Rizieq Shihab admits the difficulty of keeping his distance during the Prophet’s birthday in Petamburan

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Rizieq Shihab, revealed the difficulty of implementing health protocols, especially to regulate and maintain physical distance between guests.

Rizieq made this statement while speaking on the Prophet’s birthday and the marriage of his daughter, Syarifah Najwa Shihab in the Petamburan area, central Jakarta.

Rizieq revealed that the organizers actually wanted the people who attended the event to be able to maintain a minimum physical distance of 1 meter.

“Today, actually, we want our brothers to sit a meter apart,” Rizieq was quoted as saying in the Front TV broadcast on Sunday (11/15/2020).

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However, Rizieq continued, this was difficult to implement because there were many people who attended the event that took place on Saturday (11/14/2020).

As a result, they have to sit together without a minimum distance of 1 meter according to the health protocol for the prevention of Covid-19 in the area of ​​Jalan KS Tubun, Petamburan, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.

“The committee responded, it is not good to sit, even Habib had a difficult seat,” said Rizieq Shihab.

“Actually, I wanted to sit (less than) 1 meter. But I asked, if there was another response from the congregation, it was a meter, just sitting next to each other,” he said.

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However, Rizieq understands this condition due to the great enthusiasm of the people who want to participate in the event.

He also called on the public, especially those who attended the Prophet’s birthday as well as Syarifah Najwa Shihab’s marriage, to stay healthy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

“But okay, this is called the enthusiasm of the people. May we stay away from the disease. Allah raised this epidemic of the corona virus. Finally, do not forget that everyone should join the command of habibs and scholars,” Rizieq said.

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