Jumu'ah #1

Jumu'ah Mubarak :) 

i find it so hard nak khusyuk dalam solat these days. ada jak benda dipikir dalam utak. mungkin salah satu sebab is i've been repeating the same thing sampe benda ya dah jadi kebiasaan sampe bacaan solat ya seolah2 kelua otomatik dari mulut walaupun utak tgh melayang. malam tadik masa my Isha' prayer i was feeling so upset;

'why? why can't i focus in my solat? only +/- 5 minutes for Him, 5 times a day, and i can have the rest of the hours doing/thinking what ever i want. why is it so hard?? shame on me.'

Subhanallah, He gave me an answer as i accidentally came across the tafsir of surah Al-Baqarah: 44-46 while reading the Quran last night. and so i feel like sharing it with everyone who read this :)

2:44 Mengapa kamu menyuruh orang lain (mengerjakan) kebajikan, sedangkan kamu melupakan dirimu sendiri, padahal kamu membaca Kitab (Taurat)? Tidak kah kamu mengerti?

2:45 Dan mohonlah pertologan (kepada Allah) dengan sabar dan shalat. Dan (shalat) itu sungguh berat, kecuali bagi orang-orang yang khusyuk,

2:46 (yaitu) mereka yang yakin, bahawa mereka akan menemui Tuhan-nya, dan bahawa mereka akan kembali kepadaNya.

i think the tafsir above are self-explanatory, so i don't have to elaborate any further. i think this is how they came out with the saying;

"Bekerjalah seolah kamu akan hidup selamanya, beramal lah seolah kamu akan mati pada esoknya."

yeah i think most of us are familiar with this quote, and everyone actually knows the tips on how to be khusyuk in solat (google it if you don't). but, a constant reminder is always good to refresh ourselves. try to make ourself a better Muslim and don't forget brothers and sisters, those in our circle. so, spread the goodness to everyone. may every little effort counts :) Ameen.