Recap: In the Way to Hualampong Station

Assalaamu'alaikum wa Rahmatullah!

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I personally think that it is always good to follow sunnah (but betel leaves is not mentioned anywhere in hadiths nor Quran at least till what I am reading right now). However we must also trying to adapt with the situation. We are out of our boundary so it is better to be careful in our attitude and it's worth to comply within local customs or being polite. The samseng Thai attendant (not uncle Sumant) had asked the ticket again from the Tabligh guy and the Tabligh showing it with sign language that his ticket had already been checked. 

Then the attendant asked me what was that guy saying. I just said, I don't know him and I don't understand what he is saying. He's not my country man. That guy then asked the Tabligh guy to give 100 bhat (RM10) to him or he would report him to the police. Then the guy refused and showed him the ticket. The samseng attendant showed his wai (sembah) and left to another coach. I guess, he might be teasing the Tabligh guy. Maybe dia menyampah ke tengok orang tu macam berlagak, jeling-jeling orang. I felt annoyed too with that Bangladeshi guy's sharp glance.

Around 20:15 Thai time, we arrived at Hadyaai Junction and the Tabligh guy went down at this point. At 20:27, uncle Sumant wearing his white uniform began to help passengers opening up the bed. My bed was the lower bed beside Thai old lady.

I decided to sleep earlier because nothing to see in the dark. I had informed mum about the trip when we stopped at Perlis but she didn't believe me, hehehee. However, when she heard that I am telling her in serious tone only she believes me. Just want to get her blessing and want her to know where I am so it would be easy for them to track me if I have problem in Thailand. 

I just heard a news about a guy who was a Malaysian student in Japan found dead in Pattaya after stopping for a while in Bangkok. I checked the news at Suvarnabhumi airport free internet facility and suddenly I felt creepy because that guy was found dead a week before I went up to Bangkok. Pattaya is not a good place, avoid the area if possible and don't show that we are not local when we are in Thailand. 

Spaniard girl, Celia who was my classmate went there for Pattaya to see pingpong played by ladies' private part. Malu nak sebut benda ni lah but that is among the ways on how they attract tourists to the area. We would spontaneously call it as lo'laq (indecent) if we hear this. Many foreigners were found dead there too before our compatriot who was the student in a Japan university was found dead there.

Thailand have many other decent places to visit so just visit good areas there. Always establish good relation with people around and don't take taxis or bus when you are alone. I prefer to walk in a crowded area when I am alone. I would like to express my condolence to his family and friends, and prayer for the soul of the victim, Mr. Muhammad Syafiq Abu Rani who was found dead in Pattaya. He is just the same age like me. May Allah bless his soul, and clears his matter in the world and hereafter.

Back to the train, around 4:00 in the morning of 26th, I woke up and performed Fajr prayer on my bed. Just performing in seating posture and they have curtain so nobody can see my ritual, quite a relieve. Then I saw sun rises from the window, and we another few hours to reach Bangkok. 

It would be so boring if we don't talk with anyone so I decided to walk around the coach with other passengers. I talked with a couple from Mauritius but the husband is a French. They also thought that I am a Thai and asking me to translate something to a lady selling the food in the train because they had some misunderstanding regarding food ordering. Then, they gave me some tips to access Laos, but I am not intending to go further North East yet. Maybe after I visit Bangkok and Southern Thai provinces several times that I would try to visit other neighboring Indo-Chinese countries. 

I carefully ate some breads and canned drink which cost me RM5!!! Bought them at Padang Besar passport control center. The guy who sold the stuffs is a local Perlisian. Very 'expensive' for breads that we always buy in groceries. I guess that, it is not even an airport! Sampai hati noh angpa kapak orang sniri!!! Roti nam kupang ja jadi seringgit, apa punya meniaga la nih dok kapak pala orang??????!!!!  

to be continued...

Pray for brethren in Somalia....

Assalaamu'alaikum wa Rahmatullah!!!

Here is a site about the news there. I don't know what else to say when I see all of these.... We don't know how to help them or have no capability to meddle in helping them as brothers in soul, but at least please help these brethren with prayers for faith, success, and peace in their way to see Him.

Sealed with prayers for peace, mercy, and love, amin!

Tablighi Kitabs for Reference and Readings

Assalaamu'alaikum wa Rahmatullah!

These kitabs issued by Tablighi movement and Deobandi ulamas are quite useful and beneficial. I had read some of them but I do not have hard copies with me to distribute to others. Once the musalla near my house is opened, I will try to get the kitab and offer it to the house of worship for Tablighi brothers in the area facility to conduct their taklim or activities, His Will. May Allah grant those fellow brothers peaceful, patience and sincere heart for the effort on conveying the message of mercy, amin!

The online kitabs that I have with me are in English. I had downloaded all of them for my readings when I am free and for additional knowledge because many things that we do not know or had lost in ourselves. I had read and listened to Hindu kitabs reading by singers like the late Mukesh about the destruction of the world and the quotes of Hindu sages explanation like Resi Vyasa and it is regarding this epoch of the darkness we are currently in. Human are now losing spirituality, manner, and knowledge that leads us to know Him. We without realizing have no time to learn the knowledge of responsibility because the nature of the epoch is deceiving us. It's quite difficult for brothers and sisters in faith to understand and this is my past experience. I do not intend to talk about this in length. I am also aware about the sign of the Resurrection mentioned in Hadith Qudsi.

Here are some sharings, brother and sisters in faith may download them, print them out if brothers and sisters have no access to Islamic kitabs in the area and read them together with family or friends after Fajar prayer or any other suitable prayer services as a beneficial activity whenever free and not occupied. I know that there are many silent young Muslims out there. This is specially for all of you.

All of these kitabs were compiled into a large kitaab called as Fadhail 'Amal which is now being read by Tablighi brothers everywhere in our country and they have Malay version for this. If brothers and sisters are English speakers, then use English kitabs so you may understand the messages as well, may Allah helps you with His boundless mercy and guidance.

1. Stories of the Noble Prophet Companions

2. Virtues of the Glorious Quran

3. Virtues of Prayers

4. Virtues of Remembering the God

5. Virtues of Conveying the Message

6. Virtues of Pilgrimage

7. Muslim Degenaration and Its Remedy

8. Fadhail Durood

special gratitude to: islamibayanaat.com and Tablighi brothers who patiently introduced me their movement

This is my tribute and respect for beloved brothers and sisters if you are by accident coming across this humble site. His Will, I would share online sources here if I have them may everyone get the benefit as well. I have no other way for salvation in this limited time before leaving this world except transmitting whatever that we have. 

I don't know what to call myself because I found that I am not qualified to be a Tabligh and feeling myself as not worth to receive any acknowledgement or being known after I went for Tablighi camp. Actually I had feel this since long ago, not only after the bayaans camp. Maybe I am just His unworthy servant traveling around and indirectly serving everyone in His path. Only He is the One worth to be known throughout the Universe, glorified be His Great Name.

My message to every faithful servant, try to avoid criticizing brothers' movements. If they are doing everything according to the Quranic teaching and Sunnah angles, they are rightful for patronage and assistance of all brothers. It is illegal and haram according to His holy Path to hurt brothers and sisters physically or orally. Instead show respect and mercy to every soul.

Please help me recite salawat for prophet Muhammad s.a.w and his family, and his companions. Please pray for the well-being of every brother and sister around you to appreciate and honor them no matter they are related to you or not. Whether you frequently see them or not or whether you have hadhrah together with them. Say prayers for them and let them listen only prayers.

Help us pray also for His mercy upon other creatures visible and invisible and for fellow non-Muslim brothers and sisters, thank you. Sealed with prayers for peace, love, and mercy for beloved brothers and sister in faith, amin! 

Da'awa: Darul Arqam Singapore

Assalaamu'alaikum wa Rahmatullah!

I spontaneously typed this out after watching TV al-Hijrah in a segment called Sinar Baru. It talks about Darul Arqam and it is a charitable organization. It is for my personal record and I hope to visit the center if I went down to Singapore, may Allah permits it. What I found interesting is that, it uses English as the medium for propagation as it is widely understood. Sometimes this small matter could also help to boost people understanding toward the path of the God.

I am glad to see that although Singapore has no 'Muslim' leaders but they still could run their organization to help reverts of Islam. I actually detest to call reverts as Muallaf. I believe that their faith is more strong than those who were born as 'Muslim' or identified as 'Muslim' in their ID. They have to face great tests.

The center also has a unique concept which is called as befriender whom are the volunteers to be friends and approaching the reverts for activities together. It seems almost the same like some karkons had done to me when they approached me but they had left me due to some constraints or many other factors like maybe shy. I had called some of them to read some books in private in my room not because I wanted to debate but I wanted to pay respect to their sages beside inviting angels and for Allah to bless my room and others around my room. I don't know what those karkons had to shy off from me because I was the one who feels shy to them. My iman is so weak that I always had struggles in my self and 'aqidah. I also have a very low-self esteem, well if I compare myself to them because I am not good in many things. I also believe Allah is placing hell on me because of my sins was so great toward Him. I know He is all Merciful, but maybe because I am just a lowly creature that made me feel unworthy.

Even now, I am also having struggles and I believe it will continue until I face the biggest test in this Universe which is the death. Everyday I am waiting for death and the resurrection but I am still not ready with my hideous self and poor practices in offerings to Allah. I actually don't blame those karkons. Instead I understand them. I am proud of them but I just feel bad when saying farewell as I had already expected but I keep mingling with people around instead of avoiding crowd. I am afraid of straying from silaturrahim after its establishment. I also prays for them to be in their jama'at that they had chosen to be may they not walk far from what they had said to me as I am witnessing everything under His holy view and always supporting whatever is good for the nations and humanity.

Sometimes I might be using some analogies or metaphors that might hurt others because they might be very hard to be understood. I will always apologize to everyone because Allah would never forgive me if everyone do not forgive me on my sins on them. That is normal, we are weak human. Allah is always perfect. That is why we adore Him, the Highest above all. Currently I am learning how to shout adzan because my voice would scare people away rather than calling people to pay homage to Him. I feel it is a must when we learned basic things regarding our worship to Allah.  

Today is Friday, the first of the holiest day in a week. Not all of the people are celebrating twice holy days but today is the beginning of holiest days for those who seek knowledge for practices and heart purification. Please recite salawat for prophet, his noble companions and his family and help me and other brethren in faith with your precious supplications if you happened to step in this humble site. I don't know how many people visiting here. I don't want to know because it is not a necessity. I assume that I am talking to my mind recording events around, lessons and expressing love to Lord. That's why I never put any detector.

This evening about 18 minutes before maghrib is actually a good time for supplications to Allah. You may supplicate in your heart and mentally even while walking or driving home. Please pray for everyone's iman to be strengthened by Allah through His guidance and ruhul quddus. We need brethren love and mercy in term of prayers. Many thanks for support. Sealed with prayers for peace, mercy and love. 

Rules of Getting Friendship

Assalaamu'alaikum wa Rahmatullah!

I've got this rule from our caliph, Umar al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). I hope that I could subscribe this rule and integrate it in my mu'amalah (relationship) with fellow human. I believe that I need help from the scripture and sunnah and also from the sayings of prophet's companions.  My faith is now actually being tested again by Lord, it is shaken when I feel lonely and far from communication with other brethren in faith.

This rule is meant to strengthen our friendship and amity among brethren in faith. May it be useful for everyone who stepped in here and may Allah bless us always with His glorious blessings.

1. If your friend erred on you in the way that he violated Allah's command, return it back with your obedience to Allah on your behalf.

2. Keep what had been assumed as your friend's error only to yourself, until enough proofs come to you.

3. Avoid from quick assumption when you hear words popping out from ones mouth, while there are still many ways that could lead them to good meanings.

4. Those who stand at the accused position, avoid from being angry to those who made assumption falsely on them.

5. A person who strongly keeps the secret of his friend will always be in goodness.

6. Find an honest friend. This is among a way for you to avoid danger because an honest friend will be place for you to return when you are hit by disaster (in faith and others).

7. Be honest! Althought your honesty might kill you!

8. Avoid from checking or investigating things which is not related to you.

9. Never ask about things which are not in existence as it will be the cause of their existence.

10. Never ask a person who does not like your wishes to come true to be a messenger for your intention to others.

11. Never befriend a wicked person. When you befriend them, they might drag you into wickedness too.

12. Never be close to your enemy!

13. Be careful with your own friends, until you are confident that they are trustworthy.

14. There is no friend that you could depend on, if your friend has no fear toward Allah.

15. Be careful when speaking.

16. Be in humility when performing obedience to Allah.

17. Be strong to avoid vice.

18. When you meet difficulties in your work, call your friends who fear Allah for meeting (surah Faathir vs. 28th).

These are fatawas (guideliness) from Umar al-Khattab, our second caliph post-prophethood era concerning friendship. As what had been said by Ibn Hatim: "a wise person never be in friendship unless he finds a person who thinks deeply, strong in defending his faith, wide in wisdom, high morality, and in his youth time always mingled with religious community. Those who are careless in strengthening the amity and friendship would never taste the fruits of brotherhood from these people on himself. Those who sever the brotherhood due to selfishness, thus they would live without any brotherhood. His heart would never finds tranquility as the tranquility when he is in friendship and brotherhood. There is no sadness as the sadness without any friend or brother in faith." 

Usually I found friends who are in contrary to what I am trying to find which are friends commonly in faith because I will have to struggle with my faith and ibaadat (worship) when I find those who are indifferent. I will have to try to isolate myself and being in solitude when I could not drag them to Him and can't help to treat myself as a sinner. When I found those according to what had been prescribed by wise people, I had lost them with no time :' ( I am trying to think what are the wisdoms behind these.  Each time it makes me cry in front of Him.

My special gratitude to Caliph Umar al-Khattab. May Allah 'Azz wa Jalla bless your soul and family for these wise rules. If I could not practise them, I hope other brothers and sisters in faith could practise them. May all of you are in His shade never being left alone no matter where you are. I would be happy if my brethren are in happiness.  - perhamba miskin (pauper servant of God serving beloved nation under humility)  

10 Advices of our honorable brother: the Martyr Hassan al-Banna

Assalamu'alaikum wa Rahmatullah!

May I remember this always. Each time I am breathing, I would always recite this advice by the martyr brother Hassan al-Banna may Allah bless his pure soul and his family. May it becomes amongst the motivation for us to perform obedience to Allah in our daily life so that we and our nation receive Patronage from Him, aaamin!!! 

With the Name of Allah the Most Compassionate, the Most Beneficient

1) Dear friends, immediately performing five times daily salaat once you have heard the calling of prayers. Try work on it according to your ability. It reflects your desire to perform your obligation. There is the source of success, there is the source of nusrah (help from God). Look at the Words of God begin with the order to hasten to perform salaat. Look at how God has ordered salaat to be apart of the Way, even in the battlefield in the moment of difficulties or easiness. 

2) Dear friends, recite and read the Quran. Try to understand the message. Be in meditation always and find the knowledge although a little that you could get. Stop wasting your time and living the life without any goal. Indeed Quran is the source of the ocean of knowledges. It is the source of guidance for me and for you. Read Quran may it becomes your salvator. Always read it and try to memorize it. Meditate and chanting His Names without feeling tired. You may find tranquility and peacefulness. Be a peaceful servants of Lord!   

3) Dear friends, try to encourage yourselves to speak in Classical Arabic. Start even only with a word. You had already speaking in Arabic for long when you perform salaat. Try to say a word although you do not understand it. Amongst the problem with us now is that we do not speak in Classical Arabic anymore, instead speaking in Dialectical Arabic or speaking in English when we communicate amongst each other. Classical Arabic suppose to be our communication tool.

4) Dear friends, do not quarrel amongst each other. Debate something only for the benefits of the nation. Be careful with quarrels as Satan always trying to deflect you into fragmentations.

5) Dear friends, smile always but make laughter less. Our holy prophet (saw) is a person who always smile but never have big laughs.

6)  Dear friends, we may make jokes and also be serious but make sure that they are in suitable times.  Without jokes, life is not interesting. But jokes could not be excessive. 

7) Dear friends, control your voice, check back surah al-Israa'. Do not pray in the voice which is too high or too low but in the middle of it.

8) Dear friends, avoid from mocking, back-bitting, slandering, and lower-estimating other congregations of your brethren. Talk only charity for everyone's benefit. We could only talk about something bad according to syar'ie (legalized way) only if it is for justice, removing evil, to warn fellow brethren about evil, declaring evil and wickedness so that people could avoid it.

9) Dear friends, expand friendship and amity among brethren. Be friendly and greet our brethren with prayers for peace each time we see them. The basis of da'awa movement is through love, amity, and friendship among brethren.

10) Dear friends, maximize the benefits that we could gain through the beneficial usage of time. Familiarize ourselves with schedule so that we may plan well our activities for daily life in remembrance to Allah. Be wise with time, time is dangerous than sword in the same time it is gold. Appreciate the time of your brethren and also respect your time. No wasting of times with useless speech but only beneficial matters for the nation and our civilization.

Ya Rabbana, my faith is so weak and fragile. Please help me to be a useful Muslim and strengthen my faith to perform the practices and the seeking of knowledge :'( Help my beloved brethren to be on the path that You have legalize through scripture and may we strive hard to rebuild our civilization. Amin!