What is the ruling on bending down to turn off a mobile phone during prayer?
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The questioner:
A man was praying in the mosque, so he placed his mobile phone on the ground and entered. Yes, a man is praying
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
with the people in the mosque, so he placed his mobile phone on the ground and entered the prayer, then a call came to him while he was standing. Does he turn off the phone or not? And if he bends down to turn off his phone, does that invalidate the prayer?
The Shaykh:
No, he continues in his prayer, and when he prostrates, he turns off the phone. Yes.
A man was praying in the mosque, so he placed his mobile phone on the ground and entered. Yes, a man is praying
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
with the people in the mosque, so he placed his mobile phone on the ground and entered the prayer, then a call came to him while he was standing. Does he turn off the phone or not? And if he bends down to turn off his phone, does that invalidate the prayer?
The Shaykh:
No, he continues in his prayer, and when he prostrates, he turns off the phone. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الانحناء لغلق الجوال أثناء الصلاة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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