Tuban Farmers Become Billionaires, MUI Reminds 2.5 Percent Of Zakat Payments

Screenshot of video of Tuban residents buying cars circulating on Twitter

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council, Cholil Nafis, reminded new billionaires in Tuban to give zakat on the sale of their land.

Cholil also reminded the tajir Tuban residents to give donations and alms from the wealth they just got.

"Of course it is more than a senisab, he is selling income assets, 2.5 percent of zakat should be spent. If he wants to spend more than 2.5 percent, it is also good to become alms, because zakat is a people who are stingy, right? You have to pay zakat. waqf, donation and alms, "said Cholil when contacted by VOI, Jakarta, Thursday, February 18.

Furthermore, he reminded residents to take good care of their finances and not be wasteful. He said, the money obtained from the sale of this land can be divided into three according to needs.

First, it can be used for productive basic needs, such as rice fields, livestock or fish ponds.

Furthermore, it can be prepared for children's education and investment, such as savings and precious metals.

Finally, for tertiary needs. "Buying a car is permissible, but not more than 30 percent of the money received. So it does not become a waste," he said.

It is known, in Sumurgeneng Village there are about 280 residents or land owners who have been affected by the oil refinery construction project. All residents have agreed to sell their land for the construction of the National project.

The compensation for land owned by residents is priced at around Rp. 600 to Rp. 800 thousand per square meter. "At most, around Rp. 28 billion, that's the people of Surabaya who have owned land here for a long time," said Head of Sumurgeneng Village, Gihanto.

The oil refinery construction project in Jenu Subdistrict cost US $ 15 billion to US $ 16 billion or around Rp. 225 trillion. This project occupies an area of approximately 900 hectares.

Of the land area, the total land area of residents affected for this oil refinery project is 529 areas located in three villages in Jenu District, Tuban. The three villages are Wadung, Kaliuntu, and Sumurgeneng.