Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...
Assalamu'alaikum wbt..
I am sitting in front of television at the hall, hearing sound of the rain and the thunder, watching "bintang mencari bintang" on tv3 which is not as 'bintang' as what they called.. huhu..
Today, i just want to remind myself and readers (if only i have a reader(s). hehe) Please.. wherever and whenever we are: Don't forget Allah. Don't forget to pray. Don't forget to make sure that all of our life were filled in with mahmudah behaviour. Please dont give any space for mazmumah to live in our heart.
Of course.. we have, we should and we must remember Allah throughout our life. But.. How can we remember Allah throughout the normal course of
our day without withdrawing from the routine of our daily worldly life? How can we ensure that our personal life, family life, professional life
and other activities all continue in full swing, and yet, at the same
time, ensure that our life as a whole, every moment of it, is permeated
with remembrance of Allah?
Let me remind you of four states of
consciousness that we must strive to develop by remembering certain
things, absorbing them and reminding ourselves of them often.
First of all..
Say to ourselves: “I am in Allah’s presence; He is watching me.”
If ever we are alone, He is the second and that if we are two, He
is the third. He is with us wherever we are. He is nearer to us than
our jugular vein. Allah is watching everything that we do and hearing
everything that we say. He is ever present and His knowledge is all
encompassing. Remind ourselves of this as often as we can, and
throughout the day every time we begin a new task, and every time we
speak.
Indeed, our aim should be to impress this on our heart in such a way
that it ultimately becomes our very breath. When Rasulullah SAW was
asked by a Companion RA about the best method of purifying himself,
Rasulullah SAW replied: “
You should always remember that Allah is with
you wherever you are.” (At-Tirmidhi)
Secondly..
Say to ourselves. “Everything I have has been given to me by Allah.”
All that there is surrounding us, on us and in us comes from Allah
alone. There is none that creates or gives anything but Allah.
Therefore, reflect upon all the blessings that He has created us with
and be thankful to Him. In all the sayings that Rasulullah SAW has
taught us to remember Allah with, gratefulness to Allah is a constant
theme. Many of these sayings are simple to learn, and indeed, it was the
most simple of his sayings that he used most frequently.
When Rasulullah SAW rose in the morning, he would say “
Alhamdulillah
(Thanks to Allah)” whenever Rasulullah SAW ate or drank he would say
“Alhamdulillah” and even when he relieved himself he would give thanks
to Allah. Learn as many of the sayings as we can, and throughout the
day, as we witness all that Allah has blessed us with, punctuate our day
with these sayings. If ever we appear to be short of things to be
thankful for, recall the hadith of Rasulullah SAW:
“There are 360
joints in the body and for each joint you must give a sadaqah (thanks or
charity) each day.” (Al-Bukhari)
We must give charity for each one of them because without anyone of them
we will be incomplete and handicapped. We must do this on a daily basis
for should anyone of them become damaged one day, we will similarly
become incapacitated. Additionally, we may remind ourselves that, as we
now know from our knowledge of human physiology, our heart beats 72
times a minute. Every time it beats, it does so with the permission of
Allah. The moment Allah withdraws that permission, the heart will stop
beating and our life will certainly come to an end. If we feel that
there is nothing else to thank Allah for, and then thank Allah for the
life that He has given us for, so long as there is life, there is hope.
Thirdly,
Say to ourselves: “Nothing in this world can happen without His permission.”
Everything lies in the hands of Allah. No harm can befall us and no benefit can reach us except as Allah ordains. Allah says:
“If Allah should touch you with misfortune,
none can remove it but He; and if He should touch you with good
fortune, He has power over all things. He alone holds sway over His
creatures; He is the All- Wise, the All-Aware.” (Surah Al-An’am 6:17-18)
Rasulullah SAW would supplicate to Allah after each Prayer:
“O Allah,
whatever You want to give me, no one can stop it from coming to me and
whatever You want to prevent from coming to me, nobody can give to me.”
(Al-Bukhari)
After pray, we should recite these beautiful
words. And beyond that, remind ourselves as much as we can and
throughout the day, especially as we expect something to happen, or not
to happen, that everything happens only as Allah commands, and by His
permission.
Last but not least,
Say to ourselves: “I am going to return to Allah one day and that day could be today.”
We do not know when we will leave this world. It may be that the coming
morning is our last morning, or perhaps the coming evening is our last
evening or me myself, may be after writing this entry. Indeed, it may be that this hour is our last hour, or even,
that this moment is our last moment. Such an uncertainty does not, of
course, justify a complete withdrawal from this life so as to prepare
for the next in some monastic fashion. It is important, however, that we
are always conscious of this uncertainty, to the extent that it
motivates us to spend every moment of our remaining life seriously,
considering it as a gift from Allah and spending the resources He has
blessed us with time, ability and energy as Allah has advised. Then, and
only then, will our life have achieved what is required of it, and our
return will achieve what is required of it. To help us attain this state
of consciousness, recall and reflect upon the following Quraanic verse
as much as we can and throughout the day
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From Allah we came and to Him we shall return.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:156)
These
are the four states of consciousness that can help us achieve a life
completely devoted to the remembrance of Allah. To try to reach these
four states simultaneously, and with sincerity, can only purify us. To
try in a determined fashion to reach these four states will lead us
inevitably to Paradise.
That's all for today. Thanks for reading. Wassalam.. ^_^