Monday, September 19, 2016

   Tazkirah
بسم الله الرحمٰن الرحيم

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَىٰ وَادِ النَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Until when they came to the valley of the Naml, a Namlite said: O Naml! enter your houses, (that) Sulaiman and his hosts may not crush you while they do not know.

The above ayat from surah an naml is one of my favourites. When i was young (sekarang pun mcm masih muda juga😁) i was taught by someone to recite the words of the ant (from ya ayuhan namlud...) to chase away the ants. And it usually works somehow. My brother once saw me do that and asked me what am i doing and said something which triggers something in me, what if the ants checked and saw theres no prophet sulaiman as and his army. 

After much studying, i realised that this ayat is a very important ayah which we can and may derive many gems from it. Though some people might use it as a doa against ants and how it may seems it works, it is not a doa derived from the prophet saw and its companions ranhum ajmain. Just as my brother said, if the ants checked and there are no prophet sulaiman as, we telling them something which actually not happening.
Some scholars went into useless debates due to this ayat such as what is the gender of the ant that said the words, however, it is not important just like what is the colour of the ashabul dog, the nos of ppl in tbe ashabul kahf etc. Nevertheless below are some of the gems which we can derive from this ayat
1) this ayat told about the concerned of a particular ant for his community on the impending danger that is coming and make dakwah to his community.
This is a great lesson on the importance of (a) having concerns for unmah ; (b) love for ummah; (c) making dakwah ; (d) saving ummah from impending danger.
If an ant which we consider a small insignificant creature was honoured by Allah swt because of the above qualities, what will be of man, the best of all creation, having concerns for the ummah, love for them, constantly making dakwah and saving them from all kinds of dangers, especially the eternal hell fire. Surely and clearly he will be elevated by al Khaliq!
2) dont underestimate your own potential.
Even if you are a small creature like an ant, theres always great part you can contribute to the society and ummah. 
3) dont underestimate any khair (goodness) although how small it may seems.
It may seems a small words or gesture but if it is good, don't ever belittle it. Hence never ever belittle any small acts that our brother did. Once it is accepted by Almighty, its rewards are bi ghoiri hisab! The Prophet saw said
 ((لا تحقرن من المعروف شيئا ولو أن تلقى أخاك بوجه طليق  ))
Which means do not belittle from any of the goodness even such when you meet yr brother with a smiling /happy/ brilliant face!
4) helping one another for good things
And this is a special characteristics that can be found in ants wherever you go. 
And there are many more gems inshaallah. But before i ends, we must know that ants are dignified creatures which The Prophet saw had prohibitted us from killing them.
Wallahualam bissowab
Zahri abuhanzolah

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Munaqashah mlm hari
Someone asked me after a dars 'why did you said that to leave acts of ibadah which are not been done by the Prophet saw and his companions ranhum eventhough even it is good and proven to be good?'
So i answered him:
The answer is actually very simple and you dont need to be a skyrocket muhaddith to answer it or bring all the dalils from the Quran and Sunnah ( tho the dalils on this subject are more than plentiful)
1) probability of acceptance
If you know a business which is profitable w/o any probability of loss (100%) and a business which there is a probabilty of failure or loss even it is small (w the same profit, capital, work) which one will you choose? Of course we will choose the one with no probability of loss n failure.
Hence the same with the matters of Aqidah and Rituals of Ibadah. If it is been shown by the prophet saw and accepted by him, hence 100% acceptance from the One who send him. But if i was to do something in the ritual of ibadah which are not endorsed by him although it looks good, proven good in the eyes of mankind, but will it have been confirmed accepted by Him? The probability of non acceptance is there. Why take the risk bro? Especially on things that concerns your hereafter.
2) pandoras box
By performing something which had not been shown by the prophet saw and his companions is just like opening the pandoras box. By opening it you are creating or corrupting the rituals that is been confirmed and adding or making the rituals more complex, difficult etc..just like what the nasora did to their religion that now if you see in their ritual prayers, none can be attributed back to their Prophet as. Slowly it will erode and corrupt the pureness of the approved rituals with the new addition however sensational it is. Thats why we asked from Allah swt at least 17 a day to be not of the maghdub alaihim (yahud) and dhollin (nasora). Why, the yahud they change their religion to their own whims and desires while the nasora they just do the religion w/o knowledge and do what they seem good and like. 
3) for my own safety during the hisab
So that i will be safe of course. Kiasu aper.
For eg when asked by Allah swt why dont you do this act of worship (which are not shown by the prophet saw), i can confidently said that i had not known that it was been done by the prophet saw so i dont dare to 'pandai-pandai nak lawan tauke'. So i dont do it. If i know the he saw done it i will surely do it.
Rather than when asked why i do this act of worship which are not shown by the prophet saw, and then i had to answer ..hmm coz it is good..hmm coz the others do it...coz the ustaz say so..hmm coz my intention is good...coz theres an indication that it is good from the sunnah tho the prophet and his companions did not do it..hmm wah so difficult man
So who will be more safer in this case. 

Religion is simple so make it simple bro. 
Then he asked me a last question before departing, ' then taking a car to masjid, studying deen in university, seminars, road show dakwah also not shown by the prophet saw and the companions.. So cant do?'
I smiled, ' Bro that is not aqidah or Rituals of ibadah at all. 😁. Dont be confused. Alat of tasbih, degree and diploma courses in islamic studies, categorising knowledges for easy understanding, making specific dakwah methods like magazine, lectures, seminars etc and even global dakwah day to promote dakwah or hijab day to make awareness of hijab to Muslim and non muslim are clearly not Rituals of Ibadah'
Wallahualam bissowab

Tazkirah pagi jumaat
Today the imam read the beautiful surah sajadah in the fajr prayer at msj al-islah. 
I will like to gain some rewards here by sharing some gems in one of the ayat from this surah. May Allah swt gives me the strength to practice what I said

تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
Their sides draw away from (their) beds, they call upon their Lord in fear and in hope, and they spend (benevolently) out of what We have given them.
To understand this ayah, we need to read the ayah that precede it, which is
إِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهَا خَرُّوا سُجَّدًا وَسَبَّحُوا بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
Only they believe in Our communications who, when they are reminded of them, fall down in prostration and celebrate the praise of their Lord, and they are not proud.
 Allah swt describes the characteristics of the believer in this ayah, ie making sujud when hearing his words/signs/proofs and making hamd (praises and syukr) to their Lord and they r not proud.
And then He further describes the believers's characteristics: 'Their sides draw away from (their) beds, they call upon their Lord in fear and in hope, and they spend (benevolently) out of what We have given them'
In tafsir Qurtubi, the meaning of leaving or drawing away from their beds is to make prayer, the mufassirin from the companions and tabiin clarified that it means (1) qiyamullail - tahajjud; (2) solat isha; (3) nafilah prayer between maghrib and isha; (4) solat isha and fajr with jamaah/ congregation.
Gems from this ayah
1) from the characteristics of the believers, they guard and take care of these prayers (we combine all the clarification from the mufassirin)- ie qiyamullail, sunnah prayers between mahhrib and isha and solat isha and fajr with jamaah fil masjid. These are the signs of believers which are recognised by the Maker.
2) another characteristic mentioned in this ayah is- they make doa / prayer/ call to Allah swt with two main characteristics:- khaufan / fear and tomaaan / hope.
This is the characteristics of a believer having fear and hope at the same time. Fear w/o hope will results in despair while hope w/o will result in overconfidence and trangression. Iman is having hope and fear at the same time.
Another beauty of the word used here is also the word طمع
Which always translated as hope. However, this word also means greed or the want to have more and more. (Btw bahasa melayu copied this word into their vocab😁) It signify that it is just not a normal hope or want, but the feeling if wanting badly, in which in this ayah it means really badly wants His mercy, forgiveness and His rewards!
Hence when we r making doa, we need really to ask for it badly and no only wanting a little but request for more and more of His nikmah, mercy and forgiveness greedily. If asking for jannah dont ask for any jannah but the highest of the jannah- jannah al firdaus!
3) spending the money in His path
Wallahualam bissowab
Abuhanzolah
Retrospect Pagi Subuh ini
Assalamualaikum
Ana ditanya seorang teman ahli masjid, 'kenapa eh ustaz2 tak gi solat berjemaah di masjid? Ana jarang nampak mereka berjemaah melainkan jika ada kuliah ajer'
Ana tersentak didlm hati mendengar pertanyaannya yg cukup ..pergh! Mcm kena tembak gitu:-)
Ana jawab padanya' mungkin mereka sibuk berkuliah atau berjemaah ditempat lain. Sangka baik la ya syeikh.'
Dia jawab dgn selamba: sangka baik memang betul ya habibi, tapi subuh hari2 pun ada kuliah??!?

Subhannallah! Allahu mustaan. 
Ya tepuk dada tanya iman.
 Teringat perintah nabi saw yg memerintah seorng sahabat buta ke masjid jika mendengar azan. Ya memang kite bole berdalil tak dengar azan aper..hai who r we kidding to. 
Teringat keadaan nabi saw yg dipapah semasa dlm gering oleh sahabat2 ranhum ke msj untuk berjemaah..
Teringat sabdaan baginda yg mulia menyuruh seseorg musafir yg sudah solat apabila tiba ke msj utk solat berjemaah..
Teringat ancaman nabi saw yg ingin membakar rumah2 org yg cukup dgn solat dirumah
Atau sabdaannya tentang solat berjemaah isha dan subuh kalau kita tahu kepentingnnya pasti akan ke msj walau habwan( merangkak)
Dan banyak2 lagi..!
Wahai teman2 asatizah (terutama ana sendiri), berapa banyak slogan2 yg kite laungkan yg kite mencintai nabi saw, cintakan sunnahnya, cintakan sahabat2nya, berselawat ke atasnya, menangis2 dsb...it comes back to our actions and iman. Adakah saya telah solat 5 waktu berjemaah dimsj? Adakah ianya semua lip service. Ya memang banyak dalil2 yg kite bole keluarkan tetapi adakah ianya 'valid and sound' ? 
Apabila azan berkumandang, malahan para2 asatizah yg sedang mesyuarat didlm msj tetap continue bermesyuarat..yg sedang sibuk berkerja tetap bekerja..yg sibuk tak tahu buat aper pun, pun sibuk ...
Selagi umat (kaum lelaki) ini tidak dapat solat berjemaah 5 waktu di msj, selagi itu kemuliaan islam tidak akan terserlah. Jgn harap nak jadi umat terbaik. Apalagi jgn harap kesatuaan hati2 umat ini. Tidak merapatkan saf bole memecah belahkan hati...apalagi tak solat berjemaah langsung..ni tade dlm saf langsung.
Ada yg mengatakan kite solat berjemaah dgn keluarga..o ya nabi saw dan sahabat2 pun ada keluarga kan?..
Semoga Allah swt sentiasa memberi hidayat kepada kite semua. Ingatlah sesorg yg digelar ustaz ialah ramz dan qudwah utk yg lain dan Allah swt pasti akan menyoal kite semua. Wallahualam
Uhibbukum fillah wa La tansana fi dakwatikum ya ahibbah.