PETALING JAYA: The government will make a decision on whether to postpone Friday prayers due to the Covid-19 outbreak within the next “two to three hours”, Malaysiakini reported.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of religious affairs Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said his ministry would consult with the Health Ministry first, before deciding if Friday prayers would be replaced with Zohor prayers at home.

“I agree (on the Health Ministry’s advice against public gatherings) but we need a little more time to iron this out, ” he was quoted by the news portal at around 9.15am on Friday (March 13).

An official statement on the decision will be issued by noon, before the start of Friday prayers today, added Dr Zulkifli.

Earlier on Friday, the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail decreed that Friday prayers across the state would to be replaced by Zohor prayers at home.

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