Taraweh, Eid Prayers To Be Performed At Home If Pandemic Continues: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti

 Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh

RIYADH, Apr 18 (NNN-WAM) – The Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and President of the Council of Senior Scholars and General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, stated that, if it is impossible to perform Taraweh and Eid prayers in the mosques, because of the precautionary measures taken by the Saudi competent authorities, to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, then people will pray at their homes.

This came in his reply to a number of inquiries raised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance on the holy month of Ramadan, in light of the continuing pandemic, according to the Saudi Press Agency.