Following a non-mahram on social media
Question
Is it permissible to follow a non-mahram on social media?
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.
Similarly, man and woman speaking freely or messaging freely is a form of zina which has been prohibited in the Hadith.
The sin becomes even more serious when people consider it to be permissible or they regard it to be trivial and insignificant.
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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