Etiquettes on Using the Phone

04/01/2015| IslamWeb

Here are some useful tips on the proper use of the phone:

• When calling a Muslim, you should first greet him or her with Assalamu ‘Alaykum. Moreover, you should start any phone conversation with Assalamu ‘Alaykum.

• You should use the phone only when necessary and avoid prolonged phone conversations, exchanging long stories and anything that does not correspond with the correct use of the phone.

• Ash- Sha‘bi  may  Allah  have  mercy  upon  him narrated on the authority of Al-Mugheerah’s scribe that he said, “Mu‘aawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to Al-Mugheerah ibn Shu‘bah, may Allah be pleased with him, asking him to write something for him that he had heard from the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ). Al-Mugheerah ibn Shu‘bah, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to him, "I once heard the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) saying: ‘Verily, Allah The Exalted disapproves for you: talking nonsense [and gossiping],wasting your money and persistently asking too many [unnecessary] questions.’” [Al-Bukhari]

• You should put an end to improper conversations, flirtatious talk and prank calls by handling them decisively and firmly.

 

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