The ruling on placing a device at the door of a mosque or shops to remind people of dhikr
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The questioner:
Now, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is your view, Shaykh, on the dhikr device that we place at the mosque gate, which calls out dhikr to remind people?
The Shaykh:
This is an innovation and an unnecessary burden. A person remembers Allah with his own tongue, because dhikr is an act of worship. One does not rely on an alarm or something placed on the door; rather, he attends to it himself. He attends to it from his own initiative. Yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, even if it is at the doors of shops, supermarkets, and pharmacies.
The Shaykh:
This is an unnecessary burden. The Salaf did not do these things. They used to remember Allah and strive in doing so, keeping the remembrance of Allah the Exalted in their minds. Yes.
Now, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is your view, Shaykh, on the dhikr device that we place at the mosque gate, which calls out dhikr to remind people?
The Shaykh:
This is an innovation and an unnecessary burden. A person remembers Allah with his own tongue, because dhikr is an act of worship. One does not rely on an alarm or something placed on the door; rather, he attends to it himself. He attends to it from his own initiative. Yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, even if it is at the doors of shops, supermarkets, and pharmacies.
The Shaykh:
This is an unnecessary burden. The Salaf did not do these things. They used to remember Allah and strive in doing so, keeping the remembrance of Allah the Exalted in their minds. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2125 - حكم وضع جهاز على باب المسجد أو المحلات لتذكير الناس بالذكر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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