Achievement Begins with a Dream

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Wipro Chairman Azim Premji feels people who succeed most in their careers are those who can constantly transform themselves

Have a Dream

You have got to have a dream. Dreams are very powerful internal motivators. Great achievements are created twice-first in the mind and then in a concrete form. The most exhilarating part of being young is the ability to dream. As one grows, one may realize that not all of them are achievable. But never turn cynical. Aging is not adding on years. It is parting with one's dreams. Use your experience to reshape your dreams and adapt them to changing reality but do not stop dreaming. I cannot think of a single transformation or achievement, individual or social that did not begin with a dream. Dreams not only help us in seeing things before they happen, but they also give us the passion and energy to make them happen.

Walk that Extra Mile

Stay on course even if you stumble. When everything seems to go wrong, you can either give up or you can let misfortune transform you into something stronger. The difference between great achievement and mediocrity is not extraordinary talent or intelligence, but perseverance. In fact, dreams and perseverance make a winning combination. In 1972, a chartered plane, carrying a Rugby team crashed in the Andes. After a week-long futile search, the rescue team gave up thinking that all of them must be dead. The passengers after waiting for many days to be rescued, decided to help themselves since nobody else was going to do it. Two of them volunteered to cross the mountains on foot to reach the green valleys of Chile and bring back help. It was a walk of more than 50 miles. But they did it and came back to rescue their fellow passengers who managed to survive in the mountain 70 days after the crash. The core of heroism lies in the ability to walk that extra mile. As long as you can do that, you will never be defeated.

Be Natural

Do not be afraid to admit your ignorance. While it is important to project what we are good at, we must be equally candid about areas we do not know enough about. The seeds of learning were sown by the great philosopher Socrates who said "All I know is that I don't know." Today, knowledge is multiplying at such a rapid rate that it is impossible for anyone to know everything. But if we can develop an index system by which we at least know with whom or where the knowledge is available, we have achieved quite a bit! And there will still be areas which we will be unable to tap. The important thing is not to hide behind a false front. People will respect us for our honesty, if not our wisdom.

Look Beyond Success

Think about what you will take on next rather than about what you may be letting go. Too many people are so enamoured by the legacy of success in their current roles that they are afraid to look further. This can lead to inertia. If we linger too long on past success, we will miss out on the opportunities that lie ahead of us. We must learn to look at change as an exciting adventure rather than a disruption. New avenues for learning always lie just beyond the shade of our comfort zone.

Excellence is the Key

Pursue excellence in whatever you do. Excellence cannot be forced through a process nor guaranteed by a certificate. It comes from an all consuming passion to do one's best. It needs an eye for the smallest of details. When differences become small, it is the small things that make the difference. Excellence is a habit not an act.

Excellence is the Key

Pursue excellence in whatever you do. Excellence cannot be forced through a process nor guaranteed by a certificate. It comes from an all consuming passion to do one's best. It needs an eye for the smallest of details. When differences become small, it is the small things that make the difference. Excellence is a habit not an act.

Be Positive

While you must take your careers seriously, do not take yourself too seriously. You have to laugh and find humour everyday. This will help you to keep issues in their perspective. Being cheerful is an attitude. Not only will it help you to reduce your own stress, but a positive attitude is contagious. It can do a lot to elevate the moods of people around you and recharge you to take one more shot at the problems facing you.

Take Turn in Leading

Contribute in every situation. The only way to keep learning is by contributing. You do not have to be the leader every time. When a formation of birds flies over long distances, each bird takes its turn in leading. This ensures that no bird gets too tired and yet the formation keeps moving at a certain pace. Every person is important. It doesn't matter whether you play the violin, the flute or the drums; you are still part of the orchestra. Leadership is not about exercising power as much as it is about contributing. This will happen when we realize that leadership is not a privilege but a responsibility.

Focus on Your Talent

We must know what you are really good at. Rather than trying to be everything to everyone, we must focus on areas where our talents truly lie. A talent can be defined as that skill which we not only enjoy learning but which we can also learn rapidly. We need to work at honing our talent and smoothening the rough edges. But exceptional performance usually comes from doing what comes naturally to us.

Finally, always play to win. Winning is not about making the other person lose. It is about stretching yourself to your own limits. Once so stretched, you will realize the true extent of your potential. Ultimately, transformation is about reaching and utilizing not only your potential but those of others who work with you.

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Premji shared this nine point formula to make continuous transformation possible during the annual convocation of IIM Kolkata recently

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If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, because they have helped you learn  about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart!

Your date of birth is  01Mar1973  & the day is  Thursday
 
 You will be shortly  32  years old
 You are  11499  days old as of today
 Your star sign is  PISCES
 Your birth stone is   -  AQUAMARINE / CORAL
 Good point of your star  -  HIGH INTELLIGENCE
 Bad point of your star  -  IMPATIENCE

A dual sign of two fishes, one swimming back toward Aquarius, the other toward Aries, means you can be torn between personal wants and a desire to help others. Your path to fulfillment is to use your abundant imagination.

A born actor, you absorb other people's moods and impressions. Natural sensitivity can help you succeed in whatever you set out to do.

Again and again I am making the same mistake. I must admit that today I have learned that I have not the capability of thinking far ahead in terms of the consequences of actions that I have decided to take. For me there are too many things to settle that I need to execute a quick solution so that I can move on and have less things to worry about. Today, I have been accused of short on common sense by my boss because of the course of action that I choosen. Any more bright ideas Mat? When I give a thought about it, I arrived to a conclusion that what seems a bright idea to me may not be a bright idea to others. It may become a stupid idea instead. Now I am feeling better.

This morning I finally have a chance of trying go kart. It was fun and now I know how hard it is during a F1 race. Of course the equipment is different but if you make a mistake no matter how good is your equipment you are going to lose time and lose the race like I did today.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:09 PM
Subject: FW: Fwd: Heart Attacks - How to survive on ur own

Subject: FW: Heart Attacks - How to survive on ur own
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:14:16 +0800

Please read this then pass it on. It might save someone's life
even your own!!!

A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10
people, you can bet that we'll save at least one life. Read
this...It could save your life!!

Let's say it's 6.15 pm and you're driving home (alone of course),
after an unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset
and frustrated.

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that
starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are
only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home.
Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that
far. You have been trained in CPR,but the guy that taught the
course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself. HOW TO
SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE Since many people are alone when
they suffer a heart attack, without help, person whose heart is
beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10
seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims
can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously.
deep breath should be taken before each cough,and the cough must
be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside
the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds
without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to
be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs
and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood
circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it
regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims get to a
hospital.

Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save
their lives!!
BE A FRIEND AND PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS
POSSIBLE

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He met her on a party. She was lovely, many guys chasing after her,
and he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him.
 
At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was
surprised, but being polite, she agreed.
 
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything,
she felt uncomfortable, she thought, please, let me go home.. when suddenly
he asked the waiter: "would you please give me some salt? I'd like to
put it in my coffee."
 
Everybody stared at him, that's strange!
 
His face turned red, but,still, he put the salt in his coffee and
drank it.
She asked him curiously "why you drink your coffee this way?"
 
He replied: "I grew up living near the sea, I liked playing in the
sea when I was younger, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the
taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always
think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so
much, I miss my parents who are still living there".
 
While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched.
 
Those were his true feelings, from the bottom of his heart. A man who
can talk about his homesickness, he must be a man who loves his home, cares
about his family, is responsible. She also started to speak about her
faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. They jad a nice chat and
it was a beautiful beginning to their story.
 
They continued to date. She found that he was actually a man who met all
her demands; he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He
was such a good person and she almost missed him!
 
Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful
love story, the princess marries the prince, they lived a happy life ...
And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the
coffee, as she knew that's the way he liked it.
 
After 40 happy years, he passed away and he left her a letter. It
said: 
"My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life's lie. This was
the only lie I said to you---the salty coffee. Remember the first
time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some
sugar, but I said salt It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.
I never thought that could be the start of our communication! I
tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too
afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything..
 
Now I'm dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don't
like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste.. But I have had the
salty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry
for anything I do for you.

Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I
can live for the second time, still want to know you and have you for
my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again".
 
Her tears made the letter totally wet.
 
Someday, someone asked her: what's the taste of salty coffee?
It's sweet. She replied.
 
 
Pass this 2 everyone coz love is
 
not 2 forget but 2 forgive
 
not 2 c but understand
 
not 2 hear but 2 listen
 
not 2 let go but HOLD ON !!!!
 
 
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.

-----Original Message-----

        >
        > A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During
        > some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the
        > other one in the face.
        >
        > The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in
        > the sand:
        > TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
        >
        > They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take
        > a bath.. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started
        > drowning, but the friend saved him.
        >
        > After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
        > TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.
        >
        > The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I
        > hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?" The
        > other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it down in
        > sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does
        > something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever
        > erase it."
        >
        > LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.
        >
        >
        > They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate
        > them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
        >
        > Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget and remember to send it
        > also to the person who sent it to you. It's a short message to let them
        > know that you'll never forget them. If you don't send it to anyone, it
        > means you're in a hurry and that you've forgotten your friends. Take the
        > time to live!
        >
        > Do not value the THINGS you have in your life. But value WHO you have in
        > your life!
        >
        >
        >

 How the company views its employees. (HE VS SHE)

 The family picture is on HIS desk.
 Ah, a solid, responsible family man.
 The family picture is on HER desk.
 Umm, her family will come before her career.

 HIS desk is cluttered.
 He's obviously a hard worker and a busy man.
 HER desk is cluttered.
 She's obviously a disorganised scatterbrain.

 (I think this part is especially true)
 HE is talking with his co-workers.
 He must be discussing the latest deal.
 SHE is talking with her co-workers.
 She must be gossiping.

 HE's not at his desk.
 He must be at a meeting.
 SHE's not at her desk.
 She must be in the ladies' room.

 HE's not in the office.
 He's meeting with customers.
 SHE's not in the office.
 She must be out shopping.

 HE's having lunch with the boss.
 He's on his way up.
 SHE's having lunch with the boss.
 They must be having an affair.

 The boss criticised HIM.
 He'll improve his performance.
 The boss criticised HER.
 She'll be very upset.

 HE got an unfair deal.
 Did he get angry?
 SHE got an unfair deal.
 Did she cry?

 HE's getting married.
 He'll get more settled.
 SHE's getting married.
 She'll get pregnant and leave.

 (This part is GOOD too)
 HE's having a baby.
 He'll need a raise.
 SHE's having a baby.
 She'll cost the company money in maternity benefits.

 HE's going on a business trip.
 It's good for his career.
 SHE's going on a business trip.
 What does her husband say?

 HE's leaving for a better job.
 He knows how to recognise a good opportunity.
 SHE's leaving for a better job.
 Women are not dependable.

A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the
present "Seven Wonders of the World."
Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
>1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
>2. Taj Mahal
>3. Grand Canyon
>4. Panama Canal
>5. Empire State Building
>6. St. Peter's Basilica
>7. China's Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not
finished her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having
trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't
quite make up my mind because there were so many."

The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help."

The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the 'Seven Wonders of the World' are:
>1. to see
>2. to hear
>3. to touch
>4. to taste
>5. to feel
>6. to laugh
>7. and to love."

The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. The things we
overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly
wondrous! A gentle reminder -- that the most precious things in life
cannot be built by hand or bought by man.






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        Sesungguhnya kita patut BERSYUKUR...

        1. untuk suami/isteri yang tidur berdengkur diwaktu malam, kerana
        beliau tidur disisi kita bukan dengan orang lain.

        2. untuk anak/adik perempuan kita yang mengomel apabila mencuci
        pinggan, kerana itu bermakna dia berada di rumah, bukan dijalanan berpeleseran.

        3. untuk cukai pendapatan yang kita kena bayar, kerana itu bermakna
        kita masih mempunyai pekerjaan.

        4. untuk pakaian kita yang dah tak muat, kerana itu bermakna kita
        cukup makan.

        5. untuk lantai yang perlu dimop, tingkap yang perlu dilap, dan rumah
        yang perlu dikemas, kerana itu bermakna kita mempunyai tempat tinggal.

        6. untuk bunyi bising jiran-jiran, kerana itu bermakna kita masih lagi
        boleh mendengar.

        7. untuk timbunan pakaian yang perlu dicuci/digosok kerana itu
        bermakna kita ada pakaian untuk dipakai.

        8. untuk keletihan/kesakitan otot selepas seharian bekerja, kerana itu
        bermakna kita masih berupaya untuk kerja kuat.

        9. untuk tempat letak kereta yang jauh daripada lif, kerana itu
        bermakna kita masih berupaya untuk berjalan.

        10.untuk jam loceng yang berdering pada waktu pagi, kerana itu
        bermakna kita masih hidup untuk meneruskan hari tersebut...

        AND FINALLY ....... for received this personal and meaningful
        forwarded e-mails because it means you have friends who are thinking of you.

        HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!

        BELAJARLAH BERSYUKUR.......

       

From the very begining, the gal's family objected strongly on her dating
this
guy, saying that it has got to do with family background, & that the gal
will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him.
Due to family's pressure, the couple quarreled very often. Though the gal
loves
the guy deeply, she always asked him: "How deep is your love for me?" As
the guy is not good with his words, this often caused the gal to be very
upset.
With that & the family's pressure, the gal often vented her anger on him.
As for him, he only endured it in silence.

After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated & decided to further his
studies in overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the gal: "I'm not very
good with words. But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, I
will take care of you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try
my
best to talk them round. Will you marry me?" The gal agreed, & with the
guy's determination, the family finally gave in & agreed to let them get
married.

So before he left, they got engaged. The gal went out to the working
society, whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his studies. They sent
their love through emails & phone calls. Though it's hard, but both never
thought of giving up.One day, while the gal was on her way to work, she was
knocked down by a car that lost control. When she woke up, she saw her
parents beside her bed. She realised that she was badly injured. Seeing her
mum crying, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could
come out of her mouth was just a sigh. She has lost her voice....

The doctors said that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose her
voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out from
her, she broke down. During the stay in hospital, besides crying, it's just
her silent cry that accompanied her. Upon reaching home, everything seems
to be the same. Except for the ringing tone of the phone. Which pierced her
heart every time it rang? She does not wish to let the guy know & not
wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying at she does
not wish to wait any longer. With that, she sent the engagement ring back
to him. In return, the guy sent millions & millions of replies, countless
phone calls, all the gal could do was to cry silently. The parents decided
to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything & be
happy.
With a new environment, the gal learned sign language & started a new life.
Telling her everyday that she must forget the guy.

One day, her friend came & told her that her boyfriend is back. She asked
her friend not to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there
wasn't any news of him. A year has passed & her friend came with an
envelope
containing an invitation for the guy's wedding. The gal was shattered.
When she opened the card, she saw her name in it instead. When she was about
to
ask her friend what's going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her.
He used sign language telling her "I've spent a year's time to learn sign
language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise, let me
have the chance to be your voice. I Love You." With that, he slipped the
engagement ring back into her finger. The gal finally smiled.

*Treat every relationship as if it's the last one, then you'll know how to
give... Treat every moment as is if it's the last day, then you'll know how
to treasure.

 Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
 hard at work at his desk. He works independently, without
 wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
 thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and always
 finishes given assignments on time. Often he takes extended
 measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
 breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
 vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
 knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
 classed as an asset employee, the type which cannot be
 dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
 promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
 executed as soon as possible.

 Addendum:

 That idiot was standing over my shoulder while I wrote the report
 sent to you earlier today. Kindly re-read only the odd numbered lines.

If you woke up this morning
with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the
million who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced
the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture or
the pangs of starvation,
you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world.

If you attend a prayer
without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death,
you are more blessed than almost
three billion people in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace, you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still married and alive,
you are very rare,
especially in the United States.

If you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can,
but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them
or even touch them on the shoulder,
you are blessed because you can
offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message,
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world
that cannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways
you may never even know.

If you are feeling blessed, repay the blessings
bestowed unto you and do something for others.

A blessing cannot be kept.  If it stops with you,
then the blessing will disappear. The blessing will only keep
working if it is continuously passed around. If you are a
recipient of a blessing, keep the blessing working by being the source of blessing to other people.

Read this line very slowly and let it sink in...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

THE BRICK

A young and successful executive was travelling down a
neighbourhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar.
He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars
and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, no children appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!
He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot
where the brick had been thrown.
The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the
earest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting,
"What was that all about and who are you?
Just what the heck are you doing?
That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a
lot of money.
Why did you do it?"
The young boy was apologetic.
"Please, mister...please,
I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,"He pleaded.
"I threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With
tears dripping
down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot
just around parked car.
"It's my brother," he said.
"He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I
can't lift him up."
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive,
"Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?
He's hurt and
he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly
swelling lump in his throat.
He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the
wheelchair, then took
out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and
cuts.
A quick look told him everything was going to be okay..
"Thank you and may God bless you,"the grateful child told the
stranger.

Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push
his
wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home

It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar.
The damage was very noticeable,but the driver never bothered
to repair the
dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this
message

"Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a
brick at you to
get your attention!"

God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts.
Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a
brick at us.

It's our choice to listen or not.

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.

He sends you flowers every spring.

He sends you a sunrise every morning.

Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!

Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless, .
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,
sun without
rain, but He did promise strength for the day,
comfort for the tears, and light for the way

> > > > Pass this message to seven people except you and me.
> > > >
> > > > You will receive a miracle tomorrow ( just do it)!
> > > >

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill.
In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started
going up.

He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do
this. He proceeded to crumple the $20 dollar bill Up.

He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the Air.

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and
started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, Now
crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"
Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I
did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value.

It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled,
and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances
that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has
happened or what will happen, you will never
lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still
priceless to those who DO LOVE you.
The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO
WE
ARE.

You are special - Don't EVER forget it."

If you do not pass this on, you may never know the lives it touches, the
hurting hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it can bring.

Count your blessings, not your problems.

Never be afraid to try something new.

And remember: amateurs built the ark ...professionals built the Titanic.

Read Slowly - This first line is deep..

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

Lord I love You and I need You; come into my heart today. Without You, I
can
do nothing.

God will either lighten your load or He will strengthen your back.

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Mr. Thiagaraj 
Sent:   Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:56 PM
Subject:       

Marriages are made in heaven,but the married couples are responsible for maintenance.

In marriage, being the right person is just as important as finding the right one.

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

The great thing about marriage is that it enables one to be alone without feeling lonely.

If only couples trust each other to work towards honestly and intimacy,then they could do what most unfaithful spouses are afraid to try : to live together happily ever after.

Married couples have to realize that the problem is not 'US', but the 'SITUATION'.

You don't marry one person. You marry THREE-
The person you think they are;
The person they are;
And the person they're going to be as a result of being married to you.

Thiagaraj

|A Cuppa Coffee
|==========
|
|When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,when 24 hours
|in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar..and the
|coffee...
|
|A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
|front of
|him.
|
|When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty
|mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked
|the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the
|professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
|jar.
|He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
|between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar
|was
|full.
|They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and
|poured it
|into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked
|once
|more if the jar was full. The students responded with a
|unanimous "yes."
|
|The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table
|and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the
|empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
|
|"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you to
|recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
|important things - your God, family, your children, your health, your
|friends, and your favorite passions-things that if everything else was
|lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
|
|The pebbles are the other things that matter like! your job, your
|house,and your car. The sand is everything else-the small stuff." "If
|you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room
|for
|the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend
|all
|your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for
|the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things
|that are
|critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get
|medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18.
|There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
|Take
|care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your
|priorities. The rest is just sand."
|
|One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
|represented. The professor! smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes
|to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always
|room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
|
|Hope you are smiling at this moment!
|
|
|
|
|
|

sebagai renungan........

KENAPA AKU DIUJI?
"Apakah manusia itu mengira bahawa mereka dibiarkan saja mengatakan;
"Kami telah beriman," sedangkan mereka tidak diuji? Dan sesungguhnya kami
telah menguji org2 yg sebelum mereka, maka sesungguhnya Allah mengetahui
org2 yg benar dan sesungguhnya Dia mengetahui org2 yg dusta."
-Surah Al-Ankabut ayat 2-3

KENAPA AKU TAK DAPAT APA YG AKU IDAM-IDAMKAN?
"Boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh
jadi pula kamu menyukai sesuatu, padahal ia amat buruk bagimu, Allah
mengetahui sedang kamu tidak mengetahui."
-Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 216

KENAPA UJIAN SEBERAT INI?
"Allah tidak membebani seseorang itu melainkan sesuai dengan
kesanggupannya."
-Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 286

RASA FRUST?
"Jgnlah kamu bersikap lemah, dan jgnlah pula kamu bersedih hati, padahal
kamulah org2 yg paling tinggi darjatnya, jika kamu org2 yg beriman."
- Surah Al-Imran ayat 139

BAGAIMANA HARUS AKU MENGHADAPINYA?
"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bersabarlah kamu (menghadapi segala
kesukaran dalam mengerjakan perkara-perkara yang berkebajikan), dan
kuatkanlah kesabaran kamu lebih daripada kesabaran musuh, di medan
perjuangan), dan bersedialah (dengan kekuatan pertahanan di daerah- daerah
sempadan) serta bertaqwalah kamu kepada Allah supaya, kamu berjaya (mencapai
kemenangan)."
-Surah Al-Imran ayat 200

"Dan mintalah pertolongan (kepada Allah) dengan jalan sabar dan mengerjakan
sembahyang; dan sesungguhnya sembahyang itu amatlah berat kecuali kepada
orang-orang yang khusyuk"
-Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 45

APA YANG AKU DAPAT DRPD SEMUA INI?
"Sesungguhnya Allah telah membeli dr org2 mu'min, diri, harta mereka dengan
memberikan syurga utk mereka... .
-Surah At-Taubah ayat 111

KEPADA SIAPA AKU BERHARAP?
"Cukuplah Allah bagiku, tidak ada Tuhan selain drNya. Hanya kepadaNya aku
bertawakkal."
-Surah At-Taubah ayat 129

AKU TAK DAPAT TAHAN!!!
"... .dan jgnlah kamu berputus asa dr rahmat Allah. Sesungguhnya tiada
berputus asa dr rahmat Allah melainkan kaum yg kafir."
-Surah Yusuf ayat 12

SABAR itu iman , DUIT bukan kawan , DUNIA hanya pinjaman dan MATI tidak
berteman..
Silence is golden when you don't have a good answer

A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The
HR manager interviewed him, then a test: clean the floor. "You are engaged"
he said, "give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application
froms to fill, as well confirm when you will start".

The man replied, " I don't have a computer, neither an email".
I'm sorry, said the HR manager, if you don't have an email id, which
means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job. The man was
left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his
pocket.
He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 Kg tomato crate.
He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours,
he
managed to make $20. He repeated the operation three times, and returned
home with  $60. The man realized that he can survive this way, and
started to start everyday earlier, and return late.
Thus, his money doubles or triples every day. Shortly later, he bough! t a
cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US. He
wanted to plan his family's future, and decided to take an insurance
policy.
He called an insurance broker to choose a protection plan

When the deal was concluded, the broker asked him his email id. The man
replied, "I don't have an email id". The broker was curious, "You don't
have an email id! And yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine
what
you could have been if you had an email id?"

The man thought for a while and replied, " Yes, I'd be an office boy at
Microsoft

> >Moral of the story:
> >
> >
> >M1 - Internet is not the solution to your life.
> >M2 - if you don't have Internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire
> >M3 - if you received this message by email, you are closer to being an
> >office boy, rather than a millionaire...
> >
> >
> >Have a great day,
> >
> >
> >PS: Do not reply to this email, I am off to sell tomatoes!

 BAB PERTAMA

MENGIRIM PAHALA BACAAN KEPADA MAYAT

BERTAHLIL merupakan satu perbuatan bacaan yang dilakukan untuk dikirimkan kepada seseorang yang meninggal dunia atau roh mayat.  Ia merupakan satu tradisi tetap yang diamalkan di kalangan masyarakat kita pada hari ini.

Lazimnya, bacaan yang diucapkan semasa bertahlil ialah sedikit daripada ayat-ayat al-Qur'an yang tertentu, kalimah La Ilaha Illa Allah atau Subhanaallah atau lain-lain dengan niat bacaan-bacaan tersebut dapat dihadiahkan atau dikirimkan kepada orang yang meninggal dunia atau roh mayat di kalangan orang Islam.

Terdapat seperkara yang belum diketahui oleh banyak di kalangan orang Islam sama ada yang benar-benar mengikut mazhab imam Syafie atau mereka yang hanya mengikut-ikut sahaja, adalah amalan bertahlil dan doa selamat yang kononnya

dikirimkan untuk seseorang yang mati sebenarnya bertentangan dengan banyak pendapat di kalangan ulama-ulama yang bermazhab imam Syafie.  Ini termasuklah imam Syafie sendiri yang tidak sependapat atau tidak setuju dengan amalan bertahlil dan doa selamat.  Terdapat juga ulama-ulama yang berpendapat amalan tersebut boleh dilakukan, namun pandangan tersebut adalah

sangat lemah dan amat bertentangan dengan ajaran al-Qur'an (pada surah an-Najm ayat 39 dan sunnah nabi serta para sahabatnya).

 
Di bawah ini dibawakan sebahagian daripada pendapat ulama Safieyah berikutan masalah amalan tersebut.  Pendapat-pendapat ini telah diambil dari kitab-kitab tafsir, kitab-kitab feqah dan kitab-kitab syarah hadith.

 1. Pendapat Imam Syafie rahimahullah.

Imam Nawawi menyebutkan di dalam kitabnya, Syarah Muslim iaitu,

"Adalah, bacaan al-Qur'an (yang pahalanya dikirimkan kepada mayat), maka pendapat yang masyhur dalam mazhab Syafie ialah amalan tersebut tidak akan sampai kepada mayat.  Sebagai dalilnya, imam Syafie dan para pengikutnya mengambil daripada firman Allah SWT (yang bermaksud), "Dan seseorang itu tidak akan memperoleh melainkan pahala daripada daya usahanya sendiri."

Serta dalam sebuah sabda Nabi Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam yang bermaksud, "Apabila manusia telah meninggal dunia, maka terputuslah segala amal usahanya kecuali tiga daripada amalnya, sedekah jariah, ilmu yang dimanfaatkan dan anak (lelaki atau perempuan) soleh yang berdoa untuk simati" (an-Nawawi, Syarah Muslim : juz 1 hal; 9)

Lagi daripada imam Nawawi di dalam kitab Taklimatul Majmu', Syarah Muhazzab da mengatakan,

"Adalah, membaca al-Qur'an dan mengirimkannya sebagai pahala untuk seseorang yang mati dan menggantikan sembahyang untuk seseorang yang mati atau sebagainya adalah tidak sampai kepada mayat yang dikirimkan menurut

Jumhurul Ulama dan imam Syafie.  Keterangan ini telah diulang beberapa kali oleh imam Nawawi di dalam kitabnya, Syarah Muslim"

  (as-Subuki, Taklimatul Majmu', Syarah Muhazzab: juz 10, hal; 426)

Menggantikan sembahyang untuk si mati bermaksud menggantikan sembahyang yang telah ditinggalkan oleh si mati semasa hidupnya.

 2. Al-Haitami di dalam kitabnya, al-Fatawa al-Kubra al-Fiqhiyyah, berkata sebagai,

  "Bagi seseorang mayat, tidak boleh dibacakan kepadanya apa-apa pun berdasarkan keterangan yang mutlak dari ulama Mutaqaddimin (terdahulu) iaitu baca-bacaan yang disedekahkan kepada si mati adalah tidak akan sampai

kepadanya kerana pahala bacaan tersebut pembaca sahaja yang menerimanya. Pahala yang diperolehi hasil daripada sesuatu amalan yang telah dibuat oleh amil (orang yang beramal) tidak boleh dipindahkan kepada orang lain berdasarkan sebuah firman Allah yang berbunyi, "Dan manusia tidak memperolehi kecuali pahala dari hasil usahanya sendiri."

(Al-Haitami, al-Fatawa al-Kubra al-Fiqhiyah : juz 2, hal; 9)

 3. Imam Muzani, di dalam Hamisy al-Umm, juga berkata,

 "Rasulullah Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam telah memberitahu sebagaimana yang telah pun diberitakan dari Allah bahawa dosa seseorang akan menimpa dirinya sendiri seperti halnya sesuatu amal yang telah dikerjakan adalah hanya untuk dirinya sendiri bukan untuk orang lain dan ia tidak dapat dikirimkan kepada orang lain."

  (Tepi al-Umm as-Syafie : juz 7, hal ; 269)

 4. Imam al-Khazin di dalam tafsirnya mengatakan,

 "Dan yang masyhur di dalam mazhab Syafie adalah, bahawa bacaan al-Qur'an (yang pahalanya dikirimkan kepada mayat) adalah tidak dapat sampai kepada mayat yang dikirimkan" (Al-Khazin, al-Jamal : Juz 4, hal ; 236)

 5. Di dalam tafsir Jalalain telah disebutkan seperti berikut,

 "Maka seseorang tidak akan memperolehi pahala sedikit pun dari hasil usaha orang lain." (Tafsir Jalalain : juz 2, hal ; 197)

 6. Ibnu Katsir di dalam tafsirnya, Tafsirul Qur'anil Azim telah menafsirkan surah an-Najm ayat 39 sebagai,

 "Iaitu, sebagaimana dosa seseorang tidak boleh menimpa ke atas orang lain, begitu juga halnya seseorang manusia juga tidak boleh memperolehi sebarang pahala melainkan dari hasil usaha amalannya sendiri. 

Dan daripada surah  an-najm ayat 39 ini, Imam Syafie r.a dan para ulama yang mengikutnya telah mengambil kesimpulan bahawa, sebarang pahala bacaan yang dikirimkan kepada mayat adalah tidak akan sampai kepadanya kerana amalan tersebut bukan

daripada hasil usahanya sendiri.  Oleh sebab itu, Rasulullah Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam tidak pernah menganjurkan umatnya agar mengamalkan (pengiriman tahlil atau doa selamat).  Baginda juga tidak pernah memberikan bimbingan sama ada dengan nas atau berupa isyarat di dalam hal tersebut.

Terdapat juga di kalangan para sahabat ada yang melakukan amalan tersebut tetapi sekiranya amalan tersebut memang satu amalan yang digalakkan, tentunya mereka telah mengamalkannya lebih dari dulu lagi sedangkan amalan korban (mendekatkan diri kepada Allah) juga terdapat batasan-batasan nas yang terdapat di dalam di dalam al-Qur'an dan sunnah Rasul Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam dan tidak boleh dipalingkan dengan qias-qias atau pendapat-pendapat ulama."

Demikianlah beberapa pendapat ulama Safiyah yang menyentuh tentang amalan bertahlil dan pengiriman pahala bacaan kepada si mati.  Namun begitu, ternyata pendapat-pendapat tersebut telah bersepakat dan mempunyai satu pandangan yang teguh iaitu mengirimkan pahala bacaan al-Qur'an kepada si mati adalah tidak akan sampai kepada si mati atau roh yang dikirimkan.

Kini, jelaslah bahawa pengiriman pahala melalui amalan tersebut tidak akan sampai kepada si mati.  Jadi, segala amalan yang dilakukan seperti itu merupakan satu amalan yang sia-sia atau membazir sedangkan Islam amat melarang umatnya supaya tidak membazir.

Dasar hukum yang telah para ulama tersebut ambil adalah dari firman Allah SWT di dalam surah an-Najm ayat 39 dan melalui hadith nabi Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam yang menerangkan bahawa apabila seseorang manusia itu mati, segala amalannya di dunia telah terputus kecuali tiga keadaan iaitu, sedekah jariah, ilmu yang dimanfaatkan dan doa anak-anak yang soleh untuk kedua ibu bapanya.

Apabila sudah jelas tentang hukum mengamalkan tahlil dan doa selamat, kini timbul pula masalah lain iaitu di dalam bacaan tahlil sendiri ada menyebut,

 "Allahumma ausil tsawmaba ma wara'nahu ila ruhi fulan."

Maksudnya,  "Ya Allah, sampaikanlah pahala bacaan tahlil kami tadi kepada roh si Fulan."

Persoalan tersebut bolehlah dijawab, bahawa para ulama telah bersepakat, pengiriman pahala melalui bacaan tidak akan sampai kepada roh yang dikirimkan kerana ianya bertentangan dengan firman Allah di dalam surah an-Najm ayat 39.

 Jika difikirkan secara dalam, amalan bertahlil ini amat canggung di sisi Islam.  Mana tidaknya, bertahlil atau mengirimkan pahala melalui bacaan kepada seseorang mayat merupakan satu perbuatan yang melanggar syariat Allah,  tetapi kemudian dimohon pula agar tahlil tersebut diberikan pahala dan pahalanya pula dimohon agar disampaikan kepada si mati atau roh si Fulan. 

Tidakkah ianya satu perbuatan yang janggal?

Tahlilan Dan Kenduri Arwah Mengikut Mazhab Syafie/2

BAB KEDUA
DOA SELAMAT UNTUK KEMATIAN

DOA selamat boleh digambarkan dengan berkumpul bersama-sama (keluarga dan masyarakat sekampung atau lain-lain) dengan dihidangkan makanan oleh keluarga yang mengalami kematian.  Ianya dilakukan di rumah keluarga yang mengalami kematian pada hari kematian atau hari kedua, ketiga, ketujuh, keempat puluh, keseratus atau sebagainya.

Sebenarnya, apabila diperiksa, dirungkai dan diperhatikan satu  persatu di dalam kitab-kitab Syafi'yah sama ada pada kitab Fiqh,  tafsir mahu pun syarah-syarah hadith, amalan doa selamat telah ditemui di situ bahawa ianya adalah amalan yang dilarang atau dengan kata lain ialah haram.

Hal ini sebenarnya belum diketahui oleh ramai pengikut mazhab Syafie di kalangan kita sendiri.  Jika ada yang tahu, tentu jumlahnya hanya segelintir sahaja.  Oleh itu, mari kita ikuti bersama bagaimana  pandangan ulama-ulama

mazhab Syafie di dalam hal ini.

1. Di dalam kitab Feqh I'anatut Talibin telah menyatakan,

"Ya, apa-apa yang dilakukan oleh orang iaitu berkumpul di rumah keluarga mayat dan dihidangkan makanan untuk perkumpulan itu, ia adalah termasuk bid'ah mungkarat (bid'ah yang diengkari agama).  Bagi orang yang membanterasnya akan diberi pahala."

(I'anatut Talibin, syarah Fathul Mu'in :juz 2, hal 145)

2. Imam Syafie sendiri tidak menyukai amalan berkumpul di rumah  kematian sepertimana yang telah dikemukakan di dalam kitab al-Umm,  "Aku tidak sukakan mat'am iaitu berkumpul (di rumah keluarga mayat) meskipun di situ tiada tangisan kerana hal tersebut malah akan  menimbulkan kesedihan."

(As-Syafie al-Umm : juz 1; hal 248)

3. Selanjutnya di dalam kitab I'anatut Talibin juga ada menyebut  lagi,   "Dan perkara yang sudah menjadi kebiasaan iaitu keluarga mayat menghidangkan makanan untuk para jemputan yang berkumpul, adalah satu perkara bid'ah yang tidak disukai agama (Islam).  Hal ini samalah seperti berkumpul di rumah keluarga kematian itu sendiri kerana terdapat hadith sahih yang telah diriwayatkan oleh Jarir r.a yang berkata, "Kami menganggap bahawa berkumpul di rumah keluarga kematian yang menghidangkan makanan untuk

jamuan para jemputan adalah sama dengan hukum niyahah (meratapi mayat) iaitu haram."
(I'anatut Talibin, juz 2, hal 146)

4. Pengarang kitab I'anatut Talibin juga ada mengambil keterangan sahih di dalam kitab Bazzaziyah iaitu,
  "Dan ianya dibenci, menyelenggarakan makanan pada hari pertama (kematian), hari ketiga, sesudah seminggu dan juga memindahkan  makanan ke tanah kubur secara bermusim-musim."

(I'anatut Talibin, juz 2, hal 146)

5. Di dalam kitab Fiqh Mughnil Muhtaj ada menyebutkan,   "Adalah, keluarga kematian yang menyediakan makanan dan orang ramai

berkumpul di rumahnya untuk menjamu, merupakan bid'ah yang tidak disunatkan, dan di dalam hal ini Imam Ahmad telah meriwayatkan hadith yang sahih daripada Jarir bin Abdullah, berkata, "Kami menganggap bahawa berkumpul di rumah keluarga kematian dan keluarga tersebut menghidangkan makanan untuk menjamu para hadirin, adalah sama hukumnya seperti niyahah

(meratapi mayat) iaitu haram."
(Mughnil Muhtaj, juz1, hal 268)

6. Di dalam kitab Fiqh Hasyiyatul Qalyubi ada menyatakan,
"Syeikh ar-Ramli ada berkata, "Di antara bid'ah yang mungkarat (yang tidak dibenarkan agama), yang dibenci apabila diamalkan sebagaimana  yang telah diterangkan di dalam kitab ar-Raudhah, iaitu apa-apa yang  telah dilakukan oleh orang yang dinamakan "kifarah" dan hidangan makanan yang disediakan oleh tuan rumah kematian untuk jamuan orang  yang berkumpul

di rumahnya sama ada sebelum atau sesudah kematian,  serta penyembelihan di tanah kubur."
(Hasyiyatul Qalyubi, juz 1, hal 353)

7. Di dalam kitab Fiqh karangan imam Nawawi iaitu kitab al-Majmu'  syarah Muhazab, ada menyebutkan,
   "Penyedian makanan yang dilakukan oleh keluarga kematian dan berkumpulnya orang yang ramai di rumahnya, adalah   tidak ada nasnya  sama sekali, yang jelasnya semua itu adalah bid'ah yang tidak  disunatkan."

(an-Nawawi, al-Majmu' syarah Muhazab, juz 5, hal 286)

8. Pengarang kitab I'anatut Talibin juga turut mengambil keterangan  di dalam kitab al-Jamal syarah al-Minhaj yang berbunyi seperti  berikut,   "Dan di antara bid'ah mungkarat yang tidak disukai ialah sesuatu  perkara yang sangat biasa diamalkan oleh individu iaitu majlis  menyampaikan rasa duka cita (kenduri arwah), berkumpul dan membuat  jamuan majlis untuk kematian pada hari keempat puluh, bahkan semua  itu adalah haram."

(I'anatut Talibin, juz 2, hal 145-146)

9. Selanjutnya, pengarang kitab tersebut juga ada mengambil lagi keterangan daripada kitab Tuhfatul Muhtaj syarah al-Minhaj yang  berbunyi,   "Sesuatu yang sangat dibiasakan oleh seseorang dengan menghidangkan makanan untuk mengundang orang ramai ke rumah keluarga kematian  merupakan bid'ah yang dibenci sebab ada hadith yang telah  diriwayatkan oleh Jarir yang berkata, "Kami (para sahabat nabi  Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam) menganggap bahawa berkumpul di rumah  keluarga kematian dan keluarga

tersebut menghidangkan makanan untuk  majlis itu adalah sama dengan hukum niyahah iaitu haram."
(I'anatut Talibin, juz 2, hal 145-146)

10. Pengarang kitab tersebut mengambil lagi fatwa dari mufti mazhab Syafie, Ahmad Zaini bin Dahlan,
"Dan tidak ada keraguan sedikit pun bahawa mencegah umat daripada perkara bid'ah mungkarat ini sama seperti halnya menghidupkan sunnah  nabi Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam.  Mematikan bid'ah seolah-olah  membuka pintu kebaikan seluas-luasnya dan menutup pintu keburukan serapat-rapatnya kerana orang lebih suka memaksa-maksa diri mereka berbuat hal-hal yang akan membawa kepada sesuatu yang haram."

(I'anatut Talibin, juz 2, hal 145-146)

11. Dan di dalam kitab Fiqh Ala Mazahibil Arba'ah menyatakan,
"Dan di antara bid'ah yang dibenci agama ialah sesuatu yang dibuat  oleh individu iaitu menyembelih haiwan-haiwan di tanah kubur tempat  mayat di tanam dan menyediakan hidangan makanan  yang diperuntukkan  bagi mereka yang datang bertakziah."

(Abdurrahman al-Jaza'iri, al-Fiqhu Ala Mazahibil Arba'ah, juz 1, hal 539)

Demikianlah di antara pendapat-pendapat para ulama Syafi'iyah berkenaan doa selamat atau kenduri arwah.  Mereka telah bersepakatbahawa amalan tersebut adalah bid'ah mungkarat atau bid'ah yang  dibenci.

Dasar hukum yang mereka ambil (mengikut kata sepakat atau ijma' para sahabat nabi Sallallahu `alaihi wasallam) ialah haram hukumnya  mengamalkan amalan tersebut.

Bukankah lebih baik jika tuan rumah kematian menggantikan kenduri doa selamat untuk kematian atau lebih mudah disebut sebagai kenduri arwah kepada satu amalan bersedekah kepada ahli faqir dan miskin.  Sebabnya ialah, jika kenduri tersebut diniatkan untuk bersedekah makanan kepada orang yang menjamu hidangannya, kebanyakan orang yang hadir di dalam jamuan tersebut tentunya di kalangan orang yang berkemampuan dan sudah tentu sedekah tersebut kurang bererti bagi mereka atau tidak bererti sama sekali.

Tambahan pula, jika amalan tersebut diniatkan sebagai amalan  bersedekah, maka akan terjadilah satu amalan yang  mencampuradukkan  antara yang hak dan yang batil kerana amalan tersebut melibatkan  dalam dua hal iaitu, ia diniatkan sebagai bersedekah iaitu amalan  yang disukai agama dan dalam masa yang sama, berkumpul di dalam satu majlis jamuan yang telah diadakan di rumah kematian pula adalah satu perkara yang amat dilarang oleh agama atau disebut haram. Mengirimkan pahala bacaan tahlil itu juga merupakan satu amalan yang sia-sia.  Oleh itu, kedua-duanya sama sekali tidak boleh dilakukan  kerana

telah mencampuradukkan yang hak dan yang batil.

Dari Abdullah bin 'Amr r.a., Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda,
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Does your Company have a problem in recruiting the right person for the right chair? If yes, try  this simple experiment. Put around 100

bricks in some particular order in a  closed room with an open window. Then send >2-3 candidates into the room and close it from outside. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours, and then analyze the situation:

 
1) If they are counting and recounting the number of bricks - PUT THEM IN ACCOUNTS DEPT.
2) If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks - PUT THEM IN THE ENGG. DEPT
3) If they are arranging the bricks in some other order - PUT THEM IN PLANNING
4) If they are throwing the bricks at each other - PUT THEM IN OPERATIONS
5) If they are sleeping - PUT THEM IN SECURITY
6) If they have broken the bricks into pieces - PUT THEM IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
7) If they are staring out of the window - PUT THEM IN THE EXPORT CELL
8) If they are sitting idle - PUT THEM IN HRD
9) If they have thrown the bricks out of the window - PUT THEM IN THE MATERIALS DEPT.
10) If they are clinging onto the bricks - PUT THEM IN TREASURY
11) If they are talking to each other and not a brick has moved - PUT THEM IN TOP MANAGEMENT CELL.
12) If they say they have tried different combinations, yet not a brick has moved - PUT THEM IN SALES
13) If they have already left for the day - PUT THEM IN MARKETING
 

Diriwayatkan bahawa surah AI-Maa-idah ayat 3 diturunkan pada sesudah waktu asar iaitu pada hari Jumaat di padang Arafah pada musim haji penghabisan [Wada*].
Pada masa itu Rasulullah s.a.w. berada di Arafah di atas unta. Ketika ayat ini turun Rasulullah s.a.w. tidak begitu jelas penerimaannya untuk mengingati isi dan makna yang terkandung dalam ayat tersebut. Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. bersandar pada unta beliau, dan unta beliau pun duduk perlahan-lahan.
Setelah itu turun malaikat Jibril a.s. dan berkata:
"Wahai Muhammad, sesungguhnya pada hari ini telah disempurnakan urusan agamamu, maka terputuslah apa yang diperintahkan oleh Allah s.w.t.dan demikian juga apa yang terlarang olehnya. Oleh itu kamu kumpulkan para sahabatmu dan beritahu kepada mereka bahawa hari ini adalah hari terakhir aku bertemu dengan kamu."
Sebaik sahaja Malaikat Jibril a.s. pergi maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun berangkat ke Mekah dan terus pergi ke Madinah. Setelah Rasulullah s.a.w. mengumpulkan para sahabat beliau, maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun menceritakan apa yang telah diberitahu oleh malaikat Jibril a.s.. Apabila para sahabat mendengar hal yang demikian maka mereka pun gembira sambil berkata: "Agama kita telah sempurna. Agama kila telah sempuma."
Apabila Abu Bakar r.a. mendengar keterangan Rasulullah s.a.w. itu, maka ia tidak dapat menahan kesedihannya maka ia pun kembali ke rumah lalu mengunci pintu dan menangis sekuat-kuatnya. Abu Bakar ra. menangis dari pagi hingga ke malam.
Kisah tentang Abu Bakar r.a. menangis telah sampai kepada para sahabat yang lain, maka berkumpullah para sahabat di hadapan rumah Abu Bakar r.a. dan mereka berkata: "Wahai Abu Bakar, apakah yang telah membuat kamu menangis sehingga begini sekali keadaanmu? Sepatutnya kamu berasa gembira sebab agama kita telah sempuma." Mendengarkan pertanyaan dari para sahabat maka Abu Bakar r.a. pun berkata:
"Wahai para sahabatku, kamu semua tidak tahu tentang musibah yang menimpa kamu, tidakkah kamu tahu bahawa apabila sesualu perkara itu telah sempuma maka akan kelihatanlah akan kekurangannya. Dengan turunnya ayat tersebut bahawa ianya menunjukkan perpisahan kila dengan Rasulullah s.a.w. Hasan dan Husin menjadi yatim dan para isteri nabi menjadi janda."
Selelah mereka mendengar penjelasan dari Abu Bakar r.a. maka sedarlah mereka akan kebenaran kata-kata Abu Bakar r.a., lalu mereka menangis dengan sekuat-kuatnya. Tangisan mereka telah didengar oleh para sahabat yang lain, maka mereka pun terus beritahu Rasulullah s.a.w. tentang apa yang mereka lihat itu. Berkata salah seorang dari para sahabat: "Ya Rasulullah s.a.w., kami baru bailk dari rumah Abu Bakar r.a. dan kami mendapati banyak orang menangis dengan suara yang kuat di hadapan rumah beliau." Apabila Rasulullah s.a.w. mendengar keterangan dari para sahabat, maka berubahlah muka Rasulullah s.a.w. dan dengan bergegas beliau menuju ke rumah Abu Bakar r.a..
Sebaik sahaja Rasulullah s.a.w. sampai di rumah Abu Bakar r.a. maka Rasulullah s.a.w. melihat kesemua mereka yang menangis dan bertanya: "Wahai para sahabatku, kenapakah kamu semua menangis?." Kemudian Ali r.a. berkata: "Ya Rasulullah s.a.w., Abu Bakar r.a. mengatakan dengan turunnya ayat ini membawa tanda bahawa waktu wafatmu telah dekat. Adakah ini benar ya Rasulullah?." Lalu Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata: "Semua yang dikata oleh Abu Bakar r.a. adalah benar, dan sesungguhnya masa untuk aku meninggalkan kamu semua telah hampir dekat."
Sebaik sahaja Abu Bakar r.a. mendengar pengakuan Rasulullah s.a.w., maka ia pun menangis sekuat tenaganya sehingga ia jatuh pengsan, sementara Ali r.a. pula mengeletar seluruh tubuhnya. Dan para sahabat yang lain menangis dengan sekuat-kuat yang mereka mampu. Sehingga gunung-gunung, batu-batu, semua malaikat yang dilangit, cacing-cacing dan semua binatang baik yang di darat mahu-pun yang di laut turut menangis.
Kemudian Rasulullullah s.a.w. bersalam dengan para sahabat satu demi satu dan berwasiat kepada mereka. Kisah Rasulullah s.a.w. mengalami hidup selepas turunnya ayat tersebut, ada yang mengatakan 81 hari, ada pula yang mengatakan beliau hidup sehingga 50 hari selepas turunnya ayat tersebut, ada pula yang mengatakan beliau hidup selama 35 hari dari ayat tersebut diturunkan dan ada pula yang mengatakan 21 hari.
Pada saat sudah dekat ajal Rasulullah s.a.w., beliau menyuruh Bilal azan untuk mengerjakan solat, lalu berkumpul para Muhajirin dan Anshar di masjid Rasulullah s.a.w.. Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. menunaikan solat dua raka'at bersama semua yang hadir. Setelah selesai mengerjakan solat beliau bangun dan naik ke atas mimbar dan berkata:
"Alharndulillah, wahai para muslimin, sesungguhnya saya adalah seorang nabi yang diutus dan mengajak orang kepada jalan Allah dengan izinnya. Dan saya ini adalah sebagai saudara kandung kamu, yang kasih sayang pada kamu semua seperti seorang ayah. Oleh itu kalau ada sesiapa yang mempunyai hak untuk menuntut, maka hendaklah ia bangun dan membalasi saya sebelum saya dituntut di hari kiamat."
Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata demikian sebanyak 3 kali kemudian bangunlah seorang lelaki yang bernama 'Ukasyah bin Muhshan dan berkata: "Demi ayahku dan ibuku ya Rasulullah s.a.w., kalau anda tidak mengumumkan kepada kami berkali-kali sudah tentu saya tidak mahu mengernukakan hal ini." Lalu 'Ukasyah berkata lagi: "Sesungguhnya dalam Perang Badar saya bersamamu ya Rasulullah, pada masa itu saya mengikuti unta anda dari belakang, setelah dekat saya pun turun menghampiri anda dengan tujuan supaya saya dapat mencium paha anda, tetapi anda telah mengambil tongkat dan memukul unta anda untuk berjalan cepat, yang mana pada masa itu saya pun anda pukul pada tulang rusuk saya. Oleh itu saya hendak tahu sama ada anda sengaja memukul saya atau hendak memukul unta tersebut."
Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata: "Wahai 'Ukasyah, Rasulullah s.a.w. sengaja memukul kamu." Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata kepada Bilal r.a.: "Wahai Bilal, kamu pergi ke rumah Fatimah dan ambilkan tongkat aku ke mari." Bilal keluar dari masjid menuju ke rumah Fatimah sambil meletakkan tangannya di alas kepala dengan berkata: "Rasulullah telah menyediakan dirinya untuk dibalas [diqishash]."
Setelah Bilal sampai di rumah Fatimah maka Bilal pun memberi salam dan mengetuk pintu. Kemudian Fatimah r.a. menyahut dengan berkata: "Siapakah di pintu?." Lalu Bilal r.a. berkata: "Saya Bilal, saya telah diperintahkan oleh Rasulullah s.a.w. unluk mengambil tongkat beliau."Kemudian Fatimah r.a. berkata: "Wahai Bilal, untuk apa ayahku minta tongkatnya." Berkata Bilal r.a.: "Wahai Fatimah, Rasulullah s.a.w. telah menyediakan dirinya untuk diqishash." Bertanya Fatimah. r.a. lagi: "Wahai Bilal, siapakah manusia yang sampai hatinya untuk menqishash Rasulullah s.a.w.?."Bilal r.a. tidak menjawab perlanyaan Falimah r.a., sebaik sahaja Fatimah r.a. memberikan tongkat tersebut, maka Bilal pun membawa tongkat itu kepada Rasulullah s.a.w.
Setelah Rasulullah s.a.w. menerima tongkat tersebut dari Bilal r.a. maka beliau pun menyerahkan kepada 'Ukasyah. Melihatkan hal yang demikian maka Abu Bakar r.a. dan Umar r.a. tampil ke hadapan sambil berkata: "Wahai 'Ukasyah, janganlah kamu qishash baginda s.a.w. tetapi kamu qishashlah kami berdua." Apabila Rasulullah s.a.w. mendengar kata-kata Abu Bakar r.a. dan Umar r.a. maka dengan segera beliau berkata: "Wahai Abu Bakar, Umar, duduklah kamu berdua sesungguhnya Allah s.w.t. telah menetapkan tempatnya untuk kamu berdua." Kemudian Ali r.a. bangun, lalu berkata: "Wahai "Ukasyah! Aku adalah orang yang sentiasa berada di samping Rasulullah s.a.w. oleh itu kamu pukullah aku dan janganlah kamu menqishash Rasulullah s.a.w." Lalu Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata: "Wahai Ali, duduklah kamu sesungguhnya Allah s.w.t. telah menetapkan tempatmu dan mengetahui isi hatimu."
Setelah itu Hasan dan Husin bangun dengan berkata: "Wahai 'Ukasyah, bukankah kamu tidak tahu bahawa kami ini adalah cucu Rasulullah s.a.w., kalau kamu menqishash kami sama dengan kamu menqishash Rasulullah s.a.w." Mendengar kata-kata cucunya Rasulullah s.a.w. pun berkata: "Wahai buah hatiku, duduklah kamu berdua." Berkata Rasulullah s.a.w. "Wahai 'Ukasyah pukullah saya kalau kamu hendak memukul." Kemudian 'Ukasyah berkata: "Ya Rasulullah s.a.w., anda telah memukul saya sewaktu saya tidak memakai baju." Maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun membuka baju, sebaik sahaja Rasulullah s.a.w. membuka baju maka menangislah semua yang hadir.
Sebaik sahaja 'Ukasyah melihat tubuh badan Rasulullah s.a.w. maka ia pun mencium beliau dan berkata; "Saya tebus anda dengan jiwa saya, ya Rasulullah s.a.w. siapakah yang sanggup memukul anda. Saya melakukan begini adalah sebab saya hendak menyentuh badan anda yang dimuliakan oleh Allah s.w.t dengan badan saya. Dan Allah s.w.t. menjaga saya dari neraka dengan kehormatanmu." Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata: "Dengarlah kamu sekalian, sekiranya kamu hendak melihat ahli syurga, inilah orangnya."
Kemudian semua para jemaah bersalam-salaman atas kegem-biraan mereka terhadap peristiwa yang sangat genting itu. Setelah itu para jemaah pun berkata: "Wahai 'Ukasyah, inilah keuntungan yang paling besar bagimu, engkau telah memperolehi darjat yang tinggi dan bertemankan Rasulullah s.a.w. di dalam syurga."Apabila ajal Rasulullah s.a.w. makin hampir maka beliau pun memanggil para sahabat ke rumah Siti Aisyah r.a. dan beliau berkata: "Selamat datang kamu semua semoga Allah s.w.t. mengasihi kamu semua, saya berwasiat kepada kamu semua agar kamu semua bertaqwa kepada Allah s.w.t. dan mentaati segala perintahnya. Sesungguhnya hari perpisahan antara saya dengan kamu semua hampir dekat, dan dekat pula saat kembalinya seorang hamba kepada Allah s.w.t dan menempatkannya di syurga. Kalau telah sampai ajalku maka hendaklah Ali yang memandikanku, Fadhl bin Abas hendaklah mcnuangkan air dan Usamah bin Zaid hendaklah menolong keduanya. Setelah itu kamu kapanilah aku dengan pakaianku sendiri apabila kamu semua menghendaki, atau kapanilah aku dengan kain yaman yang putih. Apabila kamu memandikan aku, maka hendaklah kamu letakkan aku di atas balai tempat tidurku dalam rumahku ini. Setelah itu kamu semua keluarlah sebentar mening-galkan aku. Pertama yang akan menshalatkan aku ialah Allah s.w.t., kemudian yang akan menshalat aku ialah Jibril a.s., kemudian diikuti oleh malaikat Israfil, malaikat Mikail, dan yang akhir
sekali malaikat lzrail berserta dengan semua para pembantunya. Setelah itu baru kamu semua masuk beramai-rarnai bershalat ke atasku."
Sebaik sahaja para sahabat mendengar ucapan yang sungguh menyayat hati itu maka mereka pun menangis dengan nada yang keras dan berkata: "Ya Rasulullah s.a.w. anda adalah seorang Rasul yang diutus kepada kami dan untuk semua, yang mana selama ini anda memberi kekuatan dalam penernuan kami dan sebagai penguasa yang menguruskan perkara kami. Apabila anda sudah tiada nanti kepada siapakah yang akan kami tanya setiap persoalan yang timbul nanti?."Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata: "Dengarlah para saha-batku, aku tinggalkan kepada kamu semua jalan yang benar dan jalan yang terang, dan telah aku tinggalkan kepada kamu semua dua penasihat yang satu daripadanya pandai bicara dan yang satu lagi diam sahaja. Yang pandai bicara itu ialah AI-Quran dan yang diam itu ialah maut. Apabila ada sesuatu persoalan yang rumit di antara kamu, maka hendaklah kamu semua kembali kepada AI-Quran dan Hadis-ku dan sekiranya hati kamu itu berkeras maka lembutkan dia dengan men gambil pengajaran dari mati."
Setelah Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata demikian, maka sakit Rasulullah s.a.w. bermula. Dalam bulan safar Rasulullah s.a.w. sakit selama 18 hari dan sering diziaiahi oleh para sahabat. Dalam sebuah kitab diterangkan bahawa Rasulullah s.a.w. diutus pada hari Isnin dan wafat pada hari Isnin. Pada hari Isnin penyakit Rasulullah s.a.w. bertambah berat, setelah Bilal r.a. selesaikan azan subuh, maka Bilal r.a. pun pergi ke rumah Rasulullah s.a.w.. Sesampainya Bilal r.a. di rumah Rasulullah s.a.w. maka Bilal r.a. pun memberi salam: "Assalaarnualaika ya rasulullah." Lalu dijawab oleh Fatimah r.a.: "Rasulullah s.a.w. masih sibuk dengan urusan beliau." Setelah Bilal r.a. mendengar penjelasan dari Fatimah r.a. maka Bilal r.a. pun kembali ke masjid tanpa memahami kata-kata Fatimah r.a. itu.
Apabila waktu subuh hampir hendak lupus, lalu Bilal pergi sekali lagi ke rumah Rasulullah s.a.w. dan memberi salam seperti permulaan tadi, kali ini salam Bilal r.a. telah di dengar oleh Rasulullah s.a.w. dan baginda berkata; "Masuklah wahai bilal, sesungguhnya penyakitku ini semakin berat, oleh itu kamu suruhlah Abu Bakar mengimarnkan solat subuh berjemaah dengan mereka yang hadir." Setelah mendengar kata-kata Rasulullah s.a.w. maka Bilal r.a. pun berjalan menuju ke masjid sambil meletakkan tangan di atas kepala dengan berkata: "Aduh musibah." Sebaik sahaja Bilal r.a. sarnpai di masjid maka Bilal r.a. pun memberitahu Abu Bakar tentang apa yang telah Rasulullah s.a.w. katakan kepadanya.
Abu Bakar r.a. tidak dapat menahan dirinya apabila ia melihat mimbar kosong maka dengan suara yang keras Abu Bakar r.a. menangis sehingga ia jatuh pengsan. Melihatkan peristiwa ini maka riuh rendah dalam masjid, sehingga Rasulullah s.a.w. bertanya kepada Fatimah r.a.; "Wahai Fatimah apakah yang telah berlaku?." Maka Fatimah r.a. pun berkata: "Kekecohan kaum muslimin, sebab anda tidak pergi ke masjid." Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. memanggil Ali r.a. dan Fadhl bin Abas, lalu Rasulullah s.a.w. bersandar kepada kedua mereka dan terus pergi ke masjid. Setelah Rasulullah s.a.w. sampai di masjid maka beliau pun bersolat subuh bersama dengan para jemaah.
Setelah selesai solat subuh maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun berkata: "Wahai kaum muslimin, kamu semua sentiasa dalam pertolongan dan pemeliharaan Allah, oleh itu hendaklah kamu semua bertaqwa kcpada Allah s.w.t. dan mengerjakan segala perintahnya. Sesungguhnya aku akan meninggalkan dunia ini dan kamu semua, dan hari ini adalah hari pertama aku di akhirat dan hari terakhir aku di dunia."
Setelah berkala demikian maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun pulang ke rumah beliau. Kemudian Allah s.w.t. mewahyukan kepada malaikat lzrail: "Wahai lzrail, pergilah kamu kepada kekasihku dengan sebaik-baik rupa, dan apabila kamu hendak mencabut rohnya maka hendaklah kamu melakukan dengan cara yang paling lembut sekali. Apabila kamu pergi ke rumahnya maka minta izinlah lerlebih dahulu, kalau ia izinkan kamu masuk, maka masukiah kamu ke rumahnya dan kalau ia tidak izinkan kamu masuk maka hendaklah kamu kembali padaku."
Sebaik sahaja malaikat lzrail mendapat perintah dari Allah s.w.t. maka malaikal lzrail pun turun dengan menyerupai orang Arab Badwi. Setelah malaikat lzrail sampai di hadapan rumah Rasulullah s.a.w. maka ia pun memberi salam: "Assalaamu alaikum yaa ahia baitin nubuwwati wa ma danir risaalati a adkhulu?" [Mudah-mudahan keselamatan tetap untuk kamu semua sekalian, wahai penghuni rumah nabi dan sumber risaalah, bolehkan saya masuk?" Apabila Fatimah mendengar orang memberi salam maka ia-pun berkata; "Wahai hamba Allah, Rasulullah s.a.w. sedang sibuk sebab sakitnya yang semakin berat."
Kemudian malaikat lzrail berkata lagi seperti dipermulaannya, dan kali ini seruan malaikat itu telah didengar oleh Rasulullah s.a.w. dan Rasulullah s.a.w. bertanya kepada Falimah r.a.: "Wahai Fatimah, siapakah di depan pintu itu." Maka Fatimah r.a. pun berkata: "Ya Rasulullah, ada seorang Arab badwi memanggil mu, dan aku telah katakan kepadanya bahawa anda sedang sibuk sebab sakit, sebaliknya dia memandang saya dengan tajam sehingga saya merasa mcnggigil badan saya." Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata; "Wahai Fatimah, tahu-kah kamu siapakah orang itu?." Jawab Fatimah; "Tidak ayah." Dia adalah malaikat lzrail, malaikat yang akan memutuskan segala macam nafsu syahwat yang memisahkan perkumpulan-perkumpulan dan yang memusnahkan semua rumah serta meramaikan kubur." Fatimah r.a. tidak dapat menahan air matanya lagi setelah mengetahui bahawa saat perpisahan dengan ayahandanya akan berakhir, dia menangis sepuas-puasnya.
Apabila Rasulullah s.a.w. mendengar tangisan Falimah r.a. maka beliau pun berkata: "Janganlah kamu menangis wahai Fatimah, engkaulah orang yang pertama dalam keluargaku akan bertemu dengan aku." Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. pun menjemput malaikat lzrail masuk. Maka malaikat lzrail pun masuk dengan mengucap: "Assalamuaalaikum ya Rasulullah." Lalu Rasulullah s.a.w. menjawab: "Wa alaikas saalamu, wahai lzrail engkau datang menziarahi aku atau untuk mencabut rohku?" Maka berkata malaikat lzrail: "Kedatangan saya adalah untuk menziarahimu dan untuk mencabut rohmu, itupun kalau kamu izinkan, kalau kamu tidak izinkan maka aku akan kembali." Berkata Rasulullah s.a.w.: "Wahai lzrail, di manakah kamu tinggalkan Jibril?" Berkata lzrail: "Saya tinggalkan Jibril di langit dunia, semua para malaikat sedang memuliakan dia."
Tidak beberapa saat kemudian Jibril a.s. pun turun dan duduk dekat kepala Rasulullah s.a.w. Apabila Rasulullah s.a.w. melihat kedatangan Jibril a.s. maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun berkata: "Wahai Jibril, tahukah kamu bahawa ajalku sudah dekat" Berkata Jibril a.s.: "Ya aku memang tahu." Rasulullah s.a.w. bertanya lagi: "Wahai Jibril, beritahu kepadaku kemuliaan yang menggembirakan aku disisi Allah s.w.t." Berkata Jibril a.s.: "Sesungguhnya semua pintu langit telah dibuka, para malaikat bersusun rapi menanti rohmu dilangit. Kesemua pintu-pintu syurga telah dibuka, dan kesemua para bidadari sudah berhias menanti kehadiran rohmu."
Berkala Rasulullah s.a.w.: "Alhamdulillah, sekarang kamu katakan pula tentang umatku di hari kiamat nanti." Berkata Jibril a.s.: "Allah s.w.t. telah berfirman yang ber-maksud: "Sesungguhnya aku telah melarang semua para nabi masuk ke dalam syurga sebelum engkau masuk terlebih dahulu, dan aku juga melarang semua umat memasuki syurga sebelum umatmu memasuki syurga." Berkata Rasulullah s.a.w.: "Sekarang aku telah puas hati dan telah hilang rasa susahku." Kemudian Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata: "Wahai lzrail, dekatlah kamu kepadaku."
Selelah itu Malaikat lzrail pun memulakan tugasnya, apabila roh nya sampai pada pusat, maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun berkata: "Wahai Jibril, alangkah dahsyatnya rasa mati." Jibril a.s. mengalihkan pandangan dari Rasulullah s.a.w. apabila mendengar kata-kata beliau itu. Melihatkan telatah Jibril a.s. itu maka Rasulullah s.a.w. pun berkata: "Wahai Jibril, apakah kamu tidak suka melihat wajahku?" Jibril a.s. berkata: "Wahai kekasih Allah, siapakah orang yang sanggup melihat wajahmu dikala kamu dalam sakaratul maut?"
Anas bin Malik r.a. berkata: "Apabila roh Rasulullah s.a.w. telah sampai di dada beliau telah bersabda: "Aku wasiatkan kepada kamu agar kamu semua menjaga shalat dan apa-apa yang telah diperintahkan ke atasmu." Ali r.a. berkata: "Sesungguhnya Rasulullah s.a.w. ketika menjelang saat-saat terakhir, telah mengerakkan kedua bibir beliau sebanyak dua kali, dan saya meletakkan telinga, saya dengan Rasulullah s.a.w. berkata: "Umatku, umatku." Telah bersabda Rasulullah s.a.w. bahawa: "Malaikat Jibril a.s. telah berkata kepadaku; "Wahai Muhammad, sesungguhnya Allah s.w.t. telah menciptakan sebuah laut di belakang gunung Qaf, dan di laut itu terdapat ikan yang selalu membaca selawat untukmu, kalau sesiapa yang mengambil seekor ikan dari laut tcrsebut maka akan lumpuhlah kedua belah tangannya dan ikan tersebut akan menjadi batu."




" innallaha jamil yuhibbul jamal"
( sesungguhnya Allah indah dan Dia sukakan keindahan )

Yes it works just as expected but not as fast enough as I thought but still it is fast enough for me to be satisfied. now how much faster could i want?