Muhammadiyah launched an artificial intelligence assistant platform named ChatHPT on Thursday 5 November 2026, alongside the opening of the 33rd National Tarjih Conference at Muhammadiyah University Surabaya. The platform is intended to help the public find, understand, and summarize the decisions and fatwas of the Majelis Tarjih.
PP Muhammadiyah Chairman Haedar Nashir said the launch received a positive response from PP members, adding, "I read the responses from all PP members; the thumbs up are more than five. This is one part of the practical renewal of the Majelis Tarjih based on complete information." He emphasized ChatHPT’s role as a practical tool for renewal.
According to Muhammadiyah’s official website, ChatHPT is not a digital mufti; "This service is not a digital mufti. Its function is to help users find, understand, and summarize religious decisions that are already available." The platform only provides references to official documents and directs personal or new cases to the Majelis Tarjih or authorized scholars.
Technically, ChatHPT adopts a Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) approach that searches an indexed collection of Tarjih documents before generating an answer. Answers are accompanied by explanations, evidences, notes, conclusions, and links to source texts, with a hierarchical source priority where decisions from the National Conference or Muktamar receive the highest priority, followed by fatwas, and then the Q&A section.
The platform can be accessed via hpt.muhammadiyah.or.id after users register first.
Source: CNN Indonesia
