Ganjaran Untuk Sohibul Quran

Daripada Abdullah bin ‘Amru, dari Nabi ﷺ baginda bersabda:

يُقَالُ يَعْنِي لِصَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ اقْرَأْ وَارْتَقِ وَرَتِّلْ كَمَا كُنْتَ تُرَتِّلُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ مَنْزِلَتَكَ عِنْدَ آخِرِ آيَةٍ تَقْرَأُ بِهَا

Maksudnya: “Pada hari pengadilan kelak akan diseru kepada (sohibul Quran) ahli Al-Quran; Teruskanlah bacaan al-Quran mu dan teruskanlah menaiki tingkat demi tingkat syurga dan  bacalah dengan tartil sebagaimana kamu membacanya ketika di dunia, sesungguhnya tempat terakhirmu ada pada ayat terakhir yang kamu baca.”.

Riwayat al-Tirmizi (2914)

Nabi Muhammad: Insan Terbaik

Allah itu indah dalam setiap hal. Nabi Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam mempamerkan semua sifat mahmudah dalam bentuk yang sempurna. Baginda tegas, suci, dan terpuji. Baginda telah menjadi tauladan bagi sifat-sifat mulianya dan mencapai tahap kesolehan yang sempurna.

Di dalam Surah Al-Qalam, Allah berfirman, “Dan bahawa sesungguhnya engkau (Muhammad) mempunyai akhlak yang amat mulia..”(68:4)

Jelas dan benar apa yang dikatakan. Malah, semua orang masih akui dan memuji sifat-sifat Nabi Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam.

Buku-buku yang telah ditulis mengenai Nabi Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam banyak berkisarkan maklumat tentang kisah hidupnya, peristiwa, dan tarikh-tarikh penting. Repotasi Baginda sebagai seorang yang budiman dan lelaki yang berprinsip moral tidak dapat disangkal.

Ini adalah hal yang lebih penting dalam kewujudannya. Kebaikannya adalah apa yang menjadikan baginda insan terbaik, selain daripada pengorbanan dan perjuangannya di jalan Allah yang berterusan. Tingkah laku yang terpuji inilah yang sepatutnya kita contohi generasi ke generasi.

Dhuha Prayer

One of the sunnah prayers that every Muslim is strongly advised to conduct is the Dhuha prayer. The prayer, which is also referred to as al-Awwabin prayer, begins after the sun rises.

 Furthermore, the Prophet PBUH advised Abu Hurairah RA to never leave Dhuha prayer:

أَوْصَانِيْ خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَلاَثٍ: صِيَامِ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، وَرَكْعَتَي الضُّحَى، وَأَنْ أُوتِرَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَنَامَ

“My friend (the Prophet (ﷺ) advised me to observe three things: (1) to fast three days a month; (2) to pray two rak`at of Dhuha prayer (forenoon prayer); and (3) to pray witr before sleeping.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (1880) and Sahih Muslim (721)

One benefit of the Dhuha prayer is that two rakaats are the same as our body’s 360 joints being donated.

This hadith is narrated by Imam Muslim:

From Abi Zar RA, the Prophet PBUH said:

يُصْبِحُ عَلَى كُلِّ سُلَامَى مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ صَدَقَةٌ، فَكُلُّ تَسْبِيحَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَكُلُّ تَحْمِيدَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَكُلُّ تَهْلِيلَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَكُلُّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَأَمْرٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَنَهْيٌ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَيُجْزِئُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ رَكْعَتَانِ يَرْكَعُهُمَا مِنَ الضُّحَى

“In the morning charity is due from every bone in the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah’s glorification is an act of charity. Every utterance of praise of Him is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Oneness is an act of charity, every utterance of profession of His Greatness is an act of charity, enjoining good is an act of charity, forbidding what is distreputable is an act of charity, and two rak’ahs which one prays in the forenoon will suffice.”

Sahih Muslim (720)

Du’a When Life Gets Hard

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ

Meaning: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the difficulty of trials, from the misery of adversity, from the evil of fate, and from the joy of enemies.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (6347)

  • Heavy trials are for great people. Every time we successfully endure a trial, we indeed become stronger individuals.
  • May whatever trials and tribulations we need to face today be faced with strength, patience, and faith. Let us hope we remain steadfast for the days ahead.

The Bankrupt People in Hereafter

Abu Hurairah RA reported Allah’s Messenger ﷺ as saying:

أتَدْرُونَ مَنْ الْمُفْلِسُ قَالُوا الْمُفْلِسُ فِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَا لَهُ دِرْهَمَ وَلَا دِينَارَ وَلَا مَتَاعَ قَالَ الْمُفْلِسُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ يَأْتِي بِصَلَاةٍ وَصِيَامٍ وَزَكَاةٍ وَيَأْتِي قَدْ شَتَمَ عِرْضَ هَذَا وَقَذَفَ هَذَا وَأَكَلَ مَالَ هَذَا وَضَرَبَ هَذَا فَيُقْعَدُ فَيَقْتَصُّ هَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ وَهَذَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ فَإِنْ فَنِيَتْ حَسَنَاتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ أُخِذَ مِنْ خَطَايَاهُمْ فَطُرِحَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ طُرِحَ فِي النَّارِ

Do you know who is poor? They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth. He (the Holy Prophet) said: The poor of my Umma would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with prayers and fasts and Zakat but (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others and unlawfully consumed the wealth of others and shed the blood of others and beat others, and his virtues would be credited to the account of one (who suffered at his hand). And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account, then his sins would be entered in (his account) and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire.

Sahih Muslim (2581)

Praying For The Muslims In Their Absence

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:

دَعْوَةُ الْمَرْءِ الْمُسْلِمِ لأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ كُلَّمَا دَعَا لأَخِيهِ بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ الْمَلَكُ الْمُوَكَّلُ بِهِ آمِينَ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ

“The supplication of a Muslim for his brother at his back (in his absence) is responded so long as he makes a supplication for blessings for his brother and the commissioned Angel says: Amen, and says: May it be for you too.”

Sahih Muslim (2733)

Allah Will Make a Way Out

Allah says in Quran:

وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ مَخۡرَجٗا

And whosoever fears Allāh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).

Surah At-Talaaq: Ayah 2

  • Every human being will experience problems in life. Sometimes there are challenges that are so difficult that we feel very constrained. We feel as if we are unable to move forward and continue life as usual.
  • What can be done in this situation?
  • When we encounter problems, we should appeal to Allah to grant us the strength to overcome them. May we always be aware that Allah SWT is the only one who can help give us the strength to live in this world full of problems.

Riba Haram

Islam melarang riba dalam semua bentuknya kerana ia merupakan alat utama yang digunakan oleh golongan kaya untuk menginstitusikan kekayaan mereka dari semasa ke semasa, sama ada secara individu atau secara kolektif. Kekayaan ini dibayar kepada orang kaya secara langsung dari sumber-sumber golongan yang lemah, menyebabkan golongan yang lemah terus menerus terpinggir.

Allah menjelas bahawa pinjaman sebagai satu jenis sedekah, yang perlu diberikan secara sukarela dalam kebaikan (hasan) untuk membantu orang-orang yang memerlukan kerana Allah atau kepada orang yang layak menerima sokongan daripada anda, seperti ibu bapa atau saudara-mara.

Mendapatkan wang daripada sumbangan amal kepada mereka yang memerlukan adalah tidak bermoral. Selain itu, apabila Allah telah memerintahkan bahawa hutang seseorang perlu dibebaskan, adalah salah dan tidak adil untuk menjatuhkan seseorang dalam hutang dan mengenakan caj ke atasnya.

Beberapa Muslim mendakwa bahawa Allah telah meluluskan pemberian faedah atau terlibat dalam bentuk penipuan lain terhadap mereka yang tidak mengamalkan agama mereka. Sebaliknya, kita sepatutnya takut kepada Allah kerana Dia telah mengutuk hal ini sebagai pembohongan terhadap-Nya sendiri.

“Allah susutkan (kebaikan harta yang dijalankan dengan mengambil) riba dan Ia pula mengembangkan (berkat harta yang dikeluarkan) sedekah-sedekah dan zakatnya. Dan Allah tidak suka kepada tiap-tiap orang yang kekal terus dalam kekufuran, dan selalu melakukan dosa.” (Surat Al-Baqarah, 2:276)

Is Smoking Haram?

Perhaps you are aware that smoking is extremely hazardous, and as a result, all countries in the world—Muslim and non-Muslim alike—have begun to oppose it.

Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) declared that, “there should be no harming or reciprocating harm,” Islam prohibits all forms of harm.

There are unquestionably some meals and beverages that are healthy and beneficial and others that are poor and detrimental. According to one interpretation of the meaning, Allah used the following terms to characterise our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):

“…he allows them as lawful At Tayyibat (i.e. all good and lawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), and prohibits them as unlawful Al Khabaith (i.e. all evil and unlawful as regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods)” [al-A’raf 7:157]

Does smoking fall under the category of good and lawful (al-tayyibat) or wicked and illegal (al-khabaith)?