Boboy new pet....

We (Enna and I) received a call from Boboy saying that he has a new pet. Ok, this is Boboy new pet...

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Boboy, Bobby and Me...

Yup, a dog. Exactly a puppy. I know what you're guys thinking. It was exactly the same what I thought of when I received the news for the first time. I was wondering...senget dah ke Boboy nih nak bela anjing. Dah tak ada benda lain nak bela?...Which was contrast with Enna who was so excited to meet that puppy. Just imagine how excited she was sampai sanggup drive balik JB from Melaka pukul 11 mlm on Friday (tak boleh tunggu dah esok pagi). Ok, to say the truth, I was so afraid of animal. Dulu masa arwah atuk and nenek (mama's side) bela anjing, angsa, ayam...it was kind of horror adventure once you enter the house compound. My eyes would be opened wide, melilau cari mana semua "pengganas2" tu berada, once line clear, terus keluar dari kereta and berkejar masuk dalam rumah. For my parents, it was not something new to have a dog with the family since both are "anak polis" and memang dah biasa tengok anjing-anjing polis and mama cakap dulu kat police quarters, memang banyak anjig terbiar and arwah atok memang akan ambik dan rawat. Besides, mama cakap they used minyak tanah to kill all those "kutu2" yang merayap kat badan anjing tuh. Sekelip mata jeh, mati semua kutu2 tuh.

Enna with Bobby

Right, I'll try to open minded myself as possible on having puppy with us. The puppy was found by Boboy's friend and he asked whether Boboy nak bela ke tak. Mama cakap mula-mula jumpa kurus kering. Mama then start to feed it with fish and milk. And, as you can see it now is so healthy and well fed. I'm the only one who not dare to touch or play with that puppy. Memang manja sangat, but I just watch it from far. The puppy was so cute, like wearing a black mask on the face. Then, on Saturday morning, we brought the puppy to Vet for treatment. Doctor checked the puppy and then we knew that this puppy was a male, 2 months old, and 2 kilos a mongrel species, his body temperature was fine tak ada demam but he need to be injected vaksin to kill all those kutu and kurap. Then, I saw how the workers there clean the animal, siap ada pet dryer lagi nak keringkan bulu, potong kuku, cuci tahi telinga. Wahhh...dah macam pergi spa pulak! Oh, forgot to mention that the puppy's name is Bobby. So, say hai to Bobby everyone.

At Vet, I met few people who are pet lovers and they were so kind, gentle to animal and very friendly too. When I looked at Bobby, looked at his droopy eyes, just a small baby, supposed still breast feeding being abandoned made me a bit pity on him. Maybe because we don't have any small baby in the family anymore, so everyone are so curious to take care of him except me I guess? Besides, many people at the Vet felt strange when we brought Bobby for treatment. "Hah? Tak apa ka lu bela itu anjing?"

Then, I start to search from Google to know much more deeper whether Muslim can have a dog or not. I've found this video from Youtube by Dr. Bilal Phillips which interest me on why many Muslim overlook on the concept of having dog as a pet. He said that you may have dogs as hunter or as guardian for yourself. And, I thought, ok Bobby could be as our guardian for the house in the future as we raise him since small. But, if you start wearing them with cloth, having them for fun then that is wrong from the original concept in Islam. He also mention that, one of the Muslim problem when seeing a dog was that they will run away as far as they can. But hey, aku pun mesti lari gak kalau tengok anjing takut kena gigit! Takkan nak tunggu tercegat tengok dia datang kat kita kot. And, he did mention that if you want to have a dog as a pet, you must ensure the dog has a proper place to stay outside the house not inside the house. You may view the video to hear more detail on his speech.

But what I know in Islam is that (correct if I'm wrong), if you touch a dog then we just do "Samak". This is what I get from Google:

SAMAK

1. Samak ialah menyucikan sesuatu daripada kulit binatang dengan menggunakan bahan-bahan yang bersifat tajam (peluntur) seperti tawas, bahan kimia dan sebagainya.

2. Bahan-bahan tersebut dapat menanggalkan dan menghilangkan semua kekotoran dan lendir yang mengandungi kuman­-kuman penyakit yang melekat pada kulit binatang tersebut.

Sabda Rasulullah S.A.W.:

Maksudnya: Setiap kulit yang disamak menjadi bersih. (Riwayat Muslim)

SERTU

1. Sertu ialah menyucikan sesuatu daripada najis mughalazah iaitu anjing, babi dan keturunannya.

2. Najis Mughalazah hendaklah disuci dengan membasuhnya menggunakan air mutlak sebanyak enam kali dan satu kali dengan air tanah.

3. Menyucikan najis mughalazah dengan mengguna­kan tanah bertujuan untuk menghilangkan kuman-kuman penyakit yang terdapat pada badan binatang najis mughalazah. Mengikut ilmu kedoktoran, kuman-kuman penyakit yang terdapat pada najis mughalazah tidak dapat disucikan melainkan dengan menggunakan tanah.

HIKMAT SERTU DAN SAMAK

1. Dapat menghilangkan kuman-kuman penyakit yang terdapat pada kulit-kulit binatang.

2. Supaya manusia dapat menggunakan kulit-kulit binatang dengan selesa dan bersih.

3. Menunjukkan bahawa Islam agama yang mementingkan kebersihan dalam penggunaan

semua peralatan harian.

4. Supaya orang Islam sentiasa berhati-hati menggunakan bahan-bahan keperluan dalam kehidupan mereka.

5. Menunjukkan bahawa Islam memberikan kemudahan menggunakan bahan-bahan yang ada di sekeliling mereka asalkan dengan cara yang halal.

6. Terhindar daripada dijangkiti oleh sebarang kuman pen.

People at the Vet mention that, if the dog tongue has a lot of black dot then no need to raise that dog as it is kind of lazy dog, very fierce and not a good dog. But I've read on Google, I'm not sure whether true or not but it said that black dog should not be raise. Ahh...nasib baik Bobby warna coklat, muka dah la cute siapa yang tak sayangkan?

In whatever way, if my family are happy to have Bobby then I guess I just need to accept that. Memang kelakar tengok Enna and Boboy selalu buat samak sebab diaorang yang selalu pegang Bobby. Hmmm...lepas nih tiap kali nak balik Austin, I need to watchout on Bobby shadow everytime I want to enter the house. Nih yang aku tak suka nih.

Tapi kadang-kadang seronok jugak tengok Bobby, sebab dia baby, suka tengok dia main, lari kejar tuan dia, tengok muka dia yang innocence dan manja tak boleh tahan. Sekarang nih, semua orang asyik bagi attention kat dia. Abah pulak sikit-sikit tanya susu Bobby cukup ke tak. Haihh...suka hatilah korang.

One thing I do believe that if you treat kind on anything alive either human being, animal or plant, you will be rewarded with good reward from Allah. Coz, ada orang suka cakap berdekah-dekah tentang Islam, tapi tak praktikkan sepenuhnya. Ada yang ingat solat lima waktu, puasa bulan ramadhan for example dah cukup untuk dapat pahala. But do we even think of doing good things to others pun dapat pahala?

I have one of my college who will sometime go for lunch with us. One day, we saw this old man begging for money but he also kinda didn't have any direction to go anywhere. After paid for our lunch, she then paid double for her food. Then, I saw her packed the same food that she ate to give to that old man. Kita pun jarang nak buat macam tu kan, tapi kita memang selalu nampak orang macam tu mintak duit dengan kita. Betul tak? My college said dari bagi duit better bagi makan, sebab kita tak nak dia guna duit untuk benda lain. Memang kalau kita selalu memberi, pintu rezeki untuk kita selalu ada di mana-mana. I've seen many moral story in my own family too. Ada orang dengki, suka ambik kesempatan bila kita buat baik, suka terima pemberian orang tapi tak suka memberi (no give and take), kawan makan kawan, tak kenang budi dan macam-macam lagi. But my parents always advice us, to always take it positively walaupun perit nak terima. Memang susah nak always think positively coz kalau nak ikutkan diri nih memang dulu panas baran jer orangnya. Tapi sekarang dah kurang nak panas baran walaupun student still kata I was a fierce lecturer in class. Hahaha! Tapi memang kita nih jenis cepat hilang sabar kalau ada orang cuba cari masalah ngan kita. Memang kena banyak belajar bersabar. Tapi kadang-kadang kalau dah tak tahan sangat, cry is the best remedy for myself. Kalau mata sembap bengkak semacam, muka tak ceria, moody tuh, janganlah berani nak tegur. Hihihi...don't worry mood ceria akan recover sekejap jer. Manusia pun ada kelemahan juga. So, do forgive me, ok?

Me and Enna on the way to Vet...