Community guidance via the Imams
Please refrain from attending Jummah prayers if you are:
- Elderly
- Have underlying medical conditions
- Experiencing mild symptoms such as a cough, fever and shortness of breath)
If you have tested positive
If a person has been tested positive for Covid-19 then they should not, under any circumstances, attend congregational prayers.
Those Exempt From Jummah
Brothers and sisters who fall into the categories mentioned above are considered exempt from attending Jummah and can pray Dhuhr at home as well as listen in to the Khutba via Listen Live.
Attending Jummah
Those attending Jummah are encouraged to:
- Make Wudhu before arriving at the masjid
- Bring a prayer mat
- Limit physical contact with others as much as possible
- Wash their hands when they get home or go back to work
- Pray any extra prayers such as Sunnah and Nawafil at home
Remembrance of Allah
It is important to remember that Allah is ultimately in control of what happens and that:
قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَا إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَانَا ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
Say: “Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector”: and on Allah let the Believers put their trust. – Quran 9:51
Duas
Some Duas to make:
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
I seek refuge with Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He has created (say three times)
بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name nothing can cause harm in the earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing (say three times)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ استُرْ عَوْرَاتي، وآمِنْ رَوْعَاتي، اللَّهمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَينِ يَدَيَّ، ومِنْ خَلْفي، وَعن يَميني، وعن شِمالي، ومِن فَوْقِي، وأعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحتي
O Allah, I ask for your pardon and well-being in this life and hereafter, and I ask for your pardon in my religious and worldly affairs, in my family and my wealth. O Allāh veil my weaknesses and my dismays. O Allah preserve me from my front and back, and from my left and right, and from above, and I seek refuge in your greatness from being taken from below
