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1442 2021 Mosques Saudi Arabia

Ban on use of External Speakers for Prayers, Ministry issues statement

 The Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Dawah which oversees the running of Mosques issued directives to Mosques on Sunday to ban the use of External Speakers during Congregational Prayers. The Ministry from its official Twitter Handle issued a statement explaining the background of its decision. The Ministry cited fatwas of Sheikh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Uthaymeen – […]

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1442 2021 Friday Haram Jumu'ah

Security Thwarts attack on Sheikh Baleelah in Masjid Al Haram

On Friday, a pilgrim attempted to enter the minbar of Masjid Al Haram, Makkah while the Khateeb, Sheikh Bandar Baleelah was delivering the weekly Friday Sermon. The Man was was in Ihram appeared to be walking towards the Mataaf (in disguise of performing the ritual of Tawaaf) suddenly begun to run towards the minbar with […]

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1442 2021 Covid-19 news Umrah Vaccine

‘No going Back, Vaccination Mandatory for Umrah’: Ministry of Hajj and Umrah

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the success of the Ramadan season, the second peak season conducted during the COVID-19 Pandemic and that no cases of COVID-19 were reported among worshipers or pilgrims. Earlier the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had mandated that all those seeking to visit the Haramain Sharifain had to get […]

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Summary of Friday Sermon from the Prophet’s Mosque (14 May 2021)

A Summary of the Khutbah delivered His Eminence Shaykh Dr Abdul Mohsin Al Qasim in Masjid Al Nabawi, Madinah on 14 May 2021 corresponding to 2 Shawwal 1442 ‘Maintaining on acts of worship after Ramadan’ The month of Ramadan has passed. A month which Allah the Almighty made it one of the greatest seasons of […]

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How can foreign Pilgrims perform Umrah during Ramadan?

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah a few days ago announced the procedure of the performance of Umrah for pilgrims who have arrived from abroad. Check if you are not in the 20 countries from where Travel is suspended. Saudi Arabia with relevant data from the Ministry of Health imposed a travel ban from 20 […]

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1442 2021 Friday news Ramadan

Worshipers flock to the Haramain Sharifain on First Friday of Ramadan

A Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH/MADINAH — Worshipers performed the first Friday prayer in Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet Mosque in Madinah amid an atmosphere of spirituality and serenity while adhering to intense coronavirus precautionary measures. They thanked Allah the Almighty for the blessings of security, safety, comfort, and stability, and beseeching Him […]