2027 Hajj pilgrim list released, Kemenhaj verifies locally
The list is still being verified at regency and city level, prompting early preparation by officials and contact with pilgrims.
The list is still being verified at regency and city level, prompting early preparation by officials and contact with pilgrims.
The rule change requires special hajj pilgrims to depart by queue number, closing a loophole for seat trading.
The proposed split would cover Rp64,2 juta of the Rp107,34 juta cost per person with BPKH investment returns.
Kemenhaj proposes shifting the cost split to 40% paid by pilgrims and 60% from BPKH investment returns.
The ministry plans to standardize health istitha'ah checks nationwide after citing post-Armuzna fatigue, alongside pneumonia, as a death risk factor.
Kemenhaj says the actual wait is now about 13-14 years, while the new administrative system standardizes it at 26 years nationwide.
The cost of obtaining tasreh is put at more than Rp25 million, making much cheaper offers suspicious.
One mukimin named Muhtar has been detained in Saudi Arabia, while other cases involve badal, dam, sacrificial rites and irregular pilgrims.
56 groups, or 22,172 people, have arrived in Indonesia, while Jambi has barred pickup at the dormitory to prevent crowding.
Romo Muhammad Syafi’i said 2026 hajj services improved, while Arab Saudi asked pilgrims for feedback to refine next season.