Najib regrets slander against TH
Published on: Saturday, February 13, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday expressed his regret over the spread of inaccurate statements, causing unrest in the country and bringing harm to the people, as happened in the issue relating to Tabung Haji (TH) recently.He said the untrue statements against TH had created an atmosphere of unrest and distrust among the people in Malaysia towards Islamic financial and welfare institutions in the country."There may be Muslims who were affected by the inaccurate statements to the extent that they have withdrawn their savings from TH.
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"It really saddens me because according to the terms laid down, the investors are now experiencing not only a loss in terms of return on investment and savings, but also in terms of the opportunity to perform the Haj pilgrimage to Makkah."The Prime Minister said this in his latest posting on his blog NajibRazak.com Friday.Najib said one of TH's roles was to be an investment body, allowing Muslims in Malaysia to save and invest their money in a halal manner, based on Islamic jurisprudence.However, due to various irresponsible statements against TH, Muslims who have withdrawn their savings are no longer able to enjoy the returns from TH.
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"What's even more unfortunate is those who have done so may even lose their opportunity to perform the Haj," he said.Najib said the main objective of TH since its establishment in 1963 was to enable Malaysians to carry out the Haj pilgrimage - the fifth pillar of Islam.
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"The Government has, and will continue to strive to enable as many Muslims in Malaysia to be able to perform the Haj, of which one way is through providing subsidies for those who are performing it for the first time.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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