The sincere Muslim woman whose heart is filled with the sweetness of faith likes for her Muslim sister what she likes for herself. So she never forgets to pray for her in her absence, a du’aa’ that is filled with the warmth of sincere love and sisterhood. She knows that such du’aa’ (supplication) are the quickest to be answered because of their sincerity and warmth of feeling and the noble intention behind them. This is confirmed by the words of the Prophet (pbuh):

“The quickest prayer to be answered is a man’s supplication for his brother in his absence”

The Sahaabah understood this and used to ask their brothers to pray for them whenever they were in a situation where their prayers would be answered. Men and women alike shared this virtue, which is indicative of the high level of the entire society during that golden period of our histiry. Bukhari reports, in al-Adab al-Mufrad, from Safwaan ibn Abdullah ibn Safwaan, whose wife was Darda’ bint Abu al-Darda’. He said, “I came to visit them in Damascus, and found Umm ad-darda’ in the house, but Abu ad-Darda’ was not there. She said, “Do you want to go for Hajj?” I said, “Yes.” She said, ‘Pray for me, for the Prophet (pbuh) used to say,

‘The Muslim’s prayer for his absent brother will be answered. There is an angel at his head who, whenever he prays for his brother, says, Ameen, and you shall have likewise.’

He (Safwaan) said, ” I meet Abu Darda’ in the market and he told me something similar, reporting from the Prophet.”

The Prophet (pbuh) instilled team spirit in the souls of Muslim men and women at every opportunity, strengthening the ties of love for the sake of Allah between them, spreading an attitude of selflessness, and uprooting the inclination towards the individualism and selfishness in order that the Muslim society should be infused with feelings of love, close ties, solidarity and selflessness.

One of the brilliant ways in which he(pbuh) instilled this team spirit was his response to the man who prayed out loud:

“O’ Allah, forgive me and Muhammad only”. He told him, “You have denied it to many people.”

In this way, the Prophet (pbuh) does not correct the man alone, but he effectively instilled team spirit in the entire ummah of Islam, and tught every Muslim, men and women, no matter when or where they lived, that is not right for anyone who has uttered the words of Shahaadah to keep goodness for himself, because the believer should always like for his brother what he likes for himself.

Source: The Ideal Muslimah by Dr Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi

p/s: Of course, this applies to Muslim brothers too, but since the book is about being a true Muslimah, so bear with the choice of words i.e. she instead of he, etc It’s winter holiday, so people are going around visiting friends as well as making new ones. Make our sisterhood (and brotherhood) meaningful for the sake of Allah Let’s  pray for our brothers n sisters!

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Bercadang untuk pulang ke Malaysia summer ini? Manfaatkan perjalanan pulang ke Malaysia dengan ’stop over’ di Jeddah untuk program Umrah & Ziarah Mekah dan Madinah. Bersama menghayati perjalanan seerah rasullulah didua tanah haram – haramain, Mekah dan Madinah

Nota:

1) Pendaftaran sebelum 15 Januari 2010. E-mel penyertaan ke msmtravelandtours@ yahoo.com

2) Terbuka untuk pelajar Malaysia di UK SAHAJA. Pihak Kedutaan Saudi sukar meluluskan Visa Umrah bagi pelajar-pelajar dari Ireland (atas alasan validity Visa kurang 6 bulan). Semua penyertaan memerlukan Visa Validity lebih 6 bulan dari tarikh penerbangan.

Layari MSM Travel & Tours utk maklumat lanjut

bismillahirrahmanirrahim

alhamdulillah alhamdulillah alhamdulillah, astaghfirullahal’azim.

selamat menjejak bumi malasyia bersama keluarga tersayang. haramain itu sungguh sy rindu. manis pengalaman itu, dan hati yg sayu saja dibawa pulang. moga2 beroleh rezeki utk ke sana lagi. ameen.

mungkin sebab pergi sebaik sahaja lepas exam. hati memang dah rinduuuu sangat pada Dia. salah satu sebab kenapa saya suka ujian. dan Allah mmg Maha Mendengar setiap kata hamba-hambaNya. skalipun tak terungkap dengan kata, indeed He is closer to you than you can imagine. bess kan ada Pelindung mcm ni? sgt understanding, and gives you all you need. hee

saat mata tertangkap dengan rumah yg Mulia itu, tak tertahan lagi dengan betapa tingginya kasih sayang Allah. betapa Allah itu sgt Pemurah, sangat Mengasihani. pipi basah memikirkan, betapa banyaknya dosa saya pada Dia, Dia tetap izinkan saya datang tanah suci ini. betapa banyak dosa sy pd Dia, Dia tetap bagi saya menatap rumah Dia. betapa banyak dosa saya pada Dia, Dia izinkan lagi saya mohon ampun atas itu semua. rasanya saat itu malu menyelubungi. tapi manis skali saat itu. hm susah nak gambarkan senanye. kene rasa sendiri lah

ibadah umrah itu sndiri. sungguh menginsafkan. dari tawaf kepada saie, kepada tahallul. semua jika dihayati, dan diketahui imbangannya, mmg rasa diri tak layak. tapi Allah itu Maha Pemurah. saya sedikit cemburu dengan kaum lelaki. sebab mereka boleh botakkan kepala. apa yg bess botakkan kepala? ada hadith Rasulullah s.a.w, setiap helai rambut yg gugur itu dosanya diampunkan. saya rasa rambut saya lagi banyak dari rambut mereka. tapi tak boleh botakkan pulak. huhu. nilaiannya hanya di sisi Allah. moga Allah ampunkan sebyk2 dosa kami.

“Kami penuhi panggilan-Mu, ya Allah. Kami penuhi panggilan-Mu, tidak ada sekutu bagi-Mu.”

umrah yang terakhir sebelum bergerak ke madinah. tak tertahan rasa sayu melafazkan talbiyah, menyahut panggilanNya, seperti sirahnya Ibrahim a.s. sibuk memikirkan, andai ini kali terakhir sy dpt melafazkan sahutan itu sedemikian cara. maka hati terus terus dan terus berdoa. moga kaki ini melangkah kembali ke masjidil Haram. ameen.

tiba di Madinah, hati semcm mahu ke Raudhah terus, tapi belum tiba giliran utk kaum hawa. sabar wahai diri, sabar. kami diberhentikan kakak2 pengiring ke Raudhah lebih kurang satu meter dari karpet hijau itu. tiba2 hati sebak. memikirkan andai di akhirat nanti, mcmana kalau syurga betul2 depan tu je. tapi ada saja yang memberhentikan kaki dr melangkah masuk. na’uzubillah. ku mohon perlindungan Allah dr nya. boleh jadi terkecilkan hati org, boleh jd janji yg tak ditepati, boleh jd amanah yg tak terjaga, boleh jd hutang yg x terlangsai. ada satu doa dr buku panduan umrah yg sgt sy suka,

“Ya Allah, sesungguhnya Engkau mempunyai banyak hak yang ada di antara aku denganMu dan byk kewajipan yg ada antara aku dgn makhlukMu. Ya Allah, ampunilah kesalahanku terhadapMu dan apa pun kesalahanku terhadapan makhlukMu, bebaskanlah aku darinya…”

above all, i miss Masjid anNabawi, i miss Kaabah, Masjidil Haram. i miss that land. and i pray for the land of alAqsa.

oh ye, jazakumullahu khairan katheera to MSM travel&tours for making it possible, all my lovely sisters for the time spent together, and the brothers sbb tlg angkatkan beg kitorg sume. he. may we meet again in Jannah, ameen.

nawwar insyirah. 070709. malaysia.

Maka kepadamu ansarAllah,

Andai kadangkala dalam perjalananmu,

Debu-debu jahiliyah mengaburi pandanganmu,

Sapulah dari matamu,

Dengan lembaran-lembaran suci Tuhanmu,

Dan teruskanlah perjalanan

Jangan pernah berhenti..

Andai kakimu sakit,

Tubuhmu longlai kepenatan,

Berteduh lah bersama saudaramu di persembunyianmu

Bersama tentera-tentera lain yang bergerak senyap

Lalu bertahmid dan berzikirlah bersama-sama,

Bantulah sesama kamu,

Untuk kembali bertenaga,

Kemudian bangunlah dan teruskan perjalananmu

Jangan pernah berhenti..

Seandainya dalam perjalanan yang jauh dan sukar itu,

Kalian digempur musuh

Dibenci dan disakiti

Katakanlah

“sodaq Allahu wa rasuluh”

Inilah jalan yang benar,

Kerana itu kamu merasa sukar

Maka lepaskan lah dirimu sedaya upaya

Dari cengkaman musuhmu yg nyata

Dan teruskan perjalananmu

Jangan pernah berhenti..

Allah menjual syurga kepada kita,

Dengan harga yang mahal,

Kebahagiaan dunia,

Kemewahan harta,

Kepentingan sendiri dan keluarga,

Kecintaan pada manusia,

Bayarlah dengan harga yang kau mampu..

Kelak syurga pasti milikmu..

Asalkan..bergeraklah kamu..

Jangan pernah berhenti..

sumber: sini

O Allah,

take us in the best way,

guide us every single day,

keep us close to You,

until the end of time

credits: Sis Deyna Rashid

Eid Mubarak to all from MSM Northwest

Taqabbalallhu minna wa minkum

Lets not forget our brothers and sisters in Palestine, shall we? Whisper some duaas in our nightly prayers.

And last but not least, lets ponder upon the story of Prophet Ibrahim a.s. and the real meaning of sacrifice:

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.” The people asked, “Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah?” He said,“Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah, except in the case of a man who went out, giving himself and his wealth up for the cause (of Allah), and came back with nothing.” (Al-Bukhari)

The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah have been singled out especially for great merits and excellences like no other days in the Islamic calendar. Allah in His infinite wisdom and mercy has chosen to dispense infinite spiritual blessing and rewards. Thanks to the high status these days enjoy, Allah has made them worthy of making an oath by them, when He says (By the Daybreak, by the Ten Nights) (Al-Fajr 89:1–2). According to some Qur’an commentators or mufassirun, the ten nights mentioned here are none other than the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah; others, however, hold the view that these nights specifically refer to the last ten nights of Ramadan. Anyhow, no one denies the fact that the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah possess tremendous blessings and excellence. This has been confirmed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who is reported to have said, “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.”

Nah, zaman sekarang ni, semua org pun nak ada camera yang besar2 tu. ape ke nama dia? DSLR? haa yang mcm tu lah. kali ini kite baca sama2 pandangan Islam ttg photography…

Q: Is photography allowed in Islam? Bearing in mind that it is not the same as painting or recreating a being, it’s rather a capture of image through light and lens.

A: With regard to this question, Photography as a medium of communication or for the simple, innocent retention of memories without the taint of reverence (shirk) does not fall under the category of forbidden Tasweer which means innovating the features of a person , while the only one who can do that is Allah.

One finds a number of traditions from the Prophet, (peace be upon him), condemning people who make Tasweer, which denotes painting or carving images or statues. It was closely associated with paganism or shirk. People were in the habit of carving images and statues for the sake of worship. Islam, therefore, declared Tasweer forbidden because of its close association with shirk (association of partners with Allah). One of the stated principles of the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is that if anything directly leads to committing sin, it is likewise a sin. In other words, Tasweer was forbidden precisely for the reason that it was a means leading to shirk.

Photography Today?

The function of photography today does not fall under the above category. Even some of the scholars who had been once vehemently opposed to photography under the pretext that it was a form of forbidden Tasweer have later changed their position on it – as they allow even for their own pictures to be taken and published in newspapers, for videotaping lectures and for presentations. Whereas in the past, they would only allow it in exceptional cases such as passports, drivers’ licenses, etc. The change in their view of photography is based on their assessment of the role of photography.

Having said this, one must add a word of caution: To take pictures of leaders and heroes and hang them on the walls may not belong to the same category of permission. This may give rise to a feeling of reverence and hero worship, which was precisely the main thrust of the prohibition of Tasweer.

Therefore, one cannot make an unqualified statement to the effect that all photography is halal. It all depends on the use and function of it. If it is for educational purpose and has not been tainted with the motive of reverence and hero worship, there is nothing in the sources to prohibit it.

[This question has been answered by Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada]

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Jom beramal dengan ilmu!

 

 

Day Light Saving?

Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many countries) is a way of getting more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. During Daylight Saving Time, the sun appears to rise one hour later in the morning, when people are usually asleep anyway, and sets one hour later in the evening, seeming to stretch the day longer.

The reason DST works is because its saves energy due to less artificial light needed during the evening hours—clocks are set one hour ahead during the spring, and one hour back to standard time in the autumn. Many countries observe DST, and many do not.

Note: Between March–April through September–November, it is summer in the northern hemisphere, where many countries may observe DST, while in the southern hemisphere it is winter. During the rest of the year the opposite is true: it is winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern.

Benjamin Franklin first suggested Daylight Saving Time in 1784, but it was not until World War I, in 1916, when it was adopted by several counties in Europe that initially rejected the idea.

It is difficult to predict what will happen with Daylight Saving Time in the future. The daylight saving date in many countries may change from time to time due to special events or conditions.The United States, Canada and some other countries extended DST in 2007. The new start date is the second Sunday in March (previously the first Sunday in April) through to the first Sunday in November (previously the last Sunday in October).

In which direction does the clock move?

The clock moves ahead (thus, losing one hour) when DST starts, typically in the spring, and falls back one hour (thus, gaining one hour) when DST ends in the fall. To make it easier to remember which way the clock goes, keep in mind one of these sayings: “spring forward, fall back” or “spring ahead, fall behind.”

Is DST always one hour ahead of normal time?

Today it is almost always one hour ahead, but throughout history there have been several variants on this, such as half adjustment (30 minutes) or double adjustment (two hours), and adjustments of 20 and 40 minutes have also been used. A two-hour adjustment was used in several countries during the 1940s and elsewhere at times. A half adjustment was sometimes used in New Zealand in the first half of the 20th century. Sometimes DST is used for a longer period than just the summer, as it was in the United States during World War II. From February 3, 1942 to September 30, 1945 most of the United States had DST all year; it was called “War Time.”

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Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bertakwalah kepada Allah dan hendaklah setiap orang memperhatikan apa yang telah diperbuatnya untuk hari esok (akhirat), dan bertakwalah kepada Allah. Sungguh, Allah Maha teliti terhadap apa yang kamu kerjakan  [59:18]

At the end of the day we lay down in bed,

Staring at the ceiling in darkness of the room

Just before we settle in

Take our minds to where we begin

Today He let me open my eyes

And breathe the air I’m filling in

Looking at the sun

Shining as we run

Did I smile at the lady waiting for the bus?

Did I help the old man carry his bags?

Did I give my salaam to the neighbours below?

Did I teach another something that i know?

How were my prayers to Allah today?

Where was my Quran the whole day?

Was I thankful for everything i have?

Or was I too busy with the first half?

Tiap kali membaca doa rabitah ni mestikan terbayang insan-insan tersayang. Walaupun jauh di mata tapi tetap sentiasa dekat dihati. Walaupun tak pernah berjumpa mestikan terasa hangat kasih sayangnya.

Terasa betapa beratnya amanah yang telah dipertanggugjawabkan ke atas diri ini. Tetapi Dia Maha Mengetahui akan makhluk ciptaanNya. Tidak akan dibebankanNya dgn sesuatu yang kita tak mampu. Penyatuan antara hati-hati yang sentiasa mengingatiNya itu, mengutuhkan lagi ayunan langkah dalam mencari redhaNya.

Register now! Book ur places!

calling all brothers n sisters!

an event not to be missed!

especially to our new coming brothers n sisters in September 09!

c u there!!

here’s some sneak peek for u!

Loch Lomond.. Subhanallah

Loch Lomond during Winter

And who wouldn't want to do this?! hehe

Any queries please do leave a comment for us!

For registration, please contact:

Brother Munzir: 07599427457 <reeznum88@yahoo.com>

Sister Athirah: 07791430286 <athirahaminudin@ yahoo.com>

it’s a wonderful feeling
with the love in the room from the floor to the ceiling
its that time of year
Eid time is here
with the blessings from above
Allah sends his love
and everything’s okay
Eid Mubarak
its our holiday
Eid Mubarak, Eid Mubarak
it’s a wonderful day
Eid Mubarak, Eid Mubarak, Eid Mubarak
it’s a blessed day

from us here at MSM Northwest to the muslims all over the world!

Warm welcome to our dear brothers and sisters in Leeds!

See you there!!