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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Maintaining family ties through telephone contact

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, this questioner says: Is it sufficient for maintaining family ties for a person to call his relative on the phone and ask about him?

Answer:
Yes, this is part of maintaining family ties: to call, greet him, and ask about his condition, his needs, and the like. This is good. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (57:25)

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