Bogor Municipality Allows Eid Prayer In Mosques Or Open Places, Origin...

Pray at a mosque in Bogor city in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic (Photo: ANTARA/HO/Bogor Municipality)

BOGOR - Bogor City Government allows its citizens who live in COVID-19 safe locations or are in yellow or green zones to hold Eid prayers in mosques and open spaces.

Head of The Legal and Human Rights Section of the Bogor City Government Alma Wiranta said that the rule was set forth in the Bogor Mayor's Circular Letter Number 440/2522-Huk. Human Rights On Guidelines for Welcoming Eid al-Fitr 1442 H/2021M during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bogor City.

The circular was signed by the Mayor of Bogor Bima Arya. One of the points is that residents living in green and yellow zones can perform Eid prayers in mosques and in the open.

With a record of still applying strict health protocols.

Meanwhile, residents living in areas that are considered still vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19 or red and orange zone status have not been allowed to perform Eid prayers in mosques and open spaces.

"Residents living in orange and red zone areas, are allowed to pray Eid al-Fitr in their own homes, in line with the Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and other Islamic organizations," he reported antara, Wednesday, May 12.

The requirements of performing prayers in mosques and open places in green and yellow RW, by applying strict health protocols and worshipers who attend a maximum of 50 percent of the capacity by keeping a distance.

Pilgrims are required to wear masks and bring their own prayer mats. The committee used a thermogun to measure the body temperature of the worshippers present.

Elderly people or people who are not in good health, people who have recently recovered from illness, or from travel, are advised not to attend Eid prayers in mosques and open spaces.

Sermons are recommended briefly while fulfilling the pillars of the khutbah, no later than 20 minutes. The pulpit is used in the implementation of Eid prayer in mosques and fields to be equipped with a transparent barrier between khatib and worshippers.