A few days, and the blessed Eid Al-Fitr overlooks us with joy and joy in exceptional circumstances and a distinguished stage in the history of mankind entitled caution and commitment to precautionary measures and preventive measures for all for all to limit the spread of the new Corona virus "Covid 19".
And the current conditions that the world is going through impose a new reality in the way of dealing between people, even among members of the same family. It requires abandoning the customs and traditions that were associated with visits and gatherings, and holding feasts, especially in the holiday season, in order to preserve the health and safety of society in these conditions that the world is going through.
Adherence to all necessary controls, measures, preventive measures and social estrangement during this stage is a national duty, moral responsibility, and religious obligation, so the self-preservation and maintenance of the purposes of Islamic law.
In the following report, the Emirates News Agency "WAM" monitors the importance of adhering to preventive measures and physical separation during the blessed Eid Al-Fitr, which enhances the efforts of the first line of defense in dealing with the "Covid 19" virus.
UAE residents and residents have shown great commitment to the national and moral responsibility to preserve the safety of society by adhering to the procedures followed during the holy month of Ramadan, with the exception of a number of irresponsible people and families whose actions have caused the virus and endanger the lives of its members at risk, and allow the spread of the virus, infection and death of dozens of what is imposed on Everyone during the current period avoids gatherings and abides by the instructions to cross the current stage safely.
The health of everyone in the Emirates society is a priority to get out of the current stage, which means it is necessary to dispense with some social customs and traditions that members of society are accustomed to during the blessed Eid Al-Fitr holiday, which will be different this year, while the competent authorities continue to emphasize the necessity of continuing the preventive measures such as physical spacing, surface sterilization and washing hands With soap and water and stay away from gatherings to avoid infection with the virus.
In a related context - religious scholars stressed the need to adhere to the procedures of "physical distance" imposed by the requirements to confront the emerging corona virus and not to be underestimated and underestimated because of their risks to the safety of society, adding that the introduction of health protection reasons is a legal duty, a necessity of life and a sacred national commitment in light of what it is going through The world from the spread of the "Covid 19" virus.
The Emirates Legal Council for Fatwa urged Muslims to pray Eid in their homes individually or in congregation with the people of their home without sermoning the holiday, warning to be cautious about calling for gathering in such circumstances because of the danger and devastation that such calls are forbidden in Islam.
The council’s fatwas stipulated the priority of expediting zakat to help people eliminate their urgent and urgent needs, as well as expediting zakat al-Fitr, stating that the origin in zakat - whether it is zakat money or zakat al-fitr - is to be spent inside the homeland for those who are entitled through official channels.
The Council also urged citizens to adhere to health guidelines, stay at home, and the necessity of social separation to limit the transmission of infection, valuing the Emirates human values and what it has taken of all precautionary measures to preserve people's lives and protect them from the epidemic.
In the same vein - the Council of Senior Scholars in Al-Azhar authorized the performance of Eid al-Fitr prayers at home in the manner in which the Eid prayer is performed, due to the excuse that prevents it from being held in the mosque or outdoors.
It also permitted that a man pray it in congregation with his household and that the Muslim perform it alone, on the basis that the greatest purposes of Islamic law are to preserve, protect and protect souls from all dangers and damages.
It is worth noting that responsibility has become for every individual and family in society in light of the current conditions the world is going through in order to preserve the safety of everyone, through dispensing with some customs and traditions this year and not tolerating the application of physical divergence and avoiding gatherings, all of which are a fundamental principle in limiting the spread novel coronavirus.