Entering The COVID Red Zone, Central Java MUI Asks Residents To Pray At Home

Chairman of MUI Central Java Kiai Haji Ahmad Darodji (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) of Central Java Province (Central Java) appealed to Muslim communities in red zone areas to worship at home. This step is necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

"We have issued a tausiah which contains an appeal to residents in the red zone to worship at home for mutual safety," said the Chairman of the Central Java MUI, Kiai Haji Ahmad Darodji in Semarang quoted from Antara, Friday, June 25.

He said the current spread of COVID-19 was massive, especially the new Delta variant, which spreads faster with a shorter incubation period.

Therefore, people living in COVID-19 red zone areas are asked to carry out worship at home and do not need to worship in mosques or prayer rooms.

According to him, not only Friday prayers are encouraged to be performed at home, but also other obligatory prayers. However, it is still advisable for the mosque takmir or marbot to recite the call to prayer as a marker of prayer times.

"In the current condition, I think it's better if we don't come to places of worship in the red zone. So we pray at home, so this is not all of Central Java, but per zone that is in the red zone. , we recommend and we invite to worship at home. Participate in stopping the spread of COVID-19, "said Darodji.

He further explained, specifically for the COVID-19 orange and yellow zones, they were still asked to tighten health protocols in places of worship. Congregants who come to the mosque or prayer room must be thoroughly supervised by the use of masks and keep their distance.

"For the rules of worship during Eid tomorrow, we are still looking at the development of COVID-19, hopefully it can be controlled and sloping. Later, another appeal will be issued approximately 10-14 days before Eid," he said.