The ruling on taking the mushaf and following the imam in prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the one who takes the mushaf in front of the person praying considered to be breaking his prayer?
Answer:
This is a phenomenon that has appeared among people nowadays: the ma'mums take the mushafs behind the imam. This distracts them from the prayer; they read, they carry the mushaf, they look at the writing. This distracts them from the prayer. This is an action that should not be done. Yes, and it is a phenomenon that must be abandoned.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the one who takes the mushaf in front of the person praying considered to be breaking his prayer?
Answer:
This is a phenomenon that has appeared among people nowadays: the ma'mums take the mushafs behind the imam. This distracts them from the prayer; they read, they carry the mushaf, they look at the writing. This distracts them from the prayer. This is an action that should not be done. Yes, and it is a phenomenon that must be abandoned.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3102- 4717] حكم أخذ المصحف ومتابعة الإمام في الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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