Current issue in corporate waqf in Malaysia

Corporate waqf is still new for the contemporary Islamic studies in Malaysia. There are limited resources and guidance to explain about corporate waqf. The purposes of this study are to explore the issues, concept and development of corporate waqf. Current structure for corporate waqf also being explored as part of case studies. This paper provides several perspectives and suggestions to this issue. The methodology for this study is secondary data approach by using the data analysis from the related journal and paper. The subject for this study is Selangor Muamalat. This paper come out with the concept and development of the contemporary waqf focused on corporate waqf and there are five current issues identified in the contemporary waqf. Next, seven proposed action plans are suggested to cover the issues. Lastly, the structure of Selangor Muamalat is analyses by focusing on the management structure, financial and operational framework and the Shariah consideration towards Selangor Muamalat structure

Peranan Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor semasa Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) akibat Pandemik COVID-19

The Johor State Islamic Religious Council (MAIJ) was established on 1925 under the authority of Part IV, Chapter XV, Board of Regulations for the Rule of the King. There are initial functions and main functions for MAIJ. MAIJ's initial function was to manage religious affairs, provide advice on the King's customs, provide lessons / education to the King's relatives and manage the welfare of the Muslim community. Meanwhile, its main function is to manage and administer the Group of Zakat & Fitrah Fund (Kumpulan Wang Zakat & Fitrah) and distribute the fund according to asnaf, manage and administer the Fund / Baitulmal Property and the Wakaf Fund as a Wakaf Trustee. This article aims to analyze the types of assistance and contributions due to Covid-19 pandemic during the Movement Control Order (MCO) on 18 March 2020 to 31 March 2020 organized by the Johor Islamic Religious Council. This study is a qualitative study with content analysis design. The results show that the Johor Islamic Religious Council provides assistance to people in need with a set amount along with the number of recipients to be in line with the budget. This study lists the types of donations along with the amount of aid money as a reference for recipients during the period of the Movement Control Order (MCO

Analysis of Da’if & Mawdu’ Hadith in the Book of Ta’lim Al-Muta’allim by Shaykh Al-Zarnuji

Ta’lim al-Muta’allim’s book by Sheikh al-Zarnuji is a turath book containing ethics and manners of learning and teaching between teachers and students. This book is famous and distributed in the Archipelago especially in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is also widely used in pesantran or pondok nowaday. Sheikh al-Zarnuji used hadiths of prophet Muhammad s.a.w as the main source and hujjah in Ta’lim al-Muta’allim’s book. He also included some other categories of hadith including da’if and mawdu’ hadiths. The issue is Ta’lim al-Muta’llim’s book contains many da’if and mawdu’ hadiths and have been referred by Muslim. This study is very important to understand the method and rule of practicing of da’if and mawdu’ hadiths. Hence, this study aimed to analyse da’if and mawdu’ hadiths contained in Ta’lim al-Muta’llim’s book. The methodology of this hadith is qualitative method by using content analysis approach toward Ta’lim al-Muta’llim’s book. Thus, the finding for the analysis of 40 hadiths in this book found that only 30% hadith can be used for fada’il al-amal if fulfilled the conditions by the ulama’s. Hence, thematic analysis is important to be done in order to ensure the quantity of da’if and mawdu’ hadiths in this book and also to ensure the da’if hadith can be practiced only for fada’il al-amal matter

[The Criteria of Hadith Mawdu’ in the Book of Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Da’ifah wa al-Mawdu’ah by al-Albani] Kriteria Hadith Mawdu’ dalam Kitab Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Da’ifah wa al-Mawdu’ah oleh al-Albani

Imam al-Albani is a contemporary hadith scholar who has produced many great works like book of Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Da’ifah wa al-Mawdu’ah which contains hadiths da’if and mawdu’. The position of hadith in the book caused controversy among hadith scholars because the status of hadith sahih by other scholars were considered da'if by al-Albani and hadiths that did not reach the martabat mawdu 'were considered as mawdu' by him and vice versa. So that, many hadith scholars evaluate al-Albani as a scholar who easily devised new methods of hadith. Therefore, this study aims to look at the criteria used by al-Albani in falsifying a hadith in his book. The methodology of this study is qualitative through the method of content analysis focusing on the book of Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Da’ifah wa al-Mawdu’ah. This study finds that the criteria of hadith mawdu ’by al-Albani in the book of Silsilah uses the approach of criticizing sanad and matan; with the criteria of sanad which are (1) the confession of the narrator of the hadith, (2) the existence of qarinah which is almost the same as the confession, (3) the narrator is known as a liar among the scholars, (4) the hadith is narrated mawquf and (5) the narrator is majhul. While in the matan criteria are (1) weakness in the pronunciation (sound) of the hadith text, (2) the strange meaning of the hadith, (3) contrary to the dalil syar'i, and the mind, (4) related to the priority of the mind, (5) contains abominations, isra'iliyyat and bid'ah, (6) not found in the main hadith book and (7) exaggerates the reward or punishment for light deeds. This study found that al-Albani did not make an innovation in the criteria of hadith mawdu' except for a few criteria but in practice it makes a difference with others. Imam al-Albani merupakan ulama hadith kontemporari yang banyak melahirkan karya-karya agung yang menarik seperti kitab Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Da’ifah wa al-Mawdu’ah yang mengandungi hadith-hadith da’if dan mawdu’. Kedudukan hukum hadith dalam kitab tersebut menimbulkan kontroversi dalam kalangan ulama hadith kerana hadith-hadith yang dihukumkan sahih oleh ulama lain dianggap da’if oleh al-Albani dan hadith-hadith yang tidak sampai ke darjat mawdu’ dihukumkan mawdu’ oleh beliau begitu juga sebaliknya sehingga ramai ulama hadith menilai al-Albani sebagai ulama yang mudah membuat kaedah baru dalam ilmu hadith. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat kriteria yang digunakan oleh al-Albani dalam memalsukan sesebuah hadith dalam kitabnya. Metodologi kajian ini adalah berbentuk kualitatif melalui kaedah analisis kandungan kitab Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Da’ifah wa al-Mawdu’ah. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa kriteria hadith mawdu’ oleh al-Albani dalam kitab Silsilah menggunakan pendekatan mengkritik sanad dan matan; dengan kriteria sanad iaitu (1) pengakuan pemalsu hadith, (2) wujud qarinah yang hampir sama dengan pengakuan, (3) perawi terkenal sebagai pendusta dalam kalangan ulama, (4) hadith diriwayatkan secara mawquf dan (5) perawi majhul. Manakala dalam kriteria matan adalah (1) kelemahan pada lafaz (bunyi) teks hadith, (2) makna hadith yang pelik, (3) bertentangan dengan dalil syar’i, dan akal fikiran, (4) berkaitan dengan keutamaan akal, (5) mengandungi kekejian, isra’iliyyat dan bid’ah, (6) tidak terdapat dalam kitab hadith induk dan (7) melebihkan pahala atau seksa terhadap amalan yang ringan. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa al-Albani tidak melakukan suatu pembaharuan dalam kriteria hadith mawdu’ melainkan beberapa kriteria sahaja namun dalam secara praktikknya menimbulkan perbezaan dengan yang lain

Analisis terhadap model-model penilaian laman sesawang Islam berbentuk dakwah di Malaysia

Dakwah melalui teknologi maklumat telah lama berlangsung di Malaysia. Pelbagai usaha telah dilaksanakan oleh pelbagai agensi mahupun individu untuk menyebarkan ajaran Islam kepada masyarakat. Dakwah boleh dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan pelbagai pendekatan termasuk penggunaan teknologi maklumat. Keberkesanan dakwah dalam menggunakan teknologi maklumat telah terbukti dengan melihat kepada pembangunan laman sesawang Islam yang banyak di dalam Internet. Berdasarkan perkembangan yang pesat ini, pembangunan teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi telah memberi kesan kepada proses penerimaan ilmu pengetahuan dan pengambilan maklumat. Penyebaran maklumat yang salah dan tidak boleh dipercayai juga menyumbang kepada permasalahan seperti isu fitnah yang berleluasa seharusnya dititikberatkan dalam kalangan masyarakat untuk menilai sesuatu ilmu yang diambil daripada Internet. Dalam konteks laman sesawang Islam telah wujud pelbagai bentuk laman sesawang yang menjurus kepada penyebaran ajaran Islam. Namun, bagaimana masyarakat menerima sesuatu maklumat berdasarkan ilmu yang dimuatnaik di dalam laman sesawang tersebut dari segi kebolehpercayaan maklumat dan kredibiliti penulis? Dan bagaimana penilaian yang dibuat sebelum mengambil atau menyebarkan kepada orang lain? Oleh itu, kajian ini memfokuskan kepada penganalisisan model-model penilaian laman sesawang Islam bagi mengenalpasti ciri-ciri dan kriteria dalam menilai sesebuah laman sesawang Islam. Semoga kajian ini memberi manfaat kepada pengguna Internet untuk menilai sesebuah laman sesawang atau perkakasan Internet yang lain

The implementation of hadith studies for visually impaired people in Malaysia: issues and challenges

Hadith is the second source in Islam after Quran. The role of hadith is very important in Islam especially in explaining and justifying the contents of Quran. The study of hadith for visually impaired people is very important and necessary in the special education system. There are some challenges that need to be considered in preserving the study of hadith for visually impaired people. These challenges must be faced together in order to create an equality of hadith educational opportunities toward visually impaired people regardless of their shortcomings. However, the exposures of hadith study occur only on a small scale while hadith also plays an important role in Muslim daily life. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to explain the issues and challenges faced by visually impaired people in implementing hadith studies. The qualitative approach is used in this research by using document analysis method from books, articles, journals, internet etc. The early finding shows that the hadith study for visually impaired people in Malaysia facing great issues and challenges. These challenges exist in several aspects including the lack of instructional resources, the weakness of educational institutions and the lack of teaching aid. Hence, this research is able to identify the issues and challenges faced by visually impaired people to pursuit hadith and guiding them to learn and love the Prophet SAW and his Sunnah

Persediaan Menghadapi Pandemik Berikutnya: Penyelesaian Menurut Islam: Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Solutions According to Islam

Pengurusan pandemik merupakan perkara yang amat mencabar bagi semua pihak. Ketidakpastian yang teruk berlaku mengenai penyesuaian terhadap wabak itu, menyebabkan lebih banyak nyawa tidak dapat diselamatkan. Organisasi kesihatan terus bergerak untuk mendapatkan dan menyampaikan maklumat mengenai pandemik ke seluruh pelusuk dunia terutama kepada populasi yang berisiko. Namun literasi berkaitan maklumat pandemik daripada literatur Islam masih terhad. Kajian ini bersifat kualitatif, dengan menganalisis literatur untuk mengetahui pendekatan Islam dalam menghadapi pandemik. Kajian kami menyamaratakan strategi Islam dalam menangani wabak penyakit maut sebelum, semasa, dan selepas wabak. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa strategi Islam dalam menangani wabak penyakit maut adalah dengan menjauhi perbuatan maksiat, persiapan rohani yang mantap. Selain itu, tindakan penguatkuasaan SOP yang ketat kepada masyarakat semasa pandemik bagi memastikan penularan wabak tersebut dapat dikawal. Islam menawarkan pendekatan gabungan penjagaan rohani, jasmani, emosi, dan intelek dalam menghadapi pandemik penyakit yang membawa maut. Kami mencadangkan garis panduan berkaitan wabak dalam bentuk holistik untuk penyelidikan masa depan. Pandemic management is a challenging matter for all parties. Severe uncertainty prevailed regarding adaptation to the epidemic, leaving more lives unsalvageable. Health organizations continue to move to obtain and communicate information about the pandemic to all corners of the world, especially to at-risk populations. However, literacy related to pandemic information from Islamic literature is still limited. This study is qualitative, by analyzing the literature to find out the Islamic approach in facing the pandemic. Our study generalizes Islamic strategies in dealing with deadly disease outbreaks before, during, and after the outbreak. This study found that the Islamic strategy in dealing with deadly disease outbreaks is to stay away from immoral acts, a solid spiritual preparation. In addition, strict SOP enforcement actions to the community during the pandemic to ensure the spread of the epidemic can be controlled. Islam offers a combined approach of spiritual, physical, emotional, and intellectual care in the face of deadly disease pandemics. We suggest epidemic-related guidelines in a holistic form for future research