There will not be any Ramadan prayer in Saudi Arabia

There will not be any Ramadan prayer in Saudi Arabia. Almost all the Islamic countries of the world, including Saudi Arabia, are banned from offering public prayers in view of the spread of the global outbreak of Corona.

Every year, millions of Muslims from all over the world go to Saudi Arabia exclusively to offer Umrah prayers and prayers in Ramadan, but due to the Corona virus, prayers are banned in all mosques in Saudi Arabia and Only specific staff members are praying.

Saudi Arabia's Minister for Islamic Affairs, Dr Abdul Latif Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Shaykh, has said that if corona is not abolished in the world, the ban on congregation prayers will remain in mosques.

'Prayer is more important, pray at home'

Shaykh Dr Abdul Latif asked Allah to rescue the corona epidemic as soon as possible, saying that it is more important than prayer taraweeh in duty mosques.

He said that those who attend the mosques or perform tarawah at their homes, may Allah Almighty accept the worship of all people.

The Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs also proposed the establishment of a Committee on Shariah Science to prevent Corona pandemic and appealed to the people to believe in Allah to end the pandemic and follow the instructions given by the government.

Sheikh Dr Abdul Latif said that authorities have completely banned sharing of news on social media with evidence of misrepresenting news on social media regarding the Corona virus.

Talking about paying the funeral prayer during the Corona virus, the Saudi minister said that there should not be many people at the funeral, if anyone wants to attend the funeral of a person, he can read it at his house.

The Saudi Minister said that research on religious and Sharia matters falls within his ministry and it is our responsibility to provide people with factual information regarding the outbreak.

He added that our ministry will also stop the misinformation spread by the people regarding the epidemic.