Performing salaah while looking into the Quraan Shareef on a mobile phone or iPad

Q: 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.

A: 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:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)