Responding to a mother’s call during voluntary prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sometimes I am praying a voluntary prayer and my mother calls me while I am in prayer. Should I continue reciting while in prayer, or should I break it off and answer her?
Answer:
Do not break it off, but shorten it. If she coughs or makes a sound to let you know that you are in a good prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sometimes I am praying a voluntary prayer and my mother calls me while I am in prayer. Should I continue reciting while in prayer, or should I break it off and answer her?
Answer:
Do not break it off, but shorten it. If she coughs or makes a sound to let you know that you are in a good prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب البكاء في الصلاة من خشية الله - تعالى - — islamhouse.com (1:07:19)
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