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Non-mahram men and women conversing on social media
Question
Can publishing deeni quotes, duas, etc. be done in a group where men and women are together even though they don't meet but talk via email, WhatsApp and then publish deeni matters?
Answer
This is against the teachings of Islam and against hayaa (modesty and shame) that non-mahram men and women freely converse with each other in this manner. Even though they are not seeing each other, but communicating in this manner is not free from fitnah, and hence this is not permissible.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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