ISLAMABAD – Things have been going a little fast in the technologylandscape in Pakistan with alink sighting applaunched plus plans to introduce moboe payments.
To tone things down a bit, a renowned religious scholar Mufti Naeem hassaid that during Aitekaf, if you keep your phone with you, it willinvalidate it because you are still connected with worldly affairs.
As you all know, Aitekaf is a practice of devoting the last 10 days ofRamadan in worship and secluding oneself from the world and other affairs.Considering that most people have smartphones nowadays with the internet,we are essentially breaking our Aitekaf since the last condition ofseclusion is not being fulfilled.
If you are texting and calling someone, you are not involved in the act ofworship and hence are distracted.
He made these remarks on a TV show where he said:
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If people who are in Aitekaf are constantly on the phone and connected tothe world, they are wasting their worship. They keep asking people at homehow their business is doing.
It has to be noted that if someone’s Aitekaf is broken, it becomescompulsory for them to perform it next year. In order to abide by theinjunctions set for performing a proper Aitekaf, it is advised to refrainfrom using your phone so that the person doesn’t get distracted and remainsfully focused on the act of worship.
