Viral Qariah Money Disawer When Reading The Qur'an, PBNU: So Insolent, Stop It Like That!

The General Chairperson of PBNU, KH Yahya Cholil Staquf (left) gave his remarks on the launch of a NU-century march at the PBNU Building, Jakarta, Friday (6/1/2023). (PHOTO ANTARA)

Chairman (Ketum) of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board KH Yahya Cholil Staquf considered that giving money to Qari and Qariah was an disrespectful act. "It's very disrespectful, stop it like that, respect the Qur'an," he said in response to reporters' questions after the launch of the NU century mars in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Friday, January 6. People who pay money to people who are studying the Koran may have been reprimanded by local scholars because the action was disrespectful. "I think the local clerics (refused). Very disrespectful," said Yahya Cholil Staquf. In a video circulating on social media, when qoriah is reading the holy Qur'an someone then goes on stage and immediately turns the cori by throwing money around. Not long after, someone came again who did the same thing. Even the second man slipped money in his qoriah veil. Previously, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) responded to a video circulating on social media about horiah being twisted by a number of people while reading the holy Qur'an and mentioning that the act violated the values of decency. "This is a wrong way and does not respect the assembly. Acts are haram and violate the values of decency. Stop events and actions like this," said MUI Chairman for Da'wah and Ukhuwah KH Cholil Nafis. He advised that qariah could take a firm stance by stopping to read as a protest against actions that undermine the values of kindness and decency. "It must be prohibited by the committee and qariah from taking action to stop reading as a protest, even her family can prevent it," said Cholil Nafis.