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Andai kau tahu betapa syaitan tidak pernah lelah dan main-main dalam pekerjaannya, pasti kau tidak akan sia-siakan masamu. Syaitan itu tidak pernah malas dan leka tau, maka kau sepatutnya perlu lebih kuat! Dalam dan luar :-).

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Love

 Bismillah

Salah

Bismillah

Together we strive to be a better muslim everyday, a precious gift for us. 

In sha allah :-)

 

Du'a

Bismillah

This beautiful writing has never failed to bring me to tears everytime I read it, again and again. How I feel that I am the one who is forgetful, careless, ignorant and ungrateful to all the blessings and chances He has given me. A way differ from that lady in the story. How I should be thankful and confident towards Him, always.  :'(
Special copied and pasted for you from suhaibwebb, I hope you will find it helpful to regain and restore your faith, In sha Allah. :)

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By Zaineb Shebani

Du`a’ (supplication) is an incredible power that many of us sometimes don’t fully comprehend—because if we did, we would do whatever is necessary to get our du`a’s answered.  Sometimes our du`a’s are answered immediately and sometimes they take much longer than we expect. However, when made properly, du`a’ can transform our lives and bring about miraculous results.

In order to get our du`a’s answered we must fully comprehend the dynamics behind du`a’. Firstly, we must have complete certainty (yaqeen) that Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (Glorified and Exalted is He) will answer our prayer.  There should be absolutely no doubt in our minds that Allah (swt) is listening to our du`a’s and is capable of answering them. We must also be careful not to lose hope in our du`a’ and become impatient when we don’t see the results we want. We need to continuously remind ourselves that the key to getting our du`a’s answered is by being persistent in our du`a’.  And most importantly, we must make sure that there isn’t a sin we are committing that we haven’t repented sincerely from, as our sins can be the first thing that can get in the way of our du`a’s being accepted—especially if the sin includes earning a living through unlawful means.

Once this is understood and followed, rest assured that Allah (swt) will either give you what you want or something much better than it; and He will most likely give it to you in a way that you never imagined.

Allah (swt) says: “[…] And whoever fears Allah—He will make for him a way out / And will provide for him from where he does not expect […]” (Qur’an 65:2-3)

ومن يتق الله يجعل له مخرجاً، ويرزقه من حيث لا يحتسب

Allah (swt) also says: “And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me—indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of every supplicant when he calls upon Me […]” (Qur’an 2:186)

وإذا سألك عبادي عني فإني قريب أجيب دعوة الداع إذا دعان

Now, I would like to share a story that proves how powerful making du`a’ can be; and how Allah (swt) can answer our prayers in the most miraculous of ways. This story should be taken as a parable, rather than as fact:

Dr. Saeed, a well-known doctor, was once on his way to an important medical conference in another city in which he was going to be granted an award for medical research he had recently done. He could barely contain his excitement on his way to the airport and couldn’t wait until he arrived at the conference. He had worked long and hard on his research and felt his efforts deserved the award he was about to obtain. However, an hour after the plane took off, the pilot announced that there was a problem with the plane and that they were going to make an emergency landing at the nearest airport.

Afraid that he wouldn’t make it in time for the conference, the doctor ran to the information desk as soon as the plane landed and explained to the woman at the desk that he was expected to be at a very important conference and that he needed to find another way to get to his destination. She told him that there was nothing she could do to help him as there wouldn’t be another flight to his destination for another sixteen hours; but suggested he rent a car and drive down to the city as it was only three hours away. Having no other choice, the doctor agreed to the idea despite his hatred for driving long distances.

The doctor rented a car and started his journey. However, soon after he left, the weather suddenly changed and a heavy storm began.  The pouring rain made it very difficult for him to see and he missed a turn he was supposed to take. After two hours of driving, he was convinced he was lost. Driving in the heavy rain on a deserted road, feeling hungry and tired, he frantically began to look for any sign of civilization. After some time, he finally came across a dark tiny cottage. Desperate, he got out of the car and knocked on the door.

A small elderly woman opened the door for him. He explained his situation and asked if he could use her telephone.  She told him that she didn’t have a phone or electricity but that he was welcome to come in for some food and something warm to drink as he had completely lost his way and that it would take him some time to get back on the right road.  Hungry, wet and exhausted, the doctor accepted her kind offer and walked in. The woman told him to help himself to some food and hot tea on the table and then excused herself to finish her prayers.

Sitting on the table sipping his tea, the doctor watched the woman in the dim light of the candles as she prayed next to what appeared to be a small baby crib. Every time she finished a prayer, she would start another one, and she seemed to be engrossed in making du`a’ while in sujood (prostration). Every now and then she would rock the crib gently.

Feeling that the woman might be in need of help, the doctor seized the opportunity to speak as soon as she finished one of her prayers and told her that he hoped Allah (swt) would answer her du`a’s.  He then said that he noticed that she had been making a lot of du`a’ and asked if there was something she needed that he could get for her or help her with. The woman smiled and said that Allah (swt) had answered all her prayers except for one. She said she didn’t know why Allah (swt) hadn’t answered this specific prayer yet but perhaps it was because of her weak iman (faith).

The doctor asked if she didn’t mind telling him what she was making the du`a’ for. Nodding her head in approval, she said that the child in the crib was her grandson and that both his parents had recently died in a car accident. She said that the child had a very rare type of cancer and that all the doctors she had seen were unable to treat him. She also said that she had been told that there was a doctor who specialized in the type of cancer her grandson had, but there was no way for her to get to this doctor as he lived very far from her; so she has been spending her days and nights praying and making du`a’ that Allah (swt) helps her find a way to get to Dr. Saeed—the doctor who could treat her grandson.

Upon hearing her words, tears began to flow down the doctor’s cheeks and he said: ‘Subhan’Allah (glory be to God), there was a malfunction in the plane, a thunderstorm hit, and I lost my way; and all of this happened because Allah (swt) did not just answer your prayer by helping you find a way to get to Dr. Saeed, but he brought Dr. Saeed to your house. I am Dr. Saeed.’

With tears streaming down her cheeks, the woman raised her hands in du`a’ and said: ‘Oh Allah, how great and merciful You are!’

Many more you can find here. Worth reading. :')

Maqlubah

Bismillah

Alhamdulillah semalam berjaya menunaikan janji makan malam maqlubah kepada ahli rumah tercinta. Di sini saya ingin berkongsi resepi bagi yang berminat. :-)

Anggaran 8-10 orang makan. Antunna boleh ubah mengikut keperluan, cita rasa dan kehendak masing-masing. Nak hidang bersama air asam, sos cili atau cili kicap ke, silakan mengikut selera. ;-)

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Bahan A :

Beras 5 pot

Ayam seekor( potong 6) 

Buah pelaga 6 biji

Sebiji bawang bersaiz sederhana( potong 2)

Serbuk maqlubah( 2/3 kotak)

Garam

Bahan B :

Bunga kobis sebiji

Terung 2 biji besar( fakta : terung malaysia saiz kecil, maka digalakkan untuk tambah lagi bil)

Kentang 1 biji besar

CARA-CARA :

1. Bersihkan ayam dan rebus bersama bawang dan buah pelaga. Setelah air hampir menggelegak, masukkan serbuk maqlubah dan garam secukup rasa bersesuaian digunakan untuk tanak nasi. Biasanya saya guna serbuk maqlubah dalam kotak kecil yang boleh ditemui dikebanyakan supermarket di sini. Rebus sehingga menggelegak - jangan lama sangat takut hancur.

2. Sementara menunggu ayam direbus, potong bahan-bahan B dan gaulkan dengan sedikit garam. Potongan biarlah besar supaya sayur-sayuran tidak mudah hancur. Kemudian goreng sehingga garing, gelap-gelap gitu. Wajib gelap tau, serius lebih sedap. Eceh.  ;-)

3. Banyakkan bersabar sebab menggoreng agak mengambil masa. Maka sediakanlah something untuk didengari. Dengar recording ke, atau kalau masak berteman, boleh lah berukhuwah masa ni! =]

4. Ok selepas selesai merebus ayam dan menggoreng sayur, tos semuanya. Kemudian goreng pula ayam sehingga garing.

5. Sapu dasar periuk dengan minyak zaitun atau sebarang minyak yang ada, kemudian susun secara berperingkat segala bahan yang telah digoreng ke dalam periuk besar. Mulakan dengan ayam di bahagian dasar, kemudian kentang, terung, bunga kobis dan beras di bahagian atas sekali. Ratakan beras. 

6. Akhir sekali, tuangkan air rebusan ayam( tanpa bawang dan biji pelaga) sehingga tenggelam kesemuanya lebih kurang seinci setengah dan masak seperti biasa di atas dapur. Setelah seberapa waktu, check masakan. Andai tidak masak sekata, kacau dan tutup semula supaya kelembapan nasi terjaga.

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Sahtain! :-)

Alhamdulillah I'm done!

Andai berhajat untuk bermaksiat

 Bismillah

Diceritakan pula bahawa semasa Tawus Al-Yamani, (rahimahullah) di Makkah ada seorang wanita amat terpikat dengannya. Wanita tersebut sering menggodanya hingga pada suatu hari ia menurut Tawus sampai ke Masjidil Haram. Ketika itu orang sedang ramai di dalamnya. Tawus pun menoleh kepada wanita itu dan berkata: “Ayuhlah, sempurnakan hajat saudari.” Wanita tersebut pun menjawab: “Di tempat inikah?”... “Bukankah orang ramai melihat?” Tawus menjawab: “Malu dilihat oleh Allah kan lebih patut dan wajar!” Dengan kata- kata tersebut perempuan itu pun insaf dan bertaubat. Akhirnya ia menjadi orang baik. (Nuzhatu’n Nazirin).

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Diceritakan lagi bahawa seorang lelaki menemui Ibrahim Bin Adham. Ia berkata kepada Ibrahim: “Hai bapa Ishaq (Ibrahim) . Saya ini sudah menzalimi diri sendiri, maka terangkanlah kepadaku sesuatu yang dapat menginsafkan diri ku dan menyelamatkan hati ku.” 

Ibrahim Adham menjawab: “Jika engkau dapat menerima dan boleh melakukan lima perkara (yang aku akan katakan) neacaya apa sahaja kesedapan yang engkau kecapi tidak akan memudharatkan dirimu. 

Lelaki tersebut pun berkata: "Apa dia? Cubalah engkau beritahu wahai bapa Ishaq". Ibrahim menerangkan: “Pertama: Apabila engkau hendak menderhaka kepada Allah ‘Azza Wajalla maka janganlah engkau makan rezekinya!". Lelaki itu meningkah dan berkata: “Dan sumber mana lagi aku hendak makan; sedangkan segala yang ada di dunia ini ialah rezki kurniaNya”. Ibrahim Adham mencelah: “Wahai pulan, adakah patut dan wajar engkau makan rezeki kurniaanNya, kemudian engkau menderhaka kepadaNya! “Tentu tidàk,” jawabnya.

“Baiklah yang kedua?” Ibrahim menerangkan lagi: “Bila engkau hendak menderhaka kepada Allah maka janganlah engkau menginap di mana-mana pun di atas duniaNya". Lelaki itu pun berkata: “Ini lebih hebat lagi dari yang pertama”. Kalau Timur, Barat dan antara kedua semuanya adalah kepunyaan Allah maka di mana pula aku akan tinggal?” Ibrahim mencelah: “Hai pulan, adakah patut engkau makan rezeki Allah, tinggal di bumiNya kemudian engkau derhaka kepadaNya?” “Tidak,” jawabnya.

“Baiklah yang ketiga apa?” Ibrahim menerangkan lagi: “Kalau engkau mahu juga menderhaka sedangkan engkau makan rezeki Allah dan tinggal di bumiNya maka carilah tempat yang kira-kira dia tidak nampak engkau mencabar perintahNya. Kalau sudah engkau temui, nah engkau lakukanlah maksiat tersebut.” Lelaki itu pun berkata: “Hai Ibrahim! Bagaimana aku dapat berbuat demikian sedangkan Allah Maha Mengetahui, malah ia tahu apa yang tersembunyi sekalipun?!” Ibrahim menjawab: “Hai pulan adakah patut engkau makan rezekiNya, tinggal di bumiNya, menderhaka kepadaNya, walhal Ia

mengetahui hakikatmu dan melihat apa yang engkau lakukan secara terang- terang?” “Tidak” jawabnya,

“Yang keempat apa dia?” tanya lelaki itu lagi. Jawab Ibrahim. “Apabila tiba malaikat maut hendak mencabut nyawamu maka katakanlah kepadanya: “Berikanlah aku tempoh untuk bertaubat Nasuhah dan untuk beramal saleh kerana Allah.". “Takkanlah dia mahu menurut permintaanku,” jawab lelaki itu. “Hai pulan” kata Ibrahim: “Apakah dalam keadaan engkau tidak berdaya menolak maut; untuk mendapat tempoh bertaubat, dan engkau faham betul bahawa kalau maut datang engkau tidak akan diberi tempoh maka dalam keadaan begitu engkau masih mengharapkan engkau boleh selamat (dengan maksiat mu)?”

Lelaki itu bertanya lagi: “Yang kelima?” Ibrahim menerangkan: “Apabila datang Malaikat Zabaniah pada hari kiamat hendak membawamu masuk neraka maka jangan lah engkau mahu pergi bersamanya!” “Sudah tentu mereka tidak akan biarkan aku, atau menerima permintaan ku,” sampuk lelaki itu. Kata Ibrahim: “Kalau begitu bagaimana engkau harap engkau boleh selamat?” Lelaki itu pun berkata. “Wahai Ibrahim cukuplah, cukuplah!” Saya minta ampun kepada Allah dan saya bertaubat kepadaNya. Lelaki tersebutpun akhirnya ikut beribadah bersama Ibrahim Adham hinggalah mereka dipisahkan oleh ajal masing-masing.

(Dari kitab Tawwabin)

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Berjihad melawan nafsu مجاهدة النفس

Yahya bin Mu’az berpesan: “Berjihadlah melawan nafsu dengan riadah (latihan rohani).” 

Latihan riadah ini ada empat macam:

1. Sedikit makan.

2. Sedikit tidur.

3. Bercakap sekadar perlu.

4. Sabar menanggung gangguan orang lain.

— Dengan kurang makan matilah keserakahan syahwat.

— Dengan kurang tidur kemahuan menjadi bersih jernih.

— Apabila kurang bercakap badan selamat.

— Dan dengan bersabar menanggung gangguan memungkinkan sampai kepada matlamat yang dituju.”

Para da’ei wajib sentiasa berjihad melawan nafsu sendiri. Ia harus menguasai dirinya supaya tidak berlebihan dalam makan, minum, pakaian, dalam bercakap dan memuaskan kehendak nafsu. 

المجاهد من جاهد نفسه في طاعة االله عزوجل

“Orang yang mujahid itu ialah orang yang berjihad melawan nafsu dan menundukkannya supaya patuh kepada Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala.”

(Ditakhrijkan oleh Al-Tarmizi) 

Pada suatu ketika bila ditanya dengan soalan: “Bagaimana menyempurnakan warak ?“ Ibrahim bin Adham menjawab: “Iaitu dengan menganggap makhluk yang lain setaraf dengan diri sendiri. Sibuk dengan dosa sendiri dan asyik memikirkan dosa orang lain. Anda hendaklah memikirkan dosa anda sendiri, menyegerakan taubat kepadaNya di samping menghapuskan

rasa tamak kecuali untuk mendapat kerelaan Allah.”

Sumber : Bab 5, Rintangan perjungan dalam kehidupan pendakwah.