FatwaSarawakPrayer (Salah)
KEDUDUKAN SAF SOLAT JEMAAH KETIKA PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN (PKP) WABAK COVID-19
Is it permissible to pray in congregation with spaced rows during the Movement Control Order in the COVID-19 outbreak?
Short answer
The Sarawak State Fatwa Council ruled that spacing between adjacent worshippers in congregational prayer rows is permissible during the Movement Control Order, as long as the prayer remains safe from the spread of COVID-19.
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 spacing between adjacent worshippers in congregational prayer rows is permissible during the Movement Control Order, as long as the prayer remains safe from the spread of COVID-19. Once the Movement Control Order period has ended, congregational prayers in mosques and suraus follow the situation from time to time and the stated guidelines. These require one metre between the imam and the worshippers behind, between worshippers side by side, and between one row and the next.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kedudukan saf solat jemaah ketika Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) wabak COVID-19
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. “KEDUDUKAN SAF SOLAT JEMAAH KETIKA PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN (PKP) WABAK COVID-19”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#kedudukan-saf-solat-jemaah-ketika-perintah-kawalan-pergerakan-pkp-wabak-covid-19. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/spaced-prayer-rows-during-movement-control-order/