Health & wellbeingFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 18, 2020.
Reopening prayers require strict health rules
“When you come, you come with masks and gloves and you bring your own prayer mat.”
In one sentence
MCNJ's Jum'ah reopening will proceed through two brief prayers with strict health, capacity, and distancing procedures.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- MCNJ will host two Jum'ah prayers, each lasting no more than 15 minutes.
- Attendees must bring masks, gloves, and personal prayer mats.
- Volunteers will direct attendees, while sick people, children under 12, and elderly people should stay home.
- Worshippers must leave immediately after prayer and avoid socializing or physical greetings.
- Each prayer is limited to 50 people, with car waiting and possible outdoor overflow depending on weather.
- The speaker closes by urging compliance and expressing hope to see attendees.
Try this week
Bring a mask, gloves, and your own prayer mat.
Follow the volunteers' instructions.
Do not attend if sick or under 12; elderly people are advised to stay home.
Leave immediately after prayer and avoid socializing, handshakes, and hugs.
If the first 50 attendees are admitted, wait in your car; outdoor attendance may be possible if weather permits.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“So please make sure that when you come, you come with masks and gloves and you bring your own prayer mat.”
“If you are sick or under the age of 12, then please, you cannot come. Please do not come tomorrow.”
“After the prayer is over, please leave immediately. Please do not socialize. Please do not shake anyone's hands. Please do not hug.”
“There is a capacity that is being dictated by the state. So we are trying to follow that capacity, inshaAllah, which is 50 people.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
MCNJ is reopening Friday prayer with two short prayer services, each expected to last no more than 15 minutes. Attendees should bring masks, gloves, and their own prayer mats, and follow volunteers' directions. People who are sick or under 12 should stay home, and elderly people are advised to do so as well. After prayer, everyone should leave promptly without socializing or physical greetings. Each prayer can admit only 50 people, while others should wait in their cars, with outdoor space possible if weather allows.
- What would you pack before going to the mosque for this prayer?
- Why do you think the community was asked not to hug or shake hands afterward?
- What would you do if 50 people had already entered?
Where it was given
The masjid
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