Amidst an intense heat wave in Saudi Arabia, the Friday sermon (Khutbah-e-Jummah) and jummah time in Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi (PBUH) have been reduced.
In the wake of intense heat, Friday sermons and prayers will be 15 minutes long only in Masjid al-Haram and Masjid Nabawi, while Friday sermons in the United Arab Emirates has also been limited to 10 minutes.
Emirates authorities say that protecting human lives from extreme heat is a priority.
The temperature in the desert areas of the Gulf country has reached 50 degrees Celsius in summer.