MADANI backers have hit out at prominent PAS leader Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz for his apparent “personal fatwa” that Muslims who had contributed to the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund by raising RM50 mil to pay for the disgraced sixth premier’s fine have committed a meritorious act.
This follows two seemingly back-to-back social media posts which would be music to the ears of UMNO loyalists over the weekend by son of the much revered ate PAS spiritual leader and former Kelantan menteri besar the late Tan Sri Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.
“Muslim who chipped in with RM50 mil for DSNR (Datuk Seri Najib Razak) will reap pahala (religious merit),” he penned in a Facebook post.
“Such act doesn’t constitute support for sakau (plundering of the nation’s wealth) but rather, it supports the Agong’s power of pardon which is recognised under the Sharia law.”
This was followed up with another FB post to re-assure the Bossku fanbase that “beyond mere donations, any action or effort taken to alleviate the difficulties DSNR faces in securing his rightful entitlements – within the bounds of what is permitted – is an act that earns spiritual merits”.
The second-term Dewan Negara member who is reputed for having a soft spot for Bossku – only for such sentiment to be lifted to an all-time high level following cementing of the UMNO-PAS electoral pact to foster ummah unity – has come under fire for his shallow view which misinterpreted Islamic justice.
“Imagine if PAS implemented the hudud law, ordinary rakyat who steal would have their hands cut off but politicians and their allies who steal receive spiritual rewards and are forgiven,” mocked millennial preacher Abu Ayyash (@zafkhuzaimah) on Threads.
Flip flop interpretation of Islamic justice
Delving on Nik Abduh’s political view, Malay language news portal Nadi Daily wondered what is the basis that the former PAS lawmaker for Pasir Mas and Bachok used to establish that Muslims would reap pahala by donating to the Bossku cause.
“What is the legal methodology and the evidentiary support for this? Acknowledging the power of granting pardon doesn’t necessarily mean that anyone who pays an offender’s fine is automatically rewarded with pahala,” justified the political and current affairs-centric publication.
“In the past, PAS leaders were fond of citing a hadith of the holy Prophet which states that even if Fatimah binti Muhammad (youngest daughter of Prophet Muhammad) herself were to commit theft, he would still ensure the prescribed punishment is carried out. This signifies that justice recognises neither rank nor lineage.”
Pointing to China whereby those guilty of large-scale corruption face the death penalty with real life executions having been carried out, Nadi Daily highlighted the irony of DAP – a party deemed as kafir harbi (hostile infidel) during the hudud polemic – having its leaders offering to resign in protest against the prospect of Bossku serving his sentence under house arrest.
“Meanwhile, PAS – a party that champions an Islamic cause – has leaders who link the act of helping to pay Najib’s fine to the attainment of religious merit,” ridiculed the news portal.
“The public is not challenging the Agong’s prerogative of pardon. Rather, the question is how the act of helping to pay the fine of a convicted individual can be linked to religious reward without an adequate legal or theological explanation.”
In essence, has religion been compromised for political mileage given the former youth wing chief (June 2015-April 2017) hails from a party that has consistently and steadfastly portrayed itself as a champion of integrity, clean governance and being corruption-free in its political discourse.
- Focus Malaysia
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