Hamish Daud Leaves for Umrah Alone: Clear My Head

Hamish Daud (Virgi/VOI)

JAKARTA - Actor and presenter Hamish Daud is confirmed to still depart for the Holy Land to perform the umrah. Even though the geopolitical situation in the Middle East region is heating up, he admitted that he did not have any special preparations and chose to continue to carry out his religious intentions.

Hamish revealed that his departure was scheduled for tomorrow morning. For him, even though the conflict issue is in the spotlight of the world, he still monitors the development of information from the parties concerned.

"No, there is no preparation. Tomorrow morning we will leave," said Hamish Daud in South Jakarta, Tuesday, March 3.

Responding to public concerns - including several celebrities who are rumored to have postponed their trips due to the security situation - Hamish admitted that he had communicated with the travel agency.

He believes that the current conflict location is still within a safe radius of the worship path he will take.

"The situation is indeed less, it's not good... I don't know, it's just when I talk to the travel agent there he said it was safe," he explained.

Furthermore, Hamish emphasized that he had not received any official instructions or prohibitions from the Indonesian government regarding the cancellation of the trip to Saudi Arabia.

"It's different, different locations and I always monitor and there has been no announcement from the government here. So far so good, no one has canceled," he added.

Hamish's departure this time feels special because it coincides with the last ten nights of Ramadan, where Muslims compete to find the virtues of the night of Lailatul Qadar.

When asked about his purpose for leaving in the midst of a risky situation, Hamish gave a personal answer. He admitted that he wanted to find peace in the midst of the hustle and bustle of his busy life.

"Yeah, I just wanna, yeah, I just wanna go there and just clear my head," the father of one said briefly.

Unlike previous trips, this time Hamish Daud chose to leave alone without being accompanied by Raisa or his daughter, Zalina Raine Wyllie. He plans to spend a week in Mecca.

"Because I'm alone, I'm only a week. Hopefully everything is safe," he concluded.