Sunday 2 August 2020

UAE Masjids will have more worshippers from tomorrow

Masjids in the UAE will operate at 50 percentage capacity from tomorrow onwards (August 3) when the country's offices reopening after th...


Masjids in the UAE will operate at 50 percentage capacity from tomorrow onwards (August 3) when the country's offices reopening after the four day Eid Al Adha holidays break.

Masjids have been operating in the UAE at 30% since they were reopened on July 1. 

Most of the small masjids in UAE has the capacity of 200 to 300 people which means approximately 150 people can do the Jamaat in the masjids with the 50% capacity.



General rules to follow to stay safe at Masjids:

»Download contact tracing app AlHosn.

»Perform the ablution from your home.

»Always Wear face masks - also during the prayers.

»Maintain a 2-metre distance from other worshippers. Earlier it was 3 meters.

»Bring your own prayer mats.

»Copies of the Holy Quran will not be available. Use your phone Quran if you must at mosques.

»Avoid crowding at mosque entrances.

»Don't shake hands or hug one another.

Who should not enter mosques?

»People aged above 60 years and below 12 years.

»People with chronic and respiratory diseases

»People living with Covid-19 patients.

The gap between the call to prayer (azan) and the prayer (salah) will be increased to 10 minutes, except for Maghrib (sunset prayer), when the gap will be five minutes.

The new guidelines were announced during a virtual Press briefing in July.

All other precautionary measures announced previously by the authorities  to keep the faithful safe from Covid-19 will remain in place.

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