The ruling on looking at the mobile phone during prayer
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Question:
What is the ruling on a person who takes out his mobile phone when it rings while he is in prayer, then looks to see who is calling, and then puts it on silent or turns it off?
Answer:
As for putting it on silent or turning it off, there is no harm in that. But as for looking at it to see who is calling, that distracts him from the prayer. Yes.
What is the ruling on a person who takes out his mobile phone when it rings while he is in prayer, then looks to see who is calling, and then puts it on silent or turns it off?
Answer:
As for putting it on silent or turning it off, there is no harm in that. But as for looking at it to see who is calling, that distracts him from the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [436] حكم النظر في الجوال أثناء الصلاة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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