Eid Al-Adha Prayers And Slaughter Of Sacrificial Animals May Be Carried Out In A Restricted Environment

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD (Photo: Documentation of Kemenkopolhukam Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD stated that Eid al-Adha prayers and continued with the slaughter of sacrificial animals can be done in a limited environment.

However, he reminded the public to follow the health protocol recommended by the government to prevent transmission of COVID-19.

"Please have the holiday solemnly in accordance with the sharia quality, but still pay attention to the health protocols determined by the state so that it can be done," Mahfud said in a written statement, Monday, July 13.

The implementation of Eid al-Adha prayers, said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK), can be done in certain places such as mosques, fields, or in schools or housing complexes. But, he continued, the prayer and slaughter of sacrificial animals must be carried out in areas where the people are close and know each other.

This, continued Mahfud, actually aims to facilitate tracing of contact history when there is the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

"So it can be done in a limited place or number of congregations who, for example, know each other, if possible, those present there know each other so that if there is something they know where the source is," he said.

On the other hand, the government is ready to carry out Eid al-Adha celebrations in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mahfud said a number of ministers had held meetings regarding the preparation for Eid al-Adha.

The Minister of Religion Fachrul Razi, for example, has prepared a number of prayer protocols that are practical, safe, and do not reduce religious provisions. Furthermore, the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, said Mahfud, has prepared safe transportation.

"Furthermore, the Chief of Police has prepared various programs to safeguard against various crimes and crimes of terrorism, for example. The Minister of Economy prepares the basic materials needed. The Minister of Agriculture also reports the availability of sacrificial animals," he concluded.