Allah knows what's best for us!

 I ask for strength - And Allah gave me difficulties to make strong

I ask for wisdom - And Allah gave me problem to solve.

I ask for property - And Allah gave me brain & brawn to work.

I ask for courage - And Allah gave me danger to overcome.

I ask for love - And Allah gave me troubled people to help.

I ask for favors - And Allah gave me opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted...

I received everything I needed!  

Story of Ikrimah RA and Halimatus Saadia RA

After Fattah Mecca, Ikrimah came to embrace Islam. Prophet S.A.W asked all the sahabah RA not to curse his father (because the sahabah used to say 'la'natullah 'ala Abi Jahl) in his presence. When Ikrimah came, Rasulullah SAW stood up & greet him w/ smiling face.

At a battle, Ikrimah RA got off from his horse (a sign for martydom).  Khalid RA urged him to stay alive, because they need him for his strength. Ikrimah RA replied, "You embraced Islam during Fattah Mecca, but what about me? I haven't done anything for Islam. Let me compensate for what I've done by this."

-> Rasulullah SAW & companions RA sacrificed their feelings, for the fikr on Ikrimah to become Muslim.

-> Ikrimah's respect on Khalid, although Khalid embraced Islam just a little bit earlier. 

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Halimatus Saadia took body of Rasulullah SAW

-> orphan

-> noble but poor

-> recognized, but other people prefer richer babies

What happened as a result, Allah gave her & her family blessings.

-> This effort of daawah is an orphan, noble but poor, recognized, but people prefer other things

Insha Allah, Allah will give blessings to those who take care of this effort.

Iman

A sahabiyah RA had her son martyred in a battle. She told Prophet SAW about her grief. Prophet SAW replied that if she wants, he could show her son walking in Jannah. But the sahabiyah RA refused. When she returned to her village, people asked her, why did you let go that chance? She said, if after Prophet SAW said that, and I agree to see it, it is as if I don't believe what Prophet SAW said, and have to confirm it with my eyes.

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An army was told by its amir, not to attack until he gives such order. When they confronted the enemy, the enemy started attacking them with arrows and a few sahabis RA were martyred, but they didn't retaliate, since the amir kept quiet. After awhile, the amir shouted, Allahu Akbar, then the sahabah RA started attacking and eventually won the battle. When they returned to Madinah, the army informed Prophet SAW about this, so the amir was asked. The amir replied, we will not win by our strength, we can only win with the help of Allah. I told them not to attack because I want to assure that the help of Allah is with us when we're attacking. When I saw the angels descending from heaven, then I shouted Allahu Akbar.

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Somebody asked Ali RA, who is the bravest sahabi? Ali RA, himself who lifted the Khaibar gate that required 40 people to lift it, said, the most bravest sahabi is Abu Bakar RA. When Rasul SAW made open da'wah in Masjidil Haram, and people started beating him, nobody said anything except Abu Bakar RA, who said, "Are you killing somebody just because he said his Rabb is Allah?" And even Abu Bakar RA got beaten himself. His words resemble the words of a person in the court of Firaun, but Abu Bakar RA words are much precious because he uttered it immediately, whereas the person in the court of Firaun said them after some arguments and discussions.

Buy an item for its price, do not buy the people's needs

A Jew and his son had to sell their horse in the market. A sahabi RA came and want to buy the horse. The Jew told him that the price is 200 dirham, but the sahabi RA said that he'll pay 1200 dirham instead. The Jew is so shocked, he said don't make fun of us. The sahabi RA said, I'm involved in horse-trading, so I know the actual value of this horse. The Jew then asked, why don't you agree with the lower price then? The sahabi RA said, our Prophet SAW advised us to buy the item's price, not the people's need. The Jew and his son are so amazed, they embraced Islam on the spot. Upon seeing this, the sahabi RA said, now that you've become Muslim, you are my brothers, how can you come by horse, and I let you go home walking by foot? Take this horse as a gift from me.

Markaziyat

Markaziyat

- on-call dalam urusan dunia penting, engineer on-call, doktor on-call, stand-by sebab penting, tapi bagi para sahabat RA dalam urusan agama, ini tertib paling rendah - Nabi SAW hantar keldai sahaja untuk panggil sahabat kat rumah, sahabat nampak keldai Nabi SAW depan rumah mereka, dah tahu yang Nabi SAW meminta kehadiran mereka - lebih tinggi ialah sahabat sentiasa bersedia, hijrahkan diri dan jiwa bersama-sama Masjid Nabawi (hijrah batha)

- kehendak elders adalah orang yang hendak dilantik jadi faisala suatu mesyuarat ialah orang yang paling rapat dengan Nizamuddin atau markaz

- Taat - bila taat, anjing dilatih memburu, bila anjing itu menggigit, haiwan buruan pun halal dimakan, bezanya sebab dilatih - Kalau anjing yang tak dilatih, haram dimakan - bila tidak taat, buat usaha agama nampak baik, tapi sebenarnya mudarat - balik dari Tabuk, Nabi SAW nampak ada Masjid Dhirar - diperintah untuk bakar masjid itu dan diruntuhkan - ada seorang sahabat RA yang tiada tanah, telah ambil tanah tapak masjid tu - sahabat tu tak dapat anak, bahkan ayam belaannya pun tak pernah bertelur 

- 4 bulan setiap tahun seolah-olah hijrah batha' (jiwa dan masa bersama takaza Nizamuddin)

Luangkan masa di masjid

- 2 penipu dalam kehidupan: musyahadah (penglihatan) dan pengalaman - ingatkan masalah selesai di pasar, sebenarnya di masjid - kisah seorang sahabat RA mengadu pada Nabi SAW tentang beliau sibuk di ladang tapi adik sibuk di masjid - Nabi SAW jawab mungkin kamu diberi rezeki kerana amal adik kamu di masjid

- hidupkan 24 jam walaupun tempat itu kita keluar untuk jemaah 3 hari sahaja

- gash untuk niat tertibkan khuruj setiap rumah, baik lelaki mahupun perempuan

- gash untuk niat tertibkan bagaimana setiap rumah dapat terima jemaah

Hidupkan amal di rumah

- 5 amal di rumah - selain muzakarah 6 perkara, semua perkara sia-sia - hidupkan suasana tasykil dalam rumah 

Ramadhan

- kesalahfahaman umat ini bahawa Ramadhan adalah bulan ibadat, sebenarnya Ramadhan adalah bulan dakwah

- kena istighfar sebab berkurangnya dakwah amat ketara di bulan ini

Maiyyatullah - kebersamaan dengan Allah

Bila dakwah jadi amal ijtima'i dan percakapan harian

- kisah Ummu Aiman ra dapat timba dari syurga - safar di luar kota, bergegas balik ke kota tapi tak sempat sampai sebelum waktu berbuka - telah doa kepada Allah, maka turun timba dari langit - lepas minum, timba itu naik semula - dan teruskan perjalanan 

- kisah Hassan Husin ra balik rumah dengan suluhan kilat lepas Isyak - bermain- main dengan Nabi SAW ketika solat di masjid Nabawi - Nabi SAW suruh pulang ke rumah ibu kamu - rumah Ali RA bukan berdekatan dengan masjid Nabawi macam rumah- rumah isteri- isteri Nabi SAW - Hassan dan Hussin RA masih kecil (umur 6 dan 7 masa wafatnya Nabi SAW) - melangkah keluar dari masjid, kilat telah terpancar dan bertahan beberapa lama sehingga cukup untuk mereka sampai ke rumah mereka - para sahabat RA meriwayatkan seolah- olah siang pada waktu malam

- kisah Hujr bin Adi Ra mandi wajib dalam penjara guna awan yang masuk - minta air minum diberi lebih awal untuk beberapa hari supaya bole mandi, esok tak payah bagi minum - pengawal tak nak, takut mati haus esok bila hari- hari yang tiada air - maka Hujr RA telah doa dan awan masuk ke dalam penjaranya sahaja (sambungan - kawan sepenjara telah minta beliau doakan supaya mereka dibebaskan - beliau telah doa untuk Allah pilih apa yang terbaik utk mereka - mereka telah dibunuh musuh dan syahid)

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When da'wa become a collective effort and seeps into daily conversations

- story of Ummu Aiman RA that travelled outside the town while fasting, couldn't make back to the town while coming back before the iftar time - she prayed to Allah, so a pail comes down from the sky - after she drank, the pail returned back to the sky and she continues her journey back to the town

- story of Hassan and Hussain RA playing at Masjid Nabawi during Isya' prayer - Nabi SAW asked them, go back to your mother's house - Fatimah RA's house is not as close as Prophets' wives house around the Masjid Nabawi - Hassan and Hussain RA still small at that time (when Nabi SAW passed away, their ages are 6 and 7 years old) - as soon as they stepped out of the masjid, a lightning struck the night and the lightning stays frozen for awhile, enough for them to go back to their house - companions RA narrated that as if it was bright as daylight in the night

- story of Hujr bin Adi RA caught and imprisoned - had a wet dream and asked for water to bathe but refused - he bargained that the guard gave him his ration of drinking water in advance so that he can take bathe, and the guard does not need to give him water for several days - but the guard refused, fearing that Hujr RA will die of thirst and he'll be scolded for that - Hujr RA made doa to Allah - a black cloud appears and enters his prison, and his prison only, causing rain - he made bathe there and then - (epilogue: his friend seeing this miracle, asked Hujr RA to pray that they be released - Hujr RA prayed to Allah to decide what's best for them - they were later executed and died as martyrs)

Bittifaq muqaddar, 2.5 jam harian, taalim

Once, 2 people in Nizamuddin were having conversation when Hadratji overhead them saying again and again "bittifaq" ("coincidence / kebetulan"). So, Hadratji advised them to change it to "muqaddar" ("fated / ditakdirkan"), because this reflects iman.

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Adab gash - we don't have to wait for womenfolk to open the door, or asked us. Straightaway we asked them if there is manfolk at home.

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2.5 hours: - Ruh of maqami amal. - If alone, find another person to see another person. - When Hj Abdul Wahab sab started mentioning 8 hours a day, the brothers said, we're not even accomplishing 2.5 hours a day, how can you start speaking about 8 hours a day? Eventually when 8 hours are mentioned again and again, more brothers accomplish 2.5 hours  a day.

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Taalim is to bring light / nur into our selves / houses. Giving daawah everyday but not listening to taalim is not good because our speech is void of nur, unlike Quran and hadith.

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Pernah di Nizamuddin, ada 2 rakan sedang berbual- bual, apabila Hadratji terdengar mereka menyebut berulang- ulang kali "bittifaq" ("kebetulan"). Maka Hadratji menegur mereka dan menasihatkan supaya ditukar percakapan itu kepada "muqaddar" ("ditakdirkan"), kerana ini juga berkaitan dengan iman.

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Adab gash - Jika ada wanita yang menjawab salam kita, tidak perlu kita tunggu sehingga mereka membuka pintu atau bertanya kembali. Jika sesuai, cepat- cepat kita tanyakan adakah orang lelaki di rumah.

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2.5 jam harian:
- Roh kepada usaha tempatan
- Jika seorang, cari rakan yang lain.
- Apabila Hj Abdul Wahab sab mula- mula menyebut amalan 8 jam harian, para ahbab berkata, kami belum pun dapat lagi menyempurnakan 2.5 jam harian, bagaimana mungkin tuan mula menyebut tentang 8 jam? Lama- kelamaan apabila 8 jam disebut lagi dan lagi, semakin ramai ahbab yang dapat menyempurnakan 2.5 jam harian mereka.

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Taalim adalah untuk membawa nur ke dalam hati kita dan rumah kita. Hari- hari memberi dakwah tapi tidak mendengar taalim tidak bagus kerana percakapan kita tidak ada nur seperti mana nur dalam Quran dan hadith.