Ramadan 2025

 

 

It seems that Ramadan always motivates me to post something.

I’m not abandoning this blog. I just don’t seem to be able to find time to write about various dramas I watch – dramas that I haven’t had the time to finish. Therefore, I might just write about them as I watch them, thus I would still be able to gush or rant about them in this blog.

Back to Ramadan. Since it is the most precious month of the year and the best time to accumulate as much capital as possible for my next life, I’ll share these hadith with you all.

 

HADITH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD

 

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in His book with Him upon the Throne: Verily, My mercy prevails over My wrath.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī

 

Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“Allah Almighty says: Whoever comes with a good deed will have the reward of ten like it and even more. Whoever comes with an evil deed will be recompensed for one evil deed like it or he will be forgiven. Whoever draws close to Me by the length of a hand, I will draw close to him by the length of an arm. Whoever draws close to Me the by length of an arm, I will draw close to him by the length of a fathom. Whoever comes to Me walking, I will come to him running. Whoever meets Me with enough sins to fill the earth, not associating any partners with Me, I will meet him with as much forgiveness.”

Muslim

 

Abu Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

A man among those before you was called to account in the Hereafter. Nothing good was found with him but that he was lenient in his dealings with people, and he would order his servant to relieve the debts of those in hardship. Allah Almighty said: We are more worthy of such actions, so overlook his sins.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim

 

“There are three whose supplication is not rejected: The fasting person when he breaks his fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed person”.

Tirmidhi

 

“Whoever fasts Ramadan, then follows it with six from Shawwal, then that is (equal in reward) to fasting every day”.

Tirmidhi

 

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Resurrection: O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me. He will say: My Lord, how can I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Did you not know that My servant was sick and you did not visit him, and had you visited him you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not feed Me. He will say: My Lord, how can I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Did you not know that My servant asked you for food but you did not feed him, and had you fed him you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked you for drink but you did not provide for Me. He will say: My Lord, how can I give You drink when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: My servant asked you for a drink but you did not provide for him, and had you given it to him you would have found Me with him.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim

 

In another narration, the Prophet said:

The hand of Allah is full and it is not diminished by continuous spending night and day. Do you not see that He has been spending since the creation of the heavens and the earth, and it has not decreased anything in His hand?

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī

 

Abu Musa al-Ashari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

When the child of a servant dies, Allah says to the angels: Have you taken the life of My servant’s child? They say yes. Allah says: Have you taken the fruit of his heart? They say yes. Allah says: What has My servant said? They say: He has praised You and said to Allah we belong and to Allah we return. Allah says: Build a house for My servant in Paradise and name it the House of Praise.

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī

 

“Fasting is a shield, so when one of you is fasting, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he raise his voice in anger. If someone attacks him or insults him, let him say: I am fasting”.

– Muslim

 

“Every action a son of Adam does shall be multiplied—a good action by ten times its value, up to 700 times. Allah says: With the exception of fasting, which belongs to Me, and I reward it accordingly. For, one abandons his desire and food for My sake. There are two occasions of joy for a fasting person: one when he breaks his fast, and the other when he meets his Lord, and the (bad) breath (of a fasting person) is better in the sight of Allah than the fragrance of musk”.

– Al Bukhari

 

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

The first action for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers. If they are in order, he will have prospered and succeeded. If they are lacking, he will have failed and lost. If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers, then the Almighty Lord will say: See if My servant has any voluntary prayers that can complete what is insufficient in his obligatory prayers. The rest of his deeds will be judged the same way.

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī

Ramadan 2023

I should apologize to everyone who is still checking this blog from time to time for not writing anything for so long. I'll try to post something or write a review about an on line novel or a drama that I like this year.

Happy Ramadan to you who celebrate
it!

Review: Qing Luo

 

It’s been so long since I write a review on this blog. Yes, I’m extremely busy, but it doesn’t mean I didn’t watch any Korean drama or Chinese drama at all. I just didn’t have enough spare time to write about them.

Or to be precise, none of them excite me enough to write about them. I only watch a few dramas for a few episodes before dropping them all together. Until Qing Luo.

At this very moment, I’m still watching this drama, and still at the very beginning (episode 4). But, those 4 episodes were enough to make me fall head over heel in love with it.

However, what surprises me the most and what makes me incredibly happy is the fact that I’m falling in love with its male lead Ye Xiudu (Liu Xue Yi). It’s been ages since I find any man to be so pleasing to the eyes. 

This is the first time I watch Liu Xue Yi on screen, so I don’t know his real look with modern clothing. Nevertheless, in this particular drama, with those ancient costumes of Ye Xiudu’s, he looks heavenly.

As I watch him on screen with or without his cloth on, I couldn’t believe there is a man who looks so perfect. Every part of him is perfection. I don’t mind watching this drama for thousands episodes just for the chance to look at him.

For you who are immune to pretty face and more concern about the substance, I think you will find this drama to be quite entertaining and unique.

The female lead Yu Qing Luo is fun to watch. Unlike other Chinese drama female leads who are virgin, Qing Luo already has a 6 years old son. 

The reaction of her suitors when they heard her very naughty son call her Muqin (Mother) for the first time is priceless.

I love how the male lead falls for Qing Luo the moment he saw her face, and directly kissed her (with the pretext to silence her of course). And I love how Nan Nan (Qing Luo’s unruly son, who is determined to ruin any men who have designs on his mother) falls for the male lead the moment they met.

Qing Luo is a precious gem I accidentally found. Although I haven’t finished watching it, based on my years of watching dramas it will not disappoint. I highly recommend this drama for those who want historical drama with a happy ending.

Although to be honest, I’m a little bit scared because the male lead is a Prince. And we know how historical drama is. For those with royal blood, particularly if they become Emperor, they will be pushed by everyone else to marry for political reason, or worse to take other women as their concubines.

Seeing how much the male lead loves Qing Luo, I hope this drama will be the one that will give us a satisfactory happy ending. At this moment this drama and its male lead have already send me to cloud nine. Looking forward to more episodes of happiness.

Review: Hyena

 

Although I heard good things about Hyena I didn’t expect to love it so much. Hyena is a breath of fresh air in a jaded kdrama land. As a reminder, these are some of kdrama favourite themes: rich guy, poor girl; smart guy, stupid girl; a knight in shining armour saving a damsel in distress and the list could be extended further where the power balance is tilted toward the male lead.

I couldn’t even remember when was the last time I watch a drama with a power couple. Was there ever one? Hyena might be the one and only.

The female lead is simply awesome. Watching her makes me proud. She makes me root for her, not to get a male lead but to get a head in life. She is tough, brilliant, knows what she want and not afraid to do what has to be done to get it.

 

The male lead is also quite interesting. Although he is what we usually love in our male lead, namely good looking, famous, rich and rude, he is not that usual. This particular male lead was actually fallen into a honey trap set by the female lead and fuming like an angry kitten when he finally learnt about it. 

I love how dismissive the female lead is about his wounded ego. I love seeing the male lead fuming whenever they cross path or even when they are not. He is cute and adorable in his anger and hurt.

I love seeing how their love for each other grow because of their fights. Although, I suspect our male lead falls in love with the female lead at the first sight. And that’s why he was so angry and hurt, because for him it wasn’t just another affair. 

The most satisfying part of the story is when this two powerful people join hands to take down the most powerful person in their country. I love how the female lead convey her message toward their enemy: ‘I may have let you trying to kill me slide. But you should never forget that. Because I’m Jang Geum Ja’

Yes, you don’t mess with this female lead. She bites.