The ruling on one who limits maintaining family ties to contacting them
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Question:
Also, Abu Abdullah asks, adding to this: Honorable Shaykh, is contacting them by mobile phone or telephone message sufficient for this?
Answer:
Yes, it is a type of maintaining ties. You contact them by mobile, greet them, and ask about their conditions. If you are unable to go to them and meet them, the mobile phone fulfills some of the purpose, praise be to Allah, and it serves as a reminder of them. Yes.
Also, Abu Abdullah asks, adding to this: Honorable Shaykh, is contacting them by mobile phone or telephone message sufficient for this?
Answer:
Yes, it is a type of maintaining ties. You contact them by mobile, greet them, and ask about their conditions. If you are unable to go to them and meet them, the mobile phone fulfills some of the purpose, praise be to Allah, and it serves as a reminder of them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3130] حكم من يقتصر في صلة رحمه على الاتصال عليهم - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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