The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah received over 450,000 requests for Hajj from inside the Kingdom during the first 24 hours of opening the registration portal, the Ministry announced on Tuesday. The registration will continue for 10 days till June 23rd and 60,000 will be selected to perform Hajj this year. The Ministry also revealed […]
As the Kingdom completes its evaluations of the problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, announcements on this year’s Hajj could be made in the coming days, according to the acting Saudi minister of communications, Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi. Al-Qasabi stated during a press conference in Riyadh on Sunday that the Saudi authorities are monitoring (pandemic) developments […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
