Two people exchanging messages on a mobile phone in front of a third person who is unaware: Is this the whispering that is prohibited?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Three people sat in one place, and two of them are sending messages to each other via mobile phone, while the third does not know what they are sending. Is this considered the whispering that is prohibited?
Answer:
If it saddens the third person, yes. If it saddens him when he finds out, then this falls under the whispering that is prohibited. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Three people sat in one place, and two of them are sending messages to each other via mobile phone, while the third does not know what they are sending. Is this considered the whispering that is prohibited?
Answer:
If it saddens the third person, yes. If it saddens him when he finds out, then this falls under the whispering that is prohibited. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3333] اثنان يتراسلان بالجوال أمام ثالث لا يعلم.. هل هذا من التناجي المنهي عنه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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