More mosques allowed to hold Friday prayers


Following the SOP: Masjid Negara staff preparing the prayer hall for Friday prayers by marking the social distancing required on the floor of the mosque. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

PETALING JAYA: More mosques throughout the country have been allowed to hold Friday prayers and the congregational obligatory prayers starting today under a set of strict rules.

Also allowed to hold Friday prayers are surau with the special permission to conduct the prayers subject to the same rules.

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