Wearing Of Mask And Its Effect On Worships: A Comparative Jurisprudence Study

This article aims to offer and present a comparative jurisprudence study of Islamic legal rules on the wearing of a Mask. It also aims to examine the effect of Mask wearing on the Islamic acts of worship, as a Muslim may need to put it on when he or she is performing salat (prayer) or any other acts of worship, or during the state of ihram for the purpose of Hajj and Umrahor during the time of purification from minor or major impurity.The study will also highlights the Islamic legal justification and evidence for wiping over the Mask, as well as the position of Islam on the mode and manner by which a legal guardian like a state authority is expected to guide her citizens to put on the maskin order to curtail the spread of a contagious disease and virus during the event of a pandemic like covid-19