Etiquettes on Using the Phone

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. Al-Mugheerah ibn Shu‘bah, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to him, "I once heard the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, 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. -islamweb.net