>>Something to share with all fellow Muslims... >> >> >>The Report Card >> > by Firdaus Abdullah, our Muslim student of the school of life had just >> > completed his final year about a week ago and has just received his >>report >> > card for the year 1419H. Here is his score for the five major subjects. >> > >> > Subject Marks >> > 1) Salat 55/100 >> > 2) Fasting 50/100 >> > 3) Zakat 10/100 >> > 4) Silaturrahim (relationships) 90/100 >> > 5) Sadaqah jariah and other amal 55/100 >> > Overall percentage (score) 52/100 >> > >> > Teacher's Report >> > Abdullah is a good person judging from his score on the subject >> > relationship, but is far from being a good Muslim. His Salat is just >> > borderline since he always compromises on the time of Salat and he >>easily >> > switches on/off from conducting his Salat and leaving it totally. >> > >> > While he had completed his fasting the full month of Ramadhan but he >>was >> > unable to curb his desire to the maximum. He still ogled at girls and >>was >> > unable to control his speech and hearing. He totally failed his subject >>- >> > Zakat as he assumed that his sadaqah jariah is sufficient to cover his >> > Zakat and he did not take out the obligatory 2.5% of his total wealth. >> > >> > His relationship is only his saviour as he loves to make people happy >>and >> > is willing to help them as such his family, friends and acquaintances >>know >> > him as a person they can count on (he is reliable!) and he is generous >>to >> > them. >> > >> > Principal's Report >> > Abdullah has a long way to go to be a good Muslim. Being a good person >> > does not necessarily mean that he is a good Muslim but being a good >>Muslim >> > will definitely make him a good person. His priority should be on >>mending >> > his relationship with ALLAH Azwajal before others because ultimately he >> > has to answer to the all mighty-ALLAH Azwajal. Thus his Salat, fasting >>and >> > Zakat should not be compromised. Abdullah has room for improvement but >>it >> > is imperative that he made that move himself least if he do not mind to >> > waste his life and suffer later (life hereafter). His good relationship >> > will not be justifiable or >> > enough to bring him success later. He needs to balance it with an >> > improvement in his ibadah. From his report card:- his score is 52%..(of >> > being a >> > Muslim?). This is a far cry from what is demanded from a Muslim! >> > >> > Dear brothers and sisters, what percentage of Muslim are you? 100%? >>75%? >> > 50%? 25%? or just a Muslim by name? The dawning of this new year:- >>1421H >> > should make us reflect on the ibadah we have done... what have we >>missed? >> > Do we compromise on the little ibadah or on the permissible and >> > non-permissible to make our life better. We have just completed a year >>and >> > our amal book for 1420H has been closed and there is no turning back >>but >> > the new year has just started...do we improve on our ibadah or do we >> > slack, sit back and relax... what will our report card show for the >>year >> > 1421H... a true blue Muslim or only just by name??? Let's do a >> > self-assessment before we are finally assessed by ALLAH Azwajal during >> > Yawmul Qiyamah and THE REPORT CARD handed to us show that we are in the >> > RED!, na'uzubillah. >> > >> > Please re-distribute this article. InsyaAllah dapat jadi peringatan >>buat >> > Muslimin dan Muslimat. >> > >> > Wassalam. >> > >> >
