Tok Wi Janggut Merah...

" Tok Wi Janggut Merah @ Sheikh Nawawi adalah seorang tokoh ulama' negeri Perak. Bagi menghargai jasanya, sebuah masjid di negeri perak telah dinamakan sebagai Masjid Al-Nawawi sempena nama nya iaitu Tuan Guru SyeikhHaji Nawawi bin Haji Tahir. "

That's my late grandfather, and we called him Tok Wan, I've never had the chance to meet him as he'd already passed away when I was born. And.... yes he was one of the 'Ulama' in Perak, a lil bit about him HERE..

I'm not proud at all to reveal this as I am far far far far from being the kind of a person he was...

Ibadah or akhlak wise..

Nevertheless, I'm striving to be just like him... (ye la tu hehehe)

Just had a long chat with my mom thru Sype just now, and mom suddenly brought up a few things bout him which I think, most of us failed to observe..

Mom said....

Tok wan never complained a single thing, if the coffee was bitter, he just drank them..

If the coffee was too sweet, he just drank them as well..

If the food was salty or tasteless, he just ate them, no grimace, no complain, no nothing...

He never had any preferences for food, he just ate anything that was served to him..

His Principle was, " Rezeki from Allah SWT " just eat them regardless...

He wore the same few " kain pelikat" over and over again, sew necessary patches himself, until they were wearable again...

He loved to make others happy especially children...

He never talked bad about people nor hurt them..

He never raised his voice to his wives nor complained bout anything..

And when his wives complained bout anything at all, he just kept quiet and nodded..

Mom said, he stood up fearlessly in defending Islam and for what's right.. he feared nothing but Allah SWT..

In short, I would say, he was so close to fully following and practicing Rasulullah's way of life...

As believers and followers of Rasulullah, our choices must be within the boundaries of Deen. Deen is that way of life which Rasulullah lived and demonstrated. It is the way of life that Allah has chosen for us.

Allah declares ;

“And I am pleased with Islam as your Deen (religion/way of life).” (Surah 5; Verse 3)