Covid-19: Safety Precautions and Practical Prevention from Islamic Teachings

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (namely as COVID-19) pandemic brought distinct challenges to the care of people globally. The virus itself has no race, no region, no nationality, no boundary, no country and no passport. It can travel anywhere without any rules and restriction, so the effect is, it can affect the lives of people and can even kill them. The coronavirus causes illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. As to date, the virus is affecting 214 countries and territories around the world (Worldometers, 2020). In Malaysia, the total number of confirmed infections is 49, 730 with 318 deaths (KKM, 2020). As a result, many governments and leaders of countries have responded by declaring and applying protective measures, while mankind and medical workers in particular, on the one hand, are doing remarkably important efforts to save lives, and scientist and researchers, on the other hand, are racing against the time to find a healing cure. The Islamic teachings, in turn, seems to be part of the solution and might be a way to find healing cure to stop the spread of the virus. Therefore, the aim of this article is to show some of the evidence of Islamic practices based on the Qur’an and Sunnah regarding to practical prevention and safety precautions towards the epidemics.