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Both Umno and PAS are religiously unIslamic?
KUALA LUMPUR, Oc 4, 2026: Both Umno and PAS are supporting Malaysia’s No. 1 national pencuri (thief) to be freed on house arrest.
Both Umno and PAS also claim to be champions of Islam and rakyat dan negara (people and country).
Is that so?
Then, why are they defending a pencuri who stole millions, if not billions, of Ringgit from the rakyat dan negara?
What does Islam say about pencuri-pencuri?
And, PAS, the so-called champions of Islam and Muslims, also the champions of Hudud (Islamic law), is aware of what Hudud says about punishing thieves?
No News Is Bad News reproduces below an article found on social media as a real food for thought read:
1. WHAT IS THE ISLAMIC VIEW ON THE CROWD FUNDING FOR NAJIB?
2. Applying Islamic legal principles directly to UMNO's nationwide crowdfunding campaign to raise the RM50 million fine for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Islamic scholars and jurists look at the nature of the court conviction and the rules of funding.Najib Razak was convicted of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering involving RM42 million from SRC International. Under a conditional pardon granted on September 18, 2026, he is permitted to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine.
3. The Islamic Legal Verdict on the Crowdfunding
4. Under classical Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh), crowdfunding or donating money to pay off this specific court fine is considered highly problematic and impermissible (Haram) under standard Islamic law.
5. This conclusion is based on two core Islamic legal principles:
6. Prohibition on Aiding Transgression (Ta'awun 'ala al-Ithm)
7. The central Quranic injunction governing all forms of financial cooperation is found in Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:2):"Help one another in acts of piety and righteousness. And do not help one another in sin and transgression." [Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:2]
Application: In Shariah, a court fine (Gharamah) imposed as a punishment for a criminal act—specifically corruption, breach of trust, and misappropriation of public funds—is intended to serve as a deterrent and penance (Ta'zir).
The Ruling: Collecting funds from the public to absorb the financial penalty of a criminal conviction undermines the judicial punishment. Islamic scholars rule that paying off a penalty for a major sin using public solidarity funds effectively constitutes "helping one another in sin and transgression," which the Quran strictly forbids.
1. Disqualification from Debt Relief Alms (Al-Gharimun)While the Quran identifies debtors (Al-Gharimun) as one of the groups entitled to community financial relief [Surah At-Tawbah, 9:60], Islamic law applies a strict condition: the debt must not have been incurred through forbidden (Haram) means.
Application: If an individual falls into debt due to poverty, business failure, civil accidents, or blood money (Diyat), the community is encouraged to step in.The Ruling: Because the RM50 million fine is the result of a criminal conviction involving state funds, it does not qualify as a legitimate debt under Shariah that the public should be mobilized to pay.Summary of the Islamic RulingWhile UMNO states that its "Solidarity Fund" relies on voluntary contributions from party loyalists and supporters, mainstream Islamic legal consensus dictates that the public or grassroots should not bear the financial burden of penalties arising from crimes of corruption and breach of trust. Doing so contradicts the ethical frameworks of accountability, justice, and the explicit Quranic command to avoid subsidizing wrongdoing.
