What is the ruling on using the work phone for personal purposes, but without prolonging the call?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for him to use the work phone for personal purposes, but without prolonging the call?
The Shaykh : If it does not require the use of the zero, it appears to be permissible, because what we hear is that the government permits this. Then, it does not harm the government in any way, as far as I know, because what does not require the zero is not charged to the person. As for what requires the zero, it is not permissible to use it, meaning the use of the work phone is not permissible except for the benefit of the work specifically. So if a person wants to use the phone while he is in Makkah to speak to a person in al-Madinah, it is not permissible unless that is for the benefit of the work. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : If it does not require the use of the zero, it appears to be permissible, because what we hear is that the government permits this. Then, it does not harm the government in any way, as far as I know, because what does not require the zero is not charged to the person. As for what requires the zero, it is not permissible to use it, meaning the use of the work phone is not permissible except for the benefit of the work specifically. So if a person wants to use the phone while he is in Makkah to speak to a person in al-Madinah, it is not permissible unless that is for the benefit of the work. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.