FatwaKedahPrayer (Salah)
(SIRI 7/2021) KERTAS CADANGAN MOHON PERKENAN DULI YANG TERAMAT MULIA TUANKU RAJA MUDA KEDAH BAGI SEMAKAN SEMULA BILANGAN JAMAAH SOLAT JUMAAT DALAM FASA PELAN PEMULIHAN NEGARA (PPN)
Can the number of Friday prayer congregants in Kedah be increased during the National Recovery Plan phase?
Short answer
The Kedah State Fatwa Committee decided that Friday prayer attendance at mosques should be optimised, with a minimum of 40 people who meet the obligatory conditions for Friday prayer and a maximum determined by the size of the mosque.
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 Fatwa Committee decided that Friday prayer attendance at mosques should be optimised, with a minimum of 40 people who meet the obligatory conditions for Friday prayer and a maximum determined by the size of the mosque. If this proposal cannot be considered, permission is to be given to non-jamek mosques and suraus under the same minimum number. Congregants there are limited to residents of the housing area or village concerned to prevent the spread of the outbreak. The decision rests on the encouragement to fill mosques during a pandemic and the juristic maxim that a ruler's actions follow public interest.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pertambahan bilangan jemaah di masjid untuk solat Fardhu Jumaat dioptimumkan dengan ketetapan bilangan jemaah sekurang-kurangnya empat puluh (40) orang yang memenuhi syarat wajib Jumaat dan jumlah maksimum jemaah adalah berdasarkan keluasan masjid.
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 7/2021) KERTAS CADANGAN MOHON PERKENAN DULI YANG TERAMAT MULIA TUANKU RAJA MUDA KEDAH BAGI SEMAKAN SEMULA BILANGAN JAMAAH SOLAT JUMAAT DALAM FASA PELAN PEMULIHAN NEGARA (PPN)”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/32-KERTAS-CADANGAN-MOHON-PERKENAN-DULI....pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-prayer-congregation-numbers-kedah-recovery-plan/