Its nearly 11.00 p.m. and I’m still in this huge factory. Tonight, my office seems so big as I and only two other colleagues are the only one still working here. The night at the office is too quiet and calm compared to daytime where people are rushing here and there and discussing noisily. Here I am, still putting all my strength to complete my simulations before presenting it at tomorrows morning meeting. There’s a big issue coming and I have to settle my part quickly to prepare for the issue. Probably I’ll be having nightmares this night about my simulations…huhuhu.
Today, I’ve spent 15/24 hours in this factory. Just for the record, I’m certainly not a workaholic and I don’t find any fun staying back late. Its just that, now has come the ‘season’ for me to work at unusual hours. I predict that these long hours at the office will go one for two weeks…but I du’a for all this to end earlier.
While waiting for my simulations to complete running, I found a nice article on the web. This motivational article relates on ‘sincerity in working’. So this article, I dedicate to my self and all those workers out there….
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The Duties of the Workers in Islam
Sheikh/ Khalifa Ezzat
Rajab 3, 1430 – June 26, 2009
Dear brothers and sisters: Islam places great importance upon work because it helps in building civilization and societies. Prophets of Allah and messengers whom Allah has chosen worked in many different jobs; some worked as a carpenter, others worked in business; others worked as a shepherd. The Prophet said, ‘Every Prophet worked as a shepherd.’ When he was asked about himself, he said, ‘I worked as a shepherd for the people of Makkah.’ It follows, then, that Islam does not condone laziness and backwardness. Someone who is hard-working is regarded by Allah better than someone who does not work, and becomes dependant on others.That is why, in Islam, everything that we do that is good and beneficial is considered as an ibadah, a form of worship, as long as that deed does not go against the teachings of Islam. In Islam, worship is not limited to prayers, zikr and rituals. All the good deeds that we do, when done with sincerity and in accordance to the teachings of Islam, is also a form of worship.
Having a job in Islam is compulsory upon every able person. Therefore, societies should provide opportunities of jobs; to help people to find a job; to encourage them to work; and discourage to be dependent; for they cannot succeed without doing that. The one who work and has a job serves people and society in the same time and help in the advance of the society.
Any job contains rights and responsibilities that should be fulfilled by the employee who in return get wages for that job. Every employee who works hard to benefit himself, his family, and his society get reward from Allah in this life and in the hereafter. Before one gets a job, he signs a contract which includes his job description, conditions and responsibilities. Respect the contract is compulsory in Islam.
The Qur’an says,
‘O believers! Fulfill [all] your obligation..’ [5:1]
You job is a trust and responsibility and you deserve it if you fulfill the responsibility and able to complete it. Talut was chosen by Allah over his people because he has two good characteristics what required for this job: knowledge and strength.
The Qur’an says, ‘He said: “Allah hath Chosen him above you, and hath gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily prowess….’. the Prophet [pbuh] told Abu Dharr when the latter asked the Prophet to do a job that he is not qualified to do it due to lack of strength and qualification. He also told him that it is a responsibility which you will be questioned on the Day of Judgment.
Dear brother and sister: the proper and qualified person should be placed in the right place so that success and advance might be achieved. The improper and unqualified person delays advance and development in the job and in fulfilling the interests and services of people. Therefore Islam rejects appointing the improper and unqualified person in the wrong position. Rules of justice and fairness should be followed so that
cooperation and help can be achieved.
The Qur’an says, ‘Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment.’ [5:2]
Allah has commanded us to work to maintain ourselves, to sustain our lives and our families. In Islam, someone who works hard and is committed to his amanah/responsibility is respected and highly regarded. So this amanah should be fulfilled and not betrayed.
The Qur’an says, ‘O ye that believe! betray not the trust of Allah and the Messenger, nor misappropriate knowingly things entrusted to you.’ [8:27]
Dear brothers and sisters: The ideal worker is the one who finishes his work on time; and come to work on time. His the one who does waste the time of work; he is the one who always keen to help people as much as he can and does not feel unhappy when people ask him for help. The Prophet [pbuh] said, ‘The best among people is the one who is most beneficial to others.’ He also promised those help and benefit people that they will be saved in the Day of the judgment.’
The ideal employee is the one who is sincere in his job; solves the problem with peace, truth and trust; and away from cheating, lies and fighting. Negligence and lack of care about one’s job will incur punishment. Some people claim to do their work according to their wages, using that as an excuse to be imperfect owing to a small salary. This is also unlawful. It is haram for you accept payment for imperfect work.
Everyone should do his job perfectly and accurately. The doctor should be sincere and perfect in his job. He should not be hasty in an effort to accommodate more patients. The lawyer should also be perfect and sincere in his job. Traders and businessmen should be sincere and honest in doing their jobs. Manufacturers should be sincere and honest in their work. Farmers should do their work perfectly. All will be rewarded for this.
The Prophet [pbuh] said, ‘Surely, Allah loves those people who are sincere in their work [i.e. do it perfectly and accurately.’ [Al-Baihaqi]
The ideal worker is the one who does not take or give a bribery or [rishwah].
The Prophet [pbuh] said, ‘The cure of Allah upon those who give or take bribery [rishwah].’
The ideal Muslim employee should also turn away from showing off and hypocrisy at work. He should do his job for the sake of Allah. He should intend his sincerity in work to be for the sake of Allah and His reward. This applies not only to worldly deeds. It can also be applied to all acts of worship such as prayer, fasting, Zakah, pilgrimage, etc. It is therefore a general Hadith, meaning that sincerity and accuracy should cover everything as much as possible.
This Hadith is directed at laborers, workers, employers, employees, and all others who have a job. The message of the Prophet to them is to do their job in the best way so as to attain the love of Allah. Sincerity and perfection in work are signs of the true Muslim; signs of respect for and from others and signs of respect for his religion. They present a good picture of Islam because people seeing sincerity in work interpret it as a result of religion. They therefore incline to Islam and accept it. By contrast, if one is negligent in his work and does care about it, it means that he is disobedient to Allah and disrespectful to others, whom he deceives and cheats. It makes for a bad picture of Islam. People see Islam through Muslims’ behavior, so if you are negligent in work, you will convey to others a bad picture of Islam.
Negligence in one’s work or job is a sign of cheating others because they are harmed by your negligence. The ideal Muslim employee is the one is humble to his colleagues and does feel superiority or preference over them. The Prophet [pbuh] said, ‘Whoever is a humble to people will be raised by Allah to a high status.’
The employer should be humble to the employees as well. He should fulfill their needs and encourage them to do their job in the best way and as required. He should encourage them to work as one team.
The ideal Muslim employee is the one who always say good words to his colleagues and deal with in noble manners; and respect them; smile in their face. The Prophet [pbuh] said, ‘Smiling at people face is equal to giving a charity. The Qur’an also declares, ‘And say good words to people.’
The ideal employer is the one who treat his employees equally and dose not distinguish among them on personal basis.
Dear brothers and sisters: the ideal employee is the one who is truthful in his work, truthful with his colleagues and with his employer. The Qur’an says, ‘O believers! Fear Allah and be among the truthful.’
The ideal employee is the one who tries to improve skills and gain experience and work hard in order to achieve his goals and reach to the highest office. The Qur’an declares what means; ‘Every one will get a degree according to his work.
The ideal employee is the one who keep the secrets of his job and the secrets of his colleagues in the job and not to disclose these secrets to others. The Prophet said, ‘Achieve your works in secrets ….’.
Dear Muslims: Finally, we ask Allah to accept our deeds, prayers and supplications. We ask Him to guide us all. Ameen
Reference:
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February 9, 2010 at 3:46 am
k.aini
Assalamualikum,
kita adalah 2 ukht yg terpililih utk berkerja di KILANG. betulke?? min ctc akk..0129802748..
rindu so much ;x
k.aini
February 9, 2010 at 4:00 am
minmaarof
‘Alaikumussalam wrmt,
Kak Aini…missing you so much from kulim!
Utk makluman akak, Min selalunya akan teringat kat akak time stress tahap peak kat kilang ni..huhuhu, masih terbayang keadaan Kak Aini yang mcm hampir nak collapse bila balik DS…baru faham kenapa akak dulu mcm selalu muka letih dan penat bila balik keje….mcm ni rupa rasanya. hehehe..
Tapi kak Aini, min mcm dah start fikir2x nak ‘terpilih’ keje luar kilang…hehehe, rasa mcm kilang ni menghabiskan kudrat min secara berlebihan…huhuhu, min ni mmg perlukan nasihat akak sbb akak telah berjaya bekerja bertahun2x dgn berjayanya disana ;)…
insyaAllah min ctct Kak Aini ye. luv u alwayz, take care 🙂
February 17, 2010 at 12:21 am
k.aini
salam,
Min..ukhti habibi..
dimana bumi dipijak disitulah langit dijunjung adikku..
Tuhan hanya satu..mengadulah pada Allah..
Dgn izin dan pengetahuannya kita dicampakkan di KILANG. A lot of people out there yg dahagakan sentuhan tarbiah..kongsi2lah kemanisan tarbiah dgn semua org..:)
Betul la Min…pejam celil pejam celik dah 10 tahun akk kerje..tp sekarang dah zon agak selesa sbb dah ramai tenaga2 yg membantu..
Dah nak memulakan kerja diluar kilang ke??jom2 kt buat sama2..akk pun sdg dlm perancangan utk quit..
Kita merancang, Allah juga merancang..perancangan Allahlah yg akn terlaksana..
takde face book ke Min?
March 5, 2010 at 12:36 am
minmaarof
salam…
Kak Aini…jazakillah atas peringatan. Really need it today. Min rasa emosi sikit arini. Mcm2x berlaku kat office. Dan mungkin sbb tgh dpt ulser mulut dan demam, jadi emosi tu jadi terlebih plak, hehehe. Rasa mcm nak pegi bercuti je esok, tapi cuti terhad…huhuhu
Rasa mcm kena pegi bertenang dan muhasabah diri
Kak aini nak merancang nak pegi keluar ke mana? Min ada mcm2x idea dlm fikiran dan setiap option yang boleh buat min dpt keluar segera dari sini nampak sparkling semacam. hehehe….Tapi don’t worry…insyaAllah, min masih boleh berfikir dgn baik…Tapi jom akak….jom kita buat sesuatu bersama….Kak Aini dpt tak sms min? Min xde facebook…
March 5, 2010 at 8:38 am
bib
salam, min… rindunya pada min. apa yang min rasa bukanla dlm kilang je, dlm ofis pun mcm tu gak..
2 thn lepas bib hanya cikgu yang tak bertauliah di sek swasta. masuk2 je, dapat jawatan Deputy Quality Management Representative (DQMR).. apa kebende tu?
so, bila masanya nak gunakan kederat DQMR ni, bib sampai balik 12 am semata-mata nak siapkan document yang tak setel2 lagi. bukan bib n QMR saje, ramai cikgu lain yang stayback.. thn lps pun mcm tu gak.. ingatkan bila dah dapat outline document tu, keje kita makin senang.. tak juga..
so, tak tau nak bagi semangat apa kat min, sebab situasi kita berbeza.. min still kat penang lagi ke? tak nak jadi pensyarah? heheehhe, sekadar cadangan..
still missing u no matter what.. inysa-Allah, bulan 7 ni bib bakal jadi pelajar di perbukitan Bangi semula.. ah, rindunya dgn tempat itu, dengan geng EE dulu…
March 5, 2010 at 10:29 am
minmaarof
salam…
Bib…kenapa tiba2x min rasa mcm syahdu je baca comment Bib….terharu kot…huhuhu. Terima kasih sebab bagi kata-kata semangat. Rindu sangat2x gak kat Bib…lama dah tak jumpa. Nampaknya kena wat reunion ni…kak Aini mesti setuju…hehehe
Betul la Bib, kat mana2x pun mesti ada tekanan kan. Dasyat gak ye keje DQMR. Bila fikir betul2x, mana ada kerja yang senang…cumanya kalau kita ada ‘passion’ dlm kerja tu, kita mcm boleh sanggup nak lalu kesusahan tu :)..min ni kena cari kot passion dalam diri min…kalau mcm masih mcm ni…kena cari passion dalam benda lain la nampaknya…hehehe
min masih kat kulim…ada gak terdetik rasa2x mcm nak jadi pensyarah, tapi takutla nak wat phD 😉
Bib sambung master kat UKM ke? Moga melalui saat2x yang manis sebagai pelajar 🙂
Take care Bib…missing you so much too…terima kasih sebab sudi singgah blog min. Ingatkan ramai yang tak tau blog ni…lepas ni kena hati2x la bagi posting..hehehe
March 9, 2010 at 4:48 am
k.aini
Min & BIb,
Akk sentiasa setuju buat reunion..
Meh la nnti bib dah ada kat perbukitan bangi, min balik kag bdr baru bangi..jom kita jumpa..
Selagi kita hidup kita akan terus diuji.Sbb Allah nak menyaring antara kita ini siapakah yg BENAR Imannya..
Teringat pesan murabbi/ah..tiada reahat dlm hidup ini.Mati adalah rehat bagi org yg memilih jalan dakwah.bahasa rapuh kilang..Rehat?? when u r 7 feet underground..
LIFE has to goes ON with beautiful colours..live life to the FULLEST.
/k.aini
March 10, 2010 at 7:28 am
minmaarof
Kak Aini,
Pagi tadi pegi keje…lama min duk dlm parking lot kereta. …Betulkan niat dan cari semangat sebelum swipe masuk kerja. hehehe…Minggu ni asyik kena kejar dgn boss2x je pasal issue lot yang kena hold 🙂
Terima kasih Kak Aini sebab peringatkan min dgn ujian Allah…tak nak kena sariiiiiiinnng!!!…huhuhu 😦
Moga kita semua dapat hembuskan nafas terakhir dalam redha Allah…
September 5, 2010 at 3:48 pm
habibah
Salam min & kak aini..
Skang ni bib still jadi housewife… memang pada awalnya apply buat masters kat UKM julai lepas, tapi tu la… kita memang ada perancangan tapi perancangan Allah Maha Hebat… bib terpaksa buat penangguhan pendaftaran Masters atas sebab kesihatan. ni pun prof azah yang suh… kalau tak, memang tak buat rayuan…melepasla ofer tu..
Hati ni milik Allah. Dia je yang beri hidayah, kita berusaha untuk mendapatkan hidayah itu… Bib harap Min dapat buat keputusan yang terbaik dalam hidup Min. Dugaan kita berbeza-beza, hanya mampu atau tidak je untuk menghadapinya. Dugaan Min begini, dugaan bib begitu plak… Kita adalah insan-insan yang terpilih oleh Allah dalam meneruskan perjuangan…
*bila nak buat reunion? kak aini buat open-house la…
September 13, 2010 at 6:26 am
Anonymous
salam Bib,
terima kasih atas ingatan…min baca comment Bib ni masa time syawal ke-4…terlebih syahdu plak rasanya bila baca. Apa no ctct Bib ye? Rasanya beberapa kali min cuba sms Bib, tapi tak dapat reply. Mungkin nombor yg min ada salah. Nombor min sama je macam dulu. Min ada dengar Bib tak sihat. Ada waktu lapang, insyaAllah min datang ziarah. Nanti bagi min alamat ye 🙂