Anies Reminds Citizens Not To Hold Takbir Around Eid

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (DOK Public Relations DKI Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan asked all religious scholars, habaib, heads of Islamic religious institutions, mosque or prayer room administrators, to the sacrificial committee in the capital city to take takbir around during the takbiran night of Eid al-Adha 1442 H.

This is stated in the Governor of DKI Jakarta's Appeal Number 11 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Eid al-Adha 1442 H during the COVID-19 Emergency PPKM.

"Not carrying out takbir around and being replaced by carrying out takbir at their respective homes while still implementing the COVID-19 health protocol more strictly," Anies said as quoted from the appeal, Friday, July 16.

Anies also asked for the Eid prayer to be carried out in their homes by referring to the MUI fatwa Number 36 of 2020 concerning Eid Prayer and the Slaughter of Sacrificial Animals during the COVID-19 Outbreak, as well as the MUI fatwa Number 14 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Worship in Situations of the COVID-19 Outbreak. 19.

Furthermore, Anies called for the slaughter of sacrificial animals to be carried out in accordance with Islamic law and following the COVID-19 health protocol.

"Slaughtering sacrificial animals is carried out in ruminant slaughterhouses (RPH-R). In terms of limited number and capacity of RPH-R, sacrificial animal slaughter can be carried out outside RPH-R by referring to Circular Letter of the Minister of Religion Number 17 of 2021," said Anies.

Previously, the Ministry of Religion announced that this year's Eid will fall on July 20, 2021. This decision is based on the stipulation of 1 Dzulhijjah 1442 Hijri which falls on Sunday, July 11, 2020.

Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has issued Minister of Religion Circular Letter Number 17 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Eid al-Adha. In the circular, a number of matters related to Eid al-Adha celebrations have been regulated, such as worship activities in houses of worship to slaughtering sacrificial animals.

Regarding worship activities, said Yaqut, in the midst of this Emergency PPKM, people were asked to worship in their respective homes. "This means that the activities of houses of worship are temporarily not carried out, there are congregations, for example," he said.

Likewise with takbiran activities that become a habit before Eid al-Adha. Yaqut said that people can only do takbiran in their respective homes.

While takbiran in mosques in a crowd, even processions on foot or using vehicles are prohibited.

"We arrange and invite the Muslim community to continue to carry out takbiran but only at home because it does not reduce the meaning of takbiran at all," said Yaqut.

Not only that, the Eid prayer can only be done at home. "There is no prayer in the mosque or in the field during PPKM," he said.

This circular also regulates the slaughter of sacrificial animals and their distribution. Yaqut said, slaughtering activities should only be carried out in slaughterhouses.