What is the ruling on talking on the phone in the Haram and disturbing the worshippers and listeners of the lesson with it?
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Question:
He says: It has been observed that many of the brothers who are circumambulating or come to pray in the Haram talk a lot on their mobile phones and disturb the people, especially the worshippers and those listening to the lesson. So what do you advise them?
Answer:
What a person who enters the mosque, whether it is the Sacred Mosque or any other mosque, should do is not to occupy himself with the talk of this world and the affairs of this world, but rather to occupy himself with the remembrance of Allah and with acts of obedience. He should turn off his mobile phone when he enters the mosque and cut off the calls. His call should be with his Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, and his connection with his Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, should be through supplication, seeking forgiveness, and worship. When he leaves, he turns on the phone and talks to people. But if he comes to the Sacred Mosque or any other mosque, or to the place of circumambulation, and occupies himself and occupies the people, then this is a deficiency in worship, and he sins by it. If he is harming people, he sins. If he is harming them, he sins. And if he is not harming them, then he is wasting the opportunity and wasting his time for no benefit.
He says: It has been observed that many of the brothers who are circumambulating or come to pray in the Haram talk a lot on their mobile phones and disturb the people, especially the worshippers and those listening to the lesson. So what do you advise them?
Answer:
What a person who enters the mosque, whether it is the Sacred Mosque or any other mosque, should do is not to occupy himself with the talk of this world and the affairs of this world, but rather to occupy himself with the remembrance of Allah and with acts of obedience. He should turn off his mobile phone when he enters the mosque and cut off the calls. His call should be with his Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, and his connection with his Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, should be through supplication, seeking forgiveness, and worship. When he leaves, he turns on the phone and talks to people. But if he comes to the Sacred Mosque or any other mosque, or to the place of circumambulation, and occupies himself and occupies the people, then this is a deficiency in worship, and he sins by it. If he is harming people, he sins. If he is harming them, he sins. And if he is not harming them, then he is wasting the opportunity and wasting his time for no benefit.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التحدث في الهاتف بالحرم والتشويش على المصلين والمستمعين للدرس بذلك؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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