JAKARTA - Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas invites the public, especially Muslims, to take part in the Virtual Takbir Akbar from their respective homes to enliven the Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijri Day.
"Let's celebrate the night of Eid al-Adha in the Virtual Takbir Akbar," said Minister of Religion Yaqut in his written statement, Monday, July 19.
The plan, this virtual event will be attended by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as well as line ministries and institutions as well as elements of society.
Yaqut explained that the virtual takbir event took the theme 'Together Solidarity for a Healthy Indonesia' with the hashtag #TakbirDiRumahAja.
"Let's echo the takbir, glorify Asma Allah the Almighty and the Almighty from their respective homes while hoping that the pandemic will end soon," he said.
Furthermore, Minister of Religion Yaqut said Eid for Muslims reminded the important message of the Prophet SAW when delivering the wukuf sermon on Haji Wada' 14 centuries ago. One of them is the message to protect the blood and soul of every human being.
“This is a message that is full of human values. Therefore, at the moment of Eid al-Adha during the pandemic, let's build solidarity together for a Healthy Indonesia," he said.
This activity will later be broadcast on television, radio and other media, including social media. The takbir akbar event will be held at 19.30 WIB.
As previously reported, Minister of Religion Yaqut has issued a Circular Letter of the Minister of Religion 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. "It means that there are no congregations in houses of worship, for example," he said after holding a limited meeting with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and other line ministries which was broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Friday, July 16.
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.
Furthermore, this circular also regulates the slaughter of sacrificial animals and their distribution. Yaqut said, slaughtering activities should only be carried out in slaughterhouses.
However, if the condition of the slaughterhouse is very crowded, then the slaughtering of the animal can be done alone but it must be in an open, wide area, and may only be witnessed by those who perform the sacrifice and the committee.
As for the distribution, it is no longer allowed to use a coupon system to cause crowds. "It is arranged so that the sacrificial animals are delivered directly to those who are entitled," he concluded.
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