A Piece of Thought

Assalamualaikum!

What do we usually do when we don't get the things that we want in life? How do we react towards those kind of situation? Do we snap? Do we get angry? Or do we be patient? In most cases and circumstances, we would have the first and second answer. When things don't seem to work out the way we want them to, we'll get angry. We would be mad and ask "why???? why can't I get the things that I want?" So the things that I wish to share here, today is---

Redha

All Muslims know this word. But only a few apply this word into their lives. Everyone knows what is patience, but not everyone has that patience. Anyways, the questions is-- how do we have patience? Mcm mana nak redha dlm hidup? That's the main question we need to ask. Redha means to accept every single thing that happens in our lives with an open heart. That means we need to accept everything sincerely. We have to believe that everything happens for a reason. And Allah knows what the reason is. Maybe we feel injustice to just accept everything blindly, but someday we will understand why Allah would give us such things. 

Every single things that happens in our lives, is positive. No matter what is going on, it is for the best. It's meant to be for us. Allah knows we can handle those things, so He gave it to us. No matter how big your suffering might be, be it lost, pain, frustration, sadness, anger, depression, or whatever, it is still good for us. 

BUT

The way we look at it can sometimes become negative and bad. How do we know whether it's a blessing or a curse for us? It depends on the nature of our response. It doesn't depend on the nature of that thing, but it depends on the nature of our response. If we response towards it positively, definitely we will see it as a blessing. But if we response towards it the other way around, we will regard it as a curse. We would think that Allah wants to punish us. Now how do we know if it is a punishment from Him though? We would never know, because everything that He gives is good. 

From Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed, "anything that brings me closer to that worship of Allah is success, and anything that takes me away from it is failure." 

Anything that reminds me of Allah is good, and anything that brings me further from Him is bad. Because once we are attached to this Dunya, we become dependent of it. And that dependency is weak. But if we put our dependency towards Allah, that dependency is healthy and strong. Allah alone is sufficient for us. We don't need anything else. We don't need material things, we don't need people. Because they are fickle. They can't stay forever. Material things won't last as we can easily get bored of them. People won't be there for us forever because every soul will die. Once those things and people are gone, what else is left? We become lost, sad and depressed. That's why we have to put our trust and dependency towards Allah. He will never be gone. He's gonna be there for us every moment of our lives. 

One of the reasons why it's so dangerous to put our dependency towards things and people is that, they are all His. The things that we have, our hearts, minds, bodies, the people that we love, are all Allah's. Everything can be taken away from us in a blink. Without us noticing it, they are already gone. Allah boleh beri sesuatu, dan tarik sesuatu pada bila bila masa. Kita kena sentiasa bersyukur with the things that we are blessed with. Just look at the less fortunate people, they don't have the lives that we all have. Dapat sesuap nasi dan secebus kasih sayang pun, they are grateful enough. In fact, more grateful than us who have everything that we ask for. Now tell me who are the winners and who are the losers?

Kita hidup, sementara. Walaupun ada yang hidup sampai 100 tahun, it is still temporary. It is just the time frame that's long, not the life. Everything in this Dunya is temporary, because the everlasting life will be in the Hereafter. We would think that having nice clothes, a big house, and an expensive car are everything for us. But little do we know that we can have more of those things in Heaven. Benda yang tak tercapai dek akal, benda yang kita manusia tak boleh bayangkan. Tapi kita sombong, because we don't know what Heaven is like, we can't picture it. Sebab kita tahu hidup di dunya mcm mana, so kita tamak, kalau boleh kita nak rasa semua benda selagi kita hidup. And again, it is a false and weak dependency. 

Dunya is where we live as travellers. Tempat kita mencari bekalan semata mata. Bukan untuk bersenang lenang, tapi untuk bersusah payah. Bukan untuk dijadikan hamba, tapi untuk dijadikan simpanan. Untuk dijadikan saham ke akhirat. We live in this world to build our bridge to Jannah. Rasulullah SAW yang telah dijanjikan syurga pun masih menyembah Allah siang & malam, apa lg kita yang belum tentu dapat mencium bau syurga ni? Bila ditanya, baginda menjawab "ianya sebagai tanda aku bersyukur kpd Allah" Allahu... terus tnya pada diri kita, di mana letaknya rasa syukur kita pada Allah? Are we grateful enough for Him? Kita lalai, kita selalu lupa pada Allah. Sedangkan Nabi SAW bersujud kepada Allah sampai bengkak kaki, menunjukkan rasa syukur pada Allah. Jannah is already promised for him, yet he still wants to worship Allah every single time. So think back and reflect, where are we? Have we done enough for Allah? What is the proof that we are grateful of the things that Allah has blessed us with? Wallahu'alam.

Motif hidup now & forever - Lillahita'ala..