Kita Lebih Indah.

Bismillah.

Dulu saya pernah tulis (di blog lama) tentang alternatif (selain perfume) bagi para wanita untuk menghilangkan bau badan. Ya, sememangnya alasan memakai wangian (sehingga lelaki bukan mahram dapat menghidu baunya) untuk menghilangkan bau kurang enak adalah alasan yang tidak boleh diterima. Masih banyak cara untuk kita berada di khalayak ramai tanpa merisaukan perihal bau badan kita.

Sekadar ingin berkongsi pengalaman, sebelum ini saya menggunakan produk anaEdar iaitu bedak anti keringat. Alhamdulillah memang berkesan menghilangkan bau dan yg paling bagus, tiada bau wangi yg boleh dihidu oleh org lain. Sejak tahun 2009 sehingga penghujung 2013 saya menggunakan bedak tersebut. Namun akhirnya semakin susah utk mendapatkan stok gara2 syarikatnya tidak lagi mengeluarkan produk tersebut.

Lalu saya cuba mencari produk baru untuk menggantikan bedak anti keringat. Alhamdulillah saya menemui satu produk namanya Smelly No More iaitu natural crystal roll on deodorant stick. ;) Bahan di dalamnya hanyalah natural Mineral salt. Tiada alkohol, tidak melekit dan 300% lebih efektif (utk menghilgkan bau) berbanding deodorant lain yg dikomersialkan. Bagi saya crystal roll ini lebih baik dari bedak keringat, lebih lama menghilangkan bau badan dan tidak berdebu seperti bedak. Sekali pakai, boleh bertahan lebih 24jam tanpa sebarang bau inshaAllah. Harganya juga tidak mahal. Cuma rm16.90 utk saiz 60g.

Ini bukan entri iklan tapi lebih kepada ingin mengajak pembaca2 perempuan untuk menggunakan produk (homemade atau tidak) yg boleh menggantikan perfume dan sgt berkesan utk menghilangkan bau badan. Nabi sollallahu alaihi wasallam mengatakan bhw wanita yg memakai wangian di khalayak ramai sehingga baunya boleh dihidu, adalah sama dengan penzina. Na'udzubillahi min dzaalik. Sesungguhnya amat keras larangan memakai wangian di khalayak ramai untuk golongan wanita tapi entah mengapa dipandang enteng. 

Ini tidak bermaksud Islam menghalang kita berwangi wangian, belilah dan pakailah sebanyak mana yg kita mahu, asalkan di hadapan sesama wanita, suami kita dan lelaki mahram (lelaki yg haram utk kita berkahwin dgnnya, seperti abang kita).

Kita ini mahal. kita ini tinggi nilainya. Jadi jangan rendahkan martabat kita yg telah Islam tinggikan. Keindahan kita, kecantikan kita, juga bau wangi dari badan kita sememangnya khas utk orang tertentu sahaja. Usah tertipu dengan lambakan produk wangian yg biasanya digunakan untuk menarik perhatian kaum adam.

Kita tak perlu berbau wangi menusuk hidung dan qalbu untuk kelihatan cantik. Kita jauh lebih indah dan istimewa jika kita menjaga syariat dan batas2 agama, demi meraih keredhaan Yang Maha Esa.

Wallahua'lam.

For Book Lover.

Morning is Beautiful.

Bismillah.

Good tips!

I am practicing almost all of these tips (even before I came across this picture).

Good breakfast is really what I am always looking forward. Coz that's the time where I can eat my favourite meal: any egg meal. Usually I will have egg sandwich which is my all time favourite. Never get bored eating eggs. Haha. Eggs are excellent meal for breakfast, especially if you want to lose weight. ;)

But sorry, I don't turn off my phone when I am sleeping (just turn off the wifi/mobile data), coz my phone is my alarm. And yes, I put it far from my bed. Need to get up to turn off the alarm quickly before my baby wakes up! :p

A book? I have stacks of them on the bed. Such a nice feeling to be accompanied by books. Though I might not be able to read them. Merely as bedmate? Lol. No, really, having books in a distance you can easily reach is very helpful. A page or two is better than none anyway.

Sleeping with baby means you really have to sleep in a total darkness. It's important for our health as well, and a good thing to teach our kids to sleep without lights. 

And finally, I bring my water tumbler to my room and drink before I go to bed. Don't forget green tea too. Awesome healthy drink to be consumed before you close your eyes.

Come, let's become a morning person! It's good for our physical and spiritual development. InshaAllah.

Ibu danTelekung itu

Bismillah.

Sejak kecil sampai sekarang
Ibu selalu sahaja dalam telekungnya
Hinggakan dalam minda ini
Tatkala teringat ibu
Yang terlintas dalam minda
pasti jasad ibu yg bertelekung.

Hingga kini
Selalu sahaja tertanya
Apa lagi solat yg ibu laksanakan?
Kenapa seolah terlalu lama ibu bertelekung
Setiap kali waktu solat?

Telekung itu telekung biasa
Tapi ia buat ibu rasa bahagia
Kerana dengannya ibu mengadap Yang Esa
Dan dengannya ibu merintih tak kenal masa
Hingga ibu sering keberatan melepaskannya

Saat diri sendiri usai solat
Dan berteleku di atas sejadah
Dengan telekung masih di badan
Entah kenapa tiba-tiba terasa
Seolah-olah ada ibu dalam diri ini
Seakan diri ini menjelma menjadi ibu

Ibu
Aku ingin jadi sesucimu
Aku ingin menghadap Tuhan tanpa jemu
Aku ingin dada ini penuh rindu
Pada Tuhan yg tak pernah melupakanku
Dan yg telah menganugerahi dirimu kepadaku

Sungguh tenang melihat ibu dalam telekungnya
Aku diam2 memerhatikan dan takkan lupa
Betapa pakaian yg ibu khaskan utk menghadap Dia
Turut beri ketenangan pada aku tatkala teringatkannya

Benar
Ada ibu dalam diriku
Kerana aku tak henti wujud dalam doa ibu
Dan kerana satu masa dahulu aku menumpang rahim ibu
Sekarang giliran ibu utk hidup dalam jiwaku...

Mereka Juga ke Syurga

Girlfriends.

Bismillah.

Someone forwarded this sweet entry at whatsapp and I'd love to copy it here in my blog.

READ THIS ------ IT'S MEANT FOR ALL OF US.

To all my girl friends in DoA.

A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and talking with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear,sober glance upon her daughter.

"Don't forget your girlfriends," she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you'll have, you are still going to need girlfriends.

Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them. And remember that "girlfriends" are not only your friends, but your sisters,your daughters, and other relatives too. You'll need other women. Women always do."

'What a funny piece of advice,' the young woman thought. 'Haven't I just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake! -- a grownup. Surely my husband and the family we'll start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'

But she listened to her Mother; she kept contact with her girlfriends and made more each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, girlfriends are the mainstays of her life.

After almost 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've
learned:

Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Love waxes and wanes.
Hearts break.
Careers end.
Jobs come and go.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Men don't call when they say they will.

BUT girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her can reach.

When you have to walk that lonesome valley, and you have to walk it for yourself, your girlfriends will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you. Or come in and carry you out. My  mother, sister, sister-in-law, "sisters," extended family, and friends bless my life!

The world wouldn't be the same without them, and neither would I.

When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.

I love my girlfriends...

These Three Tips.

Bismillah.

I just found 3 simple tips to be happy in life:

1) Place your hope in Allah, only Allah.
2) Make your mother happy with you.
3) Give and give and give to people.

Why? Because:

1) when you place your dream, your expectations and your hope in Allah, you will never be disappointed. In fact you will become unbreakable, since you are holding on to the Greatest power of all. A happy life doesn't mean you won't be tested, but it will make your life easier, and you will become stronger to face all obstacles. InshaAllah.

2) Allah will bless your life more when you make your mother happy. And when your mother is pleased with you, your businesses will become easier, wallahi. If you ever stuck in days where everything seems wrong and your heart is at misery though you think you already preserve a good relationship with Allah, please check again the matter between you and your mother. Is there anything that you've done that has hurt her and she secretly still feels bad about it? Believe me you can go far in life with your mother's prayers for you.

3) What you give, you will get MORE back. Never ever feel afraid of losing things/money that you've donated. Allah will surely replace it more. Allah is the owner of this world. He can give you as much as He wants. Try it, do charity, give sadaqah regularly, even if you yourself have little. You will find that you will always get more and more in return. Giving also can be in term of kindness. Be kind to people. Offer help to them, subhaanallah, you will undoubtedly feel peace at heart and one important thing is: when you treat people kindly, usually their hearts will make prayers for you automatically. MashaAllah, what a great thing it is to be getting du'as from lots of people.

There are lots more tips and advices about how to live a happy and meaningful life. But these three are just what I thought among the most vital ones.

Wallahua'lam.