Buya Hamka Vol.1 was banned in Israel due to Buya Hamka, Sukarno and Majelis Ulama Indonesia supporting Palestine and Indonesian Government and MUI Indonesia allow Indonesians to join Palestinians to celebrate Nakba Day is unacceptable.
The film was cited the reason that Indonesia was support Palestine due to Israeli-Palestinian conflict that involved 2023 Al-Aqsa clashes, Israeli settlement in the West Bank and Blockade of the Gaza Strip might subject to be banned in Israel.
UAE and Bahrain bans the film in movie theaters except Netflix due to respect normalization and goodwill with Israel.