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Eid-el-Fitri: Sultan asks Nigerian Muslims to observe prayers at home

Saddam Yusuf Saleh
By Saddam Yusuf Saleh
Published: May 22, 2020
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Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar
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The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Nigerian Muslims to observe the congregational prayers for this year’s Eid-el-Fitri in their homes.

The JNI Secretary-General, Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, conveyed Sultan’s message in a statement in Kaduna.

According to the statement, “The Jama’atu Nasril Islam under the leadership of His Eminence, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto, in a mandate to the JNI Fatwa Committee, under the leadership of Sheikh Sheriff Ibrahim Saleh Alhusainy, CON, to come up with Fatwa regarding the year 2020 ‘Eid-el-Fitr prayer, and the committee after due consultations, as well as considerations of the current state – COVID-19 pandemic and the serious threat it poses to life, reached the following decisions:

“‘Eid-el-Fitr congregation in the outskirts of towns and cities should be temporarily suspended.

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“That the said ‘Eid-el-Fitr Prayer be observed at home with family members or alone at home.

“However, in states where governments have reached concrete decisions to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayer, based on their medical experts advice, strictest measures of distancing, face masks and sanitisers be taken to protect worshipers. In this case, neighborhood mosques can be utilised if it becomes necessary.

“Ulama should fear Allah, the Most High and be mature enough in guarding their utterances and actions for the overall interest of the Deen and the Ummah.

“Nigerian Muslims are therefore called upon to reflect their minds to the good virtues of the month of Ramadan and keep to its teachings all through their respective lives, as the Lord of Ramadan is still and shall remain the Lord of other months, above all keeps the records of our actions and inactions. More so, Muslims are reminded to keep to the ordinances of the glorious Qur’an, for the prestige of the Muslim Ummah.

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“JNI wishes all Muslim faithful an accepted Ramadanand successful ‘Eid-el-Fitr.”

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