With limited numbers allowed inside mosques this MCO 3.0, many remain outside compounds to perform the Hari Raya Aidilfitri prayers
Updated 5 years ago · Published on 13 May 2021 8:00PM
Keeping to social-distancing rules, congregants at the National Mosque remained adamant about performing the Aidilfitri prayers this morning. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes pic, May 13, 2021
by The Vibes Visuals Team
KUALA LUMPUR – This year, most standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 state that the limit for congregants in a mosque is only 50 for buildings with a 1,000-person capacity.
If the capacity of the mosque is below 1,000, only 20 worshipers are allowed.
However, today, many were seen trying their luck for the Aidilfitri prayers this morning.
But the authorities were quick to keep to SOPs, leaving many who were not allowed to enter mosques performing their prayers outside the compound.
The Vibes photographers ALIF OMAR and SADIQ ASYRAF were at the National Mosque and Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, respectively, to capture the scene. – The Vibes, May 13, 2021
Those unable to enter the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque spreading their prayer mats outside the mosque while keeping to social-distancing rules. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes, May 13, 2021Congregants heading up the stairs at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes, May 13, 2021The authorities keeping a close eye on congregants to ensure adherence to SOPs. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes, May 13, 2021Although the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque can accommodate 24,000 worshipers, due to MCO 3.0 rules, only 50 people were allowed to enter the premises while others prayed outside its walls. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes, May 13, 2021Men praying by the roadside outside the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque today. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes, May 13, 2021Women, too, were seen outside the National Mosque this morning. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes, May 13, 2021Men outside the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque keeping their masks on as they perform Aidilfitri prayers this morning. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes, May 13, 2021Some taking the opportunity to pay their obligatory tithes before the Aidilfitri prayers. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes, May 13, 2021This is the second year Malaysians have had to go through a MCO during Syawal due to the Covid-19 pandemic. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes, May 13, 2021
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