kemusykilan agama

i got all 30 days! but only Allah knows whether he had accepted my fasting or not. anyhow, its been YEARS since i get to fast for the entire month. last one was when i was 12 years old! must thank abdullah for helping me accomplish this. breastfeeding rocks.

which brings me to another point of C.I.L. who gave birth a month after me and did not fast the entire month because she is breastfeeding and she learnt from her ustazah that its ok for breastfeeding mothers not to fast because they are excused and they need NOT bayar hutang puasa.

mazhab mana she got this from? i may not be arif in religious matters but from what i learnt and heard from many sources, breastfeeding or not, you must fast and if you dont, you must pay back. i think there was an article on this in berita harian a week back. i missed it la. if any of you read and know abt this matter, can you please kindly post a comment on what you remembered reading?

on another religious note, i was in my wudhu' on the eve of raya, waiting for my turn to use the telekung. as i was waiting, i was also playing around with my uncle's 7 years old son. we were holding each other's hand.

anyhow, after the telekung is free, i went to the room, put on the telekung and wanted to pray when CIL's MIL stopped me. she said that after i had touched the boy, my wudhu has been batal. i told her that luqman is only 7 years old and he has not baligh but she insisted that my wudhu is no longer valid because as long as the 'child' is eating food other than milk, he is considered an adult and therefore its batal.

APA?! i seriously am in doubt about the factions of religion occuring in the family. where did they learn all this? why is it interpreted that way? i saw the mufti at one of the houses we visited yesterday. was so damn tempted to approach him but segan because i feel insignifigant and would probably sounded silly.

its day two of raya and i am still pooped up from the travelling, visiting and eating. and now i am at work. maybe a proper eid-evaluation post later when i have the time.

enjoy all the merry-making!