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  • SG Muslims Don’t Hate LGBTQ

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    Sis Nurashikin Salim & Hubby

    Bismilaahirrahmaanirraheem…

    Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb.

    Dear My Muslim LGBTQ Brothers and Sisters…

    There’s something we need to confess to you. We, straight Muslims, do not hate you. In fact, we have never hated you. True, we may seem aggressive with our acts of eradicating LGBTQ from the society but it’s not because we hate you.

    So my dear brothers and sisters, how can homosexuality ever be acceptable in Islam?

    Allah’s wisdom is so great that nothing can surpass it. We’re always talking about hijab. That’s why we even need to hijab when we’re in the same room with the same gender. Both men’s and women’s aurah when in front of the same gender are from the navel to the knees (knees included). We cannot be naked in front of anyone, except for your halal wife/husband. That’s the beauty of marriage. MasyaAllah. How much details Allah SWT has put into the rules and guidelines for us to live our daily lives and not even a single loophole in Islam.

    Allah SWT even forbid us from cross-dressing. A lady can’t dress like a guy and a guy can’t dress like a lady. Even if a guy wears the headscarf just for sake of fun, it is haram. SubhanAllah. How strict our Lord is when it comes to this.

    Again my homosexual brothers and sisters, we’re not against you. We will never humiliate you. Those who humiliate you are not one of us. We are here to give constant reminders to you. It may be hurtful going through the process of purification. No doubt, it will be very very hard to contain those urges and desires. But just think of your parents, if not for them, you’ll not see the world. You need both mother’s and father’s love and attention. You know both of them play very different roles. Can you imagine yourself being brought up by same sex parents? And knowing that you’re either adopted or your birth isn’t normal? Not knowing who’s your real parents or who your dad is? If you can’t imagine, then please spare the emotional torture from your future child(ren). Plus, you know how important breastfeeding is to newborn. How can you have the heart depriving a newborn of the best nutrition?

    Allah is great. He wants to protect us. Have we not read of the statistic that proportionally, more homosexuals are infected by HIV than heterosexuals? Can’t you see how much Allah SWT, the One who created you, loves you? He knows you more than you know yourself. He forbids homosexuality as He knows how much detrimental effects it will bring to you, to the community.

    It’s not too late, my dear brothers and sister. You may have a very dark past. You may feel that your sin is too big for Allah SWT to forgive. But know that the only sin that Allah SWT won’t forgive is syirk (associating partners to Allah SWT). Allah SWT says in the Qur’an:

    “Allah says: “O My servants who have transgressed against their souls, do not despair of Allah’s mercy, for Allah forgives all sins. It is He Who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (al-Quran 39:53)

    Remember that whenever you wanna repent and there’s something inside you saying that you’re not deserving of Allah’s forgiveness, that’s not your voice. That’s syaitan who’s whispering into your ears. You’re better than syaitan and iblis. Know that while you’re struggling to stop loving the same gender, there’s also a straight person who’s struggling not to be in a haram relationship.

    I know this post may not change you, but my only hope is that for you to keep seeking the truth. My only advise is that to not miss any prayers. I remembered at one point of time how far I was from Allah SWT, but I keep telling myself that I should never miss any prayers. How difficult it was to find the time or place to pray, I still struggled hard to stop making excuses for myself. At that moment, I didn’t know what actions will make Allah SWT happy, but I knew the things that Allah SWT hated. So I tried my best to refrain from doing things that brought pleasure to me, but hatred to Allah SWT.

    If you always club, drink, smoke, have promiscuous sex, or any sinful acts, avoid it one by one. No one is asking you to change drastically. For drastic change will bear drastic impact. If you can handle the drastic impact, then Alhamdulillah for you. If not, then do it one at a time. What’s most important is that you have the intention to change, only for the One. Keep making do’a to the Lord of the universe. Know that if He can control the entire universe, controlling your heart is just a small matter. Just ask for it. He doesn’t need you to survive, you need Him to survive.

    Life is just a challenge. Everyone has their own challenges. If you think your challenge is the biggest, know that there’s someone else in this world who’s struggling to live; no food, no place to sleep, no parents, don’t know if tomorrow a bullet gonna pierce through his/her head.

    You can be the happiest person. You don’t need a human’s love to make you feel complete. All you need is Allah SWT’s and Rasulullah SAW’s love. To have your halal spouse to love you, is a bonus. You choose your own happiness.

    “A happy person once said: “The beautiful day is the day on which we have control of our affairs and our affairs do not control us. It is the day on which we control our desires and we are not controlled by them like slaves.”” (extracted from the book ‘You Can Be The Happiest Women In The World’)

    Last not but not least, be friends with those who love Allah SWT. Be in the environment that gives you the positive vibe. Know that if someone loves Allah SWT, it doesn’t only come from the heart. If someone truly and sincerely loves Him, from the heart it will automatically show through from one’s appearance and actions. Be with those who truly and sincerely love Him.

    How contradictory and hurtful it may sound, but know that those who support your sinful acts are actually the one who don’t love you. Those who stop and acknowledge you are the ones who truly love you. Life is temporary and we don’t want you to live “happily” only for a short period of time. We want you to be happy forever, now and till the Hereafter. InsyaAllah.

    May Allah SWT guide us always and never make us go astray.

    WallahuAlam.

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    Authored by Nurashikin Salim

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  • Non-Muslim Support Wear White Movement

     

     

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    Today when I was out, I approached Muslim strangers and Muslim neighbours asking them if they know about the WEAR WHITE Movement by Muslim community.

    Surprisingly, they are not aware. So I took some time to talk to them and explained and showed them the WearWhite FB page and also the website urging them all to show solidarity and all unite on that day!

    They copied the FB and website links to their phones and promised to unite to participate!

    So dear ALL friends, regardless of race language or religion, please make an effort to Go Out and Reach Out to the community and Share and spread the message to UNITE ! Thank you !

    Authored by Carrie Yu

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  • ‘Homosexuals’ Need To Educate Conservative SG Muslims

    This is a response to the recent posting made by Azman Ivan Tan who asserted that homosexuals are “delusional”.

    Sexual identity and religion are sensitive and contradictory issues in Singapore. Only a few are willing to discuss them open-mindedly. Most are likely to say that having a different sexual preference is a perversion of religion and a betrayal of human nature or social norms.

    The strict adherence to the varied messages that can be taken from the Quran, and the staunch opposition to homosexuality that exists within the Islamic faith, form the foundation of many of the issues that LGBT Muslims face.

    But there are still some in the Muslim community who feel that homosexuality is a “delusion”, a “mental illness” or a “phenomenon”, and who stress an avoidance of one’s homosexual desires in an effort to keep in line with their Islamic beliefs. Fellow Muslim brothers Azman Ivan Tan and Ustaz Noor Deros who started this Wear White Movement have clearly illustrated this in the most unpalatable way.

    The notion of being gay and Muslim at the same time is very tough when we see how stereotypical views about gay people are still present in our society. Most people grossly conflate gayness with pedophilia, promiscuity, social pathology and other stigmas.

    It is therefore imperative to foster dialogue between religious groups and gay communities to bridge the difference. Instead of renouncing gay people as deviant, religious groups should embrace them and learn how to synchronize their situation with Islam.

    Gay people, therefore, need to explain their situations sincerely by either coming out in public when they are ready for it, or feeling comfortable with their personal state before expecting society to understand them.

    In fact, two-way communication to bring different perspectives about sexual identity and to convey the message that it is a fluid concept should be encouraged in order to create commonalities among components of society.

    The stigma still exists. It will take time to change that.

    Azman Ivan Tan Shariff

    Authored by Ash lee

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  • Fatwa Merokok Itu Haram

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    10 SEBAB MENGAPA ISLAM MENGHARAMKAN ROKOK

    1. Rokok menjejaskan akal (mental)
    2. Rokok membahayakan kesihatan fizikal
    3. Rokok membahayakan keselamatan diri dan orang lain.
    4. Rokok membahayakan keturunan
    5. Rokok mengganggu manusia lain.
    6. Rokok menimbulkan akhlak buruk
    7. Rokok mensia-siakan waktu hidup
    8. Rokok bercanggah dengan maruah Islam
    9. Rokok membazirkan harta (wang)
    10.Rokok mengandungi dadah (nikotin dan arak)

    Sumber: www.e-fatwa.gov.my

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  • DrMAZA: Kesimpulan Isu Istihalah Khinzir

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    Ada yang bertanya saya, setelah kita ketahui pandangan Majlis Fatwa Eropah (European Council for Fatwas and Research), European Fiqh Council, dan Persidangan Fekah Perubatan di Morocco 1997 dan lain-lain tidak mengharamkan istihalah khinzir yang terdapat bahan perubatan, makanan dan gunaan yang lain, sementara al-Fiqh al-Islamiy berpusat di Jedah pada keputusan tahun 1986 dan sebahagian pembesar ulama Arab Saudi pula mengharamkan gelatin khinzir yang terdapat dalam bahan perubatan dan makanan, apakah pendirian yang wajar kita ambil?

    Saya ingin rumuskan seperti berikut;

    1. Pada asasnya, istihalah yang telah menukar sesuatu bahan najis kepada bahan yang lain seperti bangkai kepada abu, mayat yang sudah menjadi tanah, arak kepada cuka, baja najis kepada pokok yang subur dan seumpamanya diiktiraf dalam Fekah Islam sejak dahulu. Cumanya, ada mazhab yang menyempitkan asas istihalah ini seperti Syafi’yyah dan Hanabilah (Hanbali). Ada pula yang meluaskannya seperti Hanafiyyah dan Zahiriyyah juga Malikiyyah. Tokoh-tokoh muhaqqiqin (penganalisis) seperti al-Imam Abu Bakr Ibn al-‘Arabi, Ibn Taimiyyah, Ibn Qayyim, al-Syaukani, Sadiq Hasan Khan dan lain-lain menyokong dan meneguhkan hujah bahawa peroses istihalah boleh menukar najis kepada bahan yang bersih.

    2. Disebabkan umat Islam tidak menjadi pengeluar, kita asyik menjadi pengguna, maka bahan berasal khinzir tersebar begitu luas dalam pelbagai aspek kehidupan manusia; makanan, perubatan, bahan kecantikan dan lain-lain. Kehidupan manusia, termasuk umat Islam terpaksa berkait dengan bahan-bahan yang berasal dari sumber bahan yang haram. Fatwa dalam hal ini sudah pasti diperlukan.

    3. Maka, fatwa tentang hal ini dikeluarkan oleh ulama termasuk yang membabit isu istihalah. Berikut teks kesimpulan fatwa Majlis Fatwa Eropah (European Council for Fatwas and Research) yang mengizinkan bahan yang berasal haram tapi telah berubah melalui proses, begitu juga alcohol yang sedikit yang terdapat dalam makanan tertentu yang tiada kesan:

    Fatwa (34)
    Q) The ingredients of some foods contain items which are denoted by the letter “E” and a string of numbers. We were told that this denotes items manufactured from Lard or Pork bone and marrow. If this is true, what is the Shari’a ruling on such foods?

    A) The items which carry the letter “E” and a string of numbers are additives. Additives are more than 350 compounds, and could be either preservatives, colouring, flavourings, sweeteners, etc. These are divided into four groups according to their origin:

    First: compounds of artificial chemical origin.
    Second: compounds of vegetal origin
    Third: compounds of animal origin
    Fourth: compounds dissolved in Alcohol

    The ruling on all these compounds is that they do not affect the status of these foods being Halal, due to the following:
    The first and second groups are Halal because they originate from a permissible origin and no harm comes from using these items.

    The third group is also Halal, because the animal origin does not remain the same during the process of manufacturing. In fact it is transformed radically from its original form to a new clean and pure form through a process called “chemical transformation”. This transformation also affects the legal ruling on such ingredients. Therefore, if the original form was unclean or Haram, the chemical transformation changed it to another ingredient which requires a new ruling. For instance, if alcohol changed and was transformed to vinegar, then it does not remain Haram, but carries a new ruling according to the nature of the new product, which is Halal.

    As for the fourth group, these items are usually colourings and are normally used in extremely small quantities which dissolves in the final product form, which deems it an excused matter.

    Therefore, any foods or drinks that contain any of these ingredients remains Halal and permissible for the Muslim’s consumption. We must also remember that our religion is a religion of ease and that we have been forbidden from making matters inconvenient and hard. Moreover, searching and investigating into such matters is not what Allah (swt) or His Messenger (ppbuh) ordered us to do.

    Anggota Majlis Fatwa Eropah terdiri dari mereka yang berikut;

    1. Professor Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, President of ECFR (Egypt, Qatar)
    2. Judge Sheikh Faisal Maulawi, Vice-President (Lebanon)
    3. Sheikh Hussein Mohammed Halawa, General Secretary (Ireland)
    4. Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Jaballah (France)
    5. Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Ali Al-Imam (Sudan)
    6. Sheikh Mufti Ismail Kashoulfi (UK)
    7. Ustadh Ahmed Kadhem Al-Rawi (UK)
    8. Sheikh Ounis Qurqah (France)
    9. Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghanouchi (UK)
    10. Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Ibn Bayya (Saudi Arabia)
    11. Sheikh Abdul Raheem Al-Taweel (Spain)
    12. Judge Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Ali Salem (Mauritania)
    13. Sheikh Abdullah Ibn Yusuf Al-Judai, (UK)
    14. Sheikh Abdul Majeed Al-Najjar
    15. Sheikh Abdullah ibn Sulayman Al-Manee’ (Saudi Arabia)
    16. Sheikh Dr. Abdul Sattar Abu Ghudda (Saudi Arabia)
    17. Sheikh Dr. Ajeel Al-Nashmi (Kuwait)
    18. Sheikh Al-Arabi Al-Bichri (France)
    19. Sheikh Dr. Issam Al-Bashir (Sudan)
    20. Sheikh Ali Qaradaghi (Qatar)
    21. Sheikh Dr. Suhaib Hasan Ahmed (UK)
    22. Sheikh Tahir Mahdi (France)
    23. Sheikh Mahboub-ul-Rahman (Norway)
    24. Sheikh Muhammed Taqi Othmani (Pakistan)
    25. Sheikh Muhammed Siddique (Germany)
    26. Sheikh Muhammed Ali Saleh Al-Mansour (UAE)
    27. Sheikh Dr. Muhammed Al-Hawari (Germany)
    28. Sheikh Mahumoud Mujahed (Belguim)
    29. Sheikh Dr. Mustafa Ciric (Bosnia)
    30. Sheikh Nihad Abdul Quddous Ciftci (Germany)
    31. Sheikh Dr. Naser Ibn Abdullah Al-Mayman (Saudi Arabia)
    32. Sheikh Yusf Ibram (Switzerland)

    4. Walaupun para ulama bersetuju pada asasnya proses istihalah itu, mereka kadang-kala berkhilaf pendapat tentang apakah sesuatu proses itu benar-benar merubah sifat bahan-bahan najis itu ataupun tidak. Ada bahan yang diyakini telah berubah, ada yang diandaikan tidak. Dalam soal gelatin babi umpamanya, sarjana fekah masakini berfatwa berdasarkan kepada taklimat saintis kepada mereka. Kadang-kala berlaku khilaf. Majlis Fatwa Eropah (European Council for Fatwas and Research) tadi yang terdiri dari tokoh-tokoh Islam dari Arab dan ulama Islam yang menetap di Eropah, begitu juga Europen Fiqh Council dan beberapa orang tokoh ilmuwan Islam antarabangsa menganggap telah berlaku istihalah. Sementara sebahagian ilmuwan pula menganggap proses istihalah bagi gelatin itu tidak sempurna. Maka, jadilah isu gelatin di sudut itu perkara yang syubhah.

    5. Sesiapa yang mengelakkan sesuatu yang syubhat -sekalipun tidak sampai ke peringkat haram- merupakan perkara yang baik untuk diri dan agamanya. Namun, dia tidak boleh berkeras mengharamkan untuk umat Islam yang lain yang mempunyai pandangan yang berbeza. Dalam soal makan-minum, perubatan, pakaian, perhiasan, kebudayaan setiap pihak mesti mengakui keluasan fekah Islam dan mengiktiraf khilaf fekah yang berasaskan hujah. Tidak boleh hina-menghina dan bermusuhan dalam persoalan amalan peribadi yang seperti ini selagi semua pihak beramal atas dalil yang diyakininya.

    6. Selagi, umat Islam mempunyai sumber yang pasti halal, mereka sepatutnya mengelakkan sumber yang syubhah. Di Malaysia umpamanya, gelatin halal wujud dan boleh didapati, maka memulaukan yang syubhat dapat menggalakkan industry halal.

    7. Umat Islam hendaklah berusaha menjadi pengeluar, bukan sekadar pengguna. Kelemahan industri umat Islam adalah punca berluasan bahan yang syubhat dan juga mungkin haram.

    Sumber: https://www.facebook.com/DrMAZA

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