FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
PENJELASAN MENGENAI ISU SOLAT JUMAAT DAN AKTIVITI DI MASJID/SURAU KESAN PENULARAN WABAK COVID-19
Must Friday prayers and mosque or surau activities be suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided that all activities at mosques and suraus, including Friday prayers, congregational prayers, lectures and talks, are suspended for 15 days from 17 to 31 March 2020.
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
The Penang State Fatwa Committee decided that all activities at mosques and suraus, including Friday prayers, congregational prayers, lectures and talks, are suspended for 15 days from 17 to 31 March 2020. The call to prayer continues, with the usual hai'alatain phrases replaced by a call to pray at home, and community members perform Zuhr on Fridays and the five daily prayers at home. Extending or ending the period depends on the advice of the State Health Department. Mosques and suraus are advised to carry out cleaning and disinfection, and Muslims are advised to perform Qunut Nazilah and Hajat prayers at home.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Semua aktiviti di masjid dan surau termasuk solat Jumaat, solat berjemaah, kuliah dan ceramah hendaklah ditangguhkan untuk tempoh 15 hari bermula pada 17 hingga 31 Mac 2020.
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 ISU SOLAT JUMAAT DAN AKTIVITI DI MASJID/SURAU KESAN PENULARAN WABAK COVID-19”, 22 April 2020. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1381. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/friday-prayers-mosque-activities-covid-19/