Saudi Gazette report



MADINAH — The Prophet’s Mosque affairs agency in Madinah has revealed the determined times to pray in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifah.

The agency has again allowed prayers in the Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifah after suspending it briefly from the end of Ramadan until the beginning of Shawwal. It said that the visiting times for prayer would include several periods.

For men who wish to perform prayer in the Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifah, the agency said that it would be through two periods. The first one will be from midnight to the Fajr (Dawn) prayer and the second one will be from the Dhuhr (noon) prayers until the Isha (evening) prayer.

While the prayer in the Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifah for women will be divided into two periods as well, with the first period from after Fajr (Dawn) to before Dhuhr (noon) , and the second from after Isha (evening) until midnight.

The agency confirmed that visiting and praying at the Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifah required a permit and pre-booking for an appointment through Eatamarna or Tawakkalna applications.