ARAU – Perlis today made a difference when Aidilfitri prayers were held in an open area for the first time at Dataran Istiadat, Istana Arau, following the sunnah and reducing the risk of the spread of Covid-19.
Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail joined the Arau Mosque congregation to perform Aidilfitri prayers by following strict adherence to the standard operating procedures set by the National Security Council.
Also present were Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail and his children Sharifah Khatreena Nuraniah, Sharifah Farah Adriana, and Syed Sirajuddin Areeb Putra.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azlan Man and state exco members were also in attendance.
Perlis mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said that the prayers performed took into account all rules stipulated under the SOPs, including physical distancing.
“Aidilfitri prayers performed in an open area are appropriate, as mentioned by Abu Said Al-Khudri in the hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim, which means that the Prophet went out on Aidilfitri and Aidiladha to pray in an open field,” he told reporters when met after the prayer today.
Meanwhile, a member of the mosque congregation, Mohd Luqman Mohd Ehsan, 42, said that he was grateful because this time he had the opportunity to perform the prayer, even with a limited number of congregants.
Another congregation member, Robithoh Hanum Bustamam, 64, said that she was very grateful to be given the opportunity to perform Aidilfitri prayers, and this was also her first time performing prayers at the palace grounds. – Bernama, May 13, 2021
