Money Politics In The View Of Islam

MONEY POLITICS IN THE VIEW OF ISLAM

Nowadays there are many politicians who want to gain power in various ways, both good and bad. When the elections are held, many candidates use dirty ways so that they can occupy existing positions, starting from cheating, changing the system, changing regulations and money politics. 

This cheating is common and is indeed to attract the public's sympathy and vote during the elections to the legislative candidates who will run. Money politics is carried out in the form of money, basic necessities, or other assistance (goats, cows, development), this is an effort to bribe to look good and later be able to help the community when serving as a representative council. 

actually money politics is the state budget or the annual budget of the government which is money from the community from taxes, but during the election season the candidates from political parties use the name of money for the benefit of the people even though it is for personal interests. according to the Islamic view Money politics is Risywah or bribery and is categorized as corruption (big sin) because it takes the interests of the state for personal interests.

The factors that cause money politics to occur

Money politics has existed since ancient times and has become a tradition that originated in the era of colonialism or the Dutch era when the Diponegoro war against the Dutch army.

After that the Dutch government ordered Binenland Bestuur or a sub-district head, to enforce colonial rules, namely discussing the rules for electing village heads using Dutch rules. 

On the other hand, the government is also reluctant to step down from office and in order to get wealth, facilities, and eternal honor. and even the written law where the law is comprehensive can be bought with money, so that the existing law is blunt upwards and sharp downwards. this is not in accordance with Islamic law or Koranic law, all governments, both executive, legislative and judicial, do the same thing so that the power is eternal.

The basis for the prohibition of money politics according to Islam and state regulations

Law No. 3 of 1999 Article 73 Paragraph (3) on General Elections reads: "Any person who at the time of a general election held in accordance with this law, by means of a gift or promise, bribes a person, either to prevent him from exercising his right to vote or to exercise his right in a certain way, shall be punished by a maximum imprisonment of three years. This punishment shall also apply to the voter who accepts a bribe in the form of a gift or promise to do something."