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TAPAH: The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Friday prayers and congregational prayers is expected to be known Thursday during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) period, according to Datuk Seri Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri .
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said that the SOP would be discussed and examined in a meeting with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin later today.
“I want to discuss it today so that we can bring it to the cabinet meeting tomorrow,” he said at a press conference at the Ramadan Musaadah Inspiration Program organized by the Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM), here today.
Zulkifli said the views gathered at the meetings would be presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, the Conference of Rulers and religious authorities.
“That is our procedure and will always consider the suggestions of the Ministry of Health and the National Security Council to formulate the POE,” he said.
When asked about Perlis’s decision to allow conditional prayers on Fridays starting May 15, Zulkifli said the matter was under the jurisdiction of the state.
In Aidilfitri’s prayers, Zulkifli said the ministry will specifically discuss the matter soon.
Meanwhile, Zulkifli said to date, YaPEIM had disbursed RM1.75 million from its trust fund to 76,976 beneficiaries in 365 locations since the MCO began on March 18.
Aid was provided through the YaPEIM Foodbank 2.0 program and the Ramadan Musaadah inspiration program.
“Today, 650 families will receive a basic needs contribution with an allocation of RM32,500. The contribution will be distributed by security forces personnel and various government agencies, ”he said.
Meanwhile, in Kuantan, the Pahang state government will present its proposed SOP to allow Muslims to hold congregational prayers during CMCO, the National Security Council and the state Department of Health.
The chairman of the State Committee for Religious Affairs, Education and Health, Datuk Seri Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad, said people’s health and safety remained the top priority for outlining the SOP so that a new Covid-19 transmission would not emerge. .
“The SOP, among others, would limit congregational prayers to people at low risk. We also plan to make registration mandatory to prevent people at risk from joining the prayers, ”he said, adding that those who wanted to join the prayers should bring their own prayer mat and wear a face mask.
Pahang had postponed all religious activities, including Friday prayers in mosques after the MCO’s implementation since March 18 to contain the spread of Covid-19. – Bernama
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