FatwaSarawakPrayer (Salah)
HUKUM BERKENAAN COVID-19
What did the Sarawak State Fatwa Board decide on congregational and Friday prayers and the handling of bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak?
Short answer
The Sarawak State Fatwa Board decided that all mosque and surau activities, including Friday and congregational prayers, were 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
- 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 Board decided that all mosque and surau activities, including Friday and congregational prayers, were suspended for 15 days from 17 to 31 March 2020. During this period mosques and suraus had to be cleaned and disinfected, and any extension or end of the period depended on the advice of the Ministry of Health Malaysia. If a death occurs from COVID-19, the body is handled following the National Fatwa Committee decision on Ebola, allowing the least risky form of tayammum, such as on the surface of the body bag or plastic wrapping.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam hal ini, dibolehkan jenazah itu diuruskan melalui prosedur tayammum yang paling ringan risiko dan kesan bahayanya seperti melakukan tayammum hanya di atas permukaan beg jenazah atau pembalut plastik yang membalut jenazah tersebut sahaja.
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. “HUKUM BERKENAAN COVID-19”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#hukum-berkenaan-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-covid-19-prayers-and-funeral/