UAE President calls for nation-wide rain prayers this Friday

UAE’s President has instructed the prayers for rain to be performed this Friday, it was announced.
The prayers for rain, known in Arabic as Salaat Al Istisqaa, will be carried out at mosques and prayer sites across the nation on December 18.
The rain prayers will be held in keeping with the tradition of Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, to pray for the land to be blessed with rain.
The rain prayers will be held in all mosques and prayer sites 10 minutes prior to the call of Friday prayers.
Since mosques reopened on December 4, they will continue to follow strict guidelines and follow COVID-19 precautionary measures, which include reducing the capacity of worshippers to 30 per cent, allowing prayers in the outer courtyards and broadcasting the prayer over loudspeaker, the safe distance of two meters maintained between worshippers and entry and exit movements regulated.