Kuwait city: Coronavirus fear, Azaan amended by Religious Ministry askingpeople to offer Namaz at home instead of Mosque. In order to prevent spreadof coronavirus, the religious ministry of Kuwait has amended call toprayers (azaan) as people have been asked to pray at homes instead ofcoming to mosques.
As the number of cases of novel COVID-19 surged to over 80 in Kuwait, themuezzins have been directed to replace Hayya ala al-Salah”(come to prayer)with “Al-Salatu fi Buyutikum” (pray in your homes).
The government has temporarily closed mosques in order to prevent thefurther spread of the virus in the country.
For amendments in azaan, the religious ministry has cited Muslim book SahihAl- Bukhari which states that this kind of changes were made at the time ofProphet (PBUH) during heavy rains.
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According to the ministry, the amendments are in effect until furtherdirections.
