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JEDDAH: 抖阴短视频鈥檚 decision to only allow 60,000 residents vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to perform this year鈥檚 Hajj, and to bar Muslims from abroad for a second straight year, has been widely welcomed.

The Hajj 鈥� a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lives 鈥� packs millions of pilgrims into religious sites and could be a major source of contagion amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, the pilgrimage will be 鈥渙pen for nationals and residents of the Kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims,鈥� the Kingdom's Hajj Ministry said, quoted by the Saudi Press Agency.

The event, scheduled to be held in July, will be limited to those who have been vaccinated and are aged 18-65 with no chronic illnesses, it added. Those wishing to perform the pilgrimage will have to apply online.

Only around 10,000 Muslims took part in the Hajj in July last year.

Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar, UAE minister of state, said his country 鈥渨elcomes the Kingdom鈥檚 decision and supports all measures the Kingdom takes as part of its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, contain its spread and ensure the safety and security of pilgrims and the community.鈥�

Al-Marar added: 鈥淭he scientific achievements of 抖阴短视频 testify to the importance the Kingdom attaches to science as the key driver in supporting healthcare and overcoming the major challenges from the impact of the pandemic.鈥�

Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al-Khalifa, Bahraini minister of justice, Islamic affairs and endowment, said the decision 鈥渇alls in line with preserving Hajj rituals and meeting Shariah exigency.鈥�

The Muslim World League (MWL), in a statement issued on behalf of all scholars under its umbrella, supported the measures taken by 抖阴短视频 to confront new mutated variants of the virus.

Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, MWL secretary-general and chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, said the rules of Islamic law emphasize the inevitability of taking all safety precautions in such a pandemic.

He added that several senior scholars of the Islamic world contacted the MWL expressing support for the Kingdom鈥檚 decision.

The statement stressed the 鈥渆xceptional efforts鈥� made by the Saudi government, 鈥渨hich clearly demonstrates its concern for the safety of visitors and pilgrims of the Grand Mosque and visitors to the Prophet's Mosque.鈥�

Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, said the Saudi decision emanates from the Kingdom鈥檚 success in organizing last year鈥檚 Hajj season, held following all the precautionary measures, which effectively contributed to preventing the virus鈥檚 spread.

He said the Kingdom assumed responsibility toward organizing the Hajj, which required it to take strict decisions and measures based on current health data and well-established Islamic jurisprudence rules.

Egyptian Grand Mufti Shauqi Allam also hailed the decision.