Qobiltu Ijazah - Surah Al Fatihah

Basmalah 19x

Ba'

Nubuwwah

 

The recent exam was an opportunity to revise the foundational Fardh Ayn knowledge. Next, I need to verify authenticity of the sources referenced as I deepened my knowledge on the Messengers and Prophets, especially that of RasululLah SAW. Am reminded of what the late Ustaz Zhulkeflee Haji Ismail said, "To know is to love", insya-Allah... Rabbi yassir wala tu'assir, Rabbi tamim bil khayr ❤

Dzikr Zulhijjah

1. The dzikir (as per the video above) is recited (3 or 10 times daily, in the first 10 days of Zulhijjah) by scholars and the pious especially from Tarim Hadhramaut.

2. The sholawat below is recited 5 times each night. Whosoever does so, the sholawat will be his redemption from the hellfire:

 اَللًّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَااتَّصَلَتِ الْعُيُوْنُ بِالنَّظَرِ ، وَتَزَخْرَفَتِ الْأَرَضُوْنَ بِالْمَطَرِ، وَحَجَّ حَاجٌّ وَاعْتَمَرَ، وَلَبَّى وَحَلَقَ وَنَحَرَ ، وَطَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيْقِ وَقَبَّلَ الْحَجَرَ ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمَ (٥×) فِي كُلِّ لَحْظَةٍ اَبَدًا عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَاءَ نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

3. The supplication below is recited as much as possible, in the hope that Allah swt will ease/help one to pay off his debts:

 اَللَّهُمَّ فَرَجُكَ الْقَرِيْبُ، اَللَّهُمَّ سِتْرُكَ الْحَصِيْنُ، اَللَّهُمَّ مَعْرُوْفُكَ الْقَدِيْمُ، اَللَّهُمَّ عَوَائِدُكَ الْحَسَنَةُ، اَللَّهُمَّ عَطَاءُكَ الْحَسَنُ الْجَمِيْلُ، يَا قَدِيْمَ اْلإِحْسَانِ، إِحْسَانُكَ الْقَدِيْمُ، يَا دَائِمَ الْمَعْرُوْفِ، مَعْرُوْفُكَ الدَّائِمُ.

Sources of reference:

1. Kitab Kanzun Najah Was Surur (Syekh Abdul Hamid bin Muhammad Ali Quds) and Kitab Majmu'ul Awrad wal Adzkar Alhabib Zen bin Sumaith (Habib Ali bin Muhammad bin Zein Bin Sumaith)

2. Kitab Wardatul Juyub Fis Sholati Alal Habib (Syekh Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz AlJazuli) and Kitab Majmu'ul Awrad wal Adzkar Alhabib Zen bin Sumaith (Habib Ali bin Muhammad bin Zein Bin Sumaith)

3. Kitab Kanzun Najah Was Surur (Syekh Abdul Hamid bin Muhammad Ali Quds)

والله اعلم بالصواب

Marhaban Yaa Zulhijjah

May Allah SWT forgive our sins, accept our acts of worship (with all their imperfections), and be pleased with us during this blessed month, aamiin yaa Ar-Hamar-Rahimeen ❤

Our Lord...

AlhamdulilLah! The beauty of Ad-Deenul Islam, the Rabbana supplications include all Ummah of RasululLah SAW (no one left behind). I am reminded of the Hadith, where RasululLah SAW said, "The parable of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever." (Hadit Sahih Bukhari and Muslim). We are encouraged to have a repertoire of Rabbana supplications as part of our daily routine after the mandatory and supplementary prayers. Khayr insya-Allah!

Surat Cinta Tentang Swolat

Bila engkau anggap swolat itu hanya penggugur kewajiban, maka kau akan terburu-buru  mengerjakannya. Bila engkau anggap swolat hanya sebuah kewajiban, maka engkau tak akan menikmati hadirnya Allah saat kau mengerjakannya. Anggaplah swolat itu pertemuan yang kau nanti dengan Tuhanmu. Anggaplah swolat itu sebagai cara terbaik kau bercerita dengan Allah SWT. Anggaplah swolat itu sebagai kondisi terbaik untuk kau berkeluh kesah dengan Allah SWT. Anggaplah swolat itu sebagai seriusnya kamu dalam bermimpi.

Bayangkan ketika "adzan berkumandang", tangan Allah SWT melambai ke depanmu untuk mengajak kau lebih dekat denganNya. Bayangkan ketika engkau bertakbir, Allah SWT melihatmu, Allah SWT senyum untukmu dan Allah SWT bangga terhadapmu. Bayangkanlah ketika "rukuk", Allah 'Azza wa Jalla menopang badanmu hingga kau tak terjatuh, hingga kau rasakan damai dalam sentuhanNya. Bayangkan ketika "sujud", Allah 'Azza wa Jalla mengelus kepalamu. Lalu Dia (SWT) berbisik lembut dikedua telingamu: "Aku Mencintaimu hambaKu". Bayangkan ketika kau "duduk di antara dua sujud", Allah 'Azza wa Jalla berdiri gagah di depanmu, lalu mengatakan, "Aku tak akan diam bila ada yang mengusikmu". Bayangkan ketika kau "salam", Allah 'Azza wa Jalla menjawabnya, lalu kau seperti manusia berhati bersih setelah itu...Subhaana-Allah sungguh nikmat ibadah swolat yang kita lakukan. Swolatku... Ragaku... - Umi Pipik Dian Irawati.

Wirid

AlhamdulilLah bi ni'matilLah! Wonderful reminder by Sheikh Hamzah Yusuf on the merits of awrad (plural for wirid). Indeed, istiqomah in dzikrulLah is a sign of an 'abid who is tawadhu', who knows his place in the scheme of things, who recognises and acknowledges Allah SWT as the One True God, the Oft-Powerful Creator and Sustainer whose mercy and pleasure should be the ultimate maqsud, insya-Allah!

Guidance

AlhamdulilLah bi ni’matilLah! Allah SWT really works in miraculous ways - I was struggling in my reflection of QS At-Tariq 86:3, and truth be told, Allah SWT sends a beautiful soul to share this video with me, to aid in my husul and wusul, (so timely) subhaan-Allah! An-najmuth-thaqib! (the piercing star!). Hamzah Yusuf beautifully expounds on the haqiqah (reality) of the mercy of Allah SWT. May we be guided by the stars, aamiin Allahumma aamiin!

Afterthought: It reminded of the time when I was in Australia, gazing at the stars at night - how big and bright they were that you could almost touch them with your hands! (something you can't experience in cosmopolitan Sg) and it dawned on me that my knowledge of the stars (astronomy) is very limited! I recall how our Muslim forefathers in the past would make great sacrifices to travel by land and sea to invite others to Islam (and how they are great navigators of the sea due to their knowledge of astronomy). May we be amongst them who support the Da'wah movement, directly or indirectly, aamiin Allahumma aamiin!

Raja'

On Raja’ (hope), the adab is to reject shirk in the hope that RasululLah SAAW will intercede for Muwahideen in Mahsyar. Also, to avoid the Iblisic trait of Ablasa (despair); instead we are to constantly seek forgiveness and repentance, renewal of our Tauheed since we are not maksum for Allah’s mercy prevails over His wrath (Hadith Qudsi).

Subhaan-Allah! Allah SWT is the object of our love (maqsud), yet we fear His ability to punish us and distance us from Him (our fear predominates in order to repel the inclinations towards sin). Yet we cannot fear him to such an extent that we turn to despair, forgetting His mercy; rather we must balance it with sufficient hope! May we be amongst the shakur who feel blessed for the bestowal of these quwwah in us and may we strive to put them in their proper place, aamiin ya Rabb!

Time

AlhamdulilLah bi ni'matilLah! Beautiful reminder on who is not a failure in the eyes of Allah SWT. Time - may Allah SWT bestow the barakah of time to all of us such that we be amongst those who bring much benefit to the Deen, our family and the Ummah and may we be amongst those who are successful, aamiin Allahumma aamiin!