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        "id": 1735456,
        "msgid": "responding-to-menag-on-not-all-gifts-being-gratuity-mui-deputy-chairman-opens-door-to-bribery-1778626354",
        "date": "2026-05-13 05:16:39",
        "title": "Responding to Menag on Not All Gifts Being Gratuity, MUI Deputy Chairman: Opens Door to Bribery",
        "author": "Muhammad Hafil",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Anwar Abbas, has cautioned public officials to be wary of accepting gifts related to their positions, as they could lead to bribery practices prohibited by both religion and state law. This statement responds to Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar's view that not all gifts constitute gratuity, drawing from the example of Prophet Muhammad. Abbas emphasised that while giving in Islam is permissible, it becomes forbidden if it induces prohibited acts like bribery, citing Islamic hadiths that curse both givers and receivers of bribes.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Anwar Abbas,\nreminded state officials to be cautious in accepting gifts or presents\nrelated to their positions and duties. Such gifts have the potential to\nopen the door to bribery practices, or riswah, which are forbidden by\nboth religion and state law.<\/p>\n<p>Anwar Abbas made this statement in response to the remarks of the\nMinister of Religious Affairs (Menag) of the Republic of Indonesia,\nNasaruddin Umar, who previously stated that not all gifts constitute\ngratuity, referring to the story of Prophet Muhammad SAW.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFundamentally, the law of giving and receiving in Islam is mubah or\npermissible. It becomes haram or forbidden if the giving causes the\ngiver and receiver to engage in acts prohibited by religion, such as\nbribery,\u201d Anwar told Republika.co.id on Tuesday (12\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Islam strictly prohibits the practice of bribery.\nHe quoted a hadith narrated by Tirmidzi, which states that Allah SWT\ncurses the giver and receiver of bribes.<\/p>\n<p>Anwar explained that a gift can be categorised as bribery if someone\ngives money, goods, or other benefits to an official or employee in\norder to misuse their authority for the benefit of the giver.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/responding-to-menag-on-not-all-gifts-being-gratuity-mui-deputy-chairman-opens-door-to-bribery-1778626354",
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