SAUDI ARABIA HALTS STONE THROW RITUALS DUE TO HEATWAVE

The intense heat has caused the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to restrict pilgrims from going to the Jamarat Bridge between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the traditional stone-throwing ceremony.

In a statement released on Monday in Mina, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdulfattah bin Sulaiman, issued the decision. According to Sulaiman, the actions were required to protect pilgrims’ health from heat exhaustion and to guarantee their safety in hot weather.

The following actions have been taken as a result: pilgrims are not allowed to go to the Jamarat Bridge for the stone-throwing rite between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

In addition, he claimed that guards will be posted in the camps to impose the
prohibition and stop any
pilgrims from leaving
and service providers to guarantee adherence, stressing that they will be held accountable for any infractions.

“We ask Allah to keep the pilgrims safe and grant them acceptance for their Hajj.” Amidst worries about overstretched accommodations and small-time robbery, an officer from Nigeria’s Hajj Commission has detained two illegal migrants of Nigerian
heritage, Muhammad Umar and
Nazifi Tasi’u GARBA.