It's Time To Record Good Charities And Sins Actions Through Cell Phones

Raqib Atid Application (Aditya / VOI)

JAKARTA - Ramadan fasting is a momentum for Muslims to worship actively and solemnly. Because in this holy month, Allah SWT will multiply all our good deeds.

In Islam, there are two angels who are in charge of recording human sins and rewards. The angels were named Raqib and Atid. So, what if the concept of recording good and bad deeds is implemented in a smartphone application.

Raqib Atid, that is the name of an application that is present on the Play Store. The function of this application is like a digital notebook belonging to the angels Raqib and Atid. Maybe you could say this is a digital feature to help Angels in the modern era.

Raqib Atid application on the Play Store (Google doc)

The reason is, the Raqib Atid application has been downloaded more than 1,000 times, since it was last updated on April 28, 2020. This has also made many netizens curious about how this application works.

"Apps that can help you become a better person, by recording your mistakes and goodnesses every day and giving you a summary and graph of your mistakes and goodness every day," said the caption in the application description column, Friday, May 8

In his statement, this application was made by someone named Mahmud Fauzi. Not much information is included, other than the developer's e-mail address and the location of his residence in Karanganyar, Central Java.

There is nothing suspicious about this application, including in terms of permissions or permissions. Even the Raqib Atid application has been ranked in the top 10 on the Play Store, with a review rating of 4.4.

Raqib Atid application display (Google doc)

The interface of this application (user interface) is fairly simple, the main menu consists of "Sin" and "Pahala". Each table is divided into several types of actions that describe human behavior.

For example, in the "Sin" tab there are options for backbiting, talking dirty, stealing, arguing against parents, breaking promises. Meanwhile, in the "Pahala" tab, there are dhikr, prayers, alms, helping people, reading the Koran, helping parents, and fasting.

Users can also add other behaviors in each table of good or bad deeds. With the condition, users must be honest in filling in each column of practice. Because the numbers that have been recorded can no longer be erased or reduced, that means your actions have been recorded.

Ustaz said

Although it is not certain what the purpose of making this Raqib Atid application is. However, it can be predicted, if the developer of this application wants its users to become a better person, according to the records of their charity.

Ustaz Muhammad Yusron Shidqi, KH's youngest son. Hasyim Muzadi, assessed that through this application users can evaluate themselves (muhasabah) simply. "As a simulation of how to calculate charity so that it makes us more vigilant in doing things," said the man who is familiarly called Gus Yusron, as quoted from era.id

Good and bad practice tracking application. Raqib Atid. Can be found on the PlayStore. pic.twitter.com/z9t7InvKyc

- Cup ⚠️ (@yusufshid) May 3, 2020

The same thing was expressed by Ustazah Arini Retnaningsih. According to him, users can use the Raqib Atid application as a means of self-evaluation. However, that does not mean equating it with the records possessed by the Angel Raqib and Atid, the messengers of Allah SWT.

"Yes, if it is only used as a means of muhasabah, it doesn't matter. But this application is different from the records of angels who record our deeds and sins. Angels record down to small things that we may not even notice," said Arini who teaches Islamic studies in several Madrasah Tsanawiyah in Bogor area.

According to Gus Yusron and Ustazah Arini, angels will not miss small or big deeds, then deviate intentions, envy, hate, sum'ah, ujub and other things that may not be available in the Raqib Atid application.