Charging a mobile phone with the mosque's electricity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to use the electricity in the mosque to charge his mobile phone?
Answer:
If it is an occasional matter, there is nothing wrong with it. But if it is a regular, ongoing practice, and he intends to charge it so that he can avoid paying the cost of the charge, then it is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to use the electricity in the mosque to charge his mobile phone?
Answer:
If it is an occasional matter, there is nothing wrong with it. But if it is a regular, ongoing practice, and he intends to charge it so that he can avoid paying the cost of the charge, then it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:13:54)
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