Reminder : Mind Your Belongings

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As all of us are aware, the last semester for session 2011/2012 is approaching its end. We presume that many of us are really making our best efforts for the final exam. However, as we're 'drown' in the enthusiasm of studying for the exam, we may lack of our vital attention to our belongings.

It's so happened that many cases, for instance loss of laptops and cell phones, occurred during the end-of-semester-approaching period. Hence, we shall address you some of vital reminders, especially on your belongings.

1. Don't leave your belongings unattended

- Make sure that all your belongings are in your full awareness and surveillance. Always keep your things safe. If you have to leave it for something else, please pack up and take your belongings with you. Or else, keep it in your very safe place -

2. Always lock your room door / locker

- Things get really easy to lost when it's so happened that your belongings are put in an open place, or we might call it as 'public properties'. So, make sure you lock your room door before you go to sleep and mind to lock your locker securely -

3. Together to remind

- Remind your roommates to watch over your things. Don't let other people who you are not really know to simply enter your room. We might 'husnu az-zhon' in this case, yet we shall also be aware and careful at all time -

InsyaAllah, when we do our part in keeping our belongings safe, Allah will help us too in keeping us safe.

By : Secretary MRC Mahallah Abu Bak'r

Wallahu a'alam..

'Marah' by Ustaz Kazim Elias

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Allah's Apostle  said, "The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger."

Nature of Sons of Adam :


1. Quick-tempered but quickly easing
2. Slow to anger, but when gets angry, quickly easing
3. Quick-tempered but slowly easing


A man said to the Prophet , "Advise me!" The Prophet said, "Do not become angry and furious." The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet said in each case, "Do not become angry and furious."


WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE ANGRY??


The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said to us: When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.


Wallahu a'alam..

Forum on "DI MANA DIA DI HATIKU?"

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We would like to bring you a close-up of the essence of the book, "DI MANA DIA DI HATIKU?". This book is authored by Ustaz Pahrol Mohd Juoi, the winner of the best-seller award.  Aside from its intriguing graphic design, this book offers readers a well-scripted content from its author and the style of his writing will elevate your discourse of thinking and change your paradigm.

We will conduct a forum on this book and will be presented by the author himself. The details of the forum are as follows :

Date : 18th March 2012 (Sunday)
Venue : Lecture Hall A
Time : 10 am -12 pm

Well? What are you waiting for? Mark this event on your calendar. Take advantage of your weekend to attend this forum. Invite you other friends as well. Bring along the book as well and try to get one if you don't have still. InsyaAllah.

wallahu a'a'alam..

Lau Kana Bainana Ya Rasulullah

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"Rasulullah s.a.w (peace be upon him) is the best role model of all." 

That is what we usually hear from people to people. We claim that he is the best example in every aspect of life, from the way he wears things until the way he established his sacrifices towards ummah. Yet, to what extent we REALLY materialize all the claims that we have for him?

If we truly look the way of the current ummah behave, some may wonder;

"Is this what Islam teach us? To wear inappropriately in the public? To tell lies? To do this and that?.."

Well, the list goes on. If some Christians may believe that the Santa Claus will list down the people with good and bad deeds, so, why don't us believe that there are Raqib and 'Atid that are always accompanying us and also jot down everything we deed, all the time??

Yes my brothers and sisters. The angels are always keeping us accompany, and definitely Allah will be watching us all the time. Watching us inside and out. Do we really realize that??

"Subhanallah!! Frankly speaking, most of the time I didn't realize that.."

It's good to know that we realize that. But remember! Allah had sent us apostles to walk us to the path of the rights. He won't let us go uncertainly without a guidance. The proof is He sent us Prophet Muhammad s.a.w to show us the lifestyle of Islamic perspective. Hence, we should obey and follow him. However..

"If Rasulullah is among us right now, what will you say to him??"

"Erk.. I don't know what to say.."

"Why you say so?? You said that he's the best role model ever. So, you will be the one who want to meet him, won't you??

"I don't think that I'm ready. Yes, I did say that he's the best role model. But will he believe me if I say that I'm one of his followers? Will he be smiling at me wearing the short pants and wearing this so-called necklace as a man?? Or will he be smiling with the tears of the broken hearts looking at his followers like me? Will he be glad to meet me or will he be not?"

"So, why don't you try to be like him? Following his sunnahs. Remembering him in selawat.."

".... I'm speechless (tears broken..)"

Yeah. People may think that the way he or she says may proclaim him or herself as the Prophet's followers. Indeed, action speaks louder than words. So, ask ourselves..

"Would we make the Prophet smile while we be like what we be now, astray from the right paths?"


"Can we remember him as much as he remembered us, to his final breath?"


"Can we follow his sunnah as much as we can, despite of what other people may think?"


"Can we be a good follower of the prophets?"


"Do we really take him as our best role model of life?"

So again we ask ourselves;

"To what extent we REALLY materialize all the claims that we have for him?"

Wallahu a'alam..

Doa Dhuha

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The time of Dhuha begins when the sun is about a spear’s length above the horizon and it continues until the sun reaches its meridian. It is preferred to delay it until the sun has risen high and the day has become hot.

The minimum number of rak’ahs to be prayed is two. The most that the Prophet (SAW) performed was eight rak’ahs. Umm Hani narrated that the Prophet (SAW) prayed eight rak’ahs of Dhuha and made the taslim after every two rak’ahs. (Abu Dawud)

From Abi Umaamah who said: "Allah's Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said:

'Whoever prays the morning prayer in congregation then sits remembering Allah until he sun rises, then stands up ad prays two units of prayer returns with the reward of Hajj and `Umrah.'"

[Majma` uz-Zawaid of al-Haythami 10/104-105] Related by at-Tabarani and its isnad is good. Al-Albani declared it hasan in Saheeh at-Targheeb (1/464)]

Let's practice the dhuha prayer.. =)

wallahu a'alam..

Salam Ma'al Hijrah 1433H

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We, on behalf of all family members of Mahallah Abu Bak'r As-Siddiq, would like to wish SALAM MA'AL HIJRAH 1433H. May this new year brings us a brand new life towards the right path of Allah. Let's all turn over a new leaf. Look forward to becoming a better Muslim, fulfilling all injunctions of Allah, follow Rasulullah's way of life. Repent wholeheartedly. Let bygones be bygones. Seek forgiveness and forgive others. Bring a new healthy grin to your life. May Allah bless us all. AMIIIN.. =)

Walk Your Talk

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Being human, especially as the selected caliph on this Earth, should never been a bed of roses. It is more likely to be a challenge that holds many more challenges that waited for us ahead. That's what make a leader remains strong in terms of his or her leadership. So, in the making of us to be that strong personality leader, we should walk our talk.

The saying contents no people when it comes to the practical part. Yes! It's sometime a hard thing to do what we simply urge people to. And when the circumstances appear, we couldn't agree more that people or our subject tends to turn their back to us. Hence, we would like to share some tips to be practiced together.

1. Model the behavior we want to see from others. In the mahallah, for instance, we shouldn't tell and urge others to cover their aurah properly if we ourselves still wearing shorts, not wearing tudung, etc.. Yes! We must reprimand others for their wrongness, yet would you think that people will listen to you if you do the same mistake as theirs?

2. Act as if you are a part of the team, not always as the head of it. Dig in and do the actual work. People would appreciate you being knowledgeable of the effort spent to get the work done. They will trust our leadership because we have undergone their experience.

3. If we decide to set up a new rule or design a process, FOLLOW IT! Let's say that we would like to make our mahallah's residents to obey the curfew hour of CFS IIUM. So, we make the rule that anyone passing the  time allocated, they will be fined accordingly. Yet, we ourselves break the rules we set up. That's the point. Why would they follow it if the rule maker don't?

4. Work together. Summon one of our friend or maybe one of our organization members to police us. It's not making 24/7 alert alarm for you. Just to make sure we work in a team so that anything we plan or execute will run smoothly. They are times that we tend to drive off our track. So, this signifies the team we had. To alert each other. To work together.

Moulding a leader in oneself is not an easy doing. Yet, it's not that hard to achieve if we follow the right path. Islam itself has paved us ways to do so. It's us to walk what we talk.

" O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do?. Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do not do.." As-Saff : 2-3

Wallahu a'alam...

The Power of Du'a

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Wherever Muslims are, we are undeniably subjected to the power of Almighty Allah Azza Wajalla as a whole. As a meager servant, one should bow to Allah as He has made our predestined fate written beforehand of all creations. And to act like one, we should obey all His Injunctions and accept the fate without hesitant, in which they are all happened and ordered for a reason.


Kaifa halukum? We hope and pray for all of us to be in the pink of health, InsyaAllah. May some reminders above will give us a spark of awareness of what we are created for. Speaking of pray, PRAY or Du'a is oftentimes related to the relationship and connection between man and His God. Same goes to Muslims.

Du'a is the essence of Ibadah. A person engaged in Du’a affirms his belief in Tauhid (monotheism) and shuns belief in all false gods. A person seriously and sincerely engaged in Du’a understands exactly the relationship between himself and the Creator and affirms it through his actions. That is the essence of worship!

Additionally, such a person can never become arrogant or proud, a logical result of true worship. Du’a is our most potent weapon in all struggles of life as well as in jihad in the battlefield. During the battle of Badr, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w stood up all night in prayer seeking Allah’s help in the battle between unequal armies that would follow the next day. In the decisive battles against the crusaders, Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi was busy day and night. His days were devoted to jihad. His nights were spent making Du'a, crying, and seeking Allah’s help. Eventually, both battles are won by the Muslims. That what makes Du'a so powerful.

Yet, how to make Du'a being granted by Allah?

1. Be sincere and humble in your prays and heart. Be devoted to Allah.

2. Pray for what is right and not things that may harm to people, be it intentionally or not.

3. Work hard to achieve what you are asking for. Allah won't grant you any if you don't make any effort towards it.

4. Tawakkal to Allah. Put in all hopes to Allah after trying your best. 

5. If what you've been asking for is not granted, have faith in Allah for He knows the best for you. 

Wallahu a'alam..

"Cover your aurah, guys!"

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The matter of aurah has never been a relief to our climate of Muslim community nowadays. Anywhere and everywhere, particularly in Malaysia, you could see this injunction of Allah is not being uphold firmly by our Muslim, be it from the brothers and sisters themselves.

Back to the reality. We could never escape from making mistakes. And they are kinds of mistakes that are intently done for. For us, the brothers, we usually blame the sisters for not covering their aurah and we always keep blaming them for what ever it means. YES! It is our responsibility to rebuke what they have done wrong. Yet, do realize that we also have our part to be settled beforehand.

From what we can see, brothers seem to have no worries at all in the matter of covering their aurah in the public. (though some may have to take this matter seriously..) We only have to cover our aurah starting from navel to knee only. There is no problem when we are in public. To classes, outings, meetings and so on.

The problem is when we are NOT in public, such as in our rooms, toilets, mahallah corridors, kiosk, etc.. Places like that, which could not be seen by the sisters. Yes! We only cover our aurah when we feel like there will be no sisters at such places. That's a huge mistake guys! Aurah for us when we are among the brothers are the same as when we are seeing the sisters. From NAVEL to KNEE. And what's up with the boxers, shorts, and stuffs like that?? We need to change guys!! CHANGE!!

Sometimes we don't realize things when they have become habits, right? But, there is a Malay saying that we could learn from, "Biasakan yang betul, betulkan yang biasa". Means, we should not keep on doing the same wrong habit and try to make the rights familiar instead. Aurah is our PRIDE and DIGNITY. Don't lose them to the eyes of others which will devastate us in the Judgement Day next.

wallahu a'alam..

10 Wills of Hasan Al-Banna

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As-Syahid Hasan Al-Banna was a schoolteacher and an imam, best known as the founder of Muslim Brotherhood or Ikhwanul Muslimin. He bequeathed us 10 wills that utterly supposed to be followed by today's Muslims. They are:

1. Upon hearing the azan prayers rose up immediately for prayer, whatever are the circumstances.


2. Read the Quran, scrutinize science books, go to the councils of science, and practice Zikirullah and do not waste time in things that have no benefit (lagha)

3. Try to speak in Arabic Fushah because the right Arabic language is symbol of Islam.


4. Do not argue in any matter whatsoever for the argument is empty and of any benefit.


5. Do not laugh so much since heart that is in constant contact with God is always quiet yet peaceful.


6. Do not joke too much as for people who are in struggle will understand not but serious commitment at all times.


7. Do not talk louder than the levels required by the listener because of a loud conversation that was a pointless act and even hurt people feeling.

8. Stay away from gossips, personal snub at people, condemnation of the organizations, and do not speak except for good.


9. Get to know each Muslim encountered because the missionary movement is the basic networking and brotherhood love.


10. Our obligations requires more time than that is available to us, so use time well and simplify its implementation.

We hope that all of us can together remain in our saff to fulfill the wills of his and Rasulullah to the fullest of our accord, InshaAllah.

wallahu a'alam..