Di penghujung Ramadhan

Assalamualaikum..

Moga sentiasa dalam rahmat dan perlindungan Allah. Moga sentiasa dalam keimanan dan ditetapkan hati di atas jalan yang diredhai oleh Allah.

"We have indeed revealed This(Message) in the Night of Power. And what will explain to you what the Night of Power is?. The Night of Power is better than a thousnad months. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit(Jibril) by Allah's permission on every errand. Peace! This until the rise of Morn"- Surah Al-Qadr ayat 1-5*

Sedar tak sedar kita dah pon masuk ke hari ke-22 dalam bulan yang penuh kemuliaan dan barakah ini. Begitu cepat masa berlalu..Kini dah masuk 1/3 yang terakhir dalam bulan Ramadhan, 1/3 yang mana merupakan bahagian yang dijanjikan perlepasan dari api neraka in-syaAllah.

Di 10 malam yang terakhir ini juga terdapat satu malam yang mana telah Allah sebutkan dalam al-Quran, Surah Al-Qadr, yang dinamakan Malam Al-Qadr(tak sure la apa maksud al-Qadr tuh). Malam yang begitu istimewa, yang lebih baik tarafnya daripada 1000 bulan. Maknanya kalo sesiapa yang beribadah pada malam hari dan di dalam Lailatul Qadr nih plak, in-syaAllah ibadahnya pada malam tuh lebih baik daripada ibadah selama 1000 bulan.

Dikatakan kalo ikut matematiknya, 1000 bulan menyamai 83 tahun lebih sket. Pergh! Tak ke lama tuh. Jangka hayat hidup umat akhir zaman rata-rata dalam 63 tahun. So kalo la dapat jumpe Lailatul Qadr, masya-Allah..Dalam terjemahan Al-Quran oleh Abdullah Yusuf Ali plak,"'A thousand' must be taken in an indefinite sense, as denoting a very long period of time. This does not refer to our ideas of time, but to 'timeless Time'. One moment of enlightenment under Allah's light is better than thousands of months or years of animal life, and such a moment converts the night of darkness into a period of spiritual glory."

Tak kisah la. Yang pentingnya skang nih, Rasulullah s.a.w, kalo tibe 10 malam terakhir, akan menambahkan ibadahnya di malam hari. Petikan dari email yang aku terima Jumaat lepas, nak aku kongsi ngan korang semua, moga dapat beri manfaat kepada semua in-syaALlah..

Three Ways to Seek Laylat ul-Qadr

Laylat ul-Qadr is the most blessed night. A person who misses it has indeed missed a great amount of good. If a believing person is zealous to obey his Lord and increase the good deeds in his record, he should strive to encounter this night and to pass it in worship and obedience. If this is facilitated for him, all of his previous sins will be forgiven.

1. Performing Night Prayer (Qiyam)

It is recommended to make a long night prayer during the nights on which Laylat ul-Qadr could fall. This is indicated in many hadiths, such as the following:

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever stands (in qiyam) in Laylat ul-Qadr [and it is facilitated for him] out of faith and expectation (of Allah's reward), will have all of his previous sins forgiven." [Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad]

2. Making Supplications

It is also recommended to make extensive supplication on this night. Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that she asked Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! If I knew which night is Laylat ul-Qadr, what should I say during it?" And he instructed her to say: 'Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fafu annee - O Allah! You are forgiving, and you love to forgive. So forgive me.'" [Recorded by Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and at-Tirmithi. Verified to be authentic by Al-Albani]

3. Abandoning Worldly Pleasures for the Sake of Worship

It is further recommended to spend more time in worship during the nights on which Laylat ul-Qadr is likely to be. This calls for abandoning many worldly pleasures in order to secure the time and thoughts solely for worshipping Allah. Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: "When the (last) ten started, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would tighten his izaar (i.e. he stayed away from his wives in order to have more time for worship), spend the whole night awake (in prayer), and wake up his family." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Source:
“How to Seek Laylat ul-Qadr” – Muhammad Nasir-ud-Deen al-Albani

Marilah kita sama-sama mencari dan mengejar Lailatul Qadr, moga2 kita dipertemukan dan dapat melaksanakan ibadah di malam yang lebih baik daripada 1000 bulan ini in-syaAllah..

Ya Allah..temukanlah aku dengan Lailatul Qadr..

Wallahu a'lam

Wassalam

*terjemahan diambil dari "The Meaning of The Holy Quran" oleh Abdullah Yusuf Ali