Does the telephone, if it rings three times, take on the ruling of asking for permission three times?
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The questioner : Okay, regarding asking for permission, it is the same issue with the telephone, O Shaykh. Do I let the telephone ring three times and then stop, or do some people prolong this matter?
The Shaykh : There is no need for that here, because the telephone performs the duty of repetition by its very nature, is that not so?
I mean, when the telephone rings at your place, it does not ring once and then stop until the person moves the dial a second time. Rather, as soon as the person who is calling moves the dial, it rings at your place multiple times. It keeps ringing and ringing until it exhausts you or until it is known that no one is answering. So, repetition is not applicable here.
The questioner : No, I mean, if the caller rings three times—once, then another, then a third—can I hang up after that? Can I cut off the call? I am the caller now.
The Shaykh : I understand. You only requested it once, but the device requests it again and again.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : There is no need for that here, because the telephone performs the duty of repetition by its very nature, is that not so?
I mean, when the telephone rings at your place, it does not ring once and then stop until the person moves the dial a second time. Rather, as soon as the person who is calling moves the dial, it rings at your place multiple times. It keeps ringing and ringing until it exhausts you or until it is known that no one is answering. So, repetition is not applicable here.
The questioner : No, I mean, if the caller rings three times—once, then another, then a third—can I hang up after that? Can I cut off the call? I am the caller now.
The Shaykh : I understand. You only requested it once, but the device requests it again and again.
The questioner : Very well.