Prayers allowed in mosques throughout Sarawak from Tuesday
KUCHING: Weekly Friday and daily prayers in mosques and suraus are now allowed in the state from Tuesday (June 9) during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. Sarawak Islamic Council (SIC) president Datuk Misnu Taha said the number of congregants will be limited for 406 mosques and suraus. He said for the Friday prayers […]
PAS Sarawak welcomes return of Solat Jumaat
MIRI: Parti Se-Malaysia (PAS) Sarawak lauded the Sarawak Islamic Council’s (MIS) ruling that allows solat Jumaat or Friday prayer in Mosques or Suraus in the state starting next week. “Alhamdulliah, the decision is just the beginning of positive things … as long as the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedure (SOP) is followed […]
Only mosque officials, staff, certain worshippers allowed for Friday prayers in mosques
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) has informed that Friday prayers and congregational prayers performed in mosques, Friday surau, and selected surau in Covid-19 green zones in the Federal Territories will involve only mosque officials and staff, as well as certain others determined by the mosque administration. Minister in the Prime Minister’s […]
SOP for Friday prayers to be known Thursday
TAPAH: The standard operating procedure (SOP) for Friday prayers and congregational prayers during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period is expected to be known on Thursday, said Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said the SOP would be further discussed and scrutinised in a meeting […]
Existing SOP for Friday prayers still in force
KUCHING: Sarawak is still following the existing standard operating procedure (SOP) relating to the postponement of religious activities in mosques and suraus during the movement control order (MCO) period. Sarawak Islamic Department (Jais) Kuching Division officer (Islamic Affairs) Awang Salmi Awang Sabudin said the department has not yet received any new information on the resolution […]
Zuhur prayers at home to replace Friday prayers
KUCHING: Friday congregational prayers across the state will be replaced with Zuhur prayers at home, said Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) in a statement issued yesterday. “All religious activities including Friday prayers and congregational prayers at mosques and surau as well as premises that allow for prayers in the state are to be suspended for 15 […]
Friday prayers to go on unless otherwise instructed
KUCHING: Friday prayers will still go on in Sarawak despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the Sarawak Islamic Council had yet to issue any directive to suspend Friday prayers at mosques and suraus. “As of now, we are still following the directive […]
Friday prayers proceed within guidelines
PUTRAJAYA: Friday prayers in the Federal Territories yesterday were held within the guidelines of containing Covid-19 infections. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said this was consented to by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. “Friday prayers in the Federal Territories today will continue […]
No need to suspend Friday prayers : minister
PUTRAJAYA: The current Covid-19 situation in the country, which is still under control, does not require Friday prayers to be suspended, Religious Affairs Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. In fact, he said the Friday congregational prayers, which are obligatory for all Muslim males, should proceed with some […]
