Is it permissible for a man observing i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in Ramadan to speak to his wife on the mobile phone, when some words of flirtation may come from him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: He observed i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan, and sometimes he would speak to his wife on the mobile phone, and some words of flirtation toward her would come from him. Is this permissible during i'tikaf?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. Rafath (words that arouse desire) that stirs up lust is not permissible for him while he is fasting. As for ordinary speech that does not stir up lust and is for a need, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: He observed i'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan, and sometimes he would speak to his wife on the mobile phone, and some words of flirtation toward her would come from him. Is this permissible during i'tikaf?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. Rafath (words that arouse desire) that stirs up lust is not permissible for him while he is fasting. As for ordinary speech that does not stir up lust and is for a need, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [938 -939] هل يجوز للرجل المعتكف في رمضان أن يكلم زوجته بالجوال، وقد تصدر منه بعض كلمات الغزل لها؟ — youtube.com
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