By Norrasyidah Arshad
SHAH ALAM, May 6 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) has limited the number of congregations for daily prayers, Friday and tarawih prayers at the mosques and suraus located in the six districts in the state under the movement control order (MCO) starting today.
In a notice distributed to the management of mosques and suraus, Jais said the action was made to curb the fourth wave of Covid-19 transmission in the state.
The provisions are as follows:
1) Obligatory prayers:
- 50 people including administrators at the kariah (a group of people who share or live around the surau/mosque area) surau
and Friday prayer surau
- 100 people including administrators in kariah mosques and management mosques
- 200 people including administrators at institutional mosques, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Mosque
2) Friday Prayer:
- 50 people including the administrator at the Friday prayer surau
- 100 people including administrators in kariah mosques and management mosques
- 200 people including administrators at the institutional mosque
- 500 people including administrators at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Mosque
3) Tarawih prayer:
- 50 people including administrators at the kariah surau and Friday prayer surau
- 100 people including administrators in kariah mosques and management mosques
- 200 people including administrators at the institutional mosque
- 500 Muslim people including administrators and 100 female worshippers at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Mosque
The number of worshippers at the mosques and suraus in Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor and Sabak Bernam, which are under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), remain the same.
Jais also allows mosque and surau activities according to regulations, that includes prohibition in inviting individuals from outside the district for Friday lectures and tazkirah programmes.
Meanwhile, the agency will announce the specific guidelines for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri prayers soon.
Starting today, the MCO is enforced in Hulu Langat, Petaling, Gombak, Klang, Kuala Langat and Sepang districts until May 17.
