"this time you were angry for your dinars..."

as i've said earlier, i'm not qualified to give advise especially when it is related to islam. however, as i've started discussing about sincerity in my previous entry, it is inappropriate if i just ended it there. i've shared my own experience; the short drama at the mamak restaurant. now i'm going to share another story regarding the issue. i copied this from a trusted website and i think many of us have heard of this story before.

SHAITAN AND THE PIOUS WORSHIPPER

In the tribe of Bani Israel, there once lived a pious worshipper. One day, the people informed him that at a certain location, there existed a tree that was being worshipped by a tribe. When he heard this, the man flew into a rage, picked up his axe and set out to cut down the tree.

Shaitan, appearing before him in the form of an old man, asked, "Where are you headed for?" Pious worshipper replied, "I intend to cut down the tree, which is being worshipped so that the people worship Allah (SWT) instead."

"Hold yourself till you hear what I have to say," said Shaitan to him.

The pious worshipper urged him to carry on. Shaitan continued, "Allah (SWT) has His own Prophets and if it had been essential to cut down the tree, He would have sent them to perform the task."

However, the pious worshipper did not agree with Shaitan and continued on his way.

"There is no way I shall let you do it," said Shaitan angrily, and he began to wrestle with the pious worshipper. In the ensuing contest, the pious worshipper hurled Shaitan onto the ground.

"Wait! I have something else to say to you", pleaded Shaitan.

"Listen! You are a poor man. If you could possess some wealth by means of which you could give alms to the other worshippers it would be much better than cutting the tree. If you refrain from cutting the tree, I shall place two dinars beneath your pillow everyday."

The pious worshipper said thoughtfully, "If you speak the truth, I shall give one dinar in charity while the other dinar I shall put to my use. This is better than cutting down the tree; in any case, I have neither been ordered to perform this task nor am I a Prophet to burden myself with unnecessary grief and anxiety."

Thus, pious worshipper acceded to the request of Shaitan who left him alone. For two days, he received the two dinars and utilized them, but on the third day, there was no sign of the dinars. Upset and distressed, he picked up his axe and set out to cut down the tree.

On the way, pious worshipper encountered Shaitan, who asked him: "Where are you headed for?"

"I am going to cut that tree." Replied pious worshipper

"There is no way you are going to do it," said Shaitan

Once again they began to contest, but this time Shaitan overcame him and hurling him to the ground, ordered, "Turn back or I shall sever your head from your body."

The pious worshipper said, "Leave me alone and I shall return, but tell me, how was it that I had managed to overcome you on the previous occasion?"

Shaitan answered, "On that occasion, you had set out only for Allah (SWT) and you were sincere in your intention as a result of which, Allah (SWT) subjugated me for you, but this time you were angry for your own self and for your dinars and so I could overpower you."

He (the Shaitan) said, 'By Your Glory, I shall seduce all of them (children of Adam) except Your sincere servants among them'. Noble Qur'an (38:82-3)

"O God, help us..we are nothing without Your help.."

it would be nicer if...

recently i read in a blog about sincerity. sincerity is something very subjective to be discussed. from my own opinion, sincerity is a feeling when we do something without expecting anything. and that 'something' normally refers to good deeds.

just now i had my supper at mamak. while eating and chatting with my friends, suddenly came two little boys begging for some money. one of them is blind so the other boy held his friend's arm walking around the restaurant. "derma orang buta, bang.." pleaded the boys when they arrived at our table. we know they're not malaysian; maybe burmese. one of my friends opened his wallet and gave them rm2. then they moved to the table next to us.

"aku bukan taknak bagi,tapi aku tau sangat taktik budak2 tu..aritu aku nampak budak2 tu main CS kat CC tepi tu!!"

"ko biar btol bro! kan budak tu buta nak jalan pon kena pimpin"

"btol aku nampak..dah dua kali aku nampak!"

"ish,rugi rm2 aku bagi tadi..beli roti telur pun lepas tu!"

erm..my eyes started to follow the boys walking around the restaurant still begging for money. many people seemed shocked and felt pity especially when they looked at the blind boy. sometimes the boys were whispering to each other and laughed while waiting for the good customers to take their money from the wallet.

"jangan2 depa ni kena paksa mengemis kut..."

"ha'ah la..aku tengok budak tu dah macam cita Slumdog Millionaire la.."

hahaha..yes! i believed if you look at them, you'll feel the same unless you haven't watch that oscar winning film for last year.

after that short drama at the mamak, i started to think...at first, my friend was doing a good deed. a moment later, he regretted the good deed after feeling betrayed.

i'm not a very good person to judge others' action. but i just felt..if he could changed his words to "takpa lah..tu rezeki depa.." would be nicer...

getting started..

Assalamualaikum wbt.

this is my very first entry. actually i'm not good at writing. although i do like thinking, but normally it ends in my mind. only when i met some friends who are open minded and i could share my thoughts, i'll be very active describing what's inside my head. but i have to admit there are not many open minded people around me. sometimes they tried to act like they're open minded, but when you touch issues like politics, religions, sports etc., they'll show their true identity. so for me it's better to shut up than creating problems with those people. i have my own brain so it's up to me how i'd like to think. i don't wanna lose friends just because we have different ideology.

i'm still thinking about how am i going to navigate this blog. one of my hobby is blog hopping or blog walking. there are so many kinds of blog available nowadays. but i do like to read islamic blogs with good advices. however, i can't be like them because i'm not as good as them. i'm just a simple muslim and still got a lot to learn. let the expert do the good job and insyaAllah i'll try to spread their words in my blog.

i think that's all for now. i hope this won't be the last. God, give me strength, give me idea to write; hopefully with my writings, i'll be able to help other people and myself becoming better muslims. i'm also not a good english speaker and writer. but i hope i can use this blog as a platform for me to improve. insyaAllah i'll try my best to use simple english which i know and make sure other people understand what i'm babbling about. comments and corrections regarding my contents, grammars, nouns etc. are fully allowed.

wasalam