FatwaSarawakPrayer (Salah)
PERLAKSANAAN AKTIVITI MASJID/ SURAU TERMASUK SOLAT JUMAAT, SOLAT BERJAMAAH DAN IBADAH PADA BULAN RAMADAN SEMASA PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN (PKP) WABAK COVID-19
Are mosque and surau activities, including Friday prayers, congregational prayers and Ramadan worship, permitted during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order?
Short answer
The Sarawak State Fatwa Council ruled that all mosque and surau activities, including Friday prayers, congregational prayers and Ramadan worship, are suspended during the Movement Control Order.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Info Fatwa
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Sarawak State Fatwa Council ruled that all mosque and surau activities, including Friday prayers, congregational prayers and Ramadan worship, are suspended during the Movement Control Order. Once the order ends, activities resume according to prevailing conditions and the guidelines set out. These guidelines cover the duties of worshippers and mosque committees, including social distancing, temperature screening, sermons of no more than 20 minutes, no communal iftar, tadarus or qiamullail gatherings, and only 8 rakaat of tarawih. Worshippers who are confirmed COVID-19 cases, recently recovered, or classed as PUI or PUS are barred from attending.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Semua aktiviti masjid/ surau termasuk solat jumaat, solat berjamaah dan ibadah pada bulan Ramadan semasa Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) wabak COVID-19 adalah ditangguhkan.
Read the full fatwa on the Sarawak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “PERLAKSANAAN AKTIVITI MASJID/ SURAU TERMASUK SOLAT JUMAAT, SOLAT BERJAMAAH DAN IBADAH PADA BULAN RAMADAN SEMASA PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN (PKP) WABAK COVID-19”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#perlaksanaan-aktiviti-masjid-surau-termasuk-solat-jumaat-solat-berjamaah-dan-ibadah-pada-bulan-ramadan-semasa-perintah-k. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mosque-activities-during-covid-19-movement-control-order/