See Corona from the perspective of Aqeedah and Fiqh

In the midst of the Corona virus outbreak in the world today, there are always two groups that are extreme in attitude. One party overreacted in anticipating to cause panic, the other party overestimated it to the point of causing danger to the other.

Regarding panic, this will cause huge losses so it is worth avoiding. But related to underestimation, then not only the potential loss that comes but the potential for death, for yourself or others. For this reason, caution should be given priority. However, some people show courage in public that they are not afraid of any viruses because only God is afraid. In terms of aqeedah, that statement is true because nothing can cause people to become sick except Allah. From the standpoint of aqidah is this the Prophet said:

أن أبا هريرة رضي الله عنه قال إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لا عدوى ولا صفر ولا هامة فقال أعرابي يا رسول الله فما بال إبلي تكون في الرمل كأنها الظباء فيأتي البعير الأجرب فيدخل بينها فيجربها فقال فمن أَعْدَى الْأَوَّلَ

"Abu Hurairah radliallahu 'anhu said; in fact the Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wasallam said: 'There is no' adwa (believing that the disease spreads on its own, not because of the will of Allah), and there is no shafar (actually the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said:' There is no 'adwa (believing that the disease spreads on its own, not because of the will of Allah), and there is no shafar (making the month of Shafar as an unlawful or sacred month: ) da nor is it hammah (the reincarnation or spirit of someone who has died incarnating in animals). ' Then a Bedouin Arab said: "O Messenger of Allah, then what about the camel in the sand, as if (clean) like a herd of deer and then came to him a camel with a mangy and mingled with it so that he transmitted it?" Then the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said: 'Who infected the first one'. " (Narrated by al-Bukhari).

In aqidah, it must be believed that only God determines whether or not someone is sick, as in the hadith above. The practice of this hadith is not to believe that there is a disease or an outbreak that appears outside the will and control of Allah. But Aqeedah is not the only problem. There are still matters of jurisprudence that need attention. In the realm of jurisprudence, it should be noted that only business that has positive and negative impacts. Efforts that have a positive impact need to be done and vice versa need to be abandoned. This is a universal rule that should be a general guideline, including in dealing with this corona virus.

Positive efforts taught by the Prophet in counteracting the spread of plague include: 1. Maintaining food hygiene Ensuring food and drinks are always in hygienic conditions is an important anticipatory step to ward off disease or plague. This is a step that every Muslim should do every day. Prophet instructed:

عن جابر بن عبد الله قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول غطوا الإناء وأوكوا السقاء فإن في السنة ليلة ينزل فيها وباء لا يمر بإناء ليس عليه غطاء أو سقاء ليس عليه وكاء إلا نزل فيه من ذلك الوباء "

From Jabir bin ' Abdullah he said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah 'alaihi wasallam said: "Close the vessels, and tie up the drinking places, because one night every year there will be a plague (dangerous) that will fall into the vessels and into places place of water that is not closed "(HR. Muslim). 2. Isolate waba area h If the plague has spread somewhere, then isolation is steps taught by the Prophet.

He said: إذا سمعتم بالطاعون بأرض فلا تدخلوها وإذا وقع بأرض وأنتم بها فلا تخرجوا منها

"When you hear the plague of leprosy in a country, do not you get into in it, but if he infects a country, while you are in it, then you must not leave the country "(HR. al-Bukhari). The leprosy outbreak in the hadith is just an example because in the past, the plague that was popular and took many lives was leprosy. While the law of isolation itself applies to all outbreaks, including Corona. This isolation can prevent the spread of plague to a wider area, but on the one hand will cause people who are in the area of plague will also be affected by the plague.

In this case then the Messenger of Allah said that the plague would be torture for those who did not believe but would be a mercy of Allah for those who believed, even Muslims who were exposed to the plague and be patient would get the reward of martyrdom.

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت سألت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الطاعون فأخبرني أنه عذاب يبعثه الله على من يشاء وأن الله جعله رحمة للمؤمنين ليس من أحد يقع الطاعون فيمكث في بلده صابرا محتسبا يعلم أنه لا يصيبه إلا ما كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ شَهِيدٍ

"From 'Aisyah radliallahu' anhu, the wife of the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said:" I once asked the Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wasallam about the problem of tha'un then he informed me that tha'un (plague, pes, lepra) was a kind of torture Allah sent to whom He wants and indeed Allah made it a blessing for the Muslims and no one suffered tha'un then he stayed in his residence patiently and hoped for reward and knew that he was not affected by disaster but because Allah had destined him to him, then he gets rewards like the reward of those who die shaheed "(HR. al-Bukhari). Thus, it is not appropriate if there is a Muslim who underestimates the circulation of plague or actually does things that are contrary to the instructions of the Prophet above, for example by showing the courage to reject the act of isolating the plague, this action is essentially not courage tet the fire of carelessness that causes danger to others. All actions that bring a potential danger, are categorized as fiqh unlawful acts, although based on true aqeedah.

Likewise, the Prophet Muhammad, although he taught that no disease can be transmitted automatically without control from God, but at the same time he also instructed that the sick do not mix with the healthy so that transmission does not occur. He said:

قال أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن سمعت أبا هريرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لا توردوا الممرض على المصح

"Abu Salamah ibn Abdurrahman said; I heard Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam he said:" Do not mix between the sick with the healthy "(HR. al-Bukhari). Obedience to the instructions of the Prophet above does not mean fear of other than Allah, but rather a form of understanding a good religion and a real effort to do good to others. Allah knows best.

Ustadz Abdul Wahab Ahmad

Source: https://islam.nu.or.id/