Watch the Video: HERE
So, this is not only a thing in Singapore though but yes. I guess people who lived their whole lives as Muslims don’t really see the difference, and even I put a whole lot more thought on this a couple of years later after conversion and learning more about Islam. There is also the matter of hijab, lowering the gaze and free mixing — gatherings, sports, etc. I’m not talking about actual public space, but at some private events.
Never think you are immune to the fitnah brought out there in the media, the entertainment industry, fashion industry or even just for the sake of socialising and keeping “face”. What about keeping the Deen? The fact that people are “okay with it” already shows how the fitnah got into the hearts. This doesn’t only happen to unmarried people, and don’t think that “young adults” are way too young to understand so “let them learn”.
People had shamed others by saying, “What’s the matter, it’s okay we’re all adults…” But actually that is the thing, as Muslims at least… even if you’re not in a Muslim country, as adults then you should know better. It’s better to say no to such events. It’s better to identify as Muslims instead of going with the trends in fashion, it’s better to lose your FACE than lose your DEEN to whoever and whatever is pressuring you to follow the crowd. If you’re gonna work on something, work on your Deen because that is one thing you can’t lose.
Lose everything else, the “friends” who would simply drop you the moment you become a proper Muslim, the “work” that doesn’t accommodate your beliefs (especially in non-Muslim countries), “your face” because nothing in this Dunya will ever belong to you. Work on what matters because shaytan works even harder and smarter. He will make use of whatever is already there (the fitnah) in the environment, the lack of tact and complacency (no hijab or lowering the gaze) and he will only ever use whispers.
There’s a book called 70 major sins by Imam Dhahabi, and if you’ve read it you will understand how easy it is to fall into one without even realising. No one falls into them directly but there are little steps that lead to it and it includes a lot of complacency, if not carelessness.
Link to Ustadha Fatima Barakatulla’s class on the 70 Major Sins:
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