Beautiful Prayer

I ask Allah to remove suffering.
Allah replied, No.
That's not to I put, but for you to beat him.

I ask Allah to improve my disability.
Allah replied, No.
The soul is perfect, the body is only temporary.

I ask Allah to reward my patience.
Allah replied, No.
Patience is the result of the difficulty; was not awarded, it must be learned.

I ask Allah to give me happiness.
Allah replied, No.
I give thanks. Happiness is up to you.

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Prevent Hostilities

On a day Akhnas bin Syarik came to the Prophet Muhammad. In front of the Prophet, declared Akhnas faith and accept Islam. But, in the middle of the road, after meeting the Prophet's, Akhnas just make chaos, destroying crops, livestock, and assets of Muslims. Then, revealed this verse:''Of the people there are people saying about the life of this world pleases you, and be witnesses to Allah it (the truth) in his heart, but he is yet (the enemy) the hardest.''(Al - Baqarah: 204).

Hostility as did Akhnas a major crime. According to Imam Ghazali, it is the mother of hostilities and the base of all evil. Malice or hostility rather than ordinary crime, but a big crime that causes the curse. The Prophet said,''The most wrath of Allah is a person who is always beating the drums of hostilities.''(Bukhari).

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Beautiful Bowl, Honey and a Hair

Prophet Muhammad, with his friends, Abubakar, Umar, Uthman, and Ali Ali's visit to the house. At home Ali, Fatima Sayidatina honey served to those who laid in a beautiful bowl, and when it was served a bowl of honey shipped with a hair in the bowl. Prophet Muhammad then asked all of his friend to make a comparison of these three objects (a beautiful bowl, honey, and a hair).

Abubakar r.a. said, "faith prettier than bowl this beautiful, believers it sweeter than honey, and defend that faith more susah than pursue single hair".
   
Umar r.a. said, "kingdom prettier than bowl this beautiful, a king it sweeter than honey, and govern justly it lebihsulit from meniti single hair".
   
Utsman r.a. said, "science prettier than bowl This lovely, person claiming science sweeter from honey, and ber'amal with science owned was harder than meniti single hair".

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Cocoon Story

A found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small hole appeared. He sat and watched in a few hours of butterflies when he struggled with forcing himself through the small hole. Then the butterfly stopped making progress. Looks like he has his best and he could not further.
Finally someone decided to help him, he took a pair of scissors and cut the rest of the restraints of the sac. These butterflies come easily. However, he has a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch because he expected that, at some point, the wings that will bloom and widened so as to support her, wrote perhaps will grow in time.
Everything has never happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of his life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. He was never able to fly. Who do not understand the good and the rush of people is that the cocoon and the struggle drip requisite butterfly to get through the small hole is the path of Allah to force the fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that he'll be ready to fly so he gain freedom from the cocoon.

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When Allah Says No

Oh Allah take away my vanity. Allah said, "No. Not that I take, but you have to give it."
Oh Allah my complete lack of defects. Allah said, "No. His soul had been perfect, his body is only temporary."
Oh Allah give me patience. Allah said, "No. Patience is obtained from the resilience in the face of temptation; not given, you have to earn their own."
Oh Allah give me happiness. Allah said, "No. I'll give you blessings, happiness depends on you myself to appreciate that blessing."
Oh Allah keep me from trouble. Allah said, "No. Suffering hook you away from your mundane and closer to Me."
Oh Allah give me all the things that make life enjoyable Allah said, "No. I give you life so you enjoy all things."
Oh Allah help me LOVE others, for thy love to me Allah said ..."Finally you understand!

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