Overview

• Saudi Arabia’s Royal Court confirmed his death on Tuesday and set funeral prayers for after Asr at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
• King Salman ordered absentee prayers to be performed after Asr at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, and in mosques across the Kingdom.
• King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences, describing him as a distinguished scholar who served Islam and Muslims.
• He headed the Council of Senior Scholars, the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta, and the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League.
• International messages of sympathy have begun, including condolences from Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to regional media reports.