Wednesday, August 13, 2008

"Debu Umpama Bedak di Syurga"

Amazing, isn't it?

I was staying late in the office, relaxing, catching up on my lecture notes and preparation. As I was rolling around in my chair, a book I borrowed from Hafiz caught my glance. O yeah, I haven't finished reading that....So I decided to flip the following pages and read for a while before I clean up my desk and head home. Here's what fascinate me...

"Ath-Tabrani meriwayatkan daripada Rabi' bin Zaid, beliau berkata: Ketika Rasulullah SAW berjalan dengan santai dan tenang, tiba-tiba ia melihat seorang pemuda daripada suku Quraisy berjalan menyendiri, baginda SAW bertanya:"bukankah dia itu si Fulan?" Para Sahabat menjawab: "Ya." Nabi SAW berkata: "Panggillah ia." Maka pemuda itu pun datang. Nabi SAW bertanya kepadanya: "Kenapa engkau berjalan menyendiri?" Ia menjawab: "Aku tidak suka kena debu." Nabi SAW bersabda: "Janganlah engkau menjauhinya." Demi yang diriku dalam genggamannya, sesungguhnya ia (debu) adalah BEDAK di syurga (kelak)."
Al Haitami berkata (Jilid 5, hal.287): Hadith ini diriwayatkan oleh Tirmizi, dan Rijal-rijalnya adalah Tthiqah.
One word - WOW. and more wow..It came to my mind when I drove behind a truck or lorry that was sooooooooo black with dust and carbon monoxide. :D
Frankly, I can never picturize Heaven, but ...all the stories and hadiths I have been reading are ... Mind boggling, I'd say. It's too beautiful to even visualizing it. Being a bedak in Heaven is like having the best Dior two-way cake powder! even MORE! Only Allah knows..
I better find my way "there".....shape up ..or ship out ...

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