11.18.08

Prayers. A gift for everyone.

Posted in Uncategorized at 6:55 am by ummsofiyyah

Have you ever experienced the paradox of wanting something very very verrrrrry much, but yet, you’re not pinning any hopes on it?

Macam nak sangat sangat benda tu, tapi bila fikirkan the practicality of it, patah semua harapan. You start to think of the things you will have to go through in order to achieve that goal. The thing is, it’s not that you’re not willing to go through it, but you simply think there is NO WAY you can do it. No way.

Oh I know the feeling only too well.

It’s impossible, really. That thing I have in mind. Mustahil lah memang. Macam nak suruh matahari terbit dari barat je. *laugh2* *snort2*

 

Eh?

 

Noticed something? What did I just say? The sun rising from the WEST? Is it REALLY impossible, umm sofiyyah?

“Tidak akan terjadi kiamat…hingga matahari terbit dari barat. Apabila matahari terbit dari barat, maka berimanlah semua manusia. Maka saat itulah ketika iman seseorang tidak bermanfa’at lagi bagi dirinya yang belum beriman sebelum itu, atau dia (belum) mengusahakan kebaikan dalam masa imannya. (HR. Bukhari 13 : 81-82)”

So saying that it is impossible for matahari untuk terbit dari barat is akin to saying it is impossible for Qiyamah tu happen. Wa na’uuzubillahi min dzaalik.

 

 

So my point is? Nothing is impossible if Allah wills it to happen. Mungkin dengan segala kemampuan yang ada pada diri kita now, memang macam impossible. Sebab we do not have the power to change hati manusia, mendekatkan yang jauh, menukar keadaan supaya sesuai dengan kemahuan kita, meninggikan yang rendah dan sebagainya. Tapi Allah kan ada? Nothing is impossible for Allah. And if Allah wants to give it to us, why, who is there to stop Him? Allah says kun, fayakuun. :)

 

 

I’m not saying that we should all hope for things which are like super difficult to get all the time. Although you can tell that I disagree with Bordieu’s concept of habitus in that sense. Haha. Ok joking. But what I’m trying to say is, I should not, EVER, EVER, equate MY OWN WEAKNESSES AND LIMITED ABILITIES with that of Allah’s. “Oh this is impossible (Because HANNAH can never make it happen), so it never will happen (even if God wants it to happen?).”

It’s like imposing my own weaknesses on God, don’t you think? Na’uzubillah.

I know sometimes I don’t mean it THAT way when I say it. But I have to bear in mind that I am responsible for what I say. So I won’t want to be saying something which is like, questioning the authority of God even if I totally do not mean it, betul tak? :)

 

 

So what am I suggesting? If I have something I really want, but one which I think is impossible to achieve, angkatlah tangan. Angkatlah tangan after every solat and ask it from Allah. Letakkan harapan. Bukan pada the thing I want, but pada Allah. Kalau dapat, I must not forget to thank Allah. Kalau tak dapat, I must not forget to thank Allah too because I know God knows better what is best for me. Lagi pun kan dah do’a “Rabbanaa Aatinaa fiddunyaa hasanah, wa fil aakhirati hasanah, wa qinaa ‘azaabannaar.” So mesti confident yang apa yang we get adalah hasanah (kebaikan) di dunia dan akhirat. (Hmm. I’m starting to sound preachy ek?? Sorry about that. :D)

 

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So since we’re on the topic of do’a.. I want to share some tips on adab2 do’a. Bear with me ya.

 

 

1. Dari Ibn Abbas dia berkata: Pada suatu hari aku berada di belakang Rasulullah, lalu baginda berkata: Wahai anak kecil! Aku ingin mengajarkan kamu satu kalimah (nasihat). Jagalah (perintah dan larangan) Allah, nescaya Allah akan menjaga kamu. Jagalah (perintah dan larangan) Allah, nescaya kamu akan dapati Allah dihadapanmu. Bila kamu memohon, maka mohonlah dari Allah, dan jika kamu meminta pertolongan mintalah dari Allah. Ketahuilah bahawa jika umat ini bersatu untuk memberikan manfaat kepada kamu, maka sesungguhnya mereka tidak dapat berbuat demikian melainkan apa yang telah ditulis oleh Allah kepada kamu. Dan jika mereka berkumpul untuk memudaratkanmu, nescaya mereka tidak dapat berbuat demikian melainkan apa yang telah ditulis oleh Allah ke atas kamu.[1]

[1] Hadis ini dikategorikan sohih oleh syeikh  al-Albaani. Lihat sohih at-Tirmizi  hadis no 2516

 

So, what we can derive from this hadeeth:

1) Nothing is impossible: even if the whole world is against you, if God says they can do no harm to you then there’s no way they can harm you. And even if the whole world come together to help you achieve something you want, if God says no it means no. So again, nothing is impossible. Percaya kan? :)

2) Ask from God, and only from God. For only He has the supreme power over everything and everyone.

3) Much as we want Allah to fulfill our hopes and wishes, we must always remember that we have our obligations towards Him too. Nak Allah kabulkan doa, tapi tak jaga hubungan dengan Allah? It’s like asking favours all the time from someone whom I rarely talk to, and whom I treat coldly and indifferently. Boleh gitu? Tak boleh kan kan kan kan.

 

 

 

 

2. Fudholah meriwayatkan bahawasanya ketika Rasulullah r sedang duduk (di dalam masjid) lalu masuklah seorang lelaki dan melakukan solat dan dia berdoa “Ya Allah ampunkanlah dosaku dan rahmatilah aku”.   Rasulullah r pun berkata:

 

“Kamu telah terburu-buru dalam berdoa wahai orang yang bersolat! Setelah kamu selesai solat dan duduk, pujilah Allah dengan pujian yang layak baginya, dan berselawatlah ke atasku, setelah itu mohonlah kepada Allah”

 

Fudholah berkata: Setelah itu, lelaki lain pula melakukan solat lalu memuji Allah serta berselawat ke atas Rasulullah r. Rasulullah r pun berkata padanya:

 

“Wahai Orang yang menyembah Allah! Berdoalah, nescaya ianya akan dikabulkan”[1]

 

[1] Hadis ini dikategorikan sohih oleh syeikh  al-Albaani. Lihat sohih at-Tirmizi  hadis no 4376

 

 

and in the Quran:

 

 

Hanya milik Allah nama-nama yang baik, maka mohonlah kepada-Nya dengan menyebut nama-nama itu. (7:180)

 

 

 

Aha. So apa yang kita paham?

1) Don’t rush it when I’m asking from God. It’s God I’m asking from, for God’s sake (no pun intended).

2) Asmaaul husnaa yang dihafaz dari kecik can now be applied. When asking from God, call Him with all those beautiful names you know. “Ya Rahmaan, Ya ‘Aziiz, Ya Rahiim, Ya Malik..”. Be generous with your compliments, for He is All-deserving of it. :)

 

 

 

 

3. Buraydah meriwayatkan Bahawa Rasulullah mendengar seorang lelaki berkata: “Ya Allah! Aku memohon kepada Mu, dan aku bersaksi bahawa sesungguhnya Engkaulah Allah, tiada tuhan melainkan Engkau, yang Maha Esa dan Engkaulah tempat bergantung, yang tidak beranak dan tidak diperanakkan dan tiada sesuatu pun yang setaraf dengan Mu”

 

Rasulullah pun berkata: “Kamu telah meminta Allah dengan namanya yang agung yang mana jika diminta dengannya akan diberi dan jika dipanggil dengannya akan dijawab”[1]

 

 

 

the Arabic version of the du’a:
 
اللهمَّ إني أسألك أني أشهد أنك أنت اللّه [الذي] لا إله إلا أنت الأحد الصمد الذي لم يلد ولم يولد ولم يكن له كفواً أحدٌ  


 

[1] Hadis ini dikategorikan sohih oleh syeikh  al-Albaani. Lihat sohih Abu Daud  hadis no 1493

 

 

There you have it. The ‘introduction’ before every do’a. Endorsed by the Prophet saw himself. Jadi jangan lupa baca ni before proceeding with your requests :)

(for those yang kurang faham dengan tulisan tanpa baris, this is for you) “Allahumma innii as aluka annii asyhadu annaka antallaah [alladzii] laa ilaaha illaa antal ahad, assomad, alladzii lam yalid wa lam yuulad wa lam yaku(n)l lahuu kufuwan ahad.”

Senangkan? Macam surah al-ikhlas kan :)

 

another alternative is:

“Allahumma innii as aluka bianna lakal hamd, laa ilaaha illaa antal mannaanu badii’ussamaawaati wal ardh, yaa dzal jalaali wal ikraam, ya hayyu yaa qayyuum.”

اللهمَّ إني أسألك بأن لك الحمد، لا إله إلا أنت المنَّانُ بديعُ السمواتِ والأرض، يا ذا الجلال والإِكرام، يا حيُّ ياقيومُ[1]

[1] Hadis ini dikategorikan sohih oleh syeikh  al-Albaani. Lihat sohih Abu Daud  hadis no 1495

 

 

 

 

Hokey. So those are some of the tips I would like to share with all of you. Akhir kata?

 

Sabda Nabi r: “Jika salah seorang dari kamu memohon dari Allah, mintalah yang banyak kerana sesungguhnya dia sedang memohon dari Tuhannya”[1]

 

[1] Hadis ini dikategorikan sohih oleh syeikh  al-Albaani. Lihat silsilah sohihah hadis no 1325

 

 Yups. So keep on praying and asking ok? And remember Hannah, that means you have to keep on observing your obligations to God as well:) (refer to tip no 1).

 

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“Allahumma innii as aluka bianna lakal hamd, laa ilaaha illaa antal mannaanu badii’ussamaawaati wal ardh, yaa dzal jalaali wal ikraam, ya hayyu yaa qayyuum.. Ya Rahmaan, ya Rahiim, ya ‘aliim, ya Fattaah, ya Kariim, ya Latiif, ya mujiiba du’aanaa, ya Allah..

Ya Allah, please let us excel in our coming examinations. Permudahkanlah segala kesusahan, dan lapangkanlah hati-hati kami dalam menjawab segala soalan. Ya Allah, jagalah hati-hati kami agar keinginan untuk cemerlang dalam peperiksaan ini tidak melebihi keinginan untuk cemerlang di akhirat kelak.

Allahumma laa sahla illaa maa ja’altahu sahlaa, wa anta taj’alul hazna idzaa syi’ta sahlaa (Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except for what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy)!

Wa sollaahu ‘alaa sayyidinaa muhammad, wa baarik wa sallim.”

 

 

29 Comments »

  1. Aisya-K said,

    November 18, 2008 at 8:13 am

    Hannah, a VERYYYYYYYYYYYY VERYYYYYYYYYYYY VERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY good & useful post. I love it!

    And I love you!

    Thnx for all the beneficial entries.

    Baarakallahu fik, ya shadiiqatil jamilah! (:

  2. Ibn Hajar said,

    November 18, 2008 at 11:48 am

    Salam ‘alaik ya Umm Sofiyyah …

    Once , my uncle had a coma and the doctors said he’s going to die in a few days time. So, his family members went to an orphanage home and requested from the orphans there to make a supplication for my uncle. Walhamdulillah , after a few days …my uncle was totally okay…n the doctors were shocked.

    Once , a lady had a cancer and the doctor said that chances of recovery was very low. So, this lady went to perform haj or ‘umrah. While she was in Madinah or Makkah , she drank the ‘Zam Zam’ water and she made made a prayer…may she recover from her sickness. Walhamdulillah, when she returned to her country..the doctors were shocked that the lady had fully recovered.

    Alangkah benar sabda Baginda Nabi sollallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam :

    ” The Zam Zam water is according to the (intention of the drinker)”

    (Narrated by Imam Ahmad and Ibn Majah. This hadith is authentic)

    Once, I had a dream and I informed those around me about my dream. Many said that I won’t be able to achieve that dream. At that time , I felt like giving up….But one day, I atttended a talk during the month of Ramadhan and the ustaz was elaborating on the verse :

    ” And when My slaves ask you (Rasulullah sollallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) concerning Me, then(answer them), I am near . I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me. So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.”

    ( Surah Al-Baqarah , Verse 186)

    So, since that day…I did not give up making doa to Allah even though the people around me did not have the confidence in me.Walhamdulillah , after the long wait..nearly 3 years….that dream finally came true.

    Sesuatu perkara itu mungkin kelihatan mustahil pada pandangan manusia tetapi sesungguhnya tiada perkara yang mustahil di sisi Allah.

    Let me end this with a piece of hadith of our Prophet sollallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam :

    “Sesungguhnya Allah yang Maha Hidup dan Maha Pemurah merasa malu sekiranya hambanya menadah tangan kepadanya untuk mengembalikan kedua tangan tersebut dalam keadaan kecewa”

    (Narrated by Imam Ibn Majah.This hadith is authentic)

    And do remember ya…bahawa doa seorang ibu untuk seorang anak amat mustajab di sisi Allah.

    Sorie ya if this comment is too long..’afwan :)

    Wassalam
    -Ibn Hajar-

  3. srikandi said,

    November 18, 2008 at 12:51 pm

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    bit taufiq was sadad wa nasriLLAH…
    ALLAH wa Rasuluhu s.a.w ma’aki wa ma’ana daiman…

    Aktsiri minad du’a was solawat ‘alan Nabiyy ‘alaihis solaatu was salaam.. :)

  4. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 18, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    Aisyah,

    You’re welcome. Wa iyyaak ya hayaati:)

  5. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 18, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    Thank you ibn hajar for the beneficial comment. Baarakallaahu fiik.

  6. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 18, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Syukran. Jazaakillah ya ukhtii. Addu’aa biddu’aa. :)

  7. nuuuuuun said,

    November 18, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    ameen! insyaAllah du’aa-ii ma’ak aidhon.
    bittaufiiq wannajaah yarhhx!

    and since kau was sounding preachy (im just quoting what you wrote :P) you should end your entry with the awesome closing you always use during your oh-so-famous past of winning syarahan competitions :P

    “wabiLLahittaufiq wal hidaayah, wa birridhaa wal ‘inaayah, wassalaamu’aikum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh”

    hehehheehe takde link, i KNOW.

  8. nuuuuuun said,

    November 18, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    eh im so upset i missed out ‘aLAikum in the comment earlier. padan lah aku tak menang syarahan dulu HAHAHAAAHAHAHAH.

  9. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 18, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    hahaha. syarahan competitions. cite lame seh. time tu jubilee emas waktanjong ade gambar lame2 time aku syarahan. aku da.. ape niii. ape salah aku kat waktanjong sampai nak letak gambar ni kat sini. ahaha.

    eh aku tak pakai wa birridhaai wal ‘inaayah sangat ah. ustazah aisyah tak kasi. hahaha.

  10. nuuuuuun said,

    November 19, 2008 at 7:16 am

    hahahhahaahahahahahahaha “ustazah aisyah tak kasi” <– KLAKA!!

    and by the way, why do all the students yang masuk the syarahan competitions ALL USE THE SAAAAAAAMEEEEEE tone?? HAHAHAHAHA kau pun sey. bb and me used to have a gd time laughing at the ‘uniform’ intonasi :P

  11. theorangescooter said,

    November 19, 2008 at 10:45 am

    hai kakakku yg ku sayang. tengok blog adek k. takde keje buat ah ape2 yg adek buat kat blog adek. hehe

  12. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 19, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    HAHA. betool. she said like, it’s like ikot2 budak2 madrasah lain. haha.

    hahaha. SOCIALISED to use that tone ah. macam pembaca berita jugak. ada distinct tone they use kan. haha.

  13. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 19, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    Haha. hokey. when I have the time, insyaAllah. I’ll do it because:

    1) adik yang suruh.
    2) because ath said sape yang sayang de boleh buat. haha.

  14. faruq said,

    November 20, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Surely Man takes prayers for granted. Being ungrateful yet asking for more.

    “Man does not weary of asking for good (things), but if ill touches him, he gives up all hope (and) is lost in despair.”
    - 41:49

    Of course, I’m not talking about the people who constantly obey His Commands and avoid His Prohibitions. They have more right to ask from Him.

    I’m talking about those who, yang tak pernah solat, alih2 sembahyang pastu doa, and expect miracles to happen. If you’re looking for a genie to grant your wishes, go rub a lamp.

    “When We bestow favours on man, he turns away, and gets himself remote on his side (instead of coming to Us); and when evil seizes him, (he comes) full of prolonged prayer!”
    – 41:51

    Bila hidup senang, lupakan Tuhan. Bila hidup susah, sanggup menangis mintak tolong. Still, He is the Most Merciful. How truly Compassionate is He! Sedangkan hamba-hambaNya melanggar perintahNya, Yang Maha Agung tetap memberi nikmatNya! MasyaAllah!

    How shameless we are!

    Tak malu ke mintak dari Tuhan, sedangkan kita ni bukan hambaNya yang baik sangat. How much He has given us, how ungrateful we are, yet we ask for more!

    I’m referring to things pertaining to the dunya – nak kaya lah, nak menang competition lah, nak naik pangkat lah. Kalao doa mintak Tuhan membakarkan semangat untuk bangun Tahajjud tak per jugak.

    Truly, the best of all doas is: “O Lord! I want what You want for me!” That is the epitome of love and servanthood.

    I’m in no way trying to stop people asking from Him. Sesungguhnya, berdoa itu adalah satu ibadah. I’m just trying to put things into perspective. Mintak pon berpada-pada lah, takkan nak mintak terbang macam Superman kan.

    May we be granted the ability to be grateful for being able to be grateful. All is from God and all return to Him.

  15. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 20, 2008 at 10:36 am

    Haha. Go rub a lamp eh. Hehe. Yes. Praying only when you have something to ask for – downright shameless. Nasib baiklah Allah tu tak macam kita-kita manusia kan. He is ar-Rahmaan, ar-Rahiim. Masih juga ada sisa baki kasihNya untuk manusia yang sering lupa untuk mensyukuriNya. Sebab kalau takde even that, how does one even hidup kan. Tsk tsk.

    Tapi memang even dalam hadeeth pun ada diingatkan. I cant remember the full version, but it goes something like, a man yang dalam keadaan desperate stretches out his hands to the sky and say ” Ya Rabb, Ya Rabb” (supplicating) sedangkan baju nye dari sumber yang haram, darah yang mengalir dalam tubuhnya datang dari sumber2 yang haram and so on. So a rhetoric question was posed – bagaimanakah Tuhan hendak mengabulkan do’anya? hm hm hm.

    The purpose of this hadeeth bukan nak suruh sape2 yang rase diri tu dah banyak dosa to not do’a at all. But to remind us all, kalau dah banyak dosa tu, cepat2lah bertaubat. Ya Tawwaab, tub ‘alainaa..

    True. We want what God wants for us. Memang bagus sangat. But God is Compassionate, He still allows room for us to do’a for our worldly wants as well, as long as they do not conflict with our priorities as a Muslim. Even the Prohet has never prohibited us from asking for worldly wants. “Dan kamu lebih tahu tentang urusan duniamu.” Tapi yes, berpada-padalah. And macam mana pun, tak boleh lupe ultimate aim is still the permanent abode of jannah:)

    Ameen.

    Lain syakartum laaziidannakum. Wa in kafartum inna ‘azaabii la syadiid.

    Syukran for your brilliant inputs, bro. Jazaakallah.

    Wallahu ta’aala a’lam.

  16. ukhti said,

    November 20, 2008 at 11:02 am

    MasyaAllah.great post sis!tanx for sharing :)

    and btw,awk jual kupon Hajah Maimunah issit?
    hehe.guess guess. :P

  17. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 20, 2008 at 11:05 am

    Alhamdulillah. :)

    Aiik. Macam mana awak tau nie? Tak ramai pun orang yang tau. Hebat ah awak. Kasyaf ke?:p

  18. ukhti said,

    November 20, 2008 at 11:52 am

    hehe.ape aje.kasyaf sgt seh kte.npknye awk blm dpt teke lgk td.hehe.tkperlah ye :P

  19. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 20, 2008 at 11:56 am

    OH. OHHHH. IT WAS YOU???

    Asal suara macam lain. Hahaha. Tak kenal seh. ‘afwan2. Iqah pun tak ckp tu iqah. tsk tsk. sorry ah. tadi tu tgh baca2 abeh tertido. jadi cm blur2 sket. hehe.

    Btw iqah, nampak sah u were reading from a script seh. I almost blurted out laughing. Hehe.

  20. ukhti said,

    November 20, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    haha.eh.tk payahlah nk blg public.awk buat malu kte je.actually td cm nk ketawe ah.tp awk cm tk perasan,so i just go with the flow~.
    ehem ehem.mestilah.beh da ade script,kte cume tlg promote2 ajelah kaak.aiyaa!tkper.da biase kene ketawe.heh.

  21. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 20, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    hahaha. sorry2. oh ye ke. eh tapi ok ah. bagus la awak tadi. dun weri. i just found it cute, that’s all. keep it up :) practise banyak2 kat uma k. haha:p

  22. ukhti said,

    November 20, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    eleh.cm nk sedapkn hati kte je?hehe.tanx eh.ehems,tu cm perli aje npknye.btw,awk mmg slalu tggu org comments ke?cpt nye reply.heh.btw,i link u tau :)

  23. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 20, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    hehe tak. ikhlas:)

    hahaha. taklah. mmg tgh depan com. tengah hangat discuss pasal the PSLE results. :)

    oh link kite? boleh je. link awak ape? biar kte link skali:)

  24. ukhti said,

    November 20, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    oh yaa..i heard bt it too.hmm ape jd ngn skolah kte agknye ye.cm sedih plak.ouhk.canteq2 :)

  25. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 20, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    :)

    okies. kite link awak nanti, insyaAllah. :)

  26. hamba allah said,

    November 21, 2008 at 8:06 am

    alhamdulillah..a good post..may you excel in ur coming examination.Teruskan perjuanganmu kejalan ilmu allah..

  27. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 21, 2008 at 8:07 am

    Syukran. Jazaakallah:)

  28. eusof said,

    November 21, 2008 at 11:10 am

    =)

    alamak too long. i wish i can stop time and read your post.

    nevertheless i know you have benefited many peeps here.

    I commend you for your brilliant effort.

    Thank you Umm Sofiyyah!

    http://www.eusof.com

  29. ummsofiyyah said,

    November 21, 2008 at 11:43 am

    =)

    haha. thank you eusof. bittaufiq for your exams.


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