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IN THIS ISSUE: Media sosial kini 'makmur' dengan kuliah dan ceramah semasa musim COVID-19 Mufti Dr Nazirudin shares tips on welcoming Ramadan during this COVID-19 season
وآﺛﺎر ﺎ١٩-ﺟﺎﺋﺤﺔ ﻛﻮﻓﻴﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرة
Asatizah dan IECP diarah menggantung khidmat buat sementara waktu Ekoran langkah pemutus rangkaian atau ‘circuit-breaker’ yang diumumkan Pemerintah bagi mengekang penularan COVID-19, Pejabat ARS telah menasihatkan semua Pusat Pendidikan dan Penyedia Khidmat Islam (IECPs) untuk menggantung atau menangguhkan aktiviti dan perkhidmatan keagamaan, termasuk kelas dan perhimpunan sehingga 4 Mei 2020. Menerusi surat makluman yang dikeluarkan pada 7 April di lelaman www.ars.sg, Pejabat ARS telah memberikan garis panduan berikut: i. Pembelajaran di rumah Asatizah dan IECPs boleh meneruskan kelas melalui wadah dalam talian. ii. Penggantungan perhimpunan beramai-ramai Perhimpunan beramai-ramai seperti majlis zikir, selawat atau sesi tilawah dengan orang ramai hanya boleh dilakukan secara dalam talian. Asatizah tidak boleh melakukan atau menawarkan khidmat solat berjemaah kepada orang awam seperti solat Jumaat atau solat Terawih kecuali dengan ahli keluarga di rumah yang sama. iii. Penutupan masjid Semua tempat beribadat akan ditutup untuk kegunaan awam. Penutupan ini termasuk ruang kecil yang disediakan untuk jemaah sebelum ini. iv. Upacara pengebumian Upacara pengebumian tidak boleh melibatkan lebih daripada 10 orang dalam satu masa (tidak termasuk pekerja agama dan pekerja sokongan yang mesti dikurangkan kepada jumlah paling minimum) dan mematuhi peraturan semasa. v. Penggantungan semua aktiviti di tempat kerja Aktiviti di tempat kerja harus digantung. Setiap IECP perlu memastikan pekerja mereka bekerja dari rumah.
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Pejabat ARS ingin mengingatkan Asatizah dan pihak berkepentingan untuk melaksanakan langkah-langkah ini dengan serius. Sekiranya mana-mana pihak didapati melanggar panduan yang ditetapkan, pesalah akan menghadapi hukuman berat di bawah Akta Penyakit Berjangkit dan boleh menyebabkan pembatalan lesen ARS dan IECP mereka.
Sekiranya mana-mana pihak didapati melanggar panduan yang ditetapkan, pesalah akan menghadapi hukuman berat di bawah Akta Penyakit Berjangkit dan boleh menyebabkan pembatalan lesen ARS dan IECP mereka. - Pejabat ARS Untuk maklumat lanjut berkenaan nasihat ini layari go.gov.sg/cbr
Langkah-langkah ini perlu dilaksanakan demi mencegah virus ini daripada terus menular di dalam masyarakat dan negara kita yang tercinta. Sebagai pemimpin agama dan guru yang bertanggungjawab, kita mesti memainkan peranan kita dan memimpin masyarakat melalui teladan. Dalam masa-masa sukar sebegini, banyakkan berdoa dan yakinlah dengan janji Allah S.W.T sebagaimana yang telah disebutkan dalam Surah at-Talaq, ayat 7 yang bermaksud: "Allah akan menjadikan selepas kesukaran, kemudahan."
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ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرة ﻣﻦ اﻟﺪول اﻷواﺋﻞ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺑﺎدرت ﺑﺎﺗﺨﺎذ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬه اﻹﺟﺮاءات اﻻﺣﺘﺮازﻳﺔ ﺣﻴﺚ واﻓﻘﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺒﺎدرﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﺒﻼد اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻴﺔ اﻷﺧﺮى ﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ ﻛﺠﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ ﻣﺼﺮ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ واﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳﺔ وﻏﻴﺮﻫﻤﺎ
ﺟﺎﺋﺤﺔ ﻛﻮﻓﻴﺪ ١٩-وآﺛﺎرﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرة ﻛﺘﺒﻪ أﺣﻤﺪ ﺷﺎﻛﺮ ﺑﻦ ﻧﻮر رزاق ﺧﺮﻳﺞ ﻛﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺑﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷزﻫﺮ اﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ
ﺷﻬﺪت اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻗﻮة اﻹﻟﻪ اﻟﻤ ﻮن وﻗﺪرﺗﻪ ﺑﻨﺰول ﺑﻼء ﻓ ﻫﻴﺌﺔ وﺑﺎء وﻫﻮ اﻧﺘﺸﺎر ﻓﻴﺮوس اﻟ ﻮروﻧﺎ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺠﺪ) اﻟﻤﺴﻤ ﺑﺠﺎﺋﺤﺔ ﻛﻮﻓﻴﺪ‐ (١٩ﻓ أﻛﺜﺮ دول اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻳﺼﻌﺐ اﻟﺬي وﻗﻔﻪ وﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺮف ﻟﻪ ﻟﻘﺎح ﺑﻌﺪ. ﻇﻬﺮت اﻟﻔﺎﺷﻴﺔ ﻷول ﻣﺮة ﻓ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ووﻫﺎن اﻟﺼﻴﻨﻴﺔ ﻓ دﻳﺴﻤﺒﺮ ٢٠١٩م ﺛﻢ ﺗﺼﺎﻋﺪت ﺑﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻓﺎﺋﻘﺔ
ﺣﺘ أﻋﻠﻨﺖ ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺔ اﻟﺼﺤﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ ﻛﻮﻧﻬﺎ وﺑﺎء ﺟﺎﺋﺤﺔ ﻓ ﻣﺎرس ٢٠٢٠م .إﻧﻬﺎ ﺗﺴﺒﺐ ﻟﺪى اﻟﺒﺸﺮ ﺣﺎﻻت ﻋﺪوى اﻟﺠﻬﺎز اﻟﺘﻨﻔﺴ اﻟﺘ ﺗﺘﺮاوح ﺣﺪﺗﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻧﺰﻻت اﻟﺒﺮد اﻟﺸﺎﺋﻌﺔ إﻟ اﻷﻣﺮاض اﻷﺷﺪ وﺧﺎﻣﺔ ﺑﻞ وﻗﺪ ﺗﺆدي إﻟ اﻟﻤﻮت .وﻳﺘﻤﺜﻞ اﻟﺨﻄﺮ أﻳﻀﺎ ﻓ ﺳﻬﻮﻟﺔ اﻧﺘﻘﺎﻟﻬﺎ وﺧﻔﺎء أﻋﺮاﺿﻬﺎ إﻻ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺮور أﻳﺎم ﻣﻦ اﻹﺻﺎﺑﺔ. ﻗﺪر اﻟ ﻪ أن ﻳﺼﻞ اﻟﻔﻴﺮوس إﻟ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرة ﻓﺄﺧﺬت اﻟﺤ ﻮﻣﺔ اﻟﺴﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرﻳﺔ ﺗﺨﻄﻮ اﻟﺘﺪاﺑﻴﺮ اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻧﺤﻮ وﻗﺎﻳﺔ ﺳ ﺎﻧﻬﺎ ﻋﺎﻣﺔ ﻛﻨﺸﺮ اﻟﻮﻋ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﻋﻠ اﻟﻨﻈﺎﻓﺔ واﻟﺤﺠﺮ اﻟﺼﺤ ﻟﻠﻤﺮﺿ واﻟﻘﺎدﻣﻴﻦ ﻣﻦ
اﻟﺴﻔﺮ .ﻓﻘﺪ وﻗﻊ أﺛﺮﻫﺎ اﻟﻘﻮي ﻋﻠ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﺴﻠﻢ اﻟﺴﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮري ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ اﺿﻄﺮ اﻟﺤﺎل إﻟ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻖ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺟﺪ ﻣﺆﻗﺘﺎ وإﻳﻘﺎف اﻟﻨﺸﺎﻃﺎت ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﺪاﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ١٣ﻣﺎرس ٢٠٢٠م. PAGE 4
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ﻫﺬا ﺑﻔﻀﻞ اﻟﺘﺠﺎوب اﻟﺴﺮﻳﻊ ﻟﻠﻘﺎدة اﻟﺪﻳﻨﻴﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﻓ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرة ﺗﺠﺎه اﻟﺠﺎﺋﺤﺔ ﺑﻞ وﻗﺪ اﻹﻓﺘﺎء ﻫﻴﺌﺔ أﺻﺪرت
اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻔﺘﻮى ﺑﺘﻌﻠﻴﻖ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺟﺪ ﻣﻨﺬ ١٨ﻓﺒﺮاﻳﺮ ٢٠٢٠م.
ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺺ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻨﻈﻴﻒ اﻟﺴﺠﺎد واﻟﻤﺴﻄﺤﺎت ﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﺠﺪ اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﻓﺎﻃﻤﺔ
ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺳﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮرة ﻣﻦ اﻟﺪول اﻷواﺋﻞ اﻟﺘ ﺑﺎدرت ﺑﺎﺗﺨﺎذ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬه اﻻﺣﺘﺮازﻳﺔ اﻹﺟﺮاءات ﺣﻴﺚ واﻓﻘﺖ ﻋﻠ ﻣﺒﺎدرﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﺒﻼد اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻴﺔ اﻷﺧﺮى ﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ ﻛﺠﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ ﻣﺼﺮ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ واﻟﻤﻤﻠ ﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳﺔ وﻏﻴﺮﻫﻤﺎ وﺗﻢ إﻟﻘﺎء اﻷذان ﺣﻮل اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺑﺰﻳﺎدة
ﻋﺒﺎرة "ﺻﻠﻮا ﻓ ﺑﻴﻮﺗﻜﻢ" اﻟﻤﺄﺛﻮرة اﻟﺘ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ اﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ. أﺛﺎر ﻗﺮار اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻖ ﺗﺴﺎؤﻻت ﻋﻨﺪ
ﺗﻢ ﺗﻄﻬﻴﺮ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ اﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ اﻷﻧﻐﻮﻟﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام أﻧﻈﻤﺔ ﺗﻄﻬﻴﺮ ﻣﺘﻄﻮرة
اﻟﻌﻮام ﺑﻞ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﺮدود اﻟﺴﻠﺒﻴﺔ ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﺮور ﺛﻼﺛﺔ أﺳﺎﺑﻴﻊ دون إﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﺻﻼة اﻟﺠﻤﻌﺔ. ﻫﺬا اﻷﻣﺮ ﻳﺘﻄﻠﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺎﺗﺬة
ﺑﺬل ﺟﻬﺪ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻹرﺷﺎد اﻟﻌﻮام ﻋﻦ ﻛﻴﻔﻴﺔ ﻓﻬﻢ أﻣﻮر اﻟﺪﻳﻦ .وﻓﻌﻼ ﺑﺤﻤﺪ اﻟ ﻪ وﻣﻨﻪ اﻧﺘﺸﺮت ﻣﺠﺎﻟﺲ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ واﻟﺬﻛﺮ ﻓ وﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋ ﻟﺘﻮﺟﻴﻪ اﻟﻨﺎس .ﻓﻔﻬﻤﻮا أن اﻟﻮﻗﺎﻳﺔ ﺧﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻼج وأن اﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠ اﻟ ﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ أﺧﺬ
ﻣﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻋﻦ إﻏﻼق اﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ ﻣﺆﻗﺘﺎ ً ﻋﻨﺪ ﺑﻮاﺑﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺟﺪ
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ﺑﺎﻷﺳﺒﺎب ﻓﺄﻣﺮ اﻟﻤﺼﺎب ﺑﺎﻟﻤ ﺚ ﻓ اﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﻛﻤﺎ أﻣﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺰل واﻟﺤﺠﺮ.
ﻧﺤﺘﺎج إﱃ اﻻﻧﻔﺼﺎل ﻣﻦ اﻟﺒﺸﺮ ﻷﺟﻞ اﻻﺗﺼﺎل ﺑﺮب اﻟﺒﺸﺮ أﺣﻤﺪ ﺷﺎﻛﺮ ﺑﻦ ﻧﻮر رزاق ﺧﺮﻳﺞ ﻛﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺑﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻷزﻫﺮ اﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ
ﻓﻌﻠ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﻣﺴﺆوﻟﻴﺔ اﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻧﺤﻮ إﻳﻘﺎف اﻟﻮﺑﺎء اﻗﺘﺪاء ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠ اﻟ ﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ .ﻓﻌﻠﻴﻨﺎ أن ﻻ ﻧﻠﺘﻔﺖ إﻟ اﻷﺧﺒﺎر اﻟﺸﺎﺋﻌﺔ وﻳﻤ ﻨﻨﺎ أن ﻧﺘﺎﺑﻊ اﻷﺧﺒﺎر اﻟﻤﻌﺘﻤﺪة واﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻤﺎت اﻟﺼﺎدرة ﻣﻦ
اﻟﺠﻬﺎت اﻟﻤﻌﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﺮﺳﻤﻴﺔ ﻛﻤﺜﻞ اﻹرﺷﺎدات اﻟﺪﻳﻨﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣ ﺘﺐ اﻟﻤﻔﺘ اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻊ ﻟﻠﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻹﺳﻼﻣ
ﻟﻠﻬﻴﺌﺎت اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻊ اﻵﺗ اﻻﻟ ﺘﺮوﻧ اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ ﻓ واﻻﺷﺘﺮاك اﻟﺴﻨﻐﺎﻓﻮري اﻟﺤ ﻮﻣﻴﺔ www.go.gov.sg/whatsapp أو www.go.gov.sg/watsapgovsg وﻧﻠﺘﺰم ﺑﺈرﺷﺎدات اﻟﺤ ﻮﻣﺔ ﻓ اﺗﺨﺎذ اﻹﺟﺮاءات اﻻﺣﺘﺮازﻳﺔ ﻛﻤﻤﺎرﺳﺔ اﻟﺘﺒﺎﻋﺪ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋ أو اﻟﺘﺒﺎﻋﺪ اﻵﻣﻦ واﺟﺘﻨﺎب اﻷﻣﺎﻛﻦ اﻟﻤﺰدﺣﻤﺔ ،وﻗﺪ ﻗﻴﻞ أﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﺤﺘﺎج إﻟ اﻻﻧﻔﺼﺎل ﻣﻦ اﻟﺒﺸﺮ ﻷﺟﻞ اﻻﺗﺼﺎل
ﺑﺮب اﻟﺒﺸﺮ.
وذﻛﺮ اﻹﻣﺎم اﺑﻦ ﺣﺠﺮ رﺣﻤﻪ اﻟ ﻪ أن ﻣﻦ ﻓﻮاﺋﺪ اﻟﻮﺑﺎء واﻟﻄﺎﻋﻮن ﺗﻘﺼﻴﺮ اﻷﻣﻞ وﺗﺤﺴﻴﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ واﻟﻴﻘﻈﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻐﻔﻠﺔ واﻟﺘﺰود ﻟﻠﺮﺣﻠﺔ .وأﺧﻴﺮا ﻫﻴﺎ ﻧﺜﺒﺖ اﻟﻮﺣﺪة اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻓ ﻣ ﺎﻓﺤﺔ اﻟﻮﺑﺎء ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻮاﺻ ﺑﺎﻟﺼﺒﺮ ﻷن ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻦ آﺟﺎﻻ وأﻋﻤﺎرا ﻛﺄﻋﻤﺎر ﺑﻨ آدم ﻻﺑﺪ أن ﺗﻨﺘﻬ .
ﺷﺎﻫﺪ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﺟﺎﺋﺤﺔ ﻛﻮروﻧﺎ
ﺳﺘﺮى ﻓ اﻟﻔﻴﺪﻳﻮ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﻓﻴﺮوس اﻟ ﻮروﻧﺎ ﺑﺴﻬﻮﻟﺔ ﻓ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ .ﻫﻴﺎ ﻧﻠﻌﺐ دورﻧﺎ ﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻌﻨﺎ .ﺣﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠ اﻟﺘﺒﺎﻋﺪ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋ ،وﺗﺠﻨﺐ اﻟﻤﺼﺎﻓﺤﺔ واﺑﻖ ﻓ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﻚ .وﻻ ﺗﻨﺲ ﻓ
اﺳﺘﻤﺮار اﺗﺒﺎع ﺳﻨﺔ ﻧﺒﻴﻨﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺻﻠ اﻟ ﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻓ ﻧﻈﺎﻓﺘﻨﺎ اﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺔ.
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Irsyad On Conducting Funeral Prayers During circuit breaker period
As the management of Muslim deceased is a collective religious obligation (fardhu kifayah), funeral prayer should still be performed but with adjustments in light of the need to contain the spread of COVID-19. In principle, the number of people managing the funeral rites must be kept to the minimum at all times. Accordingly, the management of Muslim deceased as part of the Islamic funeral rites, including the washing, enshrouding, prayer and burial, should only be carried out by: Officials from funeral company appointed by the family of the deceased Immediate family members not exceeding 10 individuals. In addition to the above, funeral prayers can only be conducted in homes, with the following added measures: 1. the number of people attending the prayers do not exceed 10 (excluding the funeral companies’ officials) 2. there is a physical distance of at least one meter all around between them. Where the deceased has no immediate family members, or is a resident in shelters or homes, the funeral company should contact the Pusara Aman Mosque, for the funeral prayer to be performed there.
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Other family members who are not permitted to attend the funeral and/or participate in the funeral prayer can perform the prayer in absentia (Solat Al-Ghayb)
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Only a maximum of ten family members may participate in the burial at the cemetery.
www.go.gov.sg/whatsapp or www.go.gov.sg/watsapgovsg (Malay) To find a PHPC clinic
If the family wishes to read the tahlil after the funeral, ensure that those attending the tahlil are only members of the same household. Families may also wish to invite an imam/ustaz to recite the tahlil through video conference only. Under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures), every individual must stay at home and may leave their place of residence only for essential needs or purposes during the stipulated period. As such, apart for burials, visits to the cemetery are not allowed under the Regulations. Instead family members should increase their supplications for the deceased from home. These measures are necessary precautions to ensure the safety and health of the public, and to prevent the continuing spread of the disease. We pray that Allah S.W.T. blesses the soul of those deceased in these challenging times and places themin the highest ranks of His servants.
www.phpc.gov.sg To find where to collect mask
www.maskgowhere.gov.sg Covid19 online symptom checker
www.sgcovidcheck.com TraceTogether for Mobile
www.tracetogether.gov.sg SG United Jobs Portal
www.sgunitedjobs.gov.sg To check how crowded malls are before going
www.spaceout.gov.sg To check how crowded parks are before going
www.safedistparks.nparks.gov.sg Businesses to apply exemption for circuit breaker period
www.covid.gobusiness.gov.sg
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Mufti Dr Nazirudin shares tips on welcoming Ramadan during this COVID-19 season As the month of Ramadan is just around the corner, let us ponder upon a special message from our beloved Mufti, Ustaz Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir. He shares some tips and suggestions on how we can welcome this blessed month amidst our current challenge of having to stay indoors. Some of the key points mentioned in this video are: 1. Responsibility (Amanah) is one of the most important virtues of Islam and it is a testament to our faith (Iman) in Allah S.W.T. Hence, each one of us must play our part and never compromise on safe distancing and other precautionary measures advised by the authorities. 2. Each of us will be facing unique challenges in having to stay at home for at least a month, but we must bounce back stronger as an individual, a family and a community. For those who will be staying at home with their families, this will be َ ﺧ ْﻴﺮُ ُﻛ ْﻢ َ a perfect opportunity for us to heed the advice of Rasulullah S.A.W. (ﺧ ْﻴﺮُ ُﻛ ْﻢ َ )ﻷَﻫْ ﻠِﻪِ َوأَﻧَﺎwhich means: "The best of you are those who are best to ﺧ ْﻴﺮُ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻷَﻫْ ﻠِﻲ their families, and I am the best of you to my family." [Tirmidhi]
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3. Whatever our circumstances, Ramadan will still knock on our doors and we must accept this blessed guest from Allah S.W.T into our homes, because it comes with His mercy, forgiveness and blessings. We should continue to get close to Allah s.w.t. and spread kindness in alternative ways including listening to online lessons by Asatizah, giving charity to those in need (individuals and institutions) and keeping one another in our prayers to remain spiritually connected.
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Media sosial kini 'makmur' dengan kuliah dan ceramah dalam musim Covid-19 Nama-nama seperti Ustaz Zahid Zin dan Ustaz Tarmizi Wahid mungkin tidak asing lagi di media sosial seperti Facebook dan Instagram sejak beberapa tahun yang lalu. Mereka adalah di antara Asatizah muda yang mula-mula menceburi medan dakwah menerusi media sosial.
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kelas bimbingan dewasa oleh Ustazah Sabirah Md Noor
Sekarang ini, dengan penularan wabak COVID-19 yang mengakibatkan penutupan masjid-masjid dan institusiinstitusi pengajian Islam setempat, kita dapati ia secara tidak langsung merangsang Asatizah mapan dan yang lebih berpengalaman untuk tampil membuat perkongsian ilmu mereka melalui wadah media dalam talian. Dengan wabak COVID-19 yang terus menular ini, masjidmasjid di Singapura tetap istiqamah dalam memakmurkan media sosial kita dengan ceramah, kuliah, bacaan alQuran, zikir dan ratib.
Ustaz Mohamed Ibrahim berkongsi tentang Fiqh Hanafi di masjid Angullia dalam bahasa Tamil
Ustaz Ismail Hashim menyampaikan pesanan dalam Khutbah Jumaat di Facebook Masjid Al-Falah
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Sungguhpun masjid telah ditutup buat sementara waktu, kita dapat lihat kesungguhan Asatizah kita memanfaatkan ruang media sosial bagi aktiviti dakwah dan keagamaan. Bukan sahaja masjid-masjid yang menjalankan pengajian di media sosial, bahkan pusat-pusat pendidikan agama yang berdaftar seperti Fitriyyah Academy, Nur Insan, dan Al-Zuhri turut aktif mengadakan kelas-kelas menerusi dalam talian. Biarpun mungkin sukar pada awalnya, namun pengajian dalam talian itu alah bisa, tegal biasa bagi segenap Asatizah dan masyarakat kita. Pejabat ARS menghargai usaha baik ini daripada semua pihak.
All CPE programmes brought to halt As part of the ARS Office’s efforts in combating the spread of COVID-19 and ensuring the safety of our Asatizah, all Continuous Professional Education (CPE) programmes in April and May 2020 have been postponed to a later date. The ARS Office is committed to providing training for our Asatizah during this pandemic. Asatizah will be updated soon on how they can join the CPE programmes via SMS, the ARS website, and the next edition of the ARS Newsletter.
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Singapore Mufti Dr Nazirudin Nasir sends a heartfelt letter to Bishop Terry on Holy Week Muslims and Christians mark these holy commemorations this year in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Places of worship from mosques and temples to churches remain closed. With the circuit breaker measures currently put in place, we are not able to commemorate these spiritual observations beyond the physical space of our homes. However, faith remains strong as faith communities make adjustments to their religious lives in facing COVID-19. The Muslim and the Christian communities have rallied behind one another, giving support and uplifting each other showcasing the true spirit of religious harmony and unity as Singaporeans. The Mufti of Singapore, Dr Nazirudin Nasir penned a heartfelt letter to Bishop Terry Kee, the President of National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS), expressing the best wishes from the Muslim community to the Christian community on the special occasion of the Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Continue Reading
7 tips to prepare for Ramadan Ustazah Noorsakinah Masrawi
Ramadan is always a high-time for most Muslims to strive in becoming a better self. On top of the obligatory 5 daily prayers, Ramadan is when most of us strive to perform supplementary Ibadah such as Tarawih prayers, feed others and give charity and other good deeds that gain Allah’s pleasure. Inevitably, it is also a month that challenges us spiritually, mentally and physically. Continue Reading
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https://blog.pergas.org.sg/wasat/
Towards fair reward for Asatizah By
Muhammad Haniff Hassan, Dr.
This article seeks to argue for fair treatment for teachers of Islamic religious knowledge (asatizah) in the form of fair remuneration for their services in religious education and various initiatives aimed at championing goodness (da`wah) either through individual effort or institutions. To date, there is a prevalent perception within the Muslim community in Singapore that asatizah should perform their religious duties towards the community with utmost sincerity i.e. to seek solely Allah’s pleasure as reward and thus by default, should not seek worldly rewards, in return. Therefore, the form of reward should be left to Allah as He is The Best Provider (AlRazzaq). Ultimately, asatizah are expected to accept these ordained rewards with contentment (rida) and gratitude (shukr). Consequently, the above perception shapes a negative attitude towards asatizah who ask for a fee or salary which equals the market value and conventional practice. It is regarded as seeking worldly pleasures from noble religious duties and raises questions about the asatizah’s integrity and credibility.
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CONTENT ARS Office ARS Secretariat Office of Mufti
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EDITOR Ustaz Muhammad Haniff Hassan Ustazah Sukarti Asmoin Ustaz Fauzan A Roslee
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