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        "id": 1706563,
        "msgid": "ministry-of-religious-affairs-confirms-viral-claim-of-minister-banning-animal-sacrifice-is-untrue-1777384345",
        "date": "2026-04-28 19:58:50",
        "title": "Ministry of Religious Affairs Confirms Viral Claim of Minister Banning Animal Sacrifice is Untrue",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Religious Affairs has debunked a viral video clip falsely suggesting that Minister Nasaruddin Umar banned the slaughtering of sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha, clarifying that his remarks were taken out of context from an event on Islamic finance. The minister proposed better-organised management of the sacrificial rite to maximise benefits for the community, including options for delegating the process to professional bodies like the National Zakat Agency (Baznas) while affirming that traditional practices remain fully permitted. This clarification aims to prevent misinformation and ensure the religious observance proceeds as usual.",
        "content": "<p>A clip of Minister of Religious Affairs (Menag) Nasaruddin Umar,\nnarrated as prohibiting the slaughter of sacrificial animals and\nreplacing it with money, has circulated on social media. The Head of the\nPublic Relations and Communication Bureau of the Ministry of Religious\nAffairs, Thobib Al Asyhar, emphasised that the information is\nuntrue.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the video clip, Nasaruddin\u2019s statement was made at the Peak\nClosing of the Islamic Finance Ramadan Gala 2026, organised by the\nFinancial Services Authority on 2 April 2026. The Ministry stated that\nthe video clip, titled \u2018Eid Sacrifice, No Slaughtering Animals Allowed,\nReplace with Money\u2019, has sparked misunderstandings and\ndisinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Thobib emphasised that the circulating narrative has strayed from the\nactual context of the statement. According to him, Nasaruddin was\npresenting an idea for more structured management of the sacrificial\nanimal slaughter worship to provide broader benefits to the community,\nnot to replace or eliminate the existing practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minister\u2019s statement must be understood in full, that what is\nbeing discussed is an initial idea for management to make it more\nstructured and provide broad benefits. That does not mean replacing the\nongoing worship practice,\u201d said Thobib in his statement on Tuesday\n(28\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no statement from the Minister prohibiting the practice of\nsacrificial animal slaughter. The Ministry of Religious Affairs ensures\nthat the worship practice continues as usual,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Thobib assessed that in that idea, there is an option for convenience\nfor the public who wish to entrust the implementation of sacrificial\nanimal slaughter worship to professional institutions, such as the\nNational Zakat Amil Agency (Baznas) or other official institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the public who desire convenience, they can entrust sacrificial\nanimals to professional institutions like Baznas or provide funds\nequivalent to the value of the sacrificial animal provided by Baznas.\nSubsequently, the slaughtering process and distribution are carried out\nprofessionally by the central Baznas or regional Baznas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The management of sacrifices by Baznas, he said, is supported by\nprofessional animal slaughterhouse facilities (RPH) that meet standards.\nThe slaughtering process is carried out hygienically, in accordance with\nsharia, and considering animal health and welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the quality of the meat is more assured, and its distribution\nis on target based on integrated data collection. \u201cFor the public who\nwish to slaughter sacrificial animals independently or in groups as\nusual, it is also not prohibited,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
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