Komik Dialog: Hidup Untuk Apa?

Just because I am right doesn't mean I have to hurt the feeling of others

Tegur kesalahan orang biarlah secara berhikmah.

Sabda Nabi SAW:

يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ، وَيُعْطِي عَلَى الرِّفْقِ مَا لَا يُعْطِي عَلَى الْعُنْفِ، وَمَا لَا يُعْطِي عَلَى مَا سِوَاهُ

[حديث نبوي رواه مسلم]

"O Aisha, Allah is Kind and He loves kindness, and confers upon kindness which He does not confer upon severity, and does not confer upon anything besides it (kindness)." - [Narrated by Muslim]

"Wahai Aisyah, sesunguhnya Allah itu Maha Lembut dan mencintai kelembutan. Allah memberi kepada kelembutan hal-hal yang tidak diberikan kepada kekerasan dan kepada hal-hal lainnya." - [Hadith Nabi SAW riwayat Imam Muslim]





Di dalam Surah Ali-Imran:

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ

"Dengan sebab rahmat Allah lah kamu berlaku lemah-lembut terhadap mereka. Sekiranya kamu bersikap keras lagi berhati kasar, tentu mereka menjauh dari sekelilingmu" - [Ali-Imran : 159]





Copypaste dari status Facebook Sh. Dr. Yasir Qadhi (2015):

"It never ceases to amaze me how some disagreement between Muslims can make one so rude and foul mouthed.

Do you think you will get your point across by using vulgar words, mocking your opponent, talking sarcastically, and displaying the crudest of manners? Is this what 'being on the truth' teaches you? In that case, I do not want such a 'truth' that teaches you such arrogance, because I know that arrogance is of the most despised traits to Allah.

If you truly believe you are right, prove it by taking the higher moral ground, and being the more humble and kind hearted and soft spoken of the two. Learn from my Prophet (SAW) and yours.

May Allah guide us to the best of manners, for none can guide to the best of manners other than Allah! Ameen."





Sabda Nabi SAW: "Sesungguhnya yang terbaik di antara kalian adalah yang paling baik akhlaknya." - [HR Bukhari dan Muslim]

Sabda Nabi SAW: "Sesungguhnya orang yang paling aku cintai dan paling dekat tempat duduknya denganku pada hari kiamat adalah orang yang paling baik akhlaknya." - [HR Tirmidzi]

- Reminders to self

Famous di Zaman Muda

Wise words from Sh. Salman al-Oudah:

The Harms of Fame

Ibn `Atā’ al-Sakandrī said: "If you are given fame early in life, you rarely succeed later in life."

The road to fame is traversed today with "likes" on Facebook and Twitter and with votes on reality television. It is a path which exposes young people to morally questionable relationships.

A lot of celebrities are deluded about their importance. They forget how they were in the past and how they might yet again become in the future.

Someone asked Ibn al-Mubārak what it means to be conceited. He answered: "It means to think that you have something going for you that others lack." [Sheikh Salman Al-Oudah]

May Allah grant us all humility and humbleness, and protect us from arrogance and seeking fame. Ameen!

[via Sh. Yasir Qadhi]

Jom Kenali Imam Al-Bukhari!

Presented by Sh. Yasir Qadhi

Presented by Ustadh Omar Suleiman (the lecture starts at 16:03)

Para Sahabat Nabi SAW Dahulu Juga Adalah Manusia Biasa

Once, Abu Bakr appeared in the masjid, walking swiftly, having raised his lower garment so that his shin was visible. Upon seeing him, the Prophet SAW said, 'It appears your companion [meaning Abu Bakr] has been in an argument!'

When he came to the gathering, he greeted the Prophet SAW and said, 'O Messenger of Allah! There was an issue between Umar b. al-Khattab and me, and I got angry [and said some things], but then regretted it. So I asked him to forgive me, but he refused! That is why I came to you.'

The Prophet (SAW) said, 'Allah will forgive you, O Abu Bakr' and repeated it three times.

In the meantime, Umar regretted what had transpired, and went to the house of Abu Bakr, hoping to find him there, but he was not there. So Umar made his way to the masjid, and saw him there. When Umar greeting the Prophet (SAW), the anger from the Prophet's (SAW) face was obvious. After a while, Abu Bakr himself felt pity for Umar, so he half-stood up on his knees and said, 'O Messenger of Allah! By Allah I did more wrong than he did [to me].'

The Prophet (SAW) replied, "Allah sent me to you: while all of you said, 'He lies!', Abu Bakr said, 'He has spoken the truth!' And it is Abu Bakr who has shared with me himself and his wealth [like no other], so will you not leave my Companion (sahibi) alone?!"

So no one ever interfered with Abu Bakr after that. [Reported by al-Bukhari].

Perlukah Muslim Membenci Yahudi?

YAHUDI ATAU ZIONIS?

Pertama sekali, masih ramai Muslim keliru antara istilah "Yahudi" dan "Zionis."

Bila lihat kekejaman berlaku di Palestin, ramai merampang, "Tak guna punya Yahudi!" "Semoga Yahudi semua dilaknat!" dsb.

Tapi ketahuilah saudara-saudari bahawa penganut agama Yahudi sendiri memusuhi negara dan kerajaan Israel.

Pembentukan negara Israel itu adalah agenda Zionis dan bukannya agama Yahudi.

Jadi persisnya, kedudukan agama Yahudi dalam konflik Israel-Palestin adalah:

Zionis

VS

Muslim & Yahudi seluruh dunia

Mereka berada di pihak kita Muslim.

Ramai menganggap Zionis itu subset fahaman agama Yahudi; tapi sebenarnya tanggapan itu tidak tepat.

Two completely separate entity.

Cuma jika dari segi "bangsa," tentulah sebahagian besar Zionis itu subset bangsa Yahudi.

Pun begitu, ia tidak membantu menjustifikasi kebencian kalian terhadap Yahudi.

Pernahkah Islam mengajar kita memusuhi sesuatu kaum hanya kerana keturunan atau agamanya?

Jelas sekali, tidak.

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YAHUDI DI ZAMAN RASULULLAH SAW

Sebagaimana kita ketahui, ketika Rasulullah SAW baru berhijrah ke Madinah, baginda sangat bersikap optimistik terhadap kaum Yahudi.

Baginda banyak mengarahkan kaum Muslimin agar mengikuti, menyerupai, dan meniru amalan kaum Yahudi dengan harapan dapat melembutkan hati Yahudi memeluk Islam.

Tapi malang, persangkaan baik itu dikhianati, dan mereka melanggar Piagam Madinah: mencabul wanita Muslim, membunuh lelaki Muslim, bersekutu dengan kafir Quraysh Makkah dalam perang melawan Muslim; membuat percubaan membunuh Nabi, dsb.

Selepas itulah bermula deretan hukuman Rasulullah SAW ke atas Bani Qainuqa', Bani Nadhir, dan Bani Quraizah.

Dan selepas itulah baginda mula mengarahkan kaum Muslimin agar tidak lagi mengikuti, menyerupai, atau meniru amalan kaum Yahudi.

Jadi sebagaimana dapat dilihat, jelasnya, Rasulullah SAW bersikap keras terhadap Yahudi Madinah itu atas kesalahan mereka melanggar piagam, dan bukan kerana keturunan atau agama mereka.

Kalaulah Rasulullah SAW bersikap rasis, tentulah kaum Yahudi Yaman pun tidak berminat menghantar rombongan bagi mempelajari seterusnya memeluk Islam pada Tahun Delegasi 9 Hijrah.

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YAHUDI SELEPAS ZAMAN RASULULLAH SAW

Lihat bagaimana Pendeta Yahudi ini memuji layanan

Muslim dan negara Islam terhadap Yahudi

Sejarah membuktikan kedatangan Yahudi ke negara Islam sentiasa disambut baik oleh Muslim sebagai Zimmi.

FAKTA: Jadi lihatlah di negara-negara Islam sekarang - how the Jews flourished in the Arab lands: di Tunisia, Morocco, Iran, Mesir, Yaman, dll. Yahudi diberi hak sepenuhnya oleh Muslim untuk mengamalkan ritual agama mereka tanpa sebarang gangguan. Hubungan mereka begitu rapat sehingga Yahudi diberi kepercayaan mengasuh anak Muslim, dan Muslim diberi kepercayaan mengasuh anak Yahudi.

After all, the Jews are "ahli kitab," remember?

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AHLI KITAB?

Ramai Muslim Malaysia mendakwa penganut agama Yahudi dan Kristian hari ini tidak lagi layak digelar ahli kitab.

Hujah mereka: Kandungan New Testament dan Old Testament hari ini sudah tidak sama dengan kandungan Injil dan Taurat yang telah diturunkan kepada Nabi Isa dan Musa AS.

Tapi lupakah mereka Injil dan Taurat sememangnya sudah korup sejak sebelum zaman Rasulullah SAW lagi? Yet the Jews and Christians at his time were still regarded as ahli kitab, even in the Qur'an!

Jadi jelas, pengkriteriaan definisi ahli kitab mereka salah.

Jika Yahudi dan Nasrani di zaman Rasulullah SAW dipanggil ahli kitab, tentulah Yahudi dan Nasrani hari ini tetap dipanggil ahli kitab.

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KEADILAN DALAM ISLAM

Islam adalah agama yang adil.

Islam tidak pernah mengajar kita memusuhi sesuatu kaum hanya kerana keturunan atau agama mereka.

"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, hendaklah kamu semua sentiasa menjadi orang-orang yang menegakkan keadilan kerana Allah, lagi menerangkan kebenaran dan jangan sekali-kali kebencian kamu terhadap sesuatu kaum itu mendorong kamu kepada tidak melakukan keadilan. Hendaklah kamu berlaku adil (kepada sesiapa jua) kerana sikap adil itu lebih hampir kepada taqwa dan bertaqwalah kepada Allah, sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui dengan mendalam akan apa yang kamu lakukan." [Al-Qur'an, 5:8]

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ALLERGIC?

Adakah anda alergik terhadap Yahudi?

Punca alahan? Mungkin kerana belum pernah jumpa Yahudi yang baik dalam hidup.

Jika begitu, jemput tonton video ini:

Mikhael Elijah: Caucasian by race, Jew by religion

Also, check out Anna Baltzer, a Jewish lady who tirelessly work for the cause of Palestinian rights against Israelis.

Anna Baltzer: Jew by race, Jew by religion

Check out her [Facebook] as well.

[Bacaan tambahan: Kenapa US & UK Menyokong Zionism, dan Kenapa Negara Arab Senyap]

Worried That Allah Is Not Happy With You?

Jadi marilah bersedekah.

The Story of Adam in the Qur'an VS Theory of Evolution

(Current) Sains kata manusia adalah sebahagian dari produk evolusi alam. Sementara Qur'an pula beritahu, manusia berasal dari keturunan Nabi Adam a.s. yang diciptakan secara langsung oleh Allah 'Azza wa jal.

Question

There's ample evidence from science that shows things evolve, you have mutation, natural selection. People see a direct contradiction with god, Islam and evolution. How does a Muslim address this?

Answer (by Hamza Tzortzis)

It's very simple, Islam generally says go where the science takes you, to a point where it doesn't negate established theological facts.

As a Muslim when we look at evolution and we say it's amazing and interesting, we keep in mind that this is a theory that seems to work, it has a lot of empirical and theoretical justification. So as a Muslim scientist I would continue to do the science and agree with some of its conclusions.

- However, what we would say is if there is something that goes against the Islamic narrative, we would do an epistemic weighing, which means what is more valuable in terms of knowledge.

We know science is amazing and great but it changes all the time, e.g it changes because of two keys: thinking processes induction and empiricism.

- Induction is a thinking process where you have limited set of observations. And for the next observation, you make a conclusion based on the previous observations.

The issue is you might have a different observation that negates the previous observation e.g I'm a scientist in wales, I count the color of sheep and I count a 1000 sheep and they are all white so I conclude that they are all white, or the next sheep will be white. But there are black sheep so the next observation can be a black sheep and this will disagree with your previous conclusion. Science works heavily on induction which is never 100%

- Also science uses the worldview called empiricism, which basically says I can't have knowledge on anything unless it's directly or indirectly observable. But that means there might be something which you haven't seen, so there could be a future possible observation, that you haven't observed which can go against your current data. That's why every sincere scientist will say science is never 100%.

- So when we look at evolution, we need to realize that that's the best that we have now. But if in the best that we have, a part of evolution goes against the Islamic narrative (a part of it, not all of it as we agree with natural selection, mutations etc. but if there's something that goes against the Islamic narrative), we do an epistemic value weighing.

What is the value of knowledge? We saw in science, there's limitations, induction and empiricism. You will never get 100% truth. But with the Qur'an, it outweighs the conclusions made by science, why? Because we believe it's from the Creator. And we believe it's from the Creator for many many good rational and logical reasons. And therefore who will be more likely to be truthful? Us, humans as scientist, who are looking to the world to find the best conclusion using induction and empiricism which is limited? Or the Creator who created us and has all knowledge and He has the picture and we only have the pixel?

- We can also add that there was a time when most scientists believed that the universe was eternal. In the 1940's they believed in the steady state theory, the universe had no beginning or end, which contradicted the Qur'an, which says the universe began to exist.

So if you were a Muslim living in the 1940's, would you go with the Qur'an or with what scientists were saying? And there was a consensus amongst the scientists that the universe was always there. And it turned out science was wrong. And science changed.

The useful thing here is not to see this as a negative. It’s a good thing because science is the progressive development of knowledge based upon the empirical world and that’s a good thing. It becomes bad when you have the likes of Richard Dawkins etc. who say this is the 100% truth; and don’t entertain the fact that they might be wrong.