FatwaKedahPrayer (Salah)
(SIRI 4/2020) KEBENARAN MENJALANKAN AKTIVITI AZAN DAN SOLAT BERJEMAAH DI SELURUH MASJID DALAM NEGERI KEDAH DARUL AMAN
Are the call to prayer and congregational prayers permitted in mosques in Kedah during Movement Control Order 3 due to COVID-19?
Short answer
The Kedah State Mufti Department states that congregational prayers are permitted in mosques with a maximum of three people, namely the Imam, mosque officers and the community committee on a rotating basis.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kedah State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Al-Fatwa
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Kedah State Mufti Department states that congregational prayers are permitted in mosques with a maximum of three people, namely the Imam, mosque officers and the community committee on a rotating basis. Worshippers must keep one metre apart as advised by the Ministry of Health Malaysia, and only healthy persons are allowed. Spacing in rows due to a valid excuse does not remove the reward of praying in congregation. This ruling cancels Irsyad al-Hukmi Series 3/2020.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
maka adalah harus melakukan ibadah di masjid setakat yang dapat mengawal penularan wabak dengan penjagaan dan pengawasan yang rapi.
Read the full fatwa on the Kedah website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kedah State Mufti Department. “(SIRI 4/2020) KEBENARAN MENJALANKAN AKTIVITI AZAN DAN SOLAT BERJEMAAH DI SELURUH MASJID DALAM NEGERI KEDAH DARUL AMAN”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/6-KEBENARAN-MENJALANKAN-AKTIVITI-AZAN-DAN-SOLAT-BERJEMAAH-DI-SELURUH-MASJID-DALAM-NEGERI-KEDAH-SIRI-4.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/call-to-prayer-congregational-prayer-kedah-mosques/