I went to KFC for dinner just now. The smell was just phenomenal. The aroma of oily and hot chicken freshly cooked for more than 20 minutes. Fuh! It's enough to make me submit to my hunger and order a snack plate. Ha3 during the meal, I saw my scoop of coleslaw and remembered one of my senior told us to eat salads first, for somewhat reason I can't recall. It's good that he enlightened us about it, but the way he said it, well this is how it goes:
Us : YB, apa adab makan yang sebenarnya ek?
YB : Ha, tu la korang, baru nak ambik tau. Takpe aku citekan ye. Ok, first skali korang kena ingat untuk makan makanan yang belum dikenakan api dulu.
Us: Maksud ko, makanan macam salad semua tu?
YB : Haah, kalau mat salleh kan diorang suruh makan salad last sekali kan? Ha kepale abah diorang. Korang tak payah ikut macam tu.
Well, I was a bit aghast when I heard him said that but I kept quite and listened throughout the session. You know what? that's not a very good way to convey your dakwah because the way you say it will affect the willingness of your target to heed to your message. Why not we say ini adab Rasulullah.. so apa kata kita ikut sunnah.. That sounds better, don't you agree?
That may be one of the reason why the world population are very prejudice towards Islam. It's because the followers themselves depict a less than acceptable attitude. If we want them to join us, why don't we change for the better and show them that Islam is a religion of peace, and harmony.
p/s; I still can't recall the reason on why you should eat food such as salads first. I'll get back later on that kayh?