What is the ruling on using a miswak during the Friday sermon, and can this be analogized to touching pebbles?
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It is disliked to busy oneself with the Miswak or other things during the (sermon), by analogy with the prohibition of touching pebbles mentioned in the : "And whoever touches pebbles has engaged in idleness." This is because fidgeting prevents proper devotion.
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