Solat & Puasa

This issue occured to me after I visited sis Raihan's FB.

"Kenape ade muslimin dan muslimat yang puasa but does not perform the 5 daily prayers in the month of Ramadhan ".

Something for us to ponder. Im not saying that we should judge people, but it's just something that I think never occured to our minds.

Solat kewajipan yang pertama. Rukun Islam yang pertama. Which should be performed everyday, without exceptions- except for the ladies la kan. To the sick, Allah dah permudahkan kehidupan kite. Rukhsah solat. Boleh duduk, boleh baring.

But somehow, when Ramadhan arrives, everyone's like soooo bising about fasting, tapi solat ditnggal2kan.. Memang puasa is one of the 5 pillars of Islam, tapi, kite kene ingat, dalam mase kte puase tuh, kite kene solat. Solat kan dah diwajibkan. Year round.

Bulan puasa ni adalah bulan yang terbaik. Semua kebaikan boleh dimulakan dalam bulan ni, dari sekecil-kecil zarah. InsyAllah, kalau niat baik, Allah akan tolong. Cepat dipermudahkan segala sesuatu yang kite ingat susah. Jadi, berniatlah dan berubahlah untuk sesuatu yang lebih baik. Bermula dengan Ramadhan ini. Maseh ade kesempatan lagi. InsyAllah, akan di permudahkan.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ
"Surely Allåh changes not the condition of a people, until they change their own condition."
chunks from Al-Ra'd:11

Pemilik cinta - Fatimah Syarha


Yesterday, went ot midV with angah. Just to lepka2 and get the problem off our minds. Then, I remember a friend asking me to find a book for him. So, to MPH i head. -macam yoda.


Before I talk about the book, let me first talk about the writer. Since she's a friend of my sister, my sister got some insides about her.


Beliau memang dibesarkan dalam family yang bagus2. Maybe that's why she is who she is today.


One of her friends once said that, dulu maser skola, dier sangat menjge her interaction with her classmates. Males especially. Kalau bdk2 yang agak social, beliau akan approach dengan perwatakan yang palng lembut walaupon she knows that she wouldnt get the same treatment in return. Beliau sangat lemah lembut. Bukan sekadar di skolah, di matrix and U pon same.


In short, she is an idol of a real muslimah. Sebab tuh jugak a agaknyer, she has been given a gift from Allah, a good husband and kemanisan hidup berumah tangga. Bacalh buku ni k. Highly recommended.

Harapan Ramadhan

Bismillah hirrahman nirrahim.

Yaa Allah

Jadikanlah puasaku sebagai puasa orang-orang yang benar-benar berpuasa. Dan ibadah malamku sebagai ibadah orang-orang yang benar-benar melakukan ibadah malam. Dan jagalah aku dari tidurnya orang-orang yang lalai. Hapuskanlah dosaku ... Wahai Tuhan sekalian alam, ampunilah aku, Wahai Pengampun pembuat dosa.

Yaa Allah

Hiasilah diriku dengan penutup dan kesucian. Tutupilah diriku dengan pakaian qana'ah dan kerelaan. Tempatkanlah aku di atas jalan keadilan dan sikap tulus. Amankanlah diriku dari setiap yang aku takuti dengan penjagaan-MU, Wahai penjaga orang-orang yang takut.

Yaa Allah

Berikanlah kekuatan kepadaku, untuk menegakkan perintah-perintah-MU, dan berilah aku manisnya berzikir mengingat-MU. Berilah aku kekuatan untuk menunaikan syukur kepada-MU, dengan kemuliaan- MU. Dan jagalah aku dengan penjagaan-MU dan perlindungan-MU, Wahai dzat Yang Maha Melihat.

Yaa Allah

Janganlah Engkau hinakan aku kerana perbuatan maksiat terhadap-MU, dan janganlah Engkau pukul aku dengan balasan-MU. Jauhkanlah aku dari hal-hal yang dapat menyebabkan kemurkaan-MU, dengan anugerah dan bantuan-MU, Wahai puncak keinginan orang-orang yang berkeinginan!

Yaa Allah

Sediakanlah untukku sebahagian dri rahmat-MU yang luas, dan berikanlah aku petunjuk kepada ajaran- ajaran-MU yang terang, dan bimbinglah aku menuju kepada kerelaan-MU yang penuh dengan kecintaan-MU, Wahai harapan orang-orang yang rindu.

Yaa Allah

Bukakanlah bagiku pintu-pintu sorga dan tutupkanlah bagiku pintu-pintu neraka, dan berikanlah kemampuan padaku untuk membaca AI-Quran Wahai Penurun ketenangan di dalam hati orang-orang Mu'min.

Yaa Allah

Rezekikanlah kepadaku keutamaan Lailatul Qadr, dan ubahlah perkara-perkaraku yang sulit mnjadi mudah. Terimalah permintaan maafku, dan hapuskanlah dosa dan kesalahanku, Wahai Yang Maha Penyayang terhadap hamba- hambanya yang soleh.

Yaa Allah

Sucikanlah aku dari dosa-dosa, dan bersihkanlah diriku dari segala aib. Tanamkanlah
ketaqwaan di dalam hatiku, Wahai Penghapus kesalahan onang-orang yang berdosa.

Yaa Allah

Jadikanlah puasaku disertai dengan syukur dan penerima di atas jalan keredhaan-MU dan keredhaan Rasul. Cabang-cabangnya kokoh dan kuat berkat pokok-pokoknya, Demi kenabian Mohammad dan keluarganya yang suci, dan segala puji bagi Allah Tuhan sekalian alam.


Yaa Allah,

Permudahkan segala urusan ibuku untuk bertemu denganMu. Aku mohon agar engkau merahmati segala urusan inuku di tanah suci Mu. Jangan Engaku biarkan nasib kami ditentukan oleh diri maki sendiri. Sebaliknya, Engkau tunjukkan dan bawalah kami ke jalan keredhaanMu.

Amin Yaa Rabbal 'Alamin!

p/s: It has only been a day, no less than a day, da rindu. :(

Pep talk for Ramadhan

In the name of Lord, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

Just want to share the little bit of ilmu I have. Tazkirah kecil.

Bukanlah puasa itu (hanya) menahan diri dari makan dan minum. Sebaliknya ia juga harus tertahan dari perkara lagha dan lucah. Apabila kamu dimaki atau diperbodohkan, berkatalah "AKU BERPUASA".
(riwayat Ibn Khuzaimah dan al-Hakim / Sahih al-Targhib 1068)

I just want to wish everyone, Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan!

Ramadhan is getting very close. Bulan yang ditunggu-tunggu has finally arrived! :)
Somehow, I get very excited when talking about Ramadhan. Even though mama wouldnt be in My for the whole month and the first days of raya, I think everything would turn out well. Mama, insyAllah will be ok there with Auntie Husna and my sisters and my BIG bro and I myself will be ok jugak kot. that's the spirit!

Banyak azam nak ditunaikan ni. Frankly, I've never really had any azam for the previous Ramadhans. Tapi tahun ni, tetibe jer ade azam. Maturity comes and so does those enthusiasm. :)

Anyways, I've been reading Saifulislam's blog recently. Banyak nasihat semperna Ramadhan ni. Untuk kawan-kawan yang still blum ready for ramadhan, why don't you read his blog to make urself ready physically and mentally.
Lately, I have lost the tranquility, the peacefulness I used to have before. Maknanyer da lalai la ni! I've to get back on track. Ingatla,

Jika engkau mencintai bunga
Sedarlah engkau bunga itu akan layu
Jika engkau cintakan manusia
Sedarlah suatu hari dia akan pergi
Jika engkau mencintai harta
Harta itu nanti kau akan tinggalkan
Jika engkau cintakan Ilahi
Hanya Dia akan kekal abadi.
-credit to Soutul Wardah-

Ingatan kepada diri sendiri,

Submission to Him is no.1
The others can come after that.

School isn't that bad :)
















St. Thomas's Primary School.
An all-boys school.
The boys were noisy but it was a really great experience.
See you boys in 3 years time!

I feel...

Lately I've been having this feeling. Susah nak describe cmner cause I have been looking for the correct adj for it, but there seemed to be none. In the end, I just ignore the whole thing by doing something else. But at times like this, bile teringat balek bende2 cmtuh, those feeling sort of like flew back to me. Like now.

*One message received*

"Boss.."

Then those feelings, which have lingered for quite a while, somewhat disappeared.

A change can be felt to have taken place.

Bukan sayang
Bukan la suke.

Something else.

Is it anger?
Is it suspicion?

Susah nak interpret or find words suitable for it. All I can say is that, it is something unpleasant.

Let these feelings return to where it should be.

Current readings.

Khalid Memburu Syahid - Abdul Latip Talib
I know this much true - Wally Lamb
Tunggu Teduh Dulu - Faisal Tehrani
Im finishing the 1st by this week, the 2nd one maybe in mid sept and will only start the 3rd one after finishing the first two. tak sabar nak bace the third one! (walaupon assignment banyak menggunung) :))

Looking for the sun, I found my pelangi.

Kadang2 Allah sembunyikan matahari dan datangkan petir dan kilat. Kite tertanye-tanye kemane hilangnyer matahati. Rupe-rupenyer, Allah memberi kite pelangi.

Kite selalu ingat Allah sembunyikan matahari sebab Allah tak sayang kite. Kite ngat Allah nak beri kesusahan kepade kite. Dalam pada masa tu, kite pun selalu fikir the loss that we'll be facing due to the ketiadaan matahari.

"Alamak, ujan la. Tak dapat nak maen bola ptg ni"

"Aduhai, ujan le pulak. Abes baju tak kering"

"Apekah la ujan tetibe ni?...Cmner aku nak balek umah ni?"

Kite banyaaak sangat nak cakap bile something changes. Most of the time, kite merungut. Criticize every chance we have about almost everything. Walaupon kite taw change is inevitable, we still have things to say about it even though we know that it wouldnt bring any good to us. Bawak keburukan ade la.

Padahal, Allah sembunyikan matahari untuk beri kita pelangi.

Have you ever give a thought about rainbow?

For me, bile ade pelangi, everyone can see it's beauty.The beauty of all the 7 colours. In other words, His creation can be shared by everyone. Semua makhluk boleh tgk betape indahnyer ciptaanNya.

One more thing, beauty kan represents happiness. Memang fitrah manusia mencari yang cantik. And also, memang fitrah manusia, bila da dapat ape yang dicitakan, kite akan happy. As mentioned before, kan pelangi ni cantik. So, memang significant la analogy yang selalu di cakap2 ni.

Pelangi --> cantik--> happiness :)

Matahari is seen as the source of heat, light. Memang kite bnyak rely on the sun to get things going. Matahari ni macam a symbol of hardwork. It shines continuosly. Takder pon nak stop2, nak break2. Macam kite jugak la, life as a human. Asyik busy sangat dengan sesuatu, smpai menjadi melupakan bende2 laen. Sampai tak nmapk bende laen. Bile kite da taksub dngn sesuatu, kite akan lupe kepadaNya.

Sebab tu, Allah datangkan kilat and petir yang menakutkan tuh.

Initially after the loss of the sun, petir, kilat, semuanya ade. Kesusahan dan kesedihan yang tak tergambar. Rasa putus asa yang sangat menebal dalam diri. Tapi mase ni la is the most crucial time. Mase Allah nak uji umatNya.

After those hardships, He brings us the rainbow. Something very pleasant. Something for us to be happy about. Allah tak nak kite sedih, Dia hanya nak uji makhlukNya. :)

Sangat berkesan analogy ni.

Jane: a contexual story.

A girl prayed to God, asking for a candy bar. She said,

" Dear Lord, please reward me a candy bar. Mommy doesn't allow me to eat candy anymore, and I can only ask from you. Please give me one. I have behaved very well for the past weeks. Please God".

A few days later, out of the blue, a man came ot the house, delivering a hamper to the girl named Jane of winning a competition she entered on the net. She was soo happy, because the hamper is made of all sorts of candy. There were chocolate bars, lollypops, jelly beans and many more.

However, Jane's mom did not allow her to eat any of the candy because she has already has a number of cavities. Jane was so devastated and did not know what to do.

She keep reminding herself that she has 2 options; whether to sneak the candies or to follow what her mommy said.

What would you do?

God has definitely helped Jane, but due to certain circumstances, she is unable to eat the candies she wanted.

What should she do?

Should she just eat those candies or should she just listen to her mom?