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Mosques, surau in Sabah open for prayers

Permission given subject to compliance with CMCO SOPs

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Nov 2020 1:47PM

Mosques, surau in Sabah open for prayers
For mosques and surau in the orange and red zones, the capacity for the five daily compulsory prayers is 30 people, and 40 people for the Friday prayer. – Pixabay pic, November 25, 2020

KOTA KINABALU – Congregational prayers are now allowed to be performed in mosques and surau in all zones in Sabah effective today.

A statement issued by the State Covid-19 Disaster Management Committee said that for mosques and surau in the orange and red zones, the capacity for the five daily compulsory prayers is 30 people, and 40 people for the Friday prayer.

Those in the yellow and green zones are limited to 40 people for compulsory prayers and one-third of prayer hall capacity for the Friday prayer.

Permission is given subject to compliance with the prescribed standard operating procedures during the conditional movement control order.

It also said activities other than compulsory and Friday prayers are not allowed.

Selected mosques and surau will be opened at certain times to facilitate the public, especially travellers, to perform their prayers during the journey. – Bernama, November 25, 2020

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