Wisdom

24 August 2016, 21 Zulkaedah 1437

Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Chapter 2, Verse 216:

Sahih International

Fighting has been enjoined upon you (to fight against aggression) while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not. 

Malay

Kamu diwajibkan berperang (untuk menentang pencerobohan) sedang peperangan itu ialah perkara yang kamu benci; dan boleh jadi kamu benci kepada sesuatu padahal ia baik bagi kamu, dan boleh jadi kamu suka kepada sesuatu padahal ia buruk bagi kamu. Dan (ingatlah), Allah jualah Yang mengetahui (semuanya itu), sedang kamu tidak mengetahuinya.

Surat An-Nisā' (The Women), Chapter 4, Verse 19:

Sahih International

O you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality. And live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.

Malay

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, tidak halal bagi kamu mewarisi perempuan-perempuan dengan jalan paksaan, dan janganlah kamu menyakiti mereka (dengan menahan dan menyusahkan mereka) kerana kamu hendak mengambil balik sebahagian dari apa yang kamu telah berikan kepadanya, kecuali (apabila) mereka melakukan perbuatan keji yang nyata. Dan bergaulah kamu dengan mereka (isteri-isteri kamu itu) dengan cara yang baik. Kemudian jika kamu (merasai) benci kepada mereka (disebabkan tingkah-lakunya, janganlah kamu terburu-buru menceraikannya), kerana boleh jadi kamu bencikan sesuatu, sedang Allah hendak menjadikan pada apa yang kamu benci itu kebaikan yang banyak (untuk kamu).

References:

1. Surah Al-Baqarah, Quran.com
2. Surah An-Nisa', Quran.com

Ayat Kursi

19 Ogos 2016, 16 Zulkaedah 1437

Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Chapter 2, Verse 255:

Sahih International

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. (Quran 2: 255)

Malay

Allah, tiada Tuhan (yang berhak disembah) melainkan Dia, Yang Tetap hidup, Yang Kekal selama-lamanya mentadbirkan (sekalian makhlukNya). Yang tidak mengantuk usahkan tidur. Yang memiliki segala yang ada di langit dan yang ada di bumi. Tiada sesiapa yang dapat memberi syafaat (pertolongan) di sisiNya melainkan dengan izinNya. yang mengetahui apa yang ada di hadapan mereka dan apa yang ada di belakang mereka, sedang mereka tidak mengetahui sesuatu pun dari (kandungan) ilmu Allah melainkan apa yang Allah kehendaki (memberitahu kepadanya). Luasnya Kursi Allah (ilmuNya dan kekuasaanNya) meliputi langit dan bumi; dan tiadalah menjadi keberatan kepada Allah menjaga serta memelihara keduanya. Dan Dia lah Yang Maha Tinggi (darjat kemuliaanNya), lagi Maha Besar (kekuasaanNya)

References:

1. Al-Baqarah, Quran.com

Volunteering at Putra Mosque, Putrajaya

17 August 2016, 14 Zulkaedah 1437

Few weeks ago, after I took my Cambodian friend to visit Putrajaya and Putra Mosque, then I interested to become a volunteer at the mosque. Mosque is the most nice and peaceful place to be. Also, as Putra Mosque is one of the tourist attraction, so I have chance to meet new people from all over the world, making new friends and practice my english. 

So, I send a message to Masjid Putra's facebook, asking whether they have volunteer program and who should I refer to, then they gave me a senior volunteer's phone number, brother Raja Aman Shah.

Here are some questions ask by the tourists regarding Islam and Putra Mosque:

1. When was this mosque built?
2. Why does the male and female have to pray separately?
3. Can they pray together at home? 

Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) commands in war

15 August 2016, 12 Zulkaedah 1437

Who do you think that a fighter can kill?

Other than human being, a good muslim can't kill or destroy animals and plants as considered as living things as well. Every living thing is made of water.

Surat Al-'Anbyā' (The Prophets), Chapter 21, Verse 30:

Sahih International

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?

Malay

Dan tidakkah orang-orang kafir itu memikirkan dan mempercayai bahawa sesungguhnya langit dan bumi itu pada asal mulanya bercantum (sebagai benda yang satu), lalu Kami pisahkan antara keduanya? Dan Kami jadikan dari air, tiap-tiap benda yang hidup? Maka mengapa mereka tidak mahu beriman?

Surat An-Nūr (The Light), Chapter 24, Verse 45:

Sahih International

Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

Malay

Dan Allah menciptakan tiap-tiap haiwan yang bergerak itu dari air; maka sebahagian di antara mereka menjalar atas perutnya, dan sebahagian di antaranya berjalan dengan dua kaki, dan sebahagian lagi berjalan dengan empat kaki. Allah menciptakan apa sahaja yang Ia kehendaki (selain dari yang tersebut), kerana sesungguhnya Allah Maha Kuasa atas tiap-tiap sesuatu.

References:

1. Prophet Muhammad's commands in war, https://islamicnafahat.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/prophet-muhammads-pbuh-commands-in-war/
2. Surah Al-'Anbya', Quran.com
3. Surah An-Nur, Quran.com

Humanity in Islam

12 August 2016, 9 Zulkaedah 1437

Surat Al-Mā'idah (The Table Spread), Chapter 5, Verse 32:

Sahih International

Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.

Malay

Dengan sebab (kisah pembunuhan kejam) yang demikian itu kami tetapkan atas Bani Israil, bahawasanya sesiapa yang membunuh seorang manusia dengan tiada alasan yang membolehkan membunuh orang itu, atau (kerana) melakukan kerosakan di muka bumi, maka seolah-olah dia telah membunuh manusia semuanya; dan sesiapa yang menjaga keselamatan hidup seorang manusia, maka seolah-olah dia telah menjaga keselamatan hidup manusia semuanya. Dan demi sesungguhnya, telah datang kepada mereka Rasul-rasul kami dengan membawa keterangan yang cukup terang; kemudian, sesungguhnya kebanyakan dari mereka sesudah itu, sungguh-sungguh menjadi orang-orang yang melampaui batas (melakukan kerosakan) di muka bumi.

References:

1. Surah Al-Maidah, Quran.com

5 Good Characteristics of the The Roman (European) / Bangsa Eropah

10 August 2016, 7 Zulkaedah 1437

When Mustawrid al-Qurashee was sitting with 'Amr ibn al-'Aas, he said: "I heard the Prophet (sal-Allahu'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'The Hour will come when the Romans will be in the majority.' 'Amr asked him, "What are you saying?" He said, "I am repeating that which I heard from the Prophet (sal-Allahu'alayhe wa sallam)." 'Amr said, "If you say this, it is true, because they have four good characteristics:
(i) they are the most able to cope with tribulation,
(ii) the quickest to recover after disaster and
(iii) to return to the fight after disaster, and
(iv) are the best as far as treating the poor, weak and orphans is concerned.

They have a fifth characteristic which is very good;
(v) they do not allow themselves to be oppressed by their kings."

[Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitaan, 8 - 176] 

 

Sahabat Nabi s.a.w iaitu ‘Amr bin al-‘As apabila mendengar seorang sahabat yang lain iaitu al-Mustawrid al-Qurasyi meriwayat sabda Nabi s.a.w:

“Berlakunya Kiamat dan Rom merupakan manusia terbanyak” (Riwayat Muslim).

Maksudnya, sehingga berlaku Kiamat, bangsa Eropah akan kekal dengan jumlah dan kekuatan mereka. Rom ataupun bangsa Roman adalah bangsa Eropah hari ini. Mendengarkan hadis tersebut, ‘Amru bin al-‘As sebagai seorang yang berpengalaman dengan pelbagai bangsa pada zaman tersebut mengulas dengan berkata kepada al-Mustawrid:

"Jika kamu sebut demikian, sesungguhnya pada mereka ada empat ciri yang baik:

1. Mereka paling santun (forbearing) ketika dalam bahaya.

    Kebijaksaan politik dalam menangani krisis. 

2. Mereka paling pantas bangkit selepas bencana.

    Kemampuan untuk bangkit setelah jatuh dalam kegawatan. 

3. Paling cepat menyerang balas musuh.

    Kekuatan ketenteraan. 

4. Mereka paling baik untuk anak yatim, orang miskin dan orang lemah di kalangan mereka.

    Menjaga kebajikan rakyat. 

Tambahan:

5. Mereka golongan yang paling mencegah kezaliman raja-raja.

   Keadilan siasat yang menghalang segala kezaliman terutama kezaliman golongan         penguasa.

References:

1. Mereka Paling Mencegah Kezaliman Raja, http://drmaza.com/home/?p=1954, 5 July 2012.
2. The good qualities of the Europeans (Romans? Christians?) , as mentioned in one hadith in Sahih Muslim., https://www.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/12zzer/the_good_qualities_of_the_europeans_romans/ , 11th November 2012.

3. A narration about the good characteristics of the Romans, http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=190057 , 10th November 2012.

The Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad pbuh

8 August 2016, 5 Zulkaedah 1437

“O People, listen well to my words, for I do not know whether, after this year, I shall ever be among you again. Therefore, listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today:

1. O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. 
2. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. 
3. Treat others justly so that no one would be unjust to you. 
4. Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds. 
5. God has forbidden you to take usury (riba), therefore all riba obligation shall henceforth be waived. 
6. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer inequity. God has judged that there shall be no riba and that all the riba due to `Abbas ibn `Abd al Muttalib shall henceforth be waived.
7. Every right arising out of homicide and blood-killing in pre-Islamic days is henceforth waived and the first such right that I waive is that arising from the murder of Rabi`ah ibn al Harith ibn `Abd al Muttalib.
8. O people, the Unbelievers indulge in tampering with the calendar in order to make permissible that which God forbade, and to forbid that which God has made permissible. 
9. With God the months are 12 in number. Four of them are sacred, three of these are successive and one occurs singly between the months of Jumada and Sha`ban. 
10. Beware of the devil, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.
11. O People, it is true that you have certain rights over your women, but they also have rights over you. 
12. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under God’s trust and with His permission. 
13. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. 
14. Treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and committed helpers. 
15. It is your right and they do not make friends with anyone of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste...
16. O People, listen to me in earnest, worship God (The One Creator of the Universe), perform your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your financial obligation (zakah) of your wealth. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.
17. All mankind is from Adam and Eve. 
18. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. 
19. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. 
20. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. 
21. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.
22. Remember, one day you will appear before God (The Creator) and you will answer for your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.
23. O People, no prophet or messenger will come after me, and 
24. No new faith will be born. 
25. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words, which I convey to you. I am leaving you with the Book of God (the Quran) and my Sunnah (the life style and the behavioral mode of the Prophet). If you follow them you will never go astray.

All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness O God, that I have conveyed your message to your people.” - Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.

"This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion." (Quran 5:3)

Malay

Pada hari ini, Aku telah sempurnakan bagi kamu ugama kamu, dan Aku telah cukupkan nikmatKu kepada kamu, dan Aku telah redakan Islam itu menjadi ugama untuk kamu.

References:

1. The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/imam-abdullah-antepli/the-last-sermon-of-prophe_b_1252185.html, 4 April 2012
2. www.nairaland.com
3. Khutbah Terakhir Nabi Muhammad s.a.w., http://www.islam2u.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207:khutbah-terakhir-nabi-muhammad-saw&catid=18:petikan-dari-kitab&Itemid=71
4. Khutbah Terakhir Nabi Muhammad S.A.W., http://ahmadhumaizi.com/agama/khutbah-terakhir-nabi-muhammad-saw/

Maslow's Hierarchy of Need Theory

8th August 2016, 5 Zulkaedah 1437

References:

1. www.timvandevall.com