The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance (MOIA) has announced that Friday and Daily Salah/Namaz/Prayer has been paused in all Masajid in Saudi Arabia, starting from 17th March 2020, in an effort to prevent the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19), until further notice. This pause is not applicable on Masjid al-Haram, Makkah and Masjid al-Nabawi (SAW), Madina.
Their official tweets are as follows:
أصدرت #هيئة_كبار_العلماء فتوى بإيقاف صلاة الجمعة والجماعة لجميع الفروض في المساجد بالمملكة والاكتفاء برفع الأذان باستثناء الحرمين الشريفين ، وذلك في دورتها الاستثنائية المنعقدة ظهر اليوم بمدينة الرياض.
— وزارة الشؤون الإسلامية 🇸🇦 (@Saudi_Moia) March 17, 2020
وجّه معالي #وزير_الشؤون_الإسلامية الشيخ الدكتور #عبداللطيف_آل_الشيخ أن يبدأ وقف الصلاة في المساجد فورا ، وعلى المؤذنين التزام الأذان.
— وزارة الشؤون الإسلامية 🇸🇦 (@Saudi_Moia) March 17, 2020
#عاجل_واس #هيئة_كبار_العلماء تُصدر قرارها رقم ( 247 ) بشأن إيقاف صلاة الجمعة والجماعة لجميع الفروض في المساجد والاكتفاء برفع الأذان ويستثنى من ذلك الحرمان الشريفان.https://t.co/cSGsdWPShS#واس_عام pic.twitter.com/2IwovKMc2s
— واس العام (@SPAregions) March 17, 2020
BREAKING: #SaudiArabia‘s Council of Senior Scholars: Friday prayers and prayers in mosques will stop. However call to prayer will continue in all mosques. The Two Holy Mosques in #Makkah and #Madinah are exempthttps://t.co/rOxc3tjE4B pic.twitter.com/uyQNjOzRLI
— Arab News (@arabnews) March 17, 2020
#SaudiArabia suspended prayer in all mosques until further notice except the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah, to prevent the spread of #coronavirus. https://t.co/XAsSzWNm0P
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) March 17, 2020
Nauman Khan says
Sibghat Tareen commented on Facebook: “Sad”
Nauman Khan says
Hafiz Imran Riaz commented on WhatsApp: “Idr to hoi ha abi parh k aya hn”
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Abeer Alothaim commented on Facebook: “We can pray anywhere, the whole earth is Masjid that what prophet Muhammad said.”
Nauman Khan says
Yes but for men, praying in jamaat is preferred, we won’t be able to do that for the time being
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Abeer Alothaim commented on Facebook: “Yeah but at the bright side everyone can pray with family”
Nauman Khan says
Faruq Multani commented on Facebook: “😭”
Nauman Khan says
Hafiz Imran Riaz commented on WhatsApp: “Juma ki namz ka kia krty ha iss situation ma??”
Nauman Khan says
As far as I knw, zuhar ki namaz perhi jaye gi, agar apas main jamaat kara rahe hove gher main tu bhi zuhar ki jamaat hogi, still kisi aalim se confirm kr lain