KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Haj assistance for the 1441H/2020M season remains for the first time Muassasah haj pilgrims including those who succeeded in their haj appeal applications as they will only be required to pay RM9,980 to perform the haj just like previous years, said Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH).
TH, in a statement today said, priority would be given to those who appealed as mahram, the elderlies and their helpers as well as those who had been chosen to perform their haj in previous year but had to postpone it.
It said priority would also be given to those whose turn to perform the haj was in 2021.
“As an improvement, Tabung Haji has introduced a standardised ‘Borang Rayuan Haji’ (haj appeal form) to assist pilgrims on their haj application appeal process for this year’s haj season.
“This form provides the opportunity for those who want to appeal, and if chosen, they can voluntarily agree to pay the full price of RM22,900 to perform Muassasah haj,” it said.
TH was commenting on a claim, which went viral on social media today, that the appeal form had caused confusion among applicants.
According to TH, the issue of unfairness did not arise because those who wanted to appeal would have the option to seek haj assistance or to pay in full. The decision would be based on merit and not on payments to be made by future pilgrims.
TH has introduced the haj appeal form for the first time this year to enable TH to identify those who meet the requirements.
As of January 24, TH has received 100,000 appeal letters from those applying to perform haj this year and all of them still have to fill out the appeal form that had been introduced by TH this year.
“TH will issue a letter to sender acknowledging receipt of the appeal and it will then be entered into the TH system for processing,” it said.
For further inquiries on the haj appeal, depositors can contact the Tabung Haji Contact Centre (THCC) at 03-6207 1919. — Bernama
