Excited About The Use Of Hajj Funds For Infrastructure, Vice President Jubri: It's OK, As Long As…

JAKARTA – The departure of the Indonesian hajj pilgrims canceled in 2021 resulted in the emergence of news about what the hajj funds were used or invested in. Masduli Baidlowi Spokesperson for the Vice President, Ma'ruf Amin, spoke up. According to him, the use of hajj funds for infrastructure is okay, as long as it is safe.

According to Masduki Baidlowi, hajj funds may be used for infrastructure development as long as the sharia requirements are met and their use is safe. "There is no prohibition against it, as long as it is safe. Investment is allowed, both legally and by fatwa, as long as the conditions are met and it is safe," said Masduki in his statement in Jakarta, Wednesday, June 9.

So far, Masduki continued, there has been no direct investment of Hajj funds into infrastructure because there are still considerations whether the development is safe or not. "Currently there is no direct investment allocation to infrastructure, it is not because it is prohibited by law and sharia principles. "It's not because it's forbidden, but rather it's safer or not being brought there," he said as reported by Antara.

Masduki said that most of the investments made by the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) were with State Sharia Securities (SBSN). In addition, he continued, the hajj funds were also used to build public infrastructure, such as hajj dormitories, madrasah, religious office buildings, and universities. Islam. "It is legal, regulatory and sharia principles are not prohibited. It is not permissible for the Hajj funds to be invested through sukuk or other non-sharia funds," he asserted.

Previously, the Head of the BPKH Executing Agency Anggito Abimanyu said 90 percent of Hajj fund investments were in the form of sharia securities and corporate sukuk. He also said that his party did not allocate Hajj funds for infrastructure financing. Hajj fund investment is used with a low to moderate risk profile. "As much as 90 percent is in the form of state sharia securities and corporate sukuk," he said.

Previously, the Deputy Chairperson of the MPR from the PKS faction, Hidayat Nur Wahid (HNW) asked the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) to explain transparently the condition of the Hajj funds so as not to cause various presumptions.

This is because, due to the cancellation of the Hajj from Indonesia, there have been accusations that the government uses the hajj funds to build infrastructure. "If now there are various things that cause controversy, questions, and so on, I hope BPKH will dare to open up to explain to the public what is actually the performance and legitimacy of the use of pilgrims' hajj funds," said HNW in a virtual discussion Front. Page Comm, as reported Tuesday, June 8th.

Masduki Baidlowi, Spokesperson for Vice President Ma'ruf Amin emphasized that the use of hajj funds is allowed for infrastructure as long as it is in accordance with sharia and is safe.