Learning Points

Bismi-llahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahimi, In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. And I beg for forgiveness from Allah for whatever sin that I have done in the past and to show me the right path. Ameen.

Assalamualaikum / Greetings dear readers.

Here are some sharing points i got from the lecture on 22 January 2010. Lecturer was Sheikh Ustaz Hafidz As-Suhaimi. I was late for the class due to some other commitments, but nevertheless gotten some points and feel pleased to share insha'Allah.

1) There are reasons why some things are made haraam for us. For example, drinking alcohol. In Islam, it is totally forbidden for us to intentionally drink alcohol be it a little or alot. The disadvantages are many. As we can see nowadays, there are many troubles arising from the drinking of alcohol. The worst scenarios include raping and killing innocent people. That is what happens when one drinks alcohol and loses his state of mind. All haraam things have some advantages but its only one or two as compared to the long list of disadvantages it has upon us.

2) For those things forbidden in Islam, there are in some cases exceptions. For example, when in a dire situation (darurat). This is when one is in an extreme state, and his/her life is put into danger. A possible scenario could be, lost in a desert without water. That person may be dying of thirst but the only form of liquid he can find is alcohol. Thus, he is allowed for that moment to drink alcohol with an intention to save his own life. However, he must not continue drinking to the state of being drunk. Or he is going to die because he is hungry. The only food he can find is a pig. Thus for that moment, he can eat the pig but not to the extent of enjoying.

3) In those dire situations however, one cannot eat his own muslim friend. For example, if one companion dies in a group who are experiencing extreme situations, he cannot eat his muslim friend’s corpse. This is because we are taught to show respect to our muslim brothers and sisters.

If there's any error, I'm open for rectification. None is perfect as perfection only belongs to Allah (God Almighty). All good things come from Allah and all the bad things are from my side and the side of Shaiytan the accursed.