Harapan Ramadhan

Salam and good morning.

Have you ever forwarded email(s) to friends and colleagues, email filled with hadith, some facts on the religion, some picture/video on things which may be a lesson learned to our Muslim brothers and sisters.

For example,

- the hadith on kelebihan solat tarawikh
- some facts on Osama Laden and the terrorist attacks
- "saya berikrar akan forward email ini"...
- etc

I also received them. And whenever I received this kind of email, I always check for the authenticity of it. And when my doubt is proven, I always reply back to the sender

"Thanks for the reminder. But I think that the facts in the email tu mcm questionable lah. Blah blah blah blah"

And the response I always get,

"Owh.. But as long it encourage people to do good things, and for the good cause, apa salahnya kan"

What's wrong with that u say?

In Islam, there is a saying, "Matlamat tidak menghalalkan cara" = the end does not justify the means.

Even if the intention is good, you still cannot convey false message or hope to the masses. It is called misleading. You cannot go and preach to the people with a half-cooked and false sermon and facts.

It's like saying,
"Drink vitagen. As it will make you slimmer and live a long life".
When people told you that, "hey, vitagen assists in good digestion system. It does not directly related to slimmer tummy and longer life".
So I naturally should respond, "it's ok. At least this will increase number of people drinking vitagen, and it's for their own good!"

Yes, I understand that we mean well. All we want is to share the knowledge and benefits to others, so they may want to join us as well.

But seriously, if we are to preach to others, always remember 5 attributes of the prophets and nabi- nabi Allah.

1. Siddiq / siddik / sidiq / sidik
Siddiq berarti benar dan perkataan dan perbuatan. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul adalah seorang pembohong yang suka berbohong.

2. Amanah / Amanat
Amanah artinya terpercaya atau dapat dipercaya. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul adalah seorang pengkhianat yang suka khianat.

3. Fathonah / Fathanah / Fatonah
Fathonah adalah cerdas, pandai atau pintar. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul adalah seorang yang bodoh dan tidak mengerti apa-apa.

4. Tabligh / Tablik / Tablig
Tabligh adalah menyampaikan wahtu atau risalah dari Allah SWT kepada orang lain. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul menyembunyikan dan merahasiakan wahyu / risalah Allah SWT

Kapish?

1 Ramadhan

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