Saturday, January 30, 2010

"Kempunan"/"Sia sia pun"





KEMPUNAN

“Eh tunggu, menjangkau nasi dulu, kempunan karang!..” "Sia sia pun saja!"

Sounds familiar? Adakah this practise kempunan ani ajaran Islam? Adakah ia sunnah Nabi Muhammad (S.A.W)? Or just adat urang melayu dari zaman dulu yang masih lagi di praktikkan sampai masa ani? What do you think? Dato Dr Ismail Kamus had actually touch on this isse very briefly but i am yet to get it uploaded to youtube. Insya Allah will try.

Basically he condemn on this practise. I'm not sure whether out respected Mufti Brunei has touch on this yet but i will try to find out from his fatwa archive database on his website.

I found one malaysian blogger who actually talks about this..shall i say "penyakit". Eventhough his view were not supported by any hadith or surah-surah from the Quran, for me his views should take into consideration. I mean for me what Ustaz Ismail Kamus comment was good enough for me.

Below is my edited version of the malaysian blogger comment.

Source: http://mistribikerz.multiply.com/journal/item/27

Kita sering diingatkan oleh ibu bapa supaya menjamah makanan sebelum keluar rumah supaya tidak kempunan. Berdasarkan pengalaman saya sendiri, bapa saya sanggup mengambil sekepal nasi dari periuk dan memberikannya kepada saya yang sedang memakai kasut tergesa-gesa kerana sudah lambat ke tempat kerja. Selalunya saya akan mengambil nasi sekepal itu dan memakannya di hadapan bapa untuk membuktikan padanya, nasi itu sudah saya jamah. Saya akan melihat senyuman pada wajah bapa saya, seolah-olah beliau sudah menyelamatkan saya daripada musibah berakibatkan kempunan.

Apakah sebenarnya pengertian kempunan? Kempunan adalah konsep menjamah makanan yang terhidang biarpun sedikit. Bagi masyarakat Melayu lama, selera seseorang tidak boleh dibuat main kerana jika dibiarkan makanan itu tidak tersentuh walaupun hati ingin merasainya, pasti akan berlaku malapetaka yang boleh mengakibatkan kematian.

Kita pasti pernah mendengar kisah-kisah wanita mengandung yang mengidam hendak memakan sesuatu. Apabila seleranya tidak terpenuh, wanita itu akan kempunan. Mengikut cerita orang-orang tua, wanita yang kempunan selalunya menghadapi masalah ketika bersalin kerana bayinya belum merasai apa yang dihajatkan. Kesukaran melahirkan itu boleh mengakibatkan maut atau kecacatan pada bayi. Sekiranya kelahiran itu sempurna, bayi itu dikatakan air liurnya sentiasa meleleh sehingga besar, kerana kempunan makanan sewaktu dalam perut si ibu.

Ada pendapat yang mengatakan kempunan hanyalah menurut kepercayaan orang-orang melayu sahaja dan merupakan suatu kepercayaan turun-temurun. Masyarakat Melayu dahulu tidak mendapat jawapan terhadap fenomena semulajadi alam sekitar dan kesannya terhadap hidup mati manusia lantas mengaitkannya dengan ‘kempunan’. Malah, kepercayaan kempunan boleh membawa kepada SYIRIK. Misalnya, seseorang tidak menjamah makanan dan kemudian meninggal dunia. Ada orang yang mengatakan, ‘kalaulah dia makan dahulu, dia mungkin tidak mati’. Tanggapan begini menjadi syirik kerana tidak mempercayai qadak dan qadar Tuhan. Kesimpulannya, tiada istilah atau konsep ‘kempunan’ dalam agama Islam.

11 comments:

  1. From my point of view, yes, its all a Malay thing. I wont question on the religious-side of it as I dont think it is ever mentioned in the Holy Quran. *again, its from my point of view, dont quote me on this* Even if I dont really believe in superstitions, I do "jangkau" and do "sia-sia pun" just for the sake of the elderly :) just to respect them in the sense of.. getting them offended?

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  2. Well up to what extend are you going to go against Islam if you just want to respect the elderly?? Yang ku nda suka they make you think that barang atu wajib bah. I certainly did! Man! Kalau durang suruh makan t** (pardon my french), makan t** tah jua tu? I'm sorry if i sound rude but i mean no harm.

    Have you heard of the word Bid'ah? Bid'ah is something you do that is new that was never been done before by our beloved Prophet. Think about this carefully on, especially on Bid'ah.

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  3. I mean do you respect your elderly more than you respect Islam?

    We can always explain to them nicely as well you know. I have done this myself when my mother as me to menjangkau and i explained to her that Dato Ustaz Ismail Kamus said this and that about kempunan and Alhamdulillah my mother menerima dengan baik.

    Selagi nada usaha..selagi atu tah tani going to stay sesat. Forever and ever.. WE NEED TO ACT ASAP!

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  4. My previous post didnt mean no harm. M sorry if it somehow lead you to something I didnt mean. I have asked around, especially to the soon-2-b Ustaz and Ustazah, and the way they have answered is pretty simple. Asal saja brg atu nda menyesatkn tani and tani nda pecaya that it will lead you to something.. wrong, its ok. :) hope that clears the air

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  5. menyesatkan? This is Bid'ah and Bid'ah is wrong. Kitani nda dapat ambil ringan barang damit cemani ani. Who knows it may lead to bigger Bid'ah..

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  6. Asal saja brg atu nda menyesatkan tani?

    That's too simple. Benda bid'ah ani mostly seems good natured, ie. nda menyesatkan lah usulnya. That is why I heard syaitan loves people doing bid'ah so much because they think they're doing something good. Dorg nda kan betaubat pasal dorg pikir dorg buat perkara baik?

    -Anonymous12

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  7. Assalamu'alaikum, kn mabgi komen lah ku jua skadar yg ku mampu. Pernah ku mendangar ceramah ustaz ani, kalau indung tani mnyuruh mjangkau n cakap,"mkn tah dulu, kepunan ko karang" ani bleh jadi doa dan perintah, n tani sebagai anak wajib taat.

    I think atu mksud ustaz/ustazah to b atu, kalau nda mnyentuh masalah tauhid, nda papa.kalau mnyentuh masalah tauhid, spt prcaya 'kempunan' atu ada kuasa yg bleh mbawa tani kpd syirik....wallahu a'lam.

    Sama jua mcm kalau tani mkn panadol time damam bh, kalau tani pcaya panadol atu yg berkuasa bukan Allah, syirik tia. tapi kalau panadol atu sbgai usaha, disamping tani berdoa dan bertawakkal, insya Allah....wallahu a'lam bissawab

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  8. Salam, bid'ah is only on matters concerning ibadah. ThinGs like 'sia-sia pun' is not bid'aah. Not even close. Because its not a matter of ibadah khusus.

    blogger should delve into fiqh awlawiyat, fiqh keutamaan when it comes to culture vs religion. InsyaAllah.

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  9. How can nasi atau makanan boleh menyebabkan musibah? It Cannot, only what Allah wills can allow such things to happen.

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    1. Yes!!! exactly!!! im so tired of telling this to my friend who keeps mentioning about kempunan all the time!!!

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