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what does a person do if thier phone rings in salat?

question:

If anyone forget to swithoff / Silent mode to the mobile before proceeding the Salaah then, anyone called us during we are in the state of Salaah.

1. Can we press any one key in the state of Salaah to stop the ring tone? Whether our Salaah will be valid if we will press anyone of key in the state of Salaah?

2. Or else can we break the Salaah and switched off mobile and then again repeat our Salaah.

answer:

1. If one is engaged in salaat and his mobile phone starts ringing in his pocket, his salaat will still be valid if he presses a button on his phone to cancel the ringing or to switch off the phone. However, he should ensure that when he does this, he does not do amal katheer (much movement), otherwise his salaat will become invalid. Amal katheer is that an onlooker who sees him in the act from a distance becomes certain that he is not in salaat. Using both hands to cancel the ringing is amal katheer. Similarly, moving ones hand from its normal place in salaat to his phone three times successively is also amal katheer. If there is a gap between two movements in which subhaana rabbiyal a’laa (سبحان ربي الأعلى) can be recited three times, then the movements will not be counted as successive and, hence, the salaat will be valid. Similarly, if one moves his hand from its normal place in salaat to his phone once and then presses a few buttons successively (in order to cancel the ringing or to switch the phone off), it will be counted as one movement, and hence, his salaat will be valid.

In short, if ones phone starts to ring in salaat and it causes distraction, he must switch off the phone or cancel the ringing with one hand and in a swift and appropriate manner as described above so that it does not appear to the onlooker that he is not in salaat

However, if the phone is on silent mode, for example, or if the volume of the phone is really low, and the ringing does not distract him at all in his salaat, then he should not attempt to press the button in salaat, otherwise it will be tantamount to making unnecessary movements in salaat. Unnecessary movement in salaat, even if it is only one movement, is makrooh tahreemi. Doing a makrooh tahreemi act in salaat necessitates (makes wajib) repetition of the salaat.

2. If his phone starts ringing in salaat and the ringing is distractive in such a way that he is unable to concentrate and also he is unable to cancel the ringing in the manner described above, then it is compulsory (wajib) for him to break his salaat, turn his phone off, and offer his salaat again.

Rasulullah (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) has said that “It is not permissible for one who believes in Allah and the Last Day to offer salaat while he is holding back urine until he relieves himself.” (Abu Dawood). Based on this, the jurists say that it is makrooh tahreemi to offer ones salaat while one has the urge to relieve himself when it distracts him from salaat. This is even if the urge did not exist before and, rather, comes after commencing the salaat. In such a case it is wajib (compulsory) to break his salaat, relieve himself and offer the salaat again (provided that there is enough time for him to repeat his salaat after having relieved himself). If he does not break his salaat and instead completes it, he will be committing a sin and it will be necessary for him to repeat his salaat. This ruling is applicable even in a Fardh (compulsory) salaat. And since a person who is distracted by the ringing of his phone is similar to the one who is distracted by holding back urine, the same ruling will apply in both cases. In other words, if ones phone starts ringing in salaat in such a way that it distracts him and prevents him from concentrating in salaat and he is unable to cancel the ringing as mentioned previously, it is wajib (compulsory) on him to break his salaat, switch off the phone, and offer the salaat again.

In short, if ones phone starts ringing in salaat and the ringing distracts him from concentrating in salaat, then he should try to cancel the ringing in the manner described in the answer to question one. If he cannot do so, then he should break his salaat, switch off his phone, and offer his salaat again.

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Wassalaamu `alaykum
Ml. Faizal Riza
Correspondence Iftaa Student, Australia
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah

http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.p...330d1f2c543a38

[juptVatoSoito]

Thanks for sharing knowledge..This is really a big matter now a days. Many imam of the mosque give strict ruling to switch it off otherwiese prayer will be invalid... We should switch off the phone or silent it before we start a prayer..

Jazakallah khair...

[carfAball]

And please, brothers, if you have mothers, sisters and/ or wives who might get worried if you don't answer your phone for the entire day - do remember to switch the volume back UP after salah!

[Mr Andrews]

Make sure the ringtones are proper and not some pop-music nonesense, a beep or a Koranic recitation would be fine.

[bugagasikaga]

Make sure the ringtones are proper and not some pop-music nonesense, a beep or a Koranic recitation would be fine.

Salams

No it isnt fine brother, the quran wasnt revealed to be used as ringtones.

Imagine if u were in the toilet and the phone went off. Its totally disrespectful for Quran or naats to be used as ringtones.

[ElcinBoris]

Salams

No it isnt fine brother, the quran wasnt revealed to be used as ringtones.

Imagine if u were in the toilet and the phone went off. Its totally disrespectful for Quran or naats to be used as ringtones.

i agree with you on the quran part.

quran is not there to bling out your mobile phone and to tell you when someone is calling you. i find that very highly disrespectful.

[Peertantyb]

i agree with you on the quran part.

quran is not there to bling out your mobile phone and to tell you when someone is calling you. i find that very highly disrespectful.

A local Mufti also told us in one of his tafseer classes that Darul Uloom Deoband give a fatwa that it's impermissible to use Quran as a ring tone astaghfirullah. He gave the above reasons and also said when you answer a call you will have to cut the recitation and he said that is also disrespectful. He also mentioned about listening to Quran while driving or doing other things and said the majority of your attention MUST be on the Quran - you cannot have it on as a background (even if you're not talking - you have to be actively listening to it). And he warned against switching the tape/CD or whatever off in the middle of a verse as this is very common.

[Petwrenny]

ALso remember that a lot of Masjids in UK are using Jammers (imported from US) to jam mobile phone signals.

They are illegal to use in UK.

Its legal to import but illegal to deploy them without a licensce and there is no way that the Masjid will get a licensce.

If your Masjid is in a fairly central location (around town) then an incorrectly configured Jammer will jam Police/Ambulance mobile signals (as they drive by)

[Saqwnht]

A local Mufti also told us in one of his tafseer classes that Darul Uloom Deoband give a fatwa that it's impermissible to use Quran as a ring tone astaghfirullah. He gave the above reasons and also said when you answer a call you will have to cut the recitation and he said that is also disrespectful. He also mentioned about listening to Quran while driving or doing other things and said the majority of your attention MUST be on the Quran - you cannot have it on as a background (even if you're not talking - you have to be actively listening to it). And he warned against switching the tape/CD or whatever off in the middle of a verse as this is very common.

Assalamalaiakumw a rahatmullahi w abaraktuhu

Thanks for sharing this most needed info....

Wheneve we listen Quran we have to be completely free of worldy thing and concentrate on listening to it so that we may receive Mercy of Allah subhanahu wa tala....

[tigoCeree]

Assalaamalaikum,

The original question seems to suggest that the questioner is worried only about his/her own salaat. What about the other musallees? Is the salaat of others not important? Also if the imaam is distracted by some mobile ring or music it could render his and the whole jamaats salaat invalid

I think it is vitally important that one does not disturb the concentration of fellow musallees by allowing the mobile to ring continously. A ringing mobile may or may not affect the concentration of the mobile owner but definitely annoys other people..I can vouch for that..

The most distracting ringtones I've heard during salaat are usually the naats or indian songs people put on their phones. I know many people like the naats/nasheeds but these are much more distracting than a bell sound for example. Songs as ringtones are pure haraam anyway so a true believer wouldn't have them on a mobile anyway



What we should remember is that when in a masjid we are there to pray in front of allah(swt) so it is important that worldly distractions such as mobiles are silenced otherwise it is hugely disrespectful.

[Master_B]

its a shame that before we were normally used to the imam saying "straighten your rows" now its "please turn off your mobiles please"

[avdddcxnelkaxz]

its a shame that before we were normally used to the imam saying "straighten your rows" now its "please turn off your mobiles please"

The other day the imam's alarm went off during salat, after the salah he was red like a tomato

[15Praxanant]

The other day the imam's alarm went off during salat, after the salah he was red like a tomato

Ouch! I remember a similar situation during the Christmas holidays when a brother whose mobile went off, I remember it distinctly as his ringtone was "Jingle Bells"... I didn't catch his face as I am sure he was getting stares from all the uncles.

JazakAllah khairun for raising the issue.

I think there is something wrong with the question though: "what do you do when your phone rings in salat"

If you flip the question a bit to say:
"what do you do when your phone rings in an exam"
"what do you do when your phone rings in an interview"
"what do you do when your phone rings in an important meeting"

The instant reaction may be - that person is stupid for keeping their phone on during a meeting.
When we are praying we should treat it like a meeting. A very important meeting. The most important meetings of our day.

Some advice:
Before you step into the mosque take out your phone and turn it off. I know one brother who literally dismantles his phone (took the battery from out of the phone) before he steps into the mosque. May Allah reward him.
Try to do it in front of your friends as this will encourage them. No one likes a dictator and Islam is not about forcing people.