"Whoever thinks deeply of things, even though he may carefully consider the future, will usually think around the basis of his own welfare. By the result of such evil thinking he will only perform evil acts. It is very difficult for most silly fellows to rise above thinking of their own welfare" "So when you embark upon something, before you start fix your intentions on the four oaths and put selfishness behind you. Then you cannot fail".
The four oaths:- 1. Never be late with respect to the way of the warrior (Bushido- the way of the warrior is death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death) 2. Be useful to the lord 3. Be respectful to your parents 4. Get beyond love and grief (This means being very rational and putting emotional factors behind) Exist for the good of man These are the words of Yamamoto Tsunenori and a few other samurai of the province Nabeshima Han in the seventeenth century. Looking at this, it is no wonder the samurai had such high virtue However, if we study, observe and ponder upon Islam. We would see a somewhat similar qualities promoted. 1) To be beneficial to others and putting selfishness behind Rasullullah bersabda maksudnya: "Orang yang paling disukai Allah adalah orang yang paling banyak manfaatnya (bagi orang lain); dan amalan yang paling baik dilakukan oleh seseorang adalah: memasukkan rasa kebahagiaan ke atas seorang Muslim menyelamatkannya daripada penderitaan, melupuskan hutangnya ataupun mengusir rasa kelaparan daripadanya. Sesungguhnya, aku sangat suka untuk berjalan dengan seorang muslim demi untuk menunaikan hajat (keperluannya) daripada aku berduduk (iktikaf) di dalam masjid sebulan lamanya" -Riwayat Imam Al-Tabarani dari Umar Ibn Al-Khattab r.a.- 2) Having no fear of death (the Hereafter is our focus) " . Apakah kamu puas kehidupan di dunia sebagai ganti kehidupan di akhirat? Padahal kenikmatan hidup di dunia ini di akhirat hanyalah sedikit" (surah At-Taubah ayat 38) 3) Respectful to parents "A man came to the prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "I have come to swear allegiance to you for hijrah, and I have left my parents weeping." The prophet (peace be upon him) said to him, "return to them and make them laugh as you made them weep" -Riwayat Al-Bukhari- 4) Get beyond love and grief (keep rational) "Tiada Suatu bencana pun yang menimpa bumi dan pada dirimu sendiri melainkan telah tertulis dalam kitab sebelum kami menciptakannya. Sesungguhnya yang demikian itu adalah mudah bagi Allah. Supaya kamu jgn berduka cita terhadap apa yang luput daripada kamu, dan supaya kamu jangan terlalu gembira terhadap apa diberikan-Nya kepadamu. Dan Allah tidak menyukai setiap orang yang sombong lagi membanggakan diri" (surah Al-Hadid ayat 22-23) Rujukan: A Book Of Five Rings (Miyamoto Musashi), Al-Halal Wal-Haram Fil Islam dan Fiqh Keutamaan (Yusof Al-Qaradawi) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from Hidayahnet, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hidayahnet/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
