The ruling on hiding one's mobile phone number from callers
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. The questioner, Abu Khalid, says: Some people, O Shaykh, set up a service on their mobile phone that indicates they are unavailable. Even though their number is displayed and the caller's number is shown, they answer whoever they want and ignore whoever they want. Does this fall under the category of lying?
Answer:
This depends on the person himself. If he does not want to answer callers because he is busy or because it is a time when he does not allow incoming calls, that is up to him, and he is not required to answer the call.
And may Allah bless you. The questioner, Abu Khalid, says: Some people, O Shaykh, set up a service on their mobile phone that indicates they are unavailable. Even though their number is displayed and the caller's number is shown, they answer whoever they want and ignore whoever they want. Does this fall under the category of lying?
Answer:
This depends on the person himself. If he does not want to answer callers because he is busy or because it is a time when he does not allow incoming calls, that is up to him, and he is not required to answer the call.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/145 — archive.org (1:24)
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