Ikhlas

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"Ambil la, saya ikhlas ni" Ungkapan ni yang selalu kita dengar kalau terima benda dari orang, lepas tu orang yang menerima pulak akan counterattack kata "kalau ikhlas takkan cakap la".  But, do we really know the definition of ikhlas?

Membaca artikel dari Suhaibbweb berkaitan ikhlas membuatkan saya, "gulp", telan air liur laju laju. Pernah ke sekali pun dalam hidup saya menjadi ikhlas. I've heard somewhere, saya taktahu ini hadis or word of scholar, tapi it is said that,

"ikhlas tu amat payah nak dirasai, sampaikan malaikat tak sempat nak catit pun, hanya Allah yang tahu"

Saya wonder kenapa? bukankah kalau kita buat sesuatu tak megharapkan balasan, itu dikira ikhlas.. kan?

"Ikhlas is to do everything, internal and external, only desiring the pleasure of Allah. It is to forget the eyes of the people, and whether they view your deeds or not, with the only thing on your mind that Allah is watching you"

Ikhlas adalah melakukan sesuatu perkara luaran atau dalaman, hanya untuk mencari redha Allah. Lupakan pandangan manusia, hanya dalam kepala, Allah, Allah dan Allah.  

Imam al-Ghazali pernah berkata, kalau nak test sama ada kita ikhlas atau tak, cuba kita test diri sendiri, apabila kita buat sesuatu misalnya tolong orang, dan bila orang tu tak cakap terima kasih seperti selalu, adakah kita rasa geram dan marah? Kalaulah kita rasa macam, maknanya niat kita tu tak sepenuhnya ikhlas kerana Allah. 

Gulp, lagi sekali.. 

Pernah dengar hadis mengenai si syahid, si ilmuwan dan dermawan? Mereka bertiga walaupun dipandang mulia oleh manusia tapi akhirnya dicampak ke neraka kerana apa yang dilakukan bukanlah kerana Allah SWT tapi hanya untuk mendapatkan penghargaan dari manusia sahaja. 

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:

"The first of people against whom judgment will be pronounced on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who died a martyr. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: ‘And what did you do about them?’ He will say: ‘I fought for You until I died a martyr.’ He will say: ‘You have lied - you did but fight that it might be said [of you]: ‘He is courageous.’’ And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a man who has studied [religious] knowledge and has taught it and who used to recite the Qur’an. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: ‘And what did you do about them?’ He will say: ‘I studied [religious] knowledge and I taught it and I recited the Qur’an for Your sake.’ He will say: ‘You have lied - you did but study [religious] knowledge that it might be said [of you]: ‘He is learned.’’ And you recited the Qur’an that it might be said [of you]: ‘He is a reciter.’ And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire. [Another] will be a man whom Allah had made rich and to whom He had given all kinds of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: ‘And what did you do about them?’ He will say: ‘I left no path [un-trodden] in which You like money to be spent without spending in it for Your sake.’ He will say: ‘You have lied - you did but do so that it might be said [of you]: ‘He is open-handed.’’ And so it was said. Then he will be ordered to be dragged along on his face until he is cast into Hell-fire." 

Dan ada satu lagi kisah mengenai seorang wanita yang dimasukkan ke syurga hanya kerana memberi seekor anjing minum dengan kasut dia. Rasanya apalah sangat perbuatan wanita tadi kalau nak dibandingkan dengan si syahid, ilmuwan dan dermawan tadi. Tapi disebabkan niat wanita tadi betul betul ikhlas kerana Allah, walaupun perbuatannya tak seberapa, tapi dia dapat masuk ke syurga. Allah!

Ikhlas itu:
1) orang yang ikhlas takkan lihat kembali perbuatannya itu. contohnya kalau kita solat dalam bilik kecil, taknak bagi orang nampak tapi dalam masa yang sama kita rasa we are better than others, that is totally not ikhlas
2) Ikhlas hanya antara kita dan Allah, even malaikat pun tak tahu. Malaikat tak dapat catit sama ada seseorang itu ikhlas atau tidak. Malaikat hanya catit amalan kita, ikhlas hanya Allah yang tahu.
3) Kalau ikhlas, even syaitan pun tak dapat nak dekat.

Syaitan pun takut? Allah! inilah agaknya rahsia Umar, syaitan pun bertempiaran lari dengan kelibat Umar. Hebatnyaa..

Allah,  i am not really sure, have i ever been ikhlas at least once in my 22 years of life? T.T 

  "Sesungguhnya solatku, ibadahku, hidupku, dan matiku hanya untuk Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam"