Unlike what some conspiracy theorists are peddling out there, the COVID-19 or Corona Virus is not a plot against Islam or Muslims. Don’t take my word for it; check how Sharia Compliant these recommendations are:
- Remain sober (you can’t help yourself or others if intoxicated or high.)
- Wash your hands often.
- Cover sneezes, coughs, and yawns.
- Don’t enter your house without taking your shoes off.
- Avoid or be selective with your handshake.
- Minimize your social affairs.
- Eat with your family & loved ones.
- Don’t leave food or drink in open containers.
- Help the vulnerable (elders, children, the poor, etc.)
- Don’t hoard food or other essential health supplies (share your blessings)
- If confronted with two tough or bad choices, choose the with less impact.
- Find the right balance in all your endeavors.
- Follow advises offered by experts (people of knowledge)
- Pray for relief, for coping, for controlling anxiety & depression.
- Remember that death is the only sure thing in life. If it is not caused by a virus, it will be something else.