CERITERA HIDUPKU

CERITERA HIDUPKU

Saturday, April 30, 2011

nice quotes that i've found....






Watch your thoughts, they become words
Watch your words, they become actions
Watch your actions, they become habits
Watch your habits, they become character
Watch your character, they become destiny.



لَن تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِن شَيْءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ“Never  will you attain righteousness unless you spend (in Allah’s Cause) from  that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allah is Knowing  of it.” [3:92]

WHAT IS MEANT BY CHARITY IN ISLAM?Charity,  for which the expression used in the Holy Quran is “spending out of  what God has given you”, means using your energy, talent, resources,  money, possessions, or whatever else, to help and do good to those in  need. In Islam charity is very often mentioned alongside prayer because  just as the latter is man’s relation with God, or man’s duty towards  God, the former (charity) represents his relation with his  fellow-beings, and indeed with all the creation of God. Prayer expresses  love for God, submission to Him, and a desire to bring out the Divine  qualities that lie hidden in every person. Charity is an expression of  sympathy and benevolence towards God’s creation, putting into actual  practice the lessons you learn in prayer.SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT ARE ACTS OF CHARITY IN ISLAM. Innumerable examples can be given because doing any kind of good to  anyone, even to yourself to make you more capable of benefiting others,  by using what God has given you, is an act of charity. Feeding the  hungry, helping the poor, taking care of the destitute such as orphans,  lending a hand to the disabled, helping an unemployed person to find a  job, etc., are the more obvious examples of charity taught by Islam. But  it also teaches that there are other, smaller acts of charity which one  has the opportunity to do everyday. Helping someone in any way, showing  the way to a stranger, speaking a kind word to cheer someone up, giving  useful advice or imparting knowledge to someone, removing from the road  something that could cause an accident, even simply refraining from  hurting anyone, are all acts of charity in Islam.Being  charitable is very strongly urged upon the Muslims. There is no person  at all who cannot do a deed of charity to others. The prophet Mohammed  -peace be upon him- said: “Every Muslim has to give in charity.” The  people then asked: “But what if someone has nothing to give, what should  he do?” The Prophet replied: “He should work with his hands and benefit  himself and also give in charity (from what he earns).” The people  further asked: “If he cannot find even that?” He replied: “He should  help the needy who appeal for help.” Then the people asked: “If he  cannot do (even) that?” The Prophet said finally: “Then he should  perform good deeds and keep away from evil deeds, and that will be  regarded as charitable deeds.”
TO WHOM CAN A MUSLIM GIVE IN CHARITY ?Just  as acts of charity have the broadest possible significance in Islam,  similarly the circle of those towards whom charity is to be exercised is  the broadest that can be conceived. Starting with the people around us -  our relations, friends, and neighbors - it extends to all Muslims, and  to followers of other religions. In fact, a Muslim’s charity covers even  animals. The Holy Quran emphasizes that one should keep a special  look-out for those who may be in need but who do not ask for help;

لِلْفُقَرَاءِ  الَّذِينَ أُحْصِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ضَرْبًا فِي  الْأَرْضِ يَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ أَغْنِيَاءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ  تَعْرِفُهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ لَا يَسْأَلُونَ النَّاسَ إِلْحَافًا ۗ وَمَا  تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ“[Charity is]  for the poor who in Allah’s Cause are restricted (from travel), and  cannot move about in the land (for trade or work). The one who knows  them not thinks them to be rich on account of (their) abstaining (from  begging), but you will know them by their [characteristic] sign. they do  not beg of people at all. And whatever you spend in good - indeed,  Allah is Knowing of it. ” [2:273]

WHAT KIND OF THINGS SHOULD BE GIVEN IN CHARITY ?In  case of those acts of charity when we give something away, the Holy  Quran teaches that we should only give good and useful things, not  useless and worthless ones, and they should be the kind of things we  like to have ourselves. Moreover, things given in charity must have been  earned or acquired lawfully by the person giving them away.

يَا  أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنفِقُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ  وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا  الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِآخِذِيهِ إِلَّا أَن تُغْمِضُوا  فِيهِ ۚ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ“O you who  believe! Spend of the good things which you have (legally) earned, and  of that which We have produced from the earth for you, and do not aim at  that which is bad to spend from it, (though) you would not accept it  save if you close your eyes and tolerate therein. And know that Allah is  Rich (Free of all wants), and Worthy of all praise.” [2:267]

You know what is the sweetest time of the day? It is when you PRAY. Why? Because you’re talking to the One who loves you most.


There is no good in wealth without generosity; there is no good in brotherhood without caring for one another.


Ketika doamu dikabulkan, Allah sedang menguatkan imanmu. Ketika doamu ditunda, Allah sedang mengajarkan kesabaran padamu. Ketika doamu tidak dijawab, Allah memiliki rencana yang indah bagimu. Taat, setialah dan setiap hari menyenangkan hati Allah, maka Allah pasti menjawab doamu..




SO, WHATEVER YOU DO,
MAKE SURE YOUR WORDS ARE TRUE,
HONESTY IS THE BEST,
BECAUSE LIFE IS A TEST.

EVEN IF IT HURT SO MUCH,
YOU WANT TO CRY,
FOR A HEART OF MUSLIM,
DOES NOT LIE...



ZIKIR IS LIKE A TREE WITH FRUIT OF AWARENESS,
THE MORE FREQUENT THE ZIKIR IS MADE,
THE STRONGER THE ROOTS OF THE TREE
AND THE MORE FRUITS ON IT...



"Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety,
after all,it is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly."
-SAIDINA ALI BIN ABI TALIB-



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