KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 -- Tarawih (night Ramadan prayers) and Aidilfitri prayers are allowed in the Federal Territories with capacities differing based on the type of movement control order imposed, and with the physical distancing of 1.5 metres.
Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) director Datuk Mohd Ajib Ismail the permission which was granted effective today, also allowed Friday prayers, obligatory prayers and religious activities to be held for congregants within their respective ‘kariah’ (area surrounding a mosque or surau).
He said the latest announcement by Jawi comes following the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, in view of the latest developments in terms of the movement control orders (MCO) implemented by the government.
“Qiamullail (worshipping at night) activities involving up to 100 people are allowed only from 5 am with a physical distancing of 1.5 metres,” he said in a statement today.
The following are among the new rules concerning prayers and religious activities in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan:
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