para peniaga (usahawan) dimana, Apabila bercakap mereka tidak berdusta, apabila mereka diamanahkan, mereka tidak khianati, apabila mereka berjanji, mereka tidak mungkiri, apabila mereka membeli, mereka tidak mencela (barangan, sebagai helah menurunkan harga ) apabila mereka menjual, mereka tidaklah memuji, apabila mereka menanggung hutang, mereka tidak menangguh (untuk membayarnya), dan apabila mereka memberi hutang, mereka tidak menyusahkan (menagih kekerasan )."
Hadis Riwayat al-Baihaqi dan as-Sayuti dalam al-Jami'asshaghir.

Dosa Kecil Menjadi BESAR

Dosa besar. Iaitu dosa dan perlakuan salah yang dijelaskan hukuman dan laknat serta akibat yang disebut secara jelas dalam al-Quran dan sunnah Nabi s.a.w.

Menurut az-Zanabi dalam bukunya al-Kabaair, ada dinyatakan sebanyak 70 dosa besar dan daripada 70 itu diringkaskan kepada jenisnya seperti berikut:

# Empat jenis di hati iaitu syirik, terus menerus berbuat maksiat, putus asa dan berasa aman daripada seksa Allah.

# Empat jenis pada lisan iaitu kesaksian palsu, menuduh berbuat zina pada wanita baik-baik, sumpah palsu dan mengamalkan sihir.

# Tiga jenis di perut iaitu minum arak, memakan harta anak yatim dan memakan riba.

# Dua jenis di kemaluan, iaitu zina dan homoseksual.

# Dua macam di tangan iaitu membunuh dan mencuri.

# Satu di kaki iaitu lari dalam peperangan.

# Satu di seluruh badan iaitu derhaka terhadap orang tua.

Dosa kecil yang menjadi besar jika dilakukan terus menerus. Menurut Imam Hasan al-Basri, tidak ada dosa kecil apabila dilakukan dengan terus menerus dan tidak ada dosa besar apabila disertai dengan istighfar.

Allah juga berfirman, maksudnya: "Dan (juga) orang-orang yang apabila mengerjakan perbuatan keji atau menganiaya diri sendiri, mereka ingat akan Allah, lalu memohon ampun terhadap dosa-dosa mereka dan siapa lagi yang dapat mengampuni dosa selain daripada Allah? Dan mereka tidak meneruskan perbuatan kejinya itu, sedang mereka mengetahui." (Surah Ali Imran: 135)

Mengenai tindakan sesetengah di antara kita yang menganggap remeh dosa, Rasulullah bersabda maksudnya: "Sesungguhnya seorang mukmin dalam melihat dosanya, bagaikan seorang yang berada di puncak gunung, yang selalu khuatir tergelincir jatuh. Adapun orang fasik dalam melihat dosanya, bagaikan seseorang yang dihinggapi lalat di hidungnya, maka dia usir begitu saja." (Hadis Riwayat al-Bukhari & Muslim)

Orang yang bergembira dengan dosanya Allah berfirman maksudnya: "Dan apabila dikatakan kepadanya: "Bertakwalah kepada Allah", bangkitlah kesombongannya yang menyebabkannya berbuat dosa. Maka cukuplah (balasannya) neraka Jahannam. Dan sungguh neraka Jahannam itu tempat tinggal yang seburuk-buruknya." (Surah al-Baqarah: 206)

Mereka yang berasa aman daripada azab Allah, Allah berfirman maksudnya: "Apakah tiada kamu perhatikan orang-orang yang telah dilarang mengadakan perbicaraan rahsia, kemudian mereka kembali (mengerjakan) larangan itu dan mereka mengadakan perbicaraan rahsia untuk berbuat dosa, permusuhan dan derhaka kepada Rasul. Dan apabila mereka datang kepadamu, mereka mengucapkan salam kepadamu dengan memberi salam yang bukan sebagai yang ditentukan Allah untukmu. Dan mereka mengatakan pada diri mereka sendiri: "Mengapa Allah tiada menyeksa kita disebabkan apa yang kita katakan itu?" Cukuplah bagi mereka neraka Jahannam yang akan mereka masuki. Dan neraka itu adalah seburuk-buruk tempat kembali." (Surah al-Mujadalah: 7)

Perbuatan maksiat secara terang-terangan, Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda, maksudnya: "Semua umatku akan diampunkan dosanya kecuali orang yang mujaharah (terang-terangan dalam berbuat dosa) dan yang termasuk mujaharah adalah seorang yang melakukan perbuatan dosa di malam hari, kemudian hingga pagi hari Allah telah menutupi dosa terbabit, kemudian dia berkata: Wahai fulan semalam saya berbuat ini dan berbuat itu. Padahal Allah telah menutupi dosa tersebut semalaman, tetapi di pagi hari dia buka tutup Allah terbabit." (Hadis riwayat al-Bukhari & Muslim)

Yang melakukan perbuatan dosa itu adalah seorang yang menjadi tauladan. Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda, maksudnya: "Sesiapa yang memberi contoh di dalam Islam dengan contoh yang jelik, dia akan mendapat dosanya dan dosa orang yang mengikutinya selepas dia tanpa dikurangi dosa terbabit sedikitpun."

Imam Ghazali رضي الله عه didalam Ihya Ulumuddin ;

Dosa kecil boleh menjadi dosa besar dengan beberapa sebab diantaranya :


Pertama : Melakukan dosa tersebut terus menerus.

Sebab itu dikatakan bukanlah namanya dosa kecil jika lakukannya dengan terus menerus dan bukanlah dikira dosa besar lagi sesudah dipohon keampunan. 


Kedua : Memandang ringan terhadap dosa tersebut.

Sebab setiap dosa yang dipandang besar dan berat oleh seorang hamba menjadi kecil di sisi Allah Ta’ala. Menganggap suatu dosa itu sebagai satu perkara yang besar timbulnya dari hati yang kurang senang dan benci terhadap dosa itu. Perasaan semacam ini akan menahan orang itu dari melakukan dosa yang sama pada kali keduanya, sebab dirasakan terlalu berat untuk ditanggung.

Orang yang memandang enteng terhadap suatu dosa yang dialkukakannya itu, justru telah biasa dengan dosa itu , sehingga kesan dosa tersebut telah melekat dihatinya. 

Ada yang meriwayatkan orang Mu’min memandang dosanya seperti gunung di atas kepalanya yang pada bila2 masa saja akan menimpanya. Sedangkan orang munafiq pula memandang dosanya seperti seekor lalat yang menghinggap di batang hidungnya, lalu diusirnya. 



Ketiga : Gembira dan senang ketika melakukan dosa tersebut.

Setiap kali ia merasakan sedap dan lazat ketika melakukan dosa kecil, maka akan menjadi besarlah dosanya dan berat pula akibatnya, sehingga meninggalkan kesan yang hitam dalam hati pelakunya.



Ke Empat : Memandang remeh apabila Allah Ta’ala menutupi dosanya.

Ia menganggap penyantunan Allah dan penagguhanNya itu sesia belaka, padahal yang sebenarnya penangguhan itu tidak lain, melainkan kerana Allah sangat Murka terhadapnya, lantaran itu dia membiarkannya bertambah dosa. 

Manakala orang yang melakukan dosa itu mengira bahawa Allah Ta’ala telah membiarkannnya kerana InayahNya, sebab didapati dirinya terlepas dari balasan Allah, padahal dia terus menerus meklakukan ma’siat. Orang ini adalah terkeliru kerana bodoh disebabkan sifat ghurur yang telah menguasainya.



Ke Lima : Bermegah (dengan menyebut2) melakukan dosa!


Dia bermegah diri kerana melakukan sesuatu ma’siat, iaitu dengan menyebut-nyebutnya kepada orang lain, atau dia membuatnya terang-terangan dihadapan orang ramai tanpa segan silu lagi. 

Inilah suatu jenayah yang berat atas diri sendiri sebab dosa yang telah di ututp oleh Allah ta’ala, lalu dibukakannya suapaya orang dapat menyaksikannya, sehingga yang demikian itu akan menarik minat orang lain yang mendengar, atau melihatnya untuk melakukan pula kejahatan yang sama.

Andaikata orang yang mendengar turut melakukan dosa yang sama dan yang melihat pun ikut membuat kejahatan itu pula, maka akan bertambah la dua jenayah lagi terhadap jenayah yang pertama tadi. 

Kini dosanya telah menjadi tiga, yang mana keadaannya menjadi lebih buruk lagi.

Andaikata tujuan menunjuk2 ma’siat yang dilakukannya itu ialah untuk menggalakkan orang lain supaya melakukan yang sama, maka menjadilah ia jenayah yang keempat.

Dengan itu dosa yang memang telah buruk itu akan menjadi lebih buruk lagi.



Ke Enam : Orang Alim (pemimpin agama) melakukan dosa terang2an


Jika orang yang membuat dosa itu seorang alim yang mempunyai pengikut yang ramai dan perbuatannya itu akan diikuti pula oleh orang lain. Dengan sebab itu, maka dosa kecil yang ia lakukan itu menjadi besar pula. 


Sabda Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم

“Sesiapa yang menganjurkan suatu perbuatan yang buruk (jahat), maka ia akan menaggung dosanya dan dosa orang2 yang mengikutinya, tiada terkurang walau sedikitpun dari dosa2 mereka itu.”

والله اعلم

Syifa' Kerinduan

MANUSIA mempunyai perasaan suka mengasihi dan dikasihi. Memang adat kehidupan bahawa kasih cinta didahului dengan berasa rindu, namun jangan pula rindu berlebihan. Kerinduan kepada kekasih, sering kali

membekaskan duka, penyakit menyebabkan kelemahan hati. Kita sebenarnya berperang dengan perasaan. Namun, seorang Muslim akan terasa nikmat jika dapat menjauhi keluhan, kesedihan dan kerinduan ini.

Ibnu Qayyim memberikan terapi mujarab mengenai masalah rindu. Sebelum itu beliau memberikan sebab mengapa rasa rindu berlebihan terjadi antaranya: Hati tidak terisi oleh rasa cinta, syukur, zikir dan ibadah kepada Allah sebaliknya membiarkan mata meliar. Pandangan dan renungan mata adalah jalan membawa kepada kesedihan dan keresahan.

Rasulullah SAW bersabda yang bermaksud: “Pandangan mata itu satu daripada sekian banyak anak panah iblis.” Setiap penyakit ada ubatnya. Ubat yang terbaik adalah meneguk daripada pengajaran al-Quran seperti firman Allah yang bermaksud: “Demikianlah supaya kami memalingkan daripadanya kemungkaran dan kekejian. Sesungguhnya Yusuf itu termasuk hamba kami yang terpilih.” - (Surah Yusuf, ayat 24)

* Ikhlas kepada Allah. Ikhlas adalah ubat penyakit rindu. Ikhlas kepada Allah bermakna selalu berusaha berada di pintu ibadah dan memohon kesembuhan daripada Allah. Jika kita ikhlas kepada Allah, Allah akan menolong kita daripada penyakit kerinduan melalui cara tidak pernah terdetik di hati. Syeikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyah mengatakan: “Sungguh jika hati telah berasakan manisnya ibadah kepada Allah dan ikhlas kepada-Nya, nescaya ia tidak akan menjumpai hal lain yang lebih manis, indah, nikmat dan baik daripada Allah. Manusia tidak akan meninggalkan sesuatu dicintainya, melainkan selepas memperoleh kekasih lain yang lebih dicintainya. 

* Doa mengundang sikap, rasa fakir dan rendah diri di hadapan Allah. Oleh itu doa adalah salah satu bentuk ibadah yang agung. Ketika kita berada dalam kesempitan, kita bersungguh-sungguh dalam berdoa, berasakan Allah amat dekat mendengarkan rayuan. 

* Mengurus mata dan pandangan. Pandangan yang berulang-ulang adalah suis penting menyalakan api rindu. Orang yang memandang dengan sepintas lalu jarang berasakan hati terusik dan jatuh. Ibnul Qayyim menyatakan: “Orang berakal tidak mudah tergelincir jatuh hati dan rindu, dia tidak tertimpa pelbagai kerosakan. Barang siapa yang terjun ke dalamnya maka ia termasuk orang yang menzalimi diri sendiri, tertipu dan akhirnya binasa. Jika dia tidak melakukan pandangan berkali-kali terhadap orang yang dikagumi dan usahanya itu meragut benang asmara, pastilah asmara tidak akan kukuh mencengkam jiwanya.”
* Bernikah dan membina rumah tangga langkah paling baik. Inilah ubat rindu paling baik. Tidak semestinya bernikah dengan orang yang kita kagumi. Meskipun pernikahan itu dilangsungkan tidak dengan orang dicintai dan diidamkan. 

والله اعلم

The Noble Quran on the Origin of the Universe

The science of modern cosmology, observational and theoretical, clearly indicates that, at one point in time, the whole universe

was nothing but a cloud of ‘smoke’ (i.e. an opaque highly dense and hot gaseous composition). This is one of the undisputed principles of standard modern cosmology. Scientists now can observe new stars forming out of the remnants of that ‘smoke’.

The illuminating stars we see at night were, just as was the whole universe, in that ‘smoke’ material. God has said in the Quran:

“Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke…” (Quran, 41:11)

Because the earth and the heavens above (the sun, the moon, stars, planets, galaxies, etc.) have been formed from this same ‘smoke,’ we conclude that the earth and the heavens were one connected entity. Then out of this homogeneous ‘smoke,’ they formed and separated from each other. God has said in the Quran:

“Have not those who disbelieved known that the heavens and the earth were one connected entity, then We separated them?…” (Quran, 21:30)

Dr. Alfred Kroner is one of the world’s renowned geologists. He is Professor of Geology and the Chairman of the Department of Geology at the Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. He said: “Thinking where Muhammad came from . . . I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe, because scientists have only found out within the last few years, with very complicated and advanced technological methods, that this is the case.” . Also he said: “Somebody who did not know something about nuclear physics fourteen hundred years ago could not, I think, be in a position to find out from his own mind, for instance, that the earth and the heavens had the same origin.”

والله تعالى اعلم

Imam Ghazalis 10 benefits of Hunger

The first is the purification of the heart, the illumination of the natural dispostion and the sharpening of one`s insight.(According to Ghazali satiety(overeating) engenders stupidity and blindness in the heart).

The second benefit is a softness and purity of the heart, by which it is readied to attain the delight of

intimate discourse with God and to be affected by His remembrance.

The third benefit lies in mortification and abasement, and the removal of exultation, rejoicing and exuberance, which comprise the beginning of rebellion and heedlessness.

The fourth benefit is that one comes never to forget God`s trials and torments, or those who are afflicted by them. For the man sated is liable to forget those people who are hungry, and to forget hunger itself.

The fifth and greatest benefit lies in the breaking of all one`s desires for sin and in achieving mastery over the soul which commands evil. According to Ghazali all sins originate in one`s desires and strength and when the source of that strength is cut off meaning one starts eating less then the desires become weak.

The sixth benefit consists in the repulsion of sleep and acquiring the ability to remain awake for long periods. A man who eats his fill will drink abundantly and whoever drinks abundantly will sleep abundantly also.

The seventh benefit is that lengthy acts of worship are made easier. (He goes on to explain how food makes one lazy and the time that is taken in eating and preparing the food can be spent in worshipping much more)

The eight benefit is the bodily health which results from eating little. Again simple and something we over-look way too much on how eating less is much healthier etc etc and saves us from various diseases.

The ninth benefit lies in reduced expenditure. Whoever becomes used to eating little will find a modest income sufficent, whereas a man who is habituated to eating his fill will find that his belly becomes a creditor impossible to shake off, who seizes him by the throat every day saying `What will you eat today`.

The tenth benefit is that the aspirant is enabled to put others before himself and to give in charity to the orphans and the poor that which is surplus to his wants.

He goes on to explain each benefit in length giving some great narrations as always to back his points up. Just summarized these so I dont forget them.