Is it permissible for someone whose child has gone missing to call out for him in the mosque?
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The questioner : Does this include what may happen during Hajj, for example, when some people’s children or such get lost? Does it fall under the prohibition...?
The Shaykh : ...and so on? There is a difference between a child and property. It appears that searching for a child, especially if the search is not done with a loud voice, is permissible. The owner of the camel who put his head into the mosque and asked, "Who is looking for the red camel?"
And I think that if one person asks another, for example, if my key fell in the row and I asked the person next to me, "Did you see my key?" It appears that this is not a public announcement and is not considered a public announcement in custom. That is why now, some people place specific nails by the door or the mihrab to hang lost keys on. This is like saying, "Who has the key?" But there is nothing wrong with this; there is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : ...and so on? There is a difference between a child and property. It appears that searching for a child, especially if the search is not done with a loud voice, is permissible. The owner of the camel who put his head into the mosque and asked, "Who is looking for the red camel?"
And I think that if one person asks another, for example, if my key fell in the row and I asked the person next to me, "Did you see my key?" It appears that this is not a public announcement and is not considered a public announcement in custom. That is why now, some people place specific nails by the door or the mihrab to hang lost keys on. This is like saying, "Who has the key?" But there is nothing wrong with this; there is no harm in it.