Fun?

Humans cannot be separated from songs, games, stories and any other kinds of fun. They always seek for them in the aim to calm their mind after working heavily. There's nothing wrong about it.

During the pilgrimage of Muslims to Madinah, the peple from Makkah were honored by Madinah people with the traditional music and some songs. Yet, Rasulullah did not prevent them. This story shows that Islam never stem the interest of people in music.

Nevertheless, Islam teaches us the way to have fun. In order to prevent ourselves from hedonism (obsession of fun), we must follow the rules so that our actions are counted as 'ibadah' or kindness.

Nowadays, I could see that most girls are too interested in Korean songs and movies. I'm not saying about all but most of them like the male actors or singers. And also, men are also addicted to anime from Japan. Everyday, they watch the movies in their laptops to have fun. These acts could be right and wrong.

First, look at the actors. Are they wearing proper clothes, covering their aurat? If that so, then go for it. However, if they wear inappropriate shirts, then try to avoid them. Remember, eyes are trust from Allah. We should always follow the rules because eyes are not ours.

Then, think. Is it going to affect your life? Is it going to cause you procrastinating? Even worse, is it going to make you forget about your prayers? Something to ponder about. This is the most important criteria to make the acts legal. Even if it is just a children show, but you tend to miss your prayer while watching it, so don't do it! Prayers are much more important than those things.

However, in seeking for relaxation after being busy for a long time, the best thing to do is to always remember Allah and practice zikr. Sometimes, go take wudhu' and recite some verses from Al-Quran.

“By remembering Allah, hearts will be in peace..”

Thus, keep interacting with Allah and you will feel the true inner peace in yourself, insyaAllah..