Using the mobile phone by the one in i'tikaf
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Question:
Some of the people in i'tikaf in the Sacred Mosque have mobile phones with them. They call their relatives and friends and enjoy talking with them. What is the ruling on doing this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The hidden matter is excused, and if the matter is excessive, it is disliked, but the little is excused, if Allah wills. It is like the conversation between you and your brother in the mosque; the little is excused, and it is disliked because it diverts one to matters of this world.
Some of the people in i'tikaf in the Sacred Mosque have mobile phones with them. They call their relatives and friends and enjoy talking with them. What is the ruling on doing this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
The hidden matter is excused, and if the matter is excessive, it is disliked, but the little is excused, if Allah wills. It is like the conversation between you and your brother in the mosque; the little is excused, and it is disliked because it diverts one to matters of this world.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب قضاء رمضان متتابعا ومتفرقا وتأخيره إلى شعبان — islamhouse.com (1:09:20)
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