Amalan Seorang Sahabat Ahli Syurga

Alhamdulillah, Allah SWT memberikan peluang untuk terus hidup di dunia ini. Syukur pagi tadi dapat solat berjemaah dengan seisi keluarga dan dapat berkongsi hadith dengan semua tentang lebihnya umat Muhammad SAW iaitu dengan kalimah Lailahaillallah (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّاالله) . Sungguh beruntung kita sebagai umat Nabi Muhammad SAW kerana kalimah Lailahaillallah (لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّاالله) boleh membantu kita kelak. InsyaAllah.

Selepas hantar anak-anak kesekolah, dengar radio IKIM FM dan ada perkongsian dari seorang Ustaz. Dia menceritakan sebuah kisah di mana Rasulullah SAW sedang mengajar sekumpulan sahabat dan kemudian Baginda Nabi SAW memaklumkan sedikit lagi akan datang seorang sahabat yang akan duduk bersama kita. Rasulullah seterusnya memberitahu semua di situ bahawa sahabat ini adalah seorang ahli syurga. Para sahabat semua teruja dan tidak sabar untuk melihat siapkah sahabat yang akan muncul.

Apabila sahabat ini muncul, semuanya melihat dia dan tersenyum dan meraikan kedatangannya. Setelah selesai perjumpaan dengan Rasulullah SAW, seorang sahabat pergi mendampingi sahabat yang dikatakan ahli syurga ini. Sahabat ini bertanya bolehkah dia menjadi tetamu kepadanya. Sahabat ahli syurga ini membenarkannya maka sahabat yang seorang lagi ini menjadi tetamu selama 3 hari. Maka dilayanlah sahabat ahli syurga ini selama 3 hari dari segi pemakanannya, tempat tidurnya dan sebagainya. Setelah hari ketiga sahabat ini meminta izin untuk pulang.

Setelah pulang, sahabat ini tertanya-tanya apakah yang membezakan sahabat yang dikatakan ahli syurga ini dengan dirinya kerana semua amalannya adalah sama. Ibadatnya, solatnya, makannya, cara hidupnya semua sama kecuali apa yang dilakukan oleh sahabat syurga ini di dalam bilik tidurnya bersama isterinya. Lalu sahabat ini terus ke rumah Rasulullah SAW. Beliau bertanya kepada Rasulullah SAW apakah perbezaannya. Rasulullah SAW memberitahu yang Baginda SAW tidak tahu jawapannya cuma Baginda SAW tahu yang sahabat tadi adalah ahli syurga. Rasulullah SAW menyuruh sahabat ini bertanya sendiri kepada sahabat ahli syurga.

Lalu sahabat ini pergi berjumpa semula dengan sahabat ahli syurga ini dan memaklumkan bahawa Rasulullah SAW ada memberitahu yang beliau adalah seorang ahli syurga. Sahabat ahli syurga ini terkejut kerana beliau senditi tidak tahu. Lalu ditanya apakah yang dia lakukan berbeza? Semuanya sama kecuali apa yang dilakukan di dalam bilik tidur.

Sahabat ahli syurga ini, menceritakan apa yang dilakukannya apabila masuk tidur. Sebaik sahaja aku baringkan diri aku di atas katil untuk tidur aku memohon kepada Allah SWT 3 perkara;

1. Aku memohon keampunan untuk orang yang paling rapat denganku selepas Allah SWT & Rasulullah SAW iaitu kedua ibubapaku. Aku memberitahu Allah SWT kedua ibubapaku adalah orang yang baik dan telah menjaga aku dengan baik oleh itu ampunilah segala dosa mereka.

2. Kemudian aku memohon kepada Allah SWT orang yang paling rapat kepada ku selepas ibubapaku iaitu isteriku. Aku memohon agar Allah SWT ampunkan dosanya walaupun kadang-kadang aku marah dan geram kepadanya tetapi aku maafkan dan aku doakan agar Allah ampunkan dosanya. Dia isteri yang baik dan semoga menjadi isteri yang soleh.

3. Ketiga aku doakan dan aku mohon keampunan untuk anak-anak ku. Memang ada hari aku berasa marah dan hilang sabar dengan anak-anak ku tetapi aku mohon ampun untuk mereka kepada Allah SWT. Mereka anak-anak yang baik dan jadikan meraka anak-anak yang soleh.

Wah! Sungguh hebat. satu amalan yang kita boleh lakukan bersama setiap malam sebelum tidur. InsyaAllah.

9 Daily Habits That Will Make You Happier by Geoffrey James

Read this great article over on yahoo. I just thought that I should share it and put it up on my blog :)

Here it is... enjoy!

9 Daily Habits That Will Make You Happier

Happiness is the only true measure of personal success. Making other people happy is the highest expression of success, but it's almost impossible to make others happy if you're not happy yourself.

With that in mind, here are nine small changes that you can make to your daily routine that, if you're like most people, will immediately increase the amount of happiness in your life:

1. Start each day with expectation.

If there's any big truth about life, it's that it usually lives up to (or down to) your expectations. Therefore, when you rise from bed, make your first thought: "something wonderful is going to happen today." Guess what? You're probably right.

2. Take time to plan and prioritize.

The most common source of stress is the perception that you've got too much work to do.  Rather than obsess about it, pick one thing that, if you get it done today, will move you closer to your highest goal and purpose in life. Then do that first.

3. Give a gift to everyone you meet.

I'm not talking about a formal, wrapped-up present. Your gift can be your smile, a word of thanks or encouragement, a gesture of politeness, even a friendly nod. And never pass beggars without leaving them something. Peace of mind is worth the spare change.

4. Deflect partisan conversations.

Arguments about politics and religion never have a "right" answer but they definitely get people all riled up over things they can't control. When such topics surface, bow out by saying something like: "Thinking about that stuff makes my head hurt."

5. Assume people have good intentions.

Since you can't read minds, you don't really know the "why" behind the "what" that people do. Imputing evil motives to other people's weird behaviors adds extra misery to life, while assuming good intentions leaves you open to reconciliation.

6. Eat high quality food slowly.

Sometimes we can't avoid scarfing something quick to keep us up and running. Even so, at least once a day try to eat something really delicious, like a small chunk of fine cheese or an imported chocolate. Focus on it; taste it; savor it.

7. Let go of your results.

The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are outside your control. Once you've taken action, there's usually nothing more you can do. Focus on the job at hand rather than some weird fantasy of what might happen.

8. Turn off "background" TV.

Many households leave their TVs on as "background noise" while they're doing other things. The entire point of broadcast TV is to make you dissatisfied with your life so that you'll buy more stuff. Why subliminally program yourself to be a mindless consumer?

9. End each day with gratitude.

Just before you go to bed, write down at least one wonderful thing that happened. It might be something as small as a making a child laugh or something as huge as a million dollar deal. Whatever it is, be grateful for that day because it will never come again.

18 Traits That Employers Want?

Today, the world is becoming very competitive. In a recent article that appeared in the STAR on Sunday, 11^th November with a headline of Need For A Truer Test – Instead of hiring graduates based on their degrees – which puts pressure on a few to fake one – companies should devise better ways to gauge if they can do the job.

When we read the article we could not agree more. Today there are just so many graduates around! We always tell this in our talks. Throw a stone into the crowd and if it hits somebody, ask that person whether or not they have a degree. Chances are they will answer yes! That is how tough the competition is today.

But from what we gather from people in the industry and employers the main challenge is not finding a candidate with the academic qualification, the bigger question is whether or not that person can actually do the job. The following is a list of 18 traits that employers are looking for in a candidate. Go through them and see how you rate yourself.

The best way to do this is ask yourself, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the worst and 10 the best, how do you rate for each of the 18 traits. J

   

1. Ability to Communicate

·        To have the ability to organize your thoughts and ideas effectively.

·        To express them clearly when speaking or writing.

·        To present your ideas in a persuasive way.

·        Even the Batman can have problems communicating. J Check out this funny video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xef7lHlkUI

2. Intelligence

·        To have the ability to understand assignments.

·        To be able to learn details of operations.

·        To be able to contribute ideas to your work.

3. Self-Confidence

·        To demonstrate a sense of maturity that enables you to deal positively and effectively with situations and people.

4. Willing to accept responsibility

·        To have someone who recognizes what needs to be done and is willing to do it.

5. Initiative

·        To have the ability to identify the purpose for work and to take action.

6. Leadership

·        To guide and direct others obtain the recognized objectives.

7.  Energy Level

·        To demonstrate forcefulness and the capacity to make things move ahead.

·        To maintain your work effort at an above-average rate.

8. Imagination

·        Confront and deal with problems that may not have standard solutions.

9. Flexibility

·        Be capable of change and being receptive to new situations and ideas.

10. Interpersonal Skills

·        Be able to bring out the best efforts of individuals so they become effective, enthusiastic members of a team

11. Self-knowledge

·        Realistically assess your own capabilities.

·        See yourself as others see you.

·        Clearly recognize your strengths and weaknesses.

12. Ability to handle conflict

·        Successfully contend with stress situations and antagonism.

13. Competitiveness

·        To have the capacity to compete with others.

·        Be willing to be measured by your performance in relation to that of others.

14. Goal Achievement

·        To have the ability to identify and work toward    specific goals.

·        Will such goals challenge your abilities?

15. Vocational Skills

·        Do you possess the positive combination of education and skills required for the position you are seeking.

16. Direction

·        Have you defined your basic personal needs?

·        What type of position will satisfy your knowledge,     skills and goals?

17. Common Sense

·        Ability to see the big picture.

·        Ability to see what is missing.

·        Finish what you start.

·        Willingness to help.

·        Being nice to everybody inside & outside the organization.

18. Team B.U.L.A.T.

·        Are you a team player or a destroyer?

·        If you are a team player, you need to be B.U.L.A.T.

§  B ~ Boleh Buat

§  U ~ Boleh Ubah

§  L  ~ Boleh Lari

§  A ~ Boleh Ajar, Diajar dan Mengajar

§  T ~ Boleh Tahan

How do you rate yourself? In short what you need to do is add value to yourself. The more value you add to yourself the more valuable you become. Eventually you want to become an asset and not a liability.