MUI: Hoarding Cooking Oil Is Haram

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PALU - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) of Palu City, Central Sulawesi Province, regretted the hoarding of cooking oil by unscrupulous distributors in Palu and called the act unlawful because it made it difficult for residents to get these commodities on the market. people's needs, especially if the commodity is a basic need, so the act is unlawful or prohibited by religion," said Palu City MUI chairman Zainal Abidin when contacted in Palu, Friday, March 4. consumers increase. So, what the unscrupulous distributors are doing is very detrimental to the government and the community. From such methods, he said, of course, people will have difficulty getting these commodities. Thus, the practice of hoarding with the intention of raising prices is strictly prohibited in Islam, even in the category of haram because profits are obtained above the hardships of the people. illegal or halal drinks. "We appeal to certain parties who are involved in the trading world, do not carry out these practices, of course the impact is detrimental to many people because such acts are part of sin," he said. The Palu Islamic State (UIN) also asked law enforcement officials to take action in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, because it was a disgraceful act that made the regional economic situation worse. is bad behavior. We also want to The spirit of appreciation for what has been done by the Food Task Force (Polri) which has uncovered the practice of hoarding cooking oil," he said. Previously, the Food Task Force of the Central Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda) succeeded in dismantling the alleged stockpiling of 53,869 liters of cooking oil belonging to one of CV AJ's distributors in Palu City. , Thursday (3/3). According to the Head of the Central Sulawesi Regional Police's Food Task Force, Kombes Pol. Ilham Saparona, the warehouse where tens of thousands of liters of cooking oil were stockpiled was immediately sealed. "We have sealed two places after we found thousands of liters of Viola brand cooking oil, which have been stockpiled since October 2021. In total there are 4,209 boxes or 53,869 liters," he said. Inspiration.