An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the Quran just like you but I don’t understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Qur’an do?”

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water. The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The old man said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just aganot trying hard enough,” and he went out the door to watch the boy try in.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, “See Grandpa, it’s useless!”

“So you think it is useless?” The old man said, “Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out. Son, that’s what happens when you read the Qur’an. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.”

reference : Alhabib's Blog

Look around yourselves
Can’t you see this wonder
Spreaded infront of you
The clouds floating by
The skies are clear and blue
Planets in the orbits
The moon and the sun
Such perfect harmony

Let’s start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Look inside yourselves
Such a perfect order
Hiding in yourselves
Running in your veins
What about anger love and pain
And all the things you’re feeling
Can you touch them with your hand?
So are they really there?

Lets start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us?
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..?
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

When a baby’s born
So helpless and weak
And you’re watching him growing..
So why deny
Whats in front of your eyes
The biggest miracle of life..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look quiet we’ll see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Open your eyes and hearts and minds
If you just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Allah..
You created everything
We belong to You
Ya Robb we raise our hands
Forever we thank You..
Alhamdulillah..

Artist: Maher Zain
Album: Thank You Allah
Copyright: Awakening Records 2009

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• Halaqah pertama membahaskan pokok 'aqidah
• Halaqah kedua membahaskan hadith serta metadologinya
• Halaqah ketiga membahaskan masalah fiqah dari al-Qur'an dan as-Sunnah termasuklah soal fatwa
  

Abu Hanifah sejak kecil sering berdampingan dengan ayahnya yang berdagang kain sutera, yang kelak beliau juga melanjutkan kerjaya ayahnya itu. Namun beliau lain dari pedagang yang lain di mana kebiasaannya beliau akan berkunjung ke Masjid Kufah dan berhobikan membaca dan menghafaz al-Qur'an dan ribuan hadith.

Beliau meraih banyak keuntungan dengan ciri-ciri istimewanya yang berwawasan luas serta terpancar di wajahnya tanda-tanda kecerdasan yang luar biasa, terutama ketika beliau berdialog atau berdebat dengan lawannya, dan dapat dipastikan bahawa mereka akan terkagum menyaksikannya.

Setelah Abu Hanifah menjelajahi pelbagai macam bidang keilmuan secara mendalam, akhirnya beliau memilih bidang fiqah sebagai konsentrasi kajian. Beliau mula mendalami pelbagai permasalahan fiqah dengan berguru di Kufah. Kata beliau

"Aku berada di dalam pusat ilmu fiqah, maka aku pergauli pakarnya, dan aku selalu menemani seorang faqih di antara mereka."

SHEIKH KEPADA ABU HANIFAH

Abu Hanifah banyak menyertai, menyoal dan berdebat dengan gurunya, SHEIKH HAMMAD BIN ABI SULAIMAN sehingga kadang-kadang menyebabkan gurunya kesal kepadanya, namun disebabkan kecintaan Hammad terhadap muridnya, Hammad selalu mengikuti perkembangan Abu Hanifah yang sering menghidupkan malamnya dengan tilawah al-Qur'an dan solat. Oleh yang demikian, Hammad menamakannya AL-WATAD.

Pernah suatu ketika Abu Hanifah menggantikan gurunya untuk memberi fatwa kerana gurunya terpaksa pulang ke Basrah. Abu Hanifah dihujani dengan pertanyaan dan permasalahan yang belum pernah didengarinya. Sebahagian dijawabnya dan sebahagian yang lain ditangguhnya. Sekembalinya guru tadi ke Kufah, Abu Hanifah mengajukan lebih kurang 60 persoalan yang ditanyakan oleh orang ramai itu tadi kepada gurunya. Didapati 40 jawapan gurunya sama dengannya dan lainnya berbeza pendapat dengannya. Abu Hanifah merasakan beliau belum berkeyakinan lalu memutuskan untuk meneruskan pengajiannya lagi.

Bukan sahaja Hammad menjadi gurunya, malah ramai lagi sheikh yang dipergurukan oleh Abu Hanifah. Antaranya ialah Imam Malik bin Anas, Zaid bin Ali bin Zainal Abidin dan Ja'far As-Shadiq.

KONSEP FIQAH ABU HANIFAH

Beliau merupakan ulama pertama menulis ilmu fiqah. Disebabkan oleh kebimbangan beliau terhadap falsafah Yunani dan Persia akan menguasai lalu mengakibatkan ilmu fiqah dilupakan, maka beliau mula menyusun ilmu fiqah dalam bab-bab tertentu dengan lebih sistematik di mana metodologi ini akhirnya diikuti oleh kebanyakan para ulama' dalam penulisan mereka. Penulisan Abu Hanifah dimulakan dengan bab TAHARAH, diikuti dengan pembahasan dalam SOLAT, ZAKAT, PUASA, HAJI, MUAMALAT, HUDUD dan ditutupi dengan permasalahan WARISAN.

Biasanya ketika menyampaikan pelajaran, para murid menulisnya, lalu mereka menunjukkan hasil tulisan mereka kepadanya. Jika beliau menyetujuinya, maka mereka segera mencatat dan menasabkan tulisan tersebut kepada beliau. Dengan cara inilah mazhab Abu Hanifah ditulis.

Ibnu Yunus, salah seorang anak murid kesayangannya pernah berkata,

"Sebaik-baik orang adalah Abu Hanifah; Beliau banyak menghafal hadith, di setiap hadith yang dihafal selalu disertai dengan pemahaman. Beliau sangat ketat dalam meneliti hadith."

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Reference: Biografi 10 Imam Besar (Syaikh M. Hasan Al-Jamal)



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