KARACHI: Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has said that collective sacrifice should be given priority.
Addressing a press conference today (Thursday), Mufti Muneeb said that cattle markets will be set up within walled-off concrete structures as opposed to open markets as has been the tradition.
The religious scholar further said that the Sindh government’s permits for collecting animal hide validated last year will be applicable this year as well. “The buyers of animal hides should transfer the skins to preservation centres soon after procuring them,” he added.
Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman urged the federal and the provincial governments to spray disinfectants in the sacrificial areas in order to contain the outbreak of coronavirus.
He also advised the government to ensure that sick animals do not find their way into the markets and said that both sellers and buyers wear masks.
Commenting on the sacrifice of animals, the religious scholar said that sacrifice of animals is a tenet of Islam incumbent upon all those who are able to fulfil it, and sadqa (alms) wasn’t a substitute for it.
“Those making coronavirus outbreak a basis for giving out alms instead were acting against Islamic teachings,” Mufti Muneeb clarified.
Earlier on June 30, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said that the province was not in favour of setting up cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
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