Position of Covid-19 Patient's Body in Fiqh

Public reaction to the refusal of Covid-19 victims not to be buried in the village still often enlivened the media coverage. They demanded that the burial area be far from special villages / graves. This rejection was driven by feelings of fear of contracting Covid-19 which could have spread from the grave of the victim.

Not only the rejection of the body, they also refused the obligation to pay the body prayer equipment. They even stigmatized the victims and their families and demanded the victims' families leave their villages. Do preventive measures have to be like this? How should believers (believers) respond to the phenomenon of the Covid-9 plague in accordance with Islamic teachings? A believer in the face of calamity or trials (bala ’) certainly not with reason alone, but with reason that is built on the foundation of faith / beliefs that are true. Because for believers, whatever is experienced in this world is a test from Allah. For a believer in dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak, one must combine two musty: 1. Aqeedah aspects.

Every person or people will face their own test. Against the Covid-19 outbreak if we are afraid it is natural but do not overdo it to eliminate / damage the creed. A believer must believe that this plague is a test and must strive for the best graduation so that we must pray to the One Who created this plague because it is only He who has the power to eliminate it. In addition, we must not prejudice to other parties as a cause of the coming of the plague, rather we should confess guilt and sin and immediately repent.

عن أنس بن مالك, عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم, أنه قال: «عظم الجزاء مع عظم البلاء, وإن الله إذا أحب قوما ابتلاهم, فمن رضي فله الرضا, ومن سخط فله السخط» Meaning, "Anas bin Malik, of the Prophet He really said, "The greatness of the reply is paid according to the size of the test. Really when God loves a people, God will test it. Then whoever receives it willingly will get the pleasure of Allah, and whoever hates it will get the wrath of Allah "(Narrated by Ibn Majah)

وَاعْلَمُوْا أَنَّ الْبَلِيَّةَ لَمْ تَأْتِ الْمُؤْمِنَ لِتُهْلِكَهُ وَإِنَّمَا أَتَتْهُ لِتَخْتَبِرَ

It means, "Know that trials do not come to a believer to destroy, but come to test his faith," (Sayyid Ja'far Al-Barzanji, Al-Lujainid Dani fi Manaqibis Shaykh Abdil Qadir Al-Jilani, [Kediri Maktabah Islamic Boarding School Tahfidh wal Qiraat Lirboyo, tth], 136.

ولا تنظروا إلى ذنوب الناس كأنكم أرباب ولكنكم انظروا في ذنوبكم كأنكم عبيد, والناس رجلان: معافى ومبتلى, فارحموا أهل البلاء في بليتهم, واحمدوا الله على العافية "

It means, "Do not look at the sins of others as if you are masters, but look at your own sins as if you are servants. Humans are of two kinds, those that are given health and those that are given trials. So behave affection to those who are being afflicted by trials and be thankful to Allah for their healthy condition, "(Ahmad Ahmad). 2. Aspects of Birth Efforts. This aspect is normal for us to do, which is medical treatment if we are sick and keep ourselves healthy while in good health. Keeping yourself healthy certainly can be achieved in many ways.

But during the Covid-19 pandemic, ways to stay healthy need to be improved starting from vigilance, exercise, increased body immunity, and adherence to prevention protocols recommended by health. These efforts do not mean defying destiny, but part of the endeavor that is prescribed. Ablution, bathing, istinja ', and eliminating unclean, as well as everything that is ordered by religion about cleanliness is worship and contains wisdom to keep it clean and healthy. Rasulullah SAW related to infectious diseases had refused to shake hands and ordered not to approach the sufferer:

عن أبي هريرة, قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: "فر من المجذوم فرارك من الأسد means," narrated from Abu Hurairah RA, he said, I heard the Prophet SAW said, 'Flee ye of patients with leprosy as you flee from the pursuit of the lion, "" (Bukhari and Ahmad). Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani explained, the Prophet's command to stay away from people who have leprosy is not a justification that transmission of the disease is a sure thing, but is limited to mere habit when direct or passing contact occurs air (Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani, Fathul Bari, juz X, page 160)

The balance of outward and spiritual attitude is very necessary so that in facing Covid-19 one does not behave excessively and wild expectations without control. If this balance is well maintained, certainly there will be no omission of the bodies of victims of Covid-19 without being bathed, betrayed and mistaken and even refused to be buried in the village. Supposedly when the body has been arranged according to standard preventive protocols by experts, it means that obligations to the body must be carried out according to Shariah guidance if possible. Then we surrender it (tawakal) to Allah SWT by hoping that the Covid-19 victims, including the martyrs of the hereafter, will be given a fortitude of their families, medical personnel will be given inner strength, and Covid-19 will not spread and disappear immediately. Do not let the families of victims of Covid-19 increase the burden of his troubles due to the maintenance of his family's body less than perfect, let alone not be stopped and buried immediately.

If it happens that there is a true corpse of Muslim victims of Covid-19 not bathed or not served, it turns out there is still the opinion of jurisprudence that he may still be denied.

وجزم الدارمي وغيره أن من تعذر غسله صلي عليه

That is, "Ad-Darimi and others asserted that the deceased were impossible to be bathed in," (Abu Bakr Syatha Ad-Dimyathi, I'anatut Thalibin, [Beirutr: 14 Darrul, Fifa: D / 1997 M], juz II, page 149). KH Ahmad Asyhar Shafwan, Chairperson of East Java PWNU LBM.

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