November 06, 2011

Funeral Prayer Takbeer During The Two Eids


After recitation of the Eid Takbeer then followed by the funeral Doa.
(From Courtesy Educational Photo)


الله اكبر,الله اكبر,الله اكبر,لاإله إلا الله هواالله اكبر,الله اكبرولِلهِ الحمد (3x)
الله اكبر,الله اكبر,الله اكبر,الله اكبر كبيرا
والحمدللَهِ كثيرا وسبحان الله بكرةً واصيلا,
 لاإله إلا الله ولا نعبد إلا إياه مخلصين له الدين ولوكره الكافرون,
لاإله إلاالله وحده صدق وعده ونصرعبده واعزجنده وهزم الاحزاب وحده,
لاإله إلاالله والله اكبر,الله اكبرولِله الحمد. 


Meaning in Bahasa Malaysia:
"Allah Maha Basar(3 kali) Tidak ada Tuhan melainkan Allah, Allah Maha Besar dan segala puji bagi Allah, Allah Maha Besar dan Maha Agung dan segala puji bagi Allah. Maha suci Allah pada pagi dan petang, tiada Tuhan melainkan Allah dan tidak ada yang kami sembah kecuali hanya Allah, dengan ikhlas kami beragama kepadaNya, walaupun orang-orang kafir membenci, Tidak Ada Tuhan melainkan Allah sendiriNya, benar janjiNya, dan Dia menolong akan hambaNya, dan Dia mengusir musuh NabiNya dengan sendiriNya, tiada Tuhan melainkan Allah, Allah Maha Besar Allah Maha Besar dan bagiNya segala puji."


'Takbeer' of the two Eids.
  1. Takbeer Mursal  مرسل  is for the Eid ul Fitr.- begins from the sunset and ends after Aid ul Fitr prayer.  
  2. Takbeer Mukhaiyad  مقيد  is for the Eid ul Adha.- begins from 'Subuh Prayer' of the Wukuf in Arafah on 09 of Zulhijjah, through 'Nahar' the 10 of the Eid ul Adha and all the 'Tashrik' of 11,12 and 13 of Zulhijjah. Takbeer may also commence from 10,11,12, and ends at Asar on 13 of Zulhijjah.
The takbeer apply to all fardhu prayers, the sunat prayers and the funeral prayer that falls on the two Eids.  During these two Eids with accordance to the 'Sunnah Rasullullah' the takbeer are to be recited audibly after the completion of a fardhu prayer, sunat prayer, and a funeral prayer before the surah Fatihah and the 'doa' be read. 

Reference: Kitab فتح المعين  Jilid 1, ms 148
                    Kitab  مطلح النورين  Jilid 1, ms 204



November 01, 2011

My Home Town Favorite Book Shop


Islamic knowledge has been early taught during the childhood years for every Moslem in Malaysia. Books or 'Kitab' on Islamic religion are the prime choice of Moslem readers and it flourishes in every book shop. Most books are in Bahasa Malaysia as from translation from Arabic. Theres are five known categories of Islamic books available: 1)Bahasa Malaysia(Romanised), 2)Bahasa Malaysia(Modern Jawi), 3)Bahasa Melayu(Old Jawi version), 4)Full Arabic version, and 5)Hard to come by of the English version.

Center for the 'Old Kitab' 

The bookshop named 'Pustaka Amin', established in 1961 by the late Tuan Imam Haji Yusoff Bin Ahmad(27.03.1927-16.01.2003), the former Imam of the Masjid Bakar Arang now renamed Masjid Abu Bakar As Siddiq, Sungai Petani, Kedah. The bookshop is sometime called 'Kedai Yusoff Kitab' by his friends and located at No.47 Bangunan PKNK.,Sungai Petani(closed to the Bus Station). He was my late father's friend and a brotherly friend of mine too.....Al-Fatihah. 


The late Imam Haji Yusoff Bin Ahmad, the founder of Pustaka Amin bookshop.

Today the late Haji Yusoff's daughter, Cik Hamidah managing the bookshop.

Today it still been my favourite bookshop since my school days during the late Imam Haji Yusoff Bin Ahmad was alive and it is here where most of my 'Kitab' came from. It is also locally known as the longest surviving center for the 'Old Kitab' in Sungai Petani.