YOGYAKARTA While at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, whether during the pilgrimage, Umrah, or other worship activities, Muslims must pay attention to what is prohibited from doing. What is prohibited at the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque must be obeyed in order to maintain order so as not to disturb other congregations.

Reporting from the website of the Ministry of Religion, the Head of Protection for Daker Makkah Congregation, Harun Al Rasyid explained that pilgrims who enter the area of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque are bound by the rules. There are at least six rules that are officially prohibited, namely as follows.

Congregants are prohibited from taking their findings, left behind, or neglected which are not their rights. The prohibition remains in effect even though the congregation has good intentions to secure or store goods temporarily.

Jemaah yang mengambil barang yang bukan haknya di Masjidil Haram dan Masjid Nabawi akan dianggap mencuri. Sebaiknya segera menghubungi petugas setempat untuk menginformasikan keberadaan barang tersebut agar bisa dicek melalui CCTV.

Prohibited from gathering and gathering for a long time. This activity will definitely invite suspicion from the police or security teams in the mosque area. Officers will expel congregants who crowd if they are considered suspicious.

Crowding activities at one point certainly disturb the comfort of other congregations. If you want to gather, it is advisable to find a place outside.

It is strictly prohibited to unfurl banners and flags regardless of size, especially if they contain the identity of certain individuals or groups. This policy also applies to the flag of the state, both inside and outside the mosque complex.

While in the mosque area, both inside and outside, it is strictly prohibited to litter. All kinds of garbage ranging from plastic, bottles, fabrics, threads, or anything must be thrown in the proper place. In the mosque area, there are many trash bins provided.

If the congregation has not found a disposal site, the garbage should be stored first until they find a disposal site. Congregants caught littering will be examined by the army of the mosque (security).

It is not allowed for pilgrims to smoke in the mosque complex area under any conditions. This rule is very strict to enforce. In fact, pilgrims who are caught smoking will be fined 200 real until they are detained by security officers. If you want to smoke, it should be done while in a hotel or where it is available.

Basically, pilgrims may take pictures or videos using their cellphones. It's just that it should not be done excessively in the sense of recording for a long and static duration, using additional tools, and so on.

Those are some things that are prohibited in the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque. Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.


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