The Presidential Court has announced that the funeral prayers will be held on Thursday, July 27, after the Dhuhr prayer at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed the First Mosque in Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi.
Funeral prayers in absentia will be performed in mosques across the country, WAM reported.
Timings have been allotted to receive condolences on Sheikh Saeed’s passing at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Two sessions have also been arranged on Friday and Saturday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Upon his passing, an obituary was issued by the Presidential Court, “In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful… With hearts faithful to God’s decree and destiny, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan mourns his late brother, H.H. Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, who passed away today.”