Faith IQ – Eid & Eid Prayer During Covid-19 (Part 2)

			In the light of COVID-19, what would happen to the IED prayer and the day of eat itself.
		

			So I've already covered the actual individual ruling upon the prayer. And what is of no doubt is
that it is something very, very significant, both legally islamically, at least being an emphasize
soon, very much more like to be eligible for an obligation, but also very important for us
culturally, for identity for our families to see Islam be spread, especially in the non Muslim
countries where we can often feel slightly restricted with respect to identity and the practice of
our religion. So it's so important to come out and enjoy that day make a statement to ourselves more
than anybody else. But of course, under quarantine, under lockdown, the situation has changed. We've
		

			already seen a prayer, which is far more important than that, legally speaking, which is the drama
opera having to be temporarily suspended. Now, I say having to be temporarily suspended, I just want
you to know that in virtually every country, certainly here in the UK, the government has never
actually closed the message, it has never actually banned the drum opera. It's not scholars that
took the responsibility to do that. And it was the right decision. And that was because of safety
fears, but also because we knew that we couldn't control the situation. So in actual fact, the
government has allowed the massages to be open just like other houses of worship for solitary
		

			worship. The problem is, is that how are we going to be able to control solitary worship who are
especially massage and martial arts about a Columbus's love to come to the mosque? How would you
make a decision who comes in who doesn't who gets turned, who doesn't submission is too difficult,
too much stress. And we don't have the resources don't have the PMP we don't have the cleaning
material, and so on and so forth. So it was in the best interest of the community and, and, and
general safety of everybody, that we just suspend how the most massage and depressive continued
every day there, Jeremiah is established with one or two people who are the mom and the caretaker or
		

			some few people. And that's a blessing that just keeping the fire warm for us is keeping it nice and
cozy for us to get back to. So I just want you to know that it's not so much even what the
government say, it's about what we consider to be the best interest for our own self. So self
		

			benefit, our safety, our health. And that is very important to recognize, because that also then
means that regardless of what the government and then says whatever country you're in, we've lifted
the lockdown, we've now started the phase return stage one, stage two, phase three, phase four,
whatever those details are, that's not going to be the only thing that you're going to take into
account, when you come to making your decision to open up your Masjid or for you, if you're not one
of the trustees or the key people, when you go back to your machine to pray. There are other
factors. And those factors are the local factors, the factors of local politics, local peer pressure
		

			from those that are the neighbors and those that cause trouble and the media, this is a very
important aspect to consider. Because it might just be that the government says it's fine. We're
we're happy for you to go and you know, do x y Zed, and then we're unable then to control a
gathering of 20 or 50. And you've already got a population. So receiving economies in a complete
mess, the unemployment is through the roof, people looking to someone to blame, we get blamed for
everything anyway. So here's another very convenient reason. See those, ya know, all those ethnics
going around that didn't want to use the right you know, the terms that they do actually say to us,
		

			but you can imagine it's a powder keg that could really explode. And so we have to be careful and
use our brains a little bit. And understand that if the government for example, said, Now all
gatherings are allowed, but with it with physical distancing, social distancing, there is a no
problem for you to have 1000 or 2000 people gathered as long as they are physically distance and the
error is big enough, then that's a good sign, we should try absolutely our very best. And this is a
great opportunity for us to establish this sooner, where instead of massage or just praying the
prayer themselves, which they often do, they come together. And they say, right, we've always spoken
		

			spoken about this in our countries, only a few places that do either in a park or one aid or these
initiatives where people get together and do either narrow and open the prayer and open in big
areas. Okay. Well, now there could be some more efforts for for gatherings. And if the government
and the people. And it's because you see, we're not just judged. We're not controlled just by the
government and their police and the court. But there's the public court as well. Public opinion is
important as well. So if everybody has equally been allowed to go to open areas, and remain in
physical distancing guidelines, then we should also go for that. If it's 1000 2000 that are allowed
		

			with big gaps in between, then we should really make that effort. However, if we know here's the
real thing, if we know that it's not possible to do that, that the weather is not going to allow us
to do that that the most aren't any agreeing on that or whatever. And therefore we are then forced
back to go
		

			into our massages. And in small buildings or under holds, there is a limit of 20 people or 50
people, what is not going to be possible to put staggered aid prayers, you know, after half an hour,
because 1000s of people come to the local Masjid, even the local Masjid. 1000s is the biggest, most
well attended prayer of the year has to be split into three, four or five Jamaat congregations. And
we still struggle. So it's going to be very, very difficult to put that on for us to control that is
going to not just give us a very bad PR, but physically from a health perspective is going to be a
problem as well. What I want to say is, is I guess what I want to convey is that when we make our
		

			decisions, it is the shitty our wishes are number one driver. It's not necessarily the authorities,
they give us obviously some, some guidance, they give us some justification, they give us some good
reasons to do certain things. And of course, if we're thinking of doing something against them, then
they control their controllers as well. And it's the rules that we follow. However, they're not the
only factor to consider. The government, as I said, has still, I never in the UK have asked any of
the massages to be closed. Here. We did that because of the wider public interest and it was the
right decision. Likewise, when it comes to the IID, press, they may by then most countries will have
		

			lifted lockdown and allowed it to go on ahead. But if the numbers that they're restricting the
gatherings to are too difficult to create too difficult to police, police, too difficult to manage,
then I do not believe that the press should be attended in congregation, you already seen my
position. I don't think that is allowed to pray. The Prayer is not similar to pray that in prayer by
oneself. It's a congregational event, it's a public gig, it's not a private individual matter is
something that everybody comes out for. There's no end massage at home by yourself in terms of the
prayer. And so if your scholars in your local area, they deem it safe to do a gathering that's
		

			fulfilling political guidelines,
		

			authority guidelines, the government guidelines, it is safe from a health perspective, and the local
community is supportive of it, there's no one that's going to turn and no one's going to use it
because they're prevented from gathering in some kind of way, then you should follow that opinion.
Follow the position of your local scholars, local local football councils, as long as they are
taking all these into account and they will be you should trust your scholars, then you should try
to establish the need for but if that's not safe, it's not going to happen. You can't ensure their
safety. They have not allowed large gatherings then of course, we should not do that. Then I do not
		

			believe that the press to be established. And we've gone far further than that already. Don't be too
shocked. I know. So psychologically or culturally we get big shock. Yeah. And on the concept of a
prayer, what he doesn't even prayed for, he's really off the bell. Right. But when we've said that
you're not coming for Juma prayer that was far more difficult for us to say that 1000 times more
difficult. So if there's no Juma prayer, it's a lot easier for us to say there'll be no improv. Hmm,
let me just quickly say does that mean there's no eat? Of course not. The Prayer is just one small
aspect of the dance of an eight day is a celebration is a hack of us to really express our
		

			gratefulness and our and our sugar to Allah subhanho wa Taala. There will be Tukwila to their aid,
the bathing under perfuming and your best kegs, your best clothes and you're absolutely going to
smash it look your greatest have a great time, make sure you prepare in advance, get gifts, shopping
food, have a great time your family get up your internet credit and your device is going to be
spending all day chatting to people around the world. And I don't know if that's a good thing or a
bad thing. But when you recover, then go back to the eating, you're gonna have a great eat in of
itself that tend to be right. So the aid should be ringing any through your house. Yeah, you're
		

			going to miss out on some of the specific sunon that on the way to the machine on the way back from
the masjid, the greeting of people and so on. That's obviously going to be missed out. But the
actual event of the day continues, the normal Yanni tech rods will continue the eating of for
example, it will filter the data center in an odd number at the beginning of the day. That should be
something which happens that's not linked to the press that's linked to the day itself. So it is
going to be still great, you're going to make sure you try to create that family vibe as best as
possible in a safe way as possible. And if you are in an area which is fortunate enough to be able
		

			to arrange an external press safely according to local guidelines, according to the local politics
and the mood and to feel that PR is not going to go crazy and the authorities behind you then you
can establish that as well. And I lost pounds and knows best. I wish you the very very best of the
end of Ramadan and the very happiest of eight in this difficult circumstances may Allah subhanaw
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