FatwaPenangPrayer (Salah)
KEDUDUKAN SAF SOLAT JEMAAH KETIKA PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN (PKP COVID-19)
How should congregational prayer rows be arranged during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order?
Short answer
The Penang State Fatwa Committee ruled that congregational prayer with spacing between adjacent worshippers is permitted during an outbreak, provided the prayer remains safe from the spread of the disease.
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 ruled that congregational prayer with spacing between adjacent worshippers is permitted during an outbreak, provided the prayer remains safe from the spread of the disease. The ruling also applies to imams, bilals and mosque caretakers in mosques, suraus, hospitals and other places approved by the Ministry of Health Malaysia that house quarantined patients. The imam stands in front as usual, with one metre between the imam and the worshippers and between each worshipper.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Diharuskan solat berjemaah secara berjarak-jarak bagi makmum dengan makmum yang bersebelahan pada waktu wabak sekiranya solat berjemaah itu masih lagi selamat daripada penularan wabak.
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. “KEDUDUKAN SAF SOLAT JEMAAH KETIKA PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN (PKP COVID-19)”, 22 April 2020. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1371. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prayer-rows-during-movement-control-order/