Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Cholil Nafis\nhas stated that the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) cannot bear\nthe departure costs for pilgrims except from the maximised returns of\nprofit-sharing funds managed during the waiting period. Cholil\nemphasised that if BPKH were to take money from the entitlements of\npilgrims on the waiting list, such an action would be forbidden\n(haram).<\/p>\n
He argued that the obligation to perform the hajj only applies to\nthose who are capable, both physically and financially. Cholil explained\nthat the cost of the pilgrimage should correspond to the amount\ndeposited by the pilgrim plus the returns generated through investment.\nHe asserted that there is no basis for a scheme where 40 per cent of the\nHajj Travel Cost (Bipih) is paid by the pilgrim and 60 per cent is\ncovered by BPKH-managed funds, or vice versa, as the managed funds\nbelong to the pilgrims, not the government.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah previously proposed that for the 1448\nHijri pilgrimage, the Bipih paid directly by pilgrims would cover 40 per\ncent of the total Hajj Operational Cost (BPIH), while the remaining 60\nper cent would be covered by the benefit value managed by BPKH. Deputy\nMinister Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak stated that this scheme is a form of\ngovernment support to prevent the rising operational costs from\nincreasing the financial burden on pilgrims. Under this proposal, if the\ntotal BPIH is set at Rp107 million, a pilgrim would pay approximately\nRp42.8 million, with the remaining Rp64.2 million covered by the managed\nbenefits.<\/p>\n
The government proposed an average BPIH of Rp107.34 million per\npilgrim for 2027, citing projected increases in components such as\nexchange rates, aviation fuel prices, flight tariffs, accommodation, and\ntransportation. Dahnil noted that the proposed financing composition\nreverses the previous year\u2019s scheme, where pilgrims paid 62 per cent of\nthe BPIH and the value of benefits covered 38 per cent. He added that\nthe optimisation of benefit values is possible due to accumulated funds\nfrom the suspension of departures during the 2020-2021 pandemic and\nlimited departures in 2022. The proposal remains subject to detailed\ndiscussion with the House of Representatives\u2019 Commission VIII before\nfinalisation.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mui-hajj-fund-agency-cannot-cover-costs-for-pilgrims-outside-the-queue-1783925744", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }