Taraweeh, Eid Prayers to be Offered at Home Amid Coronavirus: Saudi Grand Mufti
As the holy month of fasting Ramazan begins next week, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh has said that Muslim prayers during Ramazan and for the subsequent Eid al-Fitr feast should be performed at home if the coronavirus outbreak continues, reports Saudi’s Okaz newspaper on Friday.
“Ramazan’s Taraweeh (evening) prayer can be performed at home if it cannot be performed at mosques due to the preventive measures taken to fight the spread of coronavirus,” he said in response to a question, adding that the same applies for Eid prayers, according to the paper.
Saudi Arabia in mid-March had halted people from offering five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer inside mosques as part of efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Earlier on Thursday, the Masjid-e-Nabwi in the holy city of Medina said it was banning events that dispense evening meals in the mosque to those in need during Ramazan to break their daily fast.
The kingdom has reported so far 6,380 cases of COVID-19 and 83 deaths.