Performing salaah while looking into the Quraan Shareef on a mobile phone or iPad
Question
My routine in Tahajjud Salaah is to recite daily one juzz from the Quran in a bit of a loud voice from my mobile or I-pad fixed on a stand before me. Please inform me whether this is acceptable as per Islamic rules.
Answer
Salaah cannot be performed while looking into the Quraan Shareef or a mobile phone or ipad and reading from it. If salaah is performed in this manner, the salaah will not be valid.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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