Hadi Awang: Muslims less involved in corruption than non-Muslims due to faith
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has claimed that Muslims are less involved in corruption compared to non-Muslims, arguing that Islamic institutions...
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In a statement issued Thursday, Hadi argued that faith and belief in accountability in the hereafter act as a restraint on Muslims, making them less likely to engage in graft than non-Muslims, whom he said dominate the country’s major economic activities.
“Muslims involved in corruption are not as many as non-Muslims, because they are guarded by faith and belief that there is sin before Allah,” he said.
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