What is the ruling on using a mobile phone in the mosque?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on using a mobile phone in the mosque?
Answer:
It is not recommended to use it in the mosque because of the sound it makes and the disturbance it causes to people. It disrupts the person. Also, if the owner of the phone is praying and the phone rings, it disrupts him. So if he wants to enter the mosque, he should turn off the phone. If he needs it while inside the mosque, he can turn it on, speak, and then turn it off when he is done. He should not leave it on. Then it makes a sound, disturbs people, disrupts the person next to him, and disrupts the people. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on using a mobile phone in the mosque?
Answer:
It is not recommended to use it in the mosque because of the sound it makes and the disturbance it causes to people. It disrupts the person. Also, if the owner of the phone is praying and the phone rings, it disrupts him. So if he wants to enter the mosque, he should turn off the phone. If he needs it while inside the mosque, he can turn it on, speak, and then turn it off when he is done. He should not leave it on. Then it makes a sound, disturbs people, disrupts the person next to him, and disrupts the people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم استعمال الجوال في المسجد؟ — youtube.com
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