Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam confirmed that anyone afraid of performing the Eid prayers due to the pandemic can still pray at home. Desirable sunnahs on the first day of Eid include taking a shower, using perfume, wearing new clothes and looking good, he continued. Allam reminded Muslims to pay the “Zakat al-Fitr” charity before the Eid prayer. The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments has renewed its instructions to hold Eid prayers in mosques where only Friday prayers are held. The ministry emphasized that there is no room for Eid prayers to be held in any squares or yard under the current circumstances of COVID-19 in order to preserve the health of the whole community.

Source: Egypt Independent May 12, 2021 11:14 UTC