'Assuming the Best about Allah' | IslamToday - English

Jâbir b. `Abd Allah al-Ansârî relates that he heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said three days before his death: "None of you should ever die except while assuming the best about Allah." [Sahîh Muslim (5125)]

It is wrong for any Muslim to think ill of Allah. A Muslim should always assume the best about his Lord. As long as the Muslim is striving to engage in good deeds, he should expect the best outcome: that Allah will accept his good deeds; that Allah from His grace will forgive him; and that Allah will bless him to live out his life, until its conclusion, upon faith. This is why the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: "None of you should ever die except while assuming the best about Allah." [Sahîh Muslim (5125)] 

Ibn al-Qayyim says:

There can be no doubt that assuming the best about Allah only comes as a result of righteous conduct. It is the righteous person who assumes the best about his Lord, since he knows that Allah will reward him for his good deeds and will never break His promise. 

On the other hand, the sinner who persists in wrongdoing, injustice, and disobedience is prevented by his evil deeds from assuming the best about his Lord. We can see a similar situation in how people relate to each other. A runaway slave, for instance, is not going to assume the best of his master. Good assumptions never go hand in hand with the disturbed state of disobedience. A sinner is estranged from his Lord to the extent of his sinfulness. The person who has the best outlook on his Lord is invariably the one who is the most obedient to his Lord. 

Al-Hasan al-Basrî said: "The believer assumes the best about his Lord so he does the best deeds. The sinner assumes the worst about his Lord, so he does evil deeds."

The Prophet (peace be upon him) related to us that Allah says: "I am as My servant thinks of Me. I am with him when he remembers Me. If he mentions Me within himself, I mention him within Myself. If he mentions Me in an assembly, I mention him in a better assembly. If he comes near to Me a handspan, I come near to him the distance of a cubit. If he comes near to Me the distance of a cubit, I come near to him the distance of two outspread arms. If he comes to Me walking, I come to him running." [Sahîh al-Bukhârî(6856) and Sahîh Muslim (4832)] 

Think about these words. The first thing Allah calls us towards is to have a positive outlook about Him under all circumstances, since He will be as His servant thinks of Him. Allah will relate to the person the way the person expects Him to. When the servant assumes the best about his Lord and pins his hopes on his Lord's providence, his Lord will not disappoint him. Allah will never let his good deeds go unrewarded. When the servant beseeches Allah, he believes that his prayer will be answered. When he sincerely repents for a sin, he trusts that Allah will forgive him. When he performs a virtuous deed, he assumes that Allah will accept it form him and reward him for it. All of this is part of assuming the best about Allah. 

This is why the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "When you beseech Allah in supplication, be convinced that He will answer you." [Sunan al-Tirmidhî (3401)] 

Assuming the best about Allah is one aspect of our belief in Allah, since it is based upon our belief in His mercy, His power, His generosity, and His might. It is also a fundamental aspect of our reliance upon Allah, which is essential to or monotheistic belief. 

Allah rebukes a group of people who thought ill of Him. Allah shows their bad expectations about Him to be one of the clearest signs of their hypocrisy. He says about the hypocrites who abandoned the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions during the Battle of Uhud: "Another party was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, moved by wrong suspicions of Allah – suspicions due to ignorance." [Sûrah Al `Imrân: 154] 

Elsewhere, Allah says about the hypocrites: "…the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and the idolatrous men and the idolatrous women, who think an evil thought concerning Allah." [Sûrah al-Fath: 6] 

Our assuming the best about Allah really means pinning our hopes end expectations on Allah. We know that Allah can be severe in punishment as well as most merciful, but we must hope for His mercy and be confident that if we sincerely repent for our sins and strive to do good, we will attain Allah's mercy. We must never despair. We must never see our sins to be too great for Allah's forgiveness. That despair itself is a great sin. 

Allah says, conveying to us the words of his prophet Jacob (peace be upon him): “Never despair of Allah’s mercy. No one despairs of Allah’s mercy except the unbelieving people.” [Sûrah Yûsuf: 87]



Taken from 'Assuming the Best about Allah' | IslamToday - English

Tentang Sesuatu

Kata orang,mata selalu menipu
Dinampakkan yang tenang tenang
Dibayang yang indah indah
Mata hati pada jatuhnya cinta
kadang,apa yang zahir pada mata

Bukan nampak dalam jiwa.
terkadang hati juga tak mengerti apa yang bermain dalam fikiran
terkadang dia yang kita sangka cantik dimata bukan indah dihati
lumrah hidup

terkadang juga dia yang kita sayang
bukan kesayangan kita
pergantungan kita pada dia
Bukti ujian cinta
dan jika doamu itu dimakbulkan
fikirlah bahawa apa yang kita sayang 

bukan apa yang kita punya
mungkin DIA ada yang lebih baik
jadi melangkahlah dengan kuat dan bergeraklah dari situ
buka mata hati seluasnya
masih ada manusia dibumi yang menunggu mu saat kau jatuh dari langit

aku masih tetap disini,berpijak dibumi yang keras menyambut mu yang jatuh
wahai awan,jika kau dengarkan ini
sampaikan lah pada DIA yang MAHA Cinta
katakan padaNya aku mencari redhaNya
jika DIA izinkan ku menyambut dia
maka kuatkanlah aku dan dia
jika dengan dia menambah cinta rindu dan sayang pada DIA
maka mudahkanlah
tapi jika itu bukan izinMU maka susahkanlah

wahai laut,saksikanlah bahawa aku mencari cinta untuk dia kerana DIA

wahai angin,sampailah ucapan ini pada DIA

wahai DIA yang Maha Cipta,redhakanlah aku atas bumi yang dipijak ini.

Sleepless night

Another sleepless night
Another fear of mind
Whether it is good or bad
Whether it is right or wrong
Let the night calms you to sleep
Let the sun tomorrow shine and put a smile to your face
It is easier to fake a smile than to explain to the world
What a chaos world beneath that smile
For a love that once certain
Became uncertain
For the joy
Became sorrow to one's soul
Love defines gravity
It connects from one to other without visible bond
That sleepless night
My night

Pelangi

Orang kata,cinta itu indah
Penuh warna penuh corak penuh cahaya
Orang kata,cinta itu damai
Membuat tangis jadi tawa
Gundah jadi tenang
Lara jadi bahagia
Orang kata,cinta itu kuat
Bisa buat hati yang jauh jadi satu
Yang tak nampak di mata tapi selalu dalam jiwa
Tapi ada yang lupa
Cinta itu
Buat manusia gundah gulana
Risau apa yang tak nampak
Fikir pada mana yang tak rasa
Aku mengharapkan cinta
Seperti pelangi di hujung hujan yang basah
Tapi aku lupa
Dalam hujan ada petir dan guruh yang mengegar bumi
Yang buat jiwa kecil ketakutan
Jiwa kecil aku
Aku bimbang
Aku tak pasti
Aku yang celaru
Cinta untuk aku bagaimana
Kerana aku belum lagi mampu mengenal cinta
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Ajarkan aku sabar
Ajarkan aku berserah
Bila nanti tiba masa pelangi yang kau bawa itu
Harus pergi
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Bagaimana untuk mencintai mu
Kerana kamu pelangi yang aku tunggu dihujung hujan yang basah itu
Jika cinta yang aku mahu dari kamu
Membuatkan aku harus berlari ke hujung pelangi yang aku sendiri tak tahu di mana hujungnya
Akan aku cuba
Biarpun aku sendiri yang terkorban kerananya
Kerana itu jauh lebih mudah
Daripada aku harus menghadapi kehilangan kamu
Kamu yang aku tunggu

Lost

Orang kata

Susah jadi perempuan,
Banyak sangat perasaan

Payah jadi lelaki,
kadang kadang tak mengerti

Jadi.

Mungkin bila kau jadi manusia
Pasti kau memahami perasaan itu
Perlu untuk kau ketahui dan mengerti
Perlu untuk kau hadapi
Bukan hanya dengan hati
Tapi dengan akal yang segaris dengan Ilahi