Can We Feel the Pain?

Bismillah.

Whenever we think about all the sins that we've done, do our hearts ache? Do we feel a totally remorseful feeling when we recall our mistakes we've committed one time ago?

Hopefully we do. And it will be better if the pain we got leads us to crying and wailing to Allah, pleading Him to forgive each and every sin that has been written in our books. We might forget certain sins that we've done, due to the countless amount of them, but truthfully, Allah never forgets. He remembers every wrong deed of us, no matter how long we've been drifted away from all black days of us.

Among the conditions of the tawbah to be accepted is; for us to feel regret. And one way to prove that we really do feel regret about our sins is by having the pain residing in heart. Wallahi it's not easy to have such feeling. It's hard for us to honestly feel contrite about our past sins. It's hard, but not impossible. The fact that you feel like repenting is already a sign that Allah wants to forgive you.

We really need to remind ourselves to have a correct understanding on how to repent. Don't ask whether Allah will accept our repentance, rather, ask ourselves whether we've repented correctly.

He is waiting for us to return to Him. He is very happy when we want to return to the right path. May we all will gather under His mercy one day. InshaAllah.

Wallahua'lam.

Kita punya Dia.

Bismillah.

Tazkirah Maghrib hari ni
Tentang betapa kita tak menjadi seorang yg bersyukur

Kita ada hidup yg sempurna
Ada ibu bapa yg sangat baik
Ada anak yg sempurna dan bijak
Ada makanan dan pakaian yg cukup
Tapi kita tak terasa semua tu satu nikmat besar

Sekali Allah tarik nikmat kecil dari hidup kita
Sedetik Allah uji kita dengan kehilangan yg sedikit
Barulah kita terasa betapa sukar untuk hidup seperti biasa
meski hanya kekurangan satu nikmat

Bersyukurlah dengan nikmat yg Allah beri
Berhenti bersedih tatkala melihat orang lain lebih kaya
Berhenti mengeluh saat terasa anak orang lain lebih bijak dari anak kita
Usah membandingkan nikmat dunia dengan orang yg diberi kelebihan

Percayalah
Setiap orang yang kita temui
Setiap jiwa yang kita kenali
Pasti mereka pernah kehilangan sesuatu yg mereka sayang
Pasti mereka pernah mengalami satu fasa hidup yg sukar
Yakinlah
Setiap manusia ada ujian yg Allah beri
Setiap mata pernah menangis tatkala beban di pundak terasa tak tertanggung lagi

Itulah kita
Itulah rencana kehidupan
Yang takkan henti dihuni dugaan
Saat bahagia
Bersyukurlah
Saat derita
Bersabarlah...

Allah ada.
Dia selalu ada.
Kelmarin Dia menolong kita.
Esok, Dia tetap akan menolong kita.

Loving Strangers

Bismillah.

Some strangers
Are not really strangers in our lives
We might never meet them
But their words always comfort us perfectly
We might never hear their voices
But the warmth of their kindness
Hit us directly on the heart.

Strangers
They teach me that
sometimes love can be felt
Even without touches
And tender-heartedness is somehow
more important than the presence of the body.

She is a stranger
But she isn't strange
She's very familiar to my soul
Her prayers for me are
continuously being sent to the sky
And I hope all my prayers for her
Are now a part of her life.

Love is not a stranger
Love for a stranger isn't strange as well
Because whenever Allah puts the love in the hearts
Even two persons who live in two different worlds
Can finally meet in His mercy
And constantly exchanging the gift of prayers.

Love wins.
Love always wins.

P.s.: Thanks to my dear far away friend who gave me this novel. My very first Arabic novel. Alhamdulillah. ♡♡♡

Moga Terhapus.

Bismillah.

Sewaktu di dunia mungkin kita tak mampu rasakan betapa pentingnya kewujudan 'penghapus2 dosa' dalam hidup kita.

Tapi bila di akhirat nanti, kita akan sedar pentingnya semua itu. Terutama bila kita harapkan mizan (timbangan) itu berat dengan pahala dan bukan sebaliknya.

Jadi, andai saat ini kita didatangi penghapus dosa seperti kesakitan, kesedihan, kerisauan dan juraian air mata, jangan mengeluh, jangan terus terusan menyalahkan diri. Bersyukurlah Allah masih beri peluang kepada kita untuk mengurangkan kuantiti dosa yang entah berapa banyak itu.

“Tidaklah menimpa seorang mukmin berupa rasa sakit (yang terus menerus), rasa letih, kekhawatiran (pada pikiran), sedih (kerana sesuatu yang hilang), kesusahan hati atau sesuatu yang menyakiti sampai pun duri yang menusuknya melainkan akan dihapuskan dosa-dosanya.' (Bukhari & Muslim)

Wallahua'lam.

Ajari Aku.

Mend your Heart

Bismillah.

If you have pains in the heart
Or bruises from the past
Submit yourself to Allah
Plead to Him
Because only Allah can heal you

And because He is the only One
who can mend your heart.

Feel Him. He is there.
He is nearer than your own jugular vein.
Seek Him. You will find Him.

"Allah always 'speaks' to us. But the problem is, whether we are listening or not."

Allah Cares about You.

Bismillah.

When a friend tells me about how people around her keep complaining about her flaws (or things she did that don't please them), it somehow makes me feel so sad. Sad for her and for everyone that experiences the same thing. 

Yes it is such a heart breaking moment when you realized how much people are very well aware about your imperfections rather than the good deeds that you've done. All the sacrifices that you did seem like insignificant and never make them appreciate you. Is that an inborn attribute of human? I am not sure.

I just can say that lots of people (maybe not all) do realize the goodness in you and those kind deeds you've done, but only after you've gone from their lives (for a while or for a long period of time) or after you died. Serious talk.

However, how to soothe this sadness? A kind of dejection that keep making us feel gloomy for being not good enough in their eyes. We are not perfect, of course. But making people feel that they are never good enough for whatever they do is indeed a heart-wrenching thing. And at times, this situation is able to dig the rebellious feeling from the soul.

Maybe it's time for us to start depend and relate everything to Allah. You have done good deeds but they seem invisible to others eyes? Don't worry, Allah is Aware about those deeds and will definitely give you an abundance of rewards.

Regard other people's opinions about you as advices. Or perhaps you can try to forgive them (for hurting you with their words) by reminding yourself that they are doing so mainly because they love you and care about you.

If you feel hurt, remember one thing, don't do the same to others. Keep treating people the way you want to be treated. Overlook their flaws and appreciate/ compliment them for the beautiful simple things they've done. Society might hurt you again and again, but try to be a part of a new society where love and kindness are what really matter.

After all, remember that Allah knows. Allah never forgets. Allah cares about you more than others. What else matter more than that?

Wallahua'lam.