The ruler of Banyumas asks Takmir and the congregation to unload the mosque, think clearly and use logic

PURWOKERTO, KOMPAS.com – Banyumas Regent, Central Java, Achmad Hussein said the call to worship at home aims to address the wider spread of the Corona virus (Covid-19).

“The case is already in the village of Kober, a place of worship, which was forced into a place of worship. It turned out that there was one who was exposed to a Gowa Cluster virus,” Husein said by voicemail, the Friday (05/01/2020).

Hussein explained that the spread of Covid-19 in the mosque came from one of the residents who prayed in congregation. The person is known to have followed the ijtima of scholars in Gowa and was later declared to be Covid-19 positive.

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“Only one, but the consequences are many, there are 14 now that they are positive. It is unfortunate, then there is one, then there is a community there, almost half of the mosque, or not selfish,” said Hussein.

For this reason, Hussein asked the public to respond wisely to the call to worship at home.

“Because of that (the call to worship at home), the mosque was demolished, the mosque was mistakenly demolished. Wong is only temporary, until this ends, he said in June (predicted) ended,” Husein explained.

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