The Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa and the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments praised the precautionary and preventive measures taken by the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, based on its sovereign and legal responsibility to care for citizens, pilgrims, visitors and residents, for its temporary suspension of granting Umrah and visit visas, in the interest of everyone’s health, and for the preservation of everyone’s health For their safety, taking into account its usual year of giving precious and precious service to the guests of Rahman, and that this procedure is a legitimate intention.
In a statement yesterday, the President of the Council, Abdullah Al-Sheikh Al-Mahfooz Bin Baih, affirmed that these measures are required by the purposes of the Shariah, which came to protect the human soul, and according to the jurisprudential rules that called for introducing the prevention of corruption to bring interests, and to bear the special harm to pay the general harm.
He referred to what the world has been witnessing for several weeks from the spread of the new Corona virus in several regions, which requires all countries in the world to take the necessary preventive measures to limit the spread of this dangerous epidemic, based on the activation of the principle of cooperation on land and the protection of human and homelands, which is commanded in all Religious laws and moral philosophies.
He pointed out that the World Health Organization called upon the countries of the world to take preventive measures to prevent the spread of this disease and the transmission of infection, including quarantine for patients and suspects coming from the affected areas, and to prevent some public gatherings and limit some travel and movements, stressing that these measures have shown their efficacy The scientific experiment is recommended by the legal texts, and he said that it is true on the authority of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, that he said: “A nurse does not supply a sanatorium,” and it is also true of him: “If you hear the plague of a land, do not enter it.
At the end of his statement, he called on all Muslims "to pray to God, the Exalted, the Majestic, to protect our countries and the whole world from epidemics, and to grant us wellness."
To that, the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments confirmed that the decision taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to temporarily suspend the granting of Umrah visas and visit the Noble Sanctuary, is an authentic and legitimate destination, stemming from the legislation of the true Islamic religion, which is imperative to preserve human beings, and to secure each delegation from Umrah to the Sacred House of God And she stressed that keeping the souls is a legal necessity and a humanitarian priority, which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attaches to every consideration and care in all its decisions related to the Kaaba of Muslims and accepted them.
The commission said: “The decision to temporarily suspend the granting of Umrah visas and the visit of the Noble Sanctuary, a firm forward-looking decision, confirms the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and his crown prince His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, in the field Global leadership and strategic professionalism in crisis management, and high response to WHO reports by taking the necessary precautions against outbreaks of epidemics and incurable diseases, so that Makkah and Madinah can remain safe, peaceful and reassuring for each of their intentions, places of honor and glorification For all of their income (good for people and security) and proof for the world and proof that the Kingdom in Saudi Arabia with its king, leadership, scholars and people is the guardian of the Two Holy Mosques, and based on their care and ensuring safety and wellness for each of their intentions, praying to God Almighty to preserve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a king, government and people, and to preserve Umrah performers and every one who intends to be a faithful country