Residents lament over mosque water cut
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Mosques nationwide must be equipped with water tanks so Muslims could continue taking ablutions even in cases of water cuts.

Muslims must take ablution or "air sembahyang" before performing prayers or reading the Holy Quran.

As one area in the Brunei-Muara District was hit by a water cut yesterday, Muslims who wanted to perform their daily prayers were frustrated as the taps at their local mosque also went dry.

The residents said they usually performed their daily prayers at the mosque but were surprised when it went dry yesterday.

"We have to go to other mosques to perform our daily prayers. We felt that the mosque should be equipped with large tanks so at least the water taps would never go dry," they said.

They added that the mosque should also consider employing a water reservoir to ensure that the ablution taps would never go dry, just like at the Omar 'Ali Saifuddien mosque in the Capital.

Shops and restaurants in the area were also affected by the water cut, thus causing hardship to operators and customers alike.

The area was the site of many commercial buildings.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin