Immediately Discussed By The DPR And The Ministry Of Religion, Coordinating Minister For Human Development And Culture Calls The Proposal For Hajj Once In A Lifetime Received By Many Parties

Illustration of the pilgrimage. (Antanews)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy said that the proposal for Hajj once in a lifetime can turn out to be accepted by all parties. "My proposal is to limit people to pilgrimage... just once in a lifetime is welcomed by all parties I see," said the statement at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture, Jakarta, Wednesday, September 13, was confiscated by Antara. But what is clear is that the idea has been included in the agenda," he said. Previously, Muhadjir believed that most scholars in Indonesia had one vote on hajj leaving once in life. "Syarly, the majority scholars have no objection. Because the pilgrimage is mandatory once in a lifetime," he said.

He said the proposal for a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage was to provide opportunities for those who had never gone to the Holy Land. Moreover, the queue for Hajj in Indonesia has reached decades.

According to Muhadjir Effendy, if the proposal can be included in the Law on the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah, it can cut the queue period. Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas admitted that he would immediately study more deeply related to the discourse on the prohibition of Hajj more than once. He said the discourse must be studied whether it is appropriate or not if it is implemented, because it has an impact on many people who are included in the hajj queue.