Ramadhan al-Mubarak

So folks, puasa month is here again. Well, in a few days lah. And of course that damn weekend roster that just came out here at work has my name up for site duty this Saturday. As I had expected.. since I had the last 2 weekends free and seeing that it is almost puasa month, I suppose my name just HAD to come up for this weekend.. shucks!
Anyway, there goes the plan for a movie with my precious angel…

So this year, Ramadhan will be without my dearest sister in town. The now OZ celup sis of mine will be missed, along with her kuey teow putih, beef stew, daging mu’az etc etc.. (jgn nangis sis…) Chances are she will still be away when syawal comes along too, unless of course she decides to flee melb for a short rendezvous, I donno laa..

Ok, sis, as promised, no group photo this raya, unless that computer savvy sil of ours can superimpose your cute face. Hey, just this morning, it was realized that ayahanda cc’d his mail to your ag address, and Fred said hey who knows, maybe you ARE in town, perhaps you were a stowaway on your hubby’s flight! Ha ha…

Last nite I caught a bit of this malay drama, (nope, I still don’t watch malay dramas, shame on me..but hubby.. yea, he’s a true anak melayu kan..) and there was a scene where this family was putting up those lampu kelip kelip as puasa month began. And when a neighbour commented “orang pasang lampu bila nak Raya,” the mom replied. “tu lah orang kita, nak sambut Raya beriya-iya, sepatutnya nak sambut bulan puasa la start seronok – nak buat ibadat.” Which got me and hubby thinking..maybe we shud go look for our light set in the storeroom and go pasang them soon too..!

So, anyway, in anticipation of Ramadhan, I felt it’s nice to share one of those “reminder” pieces, you know. Hopefully, we will gain more out of this year’s ramadhan..and develop more than just hunger and other temporary deprivation lah kan..Personally, I hope I can learn to be kinder, more so to my kids, and be able to instill in me higher degree of tolerance; to certain situations and certain people that I cross paths with. Of course my other wish is for hubby dearest to kick the habit, once and for all..Wishful thinking?? Well….surely there is no harm in wishing. And hoping…Who knows, one of those nights in this blessed month, the skies open up and God answers my prayers..betul tak? Kan ke berdoa bulan puasa ni mustajab..Besides, if there is one thing I’ve learned, is that we should never underestimate the power of doa..

To Nad – hang in there ok. You’re in our thoughts, more so this month and frankly, when at bonda’s dining table, I feel you right there with us, in spirit - always….!! Love ya sis…

A good Ramadhan Al Mubarak to all…


ok, just to share ;

Penghayatan Ramadhan

Matlamat berpuasa

- Puasa - lapar itu bukan matlamat. Jika ibadah puasa tidak dihayati sepenuhnya, kita keluar dari bulan puasa, kosong.

- Syaitan “di ikat” pada bulan ramdhan tu satu konsep sebenarnya. Kita diberi panduan bagaimana melawan nafsu dan godaan syaitan.

- Terlalu banyak peluang dalam bulan Ramadhan untuk Allah ampunkan dosa kita. Rugi tak memanfaatkan bulan Ramadhan.


Bersahur
- Syaitan influence kita supaya sahur awal. Besar pahala melewatkan sahur sebenarnya

Berbuka
- Kita berpuasa kena hayati kelaparan - bukan sebagai matlamat tapi pembentukan rohani - janganlah banyak makan ketika berbuka. Makruh terlalu kenyang.

Solat di masjid
- Solat jemaah di masjid dilihat dalam keadaan sempurna sebab Tuhan ambil overall, dari segi kyushuk, bila saat ini kita khusyuk, saat lain org lain pula khusyuk, jadi bila solat itu diangkat, ia dianggap sempurna.

Beribadah dalam Ramadhan

- Ssetiap malam Ramadhan Tuhan lepaskan 1000 penghuni neraka. Jadi kita mesti menggamit panggilan Tuhan - bayangkan setiap malam ada sebanyak 1000 free tickets!


- Nabi ajar dlm bulan puasa mintak 3 perkata semasa doa -
i. Agar amalan diterima
ii. Bebaskan dari neraka
iii. Ampunkan dosa

- Jika seorang Muslim itu, berdoa pun tidak dalam bulan ramadhan - teruk sangat lah tu.. tanda kita takabur pada Tuhan

Niat puasa

- Dengan bangun unuk makan sahur sudah cukup untuk ditakrif sebagai niat puasa.

- Walaupun begitu, Ustaz tak berapa cenderung ke arah satu kali niat untuk puasa sebulan. Lebih lagi wanita, sebab ada masa putus puasa.

Solat tarawikh

Tiada bilangan tarawikh yang bidaah, semua ok. Cuma elok bila bacaan panjang, dibuat rakaat sikit, dan bila bacaan pendek, rakaat banyak.


Lailatul qadar
- Amalan minimum untuk ibadah lailatul qadar, kena ada 3 perkara beriku :-

I. Isyak berjemaah
Ii. Tarawikh
Iii. Subuh berjemaah

- Bila buat kesemua yang tiga perkara ini, sudah dikira melakukan amalan lailatul qadar bukan hanya kena qiamulail baru dianggap ibadat lailatul qadar

- Diingatkan janganlah keluar 10 malam terakhir. Orang kita last 10 nites tu lah nak beli baju raya lah, nak jalan tengok lampu lah, kena buat kuih lah dan bermacam alasan lain untuk tidak solat tarawikh

. Kita perlu tangisi kekesalan kita pada Tuhan.

- Bangun malam tak semestinya pukul 12 tengah malam. Memadai bangun awal sebelum sahur


And finally,

Ciri orang yang munafik dlm bulan ramadhan
1. Sahur awal
2. Tidur lepas subuh
3. Tunjuk letih
4. Lambat sembahyang
5. Makan banyak
6. Tidur banyak waktu malam.