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Many people are tired. Every end of the night they feel exhausted. Fatigue is their nickname. The other people are feeling uncomfortable. They like complaining over things. Anxiety is their bestfriend. Allah says in the Qur'an which means: "Indeed, mankind was created anxious" (Al-Ma'arij [70]: 19) "We have certainly created man into hardship." (Al-Balad [90]: 4) Indeed both tiredness and apprehension or worry is our nature. That's why we are terribly in need of ease. Sure, we do like to be helped or to be pleased. Good news is Allah has provided us the solutions we need. In fact He is The Provider of all things. Allah says in the Qur'an: "Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakah will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve." (Al-Baqarah [2]: 277) Allah says in another place in the Qur'an: " As for he who giv...

Pernah aku merasa kecewa dan tidak terima hanya karena suatu film berakhir tidak sesuai harapan. Dan boleh jadi banyak yang sefrekuensi denganku di dunia ini, bahwa film yang baik adalah yang berpihak kepada penonton. Happy ending adalah resolusi yang dinantikan setelah emosi itu lelah menyaksikan adegan2 yang menegangkan, konflik yang menyedihkan, dsb. Namanya saja hiburan, masa pada akhirnya bikin penonton kesal. Yang jadi ironi adalah, ketika konsep di atas kita gunakan di dunia nyata yang mana kita tau bahwa dunia ini hakikatnya adalah ujian, bukan hiburan. Ada berapa banyak orang di dunia, mendadak rajin shalat2 sunnah, bermunajat siang dan malam, meninggalkan hal2 yg haram, agar urusannya dilancarkan. Akan tetapi ia tidak sabaran, urusannya makin tercerai-berai, hingga ia bosan meminta, dan melupakan hijrahnya. Mereka ingin segala bentuk usaha perbaikan diri itu dibayar kontan semata-mata di dunia. Berhijrah, menikahi orang yang shalih/ah jamil/jamilah, menda...

Nearly 100 years ago, a philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell, warned of the social dangers of widespread envy. What is envy? In short, Envy is the desire to have what others have. It could be harmful whenever it leads us to hurt others. And for centuries, society understands that this envy or jealousy isn't a good thing. But do you know that Islam permits a certain kind of Envy? Long before recent studies distinguish envy into benign and malicious, Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Envy is permitted only in two cases: A man whom Allah gives wealth, and he disposes of it rightfully, and a man to whom Allah gives a knowledge which he applies and teaches it." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] This hadith talks about ghibtah or benign envy that's allowed in Islam. It's when someone desires to have blessings that others have without wishing that blessings be taken from theirs. And from the Hadith, we can ...

Your deeds in these days can compete with the best deed in Islam With what strife and pains we come into the world we know not, but ’tis commonly no easy matter to get out of it. -paul kalanithi, when breath becomes air Very well stated about how much we value our lives no matter how hard the struggle we have in it. We love this world and every kind of pleasure that it contains. On the other hand, losing someone we love is already painful, but losing our life and leaving people and things we love, that is greater in pain. Therefore, as we highly value our and other's lives, Islam has also given our souls or lives a better price. That's why Jihad or fighting in the cause of Allah becomes the most virtuous deed in islam. Allah says in the Quran that has meaning, "O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment? [It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your weal...

Remember last ramadan we filled our days fully with so many good deeds. We fasted, we gave charity, we prayed a lot even when the others were sleeping, we read the Quran, and etc. But we don't know whether it could save us from the hellfire, or the opposite. Because we can't guarantee that we were sincere when doing those deeds. So one can't tell which one of his deeds was accepted by Allah. That should make us worry and that is the situation of the most of our predecessors and scholars. They're worried as well about their good deeds while their deeds were greater in number and greater in supremacy and comprehension or even in sincerity. Fudhalah ibn 'ubaid, the companion of rasoolullah said : "If i know that Allah has accepted only one deed of mine even though it's only as small as grain, it's better for me that the world and all that it contains" So we are supposed to wonder what is the indicator when our deeds are accepted. Ibn...

What makes us great before Allah? During Ramadan, we did plenty of virtuous deeds to impress Allah. We stood so long in prayers, we fasted and gave a great deal of charity day and night in Ramadan in the hope that Allah would give us great rewards and forgiveness in return. But we might have missed something important here. Abu Hurayrah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Take up good deeds only as much as you are able, for the good deeds are those done regularly even if they are few." (Sunan Ibn Majah, 4240) It's not about how long you can stand in prayer or how much you can give in charity either. It's all about consistency or what we call persistence (istiqamah). So it's okay if you only did small deeds in Ramadan because those small deeds can turn into good deeds if you keep doing it outside of Ramadan and even until you die. It's been the tradition of our predecessors to preserve the good deeds until they die. There's a hadeeth ...

Alhamdulillah, All praises be to Allah for He has given us the ease to fast and make so many good deeds in the previous month. We hope as well that you've successfully passed through the blessed month with a bunch of reward and forgiveness from Allah. And amongst the characters of a good Muslim is to be worried about his deeds, whether they're accepted or not. Allah says in the Qur’an meaning, ❝And they who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they will be returning to their Lord - It is those who hasten to good deeds, and they outstrip [others] therein. ❞ (Al-Mu'minoon: 60-61) Well, that's natural. You've struggled a lot, exhaust your energy, spent your time, and wealth to perform any kinds of worship you're obliged to. Surely you don't want those deeds become meaningless and you don't want to harvest nothing in return. So, is there any sign showing that our deeds are accepted or rejected? Hasan al-Bashri, a tabi'ee...