Cairo, June 23, 2020 -SPA- — The Arab League has welcomed the decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold this year’s Hajj with very limited number of pilgrims from various nationalities who already reside in Saudi Arabia.
The Assistant Secretary General and Head of Social Affairs of the Arab League Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh said that this wise decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s government came to preserve the health and safety of pilgrims in light of the continuation of COVID-19, the danger of infection outbreak in gatherings, crowds, moving between countries, and the continuous increase of global rate of infections.
She praised the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia being led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense to facilitate Hajj performance for Muslims around the world every year.
Earlier on Monday, the Muslim World League issued a statement on behalf of its scholars under the umbrella of the Supreme Council of the League, the Islamic Jurisprudence Council and the World Supreme Council of Mosques, endorsing the precautionary measures taken by the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Hajj this year 1441 AH.
The statement issued by Secretary-General of the League and Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa in the name of the aforementioned institutions of the League and “in the name of the Association of Muslim Scholars” and “Association of Islamic Universities”, said that the emergency circumstance of the novel Corona pandemic represents an exceptional case that Sharia should take with great care and consideration, in order to preserve the safety of pilgrims.
The statement continued that the League received the contact of a number of senior muftis and scholars of the Islamic world immediately after the issuance of this successful decision, as the nation’s scholars affirmed its wisdom as a precautionary measure required by legal necessity, given that this feared pandemic still represents a significant risk.
Source: Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
