WHAT IS THIS SITE ABOUT?


This site is dedicated to establish the fact that our ultimate success in this Dunia and Akhirat is only in religion - obedience to Allah s.w.t and following the Sunnah of Nabi s.a.w.

I think before we venture into a sacred and holy issue like religion, we should at least qualify ourselves, right? So, I have posted this three mind-boggling questions for all of us to answer or just ponder.

What is your purpose of life here on earth?
What are your necessities in life on earth and who fulfilled it?
What are your responsibilities in life here on earth?

This simple qualification is togauge our awareness on our purpose, neccessities and responsibilities.

In this blog, I shall commit to these basic tenets....

-I shall not dwell into hukum hakam, halal haram as those are better handled by an Ustaz or Alim. After all, hukum hakam is just 1/6 of the Quran! What is the other 5/6? Muslims are already engaged in thousands of arguments and we don't need to further fan the fire or "tragedy". I was told, even in Solat, there are more than 200 "point of disagreement"!

-I shall not dwell into furu', Fiqh and other intricacies. Islam has 2 major sects, 4 major Mazhabs, more than 20 types of fikrah, many ideologies, different political affiliations and other trends. Discussions on this is filled to the brim, some already exploded! So, I am not wasting time in any war of words on any issues with anyone.

-I shall dwell into sharing with you some food for the soul. As our body needs nutrients, our soul too needs nur (light) in the form of reminders from the Quran, Hadith, Hayatus Sahabah, provoking questions and fikir to enlighten our hearts! An enlightened heart ( heart filled with the Greatness of Allah and the love of Nabi s.a.w, virtues of amal and promises of Allah etc) will drive us to amal, insya Allah. It is all about our iman (faith) and our amal ( deeds)

-I shall dwell into instilling the fikir, risau and bimbang ( thoughts, worries and anxiety) of Nabi s.a.w towards his ummat and the fikir, risau and bimbang about the state of our iman and the quality of our amal.

-I shall dwell into imparting the virtues of amal ( fadhillat amal) so that we can value each amal and be convinced of the promises of Allah s.w.t behind each amal. Only when we know the virtues of amal would we be encouraged to amal!

-I shall qualify that most posts here are excerpts or notes dictated from the many sermons I attended the last fifteen years and books, audio and video presentations by many Ulama's, Hafiz, Muhaddith, Alims and Maulanas from all over the world. I shall also qualify that the posts here can be referred to many Muktabbar books on Islam.

-I shall qualify that our limited knowledge on Quran and the known Muktabbar books of Islam may lead us to perceptions, misinterpretation and assumptions on some issues. If to understand Quran needs 17 key ilm (knowledge) and with 300000 Hadith in different Books and 4 different Mazhabs with different interpretations, I think we can agree the huge task for all of us to grasp Islam. However, there is indeed, today, although very rare and few, people who are a Hafiz, a Muhaddith and an Alim of the four Mazhabs! Yes! We just need to "identify" their traits and if possible, muzakarrah with them. However, identifying that trait is a different ilm altogether!

-I shall ensure that contents of this blog is about self-correction, not correcting others! It was not intended to be educational nor producing decrees or fatwa! You can't be an Ustaz by visiting this Blog! It is for you and me to gauge the state of our iman and amal. When we know our state of iman and amal, measured against a certified yardstick i.e yardstick in the eyes of Allah swt and Rasulullah s.a.w, we will know "how good or bad we are"! So, from there we would begin to see what we need to do to enhance our iman and amal!

Agree? Are you with me?

I hope, from this blog, you would get that "food for your soul" and eventually be able to gauge your state of iman and quality of amal. Again, this blog is about self-correction, not correcting others!

I am also happy to hear your comments! By the way, for the benefit of all, I do mix English and Malay in my blog purely to maintain the authenticity of the notes and messages. Please comment...

May Allah give us hidayat. Doa...

Sunday, November 23, 2008

THE OBJECTIVE AND ADAAB OF SITTING IN A MAJLIS OF ILM OR TAKLIM AND TAKLUM ( TEACHING AND LEARNING)

The Objective

For any Majlis of Ilm or Taklim we sit in or present, our main objective must ONLY be to create a desire in our hearts and the hearts of the people to do good deeds and to put into action (amal) the ilm we attained. We must have the firm intent to do what we know, what we heard! Ulama says, to attain the roh (inherent inner strength) and nur (light) of the Majlis and be able to amal the ilmu from the Majlis we attend, we must adhere to the key tertib.

  • Takzeem - Treat the Majlis of Deen with takzeem (greatness) and show full respect for verses of Quran read and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
  • Tasdeeq - Affirm the truth and correctness of anything that is from Allah s.w.t and Rasulullah s.a.w! Inculcate and instill a firm Yaqin (conviction) in the truth, correctness and certainty of the verses of Quran and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w
  • Tameel - Intent to put into action or to amal whatever is being heard.
  • Tabligh - Intent to propagate to others whatever is being heard


The Adaab

  • Wudhu before sitting in - in wudhu, we would be in the company of Malaikat and save from the influence of Syaithan and Nafsu.
  • Use perfume, if available - Nabi s.a.w loves perfume and the Malaikats and Jinn loves perfume too. A maklis of Deen where Allah s.w.t words and hadith were mentioned attracts the malaikat and Jinns too.
  • Perform the two rakaat nafil SolatHajat before the Majlis - We seek Allah s.w.t help in making us able to grasp and comprehend the ilm that would be taught or disseminated.
  • Sit with full attention - We must keep our eyes, ears and heart open because Syaithan will make every possible effort to deviate us from full attention. Syaithan's main task is to deviate us from Jannah and bring us to Jahannam. So, they will try hard to pull you out from the Majlis physically and mentally!
  • Try to feel happy when listening about Jannah
  • Try to feel the fear of Allah when listening to Jahannam.
  • Recite salawat at every mention of the name Muhammad s.a.w
  • Conduct the Majlis by reading from books recommended by Ulama.
  • Do not leave the Majlis for minor needs. Being steadfast and in full attention is a mujahaddah. Only with mujahaddah of nafs ( suppression of urge and desire) will ilm sinks into the deepest realms of our hearts!
  • Recite radhiallah huanhu at the mention of the names of the Sahabah of Nabi s.a.w.

Only with a clear objective and correct adaab will deen sink into one's heart. The gist of any Majlis is NOT to be a smart person who will debate with anyone on the ilm learned but the desire to put into action (amal) the ilm we attained! To achieve the desire to amal, we MUST instill and inculcate with firm conviction the ilm we heard or being taught. Our hearts must be cleansed and empty first! We must "tell" ourselves: I am dhaif, my knowledge is nothing, my knowledge is nothing compared to your (Allah) vast and endless sea of knowledge, I am in need of your vast knowledge! We must "ask" Allah s.w.t to teach us. We MUST seek Allah's hidayat to make us understand what is being taught! We must open our hearts. Arrogant hearts will be deprived of any understanding! Ignorant hearts will be deprived of any knowledge!

We MUST strive to develop the right objective and adaab again and again, every time and no matter where, what or who is speaking in the majlis! We must have the intent to amal, not merely attaining knowledge! After all, Allah s.w.t will ONLY measure the amal. ONLY amal will be weighed!
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