What is the ruling on saying salam to a person to whom you are speaking on the phone, when you do not know whether he is a Muslim or not?.
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Ruling on initiating the salam when speaking on the telephone
Question: 12566
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
The ruling is the same as when meeting him in person. If you know that he is a kaafir, then do not initiate the greeting. But if you do not know, there is nothing wrong with that.
And Allah is the Source of strength.
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Source:
Majmoo’ Fatawa wa Maqalat Mutanawwi’ah li’l-Shaykh Ibn Baz, 6/286
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