The ruling on a person being entrusted with a trust to send mobile phone messages
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The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The presenter:
Please. How are you, Shaykh Salih? May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
I am well, praise be to Allah. Uh-huh.
The questioner:
Shaykh, may you live long, we have a question. Actually, when people send messages now, they say, "It is a trust to send it." Some people say this is not permissible, and some people say it is permissible with conditions.
The Shaykh:
What is the message, my brother? They send messages via WhatsApp, and a message comes, and it is written underneath, "It is a trust to send it to several people," or "It is a trust to send it to one person." What is in this message, what is in it, and what is its wording? For example, "Subhan Allah wa bihamdih, 'adad khalqih, wa rida nafsih, wa zinat 'arshih" (Glory be to Allah and His praise, the number of His creation, the pleasure of His Self, and the adornment of His Throne), and it says, "It is a trust that you send it, and that you send it to ten people, or send it to one person, or a trust, meaning that you send it. They put 'trust' on you, meaning." First of all, a trust is an oath, and it is not permissible to take an oath by a trust. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah) for whoever swears by other than Allah; he has committed disbelief or shirk. Second, this does not need a recommendation. You should say, "Remember Allah, increase in the remembrance of Allah, the glorification of Allah, and the declaration of His oneness. Call them on the phone, or if you meet them, tell them." But that you recommend someone to convey it to them, and you also specify a number, this is not permissible. This is bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.
And upon you be peace.
The presenter:
Please. How are you, Shaykh Salih? May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
I am well, praise be to Allah. Uh-huh.
The questioner:
Shaykh, may you live long, we have a question. Actually, when people send messages now, they say, "It is a trust to send it." Some people say this is not permissible, and some people say it is permissible with conditions.
The Shaykh:
What is the message, my brother? They send messages via WhatsApp, and a message comes, and it is written underneath, "It is a trust to send it to several people," or "It is a trust to send it to one person." What is in this message, what is in it, and what is its wording? For example, "Subhan Allah wa bihamdih, 'adad khalqih, wa rida nafsih, wa zinat 'arshih" (Glory be to Allah and His praise, the number of His creation, the pleasure of His Self, and the adornment of His Throne), and it says, "It is a trust that you send it, and that you send it to ten people, or send it to one person, or a trust, meaning that you send it. They put 'trust' on you, meaning." First of all, a trust is an oath, and it is not permissible to take an oath by a trust. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah) for whoever swears by other than Allah; he has committed disbelief or shirk. Second, this does not need a recommendation. You should say, "Remember Allah, increase in the remembrance of Allah, the glorification of Allah, and the declaration of His oneness. Call them on the phone, or if you meet them, tell them." But that you recommend someone to convey it to them, and you also specify a number, this is not permissible. This is bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2547 - حكم تحميل شخص أمانة بنشر رسائل الجوال - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:16)
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