One time a scholar asked one of his students, "You have spent a long time with me, what have you learned?
He said I learned eight things:
First, I looked to the creation. Everyone has a loved one. When he goes to the grave, he leaves his loved one. Therefore, I made my loved one my good deeds; that way, they will be with me in the grave.
Second, I looked to the verse, 'But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,' and, therefore, I struggled against my desires so I could stay obeying Allah.
Third, I saw that if anyone has something with him that is worth something, he will protect it. Then I thought about the verse, 'That which you have is wasted away; and that which is with Allah remains,' therefore, everything worth something with me I devoted to Him so it would be with Him for me.
Fourth, I saw the people seeking wealth, honor and positions and it was not worth anything to me. Then I thought about Allah's words, 'Lo, the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most aware of Allah,' so I did my best to become aware of Allah in order to nobility in his sight.
Fifth, I saw the people being jealous towards each other and I looked at the verse, 'We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world,' so I left jealousy.
Sixth, I saw the people having enmity and I thought about the verse, 'Lo, the devil is an enemy for you, so take him as an enemy,' so I left enmity and I took the Satan as my only enemy.
Seventh, I saw them debasing themselves in search of sustenance and I thought about the verse, 'And there is not a beast in the earth but the sustenance thereof depends on Allah,' so I kept myself busy with my responsibilities toward Him and I left my property with Him.
Eighth, I found them relying on their business, buildings and health and I thought about the verse, 'And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, He will suffice him,' therefore, I put my trust only on Allah.
Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba ibn 'Amr al-Ansari al-Badri reported that the Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), said, "Anyone who shows the way to something good has the same reward as the person who does it." [Muslim]
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Dear Azuriy, Assalamua'laikum,
A very meaningful 8 things for our life. What I learned from this; All of that 8 things could be achieved if we can "tundukkan hati" - from what we see, listen, say something, taste, feel and sense, all of that will go to our heart to be judged/governed before we react. If our heart is well maintained, the output will surely a beneficial one when compare to the output governed by a damaged heart. How to do that? My answer/opinion is, first we need to become a "student"-either fulltime or parttime. Second, to choose a right scholar. Rasulullah said; The advantage of an "alim" compare to an "abid" is like.. "kelebihan bulan purnama keatas seluruh bintang2". Therefore, we need to choose the scholar from an "alim" persons.
Antara pesanan orang alim yg saya pegang;.."Allah sama sekali tidak memerintahkan kita utk meninggalkan dunia tetapi memerintahkan supaya meninggalkan dosa2. Meninggalkan dunia adalah keutamaan tetapi meninggalkan dosa2 adalah kewajipan. Sesungguhnya menegakkan kewajipan adalah lebih penting drpd sebuah keutamaan (yg sifatnya tidak wajib)".
Hadis Rasulullah yg boleh saya hubungkaitkan dgn perkara diatas (yg sngt mendalam maksudnya)..Dari Abu Hurairah meriwayatkan, saidina Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda; Sesiapa yg mengejar dunia dgn tujuan mengelak drpd meminta2 dan dgn tujuan menjaga anak isteri drpd memakan harta curi, harta samun dan sebagainya, dan dgn tujuan menjaga hubungan dgn jiran tetangga, dia akan bertemu dgn Allah di akhirat kelak dgn keadaan wajah yang berseri2 umpama bulan purnama.
Wallahua'lam. Keep smiling dear sis and thanks for sharing those 8 things. I-lal-li-qa' was-sa-la-mah
hi,
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