Ramadan 2020: Emirates Fatwa Council says do taraweeh, Eid al Fitr prayers at home if pandemic persists
The Emirates Fatwa Council of the United Arab Emirates passed five fatawa related to Ramadan and fasting, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday (Apr 19).
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the scholars said Ramadan taraweeh prayers should be performed either individually or as a family at home. UAE has for some weeks closed its mosques in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Eid al Fitr prayer should also be performed at home, said the Council, should the current pandemic situation persist at the end of Ramadan. The prayer can be done without a sermon, according to the Council’s fatwa.
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