Menerima Pemberian (zakat, dll.)

Aajarakallahu fiimaa a’thaita, wabaaraka laka fiimaa abqaita, waj'alhu laka thahuuraa.
Artinya: Mudah-mudahan Allah memberi pahala atas apa yang anda berikan, dan memberi keberkahan pada harta benda anda lainnya, dan menjadikannya sebagai pembersih bagimu.

(doa)

Memberi Sesuatu (zakat, dll.)

Allaahummaj‘alhaa maghnaman, wa laa taj’alhaa maghraman.

Artinya: Ya Allah jadikanlah ia sebagai simpanan yang menguntungkan, dan janganlah Engkau jadikan ia sebagai pengeluaran yang merugikan.

(doa)

Imam’s Horse

An Imam was selling his horse in the market. An interested buyer came to him and requested if he could get a test ride. The Imam told the man that this horse is unique. In order to make it walk, you'll have to say Subhanallah. To make it run, you'll have to say Alhamdulillah, and to make it stop, you'll have to say Allahu Akbar.

The man sat on the horse and said Subhanallah. The horse started to walk. Then he said Alhamdulillah, and it started to run. He kept saying Alhamdulillah, and the horse started running faster, and faster.

All of a sudden the man noticed that the horse is running towards the edge of the hill that he was riding on. Being overly fearful, he forgot how to stop the horse. He kept saying all these words out of confusion. When the horse was just near the edge, he remembered, and said it loud "ALLAHU AKBAR".

The horse stopped just one step away from the edge. The man took a deep breath, looked up towards the sky, and said "Alhamdulillah..."

(hhh)

I Hate My One Eyed Mother

"My Lord! bestow on them (Parents) thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." (Q 17:24)
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My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment. My mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to sell... anything for the money that we needed, she was such an embarrassment.

There was this one day during elementary school. I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school... "Your mom only has one eye?!" and they taunted me. I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world, so I said to my mom, "Mom, why don't you have the other eye?! You're only going to make me a laughingstock. Why don't you just die?" My mom did not respond.

I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I'd wanted to say all this time. Maybe it was because my mom hadn't punished me, but I didn't think that I had hurt her feelings very badly. That night... I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I took a look at her, and then turned away.

Because of the thing I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty. Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I'm living happily as a successful man.

I like it here because it's a place that doesn't remind me of my mom. This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see me "What?! Who's this?!" ...It was my mother... Still with her one eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom's eye. And I asked her, "Who are you? I don't know you!!!" as if she trying to make that real. I screamed at her "How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!" And to this, my mother quietly answered, "oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared. Thank good ness... she doesn't recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I wasn't going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.

Then a wave of relief came upon me... one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house...just out of curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. But I did not shed a single tear. She had a piece of paper in her hand.... it was a letter to me.


She wrote:

My son...

I think my life has been long enough now. And... I won't visit Seoul anymore... but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to come visit me once in a while? I miss you so much. And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I decided not to go to the school... For you... I'm sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye... so I gave you mine... I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that you were angry with me. I thought to myself, 'it's because he loves me.' I miss the times when you were still young around me.

I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me.

My world shattered!!!
Then I cried for the person who lived for me... My MOTHER


A WONDERFUL MOTHER.

GOD made a wonderful mother,
A mother who never grows old;
He made her smile of the sunshine,
And He molded her heart of pure gold;
In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks, fair roses you see;
God made a wonderful mother,
And He gave that dear mother to me.

(Anonim)

Tanda Sukses Ramadhan

10 tanda sukses dari bulan Ramadhan:
01. Lebih suka memperhatikan sholat fardhu.
02. Lebih mudah bangun dan sholat malam.
03. Lebih menyukai bacaan al Quranul karim.
04. Lebih dapat menahan amarah saat marah.
05. Lebih peduli kepada kaum dhuafa (lemah).
06. Lebih banyak memberi kepada orang lain.
07. Lebih banyak berkata yg baik atau diam.
08. Lebih sering datang ke masjid (bagi lelaki) [1].
09. Memiliki tanda orang yang disalami malaikat.
10. Memiliki tanda orang yang diampuni Allah SWT.

Subhanallah

Catatan kaki:[1] Lebih banyak tinggal di rumah (bagi wanita).

Mohon Tetap Dalam Hidayah

رَبَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوْبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اْلوَهَّابُ

Robbanaa laa tuzigh quluubanaa ba’da idz hadaitanaa, wa hab lanaa min ladunka rohmah, innaka antal wahhaab.
Artinya: Ya Rabb kami, janganlah Engkau jadikan kami condong kepada kesesatan sesudah Engkau beri petunjuk kepada kami, dan karuniakanlah kepada kami rahmat dari sisi-Mu, sesungguhnya Engkau Maha Pemberi (karunia). (Q 3:8)

(doa)

Yatama Umar Faruq

Integrated Boarding School

Ds. Teubangphui Baro Montasik, Aceh Besar,

Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia

Bank Mandiri KPC Banda Aceh

No. 158-000-104-661 a/n Yatama Umar Faruq

Telp. +62-651-7556370

Email: yatamaumarfaruq@yahoo.com

Menerima zakat, infak dan sedekah.

(zis)

Who is calling?

The telephone rings in the principal's office at a school.

"Hello, this is Dunn Elementary," answers the principal.

"Hi. Jimmy won't be able to come to school all next week," replies the voice.

"Well, what seems to be the problem with him?"

We are all going on a family vacation," says the voice, "I hope it is all right."

"I guess that would be fine," says the principal. "May I ask who is calling?"

"Sure. This is my father!"

(hhh)

Most Wanted Person

Little Johnny's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person.

"Yes," said the policeman. "The detectives want very badly to capture him."

Little Johnny asked, "Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture?"

(hhh)

Berusaha Memperbaiki Diri

“Kemana saja Pi Huda? Sudah berapa hari ini tidak kelihatan.” sapa Tholhah di sore hari setelah dia mengucapkan salam kepada Huda.

“Aku bergabung dengan kawan-kawan di masjid Mapsong. Itikaf beberapa hari di sana sambil memperbaiki diri.”

“Memangnya ada kerusakan apa sehingga perlu diperbaiki?”

“Sebenarnya yang paling patut diperbaiki adalah iman dan amal. Tapi aku benar-benar gundah beberapa hari ini. Aku berusaha memperbaiki sifat-sifat diriku.”

“Kenapa?”

“Seseorang telah marah. Dari untaian kata-kata amarahnya tersebut aku mencatat betapa aku adalah seorang yang egois, akal bulus, tidak punya pendirian, mau menang sendiri, dan sifat-sifat jelek lain yang seharusnya aku malu untuk memilikinya.”

Subhanallah

Who is stupid?

New teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up!"

After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, "Do you think you're stupid, Little Johnny?"

"No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!"

(hhh)