بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
If you want love to be promoted, the beginning of it is to ask yourself
Who am I?
Who are the rest of the people around me?
What is the rest of the creation? What is my connection with it?
Who am I?
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers. [Quran, Adh-Dhariyat 51:55]
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُون
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. [Quran, Adh-Dhariyat 51:56]
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾ ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَـٰهُ أَسْفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ ﴿٦
We have certainly created man in the best of stature; (4) Then We return him to the lowest of the low, (5) Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted. (6) [Quran, At-Tin 95:4-6]
Who are the rest of the people around me?
The word ummah comes from the root umm (Arabic for mother). The ideal Ummah cares about all its members, just as an ideal mother cares about all her children, knowing that all are not equal and that each has different needs.
They were created by Allah (just as we were) so that our human potential could be actualized. People have rights upon us--right to life, right to respect, right to justice, etc. Not only do these rights provide us with an opportunity to develop all our inner resources but also they hold before us a vision of what Allah would like us to be — what Allah wants us to strive for and live for and die for.
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know."
Human beings have the ability to think, discern right from wrong, and do good and avoid evil. Thus, on account of the promise contained in being human (namely, the potential to be Allah’s vicegerents on earth), all human beings are to be respected and their humanness is to be considered an end in itself.
What is the rest of the creation? What is my connection with it?
The rest of the creation includes the animals and the plants. Our connection with them is Allah. He is the Lord of the Worlds. He is the Giver of their lives as He is the Giver of our lives. We do not do whatever we like to them as to harm them or their environment.
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. [Quran, Al-Baqarah 2:156]
The Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam, taught us the surest way to attract the blessings of Allah. It is by being kind, compassionate and merciful to Allah's creatures.
The Most Compassionate is kind on those who are kind to others. If you would show kindness to those who live on the earth, He who lives in the Heaven, shall shower His blessings on you. (Abu Dawood)
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Acquiring the Best Character -- Being Patient
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
There is no doubt that following the teachings of the Quran and the example of Allah’s beloved Messenger sallallhu alayhi wassallam will help us acquire the best character.
In the Qur’an, Allah (I) praises Prophet Muhammad’s high standard of moral excellence:
وإنك لعلى خلق عظيم
And indeed, you are of a great moral character. [Quran, Al-Qalam 68:4]
When asked about the character of Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ) his wife Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied,
“His character was the Quran.”
Graciously patient, enduring trying circumstances without complaint
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٥٥﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ ﴿١٥٦
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, (155) Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return." (156) [Quran, Al Baqarah 2:155-156]
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا ﴿٥
So be patient with gracious patience. [Quran, Al-Ma’arij 70:5]
May Allah make us among the patient and the most beloved to Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wassallam on the Day of Resurrection. Aameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
There is no doubt that following the teachings of the Quran and the example of Allah’s beloved Messenger sallallhu alayhi wassallam will help us acquire the best character.
In the Qur’an, Allah (I) praises Prophet Muhammad’s high standard of moral excellence:
وإنك لعلى خلق عظيم
And indeed, you are of a great moral character. [Quran, Al-Qalam 68:4]
When asked about the character of Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ) his wife Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied,
“His character was the Quran.”
Graciously patient, enduring trying circumstances without complaint
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٥٥﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ ﴿١٥٦
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, (155) Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return." (156) [Quran, Al Baqarah 2:155-156]
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا ﴿٥
So be patient with gracious patience. [Quran, Al-Ma’arij 70:5]
May Allah make us among the patient and the most beloved to Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wassallam on the Day of Resurrection. Aameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Acquiring The Best Character -- Being Good To Your Parents, Spouses, Relatives, Neighbors, and Other People Around You
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
In the Quran, Allah praises Prophet Muhammad’s sallallahu alayhi wasallam high standard of moral excellence:
وإنك لعلى خلق عظيم
And indeed, you are of a great moral character. [Quran, Al-Qalam 68:4]
When asked about the character of Prophet Muhammad, his wife Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied,
“His character was the Quran.”
Affectionate and merciful with spouses
وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿٢١
And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. [Quran, Ar-Rum 30:21]
Kind and humble with his relatives, neighbors, companions and the weakest members of community
وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا ﴿٣٦
Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful. [Quran, An-Nisa’ 4:36]
May Allah grant us noble character. Aameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
In the Quran, Allah praises Prophet Muhammad’s sallallahu alayhi wasallam high standard of moral excellence:
وإنك لعلى خلق عظيم
And indeed, you are of a great moral character. [Quran, Al-Qalam 68:4]
When asked about the character of Prophet Muhammad, his wife Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied,
“His character was the Quran.”
Affectionate and merciful with spouses
وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿٢١
And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. [Quran, Ar-Rum 30:21]
Kind and humble with his relatives, neighbors, companions and the weakest members of community
وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا ﴿٣٦
Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful. [Quran, An-Nisa’ 4:36]
May Allah grant us noble character. Aameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
7 Adab Menuntut Ilmu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Imam Abu Amr al Basri, adalah salah satu imam Qiraat Asharah. Beliau terkenal sebagai ulama' al amilin (ulama' yg mempraktikan ilmunya). Beliau khatam Quran tiap 3 hari. Beliau mempunyai guru yang paling ramai. Bila di tanya bilakah waktu yang sebaiknya seorang belajar? beliau menjawab:“Sebaiknya ia belajar selama masih hidup."
Jadi selagi nyawa di kandung badan kita harus menuntut ilmu dan sebaik2 ilmu adalah ilmu Quran.
7 Adab Menuntut Ilmu
1. Niat yang ikhlas
Semata2 belajar untuk Allah
Untuk mendekati diri kepadaNya
Apa2 juga cita2 kita atau niat kita dengan ilmu yang akan kita pelajari dan dapati adalah semata2 untuk mendapat kasih sayangNya. Bila Allah sayang kita, Dia akan jaga kita.
2. Belajar dengan ihsaan (excellence)
Bersedia ke class. Jangan lambat ke class. Focus dalam class. Jangan tangguh2 tidur awal, bagun awal, buat homework dn amalan2 baik. Sifat menangguh adalah salah satu pintu syaitan yang ingin meragut imam kita. Imam adalah satu benda yang paling berharga dalam hidup kita.
3. Tawakkul .. rely on Allah
Perasangka baik dengan Allah. Allah itu Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim.
Always have a positive outlook in life. Jangan give up atau berhenti belajar sebab rasa susah atau tak mampu. Itu ujian saja. Bila kita sudah mulakan sesuatu yang baik, teruskan sampai selesai. Tunjuk tawakkal kita pada Allah yg Dia akan selamatkan kita dari kesusahan.
"I am as my slave expects Me to be"
4. Buang habit yang tak baik dan jauhkan diri dari dosa. Tidak ada namanya dosa kecil atau besar dalam konteks ini. Dosa kecil akan jadi besar kalau di biarkan...macam api kalau tak di padamkn akan bersemarak.
Identify (kenali) habit tak baik dan ubah. Work hard to remove bad habits and replace them with good habits. Sebab ini adalah permulaan untuk mendapatkan akhlaq yang terbaik.
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam ialah contoh kita yang terbaik. Allah memujinya dalam Al Quran,
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٤
Dan bahawa sesungguhnya engkau mempunyai akhlak yang amat mulia. (4) [Quran, Al Qalam 68:4]
Akhlaq yang baik saja lah yang akan memberatkan Penimbang kita di akhirat nanti.
Quran adalah cahaya Allah. Allah tak bagi cahayaNya pada orang yang berperangai tak baik atau yang buat dosa.
Orang yang di hatinya ada cahaya Allah akan rasa tenteram, aman, dan happy walaupun dia miskin dan banyak kesusuhan.
Kita semua ingin masuk syurga Allah, dan syurgaNya yang tertinggi. Maka kita perlu berusaha bersungguh2 untuk dapatkan akhlaq yang terbaik.
5. Bersyukur pada Allah
Orang yang tak bersyukur (atau berterima kasih) pada manusia yang telah berbuat baik padanya, ia juga tak bersyukur pada Allah.
Orang2 yang terdahulu faham erti syukur. Ada seorang yang berkata, 'aku adalah hamba pada orang yang mengajar aku walaupun satu huruf.'
Betapa pentingnya syukur itu
Allah bersabda,
(وَإِذۡ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمۡ لَىِٕن شَكَرۡتُمۡ لَأَزِیدَنَّكُمۡۖ وَلَىِٕن كَفَرۡتُمۡ إِنَّ عَذَابِی لَشَدِیدࣱ)
Dan (ingatlah juga), tatkala Tuhanmu memaklumkan; "Sesungguhnya jika kamu bersyukur, pasti Kami akan menambah (nikmat) kepadamu, dan jika kamu mengingkari (nikmat-Ku), maka sesungguhnya azab-Ku sangat pedih". (7) [Quran, Ibrahim 7]
6. Banyak beristighfar dn berdhikir
Semua manusia buat dosa cuma sedar dengan tak sedar saja. Kalau kita anggap sesuatu perbuatan yang tak baik itu perkara kecil, walaupun satu kebiasaan umum, kita akan terjerumus ke dalam dosa besar satu hari nanti mungkin dengan tak disedari. Jangan benarkan putik tak baik membesar dengan beristighfar dan jauhi dari perkara yang mendatangkan dosa itu.
Kalau kita menghadapi kesusahan, cepat2 beristighfar. Ada ulama' yang beristighfar 1000x atau lebih bila beliau tak faham dengan sesuatu perkara.
Istighfar juga membuka pintu rizq...ilmu adalah rizq yg sangat besar.
Membaca al Quran adalah sebaik2 dhikr. Jangan malas practice membaca di rumah setiap hari.
Banyak berselawat atas Nabi Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Banyak blessings yang kita akan dapat dari amalan ini
7. Sentiasa berdu'a pd Allah...minta pertolongan dari Allah
untuk memudahkn kita belajar dengan ihsaan, bagi kita kejayaan di dunia dan akhirat, jauhkn kita dari fitnah dan malapetaka, bagi kita kesihatan, jauhkan kita dari sikap malas, bagi kita guru2 dan teman2 yang soleh dan solehah dan yang bertaqwa tinggi, dan sebagainya.
Tiada satu perkara itu mudah tanpa pertolongan Allah dan tiada satu perkara itu susah dengan pertolongan Allah.
Allahu 'alam
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
Imam Abu Amr al Basri, adalah salah satu imam Qiraat Asharah. Beliau terkenal sebagai ulama' al amilin (ulama' yg mempraktikan ilmunya). Beliau khatam Quran tiap 3 hari. Beliau mempunyai guru yang paling ramai. Bila di tanya bilakah waktu yang sebaiknya seorang belajar? beliau menjawab:“Sebaiknya ia belajar selama masih hidup."
Jadi selagi nyawa di kandung badan kita harus menuntut ilmu dan sebaik2 ilmu adalah ilmu Quran.
7 Adab Menuntut Ilmu
1. Niat yang ikhlas
Semata2 belajar untuk Allah
Untuk mendekati diri kepadaNya
Apa2 juga cita2 kita atau niat kita dengan ilmu yang akan kita pelajari dan dapati adalah semata2 untuk mendapat kasih sayangNya. Bila Allah sayang kita, Dia akan jaga kita.
2. Belajar dengan ihsaan (excellence)
Bersedia ke class. Jangan lambat ke class. Focus dalam class. Jangan tangguh2 tidur awal, bagun awal, buat homework dn amalan2 baik. Sifat menangguh adalah salah satu pintu syaitan yang ingin meragut imam kita. Imam adalah satu benda yang paling berharga dalam hidup kita.
3. Tawakkul .. rely on Allah
Perasangka baik dengan Allah. Allah itu Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim.
Always have a positive outlook in life. Jangan give up atau berhenti belajar sebab rasa susah atau tak mampu. Itu ujian saja. Bila kita sudah mulakan sesuatu yang baik, teruskan sampai selesai. Tunjuk tawakkal kita pada Allah yg Dia akan selamatkan kita dari kesusahan.
"I am as my slave expects Me to be"
4. Buang habit yang tak baik dan jauhkan diri dari dosa. Tidak ada namanya dosa kecil atau besar dalam konteks ini. Dosa kecil akan jadi besar kalau di biarkan...macam api kalau tak di padamkn akan bersemarak.
Identify (kenali) habit tak baik dan ubah. Work hard to remove bad habits and replace them with good habits. Sebab ini adalah permulaan untuk mendapatkan akhlaq yang terbaik.
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam ialah contoh kita yang terbaik. Allah memujinya dalam Al Quran,
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٤
Dan bahawa sesungguhnya engkau mempunyai akhlak yang amat mulia. (4) [Quran, Al Qalam 68:4]
Akhlaq yang baik saja lah yang akan memberatkan Penimbang kita di akhirat nanti.
Quran adalah cahaya Allah. Allah tak bagi cahayaNya pada orang yang berperangai tak baik atau yang buat dosa.
Orang yang di hatinya ada cahaya Allah akan rasa tenteram, aman, dan happy walaupun dia miskin dan banyak kesusuhan.
Kita semua ingin masuk syurga Allah, dan syurgaNya yang tertinggi. Maka kita perlu berusaha bersungguh2 untuk dapatkan akhlaq yang terbaik.
5. Bersyukur pada Allah
Orang yang tak bersyukur (atau berterima kasih) pada manusia yang telah berbuat baik padanya, ia juga tak bersyukur pada Allah.
Orang2 yang terdahulu faham erti syukur. Ada seorang yang berkata, 'aku adalah hamba pada orang yang mengajar aku walaupun satu huruf.'
Betapa pentingnya syukur itu
Allah bersabda,
(وَإِذۡ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمۡ لَىِٕن شَكَرۡتُمۡ لَأَزِیدَنَّكُمۡۖ وَلَىِٕن كَفَرۡتُمۡ إِنَّ عَذَابِی لَشَدِیدࣱ)
Dan (ingatlah juga), tatkala Tuhanmu memaklumkan; "Sesungguhnya jika kamu bersyukur, pasti Kami akan menambah (nikmat) kepadamu, dan jika kamu mengingkari (nikmat-Ku), maka sesungguhnya azab-Ku sangat pedih". (7) [Quran, Ibrahim 7]
6. Banyak beristighfar dn berdhikir
Semua manusia buat dosa cuma sedar dengan tak sedar saja. Kalau kita anggap sesuatu perbuatan yang tak baik itu perkara kecil, walaupun satu kebiasaan umum, kita akan terjerumus ke dalam dosa besar satu hari nanti mungkin dengan tak disedari. Jangan benarkan putik tak baik membesar dengan beristighfar dan jauhi dari perkara yang mendatangkan dosa itu.
Kalau kita menghadapi kesusahan, cepat2 beristighfar. Ada ulama' yang beristighfar 1000x atau lebih bila beliau tak faham dengan sesuatu perkara.
Istighfar juga membuka pintu rizq...ilmu adalah rizq yg sangat besar.
Membaca al Quran adalah sebaik2 dhikr. Jangan malas practice membaca di rumah setiap hari.
Banyak berselawat atas Nabi Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Banyak blessings yang kita akan dapat dari amalan ini
7. Sentiasa berdu'a pd Allah...minta pertolongan dari Allah
untuk memudahkn kita belajar dengan ihsaan, bagi kita kejayaan di dunia dan akhirat, jauhkn kita dari fitnah dan malapetaka, bagi kita kesihatan, jauhkan kita dari sikap malas, bagi kita guru2 dan teman2 yang soleh dan solehah dan yang bertaqwa tinggi, dan sebagainya.
Tiada satu perkara itu mudah tanpa pertolongan Allah dan tiada satu perkara itu susah dengan pertolongan Allah.
Allahu 'alam
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Manners With The Teacher
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
It is incumbent on the student of the Quran to respect and honor their teacher. In a hadith related by At-Tirmidhi, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said,
"He is not of us who does not respect our elderly, is not merciful to our youth, and does not know the rights of our those who teach us."
Our righteous predecessors used to greatly emphasize respect and kindness to their teachers. A famous saying from many of the righteous predecessors is: "I am a slave to he who taught me a letter." The student of knowledge should have awe for his/her teacher and should respect him. Rabee' bin Sulayman was the companion and student of the famous scholar, Ash-Shaafee'i and he [Sulayman] said, "By Allah, I was not so bold as to drink water when Ash-Shaafee'i was looking at me, out of awe of him." Ash-Shaafee'i himself showed great awe of scholars and he said of himself, "I would turn the pages very gently in front of Imaam Maalik, out of awe of him, so that he would not hear it."
The student of knowledge should not address his teacher by their first name, calling them, ya sheikh, or teacher, instead they should call them by saying, my sheikh, my teacher, or our sheikh, our teacher. The teachers shouldn't be called from a distance except in a compelled situation. The teachers should not be addressed with the ta' al-khataab (you singular). Allah, the Exalted in the Quran, pointed out the manners with those teaching us khair when He said in surah An-Noor aayah 63: ((Do not make the calling of the messenger among you as your calling one of another.)) It would not be proper to call your parents by their first names, and in the same respect teachers of good should not be addressed by their first names.
The following is advice that Amir Al-Mu'mineen Ali bin Abee Taalib, may Allah be pleased with him, gave: "From the rights of the learned over you is that you do not ask too many questions, you do not divulge his secrets, you do not backbite about him to anyone, you do not look for error in him, if he made a mistake you accept his excuse. It is incumbent upon you to respect and magnify him as long as he keeps Allah's orders; you should not sit in front of him; if he has a need the people should race to serve him." Related by Ibn Abdulbarr, with the addition that "You should not point to him [teacher] with your hands; you should not say, 'So and so said something different than what you said' ..."
May Allah make us the best of students and the best of teachers. May Allah purify our intentions and make all we do for Him alone. May Allah grant that we will be "ahlu-l-Quran" or the family of the Quran (those that read it, study and apply it) those who are Allah's people and special ones. Aameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
It is incumbent on the student of the Quran to respect and honor their teacher. In a hadith related by At-Tirmidhi, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said,
"He is not of us who does not respect our elderly, is not merciful to our youth, and does not know the rights of our those who teach us."
Our righteous predecessors used to greatly emphasize respect and kindness to their teachers. A famous saying from many of the righteous predecessors is: "I am a slave to he who taught me a letter." The student of knowledge should have awe for his/her teacher and should respect him. Rabee' bin Sulayman was the companion and student of the famous scholar, Ash-Shaafee'i and he [Sulayman] said, "By Allah, I was not so bold as to drink water when Ash-Shaafee'i was looking at me, out of awe of him." Ash-Shaafee'i himself showed great awe of scholars and he said of himself, "I would turn the pages very gently in front of Imaam Maalik, out of awe of him, so that he would not hear it."
The student of knowledge should not address his teacher by their first name, calling them, ya sheikh, or teacher, instead they should call them by saying, my sheikh, my teacher, or our sheikh, our teacher. The teachers shouldn't be called from a distance except in a compelled situation. The teachers should not be addressed with the ta' al-khataab (you singular). Allah, the Exalted in the Quran, pointed out the manners with those teaching us khair when He said in surah An-Noor aayah 63: ((Do not make the calling of the messenger among you as your calling one of another.)) It would not be proper to call your parents by their first names, and in the same respect teachers of good should not be addressed by their first names.
The following is advice that Amir Al-Mu'mineen Ali bin Abee Taalib, may Allah be pleased with him, gave: "From the rights of the learned over you is that you do not ask too many questions, you do not divulge his secrets, you do not backbite about him to anyone, you do not look for error in him, if he made a mistake you accept his excuse. It is incumbent upon you to respect and magnify him as long as he keeps Allah's orders; you should not sit in front of him; if he has a need the people should race to serve him." Related by Ibn Abdulbarr, with the addition that "You should not point to him [teacher] with your hands; you should not say, 'So and so said something different than what you said' ..."
May Allah make us the best of students and the best of teachers. May Allah purify our intentions and make all we do for Him alone. May Allah grant that we will be "ahlu-l-Quran" or the family of the Quran (those that read it, study and apply it) those who are Allah's people and special ones. Aameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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