FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
PENJELASAN MENGENAI PELAKSANAAN SOLAT JUMAAT DAN SOLAT BERJEMAAH DI MASJID/SURAU JUMAAT DALAM TEMPOH PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN PEMULIHAN (PKPP)
How are Friday prayers and congregational prayers to be held at mosques and suraus in Penang during the Recovery Movement Control Order?
Short answer
Friday prayers are permitted at Friday mosques and suraus in Penang during the RMCO, limited to 12 to 40 attendees, including mosque officers, community committee members and the caretaker.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Friday prayers are permitted at Friday mosques and suraus in Penang during the RMCO, limited to 12 to 40 attendees, including mosque officers, community committee members and the caretaker. Community members who are not selected fall under those exempted from Friday prayer and must perform the Zuhr prayer at home. This limited arrangement applies only during the RMCO and cannot be used as grounds to apply for holding Friday prayers at places that lack 40 worshippers. Congregational obligatory prayers are limited to no more than 15 mosque committee members at a time, and all activities must follow the Ministry of Health SOPs and the Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department guidelines.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Demi menjaga dan menghidupkan syiar Islam, solat Jumaat di Masjid-masjid dan Surau Jumaat dalam Negeri Pulau Pinang dalam tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemulihan (PKPP) adalah dibenarkan untuk dilaksanakan namun terhad antara dua belas (12) hingga empat puluh (40) orang jemaah sahaja
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “PENJELASAN MENGENAI PELAKSANAAN SOLAT JUMAAT DAN SOLAT BERJEMAAH DI MASJID/SURAU JUMAAT DALAM TEMPOH PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN PEMULIHAN (PKPP)”, 17 June 2020. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1386. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-congregational-prayers-mosques-rmco-penang/