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Questioner: Another (person) is asking about placing TV/plasma screens inside the masjd? Sheikh 'AbdulMuhsin: ما ينبغي هذا (*) This is inappropriate Because it is a distraction. This is absolutely inappropriate! Questioner: Even if what is being displayed is other than images, such as remembrances or directions/advices Sheikh: Absolutely not! Directions/advices for worshippers should be printed out and everyone should be handed a copy to take home and benefit therefrom together with the family. __ [(*): I have seen scholars use this term when referring to things that are boarderline Haram] ___ By Allah, it's a distraction! It's already difficult enough as it is trying to concentrate in Salah without this unnecessary distraction. I don't know about you, but I get this urgency to take a sneak peak whenever there's any movement on the screen to see what's happening. What if the Prophet ﷺ was with us? What do you think he would do about this TV screen? Personally speaking, I think the Prophet ﷺ would switch it off during Salah to say the least, based on this hadeeth ⤵️ https://sunnah.com/bukhari:5817 It doesn't end there... I've seen a PlayStation console hooked onto one of these plasmas. I have to be just, I didn't see the culprits in action, but judging from the circumstantial evidences I can only assume someone was playing a game of FIFA inside the masjid... الله يهدينا وإياهم If you don't see anything wrong with this, that's when you know THE FITNAH OF TASWEER IS REAL! So when the scholars say, ما ينبغي you know they've factored in several issues to come to that conclusion.