MUI Talks About Fatwa Haram Judi Online In Indonesia

Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Anwar Iskandar (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has now collaborated with the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to eradicate the spread of online gambling in Indonesia, which is increasingly rife every day.

Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Anwar Iskandar on Thursday, July 25, revealed the possibility of MUI to issue a fatwa related to online gambling.

"Yes, of course (the fatwa about online gambling). So it's a must, from the religious aspect, the haram about gambling is stated in the Koran (Al-Maidah verse 90), one of the things that become the act of the Shaitan is al khamar, drunk, drunk, including drugs, it's already above the fatwa because it's directly from Allah SWT," said Anwar at the Kominfo office.

Thus, Anwar emphasized that the fatwa on gambling has been clearly displayed in the verse of the Koran. So, whether or not there is a fatwa from the MUI, gambling is clearly forbidden in religion.

"That's from the religious aspect. Later it can be seen from the economic aspect, also seen from the aspect of character and character of the nation who is lazy because they don't want to work, and so on," he added.

For this reason, MUI together with community organizations in Indonesia are committed to supporting the government, including the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, to eradicate online gambling in the country.

Anwar also encourages educational institutions, either formal or non-formal, to become a place that can educate all young people in Indonesia about the dangers of online gambling.

"We have millions of students and millions of students in Indonesia, we have millions of worshipers in Indonesia who are members of formal and informal education, Taklim assemblies and we hope to become a place to educate the public about how dangerous online gambling is," he concluded.

"In the future, we invite the minister and several main officials to the MUI office to discuss concrete steps that should be taken, especially in saving the young generation of the nation's future owners," concluded Anwar.