This Uncle Has The Perfect Response To Haters Who Condemned Him For Wearing Shorts
"I feel very aggrieved."
By Tang Ruxyn — 21 Oct 2016, 12:11 PM
What do you do when someone calls you out because of your clothing?
Kuan Chee Heng is known for his community work for the past 14 years, and he has been hailed as 'Hero Malaya' among netizens for his good deeds. He has been actively involved in crime fighting activities, as well as other charity works.
However, volunteerism is no easy task as seen with the former policeman, who was reprimanded recently for wearing shorts when he visited a Muslim family.
A few people condemned him and told him off, saying that he should "respect Islamic traditions and customs".
But many people, particularly Muslims, were not having it. They jumped in to defend Kuan from such remarks.
They encouraged Kuan and expressed their full support for him. They also said that they appreciated his efforts to reach out to the community who are poor and less privileged.
"Short pants or long pants, it doesn't matter. What's important here is the fact that you have a very good and sincere heart, Abang Kentang," a comment from one Zai Mizan read, referring Kuan to his nickname 'Abang Kentang' that he has gotten from his famous profile photo featuring a potato on Facebook.
"Mr Kuan is not a Muslim but he has always helped our Muslim brothers and sisters. Which is more important? His clothing or his sincerity to immediately service our fellow brethren in need of help?" another comment read.
"Relax. The most important thing here is he only has good intentions to help others. We should emulate him," another person said.
Kuan also responded to the matter on his Facebook account, expressing his sincere thoughts to his friends and his 152,000 followers on the issue
"I apologise for a thousand times. I was reprimanded for not respecting Islam because I wore shorts while helping others," the 53-year-old said.
"I'm disappointed because I was admonished for wearing shorts and I was accused of being disrespectful of Islam when I entered a Muslim's home."
"I feel very aggrieved."
"But I think, even if I'm not a Muslim and I wear shorts, maybe I'm a kafir and murtad, but I feel I am called to help them because Allah has arranged a meeting between me and those who have asked for help."
"I think those people who have received a helping hand from me would be able to discern better if I respect them or not," he said.
He went on to explain why he wears shorts when he goes about helping others
"If I were in a position to carry large rice bags, and other heavy necessities, wearing a long pants would make me feel flustered and also limit my movements, which means that I would be less mobile and that would restrict me from helping as many people as I can.”
He further said the issue of wearing long pants shouldn’t be an issue that "makes the poor stay poor, and the hungry stay hungry".
“You’re the kind of person who likes to find the bad in others, and I dare swear before Allah that people like you - with your condemnation and criticism - fuel my burning passion to help others. You don’t really lend helping hand to others but your role is to inspire me so that I will continue to help more people."
“Wear your long pants and let us help those who are in need, together.”
“I hope Allah will open your hearts as Muslims to truly understand and appreciate the true spirit of Islam. Perhaps one day you will receive the true Hidayah (guidance), my friend."
