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Showing posts with label islam. Show all posts
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Sunday, 10 July 2016

Islammu Nggak Ada Artinya Apabila Durhaka Kepada Ibu


Baru-baru ini saya sangat kesal sekali dan harus menasihati seseorang karena menurutku ia sudah sangat keterlaluan kepada ibunya sendiri. Dengan arogannya dia tidak mau meminta maaf kepada ibunya ketika Idul Fitri lalu dan pernah pula dia nyatakan bahwa dia tidak mau mengurus ibunya nanti ketika beliau sudah tua. Orang tersebut berjilbab dan mengerti agama. Tapi menurutku Islamnya tidak ada artinya apabila ia durhaka kepada ibunya. 

Seperti di blog post yang pernah aku tulis sebelumnya, aku baru merasakan betapa besarnya pengorbanan seorang ibu ketika aku mulai merasakan hamil si kecil. Mungkin orang ini tidak akan pernah mengerti sampai ia sendiri mengalaminya bahwa hal-hal yang dilakukan ibunya semata-mata karena si ibu sayang kepada anaknya, tidak mau melihat anaknya hidup susah. 

Aku ingat ketika aku masih mencari kerja dan gaji suamiku pun pas-pasan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup kita, ibuku menawarkan membiayaiku untuk sekolah lagi. Tawarannya pun kutolak. Aku nggak punya hati untuk merepotkan dia lagi. Sudah cukuplah tanggung jawabnya kepadaku. Aku hanya minta ibu untuk mendoakanku. Ketika ia berkunjung kesini (waktu itu kondisiku sudah jauh lebih baik) dan aku biayai seluruh pengeluarannya selama disini pun ibu masih berkata, "pasti kamu keluar uang banyak ya untuk bayarin mama selama disini. Mama kasian, uangnya kan bisa kamu pakai untuk yang lain. Nanti mama ganti ya." Dan aku bilang, "gak perlu Ma, aku cukup minta didoakan supaya dimudahkan rejekinya. Biar Allah nanti yang ganti." Karena aku tahu ridho dan doa ibu itu luar biasa.

Kalau orang ini sampai sesumbar bilang bahwa dia nggak butuh ibunya, dia salah besar. Karena sepanjang hidupnya dari dia masih di kandungan sampai sekarang dia selalu bergantung kepada ibunya (walaupun mungkin sekarang sudah tidak setergantungan seperti dulu). Mungkin dia sengaja lupa bahwa ketika dia kecil, justru dia yang tidak berdaya, tidak mungkin survive tanpa ibunya. Dan ibunya pun tidak pernah meminta sepeser pun darinya untuk apa yang telah ibunya lakukan untuknya. 

Aku ingatkan kepadanya bahwa doa ibu dan doa orang yang teraniaya itu pasti diijabah oleh Allah, oleh karena itu berhati-hatilah, jangan sampai kamu menyakiti hati ibumu sampai dia mendoakanmu yang tidak baik. Dan juga, selagi masih ada waktu, sebaiknya dia meminta maaf karena umur seseorang tidak ada yang tahu.

Bahaya-bahaya durhaka, azab dan dosa durhaka terhadap orang tua:

1. Haram masuk surga
“Ada tiga jenis orang yang diharamkan Allah masuk surga, yaitu pemabuk berat, pendurhaka terhadap kedua orang tua, dan seorang dayyuts (merelakan kejahatan berlaku dalam keluargannya, merelakan istri dan anak perempuan selingkuh).” (H.R. Nasa’i dan Ahmad).

2. Dimurkai Allah SWT
“keridhaan Allah tergantung keridhaan orang tua, dan murka Allah pun tergantung pada murka kedua orang tua.” (H.R. al-Hakim).

3. Allah tidak menerima shalatnya
“Allah tidak akan menerima shalat orang dibenci kedua orang tuannya yang tidak menganiaya kepadannya.” (H.R.  Abu al-Hasan bin Makruf).

"Ada tiga golongan yang Allah tidak menerima (amal kebajikannya) dari yang sunnah maupun yang fardhu, yaitu durhaka kepada orang tua, orang yang suka mengungkit-ungkit kebaikannya, dan orang yang mendustakan takdir.” (H.R. Thabrani).

4. Dipecat sebagai pengikut nabi SAW
“Bukan termasuk dari golongan kami orang yang diperluas rezekinnya oleh Allah lalu ia kikir dalam menafkahi keluargannya.” (H.R. ad-Dailamy).

5. Mendapat “gelar” kafir 
“Jangan membenci kedua orang tuamu. Barang siapa mengabaikan kedua orang tua, maka dia kafir”. (H.R. Muslim).

6. Balasan azab dengan segera di dunia
Al-Hakim dan Al-Ashbahani, dari Abu Bakar r.a. dari Nabi Saw, beliau bersabda, “Setiap dosa akan diakhirkan oleh Allah sekehendak-Nya sampai hari kiamat, kecuali dosa mendurhakai kedua orang tua. sesungguhnya Allah akan menyegerakan (balasan) kepada pelakunnya didalam hidupnya sebelum mati.”

7. Tidak diampuni dosannya
Dari Aisyah r.a. ia berkata, Rasulullah Saw. Bersabda, “dikatakan kepada orang yang durhaka kepada kedua orang tua, “berbuatlah sekehendakmu, sesungguhnya Aku tidak akan mengampuni. “Dan dikatakan kepada orang yang berbakti kepada orang tua, perbuatlah sekehendakmu, sesungguhnya Aku mengampunimu.” (H.R. Abu Nu’aim).

8. Membatalkan seluruh amal
“ada tiga hal yang menyebabkan terhapusnya seluruh amal, yaitu (a) syirik kepada Allah, (b) durhaka kepada orang tua, (c) seorang alim yang dipermainkan oleh orang dungu dan jahil.” (H.R. Thabrani).

9. Haram mencium aroma surga
Bau surga yang radiusnya sejauh 1000 tahun perjalanan itu tak bisa dirasakan oleh orang durhaka. Benar2 dahsyat. “sesunguhnya aroma surga itu tercium dari jarak perjalanan seribu tahun, dan demi Allah tidak akan mendapatinnya barang siapa yang durhaka dan memutuskan silaturahim.” (H.R.Thabrani).

10. Terputus rezekinnya
“Apabila seseorang tidak meninggalkan doa bagi kedua orang tuannya, maka akan terputus rezekinya” (H.R. Ad-Dailamy). Seseorang yang Tidak mendoakan kedua orang tuanya termasuk kategori orang yang durhaka terhadap orang tuannya. Oleh karena itu, orang tua wajib mendapatkan doa dari anaknya.

11. Orang yg mendapat kerugian besar
“Sungguh kecewa dan hina, sungguh kecewa dan hina, sungguh kecewa dan hina orang yang mendapati atau salah satunnya sampai tua, lantas ia tidak dapat masuk surga.” (H.R. Muslim)

12. Dibenci Allah
“Barang siapa ridha kepada kedua orang tuannya, berarti ia ridha kepada Allah. Dan barang siapa membenci kedua orang tua, sungguh dia membenci Allah.” (H.R. Ibnu An-Najjar).


Monday, 13 June 2016

Ramadan Day 7: Giving of Alms

Based on the article published in Huff Post in 2013 (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/21/muslims-give-most_n_3630830.html), Muslims are the most generous, ahead of Christians and Jews. Why? The answer is simple... because giving charity is prescribed in our religion and also in our religion there is an "obligatory" alms called zakat. Please note that it is OBLIGATORY :).

THE POOR OWNS SOME OF OUR WEALTH

In Islam, we are taught that within the wealth that we own, the poor owns some part of it. The poor have rights over some part of our wealth. If we don't pay our share of alms, how else can the poor access their rights if we don't open the way? Think of it this way, not everyone is born privileged. When we were born, we can't choose our family, our parents, the environment, etc. Some people will be born into low socio-economic family, while some others are luckier to be born into wealthy families. Don't say that poor people need to work their a** off to be rich. Some people may achieve success through a combination of hard work, perseverance, and miracle; but some people just can't no matter how hard they try. So, try to put yourself in other people's shoes. Giving alms will not make you poor. In fact, it will make you richer - mentally and financially.


ALMS IS THE BEST INVESTMENT

Allah himself has promised, if someone want to give alms  then surely Allah will replace it with a minimal amount of 10 (ten) times . And that is written in the Qur'an Surah : 6 , Verse : 160 , where Allah promises a return of 10 fold for those who want to do good . Even in the Qur'an Surat: 2 , Verse : 261 , God promised a reply to 700 folds.

Allah's maths is beyond our logic and I think it's the best investment you could ever make. In Allah's maths, if you think 10 - 1 = 9, then you're incorrect. It should be 10 - 1 = 19, the result is based on the statement that Allah with replace with minimal amount of 10 times. If you invest or deposit your money in the bank, bank will only give you return of 10% at most. You can get more returns if you invest your money in foreign exchange or shares, but the risk is also very high. But if you invest in the bank of Allah, you will be guaranteed a minimum ROI of 1000% and with no risk at all. In order to make this work, there is one key thing that you must do: keep your faith in Him. Sometimes you can get the return immediately, sometimes you have to wait. And sometimes you get the return in the form of money or wealth, and some other time you're protected from bad things. Either way, you will definitely still profit. Just remember that He always keeps His promises.

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So, after reading this, do you still want to pile up your money in the bank? Think again ;)
Saturday, 26 March 2016

From Muzdalifah


I was flipping through the little blue notebook where I stored all of my prayers for hajj. I had written a couple of journal entries to describe my feelings and the situation around me in there. And the following entry was written when I was in Muzdalifah:

3/10/14 Friday

Today was the big day. The day everyone has been waiting for - the day of Arafah. I was already awake from 1.30 am and didn't continue sleeping at all until we reached Arafah. The bus? Don't ask. It came after Subuh. You can feel how frustrated I was lacking of sleep only to find we were able to move to Arafah after Subuh. But I kept my calm. Afterall, hajj is all about practicing your patience.

We arrived at Arafah desert and walked our way to our tent. Our tent was very simple. No air conditioning, no fan, no cushion. Just carpet and the tent. The weather was very hot. I was almost tempted to complain, but I kept my mouth shut. 





I used my time to rest between Dhuha to Dhuhr, saving my energy for wukuf* time. I had completed my Quran recitation (khatam) the day before, so I was actually a bit reluctant to start reading it again. Instead, I made more dzikr to fill in for the waiting/idle time.

When Dhuhr time just rolled in, we prayed Dhuhr and Ashar jama' qashar ta'dim immediately. We then started the long period of time to make du'a, du'a which will be granted by Allah (inshaaAllah). We contemplated on our mistakes and sins in the past, lead by the leader of the hajj group. By the time we finished with the du'a/prayer together, it was already 2pm. Say that again? Yes, it was already 2pm. Given that, I knew we didn't have a lot of remaining time left to make the rest of our du'as. According to the hadith, wukuf is one of the best time to make du'a. There were so many that we wanted to ask for but so little time!

Before we know it, 4pm had passed. After reciting all of the du'as for my family and friends, husband asked me to make du'a together privately. We walked away from our tent and found a quiet spot to continue our du'as.








5pm had passed. We returned to our tent and found everyone standing outside of the tent facing the qiblat making the last du'as before the wukuf time finishes, just when the sun rolled into the night. We made our last du'a while watching the sun set behind the mountain of rocks. Beautiful, maashaaAllah.


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It turned out the wukuf wasn't as scary as I had imagined. Alhamdulillah Allah always kept my expectation so that every time throughout the hajj journey so that I could restrain myself from making complaints.

Just after Maghrib, we moved towards Muzdalifah, the 'thousand stars hotel' (not three, four, or five - if you get what I mean). There was a sea of people sleeping on the rock hard grounds. Everyone looks the same to me. You can't tell them apart from their worldly status, whether they are a leader from a famous company or a just a poor man. Everyone is the same in their ihram clothing. 



Today was a day that caught me in an awe. It's such a blessing for me to be able to witness all of this while I'm still young. Hopefully it will change me in a positive way when I return home. And I sincerely would like to return here again someday.

We only have 3 days left before this pilgrimage is complete. Honestly I can't wait to be home and appreciate more of what I have. It is true that in hajj we left everything behind - our family, our likes, our favourite food, our comfort zone, and everything else, all for Allah. Lillah ta'ala.

Alhamdulillah me and husband had firmly set our intention at the beginning which had helped us getting through and surviving the hajj process. Sometimes (a lot of times) I thought to myself, "Dita, what have you put yourself into!?" (of my very strong intention and will of going for hajj). I didn't expect it would be this exhausting. It's like PPAM all over again, for 30 days in fact. But you know what, if it's for Allah and you believe in Allah, rest assure that everything will turn out just fine.

Saturday, 4/10/2016 1am
Muzdalifah

*Reference on Wukuf:
Wukuf is the main activity in hajj. If a pilgrim missed the wukuf, then his/her hajj will not be considered legitimate. Wukuf time is considered as one of the best time to make du'a as reported in the hadith by Amr ibn Shu’aib: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best supplication is that which is made on the day of Arafat."
Sunday, 22 November 2015

What If You Only Have 7 Months to Live?

For the last couple of weeks I have heard several people telling me to watch a Youtube video about a brother who was diagnosed with cancer and had only 7 months to live. This brother considered the cancer as a gift from Allah because Allah had given him the chance to change.

For a long time I have wondered why people say we should be thankful for our imaan and why Islam is a 'nikmat'. The answer is because Allah is the owner of all hearts and he may do whatever He wants, including flipping it around 180 degrees. The brother's story also correlates to this. Allah had flipped his life around from being a successful business man with lavish lifestyle to become a humble servant of Allah who dedicates the remaining days of his life doing charity around the world.

What happens to the brother can happen to you, to me, to anyone in this world at any time. None of your worldly possession will follow you to the grave, only your good deeds will. This is a good and constant reminder for me and everyone that everything you have in this world, if you don't use it in the way of Allah, doesn't mean a thing for your hereafter. It will not help you in any way. So, what have you done today to prepare for your journey to meet Allah?

Watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/LivingMuslim/videos/543875542446950/?pnref=story


Thursday, 24 September 2015

My Hajj Miracle Story



I consider myself very lucky because I was able to go for hajj when I was still in my 20's and without my parents financial aid. Me and husband had the opportunity to practice hajj in 2014. In that year, Arafah day fell on a Friday, which is considered the best day of the week.

A lot of people asked me "what miracles did you encounter?" when I had just returned from hajj. I got confused because I don't think there were anything particular things that stood out. But when I went on to tell the story of how I even get to go for hajj in 2014, someone said "that's your miracle".

HANG YOUR DREAMS 5CM IN FRONT OF YOUR FOREHEAD
In the book "5 cm" by Donny Dhirgantoro, there is a quote "hang your dreams 5 cm in front of your forehead , so that you can remember and strive to reach it".

I'm a firm believer that one should always keep a written list of what he/she wants to achieve or have a visual reminder. It may sound silly, but I believe it plays a part in achieving your dream. So, when I was still a student in university, I created a list of things to achieve in life. One of the points in the list says, "go to hajj before 35 yrs old." I was a bit doubtful when I wrote "35 yrs old". But then I thought, "you know what, anything is possible for Allah."

Then, when I first started working in 2011, I setup a picture of Ka'bah as my desktop background. My colleague said, "wah, masang gambar ka'bah di laptop". I said, "Yes :) I'm going to go there someday". The Ka'bah desktop background was my visual reminder. I see it almost everyday. And even when I don't think about it, I believe the universe conspires to help me achieve it.




FROM A 10-YEAR PLAN, TO JUST 1-YEAR
After two years of marriage, our household income is still just enough to get us by and set aside some savings, alhamdulillah. I wasn't working at that time and was constantly in stress because I used to be so active. I was praying night and day, begging to Allah to give me a job. And in the previous Ramadan, we sort of did the unthinkable, we gave all of our savings to charity.

Just one month before I finally got a job, husband and I were having conversation about saving up for Hajj. We made a target of going for hajj in 10 years, calculated the cost and also took into account the inflation, and finally calculated the monthly amount that we needed to save. We then made a commitment to save our money x amount each month for the next 10 years for Hajj.

About three months after we gave up all of our savings, alhamdulillah, finally Allah answered my prayers. I secured a contract position within the company I used to work for in Indonesia. It was only a contract position, but I'm grateful for anything. A contract position will do just fine.

So, I received my contract and began calculating the salary that I will be earning during the contract. Miraculously, the amount is just enough to pay for two person to go for hajj. I didn't know what was going on in my head. I could have thought of buying other things, but I was thinking about going for hajj (?). I was so excited and asked my husband if he would like to go for hajj the next year. Of course, he would say "yes!".




ALLAH DOESN'T CALL ON THE WEALTHY, BUT ENABLES THOSE WHO HAVE THE CALLING
Alhamdulillah we will have sufficient amount of money to go for hajj, but the problem doesn't really stop there. The hajj service that we used is one of the popular one amongst Indonesians, so we had to book it fast. We inquired about the price around October 2013 and we were told that there are only few seats left. So, if we're interested we need to registered ASAP. Usually quotas won't be full until a couple of months before the month of hajj.

We were in panic because we haven't done our homework on comparing the price of different hajj travel services and were also told that we had to pay $2000 for deposit to secure a seat for next year's hajj. We didn't even have that kind of money in our savings. But alhamdulillah, with basmallah (and faith to Allah) we were able to scrape money from other budgets and pay the deposit. A month after that we were trying to get by with little money, but alhamdulillah we were able to manage and it was all well worth it.

IN CONCLUSION
Most people will wait until they achieve everything, especially finance independency before going for hajj. But I'm very grateful for the choice that we made. There are a lot of places in Makkah and Madinah where prayers will no-doubt will be granted (inshaaAllah). And alhamdulillah, since returning from hajj, Allah has made our life much easier. The homework now is to maintain our ibadah to show our gratitude to the Almighty.