Tabung Haji is okay la

Someone asked me to check on this July 13 headline the other day and it made me wondered what the complaints were really all about,

TH dituntut kembalikan

 penginapan percuma

Apparently, there's this guy Datuk Abu Baker Sidek who is unhappy with the new arrangement at the new Tabung Haji complex in Sepang.

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“Selama bertahun-tahun, bakal jemaah haji daripada Kedah, Perak dan lain-lain negeri diberi penginapan secara percuma selama satu hari sebelum ke Tanah Suci tetapi tidak lagi bermula musim ini,” katanya yang mendapat aduan daripada jemaah haji.

Well, the Sinar Harian report didn't say how many complaints the guy received or why the pilgrims complained to him instead of to Tabung Haji.

The report said Tabung Haji had not responded to Sinar Harian but it nonetheless quoted an official as saying,

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Kakitangan TH itu berkata, bermula tahun ini, bakal jemaah haji dari negeri-negeri akan melaporkan diri di cawangan TH di negeri masing-masing dan akan transit di KLIA sebelum meneruskan penerbangan ke Tanah Suci.

“Tempoh menunggu untuk ke Tanah Suci tidaklah mengambil masa yang lama sehinggakan bakal jemaah perlu menginap,” katanya.

Difahamkan, bakal jemaah dan waris yang mahu menginap, TH menyediakan bilik di Movenpick Hotel and Convention Centre (MHCC) di Sepang tetapi kos penginapan ditanggung sepenuhnya oleh jemaah.

So, I was wondering what's the real problem.

As the official said, it doesn't take long to check in for the flight that the pilgrims have to stay overnight at the complex. If they still choose to do so, then they could stay at the hotel.

Otherwise, they could just come to the complex on time and take the flight just like any other people going on an overseas trip. I can't really see the problem here.

Well, apparently the complaint had been taken up by several pro-BN social media warriors to whack the PH government, saying that such things never happened before.

Come on guys, you all got it wrong la.

It was a purely Tabung Haji's decision and it has a valid answer to the complaints.

I checked with my friend at Tabung Haji just now and this is his WhatsApp reply;

"Jemaah yg dikatakan ramai tu sebenarnya waris yang hantar jemaah. Kalau ada 500 jemaah nak berlepas biasanya sampai 5,000 waris yg hantar.

"Sebenarnya dulu pun di Kompleks TH Kelana Jaya kita hanya sediakan bilik untuk jemaah outstation dan itu pun kira first come first serve basis.

"Sekarang dah ada 7 stesen berlepas. Kemudahan hotel sebelum ni untuk jemaah outstation dah tak perlu  lagi sebab ada feeder flights."

That should answer the matter, I think.

Whatever it is, I think Muslims in this country should move on from the mentality of demanding freebies.

Enough of the free accommodation, free food, free clothes etc.

We are better than that,

This is New Malaysia, okay.

The BN government which used to pamper us is no more.

Just be more disciplined and be where we need to be on time.

I believe those are what Islam wants of us, after all.

Anyway, Tabung Haji has done so much for the pilgrims with all those subsidies and other excellent services.

Okay, here's a video about the new Tabung Haji complex, and no one seems to be complaining about it there;