Sectarian Divide In Muslim Community Over Eid Prayer
ABP NewsThere are other finer details causing more variances, some even on gender lines. Most fatwas favouring Eid Prayer at home insist upon assembly of at least four male members while Ahle-Hadith, a radical but smaller sect, thinks even a nuclear family of two i.e. Since there is a blanket ban on public religious activities of all faiths, Muslims are rather clueless about offering customary Eid prayers, hugging one another, sharing sweets and other forms of festivities. As per a report in Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Sheikh has decreed that it is permissible to offer Eid prayer at home in exceptional situations such as COVID 19. Many Islamic seminaries such as Darul Uloom, Nadwa, Deoband etc have issued fatwas asking the faithful to offer Eid prayers in the same manner that the Friday prayers.