Friday, November 18, 2011

The Patient Old Man

When passing through a mountain pass, a bedouin (villager) once came across an old man who was blind and who seemed to be afflicted with various ailments all over his body. It was clear that he was wasting away. He was even paralyzed and was constantly forced to remain in a seated position. The Bedouin could clearly hear him say, "All praise is for Allah, Who has kept me safe from ailments with which He has tested many among His creation; and He has indeed preferred me over many among those that He created."

"My brother!" exclaimed the bedouin. "What have you been saved from? By Allah, I think that you have been afflicted with every single kind of ailment!"

"Go away from me," said the old man, as he raised his head. "Do I not still have a tongue with which I can pronounce His Oneness, and with which I can remember Him every single moment? And do I not still have a heart with which I can know Him?"

These words of the old man were enough for the bedouin to repent to Allah for his sins and ask Him for forgiveness.

Remember, there is always someone else who is in more problem than you.

subhanaLlah.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Habib Ali Batu Pahat

Al-Fatihah li almarhum Habib Ali Bin Ja'afar Al-Aydrus


It has been a year and the half passed since the passing of Habib. If you guys notice, this year and last year there's a lot of 'aalims,habaibs have passed away,we are not just saying normal 'aalims or habaibs but the big-big one as in their knowledge are very vast and they are mashhur amongst the people with their incredible akhlaq and karamah.. more than 20 or maybe a lot more..like almarhum Habib Hussein Al-Junied,Shaykh Maqsood al-Hassani,Ustaz Sonhaji,Habib Abdul-Qadir Asseqqaf etc.

it is narrated by Abdullah bin Umar Al-Farooq (r.a) that Allah (s.w.t) will not lift up the knowledge (of Deen) by removing it from the hearts of people,but instead he will lift up (cause the death) of those possessing Deeni knowledge gradually until no 'aalims remains.At such a time people will turn towards the ignorant people in matter pertaining to Deen,seeking fatwa from them.They will issue fatwa without knowledge.They will be deviated and lead others astray.(Mishkaat)

To those who've met Habib Ali,they will know how kind and good his ahklaq is..even though he has passed away, please do visit his grave at Batu Pahat and his sons who lived also around there.He is also known as Wali Hidup that is the living saint. Those who've met him might have know about the karamah that he has and share a lot of stories about him.
The advice of his elder son,Habib Muhammad al-Aydrus:
"3 syarat Hidup( principal for Life) :
1. Jangan terburu-buru(don't let anxiety control you.)
2.Benda yang lepas jangan di kenangkan (forget about the past and concentrate on the present)
3.Pekara yang mustahil jangan dipakai (don't believe in something that is impossible)"
"Amalkanlah dengan ilmu apa yang kamu ada, sesungguhnya Allah sahajalah yang Murshid sebenar untuk kita,kerana Allah Sudah berfirman dan berjanji dengan kata-kataNya iaitu: 'Amalkanlah apa yang kau tahu dan Aku akan mengajarkan kepada kau apa yang kau tidak tahu' kalau Allah sudah nak mengajar kita,adakah itu bukan bermakna yang Dia adalah Murshid bagi kita, maka tidak payalah kita mencari manusia sebagai Murshid..itulah pendapat saya"

subhanallah..

and an advice from his 4th son,Habib Muhsin al-Aydrus:
"Manusia suka berpuak,tapi yang penting adalah taqwa kerana Allah tidak pandang kepada darajat,malah Dia pandang kepada ketaqwaan seseorang itu didalam hatinya."
"Yang penting kita harus menghormati orang dan tidak mintak dihormati,itu adalah tanda keikhlasan yang sebenarnya,kerana jikalau kita mintak dihormati dan orang tidak menghormati kita,maka kita akan lekas marah dan geram dan membuat hati tidak merasa tenang dan membuat orang rasa tidak tenang."
"Allah sudah memberi kita kuasa untuk mengampunkan orang maka ampunkanlah segala salah-silap orang atas kamu agar kamu dapat pengampunan Allah di hari kemudian(iaitu akhirat)"
"Cariklah kesilapan diri kita sendiri dan jangan carik kesilapan orang lain agar diri kita merasa tenang dan makin bertambah baik"
"Biar dapat teguran takpe,walaupun berapa pahit pun agar diri kita bertambah baik dan tidak jadi bongkak"

and many more.

Let us pray that Allah (s.w.t) will guide us all and shower us with His Hope,Love and Mercy because truly we are in need of it.

wassalam.