How to Win others Hearts..??


Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Here are 11 pieces of advice to help you in winning others hearts.These pieces of advice are like arrows that aim at shooting hearts as its only target mean here, to be the virtuous merits, that captivate others hearts and help in overcoming imperfections. Actually, such merits have their own effective power in charming hearts.

O you who is in love with Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) and your brothers in Islam, here are the arrows; be careful with them, try hard to be a clever shooter…

And pray to Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) to help you.

Smile :

It is the first arrow and the fastest of them all. It is like the salt for food. It is also regarded as a kind of worship and alms-giving as is mentioned in a hadith

“Smiling at your brother’s face is as charity (Sadaqa)”.

Abdullah ibn al Harith tells us about the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying that he had never seen someone smile at the other’s face as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to do. Be always the one who initiates greetings:

This arrow is the one that lets you to be in the innermost depths of the others hearts. This arrow needs a skillful shooter. The needed skills are the hearty smile, the warm shaking of hands and the friendly welcoming to the other. Being successfully achieved, such kinds of skills are going to be rewarded, referring to the hadith: “In greetings, the better is he who initiates greeting the other”.

Umar al Nadi tells us that he went out once with Umar ibn al Khattab’s son. While walking, he found him saluting all whom he met, whether being old or young. Al Hasan al-Basri also said

“Shaking hands strengthens brotherhood feelings”. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said “Do not ever waste your good deeds, even by meeting your brother with a frowning face.” He said also “Shaking hands removes hatred and exchanging presents enhances love and ends enmity”.

The Presents:

It has a strange charming affection that captivates all senses. Hence, exchanging presents and gifts in different occasions is a pleasant habit however gifts should be within one’s tolerable expenses. Ibrahim al Zahri tells us about his father saying “ My father got a sum of money as a reward , in due , he asked me to send donations to his family members and friends . As we were about to finish , he asked me “ Have we missed any one?” I answered “No!” He said “I think that we did.” He continued ”We have missed someone whose welcome to me was really warm. Would you please send him this sum of money?”

Look how he loved the man and wished to reward him for his warm welcome.

Be silent. Speak in what benefits:

Loud voice and chattering are bad merits. You have to be sweet-worded, tender in expressing yourself. Concerning this merit, The Prophet (peace be upon him) said

“The good word is a charity (is a sadaqa).”

If the good word has its own magic in winning the hearts of your enemies how powerfully it would work then with your brothers’ hearts!!

Here the Prophet’s wife addresses the enemies saying “Damn you” and the Prophet (peace be upon him) prevents her saying “Calm down. Allah likes for the matters to be dealt with gently”. He also said:

“Nobility of manners and taciturnity are the best of manners that people are ever characterized by”.

The pious Allah-fearing may keep silent, in spite of being eloquent.

Be a good listener:

It is to listen patiently and never interrupt the speaker, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) never interrupted a speaker till he ended his speech. And he who fights for this merit gains others love and admiration, whilst on the contrary is the one who chatters and interrupts the other. Atta` tells us about how he behaves concerning this merit and says “When someone speaks to me , I listen to him as if it is the first time I have heard this subject, though I have heard it thousands of times before.

Appearance and dressing well:

You have to be careful with your appearance so as to be neat, well –dressed and sweet smelling as well. The Prophet (peace be upon him) says that Allah loves beauty to be in every thing. Umar Ibn Al Khattab said also

“I like the young man who is sweetly perfumed and cleanly dressed.”

Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Hanbal tells us about his father saying “ I’ve never seen some one who is as caring to the cleanliness of his dress , his hair , his moustache and other undesirable body hair as Ahmad Ibn Hanbal used to do”

Being in others favor and helping them:

Good treatment of the other is the only way of captivating his heart.

Good treatment you classifies you as an obedient, beloved slave of Allah as the Prophet (peace be upon him) Muhammad says

“The more you are in favor of others, the more you are beloved by Allah”

as Allah says in the Quran “And spend of your substance in the cause of Allah, and make not your own hands contribute to (your) destruction; but do good; for Allah loveth those who do good” (Al-Baqarah:195)

A great poet said:
Be a dear friend to all, whom you know,
For all, you should be as freshening as iced pure water
I really wonder for that man who pays money to buy slaves, while he can buy those who are free by being good to them, for those (who treat other well) find many to be in their help.

Being Generous :

Offering money is the key for most of the closed doors that hinder you from reaching others hearts, especially in these days.

Now I will tell you a story about the magic of the merit of generosity.

In the conquest of Makkah, there was a man called “Safwan Ibn Umia”. That man ran away after making all possible means in keeping the people of Islam and after making conspiracies to kill the Prophet (peace be upon him). Later on, the Prophet (peace be upon him) forgave him and he came back asking the Prophet (peace be upon him) to give him the time of two months to think about Islam and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said “You can take four months, not just two”. In spite of being an atheist, he accompanied the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Hunain and Al Ta’if conquests. In Al Ta`if, while the Prophet (peace be upon him) was dividing the booties of the war, he noticed that man looking longingly to a vast land in which a large number of cattle were flocking. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him “Do you like it?” The man eagerly answered “Yes”. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said “It is for you then”. Safwan said “Only a prophet could behave as generously as you have to me. I believe that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is His prophet.”

Notice how the Prophet (peace be upon him) found the missing key and succeeded in moving his heart. Some people behave stingily as if they see the ghost of poverty waiting to attack them once they think about being generous in offering money.

To have a good opinion of others and to give them an excuse

Keeping an eye on others behavior is a bad merit that blocks your way to their hearts. On the contrary is to have a good opinion of them. So, try hard to give your brothers the excuse as much as you can. Concerning this merit, Ibn Al Mubarak says also “The believer is he who gives his brothers the excuse , and the hypocrite is he who seeks their slips.”

Express your feelings… instantly:

If you loved someone, or felt good feelings about him, don’t wait, just tell him at once. Regarding this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said

“ If you felt the brotherly love of Islam towards any ,you should immediately go and tell him about your feelings”.

He added “It is the way relations are to be strongly indicated”. Such love is to be blessed by Allah if it is for Allah’s sake, not for any other personal affairs such as seeking high position, money, fame etc…. Unless this love is for Allah’s sake, it is a fruitless kind of brotherhood then. When they meet each other on the Day of Judgement, they are not brothers any more but enemies, as Allah says in the Quran

“ Friends on that Day will be foes, one to another; except the Righteous.” (Az-Zukhruf: 67)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) says “A man is in the company of whom he loved”. By this he means that on the Day of Judgment, a person will be with whom he loved. So, we have to choose then between two kinds of societies, one is in enmity and the other is a kind brotherly one. Hence, we find that the Prophet (peace be upon him) associated the Makkan immigrants and the Medinan followers as brothers. It was a rare kind of brotherhood that even two brothers were to be buried together in one grave after being martyred in the conquests. Means of brotherhood was always being indicated by the Prophet (peace be upon him) as he says “You are not allowed to enter heaven till you believe in Allah and you will not be true believers unless you love each other. Shall I tell you something to do that indicates love between you? It is to spread salutation of Peace among you.”

The pity is that people are always either cruelly and harshly treating each other or extremely tender that they adore each other. Actually, it is a matter of striking a balance between heart and mind, something that differs according to the difference of characters and circumstances. It is absolutely a blessing given by Allah.

Sociability :

It is the art of being social. Here, a kind of misconception could exist between sociability and hypocrisy. Could you differentiate between the two meanings?

The Prophet (peace be upon him)’s wife, Aisha said “A man came to visit us, but to my surprise, once the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw him, he said “O…that ill- mannered man”, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) changed completely once he sat with him. He welcomed the man warmly, smiling in his face. When the man left, I asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about what had surprised me; how he considered this man as being bad, and how he talked to him in such warmth? The Prophet (peace be upon him) answered “Have you ever seen me behaving as a hypocrite?” He added “In the Day of Judgement, the worst degrees are for those whom people deserted for being mistreated by them.”

Al Qurtubi differentiates between hypocrisy and sociability, regarding sociability as a desirable legal behavior, saying that sociability means sacrificing the worldly affairs for the sake of improving either life on earth or religion, or so as to improve both, while hypocrisy aims at sacrificing religion for the sake of the worldly affairs.

Hence, being sociable for ill-mannered people is aiming to achieve two purposes:

Firstly, to avoid being mistreated by them.

Secondly, being good to them could be guidance for them to step the right way. Compliments should be within worldly affairs only, never in religious affairs, otherwise, it will be a matter of hypocrisy.

To be sociable, means to be tender, smiling, praising to the other, intending in the meantime a legal benefit. The Prophet (peace be upon him) says “Being sociable, is as alms-giving”. Ibn Battal says also “Sociability is an ethic of the believers; it is to show open-mindedness in treating others and to delicately speak to them. Both are important elements in seeking reasons for intimacy”

May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala make us from those who hear the advice and put it into action.

Source : islamgreatreligion


Bismillahirrahmanirrahim... And why did you not, when you heard it, say? "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to God, this is a most serious slander" (Quran 24:16) Islam is a religion of peace, love and compassion. Lies, suspicion, back biting, slander and gossip are totally alien to Islam. In fact they are considered amongst the most destructive of major sins. This is so because these sins sow enmity and discord among the Muslim Ummah and lead to its destruction. They cause hostilities between people of the same household, and between neighbors, friends and relatives.

Islam demands that our relationship with mankind should be one of sincerity and responsibility. It should be one where we have respect for the honor, reputation and privacy of others. Islam teaches us that we are not only held accountable for our own attitudes and actions but also for anything else over which we have control or influence over, in our society or the world around us.

Verses: Let's see what the Quran states about backbiting and slander - This is the Book, in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear God. (2:2)

God has forbidden the believers from backbiting

O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, in deeds some suspicions are sins. And spy not neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear God, verily, God is the one who accepts repentance, Most Merciful. (49: 12)

When we reflect deeply over this assimilation it should be enough to keep us away from backbiting!

Do not treat the issue of Backbiting & Slander with indifference because it is a great sin

Behold, you received it on your tongues, and said out of your mouths things which you had no knowledge; and you thought it to be a light matter, while it was most serious in the sight of God (24: 15)

Many of us back bite and gossip without thinking. We think it is minor matter, however God reminds us to be careful and even though we think we are doing something little it is in fact very big in the sight of God!

God teaches us to speak out against Slander and try to put a stop to it

And why did you not, when you heard it, say? "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to God, this is a most serious slander" (24:16)

Many people are so busy spreading the slander they hear that they do not even stop to think if it is true or not.

Shaitan (Satan) wants us to use our tongue to create conflict and hatred

Say to My servants that they should only say those things that are best, for Satan does sow dissensions among them, for Satan is to man an avowed enemy. (17:53)

Are we falling into Shaitan's (Satan's) trap? We can all analyze ourselves.

Hadiths: Let's see what Prophet Muhammad said about Backbiting in the hadiths. God states in the Quran - You have indeed in the Messenger of God an excellent pattern of conduct. (33:21)

The definition of Backbiting & Slander

Prophet Muhammad said :"Do you know what backbiting is?" They said, "God and His Messenger know best." He then said, "It is to say something about your brother that he would dislike." Someone asked him, "But what if what I say is true?" The Messenger of God said, "If what you say about him is true, you are backbiting him, but if it is not true then you have slandered him." (Muslim)

We should guard our tongue from sins and use our limbs in acts of obedience

Prophet Muhammad said : "Who protects his tongue from unlawful utterances and his private parts from illegal sexual intercourse, I shall guarantee him entrance into Paradise." (Bukhari and Muslim)

The definition of the best muslim

"I asked the Messenger of God : Who is the best Muslim? The Messenger of God replied, "He is the one from whom Muslims are safe from the evil of his tongue and hands." (Muslim)

Deriding people in their presence by making negative facial expressions or by hand gestures while they are unaware is also a form of backbiting.

We need to beware of the slipping of our tongues

"When man wakes up in the morning each day, all parts of the body warn the tongue saying, ‘Fear God as regards us for we are at your mercy; if you are upright, we will be upright and if you are crooked, we become crooked.’" (At-Tirmidhee)

Summary

Backbiting and slander is so widespread that it has become the topic of people’s meetings and an avenue for expressing their anger, misgivings and jealousy. Those who indulge in backbiting are oblivious of the fact that they are only harming themselves. This is because of the fact that on the Day of Resurrection both the wrongdoer and the wronged will stand before God, Who is the Just Judge, God will then give this wronged person from the good deeds of the person who wronged him in accordance with his wrong by backbiting.

Some situations allow us to inform others of what someone has done. It is allowed for us to inform the authorities when someone does injustice to us or others. It is allowed for us to inform someone who can help a perpetrator from committing further vice. It is also permissible for us to tell whoever seeks our advice on a person for business dealings or marriage. In this case it is not allowed for us to hide what we know about the person so that the enquirer will not be deceived. All these types of speaking about others are lawful.

Islam teaches us that if people are being ridiculed or backbited in our presence, we should defend their honor. If we neglect this, we shall deprive ourselves of ever needed help and mercy from God - If a man's Muslim brother is slandered in his presence, and he is capable of defending him and does so, God will defend him in this world and in the next. But if he fails to defend him, God will destroy him in this world and the next. (Baghawi). What will we do the next time we are tempted to backbite or hear slander in our presence? Right now the choice is ours!

We ask God the Most High, the All Powerful, to teach us that which will benefit us, and to benefit us by that which we learn. May God grant blessings and peace to our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.




Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

Eid Al-Adha is preceded by the glorious day of `Arafah and is one of the important days of Hajj. Among the main themes and messages of Hajj is submission and obedience to Allah. When we read about the remarkable stories of Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Isma`IL, and Hajar, we witness extraordinary examples of obedience and submission to Allah, which is the core meaning of Islam. Actually, submission is the very meaning of the word "Islam". So the meaning and essence of Islam are manifested in Hajj, which reminds us of our mission and purpose in life.

`Eid Al-Adha is a symbol of obedience. It signifies submission to Allah. On this day, we commemorate together the acts of obedience and submission performed by Prophet Ibrahim and his family when he was commanded to take Hajar and their son Isma`IL to an uninhabited, barren, distant land and leave them there alone. He submitted and obeyed. When Hajar realized what was happening, she cried out, "Ibrahim! Are you going to leave us in this valley where no people live?" She repeated the question yet she received no answer, so she asked him, "Did Allah order you to do this?" He replied, "Yes." So she said, "Then Allah will not let us perish." Thus she submitted.

Furthermore, when his son Isma`IL became older, Ibrahim received a command from his Lord to sacrifice him. He submitted and so did his son. The family of Ibrahim was a family of obedience and submission. They were tested and tried again and again, but the result was always submission and obedience.

Both `Eid Al-Adha and `Eid Al-Fitr come after performing a pillar of Islam and an act of obedience. Hence `Eid Al-Adha and `Eid Al-Fitr are annual reminders that this life is a test and we must be obedient if we wish to be successful. Once a year, Muslims of every ethnic group, social status, and culture are reminded and given the message: Surrender to Allah, submit to Allah. Are we hearing this message?

Just as Prophet Ibrahim was tested throughout his life to see if he would submit or not, so will we be tested to see whether we submit to Allah's commands or refuse! Know that toils, struggles, and hardships will accompany our quest to obedience. But if we obey, we will be in the company of the likes of Prophet Ibrahim and his family in Paradise, as Allah says:

[All who obey Allah and the messenger shall dwell in the company of those whom Allah has favored with His Grace: the prophets, the sincere lovers of Truth, the martyrs, and the Righteous who do good. Ah! What a beautiful companionship!] (An-Nisaa' 4:69)

`Eid contains many wonderful messages among which is that `Eid is an external expression of the testimony of faith "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," which means to follow Muhammad in his commandments, abstain from all that he has forbidden, believe in all that he has informed us of, and worship Allah with only that which he has prescribed. Allah says:

[Say: Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and you for that placed on you. If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to convey (the message) in a clear way.] (An-Nur 24:54)

Consequently if you truly desire Paradise, all that is required of you is obedience, since the Prophet has guaranteed Paradise for whoever follows him: "All of my nation will enter Paradise except those who refuse." His Companions said, "Who would refuse?" He answered, "Whoever obeys me enters Paradise and whoever disobeys me has refused." (Al-Bukhari).

Likewise, Allah warns us throughout the Qur'an of the consequences of choosing to disobey Him. For example Allah says:[And whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, and transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment.] (An-Nisaa' 4:14)

And among the messages of `Eid is that all Muslims are one people and one brotherhood; we gather together for the prayer and share in the blessings of the `Eid. During these days we must try extra hard to strengthen our brotherhood and mend our differences upon the truth.

Muslim youth, take the opportunity of `Eid to be kind to your parents, and know that obedience to your parents is obedience to Allah provided that it is free of disobedience to Allah. Stay away from alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs, for they destroy the heart, the intellect, and the society.

Women, witness the `Eid Prayer without displaying and flaunting your beauty or wearing perfumes. Fear Allah in regards to your dress code and know that the dress code of the Muslim woman is an honor, not an oppression. The dress code is that your clothing should cover your entire body apart from the hands and face; it should not be adorned and attractive in and of itself; it should be loose and opaque. This dress code is be observed in the masjids as well as in all public gathering places.

We Muslims should take action now toward improving our obedience and submission to Allah, for time is limited. Remember the ones who prayed with us in the last `Eid Prayer and who have now become the residents of the graveyard. We will certainly join them one day. Do not therefore be tricked by the life of this world in which happiness does not last. Death spoils the people's pleasure. So look for pleasure in which there is no death. Therefore, consider this world a place of work toward the hereafter. As Allah says concerning the pursuit of Paradise:

[And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it as he ought to strive and he is a believer; (as for) these, their striving shall surely be accepted.] (Al-Israa' 17:19)

And Allah says:

[And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty.] (Al-Hijr 15:99)

Allah is stating that our obedience and submission must be constant and continuous. So hasten to do good deeds before you regret your negligence and failure to act. No one has an agreement with the Angel of Death to delay their death until the time they choose to submit and obey Allah. Ibrahim submitted, Isma`il submitted, Hajar submitted, and now you must submit. What are you waiting for? This is the message of Hajj; this is the message of `Eid. You have heard the message. It's time to submit.

Source:islamonline

Hukum Menghisap Shisha



Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

Penggunaan shisha semakin diminati oleh sebahagian masyarakat kita. Menurut satu catatan sejarah, alat shisha ini telah dicipta di India oleh seorang doktor sebagai satu cara atau alternatif yang dapat mengurangkan bahaya menghisap tembakau. Menurut doktor tersebut, asap tembakau yang disedut itu perlu ditapis terlebih dahulu melalui satu bekas air agar ia tidak mendatangkan bahaya kepada penggunanya. Maka ramailah orang percaya bahawa ia selamat digunakan berbanding dengan menghisap rokok.
Kepercayaan lama ini masih tersebar dan mempengaruhi orang yang baru mengenal atau menggunakannya hinggalah ke hari ini. Namun sejauh manakah kebenaran kepercayaan ini? Adakah kemudharatan menggunakan shisha lebih ringan daripada kemudharatan menghisap tembakau dengan rokok?

Apakah Sebenarnya Shisha Itu?

Shisha (Waterpipe) adalah sejenis alat yang digunakan untuk menghisap tembakau dan bahan-bahan lain seumpamanya. Ia digunakan oleh puak asli di Afrika dan Asia lebih kurang empat kurun yang lalu. Secara umumnya alat shisha terdiri daripada beberapa bahagian utama iaitu:

(i) Bahagian kepala (head), yang merupakan sebiji mangkuk (yang diperbuat dari tanah liat) untuk meletakkan tembakau dan arang.

(ii) Bahagian badan atau tengah (body), merupakan penghubung antara bahagian kepala dan bahagian bawah dan kebiasaannya ia diperbuat daripada bahan logam ataupun kayu.

(iii) Bahagian bawah yang merupakan sebiji mangkuk air (water bowl/water chamber). Biasanya ia diisikan dengan air tetapi kadang kala ia juga boleh diisikan dengan susu, jus buahbuahan
ataupun wain. Bekas air ini selalunya diperbuat daripada kaca.

(iv) Hos dan alat penyedut (mouthpiece) yang digunakan untuk menyedut asap keluar daripada alat shisha tersebut. Namun begitu terdapat juga beberapa perbezaan dalam reka bentuk shisha ini mengikut tempat serta adat penduduk yang menggunakannya. Sebagai contoh, ada yang mempunyai hos dan alat penyedut yang lebih dari satu dan boleh dikongsi berdua atau lebih dan juga perbezaan pada bentuk dan saiz bahagian kepala atau bekas airnya.

Bahkan nama bagi shisha ini juga berbeza mengikut tempat atau negeri. Misalnya di negeri-negeri di kawasan Mediterranean Timur (Turki, Syria dan lain-lain) ia dikenali dengan nama narghile, di Mesir dan di sesetengah negeri Afrika Utara pula ia dikenali sebagai shisha atau goza dan di India ia dipanggil hookah. Dalam Bahasa Inggeris ianya dipanggil waterpipes tetapi nama shisha lebih dikenali dan sering digunakan.

Jenis Tembakau Shisha

Terdapat dua jenis tembakau shisha iaitu yang dipanggil mu‘assal ????) ) dan ‘ajami ( ???? ). Tembakau mu‘assal terdiri daripada campuran tembakau, buah-buahan dan bahan manisan seperti sirap daripada tebu ataupun madu. Ia juga ditambah dengan glycerin, bahan perisa serta pewarna yang lain. Tembakau mu‘assal ini basah dan melekit dan apabila digunakan akan mengeluarkan bau yang manis dan nyaman seperti bau buah-buahan dan kebanyakan pengguna lebih suka menggunakan tembakau jenis ini.

Tembakau ‘ajami pula selalunya tidak berperisa, kering dan lebih asli. Sebelum digunakan ia perlu dicampurkan dengan air sehingga ia boleh dicanai atau dibentuk dan harganya lebih mahal.

Cara Menggunakan Shisha

Cara menggunakannya ialah dengan membakar tembakau shishaitu dengan meletakkan bahan pembakar seperti arang (sama ada arang kayu atau arang campuran) kerana tembakau shisha ini tidak dapat terbakar dengan sendirinya secara berterusan. Kemudian asap tembakau itu disedut dengan menggunakan hos atau alat penyedut.

Tetapi perlu diingat bahawa apabila pengguna menyedut asap daripada alat shisha ini, dia bukan sahaja menyedut asap daripada tembakau tetapi juga asap daripada arang, yang masing-masing mengandungi bahan kimia dan toksik yang terhasil dari pembakaran tersebut.

Kesan Shisha Menurut Kajian Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO)

Menurut satu dokumen yang bertajuk “Tobacco: Deadly In Any Form or Disguise” yang telah dikeluarkan oleh Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) sempena Hari Tanpa Tembakau Sedunia 2006, bahawa tembakau walau dalam bentuk apa pun tetap boleh mendatangkan bahaya dan mudharat kepada penggunanya, termasuklah shisha.

Ini kerana satu sesi penggunaan shisha (lebih kurang 20-80 minit) akan mendedahkan penggunanya kepada asap yang lebih banyak dalam masa yang lebih lama berbanding daripada sebatang rokok (lebih kurang 5-7 minit), dan asap yang terhasil dari shisha tersebut mengandungi bermacam-macam bahan toksik yang diketahui boleh menyebabkan kanser paru-paru, penyakit jantung dan berbagai jenis penyakit yang lain.

Manakala asap daripada shisha (yang terhasil dari pembakaran tembakau dan arang) mengandungi gas berbahaya seperti karbon monoksida. Selain itu ia juga mengandungi hidrokarbon (benzene dan benzo-pyrene) yang dikatakan bahan penyebab kanser tetapi kadarnya belum dapat dipastikan.

Dari hasil penyelidikan yang dijalankan, penggunaan shisha juga dikaitkan dengan berbagai penyakit serius seperti penyakit jantung koronari, atherosclerosis, penyakit sistem pernafasan yang kronik, kanser mulut, kanser pundi kencing dan juga saluran darah tersumbat (clogged arteries).

Selain itu penggunaan shisha juga dikaitkan dengan beberapa jenis penyakit berjangkit seperti turberculosis (tibi), hepatitis, herpes, jangkitan virus di bahagian pernafasan dan bahkan juga HIV.

Walaupun kajian mengenai shisha ini belum dilakukan secara intensif sebagaimana yang dilakukan terhadap rokok, namun kajian awal telah menunjukkan bahawa shisha itu boleh membawa risiko dan bahaya yang sama yang disebabkan oleh rokok. Ini adalah berdasarkan kesimpulan yang telah dibuat pihak WHO dan disokong oleh data saintifik, telah menyatakan:

Menggunakan shisha untuk menghisap tembakau boleh menyebabkan bahaya kesihatan yang serius kepada perokok dan juga orang lain yang terdedah kepada asap tembakau tersebut.

Apa yang jelas menurut hasil kajian dan data yang ada mengatakan bahawa shisha boleh membawa risiko dan bahaya yang sama seperti rokok dan ia bukanlah satu alternatif yang selamat bagi rokok. Hakikatnya, walaupun dalam bentuk dan cara yang berbeza menghisap shisha adalah menghisap tembakau dan kajian sains telah membuktikan bahawa tembakau dan pendedahan kepada asapnya boleh menyebabkan bermacam-macam penyakit, bahkan
boleh membawa maut.

Larangan Memudharatkan Atau Membunuh Diri

Ugama Islam sebagai ugama sejahtera sangat menghargai nyawa serta kehidupan dan mementingkan kesihatan, keafiatan, kecergasan dan kekuatan, dan kesemuanya itu bagi tujuan yang satu iaitu untuk beribadat kepada Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta‘ala.

Kerana itu Islam melarang umatnya daripada memudharatkan diri mereka sendiri, apatah lagi membunuh diri sendiri. Larangan ini banyak disebutkan dalam ayat-ayat al-Qur’an antaranya firman

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta‘ala:

Tafsirnya:

“Dan janganlah kamu membunuh diri kamu sendiri (atau membunuh orang lain). Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengasih terhadap kamu.”
(Surah an-Nisa 29)

FirmanNya lagi:

Tafsirnya:

“Dan janganlah kamu sengaja mencampakkan diri kamu dengan tangan kamu sendiri ke dalam bahaya kebinasaan.”
(Surah al-Baqarah: 195)

Dalam hadits Rasulullah Shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam juga jelas melarang umatnya daripada membahayakan diri sendiri dan juga orang lain. Sabda Baginda :

Maksudnya:

“Tidak ada kemudharatan dan tidak boleh berbuat kemudharatan.”
(Hadits riwayat Ibnu Majah)

Ayat al-Qur’an dan hadits ini jelas melarang manusia dari membunuh dan memudharatkan dirinya sendiri dan juga orang lain. Kerana seseorang manusia itu tidaklah memiliki dirinya sendiri sehingga dia boleh sesuka hati melakukan apa sahaja yang dikehendakinya. Bahkan dia adalah milik Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta‘ala. Kehidupannya adalah hak Allah Subahanahu Wa Ta‘ala kerana Dialah yang mengurniakannya dan Dialah yang berhak ke atasnya. Begitu juga kesihatan seseorang, ia merupakan kurnia dan nikmat Allah kepadanya.

Oleh kerana itu haram seseorang menamatkan riwayat hidupnya sendiri (membunuh diri) dan memudharatkan kesihatannya padahal dia tahu bahayanya, kerana manusia dan kehidupannya adalah milik Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta‘ala.

Tidak ada perbezaan antara orang yang membunuh diri secara mengejut dengan orang yang membunuh diri secara perlahanlahan, seperti dengan memakan racun. Ini kerana kedua-duanya mempunyai tujuan yang sama, yang berbeza hanyalah segera ataupun lambat. Tetapi natijahnya adalah sama iaitu memudharatkan atau menyebabkan kematian. Kedua-dua cara ini sama tertegahnya di sisi Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta‘ala.

Untuk memelihara kesejahteraan umatnya, Islam juga telah menetapkan beberapa kaedah bagi menolak bahaya dan kemudharatan, antara kaedah yang digunakan para ulama dalam menentukannya ialah:

Ertinya:

“Kemudharatan itu dihilangkan (dihindarkan).”

Maka jika sesuatu benda itu sabit mendatangkan mudharat, kerosakan dan kebinasaan, hendaklah ia dijauhi dan dihindari. Memakan, meminum dan juga menghisap benda-benda yang memudharatkan hendaklah dielakkan bahkan ia dihukumkan haram. Tidak kira sama ada bahaya atau mudharat tersebut datang secara perlahan-lahan atau serta merta, kerana para ulama telah mengatakan bahawa bahaya secara perlahan-lahan juga adalah sama dengan bahaya yang serta merta, kedua-duanya perlu dielakkan.

Jika dilihat berdasarkan hasil kajian yang ada setakat ini menyatakan bahawa shisha itu boleh membayahakan kesihatan sebagaimana rokok, maka ia adalah haram. Kerana apabila syara‘ mengharamkan al-khaba’its (benda-benda yang keji, jijik, buruk dan seumpamanya) atau perkara yang merbahaya atau memudharatkan, ia adalah berdasarkan kaedah:

“Apa jugamakanan atau minuman yang mengandungi unsur-unsur alkhaba’its adalah haram.”

Yang mana kaedah ini didasarkan kepada ayat-ayat al-Qur’an serta hadis di atas. Maka apabila shisha itu memudharatkan, dan setiap yang memudharatkan itu haram dimakan atau diminum, maka menghisap tembakau menggunakan shisha itu juga adalah haram.

Menyentuh mengenai perkara memakan dan meminum benda yang memudharatkan dan merosakkan tubuh badan, dalam al-Qur’an Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta‘ala telah menerangkannya dengan terang dalam firmanNya:

Tafsirnya:

“Dan Dia menghalalkan bagi mereka yang baik-baik dan mengharamkan ke atas mereka (segala) yang buruk.”
(Surah al-A‘raf 157)

Antara maksud atau huraian perkataan al-khaba’its ialah sesuatu yang menjadi sebab kerosakan dan bahaya kepada tubuh badan atau dari sumber-sumber yang memudharatkan. Walaupun perkataan al-khaba’its dalam ayat ini ditujukan kepada (memakan) daging babi dan riba, namun menurut al-Imam Fakhruddin ar-Razi Rahimahullahu Ta‘ala ketika mengulas ayat di atas adalah seperti berikut:

Ertinya:

“Mengikut pendapatku: Setiap benda yang dipandang jijik oleh tabiat (tabiat semula jadi) dan dianggap kotor oleh jiwa, adalah memakannya boleh menyebabkan timbul kesakitan atau kemudharatan. Dan asal (dasar) hukum segala yang memudharatkan itu haram. Oleh yang demikian, maka asal (dasar) hukum setiap benda yang dipandang jijik oleh tabiat juga adalah haram, melainkan benda-benda yang mempunyai bukti untuk dikecualikan.”

Hukum Penggunaan Shisha

Berdasarkan hasil kajian dan penyelidikan awal mengenai shisha, menunjukkan bahawa ia boleh membawa risiko dan bahaya yang sama seperti rokok, bahkan ia juga dikatakan boleh menyebabkan penyakit yang sama yang berkaitan dengan menghisap rokok. Walaupun kajian yang lebih terperinci masih dijalankan dan belum ada keputusannya, namun hasil keputusan itu nanti tidak mungkin menyatakan bahawa shisha itu selamat digunakan dan tidak membahayakan kesihatan kerana menurut kajian awal (preliminary research) sahaja telah menunjukkan bahayanya terhadap kesihatan.

Maka jelaslah bahawa menghisap tembakau menggunakan shisha membawa bahaya kepada kesihatan dan boleh menyebabkan berbagai penyakit, maka hukum menghisapnya adalah haram. Ini kerana sebagaimana yang telah dihuraikan sebelum ini, setiap yang boleh memudaratkan atau mendatangkan bahaya, tidak kira secara perlahan atau serta merta, hukumnya adalah haram.

Sumber: Mufti Brunei

Cara Solat Sunat Aidil Adha



Bismmillahirrahmanirrahim,

Solat Sunat Hari Raya merupakan solat sunat yang didirikan secara bersendirian atau secara berjemaah (biasanya di masjid) pada awal pagi Hari Raya Aidilfitri dan Hari Raya Aidiladha. Solat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri dan Aidil Adha hukumnya adalah sunat muakkad yang mana sangat-sangat dianjurkan kerana Rasulullah s.a.w. tetap dengan Solat Hari Raya.

Pada kebiasaannya solat sunat Aidilfitri dilewatkan sedikit berbanding solat sunat Aidiladha. Hikmahnya dilewatkan sedikit solat sunat Aidilfitri adalah bagi membenarkan peluang bagi mereka yang belum membayar zakat menunaikan kewajipan mereka dan disunatkan makan dahulu sebelum pergi ke masjid. Berlainan pula, solat sunat Aidiladha digalakkan diawalkan waktunya bagi memberi lebih banyak masa untuk penyembelihan korban.

Panduan ringkas:

1. Takbiratul ihram /Niat solat:

Lafaz niat: “Sahaja aku solat sunat Aidil Adha dua rakaat kerana Allah Taala” (untuk solat seorang diri).

“Sahaja aku solat sunat Aidil adha dua rakaat makmum kerana Allah Taalah” (jika ikut imam).

“Sahaja aku solat sunat Aidil Adha dua rakaat jadi imam kerana Allah Taala” (jika jadi imam).

Niat ini hendaklah dilakukan semasa takbiratul ihram iaitu sekadar lintasan di hati lafaz tersebut. Untuk memudahkan niat , sebelum takbitratul ihram kita hendaklah membuat lintasan terlebih dahulu di dalam hati akan lafaz niat itu.

2. Membaca doa iftitah.

3. Kemudian takbir 7 kali yang diselangselikan dengan tasbih sebanyak 6 kali.

4. Membaca fatihah dan surah al. Akla.

5. Rukuk dan sujud seperti biasa.

6. Iktidal dan berdiri betul (rakaat kedua) takbir 5 kali yang diselangselikan dengan tasbih 4 kali.

7. Membaca fatihah dan surah al.Ghasyiyah.

8. Rukuk, sujud dan membaca tahiyat akhir seperti biasa.

9. Memberi salam.

10. Disunatkan takbir dan doa,

11. Membaca dua Khutbah. (sekiranya bersolat secara berjamaah)

Peringatan:

a. Kalau imam telah berhenti takbir/bertasbih makmum hendaklah berhenti, begitu juga kalau imam terlebih takbir, makmum tidak perlu ikut sebaliknya menunggu.

b. Takbir Hari Raya Aidil Adha disunatkan mulai malam hari raya (10hb. Zulhijjah ) sehinggalah selepas solat Asar (13hb. Zulhijjah).

c. Bacaan surah al.Akla dan al.Ghasyiyah boleh diganti dengan surah lain, sekiranya tidak menghafaz ayat tersebut. (tidak boleh buat semua, jangan tinggal semua)

d. Orang yang terpaksa bertugas pada hari raya , disyorkan melaksanakan ibadat ini secara bersendirian, jangan biarkan ia berlalu begitu sahaja kerana ibadat ini hanya dapat dilakukan setahun dua kali sahaja. (Aidil Fitri dan Aidil Adha)





Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

“Baiklah pelajar-pelajar sekalian, tentang aurat antara bukan muhrim dalam Islam bagi laki-laki….bla…bla…bla… dan untuk perempuan, daripada bla…bla…bla…”

Perkara di atas adalah ayat-ayat yang selalu kita dengar waktu sekolah dahulu. Mesej ini juga disampaikan oleh penyampai-penyampai Islam. Ada yang ikut sebaik-baiknya dengan memahai hukum tersebut, ada yang juga ikut dengan cara yang tak betul dan ada pula yang tidak ikut langsung. Banyak pula fesyen pakaian diwujudkan. Tapi adakah semua itu sesuai untuk kita sebagai umat Muhammad SAW. Adakah kita benar-benar faham akan maksud menutup aurat ini?

Allah berfirman “Wahai anak-anak Adam! Sesungguhnya Kami telah menurunkan kepada kamu (bahan-bahan untuk) pakaian menutup aurat kamu, dan pakaian perhiasan; dan pakaian yang berupa taqwa itulah yang sebaik-baiknya. Yang demikian itu adalah dari tanda-tanda (limpah kurnia) Allah (dan rahmatNya kepada hamba-hambaNya) supaya mereka mengenangnya (dan bersyukur)”(7:26). Dalam ayat ini jelas perintah Allah untuk berpakaian berupa takwa, pakaian yang menunjukkan ketakwaan kita kepada Allah. Berpakaian takwa yang mana bukan semasa menunaikan ibadat semata-mata, kerana takwa itu perlu ada setiap saat and Allah itu Maha melihat.

Pada zaman yang penuh fitnah ini, kita dapat hilang ramai orang yang mengaku Islam tetapi berpakaian seperti tidak Islam terutama kaum wanita. Adakah kita sudah tidak takut pada Allah dan Hari akhirat? Apa sudah jadi dengan iman kita? Apakah kita telah lupa dengan azab Allah yang amat dahsyat?

Terdapat hadis daripada Abu Hurairah r.a. bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda yang bermaksud:

“Ada dua gologan yang akan menjadi pengghuni neraka. Aku belum pernah melihat mereka iaitu golongan yang mempunyai cemeti cemeti bagaikan ekor lembu yang digunakan untuk memukul orang dan golongan kedua adalah para wanita yang berpakaian tetapi telanjang, berlenggang-lenggok ketika berjalan, menarik perhatian orang yang melihat mereka. Kepala mereka (sanggul/fesyen) bagaikan bonggol unta yang senget. mereka tidak akan masuk syurga and tidak dapat bau wanginya. Sesungguhnya bau wangi syurga boleh terhidu dari jarak perjalanan yang sangat jauh.” (Riwayat Muslim no. 3971). Hadis sangat jelas menyatakan azab Allah kepada para wanita yang tidak menutup aurat dengan sempurna. Wanita-wanita yang telah dihuraikan di dalam hadis ini, menunjukkan kebanyakkan wanita-wanita masa kini, seperti berpakaian ketat, tidak menutup rambut dan bahagian dada sebaik-baiknya.

Sikap tidak menutup aurat ini sangat memberikan kesan negatif bukan saja kepada diri sendiri tetapi juga kepada orang lain. Sikap ini boleh menyebabkan wanita lain menjadi mangsa nafsu serakah lelaki yang durjana. Wahai saudari sekalian, adakah anda suka menjadi penyebab keganasan ke atas wanita lain? Wanita ini bagaikan mutiara, ia akan selamat jika berada dalam cengkerang, jika terbuka cengkerangnya pasti akan dinodai orang.

Allah dengan jelas telah menyatakan tentang aurat wanita yang sepatutnya, “Dan Katakanlah kepada perempuan-perempuan yang beriman agar mereka menjaga pandangan mereka (daripada memandang yang haram), dan memelihara kemaluannya; dan janganlah mereka memperlihatkan perhiasan tubuh mereka kecuali yang zahir daripadanya; dan hendaklah mereka menutupkan kain kerudung ke dadanya dan janganlah menampakkan perhiasan (auratnya) kecuali kepada suami mereka, atau bapa mereka atau bapa mertua mereka atau anak-anak mereka, atau anak-anak tiri mereka, atau saudara-saudara mereka, atau anak bagi saudara-saudara mereka yang lelaki, atau anak bagi saudara-saudara mereka yang perempuan, atau perempuan-perempuan Islam, atau hamba-hamba mereka, atau orang gaji dari orang-orang lelaki yang telah tua dan tidak berkeinginan kepada perempuan, atau kanak-kanak yang belum mengerti lagi tentang aurat perempuan; dan janganlah mereka menghentakkan kaki untuk diketahui orang akan apa yang tersembunyi dari perhiasan mereka; dan bertaubatlah kamu sekalian kepada Allah, Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, supaya kamu berjaya.” (24:31)

Adalah kewajiban umat Islam untuk mematuhi hukum Allah yang seperti di atas. Jika dikatakan tudung, bukan sahaja untuk menutup kepala, tetapi juga untuk menutup aurat di bahagian dada. Jika dikatakan pakaian yang menutup kulit sepenuhnya, mestilah longgar dan tebal bukan ketat atau nipis sampai menampakkan bentuk tubuh. Sejarah telah menunjukkan bagaimana manusia telah terkena azab Allah kerana melanggar perintahNya. Semoga Allah melindungi kita daripada azabNya.

Wahai saudara-saudara sekalian, sebagai seorang lelaki, seseorang itu tidak sepatutnya bersifat dayus dalam memastikan sempurna aurat isterinya, anak perempuannya, dan saudara perempuannya. Jika tanggung jawab ini tidak dilaksanakan, pastilah kita dalam kemurkaan Allah. Jelaslah kini, lelaki dan wanita amat memainkan peranan penting dalam isu ini. Mungkin seseorang itu akan berkata,”Saya masih muda lagi untuk menutup aurat bila saya dah tua, saya akan menutup aurat”. Adakah kita telah lupa yang Allah yang menentukan hidup mati kita? Adakah pasti kita boleh hidup lama untuk melaksanakan perintah Allah kemudian? Sesungguhnya pemuda mula beribadat dan mengingat Allah pada usia mudanya, akan dinaungi oleh Allah pada hari akhirat.

Marilah kita semua muhasabah diri dan bertaubat atas segala dosa-dosa yang telah kita lakukan. Semoga Allah merahmati kita dan member naungan di akhirat kelak. Amin…. Wassalam.

Sumber : http://feryco.com/aurat-adakah-kita-sedar-akannya#more-1550