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our comments on the plan of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to issue a fatwa banning rich people from using subsidized fuels:

MUI is on the right track.

Saruhum Rambe

I think the government should issue a regulation instead of the MUI. This is the responsibility of the government after all.

Alif Ilham Syah

He he he. There is too much insignificant involvement

Arya Syahairudin

So now fatwas can be politicized? It would be better for MUI to focus on banning smoking.

Yos

They are playing God, aren’t they? I think that it is illogical.

Fauzan Meidireza

They should give clear definitions of “rich people” before issuing a fatwa. Not all people who have cars can be categorized as rich.

Ery Diaz
Jakarta

It is a useless, micro-management decree. They might as well issue a decree banning corruption, pedophilia and killing other humans, whatever their creed/ religion.

Jose
Yogyakarta

The MUI acts as if it is God by declaring things and matters haram or halal.

The latest issue is a fatwa to declare it haram for private car owners to purchase subsidized fuel.

The more fatwa they issue, the more people, both Muslim and non-Muslim, will neglect their edicts.

Soebagjo Soetadji
Jakarta

It should be! The rich have no reason to use subsidized fuels.

Mahlil
Banda Aceh

The Indonesian Ulama Council may issue whatever fatwa but not on behalf of Allah SWT.

E Nurdin
Jakarta

The Indonesian Ulema Council is planning to issue a fatwa banning rich people from consuming subsidized fuels. First of all, people do not consume fuels but cars or engines do.

Clerics should really stick to religious issues and should stop meddling in government affairs. Rich people can do what they want because they work hard for their money and will decide for themselves what to do with it.

Clerics have absolutely no right to meddle in their personal affairs. I urge the government to stop subsidizing fuels. These meddlesome clerics are now giving the government an excellent excuse to do so.

Getting rid of fuel-subsidies would stop the problematic religious clerics from issuing fatwas, and would eradicate fuel smuggling to neighboring countries and eventually solve traffic problems with fewer cars on the road due to the higher price of fuels.

Lynna
Bogor, West Java

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