What is the ruling on using a communication device?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. What is the ruling on using a "Kinud" device?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A "Kinud" device.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : A "Kin al-Wad" device.
The Shaykh : A "Knour" device.
The questioner : "Knud."
The Shaykh : A "Knour" device, and it is a foreign word.
The questioner : Communications.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Communications.
The Shaykh : Communications, what kind?
The questioner : Communications on a device where they correspond with each other.
The Shaykh : Well, if the communications are good and are between men and men, or women and women, then they are fine. But between men and women, no.
The questioner : They do not mix.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Mixing, they mix.
The Shaykh : They mix.
The questioner : Yes, men with women.
The Shaykh : How do they mix? They are messages. It is not permissible for a woman to write to a man.
The questioner : Wireless, like the telephone, Shaykh. One device with one person and a device with another, and the devices that are bought mix with each other, like radio channels, meaning you tune in to a channel.
The Shaykh : Do you mean that you might tune in to someone and hear what he is saying to his companion? This is not permissible. It is not permissible, because the conversation between the two is a secret, so it is not permissible for anyone to eavesdrop on them. Do you understand?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A "Kinud" device.
The Shaykh : It is forbidden.
The questioner : A "Kin al-Wad" device.
The Shaykh : A "Knour" device.
The questioner : "Knud."
The Shaykh : A "Knour" device, and it is a foreign word.
The questioner : Communications.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Communications.
The Shaykh : Communications, what kind?
The questioner : Communications on a device where they correspond with each other.
The Shaykh : Well, if the communications are good and are between men and men, or women and women, then they are fine. But between men and women, no.
The questioner : They do not mix.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Mixing, they mix.
The Shaykh : They mix.
The questioner : Yes, men with women.
The Shaykh : How do they mix? They are messages. It is not permissible for a woman to write to a man.
The questioner : Wireless, like the telephone, Shaykh. One device with one person and a device with another, and the devices that are bought mix with each other, like radio channels, meaning you tune in to a channel.
The Shaykh : Do you mean that you might tune in to someone and hear what he is saying to his companion? This is not permissible. It is not permissible, because the conversation between the two is a secret, so it is not permissible for anyone to eavesdrop on them. Do you understand?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good