Phone ringing with a musical ringtone in salaah
Question
What is the masla regarding cell phones if musical ringtones play in salaah, how should he handle it?
If someone left his phone in his jacket, and the jacket is far and the ringtone plays music in salaah and disturbs the whole jamat then what should he do, break the salaah or continue with his salaah?
Answer
Before salaah, he should delete the musical ringtones. How can he be so casual about salaah.
If it is disturbing everybody and it is a musical tone then he should break his salaah and be much more careful, cautious and mindful of people as well, apart from being careful of the salaah.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
نقل عن خط صاحب البحر على هامشه أن القطع يكون حراما ومباحا ومستحبا وواجبا فالحرام لغير عذر والمباح إذا خاف فوت مال والمستحب القطع للإكمال والواجب لإحياء نفس (رد المحتار ٢/٥٢)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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