Ramadan: S/Arabia imposes N1m fine for performing Umrah without permit
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has said that anyone found attempting to perform Umrah during the Holy Month of Ramadan without holding an official permit will be subject to a N1 million (SR10,000) fine. The Saudi Press Agency qouted an official source at the Saudi Ministry of Interior as saying that the move was part […]
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba,(Photo by STR / AFP)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has said that anyone found attempting to perform Umrah during the Holy Month of Ramadan without holding an official permit will be subject to a N1 million (SR10,000) fine.
The Saudi Press Agency qouted an official source at the Saudi Ministry of Interior as saying that the move was part of preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure commitment to applying the approved preventive regulation for performing Umrah, in line with the safe operational capacity in all sites in the holy site of Makkah and its squares.
The source also said whoever caught attempting to enter into the holy site of Makkah (Al-Haram Al-Makki) to pray without holding a permit will be subject to a N100,000 (SR1,000) fine.
This penalty, he said, will be implemented until the pandemic is over and public life returns to normal.
The source called on citizens and residents to abide by all the instructions requiring those wishing to perform Umrah or pray in the holy site of Makkah (Al-Haram Al-Makki) to obtain a permit.
He stressed that security personnel will carry out their duties in all roads, security control check points, sites and corridors leading to the central area surrounding the holy site of Makkah (Al-Haram Al-Makki) to prevent any attempt to violate the regulations in force.