this might be an extra credit of me joining the program . maybe not everyone noticed about this but i did and it really put a question mark in my mind . i've shared with sis amani and she was also having the same thoughts as i did . old generation versus young generation .
when we stopped for subuh in masjid jamek kampung baru , what happened really hit me to drawn a conclusion which i had been observing for a long time .
we call them '' jemaah masjid '' which normally are the old generation .
i don't generalize all " jemaah masjid " are like that but some portray the bad attitude of themselves which make i as the young generation loses respect to them .
i was queuing up for the toilet when suddenly an old woman entered the place . she stood behind me . suddenly she said,
" saya nak masuk dulu ! " with such a rude intonation,
i wonder did i make anything wrong . shocked i ask her but with under control intonation ,
" apa ? "
" saya nak masuk dulu ! "
i turned silence .
" awak nak mandi ke ?!"
" tak saya nak buang air je "
she turned silence . annoyed face shown on her . understood , i entered the toilet before her . as i was about to come out , i heard the same voice blabbered ,
" dia ni buang air besar ke ?!
i was about to curse inside , but astaghfirullah . this is Ramadhan , this is a mosque , and now should be the time where Muslims are praying , worshiping Allah . no use to get mad with an old who would never listen to me , a kid . i walked out with frustration to meet an old woman acting rude early in the morning .
inside the mosque , some of us couldn't pray so they sat at the back . suddenly another old woman ,
" tak boleh sembahyang pergi belakang sana ( she meant outside of the praying area ) ! mana boleh duduk dalam masjid ! "
when on earth did in Islam said it is forbidden for these women to enter the mosque . it is only said that they are not encouraged to enter the mosque , worried if leaking in the mosque . here are some explanation and arguments on the issue .
http://www.konsultasisyariah.com/terlarangkah-bagi-wanita-haid-untuk-memasuki-masjid/
in fact , i saw a notice pasted on the door written there
DILARANG MASUK KE MASJID BAGI WANITA HAID .
this eventually created misconception and confusion toward the Muslim sisters . they remained silence at just sat at the back . suddenly another old woman ,
" tu apa pulak dah pakai telekung tidur pulak tu ! mana boleh dah sembahyang kalau dah tidur tu , pergi ambik sembahyang balik ! haih tidur pulak ! "
the sister was actually lying down with her hip on the correct position so that the wudhu still can be used . when it was the time to pray i intentionally observed the saff . those old woman who just now scolded us , pretending they know everything and we know nothing , were actually those who do not know to build the correct saff . shoulders were far apart from each other assuming to give them spaces which actually not following the sunnah of Rasulullah SAW . in fact i saw worst thing in other mosque when one sejadah , not the small but the big one was for one person . when i moved towards them they move further as if that particular sejadah was theirs and no one can step on it .
to see the ugly side of " jemaah masjid " sometimes causes the young generation prefer praying at home . they claimed themselves as " jemaah masjid " and they claimed that the young people nowadays are lazy to go to the mosque to join the saff ,but actually the didn't realize how they portray their attitude causes we , the generation mentioned to choose other alternative to pray rather than going to the mosque . *sigh
it is not i do not understand the seperation of time between us . but the thing is until when they wanted to stay being an egocentric . me too has a grandma . she's old yet she still wanted to learn and to adapt new world .
the way to approach the new generation is far different that they need to learn and be mindful . the ego restict themselves from modernization . they still believe their way is the best . even the dai'e around the world use many ways to approach people to Islam . they do not rigid themselves .
the " jemaah masjid " should learn more . to ensure the society respect them is actually starts from themselves . i don't simply condemn and generalize them . but the conclusion drawn are based on thorough observation , experience and discussion . even my dad is one of the " jemaah masjid " yet he told me this ugliness . it's true some are really good , giving salam and smile to everyone in the saff do make Islam alive .
rigid , rude , anger , insolent are just not the way .
Islam is murunnah (flexible) . Islam does not burden the people but Islam is not to be taken easily . that is the beauty of Islam :)
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