Guidance for those who distract the worshippers with the sounds of mobile phones or pagers during prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He says: In recent times, it has become common for some of the worshippers in the mosques to carry the automatic paging device, the pager. This has caused annoyance to the worshippers because it distracts them and removes their humility. We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to give advice to our brothers the worshippers. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If these devices cause annoyance to the worshippers, then it is not permissible to carry them. If the device is with the person, he should turn it off so that it does not annoy the worshippers or disturb them. If it is with him, he turns it off until the prayer is over.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He says: In recent times, it has become common for some of the worshippers in the mosques to carry the automatic paging device, the pager. This has caused annoyance to the worshippers because it distracts them and removes their humility. We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to give advice to our brothers the worshippers. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If these devices cause annoyance to the worshippers, then it is not permissible to carry them. If the device is with the person, he should turn it off so that it does not annoy the worshippers or disturb them. If it is with him, he turns it off until the prayer is over.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، التوجيه لمن يشغل المصلين بأصوات الهاتف أو البيجر أثناء الصلاة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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