SHAH ALAM – The National Fatwa Council will meet tomorrow to fine tune the standard operating procedures for mosques and surau, following the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (religious affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said the meeting will take into account views from relevant quarters on the matter.
"Insya Allah, the National Fatwa Council will meet tomorrow to fine tune the SOP on mosques and surau, not ony for those in the red zone areas, but in all areas,” he said when met after closing the national-level Kafa Quran Recitation and Memorisation competition, here today.
He said this when asked whether the government would again impose restrictions on the number of people attending prayers in mosques and surau following the rise in Covid-19 cases in the country.
On the Hizbut Tahrir Malaysia (HTM) movement, Zulkifli said he supported the action by the Johor Islamic Religious Council in banning it as its ideas are against the beliefs of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah and could cause a split in society.
Asked whether action would be taken against HTM, he said the matter comes under the jurisdiction of the respective state religious councils. – The Vibes, October 4, 2020
