The ruling on reminding people of recommended fasting via mobile phone messages
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Question:
I asked, I ask. With us are women thinking about answering messages regarding fasting on the days of the white (middle of the month) and the like.
Answer:
Reminding people to fast on the white days and the days on which fasting is recommended should not be done via mobile phone; rather, it should be done by phone call, or by reminding your brother when you meet him, or by giving a sermon in the mosque or in the gathering of people. As for using mobile phones and messages, these involve things that are not desirable, so do not use mobile phones for religious matters, because they involve things and innovations that are not desirable.
I asked, I ask. With us are women thinking about answering messages regarding fasting on the days of the white (middle of the month) and the like.
Answer:
Reminding people to fast on the white days and the days on which fasting is recommended should not be done via mobile phone; rather, it should be done by phone call, or by reminding your brother when you meet him, or by giving a sermon in the mosque or in the gathering of people. As for using mobile phones and messages, these involve things that are not desirable, so do not use mobile phones for religious matters, because they involve things and innovations that are not desirable.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب الاستخفاف بأهل الفضل — islamhouse.com (1:05:38)
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