turn off my phone during my salat?

Ibraheem.lan

Junior Member
Salam,

Does taking out my phone, checking who called you, canceling the call and shutting off the phone invalidate my salat in the middle of ruku?
 

BinteShafi

Left long ago
:salam2:

Salah means to leave every othing aside and pay absolute and complete attention (Khushoo') to Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala. I do not think that it is permissible and therefore in my opinion it does invalidates the salah. Someone else would answer you insha Allah with more detail.

JazakAllah
 

abu turaab

Junior Member
:salam2: the first thing is...why do one(the mussale) keeps the cell alive while praying??..that means he/she is doing a compromised worship to ALLAH!!..knowing that the cell is on call...none would be able to concentrate at salah...
now if it is by mistake that you forgot to swtich off the cell,then i think it's preferred to take out the cell and cancel the call or better to switch off as soon as you can,specialy if you are in congregation...because it's now a matter of disturbing others as well in masjid;sorrying for your mistake to ALLAH in your heart!!...you'd be rewarded and your salah would be accepted insha-ALLAH..but as a custom,the person should swtich off the mobile entering the salah(alone or in masjid)or at least make the cell silent and non-vibrating!!..May ALLAH help us all to understand and practice the deen!!..Aameen!!!
 

Abu.Amirah

Junior Member
A.A,

Swalah needs alot of concentration (khushu) and one needs to prepare himself when going to pray. Not only does mobile take away peoples concentration but there are many things happening in mosque whereby today we as muslims have forgoten the respect one should gv to the mosque. People will be walking towards swalah talking loudly,while others will wear cloths with pictures of cartoons or other decorations which will cause a distract to those praying behind this person.
A muslim should kno wat things distract others while praying and he should try to avoid them.He should switch off completely his phone wen entering a mosque and if you do this exercise daily then its hard for you to forget, well we are humans and sumtimes we do forget but we should switch off the mobile the time u remember even if it has not started to ring.
And wen it rings you simply shut it down but not to check who called or wat sms you received.According to our Imam, he said its allowed to put ur hand inside ur pocket and switch the mobile off.


Please correct me anywhere am wrong.
Allah knows the best!!

Jazakallahu kheir!
 

khansahil

Junior Member
asalamalikum

well i heard a hadith prophet mohammad(pbuh) was telling sahabi's there will be time wen voice's will be rised in masjid , second there will b songs<< sry but sumthing like dat... imagine mostly da cell phone's ppl have has diffrent kind of ringtones n in masjid while ur phone rings it does disturb other's while as other brothers said it takes away ur concentration
 

hassana elkoussi

Junior Member
Fatwa 12683
Moving whilst praying

Some people fiddle with their clothes, clean their nails or look at their watches etc whilst praying, especially when the imam is reciting. This often provokes feelings of annoyance among the worshippers standing next to them. What is the ruling on that?.


Praise be to Allaah.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) stated that the basic ruling on moving whilst praying is that it is makrooh unless it is done for a reason. However it may be divided into five categories:

1- Obligatory movements

2- Forbidden movements

3- Makrooh movements

4- Mustahabb movements

5- Permissible movements

The obligatory movements are those on which the validity of the prayer depends. For example if a person notices something impure on his ghutrah (head gear), he has to move to remove it and take off his ghutrah. That is because Jibreel came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he was leading the people in prayer and told him that there was something dirty on his shoe. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took it off whilst he was praying and carried on praying. Narrated by Abu Dawood, 650; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwa’, 284.

Or if someone tells him that he is not facing the qiblah, he should move to face the qiblah.

The forbidden movements are continuous movements done for no reason, because this kind of movement invalidates the prayer, and whatever invalidates the prayer is not permissible, because it is like mocking the signs of Allaah.

The mustahabb movements are those done in order to do things that are mustahabb in prayer, such as if a person moves to make the row straight, or if he sees a gap in the row in front, so he moves forward whilst praying, or if there is a gap in his row and he moves to fill the gap and other such movements which allow one to do a deed that is mustahabb in prayer, because that makes the prayer more perfect and complete. Hence when Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and stood to his left, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took hold of his head from behind and made him stand on his right. (Agreed upon).

The permissible movements are small movements done when there is a reason, or large movements done in cases of necessity. Small movements done for a reason are like what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did when he was praying and he carried Umaamah, the daughter of Zaynab the daughter of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), whose maternal grandfather he was. When he stood up he picked her up, and when he prostrated he put her down. Al-Bukhaari, 5996; Muslim, 543.

Large movements in cases of necessity include praying whilst fighting. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Guard strictly (five obligatory) As‑Salawaat (the prayers) especially the middle Salaah (i.e. the best prayer ‑ ‘Asr). And stand before Allaah with obedience [and do not speak to others during the Salaah (prayers)].

239. And if you fear (an enemy), perform Salaah (pray) on foot or riding. And when you are in safety, offer the Salaah (prayer) in the manner He has taught you, which you knew not (before)”

[al-Baqarah 2:238-239]

If a person prays whilst walking he is undoubtedly moving a great deal, but in cases of necessity that is permitted and does not invalidate the prayer.

The makrooh movements are all movements other than those mentioned above.

This is the basic principle concerning movements whilst praying. Based on this, we say to those who move whilst praying that their action is makrooh and detracts from their prayer. This is something that is seen in many cases, so you may see a person fiddling with his watch or pen or ghutrah or nose or beard and so on. All of that comes under the heading of makrooh, unless it is done a great deal and is continuous, in which case it is haraam and invalidates the prayer.

He also stated that there is no specific number of movements that invalidates the prayer, rather it is any movement that contradicts the idea of prayer in the sense that if anyone saw this man doing that it would look as if he were not praying. This is the kind of movement that invalidates the prayer.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a man who moved a great deal whilst praying: did that invalidate his prayer and how could he rid himself of this habit?

He (may Allaah have mercy on him) replied:

The Sunnah is to focus on one’s prayer with proper humility, body and soul, whether it is an obligatory prayer or a naafil prayer, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Successful indeed are the believers.

2. Those who offer their Salaah (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness”

[al-Mu’minoon 23:1-2]
He must pray in a tranquil and dignified manner. This is one of the most important pillars and obligations of prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to one who prayed badly and was not tranquil and dignified in his prayer: “Go back and pray for you have not prayed.” And he did that three times. Then the man said: “O Messenger of Allaah, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I cannot do any better than this, teach me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When you stand up to pray, do wudoo’ well, then turn to face the qiblah and say takbeer, and recite whatever you can of Qur’aan. Then bow until you are at ease in bowing, then raise your head until you are standing up straight. Then prostrate until you are at ease in prostration, then sit up until you are sitting up straight and are at ease in sitting. Then prostrate until you are at ease in prostration, then get up until you are standing up straight. Then do that throughout your prayer.” (Agreed upon).

This saheeh hadeeth indicates that being at ease in the postures is a pillar or essential part of the prayer, and an important obligation, without which prayer is not valid. Whoever pecks out his prayer (by moving too rapidly), there is no prayer for him. Khushoo’ (proper focus and humility) is the essence of prayer. It is prescribed for the believer to pay attention to that and strive to achieve it.

Fataawa ‘Ulama’ al-Balad al-Haraam, 162-164.


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Abu.Amirah

Junior Member
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The mustahabb movements [/COLOR]are those done in order to do things that are mustahabb in prayer, such as if a person moves to make the row straight, or if he sees a gap in the row in front, so he moves forward whilst praying, or if there is a gap in his row and he moves to fill the gap and other such movements which allow one to do a deed that is mustahabb in prayer, because that makes the prayer more perfect and complete.

I think the mobile fall under this category?
 

hassana elkoussi

Junior Member
10193
Problem of cell phones ringing in the mosque

Cell phone while they are good but when people bring them to the mosque and do not turn them off, start ringing during the prayers. It is very anoying and distracting. Please provide an Islamic ruling on this matter.

Praise be to Allaah.


Islam is keen that the Muslim’s prayer should be perfect in terms of focus and humility, far removed from anything that may distract a person from prayer. Among the things to which Islam pays attention in this regard are the following:
1 – It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “We used to pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when it was intensely hot. When one of us could not bear to press his face to the ground (because of the heat), he would spread his garment and prostrate on it.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1150; Muslim, 620).

Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said:
The apparent meaning is that they did that in order to remove the distraction caused by the ground being too hot. Fath al-Baari, 1/493

2 – It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed in a shirt on which there were designs, and when he finished praying he said, “Take this shirt of mine to Abu Jahm and bring me the inbijaaniyyah (a woollen garment that was plain, with no designs) of Abu Jahm, for it distracted me from my prayer.” Haashim ibn ‘Urwah narrated from his father from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I used to look at its designs whilst I was praying and I was afraid that it would distract me.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 366; Muslim, 556)

3 – It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If the iqaamah for ‘Isha’ prayer is given and dinner is ready, then start with dinner.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5148; Muslim, 558)

al-Haafiz said:
al-Faakihaani said: This should be interpreted in general terms, applicable to any situation where there is a distraction that may lead to a person not being sufficiently humble and focused (in prayer).
Fath al-Baari, 2/160

4 – It was narrated that Abu Saalih al-Sammaan said: , “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, ‘If any one of you is praying facing something that is screening him from the people, and someone wants to pass in front of him, let him push him back, and if he insists then let him fight him, for he is a devil.’”(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 487; Muslim, 505)

Al-Zarqaani said: The phrase “for he is a devil” means that he is doing the actions of the Shaytaan, because he is insisting on disturbing someone who is praying. (Sharh al-Zarqaani, 1/442).

5 – It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went into i’tikaaf (retreat) in the mosque, and he heard them reciting Qur’aan out loud. He drew back the curtain and said, “Each of you is conversing privately with his Lord, so do not disturb one another or raise your voices above one another when reading Qur’aan – or he said, when praying.”
(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1332)

We should note in this last hadeeth that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the people to distract one another from prayer by their prayer or Qur’aan-reading. He forbade people to distract others from prayer by their prayer or Qur’aan-reading. He did not like the prayer or Qur’aan-reading of one person to distract another person from his prayer.

In conclusion: Islam encourages focus and humility in prayer, and encourages us to persist in that. What we see of these mobile phones in the situation you mention is something that causes people to lose the proper focus and humility in prayer, because it is a disturbance that affects the spirit and tranquility of prayer.
We advise our brothers who own these phones not to leave them switched on at the time of prayer, rather they should turn off the ringer.
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hassana elkoussi

Junior Member
I think the mobile fall under this category?

:salam2: brother Of course not. How can filling the gap in praying be the same as checking the mobile?
Is checking the cell phone during salah mustahab ?? Anyway, please read the post on just the ringing of the mobile. Salam
 

Abu.Amirah

Junior Member
:wasalam:

:) Shukran Brother for the nice post
Well am sorry maybe you didnt understand my point.I didnt say checking the mobile while praying but to swith it off while praying.When I said the mobile fall under that category....well i actually meant the action of one wen his mobile rings and he moves his hand to his pocket and switch off the mobile and not to check who is calling :D .According to our Brother who asked the question if Its allowed to switch off the Mobile if its ringing and when you are in the state of praying?

"We should note in this last hadeeth that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the people to distract one another from prayer by their prayer or Qur’aan-reading. He forbade people to distract others from prayer by their prayer or Qur’aan-reading. He did not like the prayer or Qur’aan-reading of one person to distract another person from his prayer."

If the Prophet(s.a.w) forbade us to distract others from prayers and your mobile starts to ring with loud music are we not supposed to switch it off?
 

hassana elkoussi

Junior Member
:wasalam:

:) Shukran Brother for the nice post
Well am sorry maybe you didnt understand my point.I didnt say checking the mobile while praying but to swith it off while praying.When I said the mobile fall under that category....well i actually meant the action of one wen his mobile rings and he moves his hand to his pocket and switch off the mobile and not to check who is calling :D .According to our Brother who asked the question if Its allowed to switch off the Mobile if its ringing and when you are in the state of praying?

"We should note in this last hadeeth that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the people to distract one another from prayer by their prayer or Qur’aan-reading. He forbade people to distract others from prayer by their prayer or Qur’aan-reading. He did not like the prayer or Qur’aan-reading of one person to distract another person from his prayer."

If the Prophet(s.a.w) forbade us to distract others from prayers and your mobile starts to ring with loud music are we not supposed to switch it off?

:salam2: Yes, i guess in that case you can switch it off, but it's far better to have it switched off before the salah. Sorry about the misunderstanding and by the way, brother, I'm a sister.:blackhijab: Salam
 

AleahKoto

Allah will decide
Oh MY!

"Excuse me Allah, I gotta get this call. I will be back with you in a minute or two."

"Hey Shaykh, can you repeat that please, I was on the cell phone."

"Allah? Why didn't you answer me?" "I was on another call, sorry."

Cell phones are the most intrusive and rude items made. Turn them off, or better yet, leave them in your car when coming into the masjid. Leave them in the car when you go out to dinner, or go to visit. There is nothing worse than a cell phone ringing in the middle of a conversation, or a teaching, or....
 

BinteShafi

Left long ago
:salam2:

We go to a job interview and turn ourmobile phone off. We go to a masjid and leave our phone on..................HOW SAD
 

Abu.Amirah

Junior Member
:salam2: Yes, i guess in that case you can switch it off, but it's far better to have it switched off before the salah. Sorry about the misunderstanding and by the way, brother, I'm a sister.:blackhijab: Salam


:wasalam: :lol:
Am sorry Sister I think my mind read ur name as HASSAN my apologies! :SMILY29:

Its true people will switch off their mobiles wen they r going for interviews,in a meeting,wen meeting important peoples,when taking your loved one to dinner...you want 100% concentration not to miss the good opportunities but we dont think of the better opportunities we are missing when in salah.May Allah guide us the right way!!


Jazakallahu kheir!
 
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