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Conversation
between male and female on the telephone whilst fasting
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Question: What is the ruling regarding the
conversation between a male and a female on the telephone
whilst fasting. And (what) if they themselves are engaged
to each other?
Response:
The conversation between a male and female on the telephone
is not permissible for that which exists therein of fitnah
(danger). And this is except for the female who is engaged
to the one she is speaking to and the conversation is simply
to understand (something) and for the sake (issues) of the
engagement. However, that which is better and safer is for
the male to speak to the female's walee (one in charge of
her affairs). As for the conversation between the male and
the female in other than the issue of engagement then it is
not permissible for that which exists therein of extreme fitnah
and fear for that which may lead to (something) dangerous
(impermissible). And if this is whilst fasting, then it affects
the fast by diminishing it (in reward), because that which
is required from the one who is fasting is to protect his
fast from that which breaches it and diminishes it. And how
often is it that the moral and social problems are as a result
of the telephone conversations between the males and the females!
So that which is obligatory is for the walee's (ones in charge
of the affairs) of the females to prevent them (from this)
and oversee they don't fall into this danger.
Shaykh
Ibn Fowzaan
Fataawa Ramadhaan - Volume 2, Page 760, Fatwa No. 773;
al-Muntaqaa min Fatawaa ash-Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan - Volume
3, Pages 162-163
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