Masjid An Nabawi will be open for believers from Sunday | 31 May 2020 - King Salman

You heard it right, days ago they did the sanitization of more than 90,000 mosques to reopen those mosques and now they are ready to open the Prophet mosques in Madina known as Masjid An Nabawi.

Here is some procedure to be followed by believers:

UPDATE | Men will be allowed to enter Masjid Al Nabawi through the following gates: Al-Hijrah Gate No. 4, Quba Gate No. 5, King Saud Gate No 8, Imam Al-Bukhari Gate No. 10, King Fahd Gate No. 21, King Abdulaziz Gate No 34, Makkah Gate No. 37).  Salam Gate will remain closed. 

Women will be allowed to enter through the following gates: (13, 17, 25, 29)

Entry from 31 May, Sunday

A new ray of hope emerged among the Muslim ummah after hearing this news, all are praying at their homes for more than 2 months to stop the spread, but now they will be allowed to pray at the mosques of their beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). But with precautionary measures:

Some of the measures are as follows:

1) Muslims are advised to perform ablution at homes before coming to mosques, proper handwashing and hand sanitization should be performed at home before leaving for the mosques, as well as sanitization will also be provided nearly in all mosques to keep the mosques free from infection.

2) Old people and children are advised to pray inside the home, while those who have chronic diseases are also advised to pray at home.

3) Recitation of the Quran to be recited online and on mobile phones, while only you can recite the Quran in the mosques if you have owned a private Quran.

4) Bringing one's private prayer mat is highly recommended by the ministry and maintaining at least a distance of 2 meters will be required.

Children below the age of 15 years are not allowed in the mosques, putting a face mask are advised to those coming to perform salah while handshaking and hugging are also prohibited.