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Certainty and Trust in Allah |
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Riyad as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous)
by Imam Nawawi
7.
Chapter: Certainty and Trust in Allah
Allah Almighty says, "When
the Believers saw the Confederates, they said, 'This is what Allah and
His Messenger promised us. Allah and His Messenger told us the truth.'
It only increased them in faith and in submission." (33:22)
The
Almighty says, "Those to whom people said: 'The people great army have
gathered against you, so fear them.' But that merely increased their
faith and they said: 'Allah is enough for us and the best of Guardians.'
So they returned with blessings and bounty from Allah and no evil
touched them. They pursued the pleasure of Allah. Allah's favour is
indeed immense." (3:173-174)
The Almighty says, "Put your trust
in the Living who does not, die" (25:58) and the Almighty says, "So let
the believers put their trust in Allah," (W14:14; H14:11)
and the
Almighty says, "Then when you have reached a firm decision, put your
trust in Allah." (3:159) The verses commanding trust are numerous and
well-known.
The Almighty says, "Whoever puts his trust in Prophet
He will be enough for him." (65:3)
The Almighty says, "The
believers are those whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, whose
faith is increased when His Signs are mentioned to them, and who put
their trust in their Lord." (8:2)
74. Ibn 'Abbas said, "The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'All
the nations were shown to me and I saw a Prophet with a small group, and
a Prophet with one or two men, and a Prophet with no one at all. Then
an enormous mass was shown to me and I thought that they were my
community. I was told, "This is Musa and his community, but look to the
furthest horizon," and there was an enormous mass. It was said to me,
"This is your community. Among them are seventy thousand who will enter
the Garden without reckoning or punishment."' Then he got up and entered
his house and the people discussed concerning those who would enter the
Garden without reckoning or punishment. Some of them said, 'Perhaps it
is those who were with the Messenger of Allah,' while others said,
'Perhaps it is those who are born in Islam and do not associate anything
with Allah,' and they mentioned various things. The Messenger of Allah
came out to them and said, 'What are you discussing?' They told him and
he said, 'They are those who do not make charms or ask others for
charms, and do not seek omens. They trust in their Lord.' 'Ukkasha ibn
Muhsin stood up and said, 'Ask Allah to make me one of them.' He said,
'You are one of them.' Then another man stood up and said, 'Ask Allah to
make me one of them.' He said, "'Ukkasha beat you to it.'" [Agreed
upon]
75. Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "O Allah, I submit to
you and I believe in you and I have relied on you and I turn to you and I
have argued by you. I seek refuge with Your might, there is no god
other than You, from Your misguiding me. You are the Living who does not
die while jinn and men will all die." [Agreed upon. This is the version
in Muslim.]
76. Ibn 'Abbas said, "'Allah is enough for us and
the best Guardian.' Ibrahim, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
said this when he was thrown into the Fire and Muhammad, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said it when they said, 'The people great army
have gathered against you, so fear them.' But that merely increased
their faith and they said: 'Allah is enough for us and the best of
Guardians.' "'" (3:173) [al-Bukhari]
In one variant from Ibn
'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, he said, "The last words of
Ibrahim, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, before he was thrown
into the Fire were, 'Allah is enough for me and the best Guardian.'"
77.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "People will enter the Garden whose hearts are like the
hearts of birds." [Muslim]
It is said that this means trusting,
and it is said that it means their hearts are tender.
78. Jabir
ibn 'Abdullah reported that he went on an expedition with the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the direction of
Najd. When the Messenger of Allah returned, he returned with him. Midday
overtook them in a valley with a lot of large thorn-trees in it. The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, alighted
and the people split up to seek the shade of the trees. The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, alighted under a tree
and hung his sword on it. We went to sleep and then the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called out to us. There
was a bedouin with him and he said, 'This one unsheathed my sword
against me while I was asleep. I woke up and he had it unsheathed in his
hand and he said, "Who will protect you from me?" I said, "Allah" three
times.' He did not punish him, but sat up." [Agreed upon]
In one
variant, Jabir said, "We were with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, at Dhat ar-Riqa'. Then we reached a shady tree and
left it for the Messenger of Allah. One of the idolworshippers came
while the sword of the Messenger of Allah was hanging from the tree and
he unsheathed it and said, 'Do you fear me?' He said, 'No.' He said,
'Who will protect you from me?' He said, 'Allah.'"
In the version
of Abu Bakr al-Isma'ili in his Sahih, "He said, 'Who will protect you
from me?' He said, 'Allah.'" He said, "The sword fell from his hand and
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took
the sword and said, 'Who will protect you from me?' He said, 'Be the
best seizer.' He said, 'Will you bear witness that there is no god but
Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'No, but I will
make a pact with you that I will not fight you nor be with a people who
fight you.' So he let him go on his way. He went to his companions and
said, 'I have come to you from the best of people.'"
79. 'Umar
said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, say, "If you were to rely on Allah as He should be relied on, He
would provide for you as He provides for the birds. They go out in the
morning hungry and return in the evening full." [at-Tirmidhi]
80.
Abu 'Umara al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O so-and-so! When you
retire to your bed, say, 'O Allah, I submit myself to You and I have
turned my face to You. I have entrusted my affair to You and taken
shelter with You out of desire for You and fear of You. There is no
shelter nor rescue from You except with You. I have believed in Your
Book which You sent down and Your Prophet whom You sent.' If you die
during the night, you will die in natural submission, and if you are
still alive in the morning, your morning will be good." [Agreed upon]
In
a variant in the two Sahih collections, al-Bara' said, "The Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me, 'When you
go to your bed, do wudu' as you would for the prayer and then lie on
your right side and say..." He mentioned the same words and then said,
"Make it the last thing you say."
81. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said,
"When we were in the Cave and the idolaters were looking for us, I could
see their feet and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, if one of them were to
look under his feet, he would see us.' He said, 'Abu Bakr, what do you
think of two people of whom Allah is the third?'" [Agreed upon]
82.
Umm al-Mu'minin, Umm Salama, whose name was Hind bint Abi Umayya
Hudhayfa al-Makhzumiyya reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, used to say when he left his house, "In the name of
Allah. I have relied on Allah. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from
misguiding others or being misguided, or slipping or making others slip,
or wronging others or being wronged, or being ignorant or being made
ignorant.'" [Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi and others. This is the version of
Abu Dawud]
83. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever says, i.e. when he
leaves his house, 'In the name of Allah. I have relied on Allah and
there is no power nor strength except by Allah' will be told, 'You have
been guided, spared and protected,' and Shaytan will be kept far from
him." [Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and others]
Abu Dawud
added, "He, i.e. Shaytan, says to another shaytan, 'How can you get at a
man who has been guided, spared and protected?'"
84. Anas said,
"There were two brothers in the time of the Prophet. One of them used to
come to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the
other one worked for a living. The one who worked complained about his
brother to the Messenger of Allah and he said, 'It might well be that
you have your provision on account of him." [Muslim]
by Ismail Abdullah Afendi
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Beberapa Sifat Riya’ Yang Perlu Diwaspadai |
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Pintu-pintu yang mengantarkan kepada riya’ (ingin dipuji manusia) sangat banyak sekali, kita berlindung kepada Alloh darinya.
Jenis-jenis tersebut adalah sebagai berikut :
1. Memang keinginan seorang hamba tersebut untuk selain Alloh. Dia ingin dan senang apabila diketahui oleh orang lain bahwa ia telah
melakukan hal tersebut dan sama sekali tidak meniatkan ikhlas untuk Alloh ‘azza wa jalla, kita berlindung kepada Alloh dari yang seperti
itu. Jenis ini termasuk nifak.
2. Pada awalnya niat dan tujuan hamba tadi untuk Alloh, namun apabila dilihat oleh manusia ia tambah giat dalam ibadahnya dan memperindah
seindah-indahnya. Ini termasuk syirik yang tersembunyi. Nabi sholallohu ‘alaihi wasallam bersabda : “Wahai sekalian manusia,
jauhilah kesyirikan yang tersembunyi!” Para shahabat bertanya, “Wahai Rosulullah, apa itu syirik yang tersembunyi?” Beliau menjawab, “Seseorang bangkit melakukan sholat kemudian dia bersungguh-sungguh memperindah sholatnya karena dilihat manusia.
Itulah yang disebut dengan syirik yang tersembunyi.” [HR. Ibnu Khuzaimah dan Baihaqi]
3. Seorang hamba pada awal masuk memulai ibadah, ia lakukan untuk Alloh dan keluar dari ibadah itu untuk Alloh, kemudian ia menjadi
terkenal dengan ibadah itu serta dipuji, ia pun merasa senang dengan hal itu dan berangan-angan para manusia memuji dan memuliakannya.
Disamping itu dia pun mendapatkan apa yang dia inginkan dari harta benda dunia. Kesenangan dan keinginan untuk mendapatkan yang lebih
serta mencapai apa yang diimpikannya ini menunjukkan riya’ tersembunyi yang ada pada dirinya.
4. Dan disana ada riya’ yang bersifat badaniyah, seperti orang yang menampakkan kepucatan dan kekurusannya agar dilihat oleh manusia bahwa
dia itu seorang ahli ibadah yang telah dikalahkan oleh ketakutan terhadap akhirat. Terkadang juga dengan merendahkan suara dan
kekeringan bibirnya agar disangka oleh manusia bahwa ia sedang berpuasa.
5. Riya’ dari segi pakaian dan trend mode, seperti orang yang mengenakan pakaian yang penuh tambalan agar disangka oleh manusia
bahwa dia seorang yang zuhud terhadap dunia, atau mengenakan pakaian jubah tertentu yang biasa dipakai oleh para ulama. Ia memakai pakaian
itu agar dikatakan sebagai orang yang alim.
6. Riya’ dengan ucapan. Mayoritasnya ini adalah riya’ yang menjangkiti para ahli agama, penasehat dan pemberi wejangan, dan orang yang
menghafal kabar dan hadits untuk berdiskusi, debat dan jidal serta menampakkan kedalaman ilmunya.
7. Riya’ dalam amalan, seperti orang yang riya’ dalam sholatnya dengan memperpanjang sholat, ruku’ dan sujudnya, menampakkan kekhusyu’an, dan
orang yang riya’ dalam ibadah puasa, haji dan shodaqoh.
8. Riya’ dengan jumlah shahabat dan pengunjung, seperti orang yang memberatkan diri agar dikunjungi oleh seorang yang alim, agar
dikatakan bahwa fulan telah mengunjungi si fulan, dan mengundang manusia agar mengunjunginya supaya dikatakan bahwa dia seorang tokoh
agama yang sering didatangi oleh manusia.
9. Riya’ dengan mencela dirinya sendiri dengan tujuan agar dilihat oleh manusia bahwa dia orang yang tawadhu’, sehingga kedudukan dia
terangkat di sisi mereka yang akhirnya memuji dan menyanjungnya. Ini termasuk kelembutan (tersembunyinya) pintu-pintu riya’.
10. Diantara kelembutan dan kesamaran riya’ adalah seseorang menyembunyikan amalannya, dimana dia tidak menghendaki ada orang lain
yang melihatnya dan tidak senang ketaatannya nampak. Akan tetapi, apabila dilihat oleh manusia ia senang apabila manusia mengucapkan
salam terlebih dahulu kepadanya, menciumnya dengan penuh kegembiraan dan penghormatan, memujinya, semangat memenuhi kebutuhannya dan
mendapatkan keringanan dalam jual beli. Apabila dia tidak menjumpai itu semua, ia merasakan rasa sakit yang mendalam dalam dirinya,
seakan-akan dia mengharuskan adanya penghormatan atas ketaatan yang dia sembunyikan.
11. Diantara kelembutan riya’ adalah menjadikan ikhlas sebagai wasilah untuk mendapatkan apa yang menjadi keinginannya. Syaikhul Islam Ibnu
Taimiyyah mengatakan, “Dihikayatkan dari Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali bahwasanya telah sampai
kepadanya kabar bahwa barangsiapa yang ikhlas kepada Alloh selama empat puluh hari, niscaya akan terpancar hikmah dari hatinya melalui
lisannya. Ia berkata, ‘Aku telah berbuat ikhlas selama empat puluh hari, namun tidak juga terpancar hikmah sedikitpun’. Kemudian aku ceritakan hal itu kepada orang-orang yang arif, mereka mengatakan kepadaku, ‘Karena kamu berbuat ikhlas untuk mendapatkan HIKMAH, bukan
ikhlas karena ALLOH!” [lihatlah "Dar-ut Ta'arudl Al-Aql wan Naql" karya Ibnu Taimiyyah (6/66), "Minhajul Qasidin" hal 214-221, "Al-Ikhlas" karya Al-Awaiysyah hal.24, "Al-Ikhlas wa Asy-Syirik" karya Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Lathif hal.9 dan "Ar-Riya" karya Salim Al-Hilali hal.17] Yang demikian itu dikarenakan tujuan manusia berbuat ikhlas untuk mendapatkan kelembutan dan hikmah, atau untuk mendapatkan pengagungan dan pujian manusia, atau tujuan-tujuan yang lainnya. Sedang amal ini tidaklah dilakukan dengan ikhlas kepada Alloh ‘azza wa jalla dan mengharap wajah-Nya, akan tetapi terjadi amalan itu untuk mendapatkan tujuan-tujuannya.
Semoga Alloh melindungi kita dari sifat Riya’ ini.
- dari kitab “Nurul Ikhlas wa Dhulumat Iradatid-Dunya bi Amalil
Akhirah fi Dhauil Kitab was Sunnah” karya Sa’id bin Ali bin Wahf
Al-Qahthani ; edisi terjemah IKHLAS Cahaya Kehidupan Hati ; Penerbit
Maktabah Al Ghuroba’-
http://ummfulanah.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/jenis-jenis-riya-waspadalah/
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Kenapa Diciptakan Neraka? |
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Ini kisah benar..kisah seorang gadis Melayu, beragama Islam, tapi
cetek pengetahuan tentang agama. Ceritanya begini, di sebuah negeri
yang melaksanakan dasar 'Membangun Bersama Islam', kerap kali pihak
berkuasa tempatan menjalankan pemeriksaan mengejut di premis-premis
perniagaan dan kompleks beli-belah, untuk memastikan para pekerja di
premis berkenaan menutup aurat.
Aku tak pasti berapa jumlah
denda yang dikenakan sekiranya didapati melakukan kesalahan, tapi
selalunya merekaakan diberi amaran bagi kesalahan pertama, dan didenda
jika didapati masih enggan mematuhi garis panduan yang ditetapkan.
Lazimnya dalam setiap operasi sebegini, seorang ustaz ditugaskan bersama
dengan para pegawai pihak berkuasa tempatan. Tugasnya adalah untuk
menyampaikan nasihat secara berhemah, kerana hukuman dan denda
semata-mata tidak mampu memberi kesan yang mendalam.
Dalam satu
insiden, ketika operasi yang dijalankan sekitar 2005, seorang gadis
yang bekerja di salah satu lot premis perniagaan di Pasaraya Billion
telah didapati melakukan kesalahan tidak menutup aurat. Maka dia pun
kena denda la...setelah surat saman dihulurkan oleh pegawai PBT, ustaz
ni pun bagi la nasihat, "..lepas ni diharap saudari insaf dan dapat
mematuhi peraturan..peraturan ni bukan semata-mata peraturan majlis
perbandaran, tapi menutup aurat ni termasuk perintah Allah. Ringkasnya,
kalau taat segala perintahNya, pasti Dia akan membalas dengan nikmat di
syurga..kalau derhaka tak nak patuhi perintahNya,takut nanti tak sempat
bertaubat, bakal mendapat azab di neraka Allah. Tuhan Maha Penyayang,
Dia sendiri tak mahu kita campakkan diri ke dalam neraka..."
Gadis
tersebut yang dari awal mendiamkan diri,tiba-tiba membentak "Kalau
Tuhan tu betul-betul baik, kenapa buat neraka ?
Kenapa tak boleh sediakan syurga je? Macam tu ke Tuhan Maha Penyayang?"
Mungkin dari tadi dia dah panas telinga, tak tahan dengar nasihat
ustaz tu..dah la hati panas kena denda sebab dia tak pakai tudung..
Ustaz
tu terkedu sekejap. Bahaya budak ni. Kalau dibiarkan boleh rosak akidah
dia. Setelah habis gadis tu membebel, ustaz tu pun jawab: "Dik, kalau
Tuhan tak buat neraka, saya tak jadi ustaz. Berapa sen sangat gaji
saya sekarang. Baik saya jadi tokey judi, atau bapa ayam.. hidup senang,
lepas mati pun tak risau sebab gerenti masuk syurga. Mungkin awak ni
pun saya boleh culik dan jual jadi pelacur. Kalau awak nak lari, saya
bunuh je. Takpe, sebab neraka tak ada. Nanti kita berdua jumpa lagi kat
syurga..Kan Tuhan tu baik?"
Gadis tu terkejut. Tergamak seorang
ustaz cakap macam tu? Sedang dia terpinga-pinga dengan muka confused,
ustaz tu pun jelaskan:"perkara macam tadi akan berlaku kalau Tuhan
hanya sediakan syurga. Orang baik,orang jahat, semua masuk syurga..maka
apa guna jadi orang baik? Jadi orang jahat lebih seronok. Manusia tak
perlu lagi diuji sebab semua orang akan 'lulus' percuma. Pembunuh akan
jumpa orang yang dibunuh dalam syurga..perogol akan bertemu lagi
dengan mangsa rogol disyurga..lepas tu boleh rogol lagi kalau dia nak..
takde siapa yang terima hukuman. Sebab Tuhan itu 'baik'. Adakah Tuhan
macam ni yang kita nak? Awak rasa, adil ke?"; tanya ustaz.
"Ah..mana
adil macam tu. Orang jahat takkan la terlepas camtu je.." rungut si
gadis.
Ustaz tersenyum dan menyoal lagi: "Bila tuhan tak adil,
boleh ke dianggap baik?"
Gadis tu terdiam.
Ustaz
mengakhiri kata-katanya: "Adik, saya bagi nasihat ni kerana kasih
sesama umat Islam. Allah itu Maha Penyayang, tapi Dia juga Maha Adil.
Sebab tu neraka perlu wujud. Untuk menghukum hamba-hambaNya yang
derhaka, yang menzalimi diri sendiri dan juga orang lain. Saya rasa awak
dah faham sekarang. Kita sedang diuji kat atas dunia ni. Jasad kita
bahkan segala-galanya milik Allah, maka bukan HAK kita untuk berpakaian
sesuka hati kita. Ingatlah; semuanya dipinjamkan olehNya, sebagai amanah
dan ujian..semoga kita dapat bersabar dalam mentaati segala
perintahNya, untuk kebaikan diri kita jugak. Assalamu'alaikum."
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