Loud Sahur Practice In Taman Setia Stirs Up Debate
Netizens are divided in their comments on the practice.
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Sahur is the practice of having a pre-dawn light meal before fasting for Muslims in Ramadan.
Recently a post on TikTok went viral when a user known as @sandrassetiawan_ shared what looked like a loud parade in Taman Setia, Balakong.
@sanderssetiawan_ Jarang tak meriah, mcm mn lagi malam raya nanti 🥰 #tradisi #kejutsahur #sahur #ramadhan #ramadan #bawean #bawenese #pulaubawean #baweanisland #baweantourism #baweanmalaysia #baweanbalakong #balakong ♬ bunyi asal – Sanders Setiawan 🇮🇩🐻🇲🇾
According to a report by the New Straits Times, a group of Boyan youngsters playing a plastic water drum and a tamborine would go around waking people up for sahur while reciting the salawat.
This activity has triggered a debate among netizens on whether it was right to be that loud so early in the morning.
One Twitter user renarked how this was not how it should have been done.
Islam tidak ajar begini.
— Yazid Hamka (@hamka_yazid) March 28, 2023
Jika nak kejutkan orang ramai untuk sahur, cukup dengan melaungkan azan sebagaimana yang dilakukan di zaman Rasulullah ﷺ.
Cukup-cukuplah bawa bidaah masuk dalam masyarakat. Kesian pada ibu bapa yang ada anak kecil. pic.twitter.com/G3ej2I9210
Meanwhile, some say that there is no harm in doing such things as it actually helps people to wake up on time for sahur.
Memeriahkan ramadhan . Mengimarahkan . Menarik minat anak remaja bangun sekali berselawat skali . Berarak skali . Aku taktahu kalau benda ni salah . Lepastu bangunkan org sahur pun ada pahalanya .
— رحمة هيداىة 🇵🇸 (@rxhmathidayat) March 28, 2023
Abg okay tak ?
Aah betul. Benda ni sebenarnya dah bertahun2 dorang buat. And kalau org kata ganggu ke apa majoriti mak2 sini glad sebab kadang terlajak sahur. Benda ni help juga bangunkan mak2 nak masak and so on. Also budak kecik pun ada je eksited dengar benda ni siap merengek nak join
— 🦋 (@nrlwrdh_) March 28, 2023
Others consider it to be a nuisance especially for mothers and kids as well as non Muslims who are not observing the fast.
Awak kena pikir side len. Slain mak n anak2, non Muslims pun x deserve ni. Diorg pun nk ketenteraman. Men mercun pun sme, bingit. Yg tu sya benci sbb once pernah rse jantung denyut lju. Dh lah rmai bdak muda mudah sakit jantung. Apetah bnde ni nk tmbhkan lgi mudarat?
— Anonymous Tiye (@publictome) March 28, 2023
Jangan kata non muslim, i’ll be pissed off too. Aku bangun sahur pepagi punya la bangun slow, buka pintu slow taknak bagi anak bangun sebab kalau diorang bangun susah ye aku nak sahur. Yang sokong budaya bodoh kat komen ni semua mesti takda anak kecik lagi
— あず先生 (@threelayertea) March 28, 2023
While all this was going on, a netizen came forward and reminded that all of us should practice tolerance as our country is a multiracial country.
Mercun CNY sampai pagi 3 hari 3 mlm sya ok. Highway jem bg laluan kavadi Thaipusam sya ok. Setiap jumaat dpn masjid jem Solat Jumaat sya ok. Khemah blok jalan utk Majlis Kaum masing masing sya ok. Pembakaran keagamaan smpi berdebu rmh sya ok. Janji TOLERANSI, RAHMAH & MADANI.. ✌️
— jJay (@jj_junaidy) March 28, 2023
Both sides have a valid point in their argument of the activity being right or wrong. What are your thoughts on it?
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