The Importance of Muslim slaughterman and the islamic Social Work

By: syndicate of muslim's slaughtermen in Brazil


Yes, Muslim Social Work, not just Muslim social workers. What’s the difference? Four years of my undergraduate degree in social work and two placements in the Hamilton community have allowed me to fully understand that the very framework social workers are taught during their academic career and use as they practice within the field is not fully compatible with the values of Islam and Muslims.
Aren’t more and more Muslims getting into non-traditional fields such as social work, you may ask. Yes, they are, but these Muslims usually end up working within agencies using the Western framework they’ve learned in school. We have yet to establish our very own Muslim agencies; women’s shelters, food banks, family counseling services and more.
So what am I even talking about? Before I can discuss the need for Muslims to seriously be thinking about how to expand the curricula within Social Work to meet the needs of Muslim clients and the Muslim community, we need to ask ourselves why Muslim Social Work and Muslim social workers are even important. We know that taking care of one’s family, relatives, brothers and sisters in Islam, and the community as a whole has been stressed both within the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet (sal Allahu ‘alayhi wasallam). We know that family is an important institution in Islam, we know that marriage is an important institution in Islam, we know that the it is a communal duty upon us to take care of the poor, the needy, the orphans. We know the saying of the Prophet Muhammed (sal Allahu ‘alayhi wasallam) who said, “Whoever relieves a believer of distress in this world, Allah will relieve him of some of the distress of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever makes things easy for those who are in difficulty, Allah will make things easy for him in this world and in the next. Whoever conceals (the faults of) a Muslim in this world, Allah will conceal him (his faults) in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah will help the slave so long as the slave helps his brother.” [Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh, 1/71, hadith no. 204] A Social worker’s career is dedicated to empowering people to make changes in their life; helping them to help themselves. If it is so greatly stressed in Islam, then why haven’t the Muslims done anything about it? Why are there so few Muslim social workers? Why have Muslims not advanced their own Muslim Social Work field within academia? We should be the ones taking care of our communities.
So what are some concerns about the social work framework taught within the School of Social Work? This can only be explained through examples: If I was to work in a typical family counseling agency, it is possible for me to be counseling a client for their extra-marital affair. As a Muslim this is a haraam (prohibited) relationship, for which there are serious implications upon the individual both in this life and the hereafter. Or, for instance, if a Muslim youth is dealing with homosexual urges and was to see a school social worker, a social worker that is unfamiliar with the Islamic view on homosexuality would tell them that it is ultimately okay to act on those homosexual urges. A social worker who understands that homosexuality is a sin in Islam may be able to offer a different “method of intervention”. The point is, the teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah are not used as the basis for which social workers practice, hence the needs of the growing Muslim community continues to be unfulfilled, especially in terms of preserving their Muslim identity and values.
Two things need to happen: firstly, Muslims who are studying social work need to educate their professors and peers about working competently with Muslims by educating them about Islam as well as Muslim values and beliefs for which they should be mindful of. Secondly, our generation needs to understand that the goals of our parents were different: to survive and educate their children. For many of us, we have chosen to make Canada our home and therefore we need to be thinking about the well being of the Muslim generations to come. We need to become serious about creating social services that are founded and run by Muslims so that they cater specifically to the needs of Muslim. This can only happen when social services and social workers are designed to protect and nurture the Muslim identity through practicing within the boundaries of the Quran and Sunnah.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger said, “When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him on His Throne, “My Mercy overpowers My Anger.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 416]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ فَهُوَ عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ الْعَرْشِ إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي غَلَبَتْ غَضَبِي

http://one-islam.org/sahih_muhammad/sahih_Labor.htm

Narrated by the humble servant of One Islam , whose name means al-Haqq from Allah's Apostle in vision, saying: “All that a pure believer needs is within the True and Holy Qur'an . Este é o primeiro. This is the first. Honrar o sagrado ato ( constituição ) de um segundo o Islã. Honor the sacred deed ( constitution ) of One Islam second. Respeito essas Hadith autêntico de Deus, do Apóstolo e nenhum outro é o terceiro. Respect these authentic Hadith of Allah's Apostle and no other is the third. Finalmente, honra todas as outras escrituras sagradas , que respeite a Deus, como alguém que ama a vida, paz e sabedoria. Finally, honor all other sacred scripture that respects Allah as one who loves all life, peace and wisdom. Nunca levantar falsas palavras e falsas escrituras acima dessas quatro coisas. " Never raise false sayings and false scripture above these four things.”
2. 2.	O Profeta disse: "Rezai a Deus de manhã e à noite, e empregar os dias em sua ocupações." The Prophet said, “Pray to Allah morning and evening, and employ the day in your avocations.”
3. 3.	O Profeta disse: "Aquele que não trabalha para si mesmo, nem para os outros, não receberá a recompensa de Deus." The Prophet said, “He who neither works for himself, nor for others, will not receive the reward of Allah.”
4. 4.	O Profeta disse: "Aquele que é capaz e apto e não funciona por si, ou para outrem, desonra a Deus e ao Islã". The Prophet said, “Whoso is able and fit and does not work for himself, or for others, dishonors Allah and Islam.”
5. 5.	O Profeta disse: "Aqueles que ganham a vida honestamente são os amados de Deus." The Prophet said, “Those who earn an honest living are the beloved of Allah.”
6. 6.	O Profeta disse: "Allah é misericordioso para ele que ganha a vida pelo seu próprio trabalho, e não de esmolas". The Prophet said, “Allah is gracious to him that earns his living by his own labor, and not by begging.”
7. 7.	O Profeta disse: "Quem quiser uma medida modesta do mundo e suas riquezas, de forma legal, a fim de conter as esmolas, e para o sustento de sua família, e por ser bom para o seu próximo, chegará a Deus com o rosto tão brilhante quanto a lua cheia. The Prophet said, “Whoever desires a modest measure of the world and its riches, in a lawful manner, in order to withhold himself from begging, and for a livelihood for his family, and for being kind to his neighbor, will come to Allah with his face as bright as the full moon.
8. 8.	O Profeta disse: "Dá ao trabalhador o seu salário antes de sua transpiração estar seca." The Prophet said, “Give the laborer his wage before his perspiration be dry.”

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