I observed that sins by Al Afasy نشيد رأيت الذنوب للعفاسي

Except those who repent; have faith and do good deeds, those Allah will change their sins for good deeds. Certainly Allah is Most Forgiving, and Merciful. (Sur'ah Furqan:70)

Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'There was a man before you who had committed 99 murders and then wanted to repent. So he inquired about the most knowledgeable person in the area and asked him if he could repent. The person said no. so the seeker murdered him as well and completed his 100. Then , he asked another wise
person who informed him that he could repent and told him to leave the area in which he was living in and move to a place where people worshipped Allah. He started out on his journey, however, he died half way to his destination. So the angels of mercy and punishment argued over him. The angels of mercy said that he had repented and had made his way to the town. The angels of punishment said that he had never performed a good deed in his life. So an angel came to them in the form of a man and told them to measure the distance between the two places. They did so and found that he was actually closer to the destination than to his ho.The angels of mercy claimed his case. (Bukhari & Muslim)

'Allah ordered the earth close to his destination to come closer to him and ordered the other part of the earth to become distant. Then they measured and they found that he was closer to his destination by a span and was forgiven.'

Another beautiful nasheed from Syeikh Misyari alAfasy.

رَأيتُ الذنوبَ تُمِيتُ القُلوبَ

ويُتْبِعُها الذُّلَّ إدْمَانُها

وتركُ الذنوبِ حياة ُالقلوبِ

وخيرٌ لِنَفْسِكَ عِصْيانُها ،

Aku melihat bahawa dosa itu mematikan hati, terus menerus berbuat dosa pula akan mendatangkan kehinaan; Sedangkan meninggalkan dosa itu menghidupkan hati, maka meninggalkannya adalah lebih baik buatmu." - Ibnu Mubarak.

May Allah choose us to be among His servants that repent to Him in morning and evening. May Allah makes us all able to do that. Ameen..

Repentance

BismillahirRahmanirRahim.

In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.

Alhamdulillah for everything He gives.

Indeed,
His Mercy is wider than His Wrath.
Indeed,
His Love to us is larger than loves of a mother towards her child.

Every hardships we have in this world, faced it with patient and struggle to fix it. It only makes us far or near to Him. Choose the way that makes us closer to Him. Ask Him to help. Do not give up. The believers trust and lie their hopes towards Him.

Every difficulty we get in this world is a way to erase our sins. Until we met ALLAH S.W.T pure, clean from our sins.

Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased him reported that the Prophet peace be upon him said: "Hardships continue to befall a believing man and woman in their body, family and property until they meet Allah burdened with no sins." (Tirmidzi)

‎"The believer sees his sins as if he is sitting at the foot of a mountain fearing that it might fall on him, while the sinner (fâjir) sees his sins as a fly that lands on his nose, he just waves it away". ('Abdullah b. Mas’ûd)

And Alhamdulillah, all praise is for Allah.For He did not make our calamity in our deen.

Be gratitude as " The trial isn't about deen, the trial did'nt get worse." (i'm missing a point here.) - Umar alKhattab

" If Allah wants to favor someone, He grants him comprehension (understanding) of this religion." (Bukhari)

May Allah makes us among the people who ask for forgiveness everyday.

Abu Hurayr‎ah heard the Prophet P.B.U.H said : " By Allah! I ask Allah for forgiveness and I repent each day more than seventy times a day."(Bukhari)

Prophet P.B.U.H said: People! Repents towards Allah and ask Him to forgive you. For I repent a hundred times a day.

" He who does not repent every morning and evening is amongst the unjust." - Mujahid may Allah be pleased with him.

" Sincere repentance is when there is no return to the sin just as there is no return for milk into the udder" - Ibn Mas'ud radiyallahu'anhu.


" I observed that sins kill the heart and its addiction is followed by humiliation. And that the abandonment of the sins is the life of the heart, and its better for yourself to disobey it." - Ibn Mubarak

Kata-kata Rasulullah..

Dari al 'Irbadh bin Sariyah dia berkata;

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَوَعَظَنَا مَوْعِظَةً بَلِيغَةً ذَرَفَتْ

مِنْهَا الْعُيُونُ وَوَجِلَتْ مِنْهَا الْقُلُوبُ فَقَالَ ...قَائِلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَأَنَّ هَذِهِ مَوْعِظَةُ مُوَدِّعٍ فَمَاذَا

تَعْهَدُ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَإِنْ عَبْدًا حَبَشِيًّا فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ

بَعْدِي فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ الرَّاشِدِينَ تَمَسَّكُوا بِهَا وَعَضُّوا

عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الْأُمُورِ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ

أخرجه أحمد (4/126 ، رقم 17184) ، وأبو داود (4/200 ، رقم 4607) ، والترمذى (5/44 ، رقم 2676) وقال : حسن صحيح . وابن ماجه (1/15 ، رقم 42) ، والحاكم (1/174 ، رقم 329) وقال : صحيح ليس له علة . والبيهقى (10/114 ، رقم 20125) . وأخرجه أيضًا : ابن حبان (1/178 ، رقم 5) ، والدارمى (1/57 ، رقم 95) .

"Suatu ketika Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam shalat bersama kami, beliau lantas menghadap ke arah kami dan memberikan sebuah nasihat yang sangat menyentuh yang membuat mata menangis dan hati bergetar. Lalu seseorang berkata, "Wahai Rasulullah, seakan-akan ini adalah nasihat untuk perpisahan! Lalu apa yang engkau washiatkan kepada kami?" Beliau mengatakan: "Aku wasiatkan kepada kalian untuk bertakwa kepada Allah, senantiasa taat dan mendengar meskipun yang memerintah adalah seorang budak habsyi yang hitam. Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang hidup setelahku akan melihat perselisihan yang banyak. Maka, hendaklah kalian berpegang dengan sunahku, sunnah para khalifah yang lurus dan mendapat petunjuk, berpegang teguhlah dengannya dan gigitlah dengan gigi geraham. Jauhilah oleh kalian perkara-perkara baru (dalam urusan agama), sebab setiap perkara yang baru adalah bid'ah dan setaip bid'ah adalah sesat." [HR Ahmad no. 17184, Abu Dawud no. 4607, at-Tirmidzi no. 2676, Ibnu Majah no. 42, al-Hakim no. 329, al-Baihaqi no. 20125, Ibnu Hibban no. 5, dan ad-Darimi no. 95, disahihkan oleh Syeikh al-Albani]

Why memorize Quran?

Bismillah.




Why and why I want to memorize alQuran.
Ya Allah gives me the strength to pursue my intention.

O Bearers of the Qur`an!

The first matter that it befits him to employ is Taqwa of Allah secretly and openly, by exercising caution (wara’) with regards to the sources of his food, drink, dress and earnings. He is perceptive about his time and the corruptions of its people that he may beware of them regarding his religion. He concentrates on his own situation, having the aspiration to reform whatever is corrupt in his affairs, guarding his tongue and choosing his words.

If he speaks, he speaks with knowledge when he sees speech to be correct. He fears from his tongue things more severe than he fears from his enemy. He imprisons his tongue the way he imprisons his enemy, so that he may be safe from its evil and bad consequences. He rarely laughs at the matters which people laugh, due to the bad consequences of laughter. If he is pleased by something in accordance with the truth, he smiles. He dislikes joking, fearing frivolity: if he jokes, he speaks the truth. He is accommodating in countenance and pure in speech. He does not allow himself to be praised for qualities he has, how then for qualities he does not have? He is wary of his self, that it should overcome him for what it desires, of the things that will anger his Master. He does not backbite anyone. He does not look down upon anyone. He does not abuse anyone. He is not happy at the affliction of others. He neither transgresses upon anyone, nor envies them. He does not think the worst about anyone, except for one who deserves it. He loves with knowledge, and hates with knowledge. He speaks about a person’s faults only with knowledge, and remains silent about a person’s real nature with knowledge.

He has made the Qur’an, Sunnah and Fiqh his guide to every good and beautiful quality, guarding all his limbs from what has been forbidden. If he walks, he walks with knowledge. If he sits, he sits with knowledge. He strives hard so that people may be safe from his tongue and hand. He does not behave ignorantly: if someone behaves ignorantly towards him, he is forbearing. He does not oppress: if he is oppressed, he forgives. He does not transgress: if he is transgressed upon, he has patience. He restrains his fury to please his Lord and enrage his enemy. He is humble in himself: when the truth is presented to him, he accepts it, whether from one younger or older.

He seeks status from Allah, not from the creatures. He despises arrogance, fearing for his self from it. He does not (earn to) eat by the Qur’an, nor does he like his needs being fulfilled by way of it. He neither runs with it to the sons of kings, nor sits with it amongst the rich so that they may honour him.

If the people earn plenty from the world without understanding or perception, he earns a little with understanding and knowledge. If the people wear fine luxury, he wears of the halal with that which conceals his private parts. If his circumstances ease, he eases; if they tighten, he tightens. He is content with little, so it suffices him. He bewares for his self from the world that which will make it tyrannical. He follows the obligations of the Qur’an and the Sunnah: he eats food with knowledge; he drinks with knowledge; he dresses with knowledge; he sleeps with knowledge; he has union with his wife with knowledge; he accompanies his brothers with knowledge; visiting them with knowledge, seeking permission to enter upon them with knowledge, and greeting them with knowledge; he treats his neighbour with knowledge.

He imposes strictly upon himself the honouring of his parents: he lowers his wing to them, and lowers his voice before their voices. He expends his wealth for them, and looks upon them with the eye of respect and mercy. He prays for their longevity, and is thankful for them in old age. He is not irritated by them, and does not look down upon them. If they ask for his help in a matter of obedience, he helps them. If they ask for his help in a matter of disobedience, he does not help them, but is gentle with them in his disobedience of them: he shows beautiful etiquette such that they may return from the ugly matter that they intended, that it does not befit them to do. He maintains family relations and despises breaking them. If someone breaks off relations with him, he does not break off relations with them. If someone disobeys Allah regarding him, he obeys Allah regarding him.

He accompanies the believers with knowledge, and sits with them with knowledge. He benefits those who accompany him, being an excellent companion for those whom he sits with. If he teaches another, he is gentle with him. He is not harsh with the one who makes a mistake, and does not embarrass him. He is gentle in all his matters, extremely patient in teaching goodness. The leaner finds comfort in him, and the one sitting with him is joyous at his company. Sitting with him brings goodness. He educates his companions with the etiquettes of the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

If he is afflicted with a difficulty, the Qur’an and the Sunnah are two educators for him. He grieves with knowledge. He cries with knowledge. He has patience with knowledge. He purifies himself with knowledge. He prays with knowledge. He gives zakat with knowledge. He gives charity with knowledge. He fasts with knowledge. He performs the hajj with knowledge. He wages jihad with knowledge. He earns with knowledge, and he spends with knowledge. He eases in matters with knowledge, and tightens in them with knowledge. The Qur’an and the Sunnah have taught him his manners. He looks through the pages of the Qur’an in order to teach himself manners, and he is not pleased for himself to fulfil with ignorance the obligations imposed by Allah. He has made knowledge and understanding his guide to every goodness.

When he studies the Qur’an, it is with the presence of understanding and intelligence: his aspiration is to understand that which Allah has imposed upon him of following His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. His aspiration is not: when will I complete the soorah? His aspiration is: when will I be enriched by Allah, so that I am in no need of other than Him? When will I be of the pious? When will I be of those who excel? When will I be of those who have total tawakkul? When will be of those who humble themselves? When will I be of the patient ones? When will I be of the truthful ones? When will I be of the fearful ones? When will I be of the hopeful ones?

When will I have non-attachment to the world? When will I have yearning for the Hereafter? When will I repent from sins? When will I recognize the widespread favours? When will I be grateful for them? When will I understand from Allah His address? When will I understand what I recite? When will I overcome my self regarding its base desires? When will I strive in Allah’s cause with a true jihad? When will I guard my tongue? When will I lower my gaze? When will I guard my chastity? When will I be ashamed before Allah with true shame? When will I be preoccupied with my faults? When will I reform the corruptions in my life? When will I call my self to account?

When will I take provision for the Day of Resurrection? When will I be pleased with Allah? When will I have trust in Allah? When will I be admonished by the warnings of the Qur’an? When will I be preoccupied with His remembrance away from remembrance of other than Him? When will I love what He loves? When will I hate what He hates? When will I be sincere to Allah? When will I purify my deeds for Him? When will I reduce my vain hopes? When will I prepare myself for the day of my death, when my remaining term shall have vanished? When will I build the life of my grave? When will I reflect upon the Standing and its severity? When will I reflect upon my solitude with my Lord? When will I reflect upon the Return?

When will I beware that which my Lord has warned me of: a Fire whose heat is severe, its depth great and its grief lengthy. Its inhabitants do not die that they may rest; their sins are not forgiven; their tears are not shown mercy. Their food is zaqqoom, and their drink is boiling water. Every time their skins are roasted, they are replaced with new ones so that they may taste the punishment. They regret when regret does not benefit them, and they bite upon their hands in sorrow at their falling short in obeying Allah and their embarking upon the disobedience of Allah. Thus, one of them says,

“Alas! If only I had sent something forward for my life!” (89:24)

Another says, “My Lord, return me! It may be that I work righteousness in what I have neglected!” (23:99-100)

Another says, “O woe to us! What is the matter with this Book? It does not leave a minor or major matter, except that it counts it!” (18:49)

Another says, “O woe to me! If only I had not taken so-and-so as a close friend!” (25:28)

Another group of them says, with their faces turning in different kinds of punishment, “Alas! If only we had obeyed Allah, and obeyed the Messenger!” (33:66)

So this is the Fire, O assembly of Muslims! O Bearers of the Qur’an! Allah has warned the believers of it in more than one place in His Book, out of mercy from Him towards the believers. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said. “O you who have believed! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones. Upon it are angels, stern and severe: they disobey not Allah in what He commands them, and they do as they are ordered.” (66:6)

He, Mighty and Majestic, also said, “O you who have believed! Fear Allah, and let each soul see what it has sent forth for tomorrow; and fear Allah: truly, Allah is Aware of what you do.” (59:18)

He then warned the believers against being heedless of what Allah has obligated upon them and what He has entrusted to them not to lose, and to guard His limits that He has entrusted to them, and not to be like the others who rebelled against His command and so He punished them with different types of punishment. Thus He, Mighty and Majestic, said, “And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He caused them to forget themselves: they are truly rebellious ones.” (59:19)

He then informed the believers that the people of the Fire and the people of the Garden are not equal, saying, “Not equal are the people of the Fire and the people of the Garden: the people of the Garden, they are the truly successful ones.” (59:20)

Thus, when the intelligent believer recites the Qur’an, he presents himself to it, so it becomes like a mirror in which he sees which of his actions are beautiful and which are ugly. Thus, whatever his Master warns him against, he is wary of it; whatever He instils fear regarding its consequences, he fears; whatever his Master encourages him in, he desires it and hopes for it.

Thus, whoever fits this description, or close to this description, he has recited it as it should truly be recited, and has attended to it as it should truly be taken care of. The Qur’an becomes for him a witness, intercessor, comfort and support. Whoever has these qualities benefits himself and benefits his family, and returns with every goodness upon his parents and his children in this world and the Hereafter.

From ‘The Character of The Bearers (and People) of the Qur’an’ Chapter 4 by Imam al-Ajooriyy al-Baghdadi (rahimahullah)


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