إغلاق المساجد في ظل جائحة كورونا كوفيد-19: دراسة فقهية مقارنة

Abstract EN

This study revolves around the jurisprudential adaptation for the closure of mosques during general epidemics and plagues, with an explanation of Islamic legal ruling in accordance with the established principles and detailed proofs for independent reasoning about contemporary legal matters.

In general, the study aims to characterise Covid-19 epidemic, Is it an epidemic or a plague? Then to have the disputed issue drawn up which is related to the closure of mosques, explaining the preponderant opinion on it from the researcher’s point of view, and finally proposing a set of available and possible alternative ways to perform pray at mosques as usually.

In this study, the researcher relies on inductive and descriptive methodology accompanied with historical methodology as explained within the study.

The study concluded with a number of findings, the most important of them is: that the Corona epidemic is similar to the general epidemics, and it is likened to the plagues which are mentioned in the history, and if it is accepted that the humans have no involvement in it, then it is similar to the plague.

As far as the closure of mosques concerned, it circulates as the maxim blocking the means circulates which leads to perdition even if this situation lies under predominance of assumption, it would be permissible because it could have aggravated the harm, transmission of disease and People’s perdition