In some satellite channels, a scene is acted out where an imam says the takbir, and then you hear a mobile phone ringtone, and the phrase “Be humble in your prayer” comes out.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In some Islamic satellite channels, a scene is acted out where an imam says the takbir for prayer, and then you hear a mobile phone ringtone behind him. He turns to the people praying, and then the phrase “Be humble in your prayer” comes out. Is such an action permissible? And today, everything is called Islamic: Islamic songs, Islamic channels, and I don’t know what else, and songs.

The Shaykh:
Islamic songs, and look, everything is called Islamic. This is nonsense. This is nonsense in prayer. Prayer is not acted out. You do not put on a play.

The questioner:
She says: Honorable.

The Shaykh:
Stop this action. I have forbidden it without this acting. Say, “My brothers, it is not permissible to turn on mobile phones during prayer or inside the mosque without putting on a play.” Yes.