Overcoming Life's Trials: Strength, Patience, and Worship

Comparing life trials to those faced by the Prophet, emphasizing patience in enduring, and seeking comfort in healthy communities and prayers.

### Overcoming Challenges with Faith: Lessons from Islamic Teachings
* 🌟 Compare your struggles to the trials faced by the Prophet and righteous people to **gain perspective**.
* 🤲 Increase prayers and supplications during difficult times, seeking **comfort and guidance from Allah**.
* 🕌 Surround yourself with a healthy community that **supports your faith and uplifts your spirit**.
* 🌱 Have hope, creativity, and future plans to maintain **resilience** and avoid **despair**.
* 📖 "The Prophet is told to tell those stories so that people will **think**."
* 🧘 "The height of worship is **patience**. Patience in thoughts, **various thoughts are starting**."
* 👨 "It is the house that **hundreds of thousands of our brothers dream of**, who live under the bridge in Jakarta."
* 🤝 "The Prophet said, '**You will liberate Rome**, **you will liberate Yemen**, **you will liberate the land of Sham**, **you will conquer the world**'."

### Understanding Envy and Fasting Practices in Islam
* 🕌 Positive envy, or "**riptoh**," is encouraged in Islam to inspire **good deeds and prayers for sustenance**.
* 🌙 The sighting of the moon for Eid and Ramadan fasting varies between **0.5, 1, and 3 degrees**, with different schools of thought adopting **different methods**.
* 🤲 It is recommended to **fast when the moon is sighted** and break the fast when it is sighted, with calculations used in some cases due to **cloudy weather**.
* 📜 The hadith does not specify the degrees for moon sighting, leading to **different interpretations among scholars**.
* 💭 Ustaz Somad encourages continuous struggle against Satan's temptations, with **rest only found in the afterlife**.
* 🤲 When giving alms on behalf of deceased parents, it is valid to mention both parents or **specify one before the other**.
* 🕌 Combining teachings from various Islamic scholars is permissible, as long as it does not **mix different schools of thought in fiqh matters**.
* 🙏 Life's challenges should be faced with **good assumptions and contentment with Allah's decree**, as He often provides **more than expected**.

His remembrance is not asking Lailahaillallah Anta subhanaka inni kuntu minadzolimin try to read it there is no shame in asking Allah Lailahaillallah there is no God but You Subhanahu you are the most Holy I am among the wrongdoers Prophet Job Alaihissalam did not pray oh Allah heal me no shame in asking Allah what did he say rabianni masani I have been afflicted with a disease O Allah, the Most Merciful among the merciful so we complain about this life saying we believe saying prayers saying Allahu Akbar Allah is the Greatest only given a little stumble So the first thing is to compare ourselves the need to talk to people tell stories to those whose helmets are lost stressed depressed talk everywhere update my lost status when meeting someone whose motorcycle is lost more relaxed there are people whose wives are lost husbands are lost children are lost jobs are lost so we need to compare ourselves measure shadows so don't When we are in distress our efforts fail our business does not run and then we isolate ourselves stop on our own stressed depressed drink poison still pray to the mosque in congregation listen to religious lectures talk Maybe there are people whom Allah opens the door of guidance you know this trial you are facing is nothing compared to what happened yesterday someone else faced heavier rain so this is necessary.

We compare ourselves, we must not compare ourselves, we must not, when it comes to worldly matters. Why is he rich, why is he like this? But when it comes to seeking patience, then we are indeed asked to compare. That's why when various trials happened to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the Quran contains stories, and the Prophet is told to tell those stories. So that people will think. And when we read motivational books, they contain stories about successful people, stories about failures, stories about people who failed the civil service exam 16 times, then opened a successful business. Stories about people who left conventional banks to open a roadside stall and eventually succeeded. Stories about people who were kicked out by their in-laws because they didn't have a vehicle, then started a successful business. This world is a Man Max Story, humans can create stories, what's your story? How about other people's stories? Compare those stories to our stories, our pain, our bankruptcy, our sibling or child's death, compared to those tested by Allah, the Almighty, it's nothing. This is the first point, the second point that can strengthen us is patience, which means to endure. So there is worship that involves spending money, building mosques, helping orphans, the poor, giving charity in the form of rice. There is worship that involves shedding blood, fighting in the cause of Allah, dying as a martyr.

Those who sweat, that's worship. Those who have a voice to read the Quran, give advice, that's worship. But worship without sweat, blood, money, that's worship too. The height of worship is patience. Patience in thoughts, various thoughts are starting. I have repented. I have migrated. I have studied, I have been back and forth studying with migration alongside Ustadz Abdul Somad. I have joined the study sessions of Ustadz Adi Hidayat. I have joined the study sessions of Habib Muhammad Bin Anis. Why like this? Holding back to return to Allah, holding back thoughts, holding back the heart, holding back words. And when we talk, we are taught during fasting, actually fasting is holding back. In fasting, we truly hold back eating, hold back drinking, hold back the eyes, hold back the ears, hold back the tongue, hold back the throat, hold back thoughts, hold back the heart. The process of training the ears to listen to people's stories, the heart, thoughts, the mouth speaking, comments. The second is holding back from eating at dawn, the third is praying, waking up at night, praying tahajud, performing ablution first, performing voluntary prayers, repentance prayers, voluntary prayers for needs, performing voluntary prayers after ablution. So, at one time, Abdullah bin Abbas rode a camel, suddenly behind him, there were troops chasing, so he got off immediately

Choosing to run towards drugs, getting drunk, or getting closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala while intoxicated with drugs, inhaling marijuana, taking crazy dog pills, indeed, InshaAllah, it may seem calm, maybe calm for a while, after the dose is gone, then relapse, getting drunk again, chatting with crazy friends, all gone, then getting drunk again, liver disease comes, high blood pressure rises, diabetes rises, everything is over, dying in a bad state. Where will you go? Indeed, with death, life's problems are not solved. If death solves problems, it is enough to commit harakiri, take a sword, stab it into the heart, die, finished. A person facing stress and adversity, takes a Samurai, stabs it into his heart, meaning in the afterlife, he will stab the fire of hell into his heart. And a person stressed facing this life, unable to endure, drinks poison, considers it rest, finished, in the afterlife, he will drink the fire of Hell, forever tormented. Those who can't bear the adversity of this life, stressed, depressed, jump from a 100-story condominium building, fall down, considering it done, but with death, it's not over, entering hell, forever. So, how? Place your forehead on the ground, whisper to the earth, Subhanallah, there is no other way except

Increasing prayers, of course, praying with all its branches. Prayer also means supplication, so pray abundantly. Prayer includes tasbih, remembrance, subhanallah, subhanallah, walhamdulillah, there is no god but Allah, Allah is the greatest. So, it's not just prayer, but also included in the package are prayers, recitation of the Quran, remembrance, asking for help from Allah with patience, then pray the most, voluntary prayers, forenoon prayers, night prayers, absolute prayers, voluntary prayers, glorifying Allah, asking for help from Allah the Almighty. That's why the Prophet said, The trials of life are very heavy, so make us calm, make us rest, for Bilal's sake. The Prophet meant to Bilal, Arise and establish the prayer, Allah is the greatest, there is no god but Allah, so that when the prayer is established immediately, the burden of life becomes lighter. Prayer is where we complain everything to Allah. Also, read the verses that happen to strengthen us. Allah will not forsake you, Allah will not abandon you, even though you are facing this trial. Allah will give you whatever you experience. In the past, you were an orphan, now you are given a family. In the past, you did not know the way, now Allah has guided you. Emigrating strengthens us all. Read the Quran as if the Quran is...

It is revealed to you that when reading the Quran, those who hate, our enemies, haters, haters, we have bestowed upon you a great blessing. Pray, ask Allah, sacrifice, give charity. Your enemies, those who mock you, your haters, are cut off; that is Allah's matter. Your matter is to worship. Tasya's matter is to raise, lower, destroy, and ruin; that is Allah's matter. Don't bother with Allah's matters, just focus on our matters. Dealing with what Allah takes care of is important. Understanding it like this is crucial. The fourth point is how when we are in distress, it is necessary to be in a healthy community. Usually, when people are drowning, they pull everything: bamboo, wood, iron, even rotten grass. If by chance, the one being pulled is iron, good. If by chance, it's bamboo, good. If it's wood, good. But if it's fragile grass, it sinks. Sharing problems with a homewrecker, chatting with a drug addict, being invited to party, getting drunk - we must not randomly choose friends. It's obligatory to select friends who remind us. I see you in a state of distress. Come on, let's go to the mosque, take a bath, repent, change clothes, get motivated, attend a study group, listen to the study. We need to think outside the box; we are currently

Being in one box. This box is a poisonous gas leak box. We are in it. Then our friend comes, pulls us, takes us. We study Riyadus Shalihin. We, the congregation, collapse in the morning. This Wednesday we discuss the hadiths of the Prophet. If not, all this time, we have been spinning there, constantly opening statuses, looking at people's comments, getting more and more ruined, more and more down. So, rise up. We step out from this dirty air oxygen, go out into the fresh air. Come on, friends, attend religious studies at the office, at home, in the community, at the mosque. Lazy to eat, lying lazily on the bed, lazy to get up, the devil comes again. The devil likes the most rotten, foul-smelling things. Clean yourself, take a bath, have the spirit to pray, do voluntary prayers, repent, take a bath of repentance, change into clean clothes, pray together with people who uplift your spirit. They say, It's a loss yesterday in business, now rise up again. Chat with people who uplift your spirit. Don't talk to people who bring down your spirit. If I talk to someone for 5 minutes, and it brings down my spirit, I leave it. I want to talk to people who uplift my spirit, who broaden my thinking, who lift me up from this downfall. Our body is being pulled by

Saving Abu Bakar Siddiq, La Tahzan Don't be sad, don't be afraid, don't worry. Indeed, Allah is with us. First, compare ourselves that the trials faced by the Prophet have not been anything compared to ours. Second, after reflecting for a moment, then pray. After finishing the prayer, join friends in a healthy circle with healthy minds. Then, lastly, have hope, ideas, creativity, and future programs. So, don't just feel like giving up. The Prophet Shallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, You will liberate Rome, you will liberate Yemen, you will liberate the land of Sham, you will conquer the world. After finishing one activity, start a new one, but do not be arrogant, hope and ask from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. These are the 5 points of remedy. How can we rise, Bang Alvin? That's the introduction to our dialogue tonight. Let's continue interactively. I'll pass it back to Bang Alvin. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Alright, InshaAllah. The 5 points that we can directly apply have been delivered by our teacher. First, when feeling down, compare our condition with the condition of the righteous people. The adversity we face today is nothing compared to theirs. First, secondly, endure a lot. Third, increase prayers. Fourth,

In the chat column later, so that it will be connected, if someone knows, the last one has a cool hope, but let's get straight to it. God willing, next, we will enter the Answer Session. We will move on to the Q&A session, but before that, there is an advertisement. Let's invite all fathers and mothers who have the means to participate in supporting the movement of the Assembly of Heaven and Indonesia with the Quran, one of which is to build the Az-Zahra Islamic Boarding School, which is currently being led by Ustadz Abdul Somad. For more details, may I present a video. Peace be upon you, and may the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you, wherever you are. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and friends who have migrated together with Ustadz Abdul Somad. Behind me is the dormitory of Ma'had Azzahra, a place for memorizing the Quran, formal school for junior and senior high school, certified by the Ministry of Education, Quran memorization for 1-3 years, Quran memorization for the 4th year, studying to read books for the 5th year, practicing reading books for the 6th year, completing high school, and life skills. This dormitory has 4 floors, and God willing, the second floor is ready, the third floor for training, the fourth floor, one floor has 9 rooms, so in these

500 meters invites the congregation wherever they are. Let's support and complete the construction of the Ma'had Azzahra dormitory. If we are not Quran memorizers, not religious teachers, we still want to receive continuous rewards. Therefore, we send 23 sacks of cement, bricks, and gravel so that the rewards flow for our deceased parents. We place rotten food, worn-out clothing, donated items, and endowed items. This is the provision for tomorrow, God willing. Blessings always. This is the latest development, ready for two more floors, the third and fourth floors. Peace be upon you. For those who want to contribute, the link has been provided in our chat column. Let's help together for the construction of the Azzahra Islamic boarding school. The name is taken from Ustadz Somad's wife, UAS. Just click the link directly, it will redirect to a very detailed support page. God willing, details for future development, what will be built next, and the history of donations are already collected here. There was a disbursement of 210 million for what was previously mentioned. For those who want to contribute, just click now, and you will be directed here. So, for example, the donation amount is 250,000, then choose the payment method, Indonesian payment methods, and prayers. [Music] Finally, click continue payment, make sure the transfer is completed.

The account number attached to that park is 25681, we will enter here for a Q&A session. I will choose those who open their cameras first or raise their hands with cameras. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Excuse me, Ustadz, I want to ask about the last prostration in prayer. I have heard that we can pray with our own prayers in the last prostration, but in one of the TikTok videos, it was said that we should follow the imam when praying in congregation. How is it, Ustadz? A servant is closest to Allah when he is in prostration. Increase prayers during prostration, as this hadith is general and does not mention voluntary or obligatory prayers during prostration. It is best to make more prayers when in prostration, especially when we are in prostration together with the imam. Follow the imam when the imam raises from prostration to be followed. By chance, when we pray in Masjidil Haram or Masjid Nabawi, where the prostration is quite long, if I count slowly, the tasbih (glorification) is 10 times Subhanallah before moving on to the next part, we can add our other prayers. If we can speak Arabic, it should be said in Arabic, but if we do not know Arabic, do not say it out loud, just say it in Indonesian, Batak,

Even though in terms of fiqh it does not invalidate it, if we miss two pillars, if the Imam is in ruku, we are still standing, if the Imam is in sujud, we are still standing, it is not considered invalid, whether the prayer is invalidated or not depends on following the Imam. If two pillars are missed, so if you prostrate until the Imam is almost giving the salam, then you rise, your prayer is valid in congregation, but it may cause confusion, mistakenly stopping in prostration. Therefore, it is best that the lengthy prayer during prostration is in the voluntary tahajud prayer or the sunnah prayer of need, feel free to prolong the prostration as much as you like. The Prophet once prostrated for the length of a verse. However, during regular prayers, the explanation of when to supplicate, the evidence for supplication, what to supplicate, and the fiqh ruling on it, that's the information. Next question is from Sister Lestari, Peace be upon you, Ustadz. I happen to be a full-time homemaker, used to work, Ustadz, so lately I have been feeling Burn Out. Ustadz, is this a calamity for me, like a trial, feeling bored at home? So, I seek your tips, Ustadz, for us homemakers, on how to stay strong and resilient. Peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings

It is the house that hundreds of thousands of our brothers dream of, who live under the bridge in Jakarta. Yesterday, I suddenly appeared on the YouTube balcony at the airport. There is a village under the bridge, so this is like a flyover under the bridge. It turns out there is a village, there is a school, there are houses, there are rooms, there are people inside. So, for those who are bored at home, gather all the bored people at home, please come to Jakarta to visit this village. In my whole life, I have never seen that in Jakarta. I just saw it on YouTube. A very boring house for us is a house that is very longed for by our brothers, a boring husband for a bored wife, maybe I have seen my husband's face. This is what is longed for by singles who have not found a partner until now, the most boring child for parents who are bored with their children crying all the time. There was even a father who killed his child because the child kept crying. The mother hit her child with a ladle until he died because the child kept crying and being boring. That is the child longed for by people until they go to Singapore and pay 300 million for in vitro fertilization. So, a boring person, try the words of the Prophet, the people below will make us grateful and thankful to Allah. That's why to maintain my feelings, I give lectures to the governor, I

I left Pekanbaru at noon and arrived in the forest at 2.00 a.m. without eating, why? Why do we need to go through difficulties to appreciate happiness? Why does God give us pain so that we appreciate health? Why does God make us separate so that we appreciate the presence of friendship and brotherhood? Why does God make our beloved ones die so that we appreciate life? So, for those who are bored, it is indeed the work of Satan that makes us bored with the blessings of Allah, even though our prayers are still unable to repay the blessings of Allah. All our prayers from childhood until now are collected. I pray, I remember Allah, I preach, to redeem one blessing, my eyesight, which has not been able to penetrate. So if someone is bored with life, it is a great ingratitude, then we need to go out, see our neighbors who are less fortunate, not go to places where if we talk to someone, we become more ungrateful, not go to someone's house where seeing it makes us more ungrateful, but look for someone that when we befriend them, we become more grateful. That's all, and Allah knows best. The next question is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Baqarah, right, Ustadz? Allah says, And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss.

The essence of the soul and fruits, will almost everyone experience this sadness or what we call a downturn? Sadness has the law of cause and effect, for example, if we commit a sin, then the law or indeed everyone will experience this downturn of sadness. The friends of the Prophet died in battle, then their families felt sad, our children died, our husbands died, the verse came down: Do not say they are dead when they are alive, but you cannot feel their living presence with Allah. In the sight of Allah, they receive sustenance, they are more comfortable, noble, and blessed than you. Why are you sad? What you are grieving is for yourself, not for them. After this verse, the next verse comes: But the test is the fear of going bankrupt, fear of death, fear of separation, fear of being left behind, fear, fear, fear, fear of retirement, fear of how our children will be, fear of not being able to marry, fear of not being able to, because I can't handle financial difficulties, failed businesses, drying up, no rain. Give glad tidings to those who are patient when they face calamity, and they can say, Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. We will all return to Allah, not to mention this house, not to mention this position.

Let alone this car, we might as well go back, especially these things all go back, while this one that was taken before just go back, let alone these recent things will all go back, considering Allah, that's the essence. But I have prayed, the religious teacher, I have studied. Why am I bankrupt? Why am I struggling? Why am I losing? Why am I sick? So, our way of thinking is all wrong, it all starts from the wrong way of thinking. If healthy, it's a blessing; if sick, it's a curse; if rich, it's a blessing; if poor, it's a curse; if given blessings, happy and content. God honors me and Mom. As for humans, when things get a bit tight, they find it a bit difficult, what they say is, God humiliates me. Their way of thinking is not like that, their way of thinking is not like that. Being rich can be a blessing, but it can also be a curse. Being poor can be a curse, but it can also be a blessing. Being healthy can be a blessing, but being healthy can also mean having a sick child, which can be a curse, but being sick can also be a blessing. When being sick becomes a blessing is when we realize that through sickness, our sins are forgiven. Feeling troubled, anxious, like a thorn piercing the sole of the foot, God purifies you from all sins.

His house is big, his car is nice, I just find it difficult to pay in installments, how about it, Mr. Ustad? So, everything in this life starts from wrong thoughts because wrong thoughts mean wrong words, because of wrong thoughts, in the end, we do wrong things, and eventually, even our religion is wrong, looking at Allah is wrong, looking at the Prophet is wrong, let alone looking at all of us, we are all wrong because of wrong thoughts. So, our relationship with Allah is twofold. Firstly, having good assumptions, we have prayed, we have migrated, so we always have good assumptions towards Allah. Secondly, being content, accepting Allah's decrees, reflecting in worship, refreshing our minds, Allah shows His wisdom. You used to see me doing like this, show wisdom to whom He wills. Whoever is given wisdom has been given a great amount of goodness. Whoever is given wealth has been given a lot of goodness, right? Whoever is given a position has not necessarily been given goodness, because a position can be a curse, wealth can be a blessing. When does a car become a blessing? When it is used to go to religious lectures, to take the family to the mosque, but it can also be a curse. When does money become a blessing? It becomes a blessing when the perspective is corrected, straightened, and fixed. Next, from [Music] Nunung's mother, Nunung from Hong

Motivation because sometimes we open Facebook and see other people's income exceeding ours, so to avoid feeling envious, how can we prevent it and turn it into motivation and inspiration so that I can be as good as them. Thank you, Ustad, for looking at people's posts. Their house is nice, their car is nice, their husband is handsome. Envy arises in our hearts. How to fix this? Firstly, if my good deeds are ruined, yes, I beg you, don't let envy consume you. If you are envious, your good deeds will be gone like fire burning wood. Hey, Abdul Somad, don't be envious because if you are envious, your rewards, prayers, and lectures will all disappear. Don't drink sugary drinks because if you do, you might get diabetes. Don't eat too much goat meat because you might get coronary heart disease. Don't consume too much coconut milk because it might thicken your blood. Normally, we easily accept prohibitions if we know their effects. Don't be envious because if you are, your good deeds will vanish. That's the first thing. Secondly, you can be envious except in two cases. There are those you can envy. The first one is someone who Allah has blessed with knowledge, memorized the Quran, understands Islam, and uses this knowledge day and night to seek Allah's pleasure. We can envy to be like them, a positive envy where they use

To help the religion of Allah, we are allowed to have positive envy called riptoh. O Allah, I see my friend, his house is nice, his car is nice, grant me a door of sustenance. If his sustenance is open, like his, then I will build a mosque, I will establish a Islamic boarding school, I will educate orphaned children. I will help the poor. If it's just about having a big house, the house will remain. If it's just about having a nice car, the car will remain. But if he builds a house for Allah, if he builds an Islamic boarding school, then that will be eternal. We will continue to fight against Satan, until when, until the soul leaves the body. I will tempt them while they are in the body. So, if everyone has envy in their heart, it means they are still alive, their soul is still there. Later, when the soul leaves the body, there will be no more whispers because Satan has stopped whispering. We are only commanded to fight, not to kill Satan. We are commanded to resist the temptations of Satan, and Allah promises to help those who fight, those who strive, fight against their desires, fight against the temptations of Satan. We will show the way. That's how it is, and Allah knows best. Let's move on to the next question from Aidil Adha. Peace be upon you. [Music] The

Question the hadith originating from the Prophet. What is the prostate? Is the hadith originally for sighting the moon only, or is it necessary to have three degrees? Because now it is determined to be three degrees with good policy, sir. Meanwhile, the hadith from the Prophet that I know, I apologize, is only fast when you see the moon and break your fast when you see the moon. That's my first question. And my second question is, how can this heart sincerely face the days? Sometimes this heart is tired, exhausted, but as we live in this world to obey God, sometimes feeling tired is a bit difficult, sir. That's my question. Should you fast when you see a full moon on Eid, and break your fast when you see the crescent moon? Sir, if it's cloudy, Fatimmu will be 30 days. The Prophet did not mention three degrees. Why didn't he mention three degrees? Because the Prophet did not use calculations, he used moon sighting. So, if Sir Aidil leans towards the method of our brothers from Muhammadiyah, not using two degrees or three degrees, what's important is that when the Hilal is visible, even at 0.5 degrees, then it's the start of Dzulhijjah, Ramadan, and Syawal according to moon sighting. If Sir Aidil tends towards calculation, then he should use three degrees. Why three degrees? Because at three

The red one in the evening, if it's two degrees or 1.5 degrees, it's still unclear which one is the new moon because the color is between purple and red. But when it's already 3 degrees, it's clear. That's why the agreement of the MABIMS Ministers of Religious Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore agreed on three degrees. If other countries have six degrees or seven degrees, MABIMS in Southeast Asia is the lowest with three degrees. So, the conclusion is only two degrees. Mr. Gila, Mr. Aidil, Mr. Aidil, please join in using the Hisab method, whether it's 0.5 degrees, 1 degree, or 3 degrees, follow the calculation. Muhammadiyah, if you want to use Ruqyah, which one is correct, only Allah knows. Everyone who strives is correct. Ustaz Somad tends towards where? Should I use the Ruqyah method? Why, Ustadz? To perform Ruqyah, because from the beginning, since school until Al-Azhar and returning, that's what I use and what my teachers use. But my friends, my companions in Muhammadiyah, my good friends, I am not wrong about them, so don't be confused. If you want to use calculation, use calculation. If you want to use Ruqyah, use Ruqyah

So during this lifetime, we will never rest. We consider humans in a constant struggle. We keep fighting in life, just like driving a car. Later, when we pass by a truck in front of us that is quite relaxed, it turns out there is a bus in front of the truck. Later, when we pass by the third bus that is quite relaxed, it turns out there is a trailer in front. Only when we pass by the trailer, it seems safe, but then there is a slow chicken car in front. When we pass by it, there is another car, apparently a government official's car, stopping everyone, not allowing anyone to pass. When will we stop? Only when we reach our destination, the car stops, and then we rest. Rest is when we achieve a good end. Rest is when we are saved from the torment of the grave. Rest is in the hereafter. So if people understand the essence of life, they will never rest. Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, when Prophet Muhammad came, he offered his house for the Prophet to stay. He gave his wealth for Islam. At the age of 80, when he heard that the subtle Hadith mentioned that Constantinople would be conquered, he said, I want to go to Constantinople. At the age of 80, he traveled from Medina to Turkey, Constantinople, and passed away in Istanbul. His grave is in Istanbul at the age of 80. That

What is this? Where is the spirit of jihad? I am not tired. In short, I am unstoppable. If I stop to rest, all my schedules in West Java will be ruined. Last year, it took me a year to visit West Java again because if I stop this schedule, it means I won't be able to. My schedule has been stagnant for a year, I can't go back. It's not easy if I want to say stop all schedules in West Java next year because I'm tired, I cough on the plane, but as soon as I step out of the plane's AC, it's smoky next to the stone I'm sitting on. Oh Allah, help me. My sermon was 30 minutes in the Red Mosque, no stone left unturned, then another 30 minutes of preaching in the mosque. When will we rest? Later, we will rest. We will rest. If it's a good ending, we will rest. If we are saved from the torment of the grave, we will be saved. If our students send blessings to us, we will rest. Not just any rest, not just idle talk. Rest is not just sitting leisurely, not just strolling. Our rest is when we read the Quran, pray Tahajud, and sit with righteous people. That is rest, as Umar Bin Khattab said, If not for these three, I would have longed for death. Firstly, I find

We cannot find peace in these three things; we need to be suspicious of what we have been eating all this time. Why are we forbidden by Allah not to enjoy it? Why do we not enjoy the deliciousness of the food as our friends do? What's wrong with our taste buds? Did you find the food tasty earlier? You just said it's tasty, but I have never eaten such food before. Why does it taste good to him but not to us? Is there a problem with our taste buds? It seems we just brushed our teeth with menthol, that's why it doesn't taste good. Why is our prayer not enjoyable? Why is our night prayer not enjoyable? Why is our recitation of the Quran not enjoyable? What's wrong with us? Why do they keep being enthusiastic while we are not? What is our problem? Tonight, let's reflect, including myself. If we talk about reminders, only about 5% to 10% is for me. Hey Abdul Somad, it's more about me. When will we rest? Is it in the hereafter? Subhanallah. One last question from the Zoom congregation, please allow me to introduce Mrs. Sukistinah. Please, Mrs. Sukistinah, the floor is yours. [opening] Assalamualaikum. I have the opportunity, firstly, as a teacher in an elementary school, I encourage children to pray on time. Is it valid, the requirement to

Sticking to the carpet, then the third one. When I give alms on behalf of the deceased parents, can I mention both of my deceased parents or maybe my father first, then my mother, then next. When I give alms, for example, in the intermission program, they offer to ask for prayers or something to be prayed for. Why does my friend say that giving alms is asking to be prayed for? Isn't that buying prayers, they said. Then, about the school of thought, because I learned about religion mostly through HP, the lectures of Ustadz Abdul Somad started from TikTok and WhatsApp. Then, I also learned from YouTube, for example, from Ustadz Adi Hidayat, from Ustadz Khalid Basalamah, and then Syafiq, using old language. Does that mean I am combining schools of thought? Thank you very much, that's all. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. There is a time at the beginning, a time in the middle, a time at the end. If it is performed at the beginning when it is performed in the middle, it is valid. When performed at the end, it is valid. But the most excellent, the best deed is the early deed, the deed most loved by Allah. In the early time, so a mother is in the process of familiarizing her children with praying at the early

Because usually the second one, when they are praying, maybe their hands are not in the right position. Then the mother informs them that their hands are not high enough. Then she raises them higher. And then when they are in prostration, their nose is not touching the ground, so she tells them to touch it. Is their prayer valid? Is their prayer valid? Why? Because they did not do something that invalidates the prayer. What invalidates the prayer is moving three times consecutively. If the nose is touched once, then the prayer is valid. The next one, the mother says, This is a charity for my deceased father until now. For my father and the late father of my mother, my deceased father. Until now, this is for my deceased father, my deceased father, my mother's deceased father until now. This is for the deceased of my siblings until now. How much is for the father? How much for the mother? How much for the siblings? Only Allah knows. This time is considered unseen. We are only informed by the Prophet about how far the rewards will reach, how the distribution will be, that is not our concern, it is Allah's concern. Where is the evidence that the rewards will reach? The evidence is when the Prophet was approached by the companion Ummu Mata, My mother has passed away, can I give charity? The Prophet said, Giving charity. This is the evidence that the rewards will reach

The family of Muhammad, the family of Muhammad, who has passed away, there are many who have passed away, one goat was taken again by Muhammad and the nation of Muhammad for all the followers of Muhammad. There are many references for the deceased read collectively, but how many percent reach here, how many reach there, the exact amount, only Allah knows. We only discuss what we need to believe, that they have arrived, and our actions are Sunnah, not fabricated. Next, when our media team members say, Mother, do you want to be prayed for? this team and Ustadz Somad never say, If you donate, you will be prayed for; if you don't donate, you won't be prayed for. Until today, there have been no birthday wishes, no congratulations for a child's birth, no congratulations for a wedding. May Allah bless everyone who comes; I make the video and I never know if they transfer or not. So, when I was invited to Malaysia, invited to Malaysia, the Ustadz from the mosque had already transferred, I said, It's done. The one from the office had already transferred, I said, It's done. The one from the house had already transferred, I said, It's done. Everyone who asked, I said, It's done. After finishing, when they were about to leave, the team apologized, We are sorry, Sir Ustadz, it turns

2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. I don't know how much my fee is from TV One, how much for Ramadan, how much for suhoor, how much for iftar, how much for my peaceful Indonesia, how much for New Year, I don't know if it's transferred or not, I also don't know. That's why when someone asks, How much is Ustad Somad's fee? I don't know. So, if someone says, This person is selling prayers, maybe they have been affected. Many are also traumatized by diseases, it's called Ustad traumatic syndrome because they have experienced the past and then they generalize all religious scholars like that. Don't forget, Europe became secular and liberal because religious figures in the Middle Ages damaged religion, so many people became anti-religious figures and eventually anti-religion. But they still believe in God. Europeans are anti-religion, don't like religious figures, but believe in God. That's called agnostic. If someone is atheist, they don't believe in God at all. If someone is agnostic, they believe in God but not in religion. Why? Because of the crimes and misbehavior of religious figures. I'm not saying I'm good, I'm just telling how I, as a participant in Ustadz Abdul Somad's study group, especially those who join every week, think about what's

Mother also joined the study of Ustadz Fulan. Mother also joined the study of Ustad Somad. Does mother mix madhabs? Mother does not mix madhabs because Abdul Somad is not the central imam of a madhab, Adi Hidayat is also not the central imam of a madhab. The ones mother mentioned are also not central imams of madhabs; they are just scholars who convey verses of the Quran and hadith. Mother will perfect the madhab when faced with an issue by considering various opinions of different scholars. For example, in the way of performing ablution, mother follows the Shafi'i madhab, then just lightly wipes it, finishes ablution, greets her husband, then starts the prayer. Allahu Akbar! Why doesn't mother perform ablution? Mother's ablution is invalidated. Mother says it's not invalidated because we don't have the desire, it's fine, not invalidated. From a fiqh perspective, mother is in trouble for mixing madhabs. So, mother, listen to studies as long as the scholars and ustadz are correct, not liberal, not secular, not Kharijite, not Shia, not Mu'tazilite, as long as they are Ahlussunnah Wal Jamaah, it's not a problem. But in fiqh matters, do not mix madhabs. In one issue, if the way of performing ablution according

Not canceled Because I did ablution, I follow the Shafi'i ablution. After that, I prayed in Morocco. My Imam follows the Maliki school of thought. The phrase Bismillah is not used at all. This is about the issue of mixing schools of thought, and only Allah knows best about it. That's it, Mom, that's it, Bang Alvin. It's already 2:18, this closing statement is related to how we deal with a period of sadness. It stems from a story a friend told me, a religious teacher. He was about to get married but didn't have enough money for the dowry, the wedding expenses, and so on. Three days before the wedding, my friend had an accident. His motorcycle was damaged, his body was injured, some parts were wounded, some were broken. Then, after the accident, my friend received compensation from the religious teacher, an amount that covered the dowry and the wedding expenses. As servants, when facing difficulties, should we emphasize having good thoughts like the religious teacher did, that every difficulty will be followed by ease? Is it necessary to always have such positive thoughts, religious teacher? I am 40 years old, and my life is not the same as my friends who are the same age. Even though we are both 46 years old, our paths in life are different because my life has been full of ups and downs from life's journey that I have taken

The conclusion in facing the test of life is only two, no more. The first is having good assumptions, and the second is that then Allah gives more than what we want, more than what we think, more than what we ask for. I repeat once again, then Allah responds with more than what we want, more than what we think, more than what we ask for. Whether I want it or not, I have experienced it in my life until today. I feel ashamed to pray to Allah, why? Because Allah has given me more than what I asked for, more than what I thought, more than what I ever dreamed of. Various life tests, resigning from being a civil servant, stopped preaching for 4 months because I met a presidential candidate in November, met on April 12, then on Twitter, Said Didu was hacked, memes slandering Abdul Somad, received a house from presidential candidate Abdul Somad, and everything turned upside down. My number was destroyed, my number was hacked and cloned, so for 4 months, I didn't go out at all. What did I do for these 4 months? My only job during these 4 months was to write, eat, pray, write, eat, pray, write, eat, pray, write, eat, pray, write, eat, pray. So, I asked to take what was brown, write, eat, pray, write, eat, pray. This is what I brought first

After being edited and revised until I went to Sudan, then the sea com meeting. After that, I went to Brunei and was given a Professor. It never crossed my mind to have a foreign Professor. I never prayed for it, even though I did whatever Allah commanded, asked Allah, complained to Allah, and made maximum efforts. If it matches your prayers, be grateful. If it doesn't match, what you asked for, Allah will give you whatever you want as long as you are pleased. But indeed, it can't be explained, can't be talked about. I tried to discuss it, but it's like shooting an arrow that misses the target. He doesn't understand. I tried to explain it in words, but it didn't connect with him until the end. You will experience it in your life, and after that, you will feel what I feel. After that, you will say it is indeed true what the religious teacher conveyed here. What is true? Everything is true. In short, what is true, religious teacher, because you also can't describe it. It's amazing that when we are experiencing trials in life, openness in life, the two keys that Ustadz Abdul Somad conveyed are firstly having good assumptions and secondly, being content with Allah's decree. When we practice these two things, we will get better than what we want. Thank God. Is there more detailed information about this?

I departed to Sudan in July 2019. When I arrived, I brought this. I hoped to have my defense session. What happened was when they checked the computer, I couldn't have the session because it was lacking 4 months. You were registered in November 2017, and you are now coming in July. The session should have been in August, September, October, November. I didn't immediately assume the worst. When I came to meet Professor Hasan Abbas, Professor Hasan Abbas said, I cannot preside over your defense because this is not the decision of the Rector but the decision of the Minister of Higher Education, who has passed away. The Indonesian Ambassador to Sudan was very helpful to me. Ambassador said, This is a decision of our country, and we cannot intervene. Ustad Somad, in the end, I returned. I returned in August, August, September, October, November, I returned in December. I only came back in December, on December 11, 2019. When I finally received the letter, that's how it was, it was so chaotic, and I was defended at the end of December. What was actually Allah's plan there? Because on the third of December, there was a big issue that attacked me. On December 3, a major issue attacked me, and it went viral throughout Indonesia about extraordinary slanders. How did Allah deal with that issue? By having my dissertation defended, that issue disappeared

To remove that issue, it is Allah who has such detailed plans that make me feel ashamed to ask Allah. I, Julia, oh Allah, I, Julia, Allah said, You will have a court session in December because this result is to strike this, to hit this. Since then, I have been embarrassed to tell my plans to Allah. My plan is like this, oh Allah, but if in your opinion it's better like this, I am content because in the end, it feels so beautiful if I follow your plan alone, oh Allah. That is one very detailed part of the journey of life, praise be to Allah, Allah's plan is so beautiful, God willing, hopefully, we can gain wisdom from what has been conveyed by the last Guru, asking for His permission, asking for His blessings tonight to lead the prayer so that what has been conveyed, we can practice. Also, pray for us who may be in difficult conditions today, strengthen our hearts. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, praise be to Allah, facilitate all our affairs, elevate our status, forgive our brothers who are in debt, release them from all usurious debts, those in loans, soften the hearts of those who lend, open the doors of businesses, the doors of sustenance, the doors of goodness, our debts and credits, oh Allah, our brothers are getting married, facilitate their marriage affairs, open the hearts of the prospective spouses.

Her mother-in-law, open the heart of her partner, turning the hearts. O Allah, heal her, forgive her, if you want to heal the wife of Martonah, our sick sister, heal her, O Allah, make us grateful people, grateful for our humble home, grateful for our life partners, grateful for our children. Make us grateful people, O Allah, but also make us people who always strive to change what is not good into something better. After we have tried, after we have exerted all our efforts and thoughts, give us the strength to accept Your decree, Allah. Make us people who always have good assumptions about Your decisions. Make us people who, when our desires match what You give, are grateful. Make us grateful when what we want does not match what You give. Make us patient when what we pray for matches what You give. Make us grateful when what we ask for does not match what happens. Promise us to be patient, O Allah. Our hearts are strong tonight, do not turn our hearts away after You have guided us. Strengthen our faith in this era of trials. Make us people with straight thoughts, straight hearts, straight actions, and straight words. For Ustadz Abdul Somad, make me truly speak sincerely and act sincerely.

Because you, O Allah, as well as all of us, O Allah, may our last words be when our time comes, There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Brother Alvin Firdaus and the team in Pontianak, the team in Pekanbaru, our friends, migrating with Ustadz Abdul Somad, as we are brothers in this world, make us brothers in the highest paradise, Jannatul Firdaus, with Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Thank you, Brother Alvin. Thank you, Father, Mother, siblings. I apologize for many words that may have displeased you, hurt feelings. Allah, the Most Perfect, forgive all shortcomings, everything comes from the poor servant Abdul Somad. Jazakumullah, keep guarding, keep guarding the heart, keep guarding everything. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. For half an hour, we learned tonight with our teacher. We reached an extraordinary conclusion at the end of the session, that everything we are facing today, the rains, these days we are facing, make sure of two things in our response. First, we must have good thoughts of Allah, and second.

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The Power of Comparison and Patience in Facing Adversity

Comparing our struggles to those of others can provide perspective and strength in difficult times.

Patience, in various forms of worship, including enduring and holding back, is emphasized as a way to endure adversity.

Prayer, including supplication and remembrance, is highlighted as a crucial practice in finding comfort and strength during trials.

The Importance of Faith and Community in Overcoming Adversity

Having a strong faith and focusing on worship is crucial when facing challenges, as well as being part of a supportive and healthy community.

It is important to choose friends who uplift and remind us, especially in times of distress, and to avoid negative influences.

The message emphasizes the need for self-improvement, prayer, and staying hopeful for the future, as taught in the Quran.

Guidelines for Prostration in Prayer and Dealing with Boredom

It is recommended to follow the imam's lead during the last prostration in prayer, especially in congregation.

The length of the prostration can be extended, but it is best to do so in voluntary or sunnah prayers, not during regular prayers.

Feeling bored at home is a sign of ingratitude, and one way to overcome it is to seek out the less fortunate and be grateful.

Sadness and trials are a natural part of life, and it is important to be patient and remember that ultimately, we belong to Allah.

The Impact of Positive Thinking on Life and Religion

Wrong thinking leads to negative outcomes in life and religion, while positive thinking is crucial for a good relationship with Allah.

Envy can destroy good deeds and should be avoided, except for positive envy towards those who use their blessings for the benefit of Islam.

Resisting Satan's temptations is a lifelong struggle, but it is a sign of a person's spiritual strength and vitality.

The hadith regarding moon sighting and fasting is a matter of interpretation, with different degrees of sighting being a point of contention.

The sincere facing of days with a tired heart is a common struggle, but it is a part of living in obedience to God.

The Importance of Rest in Life and Religion

The MABIMS Ministers agreed on a three-degree calculation for the new moon, differing from other countries.

The constant struggle in life is likened to never-ending car trouble, emphasizing the idea of never truly resting in this lifetime.

Rest is portrayed as achieving a good end and being saved from the torment of the grave, emphasizing the significance of rest in the hereafter.

Questions on Almsgiving, Prayer, and Religious Study

Can almsgiving be done on behalf of multiple deceased family members? Is combining teachings from different religious scholars considered merging schools of thought? How do past negative experiences with religious figures impact people's beliefs and practices?

The Importance of Not Mixing Madhabs in Islamic Studies

Mother follows different scholars but does not mix madhabs, instead, she considers various opinions when facing an issue.

Her ablution is invalidated due to mixing madhabs, causing trouble from a fiqh perspective.

The importance of not mixing madhabs is emphasized, while still listening to scholars as long as they are within the Ahlussunnah Wal Jamaah.

Chaotic Journey to Sudan for a Defense Session

A student's defense session in Sudan was delayed due to bureaucratic issues and the death of the Minister of Higher Education.

The student's return in December led to the defense of their dissertation, coinciding with the resolution of a major personal issue.

The student reflects on the chaotic journey, attributing the events to Allah's plan and expressing gratitude and acceptance.