The ruling on storing video clips on a mobile phone during prayer
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Question:
What is the ruling on a person who stores video clips, even if they are good, on his mobile phone? If he prays while the phone is in his pocket, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
His prayer is valid, but he commits a sin for what he placed on the phone if his intention was images, storing forbidden images on it. This is not permissible. He commits a sin, and his prayer is valid. He must remove these images from the phone.
What is the ruling on a person who stores video clips, even if they are good, on his mobile phone? If he prays while the phone is in his pocket, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
His prayer is valid, but he commits a sin for what he placed on the phone if his intention was images, storing forbidden images on it. This is not permissible. He commits a sin, and his prayer is valid. He must remove these images from the phone.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم وضع مقاطع فيديو على الجوال؟ وما حكم صلاته والجوال في جيبه؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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