آل الشيخ يوجّه بتقليص الأوقات بين الأذان والإقامة في مساجد مكة

The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Ministry's Work in Hajj, Umrah, and Visits, Sheikh Dr. Abdul Latif bin Abdul Aziz Al Sheikh, directed the ministry's branch in the Makkah region to emphasize to the imams and muezzins of the mosques and prayer halls to reduce the waiting time between the adhan and iqamah during the Hajj season, in all the mosques and prayer halls frequented by pilgrims in the holy capital, the central area, and the holy sites in Makkah.

This directive comes in consideration of the noticeable increase in the number of worshippers in these mosques and prayer halls during the Hajj season, and in line with the efforts made to achieve the highest standards of comfort and reassurance for the guests of Allah coming to perform the Hajj rituals in a facilitated spiritual atmosphere.

The ministry clarified that the reduction in time between the adhan and iqamah varies; for the Fajr prayer, the time between the adhan and iqamah is (15) minutes, while the time for Dhuhr prayer has been reduced to (10) minutes, Asr to (10) minutes, Maghrib to (5) minutes, and Isha to (10) minutes, in a way that facilitates the worshippers and achieves the highest levels of comfort, tranquility, and reassurance, while also contributing to reducing congestion in the central area and around the holy sites.