Our paper finished at 12.30 p.m that day. So, it wasn't necessary for me to bring along my telekung for zuhur prayers as i planned to get back to my room by 1.15 p.m. Half way walking, my friends suggested that we first conveniently stop by at our faculty to collect the RM200 1Malaysia Book Voucher we are entitled for. Okaaay, and i agreed.
And then we remembered, the faculty office is closed for their lunch break from 1-2 p.m. So we headed for the surau for zuhur while we wait for the clock to strike 2.
After wudhu, i took my bag and began searching for something in it. Upon seeing this, the friend asked me, "Eh, Dini bawak telekung ke?" She was asking this because i usually bring my own telekung every day if my bag isn't too heavy with books (our daily classes are normally from 9 a.m till 3 p.m). Of course telekungs are provided at the surau, but because too many people are using it, i don't feel like sharing their smell -,- euw. Lagipun bukannya patah pun tulang kalau bawak telekung sendiri yang beberapa gram tu dalam beg. Eh. Anywaaay, she was asking because it would be weird if i were to bring a telekung on that particular day, since we didn't plan to pray here in the first place.
"Oh tak. Tak bawak. Tapi aku bawak tangan," was my answer.
"Haaa?" She asked back.
"Tangan. Ni, tangan." I stated matter-of-factly. And then i took out the Tangan i was talking about..
Not mine. Photo credit to google.
"Oooh... Tangan ini.. hahaha," she laughed.
And i continued, "Aku panggil dia Tangan je walaupun nama sebenar dia stongan. Comel kan 'stongan'? Short-form daripada Stokin Tangan, haha."
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Here's an issue. Some people will give me 'the look' upon seeing me praying without any telekung on. While i was clearly properly dressed for prayer. Baju kurung + tudung + stokin = All the usual stuff we wear everyday lah kan? So i just needed to add a Tangan to the equation, just to make sure i cover my hands when the sleeves got a little lifted up during takbir while praying.
Tak salah tak pakai telekung sewaktu solat, yang penting tutup aurat. Bukankah tujuan telekung tu ialah untuk menutup aurat anyway?
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Sometimes people say, "Rasa tak best lah kalau solat tak pakai telekung." When i asked why, they answered, "Seluar ni agak ketat. Mesti la kena cover dengan kain telekung."
And sometimes people say, "Tak boleh tak pakai telekung, baju ni singkat. Aku rukuk/sujud nanti nampak punggung."
And sometimes people say, "Aku mesti nak pakai telekung sebab tudung ni jarang, nampak leher aku."
Okay. Now. Can you spot the weirdness in their statements?
They can wear tight pants, small clothes, and see-through scarf all around in public, but decided to COVER everything, cover their aurahs only during prayers... Eh.
Our aurahs are supposed to be covered and protected all the time dear girls, not only during solat.
And it even breaks my heart to hear some ladies say, "Oh aku tak boleh solat lah. Takde telekung." There's nothing wrong about wearing a telekung in praying, but there's something wrong when you think a telekung is a wajib thing to be worn to pray. Takde telekung, tak boleh solat? Mentality yang salah please.
(baju kurung + tudung + socks = All the usual stuff we wear everyday) + stongan = Dah boleh solat dah.
:)
Oh, selain untuk menutup aurat, boleh jugak pakai telekung tu malam2 pastu pergi berkeliaran around residential college untuk takutkan orang. muahahahah.
Eh macam pernah buat.
