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The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has urged federal and state governments to emulate the Lagos State Government in distributing food and sanitary items to the populace to ease the hardships caused by the lockdown imposed over COVID-19 pandemic.
A statement issued on Sunday, March 29, in Kaduna by Nafiu Baba Ahmed, Secretary General, of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, noted that countries across the globe affected by the virus had provided palliatives to their citizens, urging governments in the country to take similar measure.
The council also called on wealthy Muslims to cater for the
needy in line with Allah’s commandment in various verses of the Holy Qur’an.
“We therefore call on the rich amongst us to give out to the needy. This trying time we are facing is the right opportunity to get tremendous reward from the Almighty, by this single act of charity.
“We pray to Allah to relieve the nation of this pandemic and others yet unknown.”
The statement also called on Muslims to desist from all sorts of sins and turn to Allah for repentance.
The council advised Muslims to be law abiding and practice all the precautionary measures announced by government to prevent new infections and curb the pandemic. – NAN
– March 30, 2020 @ 8:59 GMT |
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