Keeping a non-mahram as a Facebook friend and conveying salaam to non-mahrams
Question
Can I keep a non mahram as a Facebook friend? If I don't talk with them unnecessarily & don't post any photo of mine? Will it be considered as zina for me? Can I give likes to the posts of non mahrams or will it be considered as zina?
Can I give salam to my non mahram relatives? Will it be considered as zina?
Answer
It is not permissible for a girl to have any contact with a non-mahram man and vice versa. This is haraam in Islam and considered as shameless behaviour.
This also enters under the purview of the acts of zina. Therefore, you should strictly refrain from this.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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