THE CORONA PLAGUE

FATWA ISSUED BY SHEIKH AHMAD AL-KURI OF MAURITANIA

QUESTION

Is it permissible for healthy Muslims to abandon Jumuah and Jamaa’ah for the fear of the corona disease? 

ANSWER

By the taufeeq of Allah! 

Firstly: During real fear for the enemy in battle in the Path of Allah, Jamaa’ah (Jamaat Salaat) is not waived. How then can Jumuah and Jamaa’ah be abandoned on account of fear for a suspected disease? 

GUIDANCE AND THE SHARIAH’S DIRECTIVE FOR MUSLIMS

“Verily, the Musaajid are for Allah, therefore do not call on anyone besides Allah.”

“Verily, the kuffaar prevent (Muslims) from the Path of Allah and from Musjidul Haraam.”

“Who is a greater oppressor than the one who prevents the Thikr of Allah’s Name in the Musaajid and strives to destroy the Musaajid?”

(Qur’aan)

For maintaining their Imaan, it is essential that Muslims understand that:

(1) It is Waajib to perform the five faily Fardh Salaat with Jamaat in the Musaajid regardless of the fear and panic created by the Agents of Iblees in our misdst, namely, the zindeeq, munaafiq doctors and vile molvis and moron sheikhs.

(2) It is absolutely haraam to close the Musaajid and to debar Muslims from Jumuah Salaat and the five daily Salaat.