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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.


Sabda Nabi s.a.w "Sebaik-baik hari yang diterbitkan matahari adalah Jumaat"

Kata para ulama' "Tiada hari yang lebih baik dari Jumaat dalam setahun kecuali Hari Arafah, Aidil Adha dan Adil Fitr. Ia malah lebih baik dari Ramadhan dan 10 hari terakhirnya. Hari Jumaat adalah lebih baik daripada hari-hari dalam bulan Ramadhan"

"Barangsiapa yang mandi, keluar awal berjalan kaki dan tidak menunggang. Kemudian menghampiri imam dn mendengar khutbah, maka pada setiap langkahnya,dia dikurniakan ganjaran berpuasa dan bersolat selama setahun"

ADAB BERSEDIA PADA HARI JUMAAT
1. Mandi
Nabi s.a.w bersabda "Mandi Jumaat adalah wajib kepada mereka yang sudah baligh"

2. Memakai pakaian yang terbaik dan menyimpan pakaian yang terbaik untuk hari Jumaat.
3. Memakai wangi-wangian menggunakan a'tar atau haruman-haruman lain.
4. Memotong kuku dan mencukur/gunting bulu yang dibolehkan
5. Melumurkan badan dengan minyak, lotion atau krim

ADAB KELUAR MASJID
1. Berjalan kaki selagi mampu dan jika masjid terletak berdekatan, atau memandu kereta
2. Keluar awal dan masuk ke masjid sebelum imam berada di mimbar.
"Di setiap pintu masjid ada malaikat yang menulis nama mereka yang memasukinya mengikut urutan. Ketika imam menaiki mimbar, mereka tutup lembaran itu untuk mendengar khutbah"

3. Menunaikan solat tahiyyatul masjid meskipun imam sudah di mimbar
4. Memberi perhatian terhadap khutbah yang disampaikan.

"Barangsiapa yang menggerakkan batu, pada hari Jumaat maka dia telah melakukan perkara yang sia-sia, barangsiapa yang melakukan perkara sia-sia maka tiadalah pahala Jumaat untuknya. Barangsiapa bercakap dengan temannya maka tiada pahala jumaat untuknya"

ADAB PADA HARI JUMAAT DAN MALAM SEBELUMNYA
1. Membaca surah Al-Kahfi. Ia melindungi kita daripada fitnah Dajjal.
"Barangsiapa yang membaca surah Al-Kahfi pada hari jumaat, dia akan disinari cahaya hingga ke Jumaat berikutnya."

2. "Banyakkan berselawat kepadaku di hari Jumaat dan malam sebelumnya" permintaan peribadi Rasulullah.
3. Perbanyakkan doa dan menunggu saat doa makbul (saat matahari mulai terbenam)
Nabi s.a.w bersabda "Terdapat satu masa di hari Jumaat, jika seorang Muslim berdoa, doanya pasti akan dimakbulkan Allah"

"Jika kamu benar-benar mencintai Allah, ikutilah aku. Nescaya Allah akan mengasihimu" [Ali Imran:31]

Semoga Jumaat anda bermanfaat,insyaAllah.

nota metatarsal : esok PUISI (^_^)Y

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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Bila lidah kelu bicara, rasa dari hati itu mula menyusur ke ruang fikir dan dizahirkan ke lentikan tangan yang pantas menaip.

Sukarnya mahu bersabar dengan manusia. Bukan sahaja kita mahu bersabar dengan insan lain, malahan hati-hati mereka mahu bersabar dengan kita. Perasaan yang busuk jika dibiar bertakung lama-lama akan menjadi nanah (atau emphyema dalam bahasa perubatan).

SABAR. Ringan di mulut, berat di hati.

Shaikh Salih al-Munajid r.h.m berkata :

والصبر مراتب فالصبر على طاعة الله أعلى منزلة من الصبر عن المعاصي 

Sifat sabar itu ada peringkat-peringkatnya. Bersabar dalam mentaati Allah adalah lebih tinggi darjatnya daripada bersabar dalam meninggalkan maksiat.

والصبر عن المعاصي أعلى منزلة من الصبر على الأقدار. 

Bersabar dalam meninggalkan maksiat lebih tinggi darjatnya daripada bersabar atas apa-apa (musibah) yang telah ditakdirkan.

فالصبر على الواجبات أعلى أنواع الصبر لأن جنس فعل الواجبات أعلى درجة عند الله من جنس ترك المحرمات ،

Bersabar dalam melaksanakan hal-hal yang wajib adalah setinggi-tinggi jenis sabar. Ini kerana darjat melaksanakan kewajipan-kewajipan yang ada lebih tinggi darjatnya di sisi Allah daripada perbuatan meninggalkan maksiat.

وأجر ترك المحرمات أكبر من أجر الصبر على المصائب ،

Pahala meninggalkan perkara haram itu lebih besar daripada pahala bersabar apabila menghadapi musibah.

لأن الصبر على الواجب والصبر على ترك الحرام عملية اختيارية،

Ini kerana bersabar dalam melaksanakan kewajipan dan meninggalkan perkara haram merupakan perbuatan yang kita mempunyai pilihan (untuk melakukannya atau tidak).

لكن لما نزلت به المصيبة ، شيء بدون اختياره، ليس له إلا كف النفس والصبر.

Sedangkan apabila turunnya musibah, ia merupakan sesuatu yang hadir tanpa pilihannya. Tiada jalan lain kecuali menahan dirinya dan bersabar.

فقال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله عن يوسف عليه السلام: " كان صبر يوسف عن مطاوعة امرأة العزيز على شأنها الذي دعته إليه من الحرام أكمل من صبره على إلقاء أخوته له في الجبّ"،

Shaikh al-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah rahimahullah berkata tentang Nabi Yusuf Alaihissalam : Sabarnya Yusuf terhadap godaan isteri Al-Aziz yang mengajak dirinya melakukan perkara haram itu lebih sempurna daripada sabarnya ketika saudara-saudaranya mencampakkan dia ke dalam perigi.

[Silsilah A'mal al-Qulub (Koleksi amalan hati) oleh Shaikh Salih al-Munajid, jilid 2, m/s 27]

 Maka ketahuilah hati, sabar ketika mempunyai pilihan itu lebih sukar. Pilih jalan yang membawamu ke syurga.

 InsyaAllah.

nota metatarsal : 2 hari sebelum PUISI. Subhanallah!
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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

88 days to final short case exam. 201 days to final written exam @_@

Allahuma yasir ya kareem.. Mohon doakan.

Sekadar berkongsi sedikit ilmu yang saya perolehi melalui pembacaan 30 wasiat Imam syafie mungkin 2 tahun lepas. Tinggal di rumah tanpa teman (semua housemates ke peripheral rotation) memang agak melemahkan jiwa kerana kurang peringatan,maybe? My bad.

Iman mempunyai benteng bagi menghalang segala serangan yang cuba merobohkannya. Imam Syafie meninggalkan beberapa pesanan untuk menguatkan benteng iman. Keimanan perlu dibajai dengan 5 perkara:

1) Keyakinan
Keyakinan adalah teras rukun iman dan merupakan salah satu syarat sah ibadah, nampak penekanannya dalam agama? Namun, bukan keyakinan tanpa asas. Keyakinan mesti disertai dengan ilmu pengetahuan sama ada ilmu fardu ain atau tauhid. Thinking of it, keyakinan juga adalah cara menolak hasutan syaitan dalam ibadah atau kehidupan seharian. Mesti tanam keyakinan,aite?

2) Ikhlas
Pernah dengar perumpamaan semut hitam berjalan pada malam yang pekat? Yes,ikhlas itu rahsia Allah. Imam Syafie cakap cara kita nak ukur keikhlasan ialah dengan menilai hati kita (tidak bangga dipuji, tidak kecewa dikeji. remember redha Allah > redha manusia?) Ada sirah menceritakan dalam satu peperangan, Ali diludah oleh seorang musuh tatkala mahu menghunuskan pedang untuk membunuh musuh tersebut. Tahu apa tindakan Saidina Ali? Terus dilepaskan musuh tersebut. Apabila ditanya sebab di sebalik tindakan itu, "Aku takut kalau-kalau pukulanku sesudah ludah itu adalah kerana marah akibat diludah dan bukan kerana Allah." Amazed? I am.

3) Mengerjakan amalan sunat
Pernah tengok Masterchef? Ia rancangan kegemaran saya walaupun saya bukan pandai masak pun. Tak best kan kalau ada main menu tanpa appetizer dan dessert? Kalau itu keperluan fizikal kita, samalah keperluan rohani. Tak best la kalau buat yang wajib je tanpa ada 'appetizer dan dessert' ibadah iaitu amalan sunat. Kenapa perlu buat ibadah sunat? Sebab ia menyempurnakan amalan wajib (yang masih tercari-cari khusyuk) dan meninggikan darjat seseorang di syurga (kalau exam bukan main nak aim 1st class honours, why not for ur akhirat?). Cuma, buat amalan sunat jangan sampai lupa perkara yang wajib. Dah lama Islam ajar konsep priority.

4) Istiqamah
"Kerjakanlah amalan semampu kalian, sesungguhnya sebaik - baik amalan adalah yang dikerjakan secara terus menerus walaupun sedikit" (HR Ibnu Majah)
Sounds familiar? It is. Istiqamah bukan bermaksud statik. Istiqamah ialah kaizen iaitu continuous improvement. Continuous improvement. Syaitan sentiasa berusaha dan istiqamah, jadi apa akan jadi kalau iman kita statik tanpa ada usaha pembaikan? Obvious answer. Retorik.

5) Disiplin
Disiplin dalam segenap aspek sama ada hubungan dengan Allah mahupun hubungan seharian dengan manusia lain. Ulama' tasawuf pernah berkata "Yang menjauhkan hamba itu daripada Allah bukanlah kerana tidak cukupnya ilmu dan amal tapi kerana kurangnya adab dalam melaksanakan ilmu dan amal." Jadi, jom perhalusi ibadah kita dari semasa ke semasa. Continuous improvement again,remember?

Apa yang menarik tentang nasihat alim ulama' ni ialah tips mereka adalah sesuatu yang 'proved right'. Orang lama bercakap bukan atas dasar teori semata, tapi atas dasar pengetahuan dan pengalaman. Nak ajar masyarakat dan anak-anak, kita kena betul dulu x? InsyaAllah, ayuh usaha!


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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Kekalutan bergelumang dengan nota dan ilmu Allah yang tidak terjangkau akal luasnya.

Kadang-kadang hati terasa mahu putus asa. Lemah dan terasa cepat lacrimal gland mahu merembeskan isinya.

Sebab dunia ini memang tidak akan mampu untuk dikejar. Kitab sudah mengatakan ia bukan matlamat sebenar. Ia hanya persinggahan. Jangan sampai medan mencari bekal ini melalaikan jiwa.

Hati bukanlah hak mutlak jasad, maka perlu pohon ketenangan dan ketenteraman dari Pemiliknya.

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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Such a beautiful reminder.


Struggle to give the very best attention in class, but why not in solat?

Allah doesn't need you, you need ALLAH instead.

You want to talk to Allah? Start praying. Stop whining. Stop complaining. Stop praying just to off load the burden.

InsyaAllah, grant us the khusyuk in solat. Ameen ya rabb.

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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.


Direzekikan Allah berjumpa dengan video di atas. Subhanallah, video tazkiyatun nafs ini menginsafkan saya betapa kerdil dan lemahnya manusia di sisiNya. Kita bukannya Nabi yang jantungnya dibasuh 2 kali oleh malaikat semasa kecil, lalu menjadi maksum,jauh dari dosa. Tapi ia bukan alasan untuk terus berputus dan terus selesa dengan sifat-sifat kelemahan yang Allah jadikan. Ia satu cabaran untuk menjadi manusia luar biasa dengan keluar daripada kepompong sifat kebiasaan makhluk.

Yang cantiknya, dalam setiap ayat Quran yang Allah turunkan untuk menggambarkan kelemahan sifat makhlukNya ini, Allah selitkan sekali penyelesaian dan cara-cara untuk melenyapkan sifat-sifat mazmumah tersebut. Allah sudah lama ajarkan kita cara terbaik untuk mengkritik kelemahan orang~mesti nyatakan kritikan bersama dengan cadangan penambahbaikan. Itu baru lah kritikan membina, bukan mengumpat. Allahu akbar!

Jangan juga lupa kuasa doa. Doa ialah ibadah yang sangat agung,yang tidak boleh dipalingkan selain kepada Allah. Hakikat doa adalah untuk menunjukkan kebergantungan kita kepada Allah dan berlepas diri dari daya upaya makhluk yang lemah. Doa merupakan tanda ubudiyah yakni perhambaan diri secara total kepada Allah. Doa merupakan lambang kelemahan manusia. Rasulullah bersabda "Doa itu adalah ibadah" Hadith riwayat Tarmidzi.

Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Mengasihani

"Ya Allah,tolonglah daku dalam menjalankan agama yang merupakan pelindung urusanku. Elokkanlah urusan duniaku yang merupakan tempat aku mencari kehidupan. Elokkanlah urusan akhiratku yang merupakan tempat aku kembali. Jadikanlah kehidupanku ini sebagai tambahan segala kebaikan bagiku dan jadikanlah kematianku sebagai ketenangan bagiku dari segala kejahatan" -Hadith Riwayat Muslim.

"Ya Allah, Yang Maha Mengetahui yang ghaib dan yang nyata. Ya Rabb Pencipta langit dan bumi, Rabb segala sesuatu dan yang merajainya. Aku bersaksi bahawa tiada Tuhan yang disembah kecuali Engkau. Aku berlindung kepadaMu dari kejahatan diriku, kejahatan syaitan dan bala tenteranya, atau aku melakukan kejahatan terhadap diriku atau yang aku tujukan kepada seorang muslim lain" Hadith Riwayat Abu Daud.

"Ya Allah,cukupilah aku dengan rezekiMu yang halal (supaya aku terhindar) dari yang haram, perkayalah aku dengan kurniaMu (supaya aku tidak meminta) kepada yang lain selainMu" -Hadith riwayat Tarmidzi

"Ya Allah,ampunilah dosaku,curahkanlah rahmatMu kepadaku dan temukanlah aku dengan teman yang tinggi darjatnya" -Muttafaq ' alaih-

Imam Ahmad meriwayatkan Semasa perang Uhud, tatkala orang-orang musyrikin telah pergi, Rasullullah saw bersabda : "Berbarislah,kerana aku hendak memanjatkan pujian kepada Tuhanku yang Maha Agung, kemudian para sahabat pun membuat barisan di belakangnya, lantas Rasulullah berdoa. Ya Allah segala puji bagiMu. Ya Allah tidak ada yang dalam menggenggam apa yang Engkau hamparkan dan tidak ada yang dapat menghamparkan apa yang Engkau genggam. Tidak ada yang dapar memberi petunjuk kepada orang yang Kau sesatkan. Dan tidak ada yang dapat menyesatkan orang yang Engkau berikan hidayah. Tidak ada yang dapat memberi barang yang Engkau halang dan tidak ada yang dapat menahan barang yang Engkau beri. Tidak ada yang dapat mendekatkan apa yang Engkau jauhkan. Dan tidak ada yang dapat menjauhkan apa yang Engkau dekatkan. Ya Allah hamparkanlah kepada kami keberkatan-keberkatanMu,kasih sayang, anugerah dan rezekiMu. Ya Allah sesungguhnya aku bermohon kepadaMu nikmat yang kekal abadi, yang tidak berubah dan hilang. Ya Allah sesungguhnya aku bermohon kepadaMu pertolongan pada hari kesusahan dan keamanan pada hari ketakutan. Ya Allah sesungguhnya aku berlindung denganMu dari keburukan yang Engkau takdirkan kepada kami serta keburukan yang Engkau tahan daripada kami. Allah,timbulkanlah rasa cinta kami kepada iman serta hiasilah ia dalam hati kami, dan timbulkanlah rasa benci kami kepada kekufuran dan kefasikan dan penderhakaan serta jadikanlah kami dari kalangan yang mendapat bimbingan. Ya Allah matikanlah kami sebagai orang Islam dan hidupkanlah kami sebagai orang Islam serta temukanlah kami dengan orang-orang yang soleh tanpa merasa hina dan terfitnah. Ya Allah, perangilah orang-orang kafir yang mendustai rasul-rasulMu serta menghalang manusia dari jalanMu. Jadikanlah hukuman dan seksaanMu terhadap mereka. Ya Allah perangilah orang-orang kafir yang mereka pernah diberi kitab. Engkaulah tuhan yang sebenar" -Riwayat Bukhari-

"Ya Allah aku berlindung kepadaMu dari hati yang tidak khusyuk, dari doa yang tidak didengar, dari jiwa yang tidak puas, dari ilmu yang tidak dimanfaatkan. Dan aku berlindung kepadamu dari golongan mereka yang empat jenis itu" -Riwayat Tarmidzi-

"Ya Allah aku berlindung kepadaMu dari perbuatan sesat atau disesatkan, tergelincir atau digelincirkan, perbuatan zalim atau dizalimi, perbuatan bodoh atau dibodohi." -Riwayat Imam Ahmad, Abu Daud, Tarmidzi dan Ibnu Majah.






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Imam Ghazali pernah berkata,

"Janganlah engkau kahwini wanita yang enam; yang ananah, yang mananah, dan yang hananah, dah jangan engkau kahwini yang hadaqah, yang baraqah, dan yang syadaqah"

1) Wanita Ananah
Wanita yang banyak mengeluh, mengadu dan setiap saat memperalatkan sakit atau berpura-pura sakit.

2) Wanita Mananah
Wanita yang suka mengungkit-ungkit terhadap suaminya. Wanita ini sering menyatakan seperti; "Aku membuat itu keranamu"

3) Wanita Hananah
Wanita yang menyatakan kasih sayangnya kepada suaminya yang lain, yang dikahwininya sebelum ini atau kepada anaknya dari suami yang lain.

4) Wanita Hadaqah
Wanita yang melemparkan pandangan dan matanya kepada tiap sesuatu lalu menyatakan keinginannya untuk memiliki barang tersebut dan memaksa suaminya untuk membelinya.

5) Wanita Baraqah
Wanita yang sepanjang hari mengilatkan dan menghias mukanya. Wanita yang marah ketika makan dan tidak mahu makan kecuali sendirian dan mengasingkan bahagiannya.

6) Wanita Syadaqah
Wanita yang banyak bercakap perkara yang lagha (sia-sia),lagi membisingkan. Dush!

Dalam mencari pasangan hidup, Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:

Seorang wanita dikahwini kerana empat perkara ;kerana hartanya, kerana kecantikannya, kerana nasab keturunannya dan kerana agamanya; kahwinilah wanita yang baik pegangan agamanya, kamu akan mendapat ketenangan.

(Riwayat Al-Bukhari dan Muslim)

“Janganlah kamu mengahwini wanita kerana ingin melihat kecantikannya, mungkin kecantikan itu akan membawa kerosakan terhadap diri sendiri dan janganlah mengharapkan harta kekeyaannya kerana mungkin dengan harta itu mereka menjadi sombong tetapi kahwinilah mereka itu kerana agama dan sesungguhnya hamba perempuan yang hitam lebih baik asalkan ia beragama.

(Riwayat Ibnu Majah dab Baihaqi)

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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Kini saya berada di kota Kilkenny untuk meneruskan pengajian Tahun 4. Sekarang bermulalah rotation Clinical Medicine/Surgery saya. Otak yang sedikit berhabuk dengan ilmu-ilmu perubatan perlu digilap semula insyaAllah.

Berhenti sejenak menghadap buku Kumar & Clark dan website Emirates (eh?).

Jom belajar tajwid semula! Hari ni kita belajar Qalqalah ok. Familiar kan? Yups, tapi betul ke bacaan? Jom check.

QALQALAH

* Apa huruf-huruf qalqalah?
-Ustazah saya ajar dulu ingat : (ق ط ب ج د )- قطب جد

*Bila kena qalqalah?
-Apabila 5 huruf diatas ada sukun/kita waqf (berhenti) bacaan pada huruf tersebut.

* Macam mana bacaannya?
-pastikan ada 'echo' atau lantunan huruf supaya dapat jelas didengari huruf tersebut.

*Qalqalah terbahagi kepada 3 tahap iaitu :
1) Qalqalah sughra - lantunan paling rendah. Huruf qalqalah sukun terletak di tengah ayat:


2) Qalqalah kubra - lantunan sederhana. Huruf qalqalah terletak di hujung ayat tetapi tidak bersabdu :



3) Qalqalah akbar - lantunan kuat. Huruf qalqalah terletak di hujung ayat beserta sabdu.


Ok jom praktis sungguh-sungguh dulu. Esok belajar hukum lain pulak orait? :)
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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Allah turunkan manusia ke bumi untuk dua tujuan utama. Beribadah kepadanya dan menjadi khalifah di muka bumi. 

Khalifah ialah pentadbir bumi yang berusaha menegakkan hukumNya di muka bumi. Dalam bahasa mudah, menyeru kepada kebaikan dan mencegah kemungkaran.

Mungkin personaliti saya yang agak susah marah dan tidak pandai mengekspresi rasa kurang senang,maka saya menghadapi masalah besar untuk mencegah kemungkaran. Saya tidak lantang bersuara apatah lagi berani berdegar-degar menegur secara terbuka. Saya kerap mengambil pendekatan wait-and-watch atau tegur secara lembut.

Tapi kadangkala teguran lembut lebih mendatangkan mudharat dari manfaat. Mana ingin saya cari nilai ketegasan yang mungkin tersembunyi di sudut hati ini?

Benarlah, menyeru kebaikan itu jauh lebih mudah daripada mencegah kemungkaran.

Dengan menyeru kebaikan, kita mungkin akan dilabelkan sebagai 'orang baik'. Tapi sebenarnya 'orang baik' juga harus berusaha untuk mencegah kemungkaran. Apa yang lebih penting, Allah suruh kita menjalankan dua elemen tersebut, bukan dengan pilihan untuk dipilih.

Daripada Abu Said al Khudri r.a katanya, Aku mendengar Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda : "Sesiapa di kalangan kamu yang melihat kemungkaran maka hendaklah dia mencegah dengan tangannya. Sekiranya dia tidak mampu,hendaklah dia menegah dengan lidahnya, sekiranya dia tidak mampu, maka dengan hatinya dan itulah selemah-lemah iman. (Riwayat Muslim)

Allah, hilangkanlah rasa marah dalam hati saya kerana saya mahu menegur atas dasar kasih sayang.
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Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Baru beberapa hari lepas sesi perbincangan saya dengan GP membuatkan saya terfikir tentang penciptaan manusia dan apa yang ingin dikejar. Allah menjawab persoalan saya dalam surah yang cuba saya hafal cuti summer lepas. Allahu.

10. O you who believe, shall I show you a trade that will save you from a painful punishment?

Allah (swt) begins this ayah by addressing the believers with a question. As we mentioned, when Allah (swt) begins an ayah by calling to the believers we have to pay extremely close attention and think that this ayah is being directed specifically to us. The question that Allah (swt) asks us is if He (swt) should show us a trade that will save us from a painful punishment. “Trade” here refers to an exchange, like we exchange money for merchandise when we buy something. The words “painful punishment” in this ayah refers to the hellfire. When Allah (swt) refers to a punishment as “painful” we know it is the worst kind of pain. Far worse than anything we can even possibly imagine. Even in the life of this world there is no pain like the pain of burning, now can you imagine a fire that is seventy times as intense as the fire of this world and one that will consume you entire body. Just thinking about it should send shivers down your spine.

Some foolish and ignorant people may ask the question of why should we need to be saved from the Fire in the first place? The truth that these people do not realize is that there are very few people in humanity who are not deserving of the Fire. For certain the prophets do not deserve the Fire because they are the closest to Allah (swt) and they spend their entire lives either in worship and devotion to Allah (swt) or calling others to the worship of Allah (swt). The closest to the prophets are those, who although they do not receive revelation from Allah (swt), are similar to the prophets in that they devote their lives to the worship and servitude of Allah (swt). They fulfill the purpose for which Allah (swt) created them. We have to always remember that Allah (swt) created us and put us on this earth for a reason. We are not here simply to enjoy ourselves or simply to relax, nor are we here to be disobedient to Allah (swt). Allah (swt) created us only so that we can serve and worship Him (swt). The vast majority of humanity has failed in that duty. They have chosen a life of serving their desires instead of serving their Creator. Is there anything less than the Fire that they deserve for such ingratitude to the One Who brought them into existence and the One Who maintains that existence for every moment of their life? So much has Allah (swt) given the human being, and so little have we done to show gratitude to Him (swt).

How then could we expected to be shown mercy in the Hereafter when we are guilty of such ingratitude? We also have to remember that we are the complete property of Allah (swt) to do with as He (swt) pleases. Allah (swt) could throw all of humanity in the Fire for no reason and that would not be injustice for Him (swt) because He (swt) created us and we are His (swt)’s property. But Allah (swt) has not done that, rather He (swt) has turned to His creation in Mercy. In this ayah Allah (swt) tells us of a trade that we can make with Him (swt) that can save us from the punishment that has become due on us. Who among us would not take this trade? Who among us would not want to be saved from that horrible punishment? We would give so much in this world to ensure that our family and our selves are safe from any distress and suffering in the life of the world. To save yourself from pain and hardship you would do so much and you would spend so much. To cure a disease that is causing you pain you would spend all of your wealth. Despite this you know that there is no pain and suffering in the life of this world when compared to the punishment in the Hereafter. We know the hadith where the Prophet (saw) has told us about the time when the evil and disbelieving people will be faced with the punishment of the hellfire. At that moment, they would be willing to sacrifice this whole world and everything in it to be saved from that punishment. Just imagine, if you owned everything in this world, you would still be willing to give all of that up to escape from the punishment of the hellfire. This is because you will realize how horrible and how painful that punishment is. However in this ayah Allah (swt) is giving us a chance to be saved from the Fire and He (swt) is not asking for us to give the world and everything in it. Allah (swt) is telling us here in the Quran what we have to give Him (swt) in exchange for being saved from that awful punishment. So listen carefully to what Allah (swt) is tells us in the next ayah as to how we can be saved from that punishment.

11. That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and you strive in path of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that is much better for you, if you but knew.

In the previous ayah Allah (swt) asked the believers if they would like to be shown a trade that would save from the punishment of the Fire. In other words, Allah (swt) will save us from the Fire and in return we have to do something for Him (swt). In this ayah Allah (swt) tells us what we need to do. Once again it is very important that we pay close attention and think deeply about how we can do what Allah (swt) tells us to do so that we can live up to our part of the bargain.

The first part of this trade is that we believe in Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw). This belief is the belief with the firm conviction after pondering and reflecting on the signs that Allah (swt) has given us both in the world around us and in the Quran. We have to believe that Allah (swt) is One and Only and we have to believe in all of the perfect attributes of Allah (swt) such as Him (swt) being the All Knowing, All Seeing and the One Who has power over all things. We also have to believe that the Prophet (saw) is the Messenger of Allah (swt). The final Messenger of Allah (swt) that has been sent for all mankind. The best of the creation of Allah (swt). We also have to love the Prophet (saw) and part of the perfection of our belief is that we love the Prophet (saw) more than anyone else, including our families and ourselves. The only One Whom we should love more than the Prophet (saw) is Allah (swt), So the first component of the trade that we make with Allah (swt) is that we believe in Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw) in the correct way. This means we have to the correct and firm in belief in Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw).If we cannot fulfill this first part of the bargain, then nothing else that comes after should matter. May Allah (swt) allow us to achieve that!

The second component of the trade that we make with Allah (swt) is to strive and struggle hard in path of Allah (swt) with our wealth and our lives. The word jihad in this ayah means to strive and struggle hard. The word jihad here includes the material struggle with arms but it is not restricted to it, rather it refers to any kind of struggle or striving that you do for the cause of Allah (swt) and hoping to achieve the pleasure of Allah (swt). The cause of Allah (swt) is the effort to establish the Law of Allah (swt) in the land and to spread the Message of Allah (swt) to mankind. This is the goal for which we have to strive and struggle hard in the life of this world. We must be wiling to sacrifice our wealth and our lives in this cause. There should be nothing that we should be hesitant to give up. This means that we must give up our money and our time. This dawah cannot be something that we do in our part time and something that we do not spend for. Rather we should always be involved in this work, striving and struggling hard, with all of the resources that Allah (swt) has given us. May Allah (swt) enable us to do that! We never said it would be easy, but we have been created and placed on this earth for a great purpose. Allah (swt) has placed in the human being so much potential both physically and mentally that he needs to utilize to establish justice and righteousness in the land. We do not exist to simply eat, have intercourse, defecate and die. Is that the life that you want? If you choose that life, then what difference is there between you and the animal? Rather the life that all Muslims should want is the life of jihad. Once the State has been established, this is the life of the soldier and before the State it is the one struggles to carry this idea to the Ummah so that they would return to Islam once again. May Allah (swt) allow Muslims everywhere make the correct decision on how they should live their lives!

In the final portion of this ayah, Allah (swt) tells us that this is better for us if only we know. We see in the reality of the world today that most people have not made this trade with Allah (swt). On the contrary, what we see is that most people purchase a small time in this world of serving their desires with their fate in the Hereafter. This is only because the people simply do not know. They do not comprehend the reality of the universe. They do not see how the life of this world is only a short and fleeting existence. A place of test and trial. It is only in the life after this where we can truly achieve victory or suffer defeat. Because most people do not know about this,they are unwilling to make this trade with Allah (swt). They do not want to make this trade despite the fact that Allah (swt) clearly says in this ayah that this trade is what is better. First of all, we should love to worship and serve Allah (swt) because He (swt) is Our Creator and our Sustainer. He (swt) is also the One Who has given us every good thing that we have in our life. Do not think that anything that you have in the life of this world is something that you have because you deserve it. Every single blessing that you have in the life of this world, every single joy that you have is only a gift from Allah (swt) to you for which you have done nothing to deserve. So to a live a life of worship and servitude to Allah (swt) should be something that you love to do, because He (swt) has given you everything that you have. But look here at the Mercy of Allah (swt), He (swt) is offering you the greatest of rewards if you dedicate your life to serving and worshipping Him (swt). Even though the worship and servitude to Allah (swt) should be something that is beloved to you, Allah (swt) is still offering you a great reward if you do it.

The first part of this reward is that you will be saved from this terrible and excruciating punishment that the rest of humanity is bound for. You cannot even begin to how blessed and fortunate that you would be if Allah (swt) prevented that fire from touching your skin. We know from the hadith of the Prophet (saw) that if the person who lived the most comfortable and pleasant life in this world would be dipped for just one moment in the hellfire, he would say that he has never known any good for his whole life. One of the lessons that we can take from this hadith is that the pain of just one moment in the fire would have a greater affect on a person than a lifetime of pleasure and comfort in this world. He felt so much pain while he was in that fire that it made him forget all of the good things that he enjoyed in the life of this world. So just to be saved from that Fire should make all of our efforts and sacrifices in the life of this world worth it.

But does the Mercy of Allah (swt) end there? What about all of the sins that we have committed? What can we do with all of the acts of disobedience that we have committed? In the next ayah Allah (swt) tells us what will happen to our sins.

12. He will forgive for you your sins and He will admit you into gardens under which rivers flow, and maskeena tayyibthan in gardens of eternity, that is the greatest achievement.

In the previous ayah Allah (swt) told us about a trade that we can make with Him (swt). For our part we would believe in Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw) with the correct and firm belief, and we would struggle and strive to establish the Law of Allah (swt) in the land and to spread this Message to mankind. In exchange for this, Allah (swt) promised us that He (swt) would save us from the painful and terrible punishment of the Fire. But is that the end of what Allah (swt) would do for us in this trade? What about all of the sins and acts of disobedience that we committed? If we are not going to the Fire after we die then where would we go?

The first thing that Allah (swt) tells us in this ayah is that He (swt) will forgive for us our sins. Notice the words la kom, this means that the act of forgiveness is something that Allah (swt) is doing for us. The pardoning of our sins is a great favor and blessing that Allah (swt) is bestowing on us. We committed our sins knowing that these actions were forbidden in the Law of Allah (swt). We did these evil actions knowing that they would earn the displeasure of Allah (swt). No one forced us to do these sins, rather we did them of our own free will. So our sins are like a debt that we are carrying on our neck. Since we earned them through our evil actions, there is nothing that we can do to get rid off them. They are stuck on us like chains. The Only One Who can remove our sins from us is Allah (swt), and that is what He (swt) promises He (swt) will do if we only live up to our end of this trade.

There are at least two lessons that we can take even from just this first portion of the ayah. See once again how much meaning that Allah (swt) has put into so few words. The first lesson is that we must never despair of our sins. Allah (swt) has clearly told us in this ayah that He (swt) will forgive our sins. He (swt) is not saying in this ayah that He (swt) will only forgive some of our sins, but He (swt) is saying that He (swt) will forgive our sins, that means all of them. We know from other ayahs of the Quran, and the hadith as well that there is no limit to the amount of sins that Allah (swt) can forgive. For example there is last hadith in Imam Nawawi’s collection of forty hadith that we should all know which is a hadith qudsi where Allah (swt) has told us

“O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive what you have you have done and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds in the sky and were you to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness as great it is”.

This ayah and this hadith clearly show us that Allah (swt) loves to forgive sins. As long you believe only in Allah (swt) and you make a sincere effort to serve and worship Him (swt). So no matter how much evil you may have done in your life, you must always have a hope that Allah (swt) will forgive you your sins. The scholars have even said that to simply think that Allah (swt) will never forgive you is a greater evil than whatever sin you may have committed. At the same time you must never let Shaitan trick you into thinking that since Allah (swt) forgives all sins, you should simply do all the evil that you want and ask forgiveness later on. None of us know when our death will come. As Abdullah ibn Umar (ra) said we should live every morning like we will not be alive in the evening and we should live every evening like we would not be alive in the morning. So we must always have the hope that Allah (swt) will forgive us our sins and at the same time we must have the fear that death can come at any moment.

As ibn al-Qayyim said, we must have two wings. One wing of hope that Allah (swt) will forgive our sins and one wing of fear that we may die before we can ask Allah (swt) for forgiveness and be righteous. Only when these two wings are balanced can the bird fly. So whenever Shaitan tells us that we have committed so many sins that Allah (swt) will never forgive us, we must remind ourselves that Allah (swt) is the Most Forgiving and the Most Merciful. And whenever Shaitan comes to tempt us with a sin, we must ask ourselves what would happen if we were to die while we are committing that sin.

The other lesson that we can take from this first portion of the ayah is that Allah (swt) is the Only One Who can forgive sins. We should not ask for forgiveness from anyone except Allah (swt). We should not care what anyone thinks of us, we should only worry about if Allah (swt) is pleased with us or not. Unfortunately many Muslims today ask other people to ask Allah (swt) to forgive them instead of asking Allah (swt) to forgive them directly. They think that since they have committed so many sins, they are not worthy to ask Allah (swt) directly. But these people do not realize that by placing these intermediaries between them and Allah (swt), they are in fact beginning to commit shirk. So we have to realize that Allah (swt) is the Only One Who can forgive sins and we should not ask of anyone but Him (swt). If you are ashamed to ask Allah (swt) directly because of the sins that you are committing then stop doing those sins. Do not go to some person who you think is righteous or the grave of some person who may have been righteous and ask of them. Allah (swt) is closer to you than your jugular vein, so why should you ask of anyone except Him (swt)? If He (swt) chooses He (swt) will forgive you no matter how many sins that you may have done, and if you are sincere in your prayer to Him (swt) He (swt) may even give you the power and the ability to stop doing whatever evil that you are doing. We know the hadith where the Prophet (saw) has told us that he (saw) asks Allah for forgiveness more than seventy times a day. If the beloved of Allah (saw) and the one who is protected from sin (saw) asks Allah (swt) for forgiveness this many times, then how many times should we ask of Him (swt)? We ask Allah (swt) to forgive our sins and the sins of all our Muslim brothers and sisters who humbly and sincerely submit to Him (swt).

Now that our sins have been forgiven where should our destination in the Hereafter be? Allah (swt) then tells us in this ayah that He (swt) will admit us into gardens under which rivers flow. Regarding these gardens Allah (swt) has told us in a hadith qudsi “I have prepared for My righteous slaves things which have never been seen by any eye, nor heard by any ear, nor imagined by any human being”. The Quran has given us descriptions that have a glimpse of what the gardens of Allah (swt) will be like, but no matter how much we read about their grace, well being and abundance, we cannot imagine how wonderful and marvelous it is. As part of our submission and humility before Allah (swt) we have to believe that the gardens will be places of pleasure and joy more than we can possibly imagine. In the life of this world we have had small glimpses of what happiness and contentment feels like. This is just a taste of what Allah (swt) has kept reserved for us in the gardens. We know that one of the names of Allah (swt) is Ar-Raheem which means “the Most Merciful”. This is a special Mercy that Allah (swt) has kept for the believers in the Hereafter. The manifestation of this Mercy of Allah (swt) are the gardens. Just imagine that Allah (swt) Who has so much Power, how much pleasure and joy, could He (swt) give to those of His righteous servants that He (swt) chooses and favors. If Allah (swt) is pleased with you, just imagine how pleased Allah (swt) can make you. We ask Allah (swt) to include us in that company of His chosen servants for whom this unimaginable reward He (swt) has given. So we see in this ayah that Allah (swt) tells us that if we do our part in this trade that He (swt) will admit us into the gardens. Notice here that Allah (swt) is the One Who will admit you into these gardens. Even if you live up to your end of this bargain and believe in Allah (swt) and the Prophet (saw) with the correct belief and struggle and strive hard in the way of Allah (swt), you must never think that your deeds are enough to allow you enter these gardens. These gardens are so magnificent and wonderful that no matter how strong your belief was and no matter how hard you struggled you are not even worthy to be in them for one second. Rather it is Allah (swt), out of His Mercy and Love, that will admit you into these gardens. We know that for those who do evil Allah (swt) will punish them for the evil that they have done, but for those who do good Allah (swt) will reward them much more than they deserve. Such is the Mercy of Allah (swt)!

Allah (swt) describes the gardens as having rivers flowing underneath. The scholars have said that there are rivers of wine, rivers of milk, and rivers of honey. They will give you the most sweetest and most delicious of drinks. Some scholars have said that the rivers flow through the gardens and other scholars have taken the literal meaning and said that the rivers flow underneath the gardens. But for us it is not so important exactly where the rivers are. We should simply take the general meaning of this ayah and know that in these gardens we will be given these rivers to drink from, to bathe in and to enjoy. That fact should motivate us to work hard to attain these rivers, instead of worrying about exactly where in the garden they will. Insha Allah, wherever in the garden they are, they will be there for us to enjoy and partake in. We ask Allah (swt) to grant us these rivers of His (swt)’s gardens.

Then Allah (swt) says that He (swt) will grant them Masakeena Tayyabathin. The word Masakeen means “homes” or “dwellings”. It is the place where you stay and rest, and it meaning comes from the Sikeena which means tranquility and calmness. Tayyabathin means pure and clean and it also means what is good and pleasing. So in the gardens those who believe in Allah (swt) and the Prophet (saw) and strive hard in the life of this world will be given homes that are pure and clean as well as good and pleasant to be in. The Prophet (saw) has told us that the dwelling in the garden will be like a hollow pearl which is sixty miles high and in every corner of the dwelling the believer will have a family that no one else can see. This is the reward that Allah (swt) gives for their striving in the life of this world. We know from the Seerah that when the Prophet (saw) first received this revelation from Allah (swt), he (saw) told Khadija (ra) that from this day onwards there would be no more rest. So just like the Prophet (saw) the true believer and dawah carrier is the one who struggles and strives hard in the life of this world in the cause of Allah (swt). He works relentlessly in his worship and servitude of Allah (swt), and does not allow himself to relax. In reward for his hard work, Allah (swt) will reward him in the garden with homes where he can dwell in forever. They will be places of peace and tranquility. He will be told that you can rest and relax therein forever and you never have to work hard or struggle anymore. We ask Allah (swt) to grant us these dwellings where we can rest and where we can find peace and tranquility.

Then Allah (swt) says “in gardens of eternity”. The word ‘adn in this ayah could mean “eternity” or it could be referring to the name of one of the gardens. In either case both meanings fit in the context of this ayah. There is a hadith where the Prophet (saw) has told us that there are eight gardens and one of the gardens will be called ‘adn. The gardens will also be places where we will stay in forever. Every pleasure or joy that we have in the life of this world will surely come to an end. But in the gardens of Allah (swt), one of the many pleasures that we will have is the knowledge that all that we have will not end and will continue to remain forever. Can you imagine a world without time? That is how the gardens of Allah (swt) will be. We ask Allah (swt) to grant us that!

In the final portion of this ayah Allah (swt) tells us that this is greatest achievement. Everyone does the actions that they do so that they can achieve some goal. For some people their goal is money, for some people their goal is praise and recognition for some people their goal is the satisfaction of their lusts and desires. In this ayah Allah (swt) tells us what is the real achievement that we should be seeking to achieve. The real achievement is to be saved from the fire, to be forgiven our sins and to be admitted into the gardens. That is the grandest of achievements and the greatest of victories. May Allah (swt) allow us to attain that!

Tafsir seluruh surah di sini. Boleh download masuk smartphones untuk baca di atas bus :)

nota metatarsal : jom ke Akademi Al Fateh winter ini! Berbaloi-baloi insyaAllah. Belajar dari sekarang kalau tidak mahu kelam kabut bersilat dengan nota selepas PUISI.
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Sobahan nur everyone :) Someone put this on the facebook. It's beautiful,masyaAllah. Worth your 30 mins watching this instead of browsing through waht-so-ever status on FB.



Love your Quran. Read it and practice it.
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Freezing! Literally freezing. Macam mana la ada orang boleh decide untuk menetap di Alaska, Finland, Sweden dan negara lain di mana matahari menyapa cuma lebih kurang sejam dan selebihnya bergelap dalam kesejukan. Variasi sungguh ciptaan Tuhan ni. :)

Hari ini adalah hari yang agak sibuk di surgery (bukan OT,surgery=clinic=small room for consultation). Usually it would be really quite on Tuesday but today is exceptional, so many people get affected by the freezing weather I guess. I saw aplenty of good cases today~family conflict, massive ovarian cyst, varicose veins, thyrotoxicosis, tons of respiratory illness, psych problem, meibomian cyst (fancy name for 'ketumbit'), and list goes on. I know, I know it's not as interesting as the case u might come across in the hospital. But still, common thing are still common, and u must know them by heart. It's funny how the medical staffs use the word 'interesting' for severe/rare disease. The more severe it is, the more interesting it would be.

Right,so today I learnt a couple of good lessons.

(Melayu semula,takut GP google nama saya dan jumpa) Sesungguhnya saya kena banyak-banyak bersyukur dilahirkan dalam Islam yang telah menetapkan hukum hakam yang terbukti mempunyai banyak hikmah. Betapa banyak penyakit yang terjadi disebabkan alkohol,rokok,zina dan pelbagai kebiasaan lain yang ada di dunia Barat ini (well,sadly kat Malaysia pun dah banyak). Setelah 4 tahun bergelar pelajar perubatan, terutama sekali ketika berada di clinical year, betapa terbukti pengetahuan Allah sebagai Pencipta tentang kemudharatan yang boleh dibawa oleh benda-benda yang diharamkan dalam Quran atau sunnah.

Sebagai contoh, Ireland merupakan salah satu negara yang begitu terkenal dengan 'binge drinking' mereka. Malam jumaat bagaikan pesta bagi seluruh isi kota (kecuali masih ada yang anti alcohol for medical reason). Tatkala berjumpa dengan pesakit yang datang dengan pelbagai penyakit hati (liver disease), alcohol adalah antara penyebab utama mereka mendapat katil berbayar di hospital. Kadang- kadang dalam rasa simpati,terbit juga perasaan 'padan muka' kepada golongan ini. Sanggup berhabisan duit semata-mata untuk merosakkan hati sendiri. Say no to alcohol! (klik)


Merokok juga isu biasa. 60 batang rokok sehari. Celah mana mereka jumpa masa nak merokok pun tak tahu la. Lebih kurang 4 batang rokok dalam masa sejam kalau ditolak waktu tidur (itu pun mungkin mimpi rokok?) Isu ini sama sahaja diperkatakan di Malaysia, namun isu ini lebih menjadi-jadi di sini. Suhu yang sejuk selalu dijadikan alasan, padahal banyak je heater yang ada kat sini. Kalau di Malaysia, jangan buat hal. Dah sah-sah haram. Antara Fatwa merokok itu HARAM ialah Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Majlis Kebangsaan Hal Ehwan Islam Malaysia kali ke 37 yang bersidang pada 23 Mac 1995 di Kuala Lumpur. Saya sangat bersyukur abah sudah berhenti merokok tidak lama dahulu. Saya faham berhenti merokok memerlukan masa dan jihad yang cukup kental. But think about it, kan dapat pahala jihad? Sekarang pun dah banyak nicotine patch dan siap ada klinik berhenti merokok lagi. Tak guna melabur untuk kematian. Lebih elok melabur dengan Takaful Ikhlas. :D


Zina. Aish, saya rasa bersalah setiap kali berjumpa dengan pesakit di sini. History taking yang baik perlu meliputi segenap aspek perubatan, keluarga dan sosial. Janggal sungguh rasanya bila pertama kali terserempak dengan seorang wanita yang mempunyai 3 anak namun bila ditanya tentang suami, beliau dengan selamba menjawab. 'Umm,I'm not married. I'm living with my mum now'. Bagi budak kampung seperti saya, mahu rasa nak tercabut rahang mendengar jawapan tersebut. Nasib baik mata tidak tersembul keluar dan masih mampu meneruskan history taking. Setelah beberapa lama berada di clinical years dan acapkali berjumpa dengan kes begini, saya jadi semakin lali dan biasa dengan isu begini. Ia adalah budaya biasa mereka,tiada apa yang pelik. Lali dan biasa. Tiada lagi jatuh rahang atau mata tersembul. Malah boleh pula minta maaf kalau tersalah guna perkataan 'husband' instead of 'partner'. Namun, ketika mendengar ceramah seorang ustaz tidak berapa lama yang lalu, saya rasa sungguh bersalah kerana menjadikan isu 'single parent' sebagai list perkara biasa dalam history taking.

Hadis riwayat Abu Said Al-Khudri ra.:
Aku pernah mendengar Rasulullah saw. bersabda: Barang siapa di antara kalian melihat kemungkaran (hal yang keji, buruk), maka hendaklah ia mengubah kemungkaran itu dengan tangannya. Jika tidak mampu, maka dengan lisannya. Kalau tidak sanggup, maka dengan hatinya. Dan itu adalah selemah-lemah iman. [HR Muslim]

Membenci dengan hati, dan itu selemah-lemah iman. Selemah-lemah iman. Kalau perkara seperti arak, rokok dan zina dianggap perkara biasa/rutin dalam history taking, maka di tingkat mana lagikah iman di hati? Allahu, ampunkan saya. Mulai sekarang, perlu cuba menasihati mereka dan sekurang-kurangnya tergetus rasa benci di hati. Ini bukan perkara biasa, ia perkara yang Allah murkai.

Sesungguhnya peluang belajar di tempat orang ini banyak memberikan pengajaran secara tidak langsung kepada saya. Kadang-kadang hati jadi kagum dengan 'keislaman' orang bukan Islam di sini apabila bercakap tentang aspek kebersihan dan budi bahasa. Betapa cara tarbiyatul aulad mereka sedikit sebanyak perlu dicontohi. Keterbukaan mereka dalam berkongsi buah fikiran memang tidak dapat dinafi. Sayang sekali rasanya beberapa orang yang tersangat baik yang saya jumpa, namun masih belum mendapat hidayah Allah. Semoga Allah yang memegang hati makhluk mengurniakan hidayah buat hati ini dan mereka yang berada di sekeliling.

time for GP portfolio!smile and no stress!

nota metatarsal : bila ditanya tentang betapa peliknya saya menahan diri dari makan dan minum (puasa) oleh GP, serentak itu saya berkata 'well,apparently nobody dies from fasting.but aplenty do due to alcohol,isn't it?' funny.
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.:sit back and ponder:.
Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Bertemankan semangkuk mee segera dan se'mug' milo, saya membuka puasa sunat 9 Muharram sendirian di golf house yang mewah dan selesa ini. Ironi,rumah besar tapi makan megi. Apa nak buat,saya bukan jenis yang begitu kisah dengan makan, apa sahaja saya terima except seafood. Funny,medical student tapi hentam jugak makan megi. Darurat ni, tak lalu dah makan roti Aldi. (mesti mak menangis kalau terbaca ni)

Sepatutnya 'kelas' saya bersama GP tamat pada jam 5 petang namun GP saya begitu teruja bercerita tentang kisah memancing, sesi fotografi, cerita rindu pada anak-anaknya, membawa saya melawat studio beliau yang 'wow' di tingkat atas surgery (aka klinik), cuaca di Malaysia, dan beberapa isu non-medical lain, saya cuma tercegat di pintu pagar luar menunggu teksi tatkala jam menginjak pukul 6.10 minit. Musim sejuk telah bermula sejak pertengahan bulan November lepas. Saya benar-benar maksudkan sejuk. Sejuk di mana cuaca mencecah 5-6 celcius. Buka peti ais dan duduk di dalamnya buat seketika, macam tu la :) Tapi alhamdulillah masih belum snow. Ada ura-ura mengatakan Ireland tidak akan dilawati makhluk putih dari langit itu tahun ini tapi siapa tahu... It's Ireland anyway. Bandar bersebelahan, Belfast sudah pun dilitupi salji. Dublin, tunggu saya balik dulu kalau nak snow pun ok!

Usai menghabiskan megi yang dimakan dengan perasaan bersalah, saya terfikir-fikir perbincangan saya dan GP di surgery petang tadi. Berkali-kali beliau menasihati saya supaya mempunyai hobi/interest. 'Have something that would make u look forward to wake up the next morning'. Kemudian terus bercerita tentang minat beliau yang memang wow. Fishing,photography, music arrangement, choir recording,list goes on. Bagi GP saya,beliau mahu mengejar kepuasan hidup, melakukan apa sahaja yang beliau minati tanpa halangan. How could he has time for all of that? I wonder, that's why he ends up as GP instead of becoming a consultant in the hospital anyway. But he's a really nice guy. Inspiring in some way :)

Apa yang membuatkan kita bangun setiap hari? Apa yang kita kejar tatkala matahari mula menjenguk bumi? Apa yang menjadikan kita terus tabah menjalani setiap hari yang disulami beraneka perasaan? Apa yang mendorong saya untuk melepaskan pelukan duvet dan tegar melangkah ke kelas setiap hari? Apa yang benar-benar memberikan motivasi buat saya?

Hidup tanpa tujuan ibarat kapal tanpa layarnya. Jauh perjalanan tanpa arah. Sesat dan rugi. Lalu apa sebenarnya tujuan hidup saya? Itu perkara yang perlu difikirkan sepanjang hari ini insyaAllah. Tujuan yang akan memandu setiap perlakuan dan reaksi. Khalifah bagaimana yang saya ingin jadi?

Putting my thinking cap on.

nota metatarsal : syukur bukan hanya dengan mengucapkan 'alhamdulillah'. itu hanya lafaz syukur. syukur yg sebenar ialah membesarkan Yang Memberi Nikmat melalui perlakuan.
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.:tik tok:.
Assalamualaikum wrt wbt.

Allahu. Baru sedar, esok sudah 4hb. Sejak meninggalkan zaman persekolahan di Beaumont Hospital(huk3), saya jadi sedikit dementia dalam mengingat tarikh dan hari~mungkin fail ujian awal MMSE [Mini mental state exam]. MasyaAllah cepat juga masa berlalu, teringat kelajuan Dublin Bus menuju ke Beaumont Hospital. Meskipun terkial-kial di rumah mencari kerja, rupa-rupanya sudah hampir seminggu berdiam di rumah. Sedikit sebanyak terasa rindu dengan kesibukan sesi akademik ketika di IC2 [Intermediate Cycle 2 = Semester 5]. Yes, kelihatan sungguh pelik. Kadang-kadang terasa mahu ikut serta rakan-rakan yang sedang menjalankan research [Student Selected Component] di lab atau pun join ward round di hospital. Ada sahaja cerita menarik mereka setiap hari di mukabuku. Dulu bukan main mintak cuti, bila dah cuti nak g sekolah semula. Manusia memang macam ni kan? Or, it's just me.

Sunyi juga rumah bila sebahagian besar ahli rumah keluar berjaulah. Semalam berkampung di dapur mencuba resepi kek dan memasak. Symptoms yang ditunjukkan memang sungguh classical dengan diagnosis 'never-have-long-hols-since-being-in-IC2 syndrome'. Selepas memasak, menyelesaikan tugas-tugas rasmi, bersembang dengan mak hingga panas phone di telinga,melawat-lawat mukabuku rakan-rakan, membaca blog, cuba bersungguh-sungguh menghabiskan bacaan buku, menunggu kepulangan akak final year, memaksa mereka makan makanan dan kemudian bersembang-sembang. Sepatutnya masa yang ada boleh saya gunakan untuk menelaah nota-nota yang mungkin menjerit-jerit histeria di dalam almari, mintak dikeluarkan dan dibaca. Namun, apakan daya, saya hanya bercadang untuk mula membaca nota-nota medical semula bermula minggu depan. Owh yes, harus juga memperbanyakkan hafalan surah (berdoa mendapatkan anak hafiz,kena berusaha dari sekarang kan). Aish...

Rasulullah sallahualaihiwassalam bersabda, “Dua nikmat yang sering dilupakan oleh kebanyakan manusia, iaitu nikmat masa lapang dan kesihatan”

Benar, sangat aman di sini hingga sampai boleh berkira-kira mahu mencuba semua resepi yang dilihat di internet. Entah apa khabar sahabat-sahabat saya di Mesir saat ini. Khabarnya ada yang mendapat cuti 3 bulan,malah ada yang sampai setahun. Allah datangkan ujian dalam pelbagai bentuk kan? Seriously, nikmat kelapangan ini kadangkala lebih perit, kerana selalunya hilang consciousness yang diri sedang diuji kan? Alhamdulillah, penyakit down sudah jarang melanda, ikut menyorok bersama-sama nota medical mungkin? Hehe.


Owh, baru sahaja menghabiskan buku 'Life is an open secret'. Self-help kind of book. Best,since pengarang,Zabrina A.Bakar menggunakan banyak analogy yang simple and understandable. Sila la baca bagi yang belum. Rahsia-rahsia yang dibongkarkan tu sememangnya telah ada dalam Quran dan sunnah,cuma tinggal nak buat je. Since saya pun macam sedikit berkelapangan buat masa ini, saya share content je la ye. Ini untuk rujukan saya di masa akan datang juga. Kot2 terlihat orang lain baca tapi tetiba jadi dementia as if x pernah baca pulak kan. [Pardon me, the word dementia was used a lot in Elderly Medicine lectures last week. My hippocampus is working perfectly well alhamdulillah].

Secret 1 : Love ur mother [of course I do!]
"A woman is a flower vase of beauty and fragrance. So smell her gently, do not wrestle with her"-Arabian proverb.

"Your Lord has decreed, that you worship none save Him, and (that you show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them to attain old age with you, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word." [17:23]

Secret 2 : Decide your path wisely
"You have to paddle your own canoe" -American proverb
Change. Turn towards Him. And be successful.

Secret 3: Rise early [yes,it means qiam and don't go back to sleep after subuh]
"Plan your year in the spring,your day at dawn"- Chinese proverb
The early bird gets the worm. Tak percaya? Pagi esok tunggu tepi tingkap. Tengok burung tido x lepas subuh.

Secret 4 : Face challenge with zest
"Fighting has been enjoined upon you 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." [2:216]

Secret 5 : Aim and strive!
"The bird will not fly into your arrow"-Ovambo proverb
"Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do." [16:97]

Secret 6 : Be connected
"And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided" [3:103]

"No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it"

Secret 7 : Stay steadfast [istiqamah,deal?]
Aishah narrated : The Prophet was asked, "What deeds are loved most by Allah?" He said, "The most regular, constant deeds, even though they may be few." He added, "Don't take upon yourselves, except the deeds which are within your ability." [Al Bukhari]

Secret 8 : Sharpen your communication skills
Anas Ibn Malik reported that when the Prophet [pbuh] used to say something, he would repeat it three times so that it would be understood. When he came to people, he would greet them three times [Al-Bukhari]

Secret 9 : Say the word and do the action [it's a must-read chapter!]
O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do" [61:3]

Secret 10 : Choose your word with care
Abu Darda' reported that the Messenger of Allah[pbuh] said, "There will be nothing heavier in the balance of the believer on the Day of Rising than good character. Allah dislikes foul language" [At-Tarmizi]

Secret 11 : Manage your time [hmmm..]
"By time, indeed all mankind is in loss, except those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience." [103:1-3]

"It's not so much how busy you are,but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted"-Mary O'Connor

Secret 12 : Be ready for opportunities in life
"When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us."

Secret 13 : What goes around, come around
"Whoever does righteousness - it is for his [own] soul; and whoever does evil [does so] against it. And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants." [41:46]

Secret 14 : Half full or half empty? [ok,get thirsty already]
"You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because the thorns have roses."

Secret 15 : Make patience your policy [am trying.real hard u know?]
Abu Hurairah reported that a man said to the Prophet[pbuh], "Advise me." He said, "Do not get angry". He repeated his request several times, and the Prophet said, "Do not get angry" [Al Bukhari]

Secret 16 : Be persistent
"Consider the postage stamp. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there"

Secret 17 : Less me and more of we
"Faithful believers are to each other as the bricks of a wall, supporting and reinforcing each other." So saying, the Prophet [pbuh] clasped his hands by interlocking his fingers." [Al Bukhari]

Secret 18 : Trust your Lord
"And We charge no soul except [with that within] its capacity, and with Us is a record which speaks with truth; and they will not be wronged." [23:62]

"And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent." [65:3]

Secret 19 : Find your passion
"Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate." [43:32]

"God gives the nuts, but He doesn't crack them" -Germany proverb

Those are 19 secrets revealed in this book. But I just want to add in another one. Even number sounds a bit nicer, I think. The number-twenty secret is :
Don't just read and get inspired. Close the book and start experimenting!

*Yawn*

With this, I rest my case. InsyaAllah esok akan lebih produktif.

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