President Alvi offers Zohar prayers at home, skips Friday prayers

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has offered Zohar prayers at home and has skipped Friday prayers as a precautionary measure for coronavirus.

President Alvi took to Twitter and said that he decided to perform Zohar in my house today instead of Friday prayers, adding, “May Allah forgives me.”

President Alvi cited a saying of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) in relevance with current situation of coronavirus outbreak.

I decided to perform Zohar in my house today instead of Juma. May Allah forgive me. I am attracted to Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ who said ‘Sick should not be mixed with healthy’ and when I don’t know who is sick and who is healthy, I save others from my infection too.
استغفراللہ

— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) March 20, 2020

He said, “I am attracted to Hadith of the Prophet who said, ‘Sick should not be mixed with healthy’.

“When I don’t know who is sick and who is healthy, I save others from my infection too,” the president added.

Coronavirus has claimed lives of 3 people in Pakistan and has spread in almost every province and region of the country. So far, 451 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan in which Sindh has remained the most affected province.