The ruling on looking at the mobile phone during prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh. The calls keep coming in. This is from al-Qasim, Abu Rayyan. Please, go ahead. Peace be upon you. Yes, please, state your question. The question, the question, Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. There is a prominent phenomenon among the worshippers: when a person is praying and his mobile phone rings, he takes the phone out of his pocket and looks at the number of the caller. I do not know, Shaykh, what is the ruling and guidance regarding this matter. It is truly widespread.
Answer:
It is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to look at the mobile phone while he is praying, nor to look at the call while he is praying, because this distracts him from his prayer and his worship. He should turn off the phone. When he has finished the prayer, he can then check the call. Yes.
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh. The calls keep coming in. This is from al-Qasim, Abu Rayyan. Please, go ahead. Peace be upon you. Yes, please, state your question. The question, the question, Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. There is a prominent phenomenon among the worshippers: when a person is praying and his mobile phone rings, he takes the phone out of his pocket and looks at the number of the caller. I do not know, Shaykh, what is the ruling and guidance regarding this matter. It is truly widespread.
Answer:
It is not permissible. It is not permissible for him to look at the mobile phone while he is praying, nor to look at the call while he is praying, because this distracts him from his prayer and his worship. He should turn off the phone. When he has finished the prayer, he can then check the call. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3276] حكم النظر في الجوال أثناء الصلاة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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