ramadhan #2

salam my dear brothers and sisters.

since yesterday i've been watching solat tarawikh live from masjidil haram. well, it keeps me reminiscing on days when i was there, back then in 2008.

being able to go for hajj at a very young age was quite challenging but awesome at the same time. the feelings of standing in front of the Kaabah were totally indescribable. can you imagine witnessing the Kaabah by your naked eyes. because before this i was only able to see kaabah from the television or the internet. but then when i was there, i was sort of crying due to the happiness and grateful of being there.

when i watch solat tarawikh live from masjidil haram, the cameras focus on so many parts of the mosque, totally making me want to go there again. when the camera focuses on the first level, i was like, "ooh, i used to perform my solah up there". then when the camera focuses on another side of the mosque, "ooh i was there too.." then at the top level, "ooooh. i missed being up there. there was one night i went there alone by myself watching all the pilgrims 'tawaffing' for their hajj. there were so many people that i watched from up there. they're like ants. lot of ants. and i don't know why lot of tears bursted out from my eyes back there. 

just know i watched the solat tarawikh live, i saw lot of funny moments. once there was a guy, while performing his solat, he picked something that was stucked in his teeth, maybe food. the he ate it. and i was like "what the??" .. haha

so guys. i hope u guys can come into realization to go for hajj as soon as possible. because like some people say, "belum sampai seru" is totally not acceptable at all.

macam mana nak sampai seru kalau kita tak usaha. and lot of people always say this, "alah, gi haji tu nanti bila dah tua lah" .. tolong lah. kau hidup atas muka bumi ni, bila-bila masa je  Allah boleh tarik nyawa kau tu tau tak. kalau dah cukup segala macam syarat, duit apa semua, pergi la . tak kisah semuda mana pun. kita tak tahu bila masa kita akan sakit, bila masa kita tetiba mati satu hari nanti kan.

and one more, memang satu trend or budaya masyarakat melayu, biasanya mereka pergi umrah dulu before diorang pergi menunaikan haji. well, memang lah tak salah gi buat umrah dulu. boleh. sapa kata tak boleh. cuma, kita perlu ingat. sebagai umat islam, kita kena tahu, pergi haji itu merupakan salah satu daripada rukun islam selain mengucap dua kalimah syahadah, solat lima waktu, puasa di bulan ramadhan, dan bayar zakat.

ramai rakyat kita dah salah anggap dengan konsep ni. haji itu wajib. so kalau boleh lah, duit yang dikumpul tu, daripada buat umrah dulu, baik kita gunakan buat haji. sebab kita tak tahu, maybe lepas kita buat umrah tu, tetiba je kita takde kudrat nak kumpul duit lagi nak buat haji. zaman sekarang pun, travel agency or tabung haji punya pakej umrah pun boleh tahan mahal. between RM5k n RM10k. so, baik duit tu, kumpul elok-elok gi haji. haji pun sekarang, kalau ikut pakej muassasah tabung haji, around RM 10k- RM 12k. kalau nak gi ikut pakej maybe mahal lah sikit. tapi, ikut kemampuan lah.

wah lupa terus nak speaking english. so guys, hopefully what i've been saying today, korang renung-renungkan. aku bukan lah ustaz ke pendakwah bebas ke apa. cuma nak share kepada korang kerana itu merupakan salah satu kewajipan dan tanggungjawab aku sebagai orang islam.

semoga ramadhan ni membawa seribu satu rahmat bagi korang, dan jangan lupa mencari malam lailatul qadar. inshaAllah. till then, assalamualaikum. selamat bersahur and berpuasa :)