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I don’t know how many religious experts read my blog. I suspect there is one other than those surveillance authorities in Malaysia. Islam as a religion is very broad. People like to say that Islam is a way of life and I agree totally with it because within Islam there is many things you can learn. I am in the Islamic financial sector where my specialty lies within the Retakaful sector. I must say despite being deep into this economic system, I am far from being an expert. When faces with dilemma, I tends to go back to fundamentals and read my way up or ask the real experts. For record, I don’t consider an Imam or an ustaz as an expert.
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In Islam, “niat” (loosely means intentions) is a very key and essential element in an Islamic way of life. It is derived from the Arabic root word “Niyyah”. There is a “niat” in many things that we do from sun-up to sun-down. A niat is such a powerful thing that the English word “intentions” do no justice to reflect its meaning if it is used as an English translation.
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Ever since I moved to BA about over 10 years ago and had used the Addiniah Mosque for years on a regularly irregular basis. I had observed several years later that there was a plan that was put up by the mosque committee back then to build a mosque at the present site near my home. The land was originally belongs to Metrolux and trough the good deed of a resident who was with Danaharta, the land was alienated for the purpose of building a mosque.
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On many occasions, with “niat” to support the construction of a permanent mosque, I donated to the coffers of the Mosque Building Fund which is placed at the Addiniah Mosque. Over time I believe the amount I had donated is quite substantial. I donated some money when I manage to sell a piece of land because that was my niat. I donated when daughter got 5A’s I UPSR because it was my niat.
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One time, I misplaced my wallet and despite looking for it everywhere I could not find it. The money in the wallet was substantial but it was not important. Inside the wallet is a picture of my father that I carry with me. It is a picture of him before he died in 1978. It has been with me since then. That is far more valuable to me than the money inside the wallet. I ask for help from GOD and had niat that whatever money is there in the wallet will go to the mosque building fund if the wallet is returned to me. Mysteriously, I found the wallet the very few days later and I immediately did what I had niat. I put all the money in the mosque building fund at the Addiniah Mosque. Sufficient to say the amount is substantial.
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Now I am at the cross-road. I am angry with actions of the Mosque Development Committee. Instead of using the money that I and many other people who had donated with a niat to build a mosque, it is now being used to build 10 dwellings to house the mosque staff as well as to earn some rental income from there. When I donated the money, it was with a “niat” to build a mosque i.e. from the physical structure and to its content. The word content is not restricted to hardware but also to the knowledge and education. NEVER I HAD NIAT TO DONATE WITH INTENTION TO BUILD A HOUSE.
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My question over the issue is whether it is Halal for the mosque committee to do things other than what they had publicly told people that they wanted to do. Is it halal for them to use the money without my consent as it is against my “niat”? What is even worse is that they are so insistent of building such property without giving any due consideration to the safety of the mosque and its neighbors.
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It seems that by hook or by crook, the money “must be spent via construction”. Personally, I am not happy. I did not and will not give any permission to the mosque committee to use the money to build houses. If they do, they are not honoring many people’s “amanat” and I think as long as they live as well as in their afterlife, they will carry this burden of spending other people’s money that is meant to for building a mosque for something that is not intended for. This is something that the mosque committee should ponder every night before they go to bed. I will not forgive them for misusing my donations and not fulfilling my niat! That is me and I wonder whether they have ever thought what many others like me had donated the money for?
A question of “Niat” to Masjid BA Committee members
August 27, 2010 by Dr R@28
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Doc,
I always make a point not to respond to comments via blogs as I believe that any grouses, complaints particularly against a specific body should be addressed directly to the particular body. One has to wonder what is your niat in posting your intention not to forgive the Masjid BA Committee. Confiding in person would have been much more noble.
However in this case I feel duty-bound to respond as there are factual errors and absence of vital information in your comments that might have shed a different light upon the readers of your blog.
First of all, your unforgiveness should not be directed to Masjid BA Committee as they are distinct from Jawatankuasa Pembinaan Masjid. You know that all too well.
You have failed to mention that fact by the grace of Allah and the hardwork of selfless individuals, a magnificent mosque has already been built last year barely 200m from your house. As insan we forget or sometimes choose to ignore.
Do we build another mosque just because some donors have that niat? This is something that needs to be deliberated guided with hukum and syara’.
Especially in the month of Barakah Ramadhan Mubarak, we should refrain from acts that “mengaibkan” any party.
May Allah Bless you with Hidayah.
Wallahualam.
Salam.
Salam Farizul
Thank you for your feedback.
Maybe in between the last two right ups, there is a bit or mistake on my writing. Probably in my fit of anger and frustration, facts is mixed up. This unintended error is very much regrettable. However upon reading it again, I still cannot pickup the mistake that you mentioned. Para 6 refers to Mosque Development Committee an not Mosque Management committee
Allow me to do some correction
(1) My donation was to the Tabung Pembinaan Masjid BA (TPM BA). I believe other than some cosmetic expenses main bulk of the money was not use for the building of the mosque. I gave a separate donation for the purchase of Qurans. The committee that handles the Tabung Pembinaan Masjid is AJK Tabung Pembinaan Masjid (or I refer to MDC ie Mosque Development committee i.e. as in para 6) and the committee that managing the mosque currently is the AJK Pengurusan Masjid (Mosque Management Committee MMC).
(2) My dissatisfaction is directed to the following entities according to rank
(a) Largely to AJK TPM BA which is insisting on spending the RM1.8 mill on construction of houses in the limited space mosque compound without taking into account the safety of the surrounding residents and the future needs of the community They have a one track mind and have not learn anything from the last landslide. Somehow along the line, they think they are the committee that raise the money, they are the only one that can dictate on how the money is to be spend.
They could have bought houses and safe a lot of headache for everyone but they insist on spending the money on building something.By right once the mosque is completed and since TPM BA fund was not fully utilized, the money MUST be handed over to the AJK Pengurusan (MMC). They can use the money to amplify the content and development of knowledge. Pembangunan ilmiah is also pembangunan. As of early 2010, it is still not being done. I dont know now.
(b) The MPAJ for allowing the construction of the houses despite it does not meet JPBD guidelines of Hillslope safety (2010), Zoning laws (2008) and JPBD guidelines on building of stratified and non stratified houses (2008).
(c) AJK Pengurusan Masjid BA for agreeing to this construction when it is within their ambit of responsibility to agree or disagree.
For record, I have engaged all the above entities via email. I asked Hj Zul, to organize Khariah Meeting to seek consensus as early as in March and again recently. Till today it has not been done. I have written via email ” To the Arkitek” but no reply. I have complained and challenged MPAJ and you know what they tell me… “ala doktor.. untuk masjid biarkanlah! apa salahnya!” As long as it is for masjid requirement we can break any laws? Is these message that we want to spread to the young. We are NOT building mosque but houses.
I did not aibkan anyone. That was not my intention. If that is your reading from my last two article then you should highlight to me the relevant paragraph. I read my writings repeatedly and did not see where I aibkan anyone. Please show me.
If you read clearly I honored those who was involved in building the mosque and the selfless act of your own boss. I know he was key in getting the land to be use for a mosque. He is one person that I know is lurus and can be trusted and will not break any rules.
My contention remains the same, I have no objection that my donation is being used for building of a mosque and its content but I am not happy and cannot agreed if the money is being use to built houses especially when it has safety implications on the mosque and surrounding neighbors. The Mufti can say anything he likes. Fact is he does not live here and he has not consulted the neighborhood and the kariah.
Thank you for highlighting my errors and omission (if any). If it is not clear from previous two writings, I would like to say again and thank you those that had work hard and built a house 50m from my house. Any mistake is regrettable and I apologize publicly.
I would also like to say that my position remains the same when it comes to the construction of the houses WITHIN THE MOSQUE COMPOUND. A BIG NO! AND SAYA TIDAK HALALKAN!
Trust this clarifies.
Doc,
The title of your posting is misleading. I would read it as the Mosque Management Committe (MMC).
I am sure the MMC agreed to the proposal by the Mosque Deveopment Committee (MDC). Matter of this kind is normally brought up during a mosque AGM and my guess is that the committees have the mandate from the floor to proceed with constucting quarters for the Mosque officials. Surely the details are left to committee members to handle.
As I have written take MPAJ to task if you feel that safety of the resident is being compromised and that approval is against proper development guidelines.
AK
(1) That is why one must read the text in full and not the heading.
(2) What AGM? For the record, no one seems to know that MBA Khariah has a constitution. I myself is not aware. I will write to Mosque Chairman to clarify. If there is a constitution then there must be a provision to call for an EGM. I will pursue this angle. Thank you for the tips. I will explore.
As for MPAJ I have initiated my actions but my association, slopewatch and cobara is having a cold feet. It is fast becoming a one man battle.
This process can be reversed by the project owners and that is why I am engaging them as well
PS/Picojay
What do you think of a man who says
ASHHADU ALLA ILAHA ILLALLAH WA ASHHADU ANNA MUHAMMADAR RASULULLAH
( In malay it means Aku bersaksi (aku tahu, aku percaya, aku ucap) bahawa tiada yang berhak disembah melainkan Allah dan …...
Then we go around and say this when we see the royalty “Ampun Tuanku beribu-ribu ampun, sembah patik mohon diampun”
Isn’t this is a conflict especially when we go around and sembah the tuanku. Some sembah Tuanku as if he is Tuhanku!
drrrafick,
The word sembah maybe same but it’s real meaning are different in the contact used.
\ stand to be corrected.
Should people sembah another person? When people sembah patong berhala we say that they are sesat?
This is all Hindu tradition….borrowed by the Malay’s.
The Ruler’s themself should ask it to be removed..
If not….., just conclude yourself.
kalau perkara kecil macam nee pun nak buat isu bila lagi nak berdakwah pada orang bukan Islam.
To spread religion kita kene mendekatkan diri kita pada orang bukan Islam dan membuat mereka mendekatkankan diri mereka dengan kita dan tempat ibadat kita.
Kalau perkara kecil mcm nee pun buat isu takler zaman dulu Islam sampai ke seluruh pelusuk dunia.
Go Turkey and see how the tourist enter the mosque tak ade pun halangan but with adabler kalau tersilap di MAAFKAN jangan buat isu paham!!!
Senang in future letak sign board letak instruction entering prayers area/mosque..tu salah committe masjid juga tak letak..
Tengok Sikh temple GURDWARA sampai siap tulis merokok/minum arak not allowed in this area. So everyone respect.
So plselah small ikan bilis issue MAAFKAN AJE wahai musliman lets move on…dont make issue..dont spoil the beautiful religion. ok
mymy,
Tak payah dakwah….., what is so great about converting others to your religion…?
We all kan insan and claim the same creator…, but in our on way’s.
I agree with you 100%……, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT BE PRO islam…..,
Religion transcend’s reality….it’s a fact it was written after the demise of the person entrusted to convey it .
Anyway as much as I believe in GOD……, I don’t quite believe in any Religion…., even my own.
A wrong is a wrong. it is just spinning to make it right.
YB Teo has the right to enter the mosque if she is properly attired . Do not kid anybody if she does not know the rules. Her action in the mosque can only be construed as political and this a wrong . The Sultan has already decreed that none should play politics in the mosque. She is fooling only herself saying that she is not aware
AK,
She is a non believer (non muslim). She has every right to say she do not know the dress code when entering a mosque. Benefit of doubt should be given to her as she is a non muslim.
What about all the Muslims who was inside the mosque/surau ?
What happen to their irresponsibility as a Muslim to advice the YB?
They are there and readily accept her dressing at that particular time. She was given the main Shaf to deliver her talk and even posed for photograph.
Who is ignorant in this case….the YB or the Muslim ( Imam/Bilal, qari/qariah) who invited and fully attended the occasion?
When ADULTS are around can one blame the KID if any wrong doing?
*stand to be corrected *
Ak,,,
Was she not aware or was she not advised by the mosque officials?
Take the que from mymy “Tengok Sikh temple GURDWARA sampai siap tulis merokok/minum arak not allowed in this area. So everyone respect”.
If Teo had gone into the Gurdwara, with Rokok or a beer can in her hand,,,,,IE after reading or knowing, she would have been chased out for disrespecting the Tenats of Sikh Religion.
Dr. Amrit,
I agree with you…, since I stay a door away from your Gurudwara…
But then……due to restrictions….we never want to enter a surau or mosque….., even if I spend a day during my schools days.
The issue has been politise….and been given a run….to make all of us look STUPID.
AK,
She was wearing a Kebaya…? What were the others in the mosque doing…?
Okay……., , they could have just given her a scarf.
Tutup Aurat sajakan…?
We have bigger idiot’s killing the religion from the inside……, by been very pious.
Doc,
Ask yourself this; If the Mosque committee had collected say RM5m and had then utillised all the proceeds to rebuild the mosque as well as construct new accomadations for it in one single simulltaneous project, would you feel simillarly disappointed?
piqued
If (1) I was informed at the onset that the donation is for building of mosque and apartment and contributed willingly to the expressed intention, then no reason for me to be upset.
(2) I am upset mostly because, the MDC insisted in spending 1.8 mill in a manner that does not meet JPBD guidelines
Doc,
Niat sedekah saudara untuk membina masjid or “nazar” tidak elok diungkit-ungkit . The mosque building committee had made the decision to build ancillary buildings within the premise to supplement the mosque with the donation money as the cost of constructing the mosque per se was footed by JAIS. Right or wrong is for members of the committee to take responsibility.
I would see safety as the issue. Sue MPAJ, if as you have written , MPAJ had broken the law in approving the development which is not save to the mosque, users and neighbouring residents.
tapi… tapi … tapi..
Sedekah menang sedekah…, dah bagi jangan ungkit…, hilang pahla nanti.
Doc, you could have address it differently.
Balasi
Allah can take away my pahala but those who use the money for purposes other than what it was intended to will tanggung the dosa sampai dan selepas mati!
Doc,
Betul…., tapi sekarang, ramai yang berani mengadai kemewahan dunia dari akhirat.
Doc…, my father said once that Masjid Negara was built with the money from the muslims and non muslims…and the contributers name can be seen in the Mosque….
Is this true,,?
Dont know.. nanti bila ada masa saya pergi check
Yes Doc, I know how it feels when what you did based on an earlier promise by a third party was changed without you being informed or asked about. I once gave a sum to a charity to buy new metal beds and mattresses for their orphanage but I later found out they used the money to purchase a TV and carrom board for the staff room in the orphanage, I really blew my top. Its just not right coz you promised one thing and I obliged because of that promise. But if you change that promise, at least I think I must be informed or be asked about it.
Sentinel,
In future we should all only contribute in kind…
It’s very difficult to read our own palms…what more the character of a stranger.
Dr, hajat “niat” adalah berbeza antara seorang dengan orang lain. Umpamanya, ada berniat untuk menukar aliran bahasa untuk suatu mata pelajaran, ada yang membantahnya.
“Niat” inilah yang membuatkan negara kita kehilangan sumber semulajadi, ekonomi dan kewangan akibat hajat mereka yang inginkan kemewahan dengan apa cara jua. Biarpun mereka tahu cara untuk mendapatkan kemewahan bertentangan dengan agama dan aqidah mereka. Niat mereka adalah mendapat kemewahan yang hampir tiada batasan.
Kepercayaan kepada Kebenaran adalah penting. Kebenaran inilah yang boleh membuat manusia memikirkan tindakan atau niat mereka itu benar, baik atau sebaliknya.
picojayboy,
I sincerely think that blaming the YB Serdang in this case is not right.
She is a non muslim. So, she is ignorant of Islam and what to do if she wanted to enter a Mosque.
I BLAME the Muslim who invited and were inside the mosque for NOT ADVISING her. They fail to do their DUTY as a Muslim in this aspect.
* stand to be corrected *
PS
Well said. She would not have gone if she was not invited. She should have been advice on dressing code. Look at how UMNO manipulate the whole thing by using the word tazkirah..
Pelangisenja,
As much as I agree with you all these restrictions are Man made and don’t reflect the true teachings of the religion.
This is the reason why we are all swaying from the path of UNITY.
The most PITY part is the PARTY that manipulate the Ignorant (non muslim) YB and invited her to the Mosque whithout proper guidance and advice on the dressing code.
Their are willing to manipulate the religion just to SHOW how OPEN and LIBERATE thinkers they are.
They could have invited the YB to a hall (dewan) beside the mosque for her TALK in the first place, when they found that her dressing code is not accordance to the Islamic requirement when a women enter a Mosque.
Picojay
Have you ever thought that the Mosque committee had done their homework and decided that it would not be an issue for the congregation. I dont know why everyone wants to use the word tazkirah when she only gave a short speech in conjunction of a cheque delivery ceremony.
Sometimes we need to look around us and ask ourselves how hypocrite we are sometimes as a muslim. We dont criticize our own for dressing scantily just a few meters away from a mosque but get overly sensitive with a lady who wears baju kebaya minus a selendang! I saw Rizal Naina Merican talk on TV3 news yesterday where he talked about the sacredness of a mosque. From a personal point of view, her daughter shares the same class with mine and I have the pleasure of observing this character up close. All I can say, lebih kuah dari sudu!
I hope you saw TV3 program “jejak rasul” yesterday where they showed the relationship of muslim and jews at Juruselem.
picajayboy,
Just this small forum between you, doc and pelangisenja…., has shown how shallow some muslims are…..
Can you just sit down during this so call Holy month…and get some much needed wahyu…, to be a proactive citizen of this country.
You sound more like the two principals.
picajayboy,
What have we achieve…all these while ?
Anything to be proud off..?
Can we be just ourself and built up our family before we take a a muh bigger task..?
Malaysian’s care for others for the own ambitions….., forgetting their own rakyaat is rotting.