Using the mobile phone of the job in free personal calls

11-7-2014 | IslamWeb

Question:

assalamu alikkum i am asking this query in the fear of allah and with curiosity....so plz answer my query separately rather than giving me fatwa number...bcoz in some of my questions'when u provide fatwa number i am not getting understand about theanswer of my question....so plz plz plz.....explain my answer separately my query is: my husband is using company mobile phone....in that, call to any landline number is all free.....so we uses his company mobile phone to call our family landline number since it wont cause any financial loss to company.....so is it permissible for us to do dat....???

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and messenger.

Apparently, there is nothing wrong with what you have mentioned regarding the use of the mobile phone of the job in calling land lines free of charge, as this does not cause any harm. This is something that is authorized and permitted according to custom. Ibn Qudaamah said: “The customary permission takes effect as actual permission.”

However, if your husband knows that his work does not allow using the mobile phone in purposes other than those related to the job, even if this does not involve any charges or harm, then he should abide by this rule; otherwise, he would be cheating. In fact, a worker is trusted with the tools that he receives to be used for work. Thus, he should keep the trust regarding this and avoid betrayal. Allaah says (what means): {O you who have believed, do not betray Allaah and the Messenger or betray your trusts while you know [the consequence].} [Quran 8:27]

Allaah Knows best.