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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Senah Ribut

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum wbt.

1. Siapa jugak yang tinggal di Seberang Takir atau kawasan sekitarnya pasti pernah dengar nama Senah Ribut. Kalau tak pernah dengar memang ah *dengan nada samseng kampung*

2. Senah Ribut ialah seorang wanita yang agak terkenal di kampung ni. Khabarnya, dia sudah beberapa kali berkahwin dan bercerai, hanya Allah yang lebih tahu. 

3. Ya, saya bukan sahabatnya mahupun kawannya. Dia hanya orang kampung saya. Jarang jugak saya melihatnya. Sebab sejak umur 13 tahun sampai sekarang (hampir 10 tahun), saya belajar di luar negeri Terengganu.

4. Senah Ribut ini juga bukanlah seorang artis. Tapi saya rasa dia terkenal dengan perwatakannya yang tersendiri dan dia mungkin tidak seberapa sempurna dari segi kewarasan akalnya, pun begitu pada saya dia juga manusia biasa seperti kita semua yang lainnya.

5. Dengan lagaknya yang berani bertindak balas bila orang mengusik mahupun mengejeknya, dia lantaran itu menjadi lebih terkenal dan kadang-kadang menjadi bahan lawak budak-budak kampung. Kasihan dia.

6. Ceritanya begini.

7. Hari ni, saya pulang dari kedai menaiki basikal seperti seorang budak lelaki yang comel. Err.. maksud saya, cute. *eh sama lah tue!*

8. Tiba-tiba dia berada di tepi jalan memanggil saya meminta tolong. "Adik, tolong akak dik...."

9. Saya pun bertukar menjadi Keluang Man. Ok, itu tak betul. Saya pun meluru ke arahnya. "Kenapa kak?"

10. "Motor akak, rosak. Adik boleh tolong tak dik?" Gulp.. saya menelan air liur. Kelihatan kenalan di kedai di seberang jalan melambai-lambai memberi isyarat, "Jangan tolong, biar je dia tu kui kui kui.." Saya serba salah.

11. Saya kuatkan hati. "Macam mana ni ek?" Bukan apa, budak-budak kampung yang berbasikal pun sudah mula berkumpul, sambil memerhatikan gelagat akak Senah kita ni. Siapa juga di tempat saya mesti rasa malu nak menolong. Seolah-olah ada bisikan di telinga yang berkata,"Oi, tak malu ke?"

12. Ya, jujurnya, saya malu. Tapi saya cuba ubah niat di hati. "Ya Allah aku hanya ingin menolongnya."

13. Lalu kami berjalan menuju ke motornya. "Ya Allah, ini motor ke, tempeyek kena lenyek?" Sentap hati saya. Semua tercabut. Semua tak kena. Maaflah saya bukannya kenal sangat bahagian-bahagian motor ni. Maka agak sukar untuk saya gambarkan keadaan motosikal akak Senah dalam cerita ni.

14. Tapi yang penting, tempat letak kunci memang tak ada. Dah tercabut. Jadi, motor akak Senah ni  memang sentiasa dalam keadaan 'standby.' Tempat duduk dan body depan pun dah tercabut. Alahai kak, apa ke nasib akak ni...

Agak-agaklah brother. Of course la bukan ini motornya hehe..
15. Dipendekkan cerita, rupanya tempat tekan gear dah tak berapa nak berfungsi sebab tersekat dengan besi  tongkat motor di bawah. Jadi saya terpaksa berjalan ke rumah yang tak jauh dari situ untuk ambil penukul. Lalu mulalah saya bertukang dengan menukul akak Senah. Eh, silap! Saya tukul besi tulah, kenapa Kak Senah pulak haish. *Budak-budak basikal mula berkumpul lagi, melihat telatah kami. Saya tak rasa famous pun. Ada yang mengacah-acah Senah. "Sabar je lah," kata saya dalam hati*

16. Saya tak rasa saya membantu. Saya mana tahu bab-bab motor ni. Saya bukannya Mat Rempit. "Macam mana ni?" Rungut saya dalam hati.

17. Dalam keadaan yang cukup saspen dan mencemaskan ni, datanglah Undertaker. Hehe, bukan, datanglah sorang abang yang memang saya kenal. Tapi maaflah, saya tak berapa ingat namanya. Cuma dia ni brother yang jual minyak motor di kedai berdekatan.

18. Dia datang, dan Senah terus ceritakan apa yang berlaku. Lalu dengan tangannya yang jauh lebih besar dan kuat daripada saya dia menghayun tukul besi saya ke arah besi tongkat motosikal seperti seorang badang yang perkasa. Sungguh menakjubkan. Kalau saya seorang gadis, mungkin juga saya terpikat. 

19. Akhir cerita, selesailah masalah. Senah balik dan saya berterima kasih kepada brother tadi. Dia senyum sempoi dan pulang dengan motosikalnya yang tak berapa nak baru juga. Biasalah, orang kampung.

20. Baik, sebenarnya saya nak cerita begini. Demi Allah saya berasa amat malu. Brother tadi, hanya kerja di kedai jual minyak motor. Pakaiannya biasalah, dengan minyak motor dan minyak hitam di sana-sini. Memang agak tak berapa bersih dan compang-camping. Setahu saya, dia ni juga bukanlah lulusan universiti, hanya teruna kampung biasa di kampung ni.

21. Tahu tak apa dia cakap pada saya? "Apa lah diorang ni, nak tolong pun malu ke?" *dalam dialek Terengganu of course.* Dia menujukan kata-katanya kepada orang kampung yang hanya lalu lalang menjeling tapi tak berani membantu Senah.

22. Saya hanya mengangguk. Tersentap hati saya! Teringat definisi akhlak dalam Islam. Akhlak ialah sikap atau perlakuan yang datang secara sendiri, tak perlu paksa, ia datang spontan. Tapi saya struggle untuk paksa diri saya untuk merelakan diri membantu Senah. Alangkah malunya!

23. Saya belajar tinggi-tinggi. Sedang mengaji di universiti. Tapi di mana akhlak saya menolong orang? Tersentap hati saya. Adakah standard saya terlalu tinggi sampaikan terlalu hina untuk menolong orang sepertinya? Saya berfikir sejenak. Saya risau saya bukan seorang diri begini. Mungkin ramai lagi yang begini. Mungkinkah ini juga cabaran umat masa kini?

24. "Dan bahawa sesungguhnya engkau (Muhammad SAW) mempunyai akhlak yang amat mulia."

Surah Al-Qalam (68:4)

"Akhlak Rasulullah SAW itu adalah Al-Quran."

(Hadis Riwayat Muslim)

25. Lantas tergerak hati untuk saya berkongsi tentang cerita ni. Saya amat risau, kita semua banyak bercakap, menulis dan menaip tentang Islam, tetapi adakah kita juga melaksanakannya? Adakah kita sekadar tahu bercakap? Dan adakah kita terlalu mulia sehinggakan harus memilih dalam membantu orang lain? Nauzubillah ya Ghafur, Tuhanku yang Maha Pengampun..

26. "Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Mengapa kamu memperkatakan apa yang kamu tidak lakukannya?"

Surah As-Saff (61:2)

27. Kenapa kita cakap tak serupa bikin? Actions speak louder than words do we know not?

28. Sebagai penutup, saya benar-benar mendapat pengajaran yang besar dalam peristiwa yang berlaku pada saya ini. Moga Allah menganugerahkan syurga kepada brother tadi yang cukup sempoi biasa dan mungkin dhaif pada penampilannya, tapi hatinya cukup ikhlas sebesar gunung, seluas langit. Benar-benar mengingatkan saya tentang kisah seorang pelacur yang masuk syurga kerana memberi minum anjing. Pada saya, kisah sebegini menggambarkan ganjaran yang cukup besar buat orang yang benar-benar tulus dan ikhlas dalam amal perbuatannya, tidak kira siapapun dia, apapun statusnya.

29. Saya menegur diri saya sendiri dan kalian semua, bahawa Islam itu indah bukan hanya pada kata-kata dan tulisan pena, tetapi pada amal dan melazimkannya. Moga Allah memasukkan kita dalam golongan yang sentiasa mendapat hidayah amin...

30. Ayuh, jangan terlalu banyak soal bicara. Ilmu pun dicari, dicari juga. Tapi yang penting, amalkanlah mereka. Teringat satu kata-kata yang cukup pedas dalam artikel tulisan Pahrol Mohd Juoi di sini, "Alangkah dungunya kita kalau hanya sibuk menghafal nama makanan sedangkan orang lain telah memakannya!"

31. Begitulah umpamanya. Kita sibuk membicarakan ilmu. Orang lain sudahpun merasai nikmat mengamalkan ilmu itu!

Wallahuaklam, moga bermanfaat, dan jika ya, segalanya datang daripada Allah SWT. Yang kurang, pasti itu kelemahan saya.

"Kemudian kami kembalikan dia ke serendah-rendah peringkat orang yang rendah. Kecuali orang yang beriman dan BERAMAL soleh.."

Surah At-Tin (95:5-6)

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Marriage or Wreckage

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum wbt.


1. We could possibly reach a point in Malaysia whereby it is easier, rather much easier for a couple to resort to fornication than to go for marriage! Maybe this is already really the case now?

2. Not only that men and women are now more frequently mingling around with each other, the fact that a significant amount of people practice not the proper way of covering their bodies (especially women)  undeniably adds more salt to social injuries. More promotions, cheap sales and free shows are ongoing.

3. Interestingly, while the door to evil is widely open, the door to goodness and permissibility is closely shut, with a dozen of giant padlocks and guarded with a thousand of knights! 

4. Ok, that's very figurative, but I am talking about marriage. Our respected Ustaz Zaharuddin in his latest article here speaks of the financial burden facing many of our young gentlemen whom are pursuing marriage.

5. As I do not plan to make this long, I would like to make a simple commentary that I hope women especially their families do make a lot of thoughts about this saddening ongoing issues.

6. It was narrated by Ibn Hibban that our beloved Prophet SAW once said that the most preferable woman is one that has a low mahar (dowry) for his marriage. This is not to downgrade the status or value of women, but having a women whose intention is only to get money from his husband makes her the cheapest lady in the world, because the best women are not purchased, but mahar to them are merely a sincere gift.

7. In other words, there should be a balance between the two i.e not to burden the future husband but also not to do any injustice to the future bride.

8. Few have the awareness that marriage is not about wedding, it's about life after aqad (marriage knot) instead. So, most of the money should be spent for the rest of the life after wedding, not during the fantasy day of wedding which usually lasts only a day or two.

9. But then again, the emphasis now is the stories before marriage.

10. According to the National Department of Registration (Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara Malaysia), since 2000 to July 2008, a staggering number of 257 000 babies were registered without father, or in other words, born outside marriage. A simple mathematical postulation from this shocking figure would give us a rate of one illegal baby in every 17 minutes 17 seconds!

11. And you ought to agree with me that there are a lot more out there that went unregistered.

12. I leave to us to do the rest of the thinking and analysis. We pray to Allah, that He saves many innocent babies that are dumped by their under pressured mothers. We long for marriages, not wreckage!


13. As a final note, my best wishes and prayers to my teacher and mentor, Bro. Rafizi Ramli whom is officially becoming a husband today. May Allah bless you and your beloved wife. And your family too. Barakallahufik.

14. Below is an ole-ole to all of you. It is a story I created, but the message is not fictional, it is true and lesson-containing. I hope it benefits as many people as possible. Wallahuaklam and take care all.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Hye Hye Bye Bye

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.


1. This is an exclusive entry for IMU students or more specifically Muslim students and perhaps also Muslim staffs. However, for those who might not know, IMU is International Medical University.

2. I am writing this for specifically 3 things. Therefore, with an intense hope that you would remember these 3 important points, I make it simpler for you by calling them 3As.

3. These 3As are Appreciation, Apologies and Aspiration that I have in mind and which I intend to bring forward to you.

Appreciation

4. First off, let me sincerely thank my fellow unsung heroes (and heroins of course- no, not drugs =p) for bits and pieces, chunks and masses of your support, time, opinions and contribution all this while in making a lot of our plans for MSOC (Muslim Society) materialize. 

5. Let me now reintroduce each of you (who were in MSOC committee for 2010/11) to my wonderful followers and respected blog readers.
Mohd Amirul Asyraf Mohd Hanaffi
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
jako_imp@yahoo.com
amirulasyrafhanaffi@gmail.com
facebook.com/IH.DE.NA
6. Ok, this guy above I don't know whom. But still, I love him. So don't throw your sandals at him when you see him walking around IMU- though not for so long anymore ;-)
NurFarhanah binti Ramli
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
zuerkone123@yahoo.com
7. Ana has always been sisterly (if not motherly) to many of us. Thanks a lot for your help and presence with us. Being one in a (million/thousand/hundred <---please answer correctly) as you finally got married, it's a joy that I believe many other sisters (Muslimah) would have been proud of too. Not to forget let me also make a special thankful remark to Mr. Khomeini, for he has always been supportive to us. May Allah bless both of you.
Fathin Nadiah binti Mohd Najib
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
big_bluetulip@yahoo.com
8. Fathin, I don't think I have given enough jobs for you (haha), I should have given more but yeah, thank God Islam teaches me not to oppress women- ok, I'm kidding. But needless to say, you have always been loyal and committed to a lot of administrative works we have in MSOC, which I hope can be passed down to Afiqah, the new secretary. Thanks again for many things, things would have been more difficult without you.
Mohd Lokman bin Mohd Hawari
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery,
lokman_mhd@yahoo.com
9. Lokman is a special case. Despite being in HICOM (High Committee) and more interestingly my housemate, I think I am not very close to you, though I think I am supposed to (haha). Let's put the blame on me. For readers' information though, this post suits him, and had he not been in medical course, he would make a good economist, right bro? Thanks for your patience and co-operation while 'working' with me.
Nurul Adibah binti Mansor
Bachelor of Nursing
leverdureviolet@yahoo.co.uk
10. Adibah, whom I call Nur, is undoubtedly friendly, honest, helpful and supportive too. I am sorry that I may not pay enough attention to you, especially knowing that you have to travel to Seremban and stay there once in a while. But the best thing about you is your endless support and unseen efforts (I believe) which in whatever ways have always assisted the whole team in MSOC. Thanks very much Nur ;-)
Mohd Zamir bin Amno
Master of Pharmacy
real _army89@yahoo.com
11. Zamir is always a person everyone wants to be in their team. It's cool to work with you and thank you for being committed and effective in many of your works. We in the committee should also thank you for all your efforts in doing dakwah, which a significant part of them may not be within IMU itself. It is not only exemplary but also a thing to follow and practice. Jazakallah khair Zamir!
Nur Syazwani binti Salehuddin
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
wanie_mickey@yahoo.com
12. Wanie, thanks for being in the committee. Your presence is another unique character in the team. You have been very kind and also supportive all the time. I really appreciate every single effort you put in helping me to fulfill my job and for whatever contribution you have laid down, whether or not I am aware of it. By the way, if one day you perform at Istana Budaya, make sure you reserve me a free V.I.P ticket. Promise! 
Mohammad Arif Zaki bin Adnan
Bachelor of Pharmacy
ariff_zee@yahoo.com.my 
13. Bro Zaki, you are a wonderful asset to people around you. Your experience and knowledge do a lot of benefits to anyone you are willing to share them with. You have the quality of leadership a man always dreams of, and yes, also the kind of interest that every man (and woman) will admire- body building! (haha). Thanks a lot for many things. And promise me you won't bully me. ;-)
Diana binti Muhd Rizal
Master of Pharmacy
freestyler_diane23@yahoo.com
14. Diana! (haha) We first met for Zapin but your talent and capabilities extend beyond dancing Zapin. You will be one of my unforgettable teammates, whom have great commitment and understanding in things you do. I personally think that you are a very good team player so keep it up. The juniors may very much need you, so please go babysit them. Thanks a montain Diana!
Nur Liyana binti Azmi
Masters of Pharmacy
nurliyana_orion06@yahoo.com
15. Liyana, you may be a quiet personality by first impression. But you are certainly a perfect model for the phrase 'Actions speak louder than words!' It's not easy to find a person who is as dedicated as you in your works. You are very respectful, so you deserve a lot of respect from people around you. Thanks for all the hard work and sacrifice you have made. Only Allah will pay them back with the best of reward in return.
Mohammad Syahril bin Boonie
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
syah512000@yahoo.com
16. Bro Syahril, thank you very much for being nice and kind to me and others. You play a huge role with your influence towards many other Muslim or non-Muslim students in IMU. Perhaps your presence is a gift from Allah that it complements me and my personal weakness when it comes to public relation with students. In other words, I wonder how harder it would have been if we didn't have you around. Thanks again bro ;-)
Nur 'Afifa binti Zohari
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
blur1231@gmail.com
17. Afifa is rather sweet. I was not close to you as I also think I spoke very little to you. But deep in my heart, I always believe and my belief is not untrue, that you are a person sincere at heart with creative mind and thoughts, and it is an injustice to deny any single sacrifice you have made to the team. If our lives cross path again one day, we should get to know each other better. Thanks for being in my friend list! ;-)
Amin bin Harun
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
aminharun89@yahoo.com
18. Amin aka Cheng! Bro, put Hamzah and Khalid aside, you are truly one last man standing. Many people fought and fell, yet you are still there. Keep going. And yep, thanks very much for being around all this while and for your support and sacrifice. We should always keep in touch and don't forget to share with me the graduation day photo next year. I'll photoshopped myself into it! (haha). Bro, thanks a lot for everything ;-)
Wong Wu Ken Kevin
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
wwkk_kelydan@hotmail.com
19. Kevin, I don't know what others think about you, but you are a true and original inspiration when it comes to sports and endurance. You are soft-spoken, gentle and supportive in many things I do. I hope I have not done anything wrong to people like you. Remember one thing bro, you are uniquely special, because you are not a Malay Muslim. That makes a lot of difference, and therefore it is your job to help make people (non-Muslims) understand that Islam is certainly for everyone. Keep running!
Nurul Farahin binti Ruslan
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
redcapt_slumber@yahoo.com
20. Ms Elmo aka Paen, thanks for being funny, sporting and friendly. You and Fathin should be barred from any treasure hunt or amazing race next time by the way (haha). I mean, that was awesome! Keep up the universality of character that you have and stay strong. You are undeniably a valuable teammate we have in the group. Thanks a lot for all your help and support while being with us making success and achievements.
Nazren binti Othman
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
jamloceng_12am@yahoo.com
21. Naz! Apa habaq noo? (hehe). I sincerely thank you in case you have to struggle to forgive me for many mistakes or jokes that I attempted to make. I am not a bomber and you know what I mean. You and Wanie seem to me like a pair of twins, but the best thing about it is when you both work well when together. I learn some friendship values from both of you. Here's a special note for you by the way. I have a feeling that there's something unique about you and Wanie that you can use to present Islam. Explore and make it a reality. And so, thanks for that!
Dr Abdoul Aziz Fall 
Psychological Testing And Measurement (PhD)
Lecturing at International Medical University (IMU)
abdoulaziz_fall@imu.edu.my
22. Dr. Aziz is our wonderful advisor of the society. I owe him abundant of thanks for many advice and supports he has given to all of us and also for our activities. Many of his advice- which are sincere and powerful advice will always be in my mind insya Allah and surely help make me a better Muslim ameen. Thanks a million sir! ;-)

Apologies

23. I don't want to apologize to any of you above because I have praised you guys a lot, can or not? Right, let me still apologize. I know it is something you guys deserve. One final statement to each of you (above) is this. 

24. If there is anything good you benefited from me, or can learn and take lesson from me and my action, bear in mind that it is a gift from Allah and certainly not coming from my own fallible self. And for many things that I may have done wrongly, for hearts I may have hurt and for weaknesses from me that may not make me a good example to follow, I hope you can forgive me and more importantly, turn them into a kind advice for me to improve, so that I can always try my best to be a better person. Thanks in advance.

25. I am also very sorry and feel deeply indebted to all other people who have guided me along the way until I am whom I am today.

26. Special thanks and prayers to my lovely brothers, Aiman Nasir, Mukhlis Rahimi, Azlan, Amal, Karim, Kamal, and also wonderful lovely sisters, Kak Aimi Hamizah, Kak Annisa, Kak Fae, Akmar, Radhi, and each and everyone of you whom I may not be able to list here.

27. Not to forget the staffs, especially Kak Khairun, Kak Liza, Kak Azura, Kak Aznah, Bro Azman and others for whatever good things you have given to me. There are a lot really. Thank you and please forgive me for anything wrong I made =)

Aspiration

28. It's getting late at night and I think I ate a lot just now so I start to feel sleepy and a bit tired. However, let me finish this entry with the most important part of it, which is what I aspire from the new committee and the ones coming in the future.

29. You see, I remember telling this to my committee, that the moment you left MSOC, you have to ask yourselves, are you the same person you were before you joined MSOC? If so, then I am afraid it will be such a great loss.

30. Therefore, always remember, although it is our dream to work for Islam and people around us, the most important thing is always to correct our intention by making a noble promise to learn and gain experience as much as we can, and do it for the sake of pleasing Allah (while working in MSOC).

31. This was what that kept me strong (though sometimes I fell short) all this while. Whether or not you succeed, when you know that you have done your best and you want to learn, you surely have reaped something useful out of it.

32. Also, please remember that you guys now (in current MSOC committee) have everything that it needs to be the best committee in MSOC history and therefore an ideal benchmark for people to come- at least that's the way I see it so please don't disappoint me. Otherwise, it's again a waste of talent. 

33. Let me end this humble post by also thanking 'Ijjlal and gang in As-Shifa' magazine. Well, don't worry I think I am leaving all the things related to IMU except maybe this (magazine) team- at least for now ;-)

34. Thank you very much for your time and I ask Allah to continuously inspire us to study well and do well in our life, to have sincerity in our works and also to be guided by Him, now and always. 

Take care all and wassalamualaikum wbt. Allah knows best, what is obvious or even everything that is hidden.

"So whoever Allah wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islam; and whoever He wants to misguide - He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allah place defilement upon those who do not believe."

Surah Al'-An'am (6:125)
May Allah bless all of you
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Tulis Semula Sejarah?

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

1. Arkib untuk rakaman penuh wacana ilmiah tentang sejarah tempatan. Perbincangan ini mendapat tempat apabila isu Mat Indera sama ada komunis atau tidak dibangkitkan dan mendapat respon yang banyak daripada ahli politik, ahli akademik dan orang awam.

Semoga bermanfaat.

Merdeka: Wajarkah Sejarah Ditulis Semula?





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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Jenayah dalam Islam: Hudud dan Terroris

Assalamualaikum wbt.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

1. Apa khabar semua?

2. Tak dengar, kuat lagi please. APA KHABAR SEMUA?

3. Ok, takpelah saya tak dengar. Yang penting biarlah tulisan kali ini datang dari skrin, terus jatuh ke hati.

4. Saya cuma terdetik untuk menulis tentang isu hudud apabila agak terkejut dengan 'keberanian' pihak media Utusan Malaysia yang menyiarkan karikatur tentang hudud semalam, hari Isnin, 26 September 2011.

5. Terlebih dahulu, jangan terlalu cepat melihat isu ini dari sudut politik, kerana walaupun saya percaya isu ini tidak boleh lari daripada pengaruh politik, biar ulasan saya pada kali ini lebih menjurus ke arah penilaian daripada seorang Muslim yang mengaku sayangkan Islam dan peka dengan persekitarannya.

6. Ingat, bukan saya sorang saje. Anda pun Muslim juga. Jika anda sahabat saya yang bukan Muslim, insya Allah, saya doakan terbuka hati saudara/ri untuk belajar Islam dan Al-Quran. 

Ini gambar karikatur yang saya maksudkan
7. Hanya Allah SWT yang lebih mengetahui apa niat sebenar kartunis ini maka biarlah Allah sendiri yang membalas dengan balasan yang baik atau buruk, berdasarkan niatnya, yang hanya Allah yang tahu.

8. Pun begitu, pandangan peribadi saya meyakinkan saya bahawa kartun ini cuba membawa mesej bahawa hukum hudud ini adalah hukum yang tidak lagi relevan dan lapuk yang sesuai hanya dengan persekitaran orang zaman dahulu tetapi sekarang hanya tinggal memori dan sejarah.

9. Tapi satu lagi kemungkinan, jika dilihat dari aspek politik, mungkin juga kartunis bermaksud untuk menyatakan yang parti politik PAS cuba menghidupkan kembali agenda lama atau klasik mereka iaitu tentang menegakkan hukum hudud, setelah buat seketika agak diam mengenai hudud, kononnya atas alasan mendapat tentangan daripada DAP dalam Pakatan Rakyat atau mungkin juga sebagai strategi menarik sokongan rakyat bukan Islam.

10. Padahal sebenarnya, jika kena caranya, DAP dan orang bukan Islam bukannya takut, malah menyokong hukum hudud! Tapi mengapa ini semua terjadi? Saya akan huraikan sat (sekejap) lagi. Ok, berbalik kepada persepsi bukan politik! hehe..

11. Sebagai seorang Muslim, kita sama sekali tidak patut menghina hukum Allah, kerana itu seperti lagak orang yang seolah-olah lebih pandai daripada Penciptanya. Ini mustahil!

12. Maka saya amat berharap agar kita berdoa yang kartunis ini dibuka hatinya untuk bertaubat dan memohon ampun kepada Allah dan seluruh umat Islam. 

13. Walaupun semakin banyak isu-isu berkaitan umat Islam yang kita dengar sejak akhir-akhir ini, termasuk isu filem Hantu Bonceng, saya ingin mengajak agar kita mengambil sikap proaktif dan positif dalam menanganinya.

14. Pertama, sikap proaktif bermaksud, apabila apa jua isu berkaitan  Islam dipanaskan di kuali negara kita, maka cubalah tunjukkan contoh pendekatan yang baik kepada orang bukan Islam.

15. Selain menunjukkan rasa tidak setuju, perkara yang paling utama adalah untuk memperbetul salah tanggapan yang wujud bukan sahaja dalam kalangan bukan Islam, tetapi orang Islam kita sendiri.

16. Masih ingat tak isu penggunaan nama Allah sebelum ini? Saya secara positif melihat, bila perkara ini menjadi perbincangan di seluruh Malaysia, ia sebenarnya membuka mata banyak pihak untuk mengenali Islam dengan lebih dekat. 

17. Dengan kata lain, banyak penerangan tentang konsep 'Tuhan itu wajib satu' mula tersebar sekaligus menyampaikan mesej Islam yang cantik ini.

"Serulah (manusia) kepada jalan Tuhanmu dengan hikmah dan pengajaran yang baik, serta berdebatlah dengan mereka dengan cara yang baik..."
Surah An-Nahlu (16:125)

18. Begitu juga dengan isu hudud, kita yang Muslim pun kadang-kadang jadi takut sebab kita tak mendapat gambaran yang sebenar tentang hukum hudud.

19. Saya yakin, ada antara kita yang pernah mengambil gula-gula di kedai tanpa izin sewaktu zaman kecik-kecik atau nakal-nakal dulu mesti takut akan tergadai tangannya. Padahal tanggapan itu tidak tepat.

Nota kilat: Hukum hudud bukan hanya terhad kepada potong tangan, sebat juga dalam kategori hudud.

20. Yang perlu dijelaskan ialah mekanisme dan cara pelaksanaan hukuman ini. Ini yang kita selalu lupa padahal inilah yang membuka mata kita semua.

21. Pertama sekali, syarat-syarat untuk dikenakan hukuman ini cukup ketat. Contohnya, jika seseorang itu mencuri kerana terdesak dan hidup penuh kemiskinan, sepatutnya pemerintah yang harus bertanggungjawab kerana tidak menyediakan persekitaran masyarakat yang kondusif.

22. Yang akan menerima hukuman ialah pesalah yang betul-betul 'layak' dan bukannya dalam keadaan terdesak, tetapi memang hobinya mencuri walaupun dia kaya raya.

23. Selain itu, ada juga penetapan dari segi jumlah atau nilai (harga) barang dan harta benda yang dicuri. Yang menjalankan hukuman pula ialah hakim yang adil, bukannya pemerintah yang suka-suka hati membuat keputusan sehingga mungkin boleh menyebelahi anak-beranaknya.

24. Dengan kata lain, Islam telah menggariskan syarat yang cukup cantik dalam pelaksanaan hukum hudud ini.

25. Saya menerima baik cadangan ilmuwan agama yang mahukan Kelantan (kerana buat masa ini hanya Kelantan yang betul-betul berhasrat melaksanakan hudud) untuk meneliti dahulu persekitaran di Kelantan dan Malaysia amnya sebelum melaksanakan hudud.

Nabi s.a.w bersabda:

“Jangan dipotong tangan (pencuri) ketika dalam peperangan.”
(Riwayat al-Tirmizi dan al-Darimi. Hadis dinilai sahih oleh al-Albani)

Al-Imam Tirmizi (297H) ketika meriwayat hadis ini menyebut:

“Sebahagian ilmuwan berpegang dengan nas ini, antara mereka al-Auza’i, mereka berpendapat tidak dilaksanakan hudud ketika peperangan, berhadapan dengan musuh kerana dibimbangi individu yang dihukum itu akan pergi menyertai musuh…”

Dalam riwayat Abu Daud: “Jangan dipotong tangan ketika pemusafiran.” 
(Riwayat Abu Daud. Dinilai sahih oleh al-Albani).

26. Hadis di atas menunjukkan bahawa dalam keadaan tertentu, hukum hudud tak semestinya dilaksanakan. Maka, persekitaran yang kondusif ini penting, supaya hukum Allah apabila dilaksanakan, akan mencapai hasrat atau Maqasid Syariahnya, iaitu menjaga kesejahteraan dan keharmonian masyarakat.

27. Antara contoh persekitaran kondusif yang dimaksudkan adalah dengan memastikan rakyat faham akan cara pelaksanaan hukum ini. Kedua, kerajaan Kelantan juga perlu mencari jalan melepaskan diri daripada 'campur tangan' kerajaan pusat (Malaysia) yang mungkin tidak bersetuju lantas memburuk-burukkan pelaksanaan hudud ini  sekaligus boleh mendatangkan huru-hara.

28. Selain itu, kita juga harus memastikan keadilan ditegakkan sebaiknya. Hukuman hudud bukan hanya dikenakan kepada orang awam, bahkan pemimpin pun akan menerima nasib yang sama jika mereka melakukan jenayah seperti mencuri!

29. Inilah keadilan Islam dan inilah juga cabarannya. Maka saya sekali lagi menyokong penuh hasrat kerajaan Kelantan untuk melaksanakan hudud, dalam masa yang sama berharap agar kita tidak terlalu tergopoh gapah dalam hal ini, sebaliknya sama-sama membantu mempromosikan syariat Islam yang betul agar rakyat benar-benar boleh meraih manfaat daripadanya melalui ilmu yang sahih, dan bukan setakat mengikut membuta tuli.

30. Izinkan saya untuk mengulangi, bahawa dengan pendekatan yang betul serta sikap yang positif apa jua yang berlaku di negara kita boleh disalurkan ke arah kebaikan umat Islam sejagat.

31. Contoh yang saya beri ialah, apabila isu sebegini timbul, ia membuka ruang untuk lebih banyak penganjuran wacana ilmu, dan rakyat sama ada Islam atau tidak mempunyai minat yang lebih tinggi untuk mencari jawapan mahupun maklumat tentang Islam.

32. Oleh sebab kita masih di bulan September, elok juga kiranya sebagai penutup saya kaitkan isu yang saya bicarakan di atas dengan tragedi 11 September yang berlaku 10 tahun yang lalu.

"Dan mereka (orang-orang kafir) membuat tipu daya, maka Allah pun membalas tipu daya. Dan Allah sebaik-baik pembalas tipu daya."
Surah Ali-'Imran (3:54)

33. Tragedi ini adalah yang paling pelik dan melucukan buat kita yang suka membaca. Bukan sahaja ia tak logik untuk dikaitkan dengan pengganas Islam, malah jika dikaitkan bagaimana sekalipun, itu bukan ajaran Islam yang sebenar!

34. Saya tak bercadang untuk menghurai panjang tentang 'konspirasi' yang tak masuk akal ini, tapi anda boleh rujuk sendiri di rujukan nombor 4 yang saya sediakan di bawah. Sedikit sebanyak, ia memberi penjelasan yang baik tentang tipu helah musuh Islam.

35. Tapi yang hendak saya sampaikan sekarang lebih penting. Rujuk Surah Ali-'Imran di atas. Ada satu perkara menarik yang berlaku di sini.

36. Tahukah kita, di negara Barat, semakin ramai rakyat mereka yang memeluk Islam, walaupun setelah kononnya diwar-warkan bahawa Islam agama pengganas?

37. Dianggarkan lebih 20 000 rakyat Amerika Syarikat yang masuk Islam setiap tahun. Dan negara Barat memang mencatatkan kadar penukaran agama kepada Islam yang cukup rancak!

38. Pada saya, ini sepatutnya sudah cukup membuka mata kita. Sikap terpuji orang Barat ialah mereka suka mengkaji. Maka, walaupun mungkin asalnya bermotivasikan kegeraman dan dendam, setelah mendalami Islam dengan lebih teliti dan mempelajari Al-Quran, mereka 'cair' dengan kebenaran dan bersyukur kerana akhirnya dapat menemui Tuhan!

39. Inilah dia kekuasaan Allah. Pada pandangan mereka orang akan takut dan jauh daripada Islam. Padahal dengan rancangan jahat mereka, Allah SWT telah menggerakkan hati mereka untuk mengkaji Islam sehingga mereka sendiri menjadi Muslim subhanallah!

40. Akhir sekali, inilah sikap yang saya mahu kita ambil. Agak susah untuk orang mendengar bila kita sampaikan Islam dalam bentuk penyataan.

41. Tetapi jika mereka sendiri menimbulkan persoalan, dan kita balas dengan jawapan yang baik dan penuh hikmah maka ini bukan sahaja membuka jalan membuang salah tanggapan terhadap Islam, malah menjemput sahabat bukan Islam di negara kita untuk bersama menyertai keluarga Islam di negara tercinta ini.

42. Dengan kata lain, bersikap positiflah dan carilah hikmah!

Wallahuaklam, Allah lebih tahu. Segala yang baik semua sekali hanya milik-Nya. Maafkan saya jika ada sebarang kesilapan, maka itu kelemahan saya. Saya alu-alukan pembetulan daripada saudara/ri.

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Rujukan:

1. http://drmaza.com/home/?p=1617
2. http://www.onislam.net/english/news/americas/453668-911-curiosity-leads-americans-to-islam.html
3. http://www.tayibah.com/eIslam/jenayah_Islam.htm
4. http://chedet.cc/blog/?p=595
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Islam is the solution

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Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum wbt.

1. Let me begin with a wonderful verse from the Quran that says;


2. This verse tells us that if we are a true believer (Mu'min), then we should not give up hope in life, nor should we grieve upon anything that befalls us. Why?

BECAUSE ISLAM IS THE SOLUTION!

My dear lovely brothers and sisters,

3. Allah, the Most Loving, has bestowed upon us the greatest love through His words in the Quran that by referring to it alone, we can find a lot of answers to our challenging life.

4. Undoubtedly, the book of Quran, our main reference in Islam is not only a book of the best literature, a wonderful encyclopedia of Science, an evergreen reference to mankind, a perfect set of rules and laws and also a book of real inspiring stories but it is surely the best book of motivation and healing.

5. Therefore, for the next part of this article, you will be going through a series of question and answer, specifically designed in a beautiful order, to enter into your heart and answer your possible questions about life insya Allah.

Question: 
Why am I tested?

Answer: 
Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe," and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false. 
Surah Al-Ankabut (29:2-3)

Question: 
Why not I get what I dreamed of?

Answer: 
It is possible that something which you don't like is good for you and that something which you love is bad for you. Allah knows, and you do not.
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:216)

Question: 
But can I endure all these?

Answer: 
Allah does not burden any human being with more than he can bear
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:2-3)

Question: 
Then what should I do?

Answer: 
Seek Allah's help with patience and Solah (prayers); it is indeed hard to be patient and to be punctual in offering Solah except for those who fear Allah. 
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:45)

Question: 
Where do I put my hope and trust?

Answer: 
Allah is all-sufficient for me. There is no god but Him. In Him I have put my trust. He is the Rabb of the Mighty Throne.
Surah At-Taubah (9:129)

Question: 
What do I get out of going through this?

Answer: 
Indeed Allah has purchased from the believers their persons and their wealth and in return has promised them paradised; they fight in the cause of Allah and slay and are slain. This is a true promise which is binding on Him mentioned in Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and the Quran; and who is more true in fulfilling his promise than Allah? Rejoice, therefore, in the bargain which you have made, and that is mighty achievement.
Surah At-Taubah (9:111)

Question: 
But what if I can't (hold on anymore)!

Answer: 
Never give up hope of Allah's mercy; in fact none despairs of Allah's mercy except the unbelieving people.
Surah Yusuf (12:87)

Question: 
So for how longer?

Answer: 
Surely with every difficulty there is relief. Surely with every difficulty there is relief.
Surah Al-Inshirah (94:5-6)

6. Subhanallah, glory be unto Him. I have always believed that the Quran as gift from Allah is an ultimate cure to our soul as well as to our physical body.

7. Alhamdulillah, praise be upon Allah alone, that by His will and permission I have also made this post special for you with a beautiful melody of repentance in the montage below that I just composed. Please calm your heart, think about Him and listen to it.


8. To complete this article, let me then elaborate more on the subject (Islam is the solution).

9. Sometimes, we forget that Islam is a way of life that encompasses every single aspect of living. Maybe because we already enjoy it without knowing that it is actually Islam.

10. Compare Islam with other religions, then we will know that Islam is not merely a religion. This is because out there, there are religions which are only restricted to the spiritual aspect of life, that you are religious when you are not married, when you go nowhere except to places of worship, and when you eat nothing except vegetables.

11. Islam allows us to get married, to go to work, visit people and eat everything we want except what by His virtue are prohibited.

12. Compare Islam with ideologies, then we will realize that Islam is not merely an ideology or just another philosophy. Islam offers its own unique teaching and philosophies but it has also avoided from going to the extreme of two most prominent ideologies namely the Capitalism and Socialism.

13. Capitalism allows an individual to excel and gain everything even at the expense of the other individual. This is nothing but selfishness. Meanwhile, socialism limits individual's right to the most ridiculous level, that everyone should care not about himself but only concern about the society alone. This is oppression!

14. Islam on the other hand, allows individual freedom, but provide a guideline as to not go beyond the limit. This surely maintains the relationship between mankind and society while it creates a strong bond between a person and his God (Allah SWT) and also with his fellow mates on earth. Not to forget his relationship with other living creatures.

15. Far from being defective, Islam offers the best solution to humanity, to achieve a long lasting peace and harmony. It provides the best guidelines to the created us, because this manual is designed by the sole Creator, One and Only, Allah SWT.

16. Nevertheless, to be able to understand and appreciate all of these, we shall always go back to what is the most urgent and important thing in Islam, which is our faith or aqeedah.

17. They said that Rome was not built in one day. But neither was it built in 10 years!

18. Madinah (Medina) however, took more or less 10 years to be established (during the lifetime of Rasulullah SAW). Have we ever thought of the recipe behind this anyway?

19. Exactly, out of 23 years work of dakwah (inviting people to the way of Allah) by our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW (peace and blessing be upon him), more than half i.e.13 years of it was spent in Makkatul Mukarramah (Mecca) to strengthen the aqeedah (faith) of the Muslims.

20. And this was exactly the recipe. A strong faith and aqeedah.

21. It is therefore also the real challenge of our generation i.e threat to our faith and aqeedah.

22. Science and technology and all other things that have been invented to make our life easy seem to take the place of God! Materialism, to be more precise has grabbed away our belief in Allah.

23. This is therefore what we must mostly work on now. To learn Islam by knowing Allah, understand Quran and ahadith and then put them into practice. I have authored three related articles about faith and aqeedah. You can read them from the links below.

English:

Malay language:
Ghaib (The Unseen- Part 2)
Betulkah Allah Wujud? (Does Allah exist?)

24. As a conclusion to this article, I would like to invite all of us to thank Allah for all the things He has granted upon us, especially the two most valuable gifts namely Islam and Eeman (faith).

25. We should always believe that Islam is the only solution to all sorts of problem in humanity that we are facing in this modern world today and from now on do our part to spread the beauty of Islam. 

26. Only by being thankful we shall prosper. Wallahua'lam. Verily Allah knows best.

Take care and assalamualaikum wbt, may peace and blessings be upon you.

"He has given you all that you could ask for and if you want to count the favors of Allah, you will never be able to count them. In fact, man is unjust, thankless."

Surah Ibrahim (14:34)

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Kafir Vs Non-Muslims

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Let me ask you this.

"Are all Non-Muslims Kafir?"

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum wbt.

1. Yes, indeed it is a very interesting question yet it has a great impact on the way we behave as Muslims. At least I believe so.

2. The brief answer, as far as I am concern is that all Kafir are non-Muslims but not all non-Muslims are Kafir. I repeat, not all non-Muslims are Kafir!

3. Hence, to enlighten you with this claim, my elaboration below will be substantiated with proofs from the Quran and ahadith (the plural form of hadith) insya Allah, and is based on a number of references I made and studied through. (The list of reference is provided below for you).

4. Actually I personally came across this very recently too. It is an eye-opening consciousness yet very significant to influence the way we treat others who are not Muslims.

5. Think about this. Many of us were born as Muslims and then grew up knowing that there are others who were born not as Muslims. Can we then postulate from there that we were BORN to enter Paradise and these non-Muslims were BORN to be the inmates of Hellfire?

6. The Paradise is too small to accommodate everyone isn't it?

7. This question becomes more relevant when we go back to the first question just now. Are all non-Muslims Kafir? Because if they are, then maybe it's true that the door for Paradise is already closed for them and 'spared' only for us. Why? Because the Kafir will always reject the truth.

 

"In fact, as for those who reject Faith; it is the same, whether you warn them or you don't, they will not believe."

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:6)

8. When I said that knowing this difference affects the way we treat non-Muslims, the above verse explains it all. That if all non-Muslims are Kafir, then we will bother not about them because they are surely rejecting whatever truth we present to them. In other words, there is no need to do dakwah to non-Muslims!

9. Is that true though?

10. Let me try to use a simple logic now. When Prophet SAW accepted the revelation, he was the first Muslim (during his time) and by right, others were at that moment non-Muslims.

11. This includes his own most beloved wife, Khadijah and great companions like the four Khulafa' Ar-Rashideen (The rightly guided caliphs), may Allah have mercy on them all. Ameen. If it was true that non-Muslims were Kafir and will absolutely reject Islam, why would Prophet SAW talked about Islam to these people when they were not yet Muslims?

12. It makes sense to us now right? That they were non-Muslims but finally accepted Islam! Which means, that the verse above, is addressed to the people whom are Kafir, not the non-Muslims alone. In other words, Kafir and non-Muslims are two different status, where the former won't accept Islam, but the latter may do so.

13. I believe that you are clear about that part now. But to complete this and make it even clearer to you, let's understand the definition of the word Kafir.

14. Abdullah Yusuf Ali translates Al-Kafirun as those bent on rejecting the truth.

15. We need a clarification here. A Kafir is one whom even after knowing truth, he rejects it. Therefore, he must know the truth first before he rejects it. How could someone reject something that he does not even know?

16. A non-Muslim however, who has never heard of Islam, or heard of it but in a distorted way, according to my understanding, should not be regarded as Kafir. So, we cannot use the verse above (2:6) to justify our refusal to do dakwah to non-Muslims.

17. I pick this subject for several important reasons. I already explained one i.e. so that we don't find excuse from preaching Islam to non-Muslims.

18. Another reason is about justice. Do you know that this question of justice is a favorite question by non-Muslims (and can therefore be the reason why they don't accept Islam)?

19. They ask, is it fair for God to make them non-Muslims and then burn them in Hell though they have never heard about the pristine (original) message of Islam?

20. This is however beautifully answered by Allah SWT in the Holy Book of Quran when He SWT says;

"..And never would We punish until we sent a messenger."

Surah Al-Isra' (17:15)

21. Therefore, the one whom will be punished are those Kafir whom rejected truth even after the warning has been given to them. Because Allah with His ultimate justice will only punish those whom reject His messengers and the message they brought. Further proof can be found in the following verse:

"Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask,"Did no Warner come to you?" They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said,"Allah never sent down any (Message): Ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!""

Surah Al-Mulk (67:8-9)
 
22. The above verse is a conversation in the Hellfire whereby the inmates were asked of a Warner and as you can read, these people are those whom already received the message but rejected it.

23. Right. Now, how about those that died not as Muslims but never heard of Islam? I have 3 answers for this.

24. First, in this modern world where everything is connected and resource is just everywhere, the chance that one has never heard of Islam is very highly unlikely. Second, it is therefore our responsibility as Muslims to do the dakwah to non-Muslims lest Allah will make us accountable for non-Muslims whom know us but never heard a single word about Islam from us. Third, to non-Muslim friends, it is your task to learn Islam and then make a decision as to whether you should stay being whom you are, even after knowing the truth! Our job as Muslims is merely to bring the message forward to you.

"There shall be no compulsion in (acceptance of) the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing."

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:256)

We choose the path we want to take in life ;-)

25. I think it is also good to put here the answer given by a great Islamic scholar of our time, Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid regarding the question. He says that;

"A person who has never heard of Islam or the Prophet SAWs (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and who has never heard the message in its correct and true form, will not be punished by Allah if he dies in a state of kufr (disbelief)."


26. You can read his full answer to the original question asked here.


27. Before I forget, he also states that these group of people however will be tested by Allah during the Day of Judgement.


28. I do not plan to write any longer but let me conclude this part and end with the most important lesson I believe we should put in our mind.


29. To conclude this part, I notice that from my reading, some references I found do not distinguish between the word non-Muslims and Kafir. Therefore I am not here to force you to accept this distinction.



30. However, my intention is simple. Among the non-Muslims, there will always be people whom do not accept Islam because they have not heard of the true message of Islam. 


31. Unfortunately, we Muslims sometimes forget that it is our tasks to let them know about Islam because we think that they are Kafir. That's why I am writing this to try to correct our misconception. Don't simply call them Kafir. Instead, look at them with love and a sincere hope that we want them to join us becoming true Muslims. Remember, our job is only to tell them the truth. It is not our problem if they do not want to accept it.


"......And if they submit (in Islam), they are rightly guided; but if they turn away - then upon you is only the (duty of) notification. And Allah is Seeing of (His) servants."

Surah Ali-'Imran (3:20)


32. The final part of this article is to me the most important of all. Whether or not we realize, the problem with the term Kafir is more dangerous than we may think it is.


33. Apart from mistakenly calling all the non-Muslims as Kafir, some people ignorantly call their Muslim friends Kafir just because they differ in minor opinions about Islam, sometimes more shockingly in matters which are very small.


34. I bring up this issue because it occurs amongst us Muslims nowadays and we really have to address this issue very carefully.


35. Calling others as Kafir, when in fact if by Allah's knowledge he is not a Kafir, will certainly bring a great calamity towards us because it will in turn make us Kafir instead! What a grave error don't we think? Na'uzubillahiminzalik..


36. Try to read the following hadith;


"It is reported on the authority of Ibn `Umar that the Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) said: Any person who calls his brother: O Unbeliever (Kafir)! (Then the truth of this label) would return to one of them. If it is true, (then it is) as he asserted, (but if it is not true), then it returns to him (and thus the person who made the accusation is an Unbeliever)." 

(Narrated by Muslim)

37. Therefore, I would like to call upon ourselves to be very careful about giving labels to other people lest the labels come back to us and make us what we thought others are!

38. Remember, we do not live to disintegrate, but to unite as Muslims! I have written a long article regarding unity in Islam in my previous article.

"Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, (O Muhammad) are not (associated) with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do."

Surah Al-An'am (6:159)

39. To end, let me reiterate at least 2 lessons we should take from this article. First, the duty to do dakwah to non-Muslims is our duty. So, let's do it. Second, please do not simply call others Kafir, when only Allah knows what's in their heart. Be careful instead, and be rational, not emotional.


40. Also, I would like to say I am sorry should there is any weakness in this little piece and I look forward for your comments and feedback. Truly Allah knows best and I hope He will always guide us and grant us all His Paradise. Ameen.

Wassalamualaikum wbt. Take care all =)


"And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims.""

 Surah Fussilat (41:33)

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The Colours of Life

The Colours of Life
Picture taken on Syawal 1, 2009

THE BELOVED FAMILY-Hey, do the maths!

Dad: Mohd Hanaffi bin Hassin
Mom: Noorma bte Mamat

Siblings:

Mohd Ridzwan
Nurul Shuhada
Mohd Amirul Asyraf (blog owner)
Fatihah Sakinah
Nurul Ain Afifah
Ilyana Nazlin
Nur Amira Mawaddah
Mohd Aizat Aiman
Nur Anis
Mohd Amri Afiq