marriage solemnisation

Couples planning to tie the knot in Penang are required to undergo COVID-19 screening prior to their marriage solemnisation.

According to the Sarawak Islamic Council, the number of attendees also depends on the capacity of the space.

JAIS said the matter was decided upon consent from the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

The decision would have to be referred to the State Islamic Religious Department before it could be implemented.

Friday prayer and the congregational obligatory prayers at mosques and surau in Selangor will be suspended during Movement Control Order.

Marriage solemnisation ceremonies for non-Muslims are now allowed but all set standard operating procedures (SOPs) must be strictly followed.

Many are seeking permission to travel interstate for marriage solemnisation purposes.

The Johor government has allowed the Friday and Aidilfitri prayers as well as the 'akad nikah' (marriage solemnisation) ceremonies to be held during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) perio

Mukhriz said only marriage solemnisation (akad nikah) were allowed and no other ceremony could be held.

The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) for the first time held a marriage solemnisation ceremony for a couple in a video conference today.

Perak Islamic Affairs Department said this decision was taken to protect the marriage solemnisation officers as well as the other parties involved.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the marriage solemnisation ceremony of his daughter Nooryana Najwa with Daniyar Kessikbayev tonight which he conducted personally, meant a lot to him as a father.