Deputy Governor Of DKI: Takbir Recitation Is Allowed In The Mosque, Not On The Road

DKI Deputy Governor Riza Patria (DOC VOI/Diah Ayu)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria emphasized that traveling Takbir is prohibited in the capital. Takbir may be performed in mosques.

"Yes, Takbir is allowed, but it is done in mosques, not traveling around," Deputy Governor Riza told reporters, Tuesday, April 20.

The government previously banned traveling Takbir activities on the eve of Eid al-Fitr 1442 Hijriah in mid-May 2021.

Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said the decision was taken because the traveling Takbir had the potential to cause crowds. This crowd is said to have the potential to transmit COVID-19.

"On the night of the Eid al-Fitr Takbir, we know that if this Takbir recitation is carried out, from several regions, by going around this will have the potential to cause crowds, and this means opening up opportunities for the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. to impose restrictions on this Takbir activity, we do not allow traveling Takbir," said Yaqut at a virtual press conference, Monday, April 19.

However, Yaqut stressed that it did not mean that Takbir recitation was prohibited. Takbir recitation can only be done inside a mosque or prayer room, even that with a maximum capacity of 50 percent.

"Please do Takbir in a mosque or prayer room, so that once again, it will protect us all, protect our health, from the spread of COVID-19. That also still with a limitation of 50 percent of the capacity of the mosque or prayer room," he said.