Oriental-magpie-robin carried on, "This man, also ganged up with the hippies. As you all know, a hippie, or hippy, was a member of the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. There were good sides to these hippies, among others, solidarity, simplicity, art, love and good music. But what was popular and growing? The bad side, namely alcohol, drugs, and fornication or adultery.Alcohol is not good for you. Alcohol is addictive, so stopping it in one step would have been impossible for someone to bear. The total prohibition of alcohol even as medicine is clear. Tariq ibn Suwayd al-Ja'fi asked our beloved Prophet (ﷺ) about alcohol manufacture and he (ﷺ) prohibited him from doing it. So he said, "O Messenger of Allah, I manufacture it for medicines," to which the Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "It is not a remedy, but a disease." The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed ten categories of people who deal with wine, and any alcoholic drink, the one who manufactures it and who orders, or pays for it to be manufactured, the one who drinks it, the one who delivers it and the one to whom it is delivered, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who gains money from it, the one who buys it and the one for whom it is bought. He (ﷺ) also told us, "The days and nights will pass and a group of my people will drink alcohol, calling it by other names." So, whatever you call it: wine, spirit, vodka, or beer - all are strictly prohibited!Opium, heroin, cannabis and all other recreational drugs have disastrous effects on both the mind and body. Some are hallucinating agents that give a temporary feeling of euphoria, but soon the drug abuser will end up in a vicious cycle of depression, dependence and addiction. In Sahih Muslim, reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Anything causing inebriation is considered intoxicant and all intoxicants are strictly prohibited."Allah has forbidden Zina, fornication or adultery, and made committing it a major sin that is punished severely. Not only forbids it, but Allah also forbids all ways that lead to it. There are many wisdom for forbidding Zina. Zina is a disgrace to the personality, the honor and the dignity of the person. It is also a big injustice towards the woman as it forces her to raise up children on her own. Zina causes a great number of diseases that have left doctors puzzled and the scientists unable to act. Prohibition of zina, also aims to avoid intermixing of blood kinship as this leads to losing track of progeny and neglecting rights. In fact, the society is but individuals that constitute families. So, if these families got lost and the responsibilities can no longer be defined, then people become like animals.Islam does not forbid anything except that it is harmful, and it always gives better alternatives. To Zina, the alternative, is marriage. To Riba, interest and/or usury, the alternative is selling and buying, etc. Allah knows best.This Cassano of al-Andalusi, took the bad side. He became the main supplier of liquor and drugs to the hippies. He also provided a location for the hippies. The reason why he shared with the hippies was because to protect his mining. With the hippies in that location, the public would not dare to disturb. He didn't even care, when local people complained about foreign workers who, almost every day, entered the mining area. Whatever it is, it's all about business.Somehow, he was also close to a ruler, who trusted him deeply. All the affairs, left to Cassano al-Andalusi, to be resolved. Once, a hippie said, "Cassano has never failed ...!" Apparently, it's just an incomplete sentence, which when refined becomes, "Cassano has never failed to hide behind the shadows!" Obviously, it was a rhetorical failure, as an old man in Cassano's village said, "Anyone who befriends Cassano al-Andalusi, is an idiot!"Let alone playing music, Cassano couldn't even whistle. He liked to wear fancy clothes, but the clothes couldn't cover his rumpled body. He often failed to understand.On one Saturday evening, Cassano sought an advice from his stooge, what to do on Saturday Night. "Get dressed and head out to the Night-club, spending the night with wine and disco!" said his cross-eyed advisor, who knew his boss appetite. Without a doubt, this was the answer Cassano wanted. Immediately, he ordered all his men to depart.At the Night-club that, seemed like an ordinary restaurant, he was greeted by a pimp, who bowed deeply, for Cassano's pocket. As usual, Cassano just said, "Give us some wine! Let's party! Let's dance, enjoy!"And, gulp after gulp, went into Cassano's body. Got drunk, he screamed, "Hey Dj, play the midnight music!" The music began to beat, sending Cassano staggering as he sang,Y aserejé-ja-dejéDe jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva majavi an de bugui an de güididípiAserejé-ja-de jéDe jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva majavi an de bugui an de güididípiAserejé-ja-dejéDe jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva majavi an de bugui an de güididípi **)But, the problem was, Cassano didn't speak the language of the song, so the only way he could do, by trying to sing the chorus in Spanish, and the later, was a mess.The hippies, gave a thumbs up, or to be more precise, ten fingers and toes. "Great! Great!" they cried. Anything for Cassano's sake, they would do, even eviscerated their entire bowels, would be expelled. They cheered Cassano, saying, "He's the man who follow the disco. He's the king, dancing in ragatanga rhythm, and the dj that he knows well, on the spot always around twelve, plays the mix with salsa, and he sings it."On the other hand, among those who got drunk, some said, "This is a heretical!" Many think its brujeria, how it came and disappeared, every move would hypnotize you. Some would call it, chuleria. Others said that its the real, rastafari afrogitano!A boy, a waitress son who worked at the Club, heard Cassano's singing, or babbling, said, "Dad, that curmudgeon, doesn't seem to understand language. In fact, that song, Grandpa's favorite."Hurriedly, the father covered the boy's mouth as he looked left and right, saying, "Son, finish your chocolate and go home! Otherwise, tomorrow I won't have any work!" Was the evil so bad, even a father couldn't protect his own son? Quoting Cassano al-K-Dramani's words, "Un diavolo scaccia l'altro" that only evil could punish evil; and also the saying Lelouch Vi Britannia, "To defeat evil, I must become a greater evil," could be the answer. But I preferred to chose, "To defeat evil, you must defeat the evil of yourself," that was Jihaad al-Nafs. Our beloved Prophet (ﷺ), always opened his public speeches with Khutbat al-Haadjah (the sermon of necessity). In the first part, he (ﷺ) said,إن الحمد لله نحمده و نستعينه و نستغفره و نعود بالله من شرور أنفسنا و من سيئات أعمالنا"Indeed, All hamd is due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls, and the adverse consequences of our deeds."Seeking refuge in Allah from evil is also the servants’ testimony that they posses no power to help themselves, and the innate belief in such helplessness is a key component of our faith. The reason why Allah asked us to seek refuge in Him form evil is because evil is unrelenting and will continuously try to lead us astray into shirk.The Prophet (ﷺ) also advised his companions to do the same, and this tradition has carried on until today where many Muslims open their speeches and writings with Khutbat al-Haadjah. It is called the sermon of necessity because one may ask something from Allah, after reciting it such as is the case during a wedding ceremony.But unfortunately, in some Muslim-majority countries, there are those who feel reluctant to bring this Opening Kalima, and for those who carry it, they are referred to as "Wahhabi." Probably because of ignorance, or might be, the "Wahhabi", showing a pragmatic attitude, when delivering their sermon. Allah knows best.
References :One visitor, who accidentally walked into the Club, mistaking it for an ordinary restaurant, as he walked out, said, "When someone got drunk by alcohol, the smart became stupid, and the stupid became idiots! What would happen, if someone got drunk by wealth and power?"Silence, Oriental-magpie-robin ended her story. The mighty Garuda then stood up, clapping his hands, saying, "Bravo! Bravo!" Encouraging his young apprentice. The birds, without waiting for orders, immediately stood up and joined in the applause. They did it, not for Oriental-magpie-robin, but as a tribute to the mighty Garuda, who, according to their values, had been the best example. And Allah knows best."
- Carl Davila, Fixing a Misbegotten Biography: Ziryab in the Mediterranean World, Al-Masaq
- Amira Ayad, Healing the Body and Soul, IIPH
*) "No Way" written by Kelli Domonique Wakili
**) "Asereje" written by Manuel Ruiz Queco
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