Congregants Asked To Take Care Of Physical Health Before Traveling To Mecca

JAKARTA - Indonesian pilgrims who are currently in Medina are asked to maintain their physical health before traveling to Mecca, including those who are sick and the elderly (elderly) do not force themselves to pray in congregation at the Prophet's Mosque.

"The physical condition must be considered, because the congregational prayers for pilgrims who are sunnah sick have nothing to do with the pilgrimage," said Head of the Madinah Working Area Zaenal Muttaqin in Medina as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 31.

Worship in Medina, continued Zaenal, is afdholiyah or main worship and there is no legal or not relationship with the pilgrimage, so that for pilgrims who do not allow congregational prayers at the Prophet's Mosque, it will not affect their pilgrimage.

"So if you are sick, it's okay to pray at the hotel," said Zaenal.

Meanwhile, pilgrims who will perform prayers at the Prophet's Mosque, Zaenal continued, must pay attention to what needs to be brought, for example, carrying umbrellas, glasses, and the important thing is footwear or sandals.

"Some of the incidents, a lot of footwear is left behind. Apart from carrying bags related to personal identity, it is necessary to bring plastic bags for sandals and put them in his bag, so they are not left behind," said Zaenal.

Another important thing, continued Zaenal, is that the congregation must always wear an identity bracelet and identification card cannot be separated, so that when separated from the group, the officer can identify the identity of the congregation from the barcode scan on his identification card.

"For example, there are pilgrims who rush to go to the Nabawai Mosque, then forget the entrance or exit, so when they are confused that their hotel position can go to the courtyard of the mosque there are many officers who are ready to help, don't look for their own hotels, I'm afraid it will get further and further lost," said Zaenal.

Daker Daker Consultant Madinah Ustadz Wazir Ali also reminded the importance of pilgrims maintaining physical health, not to prioritize sunnah worship, but to ignore and sacrifice mandatory worship.

"The physical condition of the congregation is different, especially for the elderly, so they have to adjust their respective abilities," he said.

For pilgrims who want to linger in the mosque, continued Ustadz Wazir, they are asked to bring food and drink supplies, in addition to personal protective equipment such as sandals, umbrellas, black glasses, and sandals.