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englishhijabi:

The same thing happened outside Al-Rahma masjid here in Liverpool :)

That is just so sad. Just how much the media is manipulating the masses. Why out of the so many religion out there, they choose have a keen interest in ours? O.O

Reading stories like these remind me of an article I read that the West are truly keeping the Muslims heavily sedated with entertainment, with ‘politics’, with sports, with literal drugs and alcohol etc, just to numb the Muslim mind… because in effect, if Muslims were to wake up from their slumber and undertake their role as a khalifah, as a true slave of Allah swt, than truly no other power will be able to overcome us, insyaAllah.

If a hundred Muslim men can ward of armed peoples with just one Takbeer, how much power does 1 BILLION men and women of taqwa have? Enough to reclaim Palestine?

Allahuakbar, la hawla wa la quwatta illa billah!

Just how much longer are we going to let ourselves be trampled on?

(Source: salamseeker)

Image source: Boston.com

Finishing up the plate of roti kirai, a type of dish made from flour here in Singapore, I began walking to the masjid for my maghrib prayers. To my right and left, I saw many Muslims breaking their fast, slowly taking their time, laughing and swapping stories over piping hot dishes and chilled drinks. The man manning the payment counter was grinning, perhaps thinking about the money he made today charging these people for the buffet iftar.

Later on as the muezzin called out for Isya’ prayers to begin and the saf in the masjid began to form and tighten its ranks, the same group of people just outside were still laughing and chatting, turning a deaf ear to the muezzin’s reminder…

Sisters and brothers, we are almost halfway through the month of Ramadhan and I just thought it will be beneficial to remind myself, and all of us, this nugget of information so that we can at least strive to make the last two weeks of Ramadhan count if we have not been doing so for the time that has escaped our grasp.

I was browsing through facebook the other night and found my brother’s status update to read as such: “There is no use in fasting without prayer for your fast will not be accepted. Thus, please pray…”, and as I looking through the replies on his wall as well as looking at the activities of the general public, I was disheartened to find that many Muslims are actually abstaining from food and drink, without realizing that Allah has no use of their fast.

What do I mean by this? 

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.)” [Hadith Bukhari]

My beloved sisters and brothers in Islam, please, reflect on the hadith above and strive to understand the meaning of your fasting, and straighten the niyyah of your fast. 

The bare fact, painful as it is to some, is that fasting (sawm) is the third (or fourth, according to other sources) pillar of Islam, while prayer (Salah) is the second pillar. In addition to the countless verses in the Qur’an highlighting the importance of prayer, the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. even goes on to explain that the one who abandons prayer is a kafir, a disbeliever! What use is the fasting of a disbeliever in the eyes of Allah swt?

‘That which differentiates us from the disbelievers and the hypocrites is our performance of Salah. He who abandons it becomes a disbeliever.’ [Hadith At-Tirmidhi]

Too many Muslims battle with the comfort of their mattresses every morning to get up for sahur, too many Muslims clutch their stomach by the afternoon as it groans and whimpers, too many Muslims place their feet on this earth with weariness as evening draws close, tired and exhausted… but too many Muslims too do not actually get around to perform their prayers during the day and during the night, thus making all the above physical sacrifices only to have it in vain.

Didn’t Allah already warn us of this matter?

Say, [O Muhammad], “Shall we [believers] inform you of the greatest losers as to [their] deeds? [They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work.” [Qur’an 18:103-104]

Let us all use the remaining two weeks of Ramadhan to get closer to Allah; afterall, if we are not able to control our nafs in this month, what are the chances that we can do so during other months when our opposition, our nafs, is joined by the shayateen?

Kaab bin Ujra relates,” Prophet Mohammad s.a.w. said, “Come near to the mimbar.”. And we came near to the mimbar. When he ascended the first step of the mimbar he said “Ameen”. When he ascended the second step of the mimbar he said, “Ameen”. When he ascended the third step he said, “Ameen”. When he descended we said , “O Prophet Mohammad s.a.w., we have heard from you today something which we never heard before”.

He said, (When I ascended the first step) Jibreel a.s. appeared before me and said, “Woe to him who found the blessed month of Ramadan and let it pass by without gaining forgiveness” . Upon that I said, “Ameen” . When I ascended the second step, he said, “Woe to him before whom thy name is mentioned and then does not read durood on you” . I replied “Ameen” . When I ascended the third step he said, “Woe unto the person in whose presence both parents or one of them attain old age, and (through failure to serve them) is not allowed to enter Jannah.” I said “Ameen”.

Let us not be amongst the people who fail to reap the uncountable benefits of this Ramadhan - the people whom the Prophet s.a.w. has made du’a for woe to befall on them. Worse, let us no longer leave our prayers without any valid excuse, for in doing so, we are akin to disbelievers… Naudhubillah!

My beloved sisters and brothers, as I remind myself first before all of you, let us move our body to perform the Salah, before someone else has to move our (dead) body to perform Salah for us.

May the coming last two weeks of Ramadhan be beneficial, full of His mercy and forgiveness insyaAllah :)

Seperti seorang anak kampung yang kembali ke desa,
Senang dengan suasana dan tahu tempatnya semua,
Bukan seperti si anak kota yang bersemangat ke kampung jua,
Namun hati tak tenteram, semua tak kena,
kerana tak sebati dengan kehidupan yang berbeza…

Siapakah diri kita bila bertemu bulan Ramadhan? :)

Assalamualaikum my dearest tumblrs!

(Unfortunately, this opportunity is limited to Singaporeans due to the geographical limitations… so if you are Singaporean, yes you, read on!)

I am helping to sell the Nablus soap, a 100% organic soap made in Palestine. The Nablus soap has a rich history going all the way back to the 10th century due its quality that surpassed that of other cities of Palestine, to the extent that even the Crusaders brought its manufacturing process to Europe!

However, due to the influx of capitalism and of course, the Israeli occupation, only 2 of its factories are still standing.

So… Please lend a hand in helping the locals of Palestine earn their keep! Head over to this website to make your choice and e-mail me at fadhilah.wahid@gmail.com (please include name and number) to make your order, at SGD 8.00/bar, payment on delivery. 

NOTE: A Ramadhan sale is going on - buy 4 soaps and get 1 free (and you get to choose your own flavour!)

As the soap is organic, it can be used from head to toe, depending on your preference :)

Delivery details: 

InsyaAllah, I will be heading to KL to get the orders on the 27/08/11. Soap collection will be on 28 August (Sunday), from 9am - 1230pm at the following MRT stations: Joo Koon to Dover (green line) and Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang (red line). If you need another timing, include the information in your e-mail, insyaAllah we can work something out :)

P/s. It’s not that I am lazy hehe but I am helping out at my mom’s stall so am restricted to the west side at those timings. May Allah bless you this Ramadhan!

“They ask you (O Muhammad) what they should spend in charity. Say: ‘Whatever you spend with a good heart, give it to parents, relatives, orphans, the helpless, and travellers in need. Whatever good you do, God is aware of it.’” - Quran, 2:215

Help spread the word! Syukran!

Aku mengorak langkah, mata liar mencari teman yang sedang mencari selendang yang dikirim sahabat dari Malaysia. Tertanya-tanya di minda akan kenapa Geylang Serai penuh sesak walaupun bazaar Ramadhan belum bermula; pening kepalaku dibuatnya dengan hingar dan bingar di sekeliliing yang bercampur aduk dengan hembusan asap dari dedaun berapi di jari-jemari manusia.

“Tu haaa konsert dia. Nari kan opening lampu-lampu pat road ni!”

Oh, patutlah. Dalam diam aku bersyukur bahawa temanku juga bukan seorang yang suka membeli-belah; bolehlah kita cepat mengangkat kaki dan beredar walaupun belum sampai sepuluh minit tanah Joo Chiat Road dipijak.

Aku mara terus kehadapan, cuba sedaya upaya untuk mengelakkan diri dari terlanggar atau tersentuh sesiapa yang bukan mahramku. Sulit, amat sulit. Sambil berjalan ku mengimbas kembali perbualan antara diri yang dhaif ini dengan temanku melalui telefon di bulan Ramadhan setahun yang lalu.

“Awak… Kenapa Ramadhan di Singapura macam gini awak? Ramai I tengok yang tak puasa, tak menjaga pergaulan, bermaki-hamun… tetapi beria-ia nak sambut Hari Raya. Kenapa dengan masyarakat kita di Singapura ni?”

“Fadhilah di mana sekarang?”

“Di Geylang Serai, teman bonda beli barang rumah.”

“Sebab Fadhilah di Geylang Serai lah Fadhilah nampak benda-benda yang gitu. Cuba duduk di masjid; insyaAllah Fadhilah akan melihat yang ahsan…”

Ku tersenyum sendiri; banyak lagi yang harus ku pelajari. Tiba-tiba lamunanku dicelah oleh melodi guitar elektrik dan perintah, “Everybody scream!!!!!!” Aku menoleh mencari suara. Di bawah khemah putih ku melihat sekumpulan makcik-makcik dan pakcik-pakcik bersorakan mengikut perintah yang diberi. Dan tiba-tiba dari suara yang sama berteriak,

“Woooo!!! Selambat menyambut Ramadhan!!!”

Tertelan air liur.

Kemungkinan besar kedhaifan diri ini yang membuatku keliru, tetapi di antara masalah ikhtilat yang tidak dapat ditangkis di sekeliling, suasana hingar-bingar yang mengesyorkan pembelanjaan berlebihan dan kemungkinan melakukan zina mata, telinga, tangan, kaki dan hati tanpa sengaja… aku membuat keputusan berfatwa kepada hati bahawa Geylang Serai bukan tempat yang ‘harus’ dikunjungi masyarakat Islam Singapura pada bulan Ramadhan… Malah, lebih baik dielakkan terus jika tiada keperluannya.

Bulan Ramadhan merupakan bulan yang penuh barakah, bulan yang lebih baik dari 1000 bulan biasa. Hanya di bulan Ramadhan Allah swt menjanjikan bahawa setiap pahala fardh digandakan sebanyak 70 kali, dan setiap yang sunnah dinaikkan pahalanya bak ia sesuatu yang fardh. Hanya dalam Ramadhan syaitaan akan dipenjarakan dan justeru jihad besar kita diringankan sementara tanpa musuh besar selain nafsu kita sendiri!

Sungguh, bodohlah diriku ini jika menganggap ‘business deals’ dan ‘promotions’ di Geylang itu lebih utama dari business deals dan promotions yang Allah swt adakan hanya di bulan Ramadhan. Jahillah diriku ini jika membiarkan walaupun SATU malam Ramadhanku diselebungi teriakan “Lelong! Lelong!” dan perbualan kosong, apabila di rumah-rumah Allah ramai lagi kaum muslimin dan muslimat asyik mendengar bacaan Qur’an, mengejarkan pahala, di dalam solat terawih. Dan sia-sialah aku mendu’akan agar Ramadhanku disirami barakah Allah, jika kakiku sendiri melangkah ke tempat yang terlalu jauh dari suasana Islami.

InsyaAllah, biar kita mengatur langkah kita agar Ramadhan yang akan tiba (insyaAllah) Ramadhan yang lebih baik buat diri kita dari Ramadhan yang lalu. Raihlah seberapa banyak pahala yang termampu, dan jauhilah dari segala dosa atau jalan-jalan yang menuju ke dosa seberapa yang kita boleh… InsyaAllah.

Moga menjadi peringatan kepada diri yang dhaif ini… Ramadhan kareem :)

Sama-sama maju ke hadapan,
pandai cari keimanan,
jaga diri dalam ketaqwaan,
serta sopan santun dengan kawan-kawan…

Dengan hati bersih serta suci,
Sama-sama menjaga modesty,
Jaga baju jangan ketat dan seksi,
Qur’an dan sunnah di junjung tinggi…

Capailah lekas hijab-hijab oh wanita solehah, 
Supaya kita ada harga di mata dunia~

Kalau kita lengah serta lupa, 
Hidup kita sia-sia,
Jiwa besar sihat serta segar, 
Istiqomah dan sabar tentu bahagia…

Lemah lembut perangai pemudi, 
Cergas tangkas wataknya pemuda, 
Suka rela selalu berbakti, 
Sikap yang pembela dan berjasa…

Capailah darjat yang mulia pemudi-pemuda, 
Di sisi Allah kini dan selamanya, semoga bahagia!~~