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Lately there too much brouhahas about Syaikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab in the local media. The path taken by the syaikh had been debated long time ago by the ulama. There are of course those who follow him to the letter and others who were against his teachings.

To say that the term Wahhabiyyah didn’t occur during the syaikh’s era as a certain ex-mufti of a northern state said is not entirely true since his own brother Syaikh Sulaiman wrote a book against his brother’s teaching and it was titled “Al Sawa’iq al Muhriqqah fi Madhhab al Wahhabiyyah.’ It was also known as Fasl al-Khitab min Kitab Allah wa-Hadith al-Rasul (salla Allahu `alayhi wa-Sallam) wa-Kalam Uli al-Albab fi Madhhab Ibn `Abd al-Wahhab.”

The problem arises IMHO is due to the unwillingness amongst us to accept difference of opinion. Difference of opinion exist since the era of  the Sahabah r.d.a.

During the era of the Followers ( Al Tabi’in ) emerge schools of thought especially in Jurisprudence ( Al Fiqh ) whereby the Four Schools of Fiqh came about. There were other madhhabs as well such as madhhab of Imam Dawud al Zahiri, madhhab of Imam Sufyan Al Thawri, madhhab of Imam Al Auza’i, madhhab of Imam Laith to name a few which didn’t withstand the passing of time and were soon forgotten.

The existence of different schools of fiqh then was not a problem. Imam Al Shafi’i studied under Imam Muhammad Al Syaibani, Imam Hanafi’s main student. When he prayed the Subuh prayers, Imam Al Shafi’i who was asked to lead the salat didn’t read the Qunut prayer. When he was asked why he didn’t recite it, he answered I didn’t recite it due to the fact that Imam Hanafi ( who’s tomb was inside the masjid ) said it was not sunat.

Imam Ibnu Taimiyyah when he was in Egypt didn’t hesitate to perform the salat behind Imam Ibnu ‘Ataillah al Sakandari, a well known Sufi and author of the famous book ‘Al Hikam.”

Imam Hasan Al Banna advised certain parties in Egypt during his time who were arguing about the rakaah of Tarawih. He told them that Salat Tarawih is sunat whereas keeping the spirit of ukhwah is wajib!

So IMHO, if each group have dalils according to the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet ( phub) then each should act according to what each have learned!

What’s the use of finger pointing in this matter?

To my brothers who wish to spend time listening to the recital of the Holy Qur’an or downloading it, please visit the following wonderful sites :

1. Aswat al Islam – where you can listen to the recital of 127 qaris.
2. MP3Quran – more than 100 qaris including recital with other qira’ah such as from Imam Warsh, Imam Susi, Imam Hamzah besides the qira’ah of Imam Hafs.
3. Qur’an Explorer – the place to learn the Holy Qur’an and it’s meaning online.
4. Qur’anic Lessons – whereby you can download pdf files regarding the Holy Qur’an.
5. IslamWay - Listen or download the Holy Qur’an.
6. Free Quran MP3 – listen or download recitals of famous qaris such as Shaykh Al-Sudais, Shaykh Al-Ghamdi, Syakh Ash-Shuraim and Shaykh Ali Hudhaifi.

If you need to look at more sites, you can always google for it.

Eidul Adha or more popularly known as Hari Raya Haji here in Malaysia will be celebrated on the 27hb of this month.

In Islam, Eidul Adha is the greater celebration or Eid al-Kubra whereas Eidul Fitri is the smaller celebration, since Eidul Adha is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, according to the 2nd ayat of Surah Al-Kautsar “So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.”

For those of us who are not fortunately enough to perform hajj, we are encouraged to observe fast on the 9th of Zulhijjah ( Day of Arafah ).

As reported by Abu Hafsah r.d.a, he reported that the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “Fasting on the day of ‘Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year, and fasting on ‘ashûra, (the tenth day of Muharram) atones for the sins of previous years.” Reported by all except al-Bukhari and Tirmidhi ridwanallahu alaihim ajmain.

I remember celebrating Eidul Adha will joy during my childhood since the celebration in the east coast seems to be more joyous…endless invites to kenduri and such.

Amidst all the joyous celebration, what is of the utmost importance is remembrance of the sacrifices done by the holy family of Sayyidina Ibrahim a.s. and to follow in their footsteps. Even though told by his beloved father that Allah had commanded that he be sacrificed, Sayyidina Ismail was not hesitant at all to give up his life.

Sayyidina Ismail a.s told his beloved father…

• To make sure the knife was sharp so as the task can be done with quickly.
• To make him lie face down so that the blood won’t spill on his father’s shirt and also to avoid his beloved father from looking at his face when doing it.
• To make sure that he was tightly tied so that he won’t struggle too much during the task.
• To make sure after he was sacrificed that for two month his friends won’t play nearby his house so as not to make his mother sad thinking of him.
  

Sacrificing our time, wealth and so forth in the way of Allah.

Salam Eidul Adha, maaf zahir batin.

To those of you who are driving home…please be careful.

“Perjalanan jauh tak terasa, kerna hatiku melonjak sama, ingin berjumpa sanak saudara, yang selalu bermain di mata….“

How true what the late Sudirman had said in his song about going home during Eidul Fitri. I didn’t have a chance to visit my relatives especially my aunt in Pulau Kundor and my mom in Panji, last Eid due to the fact that my mom was coming over to KL that year to send off my brother who got a job in Saudi Arabia.

This year I had the good fortune of being able to travel home on the 2nd day of Eid. The journey was smooth even though not few cars and vehicles as I would have expected, were traveling my way too on that day!

Except for the delay during the stretch between Kg. Pek and Pulai Chondong, which took over an hour, the journey home took the expected time to arrive.

On the way back to KL on the 6th day of Syawwal, there were traffic jams entering Machang and Kuala Krai and also upon entering Raub and Bentong.

Nik Tamar's childrens and grandchildrens ( well almost all of them.....)

As usual during the Raya visits, one would normally expect trips to Pasir Mas, either by using the Sultan Yahya Petra bridge or the new highway leading to Pasir Mas bridge to be packed with cars and mpvs! So was the scenario during this Raya as well!

All I can say is that the traffic jams in KL shifted home during this festive season….

Chatting with Zamarin, Prof Ismail Salleh's younger brother, at his house in KB

Eventhough I have to admit that it was hectic and rather tiresome, but it was well worth it…..ask anyone who brave the traffic jams and what nots to travel home for Eidul Fitri and I’m sure they would gladly repeat it next year.

At my cousin's house in Kg Gua, Salor

Eid Mubarak everyone…..

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Hari raya…..mungkin kanak-kanak merayakannya sebab dapat baju raya, duit raya atau dapat menikmati ketupat dan lemang. Ayah dan ibu nun jauh di kampung mungkin merayakan kepulangan anak-anak dari perantauan…namun apakah syaitan-syaitan juga ‘merayakannya‘ kerana dibebaskan pada malam itu dari dibelenggu? Sudah pasti penghuni kubor yang fasik tidak ‘merayakan‘ kedatangan hari mulia itu kerana akan bermula semula azab kubor kepada mereka….melainkan kalau ada anak cucu yang sudi menziarahi pusara mereka di pagi raya dan menghadiahkan secubis pahala…

Hari Raya…..apakah yang kita rayakan?

Salam ‘Eidul Fitri, Mohon maaf diatas kesalahan dan kesilapan, sama ada yang jelas ataupun samar, sengaja ataupun tidak, kecik lebih-lebih lagi yang besar.

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The holy month of Ramadan is just around the corner. For those of us who perform 20 rakaats of Solat Tarawih, I bring forth the evidence given by ulama’ of the four school of jurisprudence as a guide.

I got this picture from an acquaintance who is an Imam at one of the suraus in Bukit Antarabangsa. He claims that it is the picture of the famed Malay wali and alim, al-’Allamah Shaykh Daud al-Fatani.

I have been getting messages from friends concerning certain items at Starbuck and Coffee Bean. I don’t go to such places but for those of you who frequent the place, this message might be for you.

Mohammad Sohail thwarted a robbery attempt at his Deli in Shirley, Long Island.

When the masked guy with a bat entered his convenience store after midnight, Mohammad Sohail took out his rifle, forcing the would be robber to drop to his knees begging for mercy.

When the perpetrator asked for forgiveness and told Mohammad Sohail that he had no money, no job and his family is hungry, Mohammad Sohail felt pity for the guy and gave him US$40 and a loaf of bread.

News like this is seldom highlighted……

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