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View all search resultsMUI fatwas can help Muslims face pandemic: VP
“It is not easy to perform daily prayers without unzipping the suits. The MUI has released guidance on how to perform certain moves [in hazmat suits] during prayers in the right way,” said Ma’ruf.
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Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, who is also the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman, has said Muslims in the country can follow the council’s fatwas that provide guidance in facing the pandemic.
The government has worked closely with the MUI in issuing policies in regard to tackling COVID-19, including about vaccines, Ma’ruf said in a statement on Friday.
The MUI’s guidance includes advice on Friday, Idul Fitri and Idul Adha prayers as well as alms, which can be used to finance COVID-19 handling, and daily prayers for medical workers in hazmat suits.
“It is not easy to perform daily prayers without unzipping the suits. The MUI has released guidance on how to perform certain moves [in the hazmat suits] during prayers in the right way,” said Ma’ruf.
