Tangerang City Indonesian Ulema Council Allows Tarawih Prayers With No Distance, But Having Iftar Together Is Not Recommended

Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang City/ Jehan/ VOI

TANGERANG - The head of the Tangerang City Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), KH Ahmad Baijuri Khotib, said that the Tarawih prayers were allowed to be held with no distance. This is based on data from the COVID-19 Task Force which shows a decrease in the number of the virus.

"It's been a meeting because the information we received from the COVID-19 Task Force, Alhamdulilah, has sloped towards endemic. So it's back to the original law. Prayers must be held without distance," said Ahmad when confirmed, Tuesday, March 22.

However, getting the tarawih line together is not a decision. But only the consideration of all mosque administrators in Tangerang City.

He added that today, Tuesday, March 22, he will hold a meeting with the Tangerang City Government (Pemkot) to discuss Ramadan in 2022, at 13.00 p.m.

"So we give consideration, based on the information we receive. Yes, we allow you to return to the origin. But it's not a decision," he said.

"Today we have a meeting with the city government. This afternoon. So we will consider religious law later with the city government (Tangerang)," he added.

Regarding having iftar together (bukber) during the holy month of Ramadan, Ahmad advised not to do it. This is done to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

"It is recommended (not just yet). Because of the current," he said.