Charging mobile phones from the electricity of mosques and the Haram

The questioner:
You have a fatwa, Honorable Shaykh, that forbids charging mobile phones from the electricity of mosques, and this causes some difficulty, especially for travelers on the roads and those who are in need. We ask for further clarification.

The Shaykh:
I say that the one who always charges his phone from the mosques, while he has electricity at home and saves on that, it is not permissible. As for a person in a temporary situation who needs it, like the traveler you mentioned, it is a temporary matter and does not cost much, it is very easy, so there is nothing wrong with it; leniency is allowed in this. Yes.

The questioner:
And the same applies to the Haram.

The Shaykh:
Any place, in any place. Yes.

The questioner:
Because I understood the fatwa regarding the Haram to be absolute.

The Shaykh:
The people in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat) go out and charge their phones; they are given a dispensation to go out, and this does not conflict with i'tikaf. Yes.