19/10/2007

Tetangga Yang Bermaksiat

Malam hari yang sunyi. Hannah sedang tertidur saat Huda mendatanginya. Dia istri pertama Huda. Usianya 15 tahun lebih tua daripada Huda. Kata orang, begitulah jodoh, tidak kira usia.

Di tempat pembaringan Hannah memberitahu Huda tentang tetangganya yang mualaf. Orang itu menenggak arak sebagai pelampiasan amarahnya kepada tetangga muslim lainnya.

Kata Huda, “Jika Allah SWT memberi, maka pemberianNya sempurna. Jika Allah memberi hidayah, pasti petunjukNya sempurna. Setelah itu Allah memberi memberi pilihan-pilihan. Siapa saja yang diberiNya dibebaskanNya untuk mentaati atau mengingkarinya.”

“Dunia ini darul asbab. Ada sebab ada akibat. Itu artinya, jika seseorang memilih, maka pasti akan ada konsekuensi-konsekuensi logis sesudahnya.”

Subhananallah

10/10/2007

My Train

Lady: Is this my train?

Station Master: No, it belongs to the Railway Company.

Lady: Don't try to be funny. I mean to ask if I can take this train to New Delhi.

Station Master: No Madam, I'm afraid it's too heavy.

(hhh)

09/10/2007

Empty Head

A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face."

"Yes," the class said.

"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"

A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."

(hhh)

08/10/2007

Tholhah Tidak Mudik

“Tholhah, kamu pulang ke Indo lebaran ini?”

“Insya Allah tidak.” Jawab Tholhah atas pertanyaan Huda.

“Bukankah mudik berarti menjalin kembali tali silaturrahim? Dan bukankah Rasulullah SAW adalah orang yang paling depan dalam menjalin silaturrahim?”

“Benar. Tapi bukan itu masalahnya”

“Lalu apa?”

“Ah… sederhana saja. Rasulullah ga pernah mudik (ke Mekkah) untuk merayakan iedul fitri, bahkan betapapun beliau sangat merindukan tempat kelahirannya (Mekkah).”

Subhanallah.

05/10/2007

Long Hair

A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss his use of the car. His father said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study hard, and get your hair cut, then we will talk about it."

A month later the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss his use of the car. His father said, "Son, I'm real proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you've studied diligently, but you didn't get your hair cut!" The young man waited a moment and replied, "You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. You know Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair."

His father replied, "Yes son, and they walked everywhere they went!"

(hhh)

04/10/2007

Enam Dirham

Bismillahir rahmanir rahiem

Seorang pengemis datang kepada Ali r.a. Beliau lalu menyuruh salah seorang anaknya agar ibunya, Fatimah r.ha., memberi satu dirham dari enam dirham simpanannya. Anaknya kembali dengan berita bahwa uang itu disimpan untuk membeli tepung.

Ali r.a. berkata, “Manusia tidak akan sempurna imannya selama dia masih bergantung kepada apa yang ada di sisinya daripada apa yang ada di sisi Allah. Suruh ibumu memberikan semua dirham itu.”

Dengan peringatan suaminya, Fatimah r.ha. tidak ragu-ragu lagi, lalu dia memberikan semua dirham kepada pengemis tadi.

Subhanallah.

02/10/2007

Buying A Tomato

A small boy was looking at the red ripe tomatoes growing in the farmer's garden.

"I'll give you my two pennies for that tomato," said the boy pointing to a beautiful, large, ripe fruit hanging on the vine.

"No," said the farmer, "I get a dime for a tomato like that one."

The small boy pointed to a smaller green one, "Will you take two pennies for that one?"

"Yes," replied the farmer, "I'll give you that one for two cents."

"OK," said the lad, sealing the deal by putting the coins in the farmer's hand, "I'll pick it up in about a week."

(hhh)

01/10/2007

Tanda Disalami Malaikat

3 tanda orang yang disalami/dipeluk malaikat:
1. Merasa dingin (badan menggigil kedinginan).
2. Lembut hatinya (mudah menerima kebenaran).
3. Banyak air matanya (mudah menangis karena Allah).

Subhanallah

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