What is the ruling on staying with a brother in the university dormitory while he is absent?

The questioner : A brother who studies at the university and lives in the student dormitory says to me: When I travel to Makkah to visit him, or when I stay for the last ten days of Ramadan, I stay with him in his room in the university dormitory. Sometimes he travels and I remain alone in his room. Is there any blame on us for that?

The Shaykh : This depends on the university's regulations. If the university allows a guest who stays with a student to remain there and eat with him, then there is no blame. But if it does not allow this, then it is not permissible.