The Ruling on Mobile Phone Ringtones in the Mosque
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding mobile phone ringtones, they bother us greatly when we are reciting the Qur'an on Friday, or when we are with the imam in prayer. Are they permissible?
Answer:
No, what disturbs the people is not permissible, whether it is mobile phone ringtones or anything else, especially in prayer. It disturbs the people in prayer, so this is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding mobile phone ringtones, they bother us greatly when we are reciting the Qur'an on Friday, or when we are with the imam in prayer. Are they permissible?
Answer:
No, what disturbs the people is not permissible, whether it is mobile phone ringtones or anything else, especially in prayer. It disturbs the people in prayer, so this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:59)
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