Saturday, April 9, 2011

Malaysia's morality has gone down the gutter - Harussani

After more than a week since the surfacing of the sex video implicating opposition leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, here we have a statement from the honorable Mufti of Perak. 
This news report is a direct translation from today's Sinar Harian news: Malaysia sudah jadi negara tidak berakhlak: Harussani
KUALA LUMPUR Perak Mufti, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria described Malaysia is now a country lagging in morality and condones immoral activities by allowing the recording and pictures of sex acts to be made ​​public through the media.



Harussani said the actions of humiliating a person through the exposure of their sexual acts in a video is illegal in Islam.



"Opening and revealing other people's secret to disgrace them in public are illegal, if you want to demand justice do it in the courts... do not disclose to the public. The country currently happens to be a country that has no moral ... (people) have become immoral, why is it like this? If you want to (seek justice) take it to court, but now even we can't confirm who is in the video, "he said.



Thus he urged all parties to stop raising the issue.



"Please stop (this), stop ... Why do you want to say things other people are ashamed of? Prove it in court if you want to say anything about it, let the court decide.



But certainly it cannot be proven, because the person who made ​​the charge must bring in four witnesses, if not he/she shall be liable to qazaf (false accusation of zina), a sentence of whipping of 80 times, because this (video) is not clear ... I look at the newspapers today, the image of the man in the video is not clear and no one can prove that it is Anwar, he said.
MY TAKE:
I AM WONDERING IF THE MAJORITY OF THE POLITICALLY INCLINED  MALAYSIANS (on both side of the divide) WOULD HEED TO THIS ADVICE?
I AM ALSO WONDERING IF THE LEARNED MUFTI WANTS TO ISSUE A FATWA (OR EMPHASIZE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE) ON THIS MATTER AS THE 'MORALITY' OF THE COUNTRY IS AT STAKE!
If the morality of the country has gone down the gutter (just like what Haji Harussani has mentioned above, does it not reflect that the ulama' (Islamic scholars and jurist) in the country has failed in their duty?
Just like the case of the poco-poco edict (fatwa), many would just 'make dono' (buat tak tau) or 'make deaf' (buat-buat pekak) to the ruling!
What is the value of a country if its leaders and people are lacking in morals and when advised by the ulama', they either do not pay heed to it or find excuses to spin the matter so that their political interest can be guarded. 
Do pray tell?
Related article: 

Vedio seks bukan bukti zina – TS Harussani Zakaria














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