May 24, 2026 | 11:42 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said that the majority of the sacrificial meat from Indonesian Hajj pilgrims would be distributed to the Palestinian community. He has requested the Saudi Arabian Hajj meat management, the Adahi Project, to do so."This year, we have requested Adahi and reached an agreement with the Saudi Arabian government to distribute this sacrificial meat to the Palestinian community," said Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak to the Hajj Media Center team in Mecca, Friday, May 22, 2026, as quoted from MUI Digital.He stated that this step is in line with the direction of President Prabowo Subianto. According to him, Prabowo is concerned about the Palestinian community. In addition to Palestine, some of the sacrificial meat will also be distributed to other communities in the Middle East.During this year's Hajj season, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has started to record the payment methods for the pilgrims' sacrificial meat. Pilgrims are given the option to pay for the meat in the Holy Land through the Adahi Project, pay in Indonesia through official zakat amil institutions, or personally, or replace it with fasting.Based on the preliminary data until Friday, May 22, 2026, a total of 126,832 pilgrims have determined their payment method for the sacrificial meat.90,956 pilgrims paid for the meat in the Holy Land through the Adahi Project, while 32,691 pilgrims chose to pay for it in their home country. In addition, there were 3,195 pilgrims who chose to replace the meat with fasting, and 1,076 ifrad pilgrims who were not obliged to pay for the meat.Dahnil stated that the data will continue to develop and be updated periodically by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.For him, this year's sacrificial meat recording is an important momentum in improving the management of the Indonesian Hajj. During last year's Hajj season, only about 10,000 pilgrims from a total of 221,000 Indonesian pilgrims were recorded to have paid for the meat. "Around 8,000 pilgrims paid through Adahi and 2,000 others in their home country," said Dahnil.Read: Saudi Arabia Tightens Mecca Traffic Ahead of Hajj SeasonClick here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News
