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Charity is a Proof

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Everybody on earth loves money. Well at least we are sure that everyone is happy in payday. Majority of people receive their salaries with smile. But we sometimes find people who could share or give some of their wealth to others in charity. How could it be? . Imam ibn Uthaymeen in Sharh Boolughul Maram said : One cannot lose(leave) something he loves except for another thing he loves more. . As a Muslim, we testify that we love Allah. And most of people know that Allah loves charity and people who love doing it. And besides, He is the Most Rich. He is the one who has the ultimate ownership of all wealth in this world. So how could someone who testified that he loves Allah reject to give some of their wealth for charity in the cause of Him? That's why in Islam we called charity with the term of Sadaqah. . Sadaqah comes from the word sidq (sincerity), i.e. it is a sign of sincerity of faith on the part of the person who gives it. (See Fath al-Qadeer, 2/399) Therefore, Let...

Value of a piece of date

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What is the value of a piece of date to you? For some people, a piece of date might only means 66.5 calories to fulfil their daily calorie need. But in Islam a piece of date is valued much more than that! How could it be? . The Messenger (ﷺ) said with regards to the charity that is given generally: .  فَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ (‏رواه مسلم) . “And save yourselves from the hell fire even if it be with the piece of a date.” (Muslim) Meaning: giving it as a charity. it is a small charity but if it is given correctly with a good intention and a sincere heart for the sake of Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى), it could save the one who gives it from the hell-fire. . Indeed the giving of charity from ones pure wealth and from ones halāl earnings in the cause of Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى), is from the most excellent and the most virtuous of all the acts of worship. For indeed, just as there is ibādah of the limbs when you stand in prayer, or you help your mother with the ...

Winning begins with giving

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Giving has always brought out the best in people. No one in the history has become a poor after helping or supporting the society. James Bender, in his book How to Talk Well(New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1994) relates the story of a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. "How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked. "Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I mu...

Rewards are multiplied in these 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah

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Welcome to the month of Dhul-Hijjah 1439H Praise be to Allah Who has created Time and has made some times like months or days and nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy towards His slaves. Imagine, you find a SALE with crazy price of your favorite stuff in a store, and you know that it rarely happens. But you also know that it lasts only for an hour while the store limits the number of the stuff you've been looking for. What are you gonna do? It's very little chance that you're gonna ignore that sale, isn't it? So what are we gonna do knowing that we are entering the month of Dhul-Hijjah, one of four sacred months in islam in which Rewards are multiplied for people who collect good deeds at the moment? Absolutely as a Muslim we would make sure that we don't miss any of these important occasion, because time is passing quickly. And among the special seasons of worship are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, whic...

How much does $1 mean for you?

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$1 might get you a can of coke in the US, a cone of ice cream in Croatia, or a sausage roll in Australia. But in developing countries, $1 goes further than that. For instance, in Indonesia, $40 could feed a family for a month, it means $1.5 per day! . That's very small amount compared to the US per capita expenditure a day. So you might want to try to have coke diet days and help many people with the dollars you've saved. It may only mean a sugar free days or a decrease in the risk of obesity to you, but for the needy, it would be a meaningful relief. . And as we've been taught, there's no insignificant deed in Islam Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even if it were little.” Al-Bukhari So, Small things aren't small at all in the Islamic point of view. In fact, it's bigger than ...

Pursuit of happiness

Today, like yesterday, we are happy when our needs and desires are fulfilled. So the pursuit of happiness has become connected to what might be termed as “selfish” behavior. The more we have the more content we are, the more we take the happier we will be. But is that so? As a Muslim we know the fact that our Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the happiest man that had ever lived on earth. We know it for sure from the history of his noble life that is written in the Qur'an, or in the Hadeeth, or in books of tareekh written by the Islamic scholars. How did our Prophet live his life? Rasulullah ﷺ was known for his generosity even before Prophethood. When he received his first revelation, he rushed home shaken by the experience. Khadijah radiyallahu ‘anha, may Allah be pleased with her, reminded and relieved him by testifying, “Allah would never humiliate you, for you are good to your relatives, you are true to your word, you help those wh...

How to be rich

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Contentment - man's priceless wealth, compared to man So, be grateful, and youll be rich ------ Allah is the richest because; Allah doesnt need anything, and is having everything Man is the poorest because; Man compared to Allah, is always in need, countless of asking, and has nothing. ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳُّﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱُ ﺃَﻧﺘُﻢُ ﺍﻟْﻔُﻘَﺮَﺍﺀُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ۖ ﻭَﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍﻟْﻐَﻨِﻲُّ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤِﻴﺪ So, If you have Allah, you have all you need

Aku Cantik Ga??

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            Di kamar, di kaca spion, di kaca mobil, di mushola, di toilet, bangun tidur, berangkat kuliah, setelah berwudhu, dimana pun, kesempatan apa pun hampir atau mungkin semua perempuan tak lupa memeriksa penampilannya dengan bercermin atau ngaca . Sampai sampai tak sedikit dari kaum perempuan yang selalu membawa cermin portable atau cermin saku di dalam tas mereka. Beberapa juga tak segan bertanya pada temannya ‘Aku cantik ga?’. Dan nyaris semua yang terlahir sebagai wanita tak ada yang suka terlihat jelek apalagi dikatakan jelek. Bahkan terkadang kebohongan yang menyenangkan lebih mereka sukai ketimbang kenyataan yang menyayat hati. ‘Udah ngacanya, udah rapi kok..’, demikianlah. Padahal seindah indahnya rupa manusia coba perhatikan ketika seseorang hendak bersin. Namun kemudian ‘batal bersin’ padahal sudah memulai ancang ancang... jamin pudar ayu atau gantengnya.. he he he. Maka, bagaimana perspektif islam dalam m...

Capek 2

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Disclaimer: postingan ini ga nyambung sama gambarnya.. Dan memang saya sering iseng kaya gitu. _________________________________ Saya sering dalam beberapa kesempatan, di majlis apapun, perkuliahan, pertugasan, penelitian, grup line, grup wa, grup main, grup apa aja, dsb nyeletuk atau pure memotivasi/menyemangati atau mengingatkan diri saya sendiri tentang 'pahala'..  Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam bersabda, ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﺼِﻴﺐُ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻢَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻧَﺼَﺐٍ ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﻭَﺻَﺐٍ ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﻫَﻢٍّ ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﺣُﺰْﻥٍ ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺫًﻯ ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﻏَﻢٍّ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺍﻟﺸَّﻮْﻛَﺔِ ﻳُﺸَﺎﻛُﻬَﺎ ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﻛَﻔَّﺮَ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﺑِﻬَﺎ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻄَﺎﻳَﺎﻩُ “Tidaklah seorang muslim tertimpa kelelahan, atau penyakit, atau kehawatiran, atau kesedihan, atau gangguan, bahkan duri yang melukainya melainkan Allah akan menghapus kesalahan-kesalahannya karenanya.” (HR. Al-Bukhari no. 5642 dan Muslim no. 2573) Tampak sepele memang, hanya 'diam' menahan diri dari mengeluh ketika kesakitan bahkan cuma ketusuk duri aja pake ngarep balasan dem...

Demo

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Semua benci kotor dan sampah, para demonstran menuntut hak tapi masih bingung akan kewajiban dengan menyampah.. Menginginkan kebaikan, kesejahteraan dan keadilan, tapi vandalisme ria, berteriak teriak, membuat kegaduhan dan kerusakan.. Ingin dihargai tapi sendirinya ga mau menghargai.. Minta penjelasan, ketika disosialisasikan eh malah bertingkah tak mau mendengarkan, menyoraki bahkan berbuat anarki.. Ingin membuat kesepakatan tapi memulai 'musyawarah' dengan ketidakberadaban.. Demonstrasi/aksi/pesta rakyat/apalah namanya Sebagus apapun namanya, tidak merubah hakikat. Sebagus apapun wadahnya, tidak mengubah rasa. Ibarat riba, mau dinamakan bunga atau interest sekalipun tak menghilangkan keharamannya. Amar makruf nahi munkar? Lebih lebih lagi.. Sungguh tak pantas istilah syar'i digunakan untuk demonstrasi.. Adakah penamaan yang lebih sadis lagi? Ingatkah teman semua? Asalnya sesuatu itu dengan kelembutan, dan mulanya keberkahan itu adalah kebaikan.. Tidak ada bahasa ...

Free Your Mind

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Allah created you without asking anyone's permission, so why would you ask for hers/his/theirs to worship him? Just put the hijab on, take the quran with you, open it on the bus or anywhere you want, dont hesitate to read it out loud...what people think about you is none of your business... If "theyre" not ashamed to walk half naked on the street why would you feel ashamed to be -modestly- covered up? If they're not ashamed to sing and dance in front of public then why wouldnt you feel the same while you reciting the quran, the best literature and the most beautiful recitation ever? Free your mind

Sepercik Energi

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Pandai pandailah menghadirkan dan memperbagus niat.. Amalan mubah pun bisa bernilai ibadah hanya dengan niat Contoh: makan Makan diniatkan untuk menegakkan tubuh biar semangat ibadah. Jangan lupa baca bismillah agar makanan membawa barokah sekaligus melaksanakan sunnah (nyontoh nabi).. Semuanya dibuat ihtisab, mengharap jannah.. ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺎﺭﻙ : ﺭﺏ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺻﻐﻴﺮ ﺗﻌﻈﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻨﻴﺔ berkata ibnul mubarok: betapa banyak amalan kecil menjadi besar karena niat ___________________________________________________ Kalau imam bukhari diberi taufiq sehingga bisa menulis kitab tershahih setelah quran, atau imam nawawi yang bisa membuat ratusan judul tulisan yang bermanfaat hingga tutup usia di umurnya yang 45 tahun, bahkan beberapa judul kitabnya sangat masyhur dan dibedah dibanyak majlis sampai saat ini.. Maka jangan minder.. Coba berkunjung ke situs situs jurnal internasional, atau melihat akun akun researcher di research gate atau semisalnya.. saksikanlah.. zaman ini mereka yang 'bermotivasi...

The Kaaba

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Muslims dont worship the kaaba.. We call it qibla. Muslims all praying towards the same point is traditionally considered to symbolize the unity of the Ummah , or all Muslims worldwide, under the Sharia (Law of God). It is fixed as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca . The Qiblah has importance beyond the prayers and plays a part in various ceremonies. The head of an animal that is slaughtered using halal methods is usually aligned with the Qiblah. After death, Muslims are usually buried with the body at right angles to the Qibla and the face turned right towards the direction of the Qiblah. What's the interesting part? Look at the picture. There are millions of muslims from around the world, with the diversity of language, culture, age, and maybe intelligence. But 5 times a day they'd form hundreds of orderly row by only hear beautiful loud short calls, adhaan and iqama, that are delivered in arabic language -only-. Even though many of them do not speak arabic.

Summary ILC 160216, menyikapi LGBT

-lgbt itu ada, undeniable, statistically, pak hartoyo -implisit dari kalimat pak sujiwo tedjo, lgbt itu dampak dari feminisme, kesetaraan. -lgbt bukan hanya issu sosial, tapi bisa jadi issu ekonomi, kesehatan, dan ketahanan nasional. dari bu elly risman -lgbt jangan diberi 'panggung', (gada promosi apalagi propaganda), dari FPI -lgbt tertolak(haram), tapi rangkul dan dakwahi si penderita, jangan dizhalimi, hukum/peraturan ada untuk kebaikan pelaksana itu sendiri(very well, suka analogi helmnya), NU -pendidikan seksualitas itu perlu, pendidikan sblm pernikahan perlu, lgbt tertolak, dari gereja katolik -lgbt bisa sembuh, psikolog -dan masalah itu datang dari rumah2 kita sendiri (edgar hoover) fair enough. Selama ini kita tidak pernah mengenal istilah bayi homo atau balita lesbi bukan? Ya karena kita tau tidak ada yang terlahir homo atau lesbi. secara fitrah, psikis dan statistik, lgbt memang sebuah  penyimpangan, tidak ada fitrah yang mendukungnya termasuk fitrah...

Islamic teachings

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Niqabie : a video

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Menjadi muslimah bercadar di negri mayoritas non muslim (ironi tinggal di negri muslim minoritas. Mau berpakaian sopan dan terhormat saja didenda. Tapi jangan kira hijab yg menutupi aurat berarti juga menutupi kekuatan dan kecerdasan perempuan. ) Video keren ini; "When they talk about liberty... They think muslimah are forced to wear the niqab, but they force them to take it off? (What kind of logic is this) so what do they mean by liberty?" Too many undeniable elaborations and unanswered questions. Enjoy brain storming! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3332097/Women-wearing-burqa-fined-6-500-Switzerland-local-referendum-bring-rule.html

Sabar dan Kemenangan

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Sesungguhnya Allah menjadikan sabar sebagai kendaraan unggulan yang tidak akan tersandung, pedang tajam yang tidak akan tumpul, dan benteng kokoh yang tidak akan retak apalagi runtuh. Sabar akan senantiasa ampuh, sabar akan selalu tajam, dan sabar akan selamanya menjadi senjata yang tangguh. Apapun medan perangnya, bagaimanapun kuatnya musuh, Sabar dan kemenangan adalah saudara kandung. Karena Allah telah berfirman,  واصبروا، ان الله مع الصابرين  "bersabarlah, karena sesungguhnya Allah beserta orang2 yang sabar" (QS Al Anfal : 46) Dengan kebersamaan(ma'iyah) Allah ini, siapapun menjadi tak terkalahkan. Orang2 yang sabar meraih kebaikan dunia dan akhirat, serta mendapatkan banyak nikmat, lahir dan batin.  Dan begitu banyak dalil2 yang menunjukkan akan keutamaan sikap sabar, kemuliaan pelaku sabar, dan balasan atas kesabaran..  Jadi...  Yang sangat dibutuhkan seseorang di setiap saat adalah sabar. Sabar di atas islam, sabar di atas ketaatan, sabar melawan makar ...