Per Mon (15/1/2018) 12.06 p.m. Central European time, the value of Bitcoin 1 equivalent of US $13,795. Its market capitalization was US $231.8 billion. As for his daily transactions touching numbers US $264 thousand.
As the currency of crypto (cryptocurrency), which is arguably a very new for the people of Indonesia, to this day still reap the Bitcoin pros and cons.
Mainly Muslim Indonesia that embraced community, most of us might wonder, how in fact the position of the Bitcoin according to Islamic law, both as a means of Exchange as well as for investment? Is it or is it haraam?
Answer it, Tekno citing Chairman of the Commission for calling Assembly of Indonesia Ulema (MUI) Center for the period 2015-2020, KH Cholil Nafis.
In the paper are loaded on his personal blog, cholilnafis.com, born in Sampang, East Java that was exposed, some scholars say, Bitcoin is equal to the money due to the Exchange being accepted by the general public, default value and saving. However other scholars reject it as a recognition of the public because there are still many countries that rejected it.
What unfolds KH Cholil rightly. Never mind in Indonesia, in the presence of any foreign Bitcoin still trigger debate. Starting from politicians, among banks, entrepreneurs to the world famous technology company officials, busy-busy commenting on the Bitcoin.
Komentar were Buffett dan Peter Thiel
I can say with certainty that (trend) in currency crypto will end bad Waren Buffett millionaire said in an interview to CNBC, as quoted from The Guardian.
The comments were also emerging from Peter Thiel, the man who founded the PayPal payment system along with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
PayPal used to be aimed at creating a new currency. We failed to do so and was only able to make the new payment system. I think the Bitcoin has succeeded on the level of (creating) a new currency, but the payment system on the side there are still drawbacks. Bitcoin is still very difficult to use and that is its greatest challenge, said the bloody man Germany quoted from Crypto Coin News.
Back to the position of the Bitcoin according to Islam, Nafis Cholil KH which is the National Syariah Council member (DSN) from others also 2015-2020 the definition of money from the book Academic fi al-Iqtishad al-Islami.
"النقد هو كل وسيط للتبادل يلقي قبولا عاما مهما كان ذلك الوسيط وعلى أيّ حال يكون"
Money: everything into a medium of Exchange and accepted in General, whatever the form and in whatever conditions.
Then former activists of the Islamic Students Movement (PMII) Indonesia it posited the national Syariah Board fatwa quote that reads, buying and selling of currencies is allowed provided: not for speculation, there is a need, in the transaction done on a kind of currency, its value must be the same and the cash (attaqabudh). If the different types, must be with the exchange rate prevailing at the time of the transaction and cash.
Thus, the next KH Cholil, seat of the Bitcoin as a tool of Exchange according to the Islamic law is permissible, but on the condition that there should be a handover (taqabudh) and the same quantity of the same kind if.
If the type is different, required must be intrinsically or taqabudh hukmi; There is money, there is Bitcoin can light men title, completed his PhD at the University of Malaya, Malaysia in 2010.
Conclusion
In order to describe more detailed, KH Cholil also cite the book of Futuh al-Buldan, who mentions,
"وقد همَ عمر بن الخطاب -رضي الله عنه- باتخاذ النقود من جلد البعير. وما منعه من ذلك إلا خشية على البعير من الانقراض"
That Umar bin Khattab who wishes to make money from the skins of camels. However this plan was undone because worry camels will be extinct.
Regarding the quote, KH Cholil recalled that although Umar undo his plan, there is a lesson to be learned, namely that the friends acknowledge the capacity in producing currency with materials other than gold and silver.
Malik ibn Anas, the founder of Maliki who is better known as Imam Malik in Al-Mudawwanah Al Kubra said,
" لو أن الناس أجازوا بينهم الجلود حتى تكون لهم سكة وعين لكرهتها أن تباع بالذهب والورق نظرة"
"Had people making money from the skins and made Exchange by them, then I forbade that leather money exchanged for gold and silver in a way no cash".
"This is the basis of the scholars that the currency should not be made of gold and silver, " firmly KH Cholil.
Turning to the problems of the Bitcoin as assets for investment, KH Cholil stressed that this tends to include gharar, IE speculation that can harm others.
The statement of the legal matter of the Bitcoin Cholil KH value of Bitcoin which goes far beyond the conventional currency not only makes Bitcoin as Crypto currency attracted the attention of the community, but also as an asset for investment.
"Into existence no assets of his supporters, the price cannot be controlled, and its existence does not exist that warrant formally, so most likely a lot of speculation is haram, " firmly KH Cholil.
Thus, based on various considerations, he says the law as a means of Exchange is Bitcoin mubah (permissible) for those who deign to use and recognize it.
But the law as investments become haram Bitcoin because obviously the Bitcoin is treated as a tool of speculation, not for investment, or in other words, just being tools-benefit game, not a business that generates.