A file picture of the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque
Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced that Eid Al Fitr prayer will be held at Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque exclusively in the presence of only 40 people - imams, muezzins and mosque's employees.
Following the preventive and precautionary measures by the state to curb the spread of COVID-19, the closure of mosques and the suspension of congregational prayers (the five obligatory prayers and Friday prayers) will continue until the public health condition becomes safer for the worshipers.
The decision will be also implemented on Eid Al Fitr prayer, said the Ministry in a statement.
Eid prayer, Friday sermon ( at Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque with only 40 people) will be transmitted to the public on television and radio channels, with the assurance that it is not permissible to perform prayer by listening radio, television and other means of communication.
The Ministry said that it will keep in touch with the competent authorities to follow up on the situation of the coronavirus, and it will reopen all mosques once the epidemic is contained.
