Morocco Bans Eid Al-Adha Prayers in Mosques Amid COVID-19 Concerns

15 July 2021 – byGinette · 1 min read

Due to the crowds observed during the celebration of Eid Al-Adha, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced on Thursday, July 15, 2021, that the Eid prayer will not take place in the musallas, let alone in the mosques. This is part of the preventive measures taken to fight the spread of the Coronavirus.

The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs stresses that the mosques will remain open for the performance of the five daily prayers and the Friday prayer, noting in a press release that this measure relating to the Eid Al-Adha prayer is a sunnah that can be performed at home.

Prohibiting the performance of the Eid Al-Adha prayer in the musallas as well as in the mosques allows to preserve physical health, the ministry specifies, imploring the Almighty that the next festivals be filled with the joy of going to the mosques to perform the Eid prayer.

"He has not imposed any hardship upon you in the religion" and "Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship."

Category: Morocco

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