For the original source written in Malay, you can visit this website: http://imkhaulah.blogspot.com/2008/05/samakah-handsock-tarbiyah.html
Did you ever hear this phrase, “handsock is not everything, but everything is meaningless without handsock”? Sounds funny right? For the first time you hear it, you might laugh. Try to repeat the phrase…“handsock is not everything, but everything is meaningless without handsock”. Still not clear to understand the phrase? Let’s try to ponder it for the third time...“handsock is not everything, but everything is meaningless without handsock”. Now let’s discuss what actually meant by this phrase…
For women those are Muslimah, look at your wrist… Alhamdulillah for those wearing handsock... But for those who don’t wear it, don’t worry, you will not be punished with sins just because you don’t wear handsock. There is nothing written in the religious books mentioning that those don’t wearing handsock will be given sins from the God. For those who don’t wear handsock, do you feel from anxiety now?
Now close your eyes… try to imagine the situation whereby you have to use public transports such bus, LRT, or Komuter… You are surrounded by many people… In front of you, at your back, your left side and your right side… there are so many people using the same public transport that you use… everyone want to go to their destiny that you do not know at all…
In that situation, those faster might get the seat. But it is unfortunate for you if you have to stand. Now you don’t have anything to hold so that your condition will be stable. Try to look above. Oh, there is something that you can hang on there! You immediately get it and hang on your hand there… But will be happened if you don’t wear handsock at that time? At the beginning, your arm might be not exposed. But what would you do if such incident happens to you?
Here you might understand now what actually meant by the phrase “handsock is not everything, but everything is meaningless without handsock”… If you still blur and not clear… now try to change this phrase with this one, “tarbiyah is not everything, but everything is meaningless without tarbiyah”… Do you still blur??