A meeting of ulema and religious scholars from across the country on Tuesday said congregational prayers for the five daily prayers and Friday prayers will now be held in mosques, while adding that government-advised precautionary measures would be enforced.
The statement from the ulema came as the government declared that the lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak would continue, but it would relax restrictions on certain sectors, which it claimed were ‘low-risk.’
Authorities in all provinces have for the past two weeks officially restricted congregations in mosques, even for Friday prayers, to five individuals or less. Several cases of violation of government orders, nevertheless, and confrontation with police attempting to execute those orders, have also been reported.
Speaking at a press conference following the meeting between representatives of Jamiat-e-ulema Islam, Jamiat-e-ulema Pakistan, Jamaat-i-Islami and Tanzeem-e-Islami among other religious parties at the Karachi Press Club, Mufti Taqi Usmani, a renown religious scholar and former judge of the Federal Court of Shari’a, said it was agreed that prayers would be offered while taking precautionary measures
“In the present conditions, five daily prayers along with precautionary measures are essential,” he added.
Furthermore, the declaration advised people to conduct ablutions at home, wear masks and leave for their homes immediately after the prayers have concluded. It also advised that the Friday sermon’s Urdu Khutba be skipped and replaced with five minutes of Covid-19 information on preventive measures.
The decision to reopen mosques by influential ulema comes a day after senior Wafaqul Madaris al Arabia scholars warned the government not to extend the restrictions put on congregations in mosques to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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