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Don’t be more Muslim than Prophet Muhammad – MURIC tells Muslims insisting on going to Mosques amid coronavirus outbreak

Don?t be more Muslim than Prophet Muhammad - MURIC tells Muslims insisting on going to Mosques amid coronavirus outbreak

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned Muslims against
contravening the ban on religious gatherings over the outbreak of
coronavirus in the country.

In a statement released by the group’s director Ishaq Akintola,
Muslims in the country were asked to adhere to the restrictions on
public assembly.

The group which pointed out that Saudi Arabia cancelled all Jumu‘ah
prayers and also suspended Umrah for the first time in history, warned
all faithfuls against being “more Muslim than Muhammad.”

MURIC reiterated that Islam is religion of moderation which does not
encourage extremism, as the curse of Allah is upon extremists.

The statement reads;

“In spite of government’s efforts at sensitizing the general public
on the need to shun gatherings, many Muslims are still calling our
office asking us to speak against the ban on public gatherings so that
they could observe Jumu‘ah service.

“Let us make our position clear on this. MURIC will not support any
Muslim group or individual found contravening the ban on public assembly
because the ban is in the best interest of citizens. It is not targeted
at any religious group.

“Saudi Arabia cancelled all Jumu‘ah prayers. It also suspended
‘Umrah. For the first time in history, nobody is performing tawaaf at
the Haram. In Kuwait, adhan (call to prayer) has been changed from ‘Come
for prayer’ (haya ala al-salat) to ‘Pray in your houses (soluu fii
buyuutikunm). But here in Nigeria we still find a handful of Muslims who
insist on conducting Jumu’ah service. Do we want to be more Muslim than
Muhammad (peace be upon him)?

“MURIC warns against extremist propensities. We all can see where
Boko Haram has taken us. It started from little excesses like this.
Islam is a religion of moderation. It is dangerous phenomena like Corona
Virus that the Glorious Qur’an warned us against when it said ‘Do not
make your hands contribute to your own destruction, but do good for
Allah loves those who do good (Wa laa tulquu biaydiikunm ila
al-tahlukah, Qur’an 2:195).

“We Muslims must face reality. The manner of congregational salat
inside the mosque has all the likelihoods of infection. We stand
shoulder to shoulder and feet to feet. There must be no gap between a
worshipper and the man standing next to him. On the contrary, health
experts recommend at least one meter between persons in social
interaction in order to prevent infection.

“MURIC urges all Muslims to see government’s instructions on Covid-19
as necessary and beneficial to them. It is therefore in their best
interest to cooperate. Zuhr prayers should be offered at home in place
of Jumu’ah. The same may be done with the five congregational prayers
where the number of those in the mosque is more than 20. However, we
strongly advise praying daily salat at home with members of the family
as domestic jama’ah.”

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