Pada suatu hari Uqa'il bin Abi Thalib telah pergi bersama-sama dengan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w.. Pada waktu itu Uqa'il telah melihat berita ajaib yang menjadikan tetapi hatinya tetap bertambah kuat di dalam Islam dengan sebab tiga perkara tersebut. Peristiwa pertama adalah, bahawa Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. akan mendatangi hajat yakni mebuang air besar dan di hadapannya terdapat beberapa batang pohon. Maka Baginda s.a.w. berkata kepada Uqa'il, "Hai Uqa'il teruslah engkau berjalan sampai ke pohon itu, dan katalah kepadanya, bahawa sesungguhnya Rasulullah berkata; "Agar kamu semua datang kepadanya untuk menjadi aling-aling atau penutup baginya, kerana sesungguhnya Baginda akan mengambil air wuduk dan buang air besar." 

Uqa'il pun keluar dan pergi mendapatkan pohon-pohon itu dan sebelum dia menyelesaikan tugas itu ternyata pohon-pohon sudah tumbang dari akarnya serta sudah mengelilingi di sekitar Baginda s.a.w. selesai dari hajatnya. Maka Uqa'il kembali ke tempat pohon-pohon itu. 

Peristiwa kedua adalah, bahawa Uqa'il berasa haus dan setelah mencari air ke mana pun jua namun tidak ditemui. Maka Baginda s.a.w. berkata kepada Uqa'il bin Abi Thalib, "Hai Uqa'il, dakilah gunung itu, dan sampaikanlah salamku kepadanya serta katakan, "Jika padamu ada air, berilah aku minum!" 

Uqa'il lalu pergilah mendaki gunung itu dan berkata kepadanya sebagaimana yang telah disabdakan Baginda s.a.w. itu. Maka sebelum ia selesai berkata, gunung itu berkata dengan fasihnya, "Katakanlah kepada Rasulullah, bahawa aku sejak Allah s.w.t.  menurunkan ayat yang bermaksud : ("Hai orang-orang yang beriman, jagalah dirimu beserta keluargamu dari (seksa) api neraka yang umpannya dari manusia dan batu)." "Aku menangis dari sebab takut kalau aku menjadi batu itu maka tidak ada lagi air padaku." 

Peristiwa yang ketiga ialah, bahawa ketika Uqa'il sedang berjalan dengan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w., tiba-tiba ada seekor unta yang meloncat dan lari ke hadapan Rasulullah s.a.w., maka unta itu lalu berkata, "Ya Rasulullah, aku minta perlindungan darimu." Unta masih belum selesai mengadukan halnya, tiba-tiba datanglah dari belakang seorang Arab kampung dengan membawa pedang terhunus. Melihat orang Arab kampung dengan membawa pedang terhunus, Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. berkata, "Hendak apakah kamu terhadap unta itu ?" 

Jawab orang kampungan itu, "Wahai Rasulullah, aku telah membelinya dengan harta yang mahal, tetapi dia tidak mahu taat atau tidak mau jinak, maka akan kupotong saja dan akan kumanfaatkan dagingnya (kuberikan kepada orang-orang yang memerlukan)." Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. bertanya, "Mengapa engkau menderhakai dia?" Jawab unta itu, "Wahai Rasulullah, sungguh aku tidak menderhakainya dari satu pekerjaan, akan tetapi aku menderhakainya dari sebab perbuatannya yang buruk. Kerana kabilah yang dia termasuk di dalam golongannya, sama tidur meninggalkan solat Isya'. Kalau sekiranya dia mahu berjanji kepada engkau akan mengerjakan solat Isay' itu, maka aku berjanji tidak akan menderhakainya lagi. Sebab aku takut kalau Allah s.w.t.  menurunkan seksa-Nya kepada mereka sedang aku berada di antara mereka." 

Akhirnya Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. mengambil perjanjian orang Arab kampung itu, bahawa dia tidak akan meninggalkan solat Isya'. Dan Baginda Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. menyerahan unta itu kepadanya. Dan dia pun kembali kepada keluarganya.

Dikisahkan dalam sebuah kitab karangan Imam Al-Ghazali bahawa pada suatu hari Nabi Isa a.s berjalan di hadapan seorang pemuda yang sedang menyiram air di kebun. Bila pemuda yang sedang menyiram air itu melihat kepada Nabi Isa a.s berada di hadapannya maka dia pun berkata, "Wahai Nabi Isa a.s, kamu mintalah dari Tuhanmu agar Dia memberi kepadaku seberat semut Jarrah cintaku kepada-Nya."
Berkata Nabi Isa a.s, "Wahai saudaraku, kamu tidak akan terdaya untuk seberat Jarrah itu."

Berkata pemuda itu lagi, "Wahai Isa a.s, kalau aku tidak terdaya untuk satu Jarrah, maka kamu mintalah untukku setengah berat Jarrah."
Oleh kerana keinginan pemuda itu untuk mendapatkan kecintaannya kepada Allah, maka Nabi Isa a.s pun berdoa, "Ya Tuhanku, berikanlah dia setengah berat Jarrah cintanya kepada-Mu." Setelah Nabi Isa a.s berdoa maka beliau pun berlalu dari situ.
Selang beberapa lama Nabi Isa a.s datang lagi ke tempat pemuda yang memintanya berdoa, tetapi Nabi Isa a.s tidak dapat berjumpa dengan pemuda itu. Maka Nabi Isa a.s pun bertanya kepada orang yang lalu-lalang di tempat tersebut, dan berkata kepada salah seorang yang berada di situ bahawa pemuda itu telah gila dan kini berada di atas gunung.

Setelah Nabi Isa a.s mendengat penjelasan orang-orang itu maka beliau pun berdoa kepada Allah S.W.T, "Wahai Tuhanku, tunjukkanlah kepadaku tentang pemuda itu." Selesai sahaja Nabi Isa a.s berdoa maka beliau pun dapat melihat pemuda itu yang berada di antara gunung-ganang dan sedang duduk di atas sebuah batu besar, matanya memandang ke langit.
Nabi Isa a.s pun menghampiri pemuda itu dengan memberi salam, tetapi pemuda itu tidak menjawab salam Nabi Isa a.s, lalu Nabi Isa berkata, "Aku ini Isa a.s."Kemudian Allah S.W.T menurunkan wahyu yang berbunyi, "Wahai Isa, bagaimana dia dapat mendengar perbicaraan manusia, sebab dalam hatinya itu terdapat kadar setengah berat Jarrah cintanya kepada-Ku. Demi Keagungan dan Keluhuran-Ku, kalau engkau memotongnya dengan gergaji sekalipun tentu dia tidak mengetahuinya."

Barangsiapa yang mengakui tiga perkara tetapi tidak menyucikan diri dari tiga perkara yang lain maka dia adalah orang yang tertipu.
1. Orang yang mengaku kemanisan berzikir kepada Allah, tetapi dia mencintai dunia. 2. Orang yang mengaku cinta ikhlas di dalam beramal, tetapi dia inginmendapat sanjungan dari manusia. 3. Orang yang mengaku cinta kepada Tuhan yang menciptakannya, tetapi tidak berani merendahkan dirinya.
Rasulullah S.A.W telah bersabda, "Akan datang waktunya umatku akan mencintai lima lupa kepada yang lima :

1. Mereka cinta kepada dunia. Tetapi mereka lupa kepada akhirat.

2. Mereka cinta kepada harta benda. Tetapi mereka lupa kepada hisab.

3. Mereka cinta kepada makhluk. Tetapi mereka lupa kepada al-Khaliq.

4. Mereka cinta kepada dosa. Tetapi mereka lupa untuk bertaubat.

5. Mereka cinta kepada gedung-gedung mewah. Tetapi mereka lupa kepada kubur."

SHOLAWAT WAHIDIYAH

USEFUL for the PURIFICATION of the HEART and MA’RIFAT BILLAH wa ROSUULIHI S.A.W.

Sholawat Wahidiyah can be recited by anyone, male or female, young or old, irrespective of any sects or tribes or of any nationality, without any exception.

FAFIRUU ILALLOOH!!! (RUN TOWARDS ALLOH)

METHOD OF RECITATION

1. The heart must be filled with pure intention to sincerely worship ALLAH, without contamination of any other intentions but to glorify and love ALLOH and his Messenger, Muhammad S.A.W. [Sholallahu Alaihi Wasalam = God (ALLAH) Bless and Peace to Him]. Imagine and feel truly in front of His very presence (ISTIHDLOR = hence feel inside the heart we prostrate ourselves before Him) with our best conduct and purest glorification and sincerest love.

2. To be recited for 40 consecutive days, each sentence / paragraph in the stated number of times, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening or at night.

It can also be recited for 7 continuous days without interruption but 10 times the stated numbers.

After achieving one of these two recitation methods, for the subsequent days recitation can be made by decreasing or increasing the number or if desired, even refraining from reading some sentences or paragraphs of the Sholawat.  However it is very much encouraged to increase the number.  It is also advisable to recite with more repetitions of any chosen sentences or paragraphs according to one’s heart at any particular moment.

Sholawat Wahidyah can be recited individually, however it is strongly recommended to recite in congregation, together with the members of the family or of the local community.

Women going through menstruation are advised just to recite the Sholawat, refraining from recitation of those Al-Quran verses of Al-Fatihah. However the recitation of Fafiruu … etc. and Waqul … etc. can still be done because these are meant as a supplication to God.

3. For those who are still unable to recite the full text, one is allowed to recite sentences / paragraphs that are already known. For instance the opening verse of the Qur’an (Al-Fatihah) or simply recite exclamation phrases, just “YAA SAYYIDII YA RASUULALLOOH” repeated (as this will also be sufficient) for about the same time as the recitation of the Sholawat in full, i.e. about 30 minutes. If this is still felt as to be not possible, just stay put for about 30 minutes and during that time concentrate the heart, putting the mind as much as possible at rest, and focusing all attention to nothing but merely ALLOH (the only One Being in existence). Glorify love in its sincere sense and feel that we are now right in presence of the Great Prophet Muhammad (Shollalloohu ‘alaihi wasallam).

BASIC SHOLAWAT WAHIDIYAH LECTURE

Besides the aforementioned recitation, the Sholawat Wahidiyah member is taught to train his/her lecture with LILLAH – BILLAH as well LIRROSUL –BIRROSUL and endeavor to commit himself in YUKTII KULLADZII HAQQIN HAQQOH following the principle of TAQDIIMUL ALLAM FAL AHAM TSUMMAL ANFA’FALANFA’

LILLAH: every deed or action, whether compulsory by the community like circumcision or directly connected to community or to ALLOH the TRUE GOD, must be based upon the intention of dedicating oneself in praising upon and only the One True God and no more! LILLAHI TA’ALLAALA (it really applies to God’s service) and LAA ILAAHA ALLALLOH (no God but ALLOH)!!!

BILLAH: be fully conscious anywhere and anytime and feel within the heart that absolutely everything, including whatever one is doing outwardly and inwardly, is nothing but creation and action by ALLOH. One should never feel or even claim to have the strength and power LAA HAULA WALA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAH (no power but the power given by ALLOH)!!! This is because in fact only ALLOH’s Strength and Power are reality.

LIRROSUL: besides the pure intention to worship ALLOH as stated above, in all deeds and whatever action from us, as long as it is not an act disliked by ALLOH, for he cannot be duped, the intention in the heart must also be made to follow the guidance from the Prophet Muhammad Shollalloohu ‘alaihi wasallam “YAA AYYUHALLADZIINA AAMANUU ATHII’ULLOHA WA ATHII’URROSUULA WA LAA TUBTILUU ‘MAALAKUM” [believers (BILLAH) obey ALLOH (LILLAH) and be obedient to the Messenger (LIRROSUL) and render not your actions vain]. QV 47:33

BIRROSUL: besides BILLAH as mentioned above, we should realize that every deed that is tolerated by ALLOH becomes manifest only by grace of the Holy Prophet Mohammad Shollalloohu ‘alaaihi wasallam “WAMAA ARSALNAAKA ILLA ROHMATAN LIL’ALAMIEN” [I never send you, Mohammad, rather than as mercy to the whole universe]. QV 21:107

LILLAH – BILLAH and LIRROSUL – BIRROSUL are the realization of dzauqiyah of two confessions:

ASYHADU AN LAA ILAAHA ILLALLOOH WA ASYHADU ANNA MUHAMMADAR ROSUULULLOH Shollalloohu ‘alaihi wasallam

YUKTI KULLAA DZII HAQQIN HAQQOH:

To cover and fulfill in all its aspects, one’s responsibility. To carry out the responsibility without a claim to what he is due (one’s right). Be it responsibility towards ALLOH and HIS Messenger or any responsibility in relation to the public society and to the whole creation in general.

TAQDIIMUL AHAM FAL AHAM TSUMMAL-ANFA’U FAL ANFA’:

In carrying out responsibility, priority must be given to what is considered to be more important (AHAMMU). In the event that there are two or more things of similar importance, choice must be given to that having higher merit (ANFA’). Those acts having to do with ALLOH and HIS Messenger, especially those categorized as compulsory, are generally taken as important (AHAMMU). Whilst those having been considered to be worth for or meriting other people, the community, the public in general or the public society, have to be regarded in general as more worthwhile (ANFA’U).

Notes:

The Author of Sholawat Wahidiyah and Method of Recitation is K.H. Abdul Majid bin Ma’roef R.A. It has been given permission to everyone to get and recite it. It is even suggested to spread it out to the public without any discrimination with utmost sincerity, full of wit and wisdom. For further information please contact the following address:

Publication by:
Supreme Board of Management

Missionaries of SHOLAWAT WAHIDIYAH

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PRACTISING OF SHOLAWAT WAHIDIYAH

1. Let us concentrate our attention towards ALLOH the Glorified and the Exalted, The only One God and feel as if we are really in front of our Great Prophet Muhammad S.A.W., in good conduct and glorify and love Him in the purest meaning.

2. Exclusive intention to worship ALLOH sincerely, purely, without any contamination by any other intention, with no expectation of any rewards whatsoever (LILLAH), only aiming at following the path of MOHAMMAD S.A.W. (LIRROSUL).

3. Let us be conscious that we are able to do all those things merely relying on the strength and power of ALLOH (BILLAH) and with the help or good service from Muhammad S.A.W. (BIRROSUL).

4. Let us honestly confess that we are very sinful, indulged in lots of wrong doings, be it to ALLOH the Glorified and the Exalted, also to Muhammad S.A.W., to our parents and children, the people around , the public community, all creations in general, so we very badly need forgiveness, kindness and guidance from ALLOH the Glorified and the Exalted. We also need help, teaching and guardianship from Mohammad S.A.W., also blessing, glorification, esoteric, insight and endowment from the Great Master of this era (Ghautsu Hadzaz Zaman) and his companions and all the other Beloved Saints of ALLOH (May ALLOH the Exalted bestow HIS mercy upon them and be well pleased with them all).

5. The whole citation is to be presented as e reverence to our holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W., the Great Master of this era (Ghautsu Hadzaz Zaman) and so forth (and if so desired, just aim through our inner feeling to whatever being wished to be shared with, e.g. Parents etc….).

ISTIGHROQ: this means quiet, nothing to recite. All attention is focused only to ALLOH. All five senses of the human organism like hearing, seeing, etc. even thought as well as feeling are all to be concentrated only to ALLOH, the get oneself (consciously in the heart, not in the mind immersed in the ocean of Oneness of ALLOH (Tauhid), as if there is nothing else (including ourselves) in the whole existence. At last only ALLOH, period1 Once one feels sufficient (normally in terms of seconds or minutes) Istighroq can be stopped and one can continue with the ne recitation.

“FAFIRRU ILALLOOH’ means run back to ALLOH, the True God

“WAQUL JAALHAQQU…” menas hope that our damaged and damaging moral in cludsing that of society and specially our own, will soon be rehabilitated to be a good and fruitful one by ALLOH. In case one omes out as unable to do so, one is better immediately destroyed by ALLOH.