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Dear Girl ( Fill in your name)

"He is the luckiest man in the world to have you, but he doesn't deserve you and you deserve far better.You deserve someone who loves you with every single beat of his heart, someone who thinks about you constantly, someone who spends every minute of every day just wondering what you are doing, where you are, who you are with and if you are OK.You need someone who can help you reach your dreams and who can protect you from fears.You need someone who will treat you with respect and love every part of you, especially your flaws.You should be with someone that can make you happy, really happy, dancing on- air happy.Someone who should have take the chance to be with you years ago instead of becoming scared and being afraid to try.."

taken from Love Rosie aka Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern

p/s : It's amazing and I think everyone should read this book.hehe =D

Bebaskan Cinta Mu

Assalammualaikum.

malam ni dek kerna terkesan dengan cerita cinta qaseh itu aku terus menjadi emo.lantas aku post entri pasal cintan cintun.ewah.berbalik citer cinta qaseh.aku stress tengok cerita tu.korang stress tak? ke aku je? sampai kadang kadang tak nak tengok.tapi nak tengok jugak.kuatkan semangat.nak tengok sebab nak tau ape citer minggu ni.tak nak tengok sebabbb..first sekali jeles tengok muka wawa zainal.cantik gilaaa.oh reason lagisatu aku nak tengok cerita tu.sebab nak dengar suara dia.haha.serius aku suka sangat wawa zainal.cantik yang terpegun aku.ok lagisatu stress sebab abang wahyuu! kenapa dia sangat baikk.nak menangis mengenangkan nasib dia yang bertunangkan qaseh yang tak suka kat dia..sampai aku bermonolog sesorang tadi.

'abang wahyu kawin dengan saya je lah'

kekeke.arghhh tutup kisah cinta qaseh.sekarang aku nak kongsi satu artikel yang menarik ni.berkisar kaseh kaseh jugak.kekeke.dari penulis hebat.ustaz pahrol juoi.aku ada beli buku dia tentang cinta.best.bagus jugak.

Ramai orang yang mengaku menyintai orang lain – isteri atau suami atau sesiapa sahaja, tetapi hakikat sebenarnya dia bukan menyintai orang itu… tetapi dia menyintai dirinya sendiri!

Sedarlah bahawa cinta dengan memiliki itu suatu yang berbeza. Jangan silap tentang hakikat itu. Ramai pasangan suami isteri ‘terkorban’ cintanya kerana gagal membezakan antara mencintai dengan ‘memiliki’.

Bila kita mencintai seseorang, kita berfikir tentang dirinya, bukan diri kita. Kepentingan sendiri tidak dihiraukan, bahagia kekasih itu itulah yang diutamakan. Ungkapan ini menggambarkan cinta yang sejati.Sebaliknya, jika kepentingan sendiri lebih diutamakan, perasaan, jiwa dan rasa kekasih dibiarkan, maka itu bukan cinta. Itu memperalatkan cinta, namanya!

Mencintai itu membebaskan, manakala memiliki itu cenderung mengikat, membelenggu dan mengawal. Berapa ramai isteri yang ‘mengawal’ suaminya atas nama cinta. Sehingga suami hilang kebebasan dan kemerdekaan dalam hidup seharian. “Bila nak balik?” “Kenapa lambat?” “kalau abang tak balik lagi, saya akan…” Bolehkah itu dikatakan ‘ayat-ayat’ cinta? Maaf, pertanyaan itu lebih mirip kata-kata seorang majikan kepada pekerja, bukan antara isteri dengan suami tercinta.

Suami pula apa kurangnya. Segala gerak-geri isteri dipantau penuh curiga. Setapak isteri melangkah, menggelak cemburu di dalam dada. Prasangkanya sudah ke tahap merimaskan sang isteri. Salah sedikit, marah. Terlanjur sekejap, ugutan. Bila ditanya, mengapa? Sisuami tidak malu mengaku, “kerana saya terlalu cintakannya!” Padahal, jika diamati dan diteliti, itu semua kerana cintakan diri. Kesihan, siisteri menjadi sandera cinta. Dikepung oleh penjara rumahtangganya, dicemeti oleh kata-kata suaminya. Ah, ada benarnya kata bijak-pandai… kekadang perkahwinan itu menjadi pusara percintaan!

“Queen control” atau “King Control” adalah produk cinta yang palsu. Cinta yang diselaputi kepentingan diri. Kulitnya cinta tetapi isinya keegoaan diri. Seperti seorang pemilik burung tekukur – diberi makan, diberi minum, dibersih dan dimandikan, dilatih berlagu – tetapi dikurung dalam sangkar. “Ini burung kesayanganku,” akuinya di hadapan tetamu. “Suaranya sungguh merdu,” puji tidak henti-henti. Sekalipun tekukur dikurung dalam sangkar emas. Sangkar tetap untuk mengurung, sekalipun sangkar emas. Kilauan sangkar emas, suara berlagu merdu, bukanlah kebahagiaan tekukur yang terkurung tetapi buat tuannya yang mengurung.

Ah, cinta kita kekadang begitu. Kita ingin memberi kebaikan yang diingini oleh kita bukan yang diingini oleh pasangan kita. Apa gunanya sangkar emas, makan-minum yang mewah, kemampuan berlagu, pada tekukur yang dibelenggu? Kalaulah terkukur boleh bersuara, dia akan berkata, “jika benar kau sayangkan aku wahai tuanku, bebaskanlah aku.” Walaupun tertukur tidak mungkin bersuara, tetapi tuannya pasti tahu, bahawa keinginan atau naluri setiap burung adalah kebebasan. Tidak sukar memahami dan merasai jika kita benar-benar mencintai. Bukankah kekasih sejati itu selalunya bertindak memahami dahulu kemudian baru difahami?

Betapa ramai isteri yang dikurung dalam villa atau istana, yang dilimpahi intan dan permata, diberi segala dan semua… tetapi dinafikan suara hatinya. Betapa ramai pula sisuami yang dijaga makan-minumnya, disiapkan pakaian dan segala keperluan lahirnya, tetapi sering disakiti dengan kata perintah, rajuk dan amuk oleh isterinya. Pelik, ketika suami belum pulang, segalanya dirisaukan. Sudah makankah dia? Kenapa lambat, rosakkah keretanya? Agaknya bagaimana dia di permusafiran? Sakitnya? Letihnya? Semuanya seakan menghantui perasaan siisteri. Tapi bila suami yang dibimbangi itu pulang… belumpun melangkah pintu, sudah dihambur dengan wajah masam mencuka, sudah dileteri dengan kata-kata yang berbisa.

Sudah lama tidak ziarah ke rumah mertua. Sisuami tahu hakikat itu. Boleh jadi sudah berbulan-bulan, boleh jadi telah bertahun-tahun. Siisteri memendam rasa. Ingin bersuara takut disentak. Ingin meminta gerun dibentak. Boleh jadi akan ‘diboikot’ dengan diam memanjang hingga ‘mode silent’ begitu menyiksakan. Keinginan isteri menjenguk ibu di kampung disekat. Tetapi kononnya kerana masih cinta, lalu diajak siisteri ‘ziarah’ ke ‘shopping’ komplek atau singgah di kedai emas, dibelikan subang dan rantai agar keinginannya pulang ke kampung halaman dilupakan. Jangan, jangan begitu, dahaga rindu bukan emas dan perak galang gantinya.

Belajarlah membebaskan, bukan mengikat sewaktu bercinta. Khususnya, bagi pasangan yang telah lama berumah-tangga, prinsip ini mesti difahami sebaik-baiknya. Apabila usia perkahwinan semakin meningkat, tidak ada lagi cinta berapi berasaskan keinginan biologi dan fisiologi. Yang mampu bertahan ialah rasa cinta yang sebenar – cinta yang melepaskan bukan mengikat. Ketika warna sebenar (‘true colours’) pasangan kita semakin terserlah hari demi hari, mampukah kita bertahan lagi? Bolehkah kita bersabar atas kelemahan dan kekurangan pasangan yang ketika itu sudahpun masuk belasan bahkan puluhan tahun kita hadapi?

Sudikah kita memberi peluang kedua, ketiga bahkan tidak kira kali keberapun untuknya memperbaiki diri? Jika sudi, benar kita masih cinta. Namun jika jemu, jika enggan, jika bosan itu petanda kurangnya rasa cinta. Ingatlah, jika pasangan kita ada karenahnya, apa kurangnya kita? Jangan kesabaran kita sahaja yang diperkirakan, kesabaran pasangan kita terhadap karenah kita juga wajar dipertimbangkan. Ingat selalu, suami adalah cermi siisteri dan begitulah sebaliknya. Hubungan kesalingan ini menunjukkan bahawa bagaimana perangai dan akhlak kita maka begitulah perangai dan akhlak pasangan yang ditakdirkan untuk bersama kita!

Jadi, jangan cepat menyalah atau mengalah, sebaliknya banyakkan muhasabah diri. Sedarlah bahawa kelemahan ataupun keburukan yang ada pada pasangan kita itu sebenarnya, bukan sahaja tidak diingini oleh kita tetapi juga oleh mereka. Mereka pun pada hakikatnya sedang berhempas pulas untuk mengatasi kelemahan atau keburukan itu. Kalau begitu, adalah lebih baik sekiranya kita membantu daripada ‘membuntu’ mereka.

Malangnya, hal diatas jarang berlaku. Kebanyakan orang tidak sabar dengan karenah pasangan mereka. Keceriaan dan ketenangan hidup terasa semakin terhakis oleh tabiat buruk pasangan. “Abang, saya hilang bahagia kalau abang berterusan marah-marah begini.” “Kalau you buat muka masam macam ni, I tak da pilihan. I terpaksa keluar ‘enjoy’ dengan kawan-kawan.” Kekadang suara begitu diperdengarkan. Tetapi acapkali dipendamkan. Kata-kata itu atau yang seumpama dengannya membayangkan penuturnya hilang ‘interest’ dengan pasangannya. Kata orang, habis manis sepah dibuang. Padahal, telek-teleklah kenapa suami puan muram, kenapa isteri tuan masam… Mungkin akibat beban kerjanya dipejabat. Mungkin impak perangai anak-anak di rumah. Atau yang lebih parah lagi, mungkin kerana karenah puan atau tuan sendiri. Masya-Allah.

Kita akan membuang barang yang kita miliki sekiranya barang itu hilang fungsinya. Kalau sesuatu itu tidak membawa manfaat kepada kita, apa guna lagi untuk meyimpannya? Begitulah cinta kalau tujuannya hanya untuk memiliki. Tetapi kalau cinta itu bukan untuk memiliki, kita akan terus cinta tidak kira apa jua keadaan pasangan yang kita cintai itu… Barang yang hilang fungsi bukan untuk dibuang, tetapi untuk diperbaiki. Begitulah sikap sebenarnya seorang isteri atau suami apabila berdepan dengan keburukan atau kelemahan pasangannya. Demi cinta, dalam diam-diam suara hati mereka membisikkan, kalau aku tidak dapat apa yang aku sukai, aku mesti belajar menyukai apa yang aku dapat!

Ah, betapa hebatnya sebuah kisah cinta seorang ahli sufi terhadap isterinya. Kisah yang menyebabkan saya termenung dan merenung begitu lama. Pada hari kematian isterinya barulah masyarakat tahu bahawa dia sebenarnya bukanlah seorang yang cacat… Dia hanya ‘berlakon’ cacat hanya untuk menjaga maruah dan harga diri isterinya yang benar-benar cacat. Berapa lama dia berlakon begitu? Puluhan tahun! Subhanallah. Itulah cinta yang sebenar. Cinta yang melepaskan belenggu psikologi, penjara jiwa dan rantai fikiran yang boleh menghilangkan kebahagiaan daripada diri pasangannya.

Tidak ada cinta seikhlas cinta Allah. Allah yang Maha Kaya itu tidak memerlukan sedebupun manfaat daripada hamba-Nya. Dia Al Qawwi, Dia Al Ghani… Tuhan maha Perkasa dan Tuhan maha Kaya, Tuhan tidak memerlukan kita sebaliknya kita yang memerlukan-Nya. Justeru, cinta-Nya benar-benar suci kerana hakikatnya Allah tidak inginkan sebarang balasan ataupun ganjaran.

Ya, Allah memang memiliki… tetapi DIA bukan membelenggu. Cinta-Nya membebaskan. Untuk bebas dariapada memperalatkan dan diperalatkan oleh cinta, jadikanlah cinta Allah sebagai asas dan di atas segala cinta. Jangan jadi sandera cinta, walaupun kepada isteri atau suamimu!

part yang cinta itu bukan untuk memiliki sungguh membuatkan aku tersedar dan..betul betul.dan bestnya kalau dapat pasangan yang terima kita baik kurang semua kan.bukan yang tahu kelemahan kita yang dia sendiri pun tak suka.pastu tinggalkan kita je.tak tolong kita pun untuk baiki diri kita.kita pun bukan nak hidup dengan kelemahan kita tu kan.kadang kadang kita sendiri cuba untuk perbaiki diri.tapi nak buat macam mana kan.kesian kan? 

so aku nak carik lelaki macam abang wahyu.hehehe.kononnn je kau kan ecah.

ok semua.esok keje.sekarang waktu tido aku bermula jam 10 setengah.penattt. T-T

xoxo. =D

REALLY forgive.

Relationships advice.

I Forgive You.

If something has happened in your relationship causing the trust to waiver, you will have many things to work through. When your mate has done something that requires you to forgive, you have to forgive, REALLY forgive. Once you have worked through the issue either together or with professional counseling, and you tell them that you forgive them, you can never hold that over them again. As an example, if your mate has had an affair and the two of you choose to work it out rather than throw the relationship away, once the problems are resolved and the forgiveness is said, it is done! This means that you cannot stalk your mate to ensure they are where they said they would be, call or page them throughout the day, constantly ask for reaffirmation of your relationship, it means that you forgive and put the past behind you and then move on in a new, strong, and healthy relationship . It will not be easy, but you can do it with the right help, attitude, and commitment.

taken from : book of quote

#Ingatan

DENGARKAN NASIHATKU
Bila orang yang mencintaimu memutuskan untuk pergi meninggalkan dirimu dan engkau tau kepergiannya untuk orang lain...

BERSYUKURLAH... 

Karena akan datang orang lain yang cintanya lebih besar dari dia yang dulu mencintaimu dan memutuskan pergi darimu..

IKHLASKANLAH... 

Karena meski di hadapanmu dia sudah baik tapi belum tentu dia yang TERBAIK untukmu...

BERSABARLAH... 

Karena yang sempurna dari yang tersempurna akan dihadirkan untukmu yaitu orang yang memang ditakdirkan untukmu...

HENTIKAN... 

Tangismu karena tahukah ketika engkau menangisinya? Dia sedang berada dipelukan orang yang ia pilih menjadi pendampingnya dan sesungguhnya air matamu bukanlah untuk orang yang tepat air matamu jatuh sia-sia bukan?

SEMANGATLAH...

Menantikan dia yang memang baik bukan hanya di hadapanmu tapi juga baik di hadapan ALLAH AZZA WA JALLA yang akan membangun puing-puing kehancuran hatimu dengan cinta yang hanya kematian memisahkanmu dengannya...

#nasihat berupa ingatan untuk diri sendiri juga ini telah aku import khas dari page rasmi papa, ayahanda untuk student UiTM diseluruh Malaysia which is our beloved Dato' Prof. Ir. Dr. Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar.Thanks papa! Jadi untuk mereka yang terluka seribu hati mereka.including me.hehehe.mungkin kata kata nasihat ini sedikit membantu.hopefully lah.Insha Allah. =)

A Note of Love

A Note of Love to All My Single Girlfriends.

Last night my husband & I went for grocery shopping and we bought not-so-glamorous stuffs for the house like floor cleaner, cooking oil & rice; and then it struck me that we’re so married! Hehe... Alhamdulillah… It got me thinking of the things that I would do instead last night if I was still single; and it reminds me of my single friends who (I assume) like me once – waiting, hoping & looking for Mr. Right. Yes, I was all that, waiting, hoping & looking, and now when Allah sends my husband to me,for me, it happened so quickly, so fast, we were married within two-and-a-half months after the first day we laid eyes on each other! How did it happen? It’s Allah’s decree, no doubt. Alhamdulillah..

Before I deep-dive further into my marriage, I feel that I need to do my part to share with you bits and pieces of advice on the journey of finding ‘the one’. Please take this from my own experience and observation and it is not anyway to be treated like 'the checklist', but I think it will help insyaAllah.

#1 – Be Fair

A friend of mine told me that ‘we’ll get who we deserve’, and many years later I realized and come to my wisdom that it’s true; and to me, it’s even written in the Quran that: “…women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity is for women of purity” – Qur’an 24:26. So ladies, before we list down our criteria in a man that we’re looking for, like “Dia mestilah seorang yang bertanggung jawab, beriman & menghormati orang tua etc., do reflect again are we all that in the first place? Are we responsible? Are we pious? Are we respectful to the elders?

#2 – Hook Up with Allah & Allah will Hook You Up

We are Muslims. And we know that Allah is the Creator and He holds our future, our life. And only from Him we could be guided to find the one, the right one, the good one. So do check out this great article on the explanation of Hook Up with Allah & Allah will Hook you Up. I hold this concept true to my heart during my single days and hopefully you'll find it beneficial too insyaAllah.

http://www.suhaibwebb.com/personaldvlpt/hook-up-with-allah-allah-will-hook-you-up/

#3 – Be Proactive

When I and a few other friends were single, we are inspired by the story of our Mother of the Believers, Khadijah Binti Khuwailid r.a. There is an article on it, which is “Just Because Khadijah Ask” and one of the excerpts in the article says:

“Khadijah asked. Khadijah, may Allah’s Mercy be upon her, asked about Prophet Muhammad for marriage. She initiated the communication. She sent someone on her behalf to find out if he was available for marriage. And it was because she asked, that she got that blessed answer. And with that answer, was the beginning of the of the greatest stories of love for all times, and also one of the greatest examples of a true muhsina and mumina. A woman older than him, previously married with children, was inquiring about a younger bachelor, from one of the best tribes in town.  The honor of his acceptance wasn’t just hers alone. It was his too. He was going to marry one of the most beautiful hearts in all of Mecca. A woman who’s heart would sacrifice everything she had to support him, and Islam. Khadijah asked.”

Check out this website for the article:

http://muslimmatters.org/2010/08/02/because-khadijah-asked-an-alternative-path-to-meeting-mr-right/

I’m not saying just get out there and ask any male passers-by if they’re single and looking; but be truthful to begin with. The next time your aunts asking you when you’re getting married?; instead of replying “I just want to focus on my career for now”, please remove your ego and say “I have not found one, why not you introduce me to someone Aunty? I am ready to settle down.” They will usually quickly think of someone for you, or the at least they will think of you when the next time any of her friends start asking for any single girls to marry their bachelor sons, and if that doesn't happen too, the very least they will stop asking you when and that will lift unnecessary pressure.

Besides that, be active in community service, environmental projects, language classes, or any halal activities of your interest. You’d tend to meet more people outside your regular circle of friends, and raise the possibilities of meeting the one; and best of all he will share the same interest as you. Sharing the same interest is always a good thing to begin with.

#4 – He will be the Father of Your Children

I went for a talk by Yunus Kathrada, he told us a story of a man who went to see a Syeikh to seek advice on his newborn child. Which is good to always seek advice, but the Syeikh responded to the man “It’s too late”. Why? The Syeikh said that the process of raising an excellent child begins even before we get married - by selecting a good spouse to begin with. I have heard stories about girl meets boy at Hard Rock Café, at Zouk nightclub and what else have we. I cannot say that couples met at all these places would be heading to a crappy marriage, but think about it. Don’t we all want a good beginning for our union that would bear us pious and righteous kids in the future?

For a very good lecture on this, it brought tears to my eyes. Allahuakbar. Please YouTube search this: "Mufti Menk parent~child relationship"

Maybe what I'm trying to say also is, all human are born with a fitrah, an innate feeling of returning to the Almighty Allah. No matter how naughty we are at a point of our lives, at the back of our heads I'm sure we'll be thinking "I will repent and return to Allah one day". But, if girl meets boy at nightclub, and then they get married, years later the girl feels like she wants to get closer to Allah while the boy still would like to party; then we'll see a problem when the girl starts going to religious classes and want to go for Umrah, while her husband refuse to even pray his solat. Which of the parents will the children look up to and follow? Let's think far, and choose wisely. 

Besides that, observe his temperament & his reaction towards children – the last thing you would want when you’re married with 3 kids crying in your arms, you ask for his help with the kids and he says.. “You know right honey, me and kids just don’t gel”…

#5 – Eliminate, Banish Your Baggage

I believe there is wisdom for free-mixing and dating is haraam in Islam. We all know that GF-BF concept is superficial; we will never get to know the true color of someone until we live with them – day in, day out. If you are still not convinced that dating is haram, the are a lot of hadiths to prove it, but I will share one here that I feel so strong about:

It was narrated that Ma’qil ibn Yassaar said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “For one of you to be stabbed in the head with an iron needle is better for him than that he should touch a woman who is not permissible for him.” 

-Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, 486. Shaykh al-Albaani said in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5045, that this hadeeth is saheeh. 

Don't tell me people who "couple" and "date" don't even touch each other. Dating/couple/in a relationship is haram my dears. Fear Allah and seek for his help to give you strength to do the right thing.

And to me, the other ugly side of this “dating” relationship is, it does not always have the happy ending. I have heard stories of a bride crying on her wedding day when her ex-boyfriend called her up for a last good bye, some still can’t get over their exes even after having children; some still secretly get in touch with their exes just to ask “How have you been”?” subhanAllah… May Allah protect us from this.

If you still have issues or still cannot get over an ex, deal with it now. It will fog-up your path to find the one, and you will always have the shadow of your ex over your decision on moving on with another man. You would only want to have a vision of you and your husband and your kids in the future, and not the thought of “How would it be if I marry him instead?” Wise up, girls!

#6 – Be Selective, Not Picky

I believe there is a fine line between being selective and picky. To me, if you decline a proposal from a guy that is pleasing to the eyes, well mannered and has a stable income; but he smokes & you realized that he seldom attends Friday prayers, then yes you're being selective. But if you decline a proposal from a guy that is pleasing to the eyes, well mannered, has stable income, doesn't smoke, and is Allah-fearing, but he is a mommy's boy (or he's balding, or he has an interesting hobby of collecting dried leaves) then you're being picky.

Key thing to remember here “Deal Breaker”. If he has or lacks of certain pivotal quality/characteristic that you cannot live with/without then it is big reason not to marry him. For example, if you know you're a career driven person and have major career ambitions but your potential husband wants you to eventually quit your job to look after the kids then that's the “Deal Breaker”. But please do not confuse deal breaker with differences. For example, if you like to eat Japanese and hates Italian food but he cannot bear the thought of eating raw fish but loves pasta, this is not deal breaker. Both of your can still work around differences and it is silly to have a big fight over which restaurant to go have dinner. But “Deal Breakers” are something that could most likely put a strain in a marriage in which failing to manage could lead to divorce. See the significance?

However, please try not to overanalyze and being hypercritical. Another key thing to remember is: Nobody Is Perfect, and no sayang, not even you.

#7 – Be Ready to Give (Up)

Marriage is not all about sex. It's not all about him showering you with endless love and affection. It's not all about cuddling & curling up together in the bed every night. Yes, it is all that, but it is not all and everything about that. It's not all about you! Marriage needs sustenance, and it does not come for free, you need to work for it. You need to give. Just like how we expect our men to know manly stuffs like how to change the car tyre when it punctures or know to repair a leaking pipe or how to assemble a DIY baby cot; I'm sure men would also expect the wives to know womanly stuffs like how to cook, how to do laundry properly and perhaps iron man's work clothes.

Of course most of us could say that it's the modern world now, women don't need to know how to cook and clean and that we can get a maid to do all that. But would you really want to get a maid to cook your husband's meals & iron your husband's work shirts? I know it's easier said than done, but who say that to maintain a happy marriage is effortless & easy?

Ready to give, includes being ready to give up. Do you have male friends who you often hang with, or who to you “we're just friends?” or “we've been friends for so long he's like a brother to me”? Guess what? After you're married, I would need to advice you to give them up like a bad habit. I know along the years we have made so many friends including guy friends, but once we're married we CANNOT hang out with them anymore. I am not saying we cannot be friends anymore, but it is with loads of limitation. I trust that you would use your wisdom on how to draw the line. Even though you future husband is the “coolest” guy on earth (and Allah forbids) he allows you hang out with any of your guys friends, once you're being seen by other people hanging out with another guy other than your husband, you've lit a spark for fitnah and speculation which will spread like wildfire. Imagine a neighbour saw you walking with your male friend at a mall, and she tells your mother in-law. High voltage drama huh?

Trust. Could take years to build, but only a minute to destroy.

#8 - It's Him Not His Money

So, he drives a BMW and earns RM20k a month? OR So, he drives his father's first car and don't really have a proper job? BUT I say So what?

Often times girls will look for a man that is wealthy and rich - that's completely common. Its a biological and psychological thing. We need look for men that can "hunt & gather" to provide security, shelter and food to take care of us and our young. It's a survival thing.

However, either he is rich or broke; he is actually rich or broke NOW. Who are we to say that their wealth will be there forever, or that they will earn very little money for lifetime? The key point to stress, is his deen (iman) & character. Does he have the right knowledge and iman to guide you and your young. Does he have maturity and good character to endure the challenges of the world and maried life? They say money is the #1 cause of divorce nowadays. But do you think it's the money or how the married couple deal and manage when they're stuck in a situation that involves money?

I am not saying, go into marriage blindly but please use your wisdom and not your desire. He may not have much today, but if you see that he has the willpower to work hard to earn a better living and you believe with all your heart that Allah is All Provider, insyaAllah you'll be fine.

For me, during the ta'aruff (introduction meeting) with my then-not-yet-husband, I asked him about his education. To me and maybe to a lot of parents education is key. Personally, I don't mind if he is a burger flipper at Ramly Burger (he's not by the way), but if he has a qualification, or a degree or something, insyaAllah he has something to fall back on. I didn't ask him about how much he's earning or anything like that, because it's not important to me. Have faith in Allah that He is The All Provider.

From Umar ibn Al-Khattab from the Prophet (sas) who said:

"If only you relied on Allah a true reliance, He would provide sustenance for you just as He does the birds: They fly out in the morning empty and return in the afternoon with full stomachs."

Ahmad, An-Nasaa’I, Ibn Majah, Al-Hakim and At-Tirmidhi who said: "Hassan sahih"

#9 – Know the Rights of Husband & Obligations of Wife, Vice Versa.

A lot of us dreams of getting married one day to wear nice dress on the wedding day. But after the wedding day is over a whole new world of responsibilities await you and him. Both husband and wife has a list of responsibilities within the Islamic guidelines. Read them up, study them. By abiding to this guidelines, almost certainly we can maintain a happy marriage by the will of Allah.

But often, during tense and trying times the husband and wife would usually accuse each other of not full filling his/her rights. For example the husband would say “You should beautify yourself for me and not look like a mess at home!”; and the wife would say something like “You're supposed to provide a home for us, but we been living with your housemate for months now!”

A key guideline to this is to prioritize your obligations as a wife and to respect the rights of the husband. And vice versa of course. Know your obligations, what you should do, your responsibilities BEFORE thinking about your rights, his obligations, what he should do and his responsibilities.

So now.. can you manage to fulfill all your obligations? Are you such a strong-headed person that would be able to listen to your husbands advice? Do you have the right attitude to be kind to your husband? Do you still think that after you're married you can do whatever you want and allow anybody into your house without your husband's permission? What would you do if you have a long tiring day at work but you need to fulfill your husband's physical desire? Do you have the right motivation to beautify yourself (at home) to be pleasing to his eyes with your appearance? Basically, do we have the right mindset to strive to be a good wife? Or do we still think it's all about me, me, me?

Please ponder on this hadith:

Qays ibn Sa'd Narrated: I went to al-Hirah and saw them (the people) prostrating themselves before a satrap (governor of a province in ancient Persia) of theirs, so I said: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) has most right to have prostration made before him. When I came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him), I said: I went to al-Hirah and saw them prostrating themselves before a satrap of theirs, but you have most right, Apostle of Allah, to have (people) prostrating themselves before you. He said: Tell me , if you were to pass my grave, would you prostrate yourself before it? I said: No. He then said: Do not do so. If I were to command anyone to make prostration before another I would command women to prostrate themselves before their husbands, because of the special right over them given to husbands by Allah. [Hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud, 11:2135]

Heavy. I know... :(

But marriage is such a pure & beautiful thing that if we fulfill every obligations for the sake of Allah, we shall be rewarded for every effort insyaAllah.

Ibn Hibban narrated that the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, “If a woman prayed five prayers, fasted in Ramadan, protected her honor and obeyed her husband; then she will be told (on the Day of Judgment): enter Paradise from any of its(eight) doors.”

insyaAllah...Yeay!! :D

#10 – It is the Marriage, Not the Wedding

I think we heard countless times that engaged couples are putting off marriage because they do not have enough money to hold the wedding. If you're imagining a wedding with rotating wedding cake, nasi minyak lobster menu, tents decorated with thousands of tulips from Amsterdam, haute couture Vera Wang wedding dress and French Riviera honeymoon (ok, I'm exaggerating here but you get the picture) - then no wonder why you need to put off your wedding.

But my dears, it's really not all about the wedding. Some of my friends asked me whether it was the happiest day of my life; I had a little trouble answering that because leading after the wedding is what matters more to me. The whole lifetime with this person that you should treat him as part of you; and build a family with children whom are the coolness of our eyes. InsyaAllah.. and that thought itself could make one very happy.

It's not about the wedding stuffs. I remember people who attended my wedding and the precious moments. How I was overwhelmed with emotions when my dad hugged me tightly before the akad nikah & my mom whispered "you'll always be my baby" during the akad nikah ceremony. And the happiest thing I could remember on my wedding day was holding his hand for the very first time. That was surreal, I loved it so much. See? I don't remember much about the wedding stuffs; although they're really nice - the dress, the pelamin, the bunga telur, Alhamdulillah, but I don't remember that time and again.  I always have this theory, the longer it takes to prepare a wedding the harder it gets to let the wedding itself go... After 1 year (or even more) of preparing, it will all be over in 2 days, and you'd go.. "That's it? That's The wedding?" So please, once you have met the right person to marry, go ahead with it – quickly.

Some really good books on preparing yourselves for marriage, I would recommend:

1. The Muslim Family Series by Muhammad Mustafa al-Jibaly

2. The Ideal Muslimah by Dr. Muhammad Ali Al Hashimi

Can get them from Dakwah Corner Bookstore -  http://www.dakwahbookstore.com.my

Some really good speakers I love listening to (YouTube them):

1. Mufti Menk

2. Nouman Ali Khan

3. Abu Mussab Wadji Akkari

So there you go. A little note of love from the quite newly married me to all my single sisters. I always make du'a for Allah to hasten the jodoh for all my single sisters with a pious and great men who will be the coolness of their eyes. Please make loads of du'a for yourselves too. Never lose hope in the mercy of Allah.  “Hook up with Allah and Allah will hook you up”, remember? :)

A wife is like a gift to a man. And there is a hadith that goes like this:

"This world is just temporary conveniences, and the best comfort in this world is righteous women.” - Sahih Muslim 10/56.

So prepare yourself to be a gift (and not a test) to your future husband, so that one day he will hold you and look lovingly in your eyes and say “Alhamdulillah”.

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This lovely article of course was not written by me! hehe because i'm really not good in writing especially something lovely and nice like this.I think that I'm only know and loves to talk rubbish. hahaha. crazy me. I really thanks to my friend because shared this article on facebook. At the right time.At the right medium! huhu This article really taught me a lesson which is..

Do reflect ourselves first before list down our criteria in man that we're looking for. 

Never lose hope!

"Hook up with Allah and Allah will hook you up"

Ok noted! 

#This article was taken from zarina zul mukhshar. Thanks Sis.May Allah Bless you.

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