Journal of Fatwa Management and Research | Jurnal Pengurusan dan Penyelidikan Fatwa | لفتاوىبحوث ا إدارة و مجلة April 2021 |Vol. 24 No.1 | ISSN: 2232-1047 | eISSN: 0127-8886 28 APRIL 2021 | VOL. 24| NO. 1 ISSN: 2232-1047 eISSN: 0127-8886 www.jfatwa.usim.edu.my THE KENYIAN INTERFAITH COUNCILS GUIDELINES ON THE REOPENING OF CONGREGATION WORSHIP CENTERS DURING COVID-19: A JURISTIC ANALYSIS Manswab Mahsen Abdulrahman*. *(Corresponding Author). Dr. Manswab Mahsen Abdulrahaman, Lecturer School of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Umma University-Kenya, Kajiado, 01100, Kenya, Email: Manswab83@yahoo.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0117- 9570 Abstract The cabinet secretary for health appointed the interfaith council to oversee the Re-opening of the places of worships. On 7th July 2020 the interfaith council released guideline which drew mixed reactions amongst the Muslim clerics and mosques committees; some decided to comply with the guidelines and re-opened their mosques; while others abstained completely from opening the Mosques. The aim of this study is to explore and discuss the restrictions, which raised tension among the Muslim clerics. The research methodology applied is inductive method for collecting data material related to the study, and descriptive and analytical methods to analyze the Kenya interfaith guideline and compare with Islamic jurisprudence in the matters related to performing devotional acts. Lastly, the study is expected to respond to all questions related to "social distancing of 1.5m between worshippers", "minimizing of worshippers attending congregational prayers", "Reduce physical Adhan", "purifying from home", "matter related to children to follow congregation online ", and use of hand sanitizers". Key words: Covid-19, Kenya Interfaith, Congregation prayers, Islamic Law INTRODUCTION The first case of Covid-19 was reported in the city of Wuhan china in December 2019. The investigation carried out by Chinese government identified the source of outbreak and linked it to hyper market stalls which stock and sell food. It emerged that many patients were employers and employees or visitors to this market; this lead to the closure of the markets on 1 January 2020 [WHO, 2019]. The virus was known as SARS-CoV-2 and disease was named by The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) as Covid-19 [Cui J, Li F, Shi Z-L, 2019]. The outbreak emerged from seafood market. The live animals sold such as bats, frogs, snakes, birds, marmots and rabbits infected more than 50 indigenous citizens [World organization for animal health, 2020]. The Chinese government isolated patients who were affected with virus and recommended that infected patients may have visited the seafood market where live animals were sold and consumed meals from infected animals as a