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...

Friday, December 26, 2008

KITA MESTI KEMBALI KEPADA JALAN YANG DI DITUNJUKKAN OLEH NABI S.A.W! Benar tapi bagaimana?

Dimana-mana kita pergi, di mana-mana ceramah oleh mana-mana Ustaz, kita pasti akan dengar saranan supaya kita ikut landasan Nabi saw dan Sahabat-sahabat. Biasanya Ustaz-ustaz terlebih dahulu akan menceritakan segala macam kemaksiatan yang dilakukan oleh ummat, segala macam pelanggaran perintah-perintah Allah s.w.t dan akhirnya, Ustaz-ustaz ini akan akur dan mengeluarkan kata-kata seperti ini: kita mestilah mengikut jalan yang benar, jalan yang lurus atau jalan yang dibawa oleh Nabi s.a.w. Ustaz-ustaz kesemuanya yaqin bahawa hanya jalan Nabi s.a.w sahaja yang benar dan patut diikuti! Namun, selalunya saranan tinggal setakat saranan sahaja. Perkataan atau pesanan seperti ini amat biasa kita dengar: Kita mesti kembali kepada jalan yang ditunjukkan oleh Nabi s.a.w! Kita mesti kembali kepada jalan yang di redhai oleh Allah s.w.t.

Malangnya, Ustaz-ustaz biasanya tidak menerangkan bagaimana caranya orang-orang Islam dapat mengikut landasan Nabi s.a.w dan Sahabat-sahabat itu.
Inilah yang selalu disarankan tetapi setakat itu sahaja. Orang yang mendengar bersetuju. Yang menyampaikan pula rasa mereka telah menyampaikan namun ia tidak lebih dari itu- saranan dan persetujuan. Pernahkah kita diberitahu bagaimana melaksanakan kembali kepada jalan yang ditunjukkan oleh Nabi s.a.w?

Ulama berkata: Sebelum mana-mana orang Islam mampu hendak mengikut Nabi s.a.w dan Sahabat-sahabat, orang Islam itu wajib mengetahui dan meyakini 100% pada Sunnah Nabi saw. Apakah Sunnah Nabi s.a.w? Adakah orang Islam tahu apa makna Sunnah Nabi s.a.w? Bolehkah mereka membezakan apa Sunnah Nabi s.a.w dan apa Sunat? Apakah Surah, Sirrah dan Sarirah Nabi saw? Bagaimanakah imaniat, ibadat, muamallat, muasyarat dan akhlak Nabi s.a.w? Apakah sifat-sifat unggul Sahabat-sahabat Nabi s.a.w sehinggakan Allah s.w.t boleh redha pada mereka?

Bolehkah kita tahu dan yaqin dengan perkara-perkara ini jika kita tidak mendampingi pengamal-pengamal Sunnah Nabi s.a.w? Bolehkah kita tahu dan yaqin dengan perkara-perkara ini jika kita tidak mengkaji Azbabul Nuzul? Bolehkah kita tahu dan yaqin dengan perkara-perkara ini jika kita tidak mempelajari Hayatus Sahabah? Bolehkah kita tahu dan yaqin dengan perkara-perkara ini jika kita tidak memperdengarkan Hadith-hadith Nabi s.a.w tentang "perkataan" dan "perbuatan" Nabi s.a.w? Apakah soalan-soalan Sahabat pada Nabi s.a.w? Apakah jawapan-jawapan Nabi s.a.w kepada soalan-soalan Sahabat? Bolehkah kita tahu dan yaqin dengan perkara-perkara yang dipersoalkan oleh Sahabat-sahabat jika kita tidak mempelajari atau mendengar Hadith-hadith Nabi s.a.w? Bukankah Quran itu turun di zaman Nabi s.a.w dan Sahabat-sahabat? Bukankah sebahagian ayat-ayat Quran itu turun sebagai menerangkan sesuatu kepada Sahabat-sahabat melalui Muhammad s.a.w? Bukankah Hadith itu tercatit atau berlaku di zaman Nabi s.a.w dan Sahabat-sahabat? Adakah mana-mana Ustaz yang kaitkan kepentingan Azbabul Nuzul dalam menghayati agama? Adakah mana-mana Ustaz yang kaitkan kepentingan Hayatus Sahabah dalam menghayati agama? Adakah mana-mana Ustaz yang kaitkan kepentingan menghayati kisah-kisah di dalam 5/6 Quran?

Bagaimana kita kembali kepada jalan yang ditunjukkan oleh Nabi s.a.w? Bagaimana kita kembali kepada jalan yang di redhai oleh Allah s.w.t? Sampai bila kita nak mendengar saranan-saranan Ustaz sahaja? Pernahkah kita bertanya pada Ustaz-ustaz bagaimana kita hendak hidup atau menghayati kehidupan kita seperti Nabi s.a.w dan Sahabata-sahabat? Bagaimanakah pagi Nabi s.a.w dan Sahabat? Bagaimanakah petang dan malam Nabi s.a.w dan Sahabat-sahabat? Bagaimana kita hendak kembali kepada jalan yang ditunjukkan oleh Nabi s.a.w? Bagaimana kita hendak kembali kepada jalan yang di redhai oleh Allah s.w.t?

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