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    Question ID: 12673Country: Canada

    Title: If I am in the washroom and one of my parents calls me, should I answer them or answer them when I come out?

    Question: If I am in the washroom and one of my parents calls me, should I answer them or answer them when I come out?

    Answer ID: 12673

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 739/557=L/1430)

     

    If you are in toilet and your parents are not calling you due to some problem, you should not respond, rather you should get out as soon as possible and attend them:

    استدلوا علی کراھۃ الکلام عند التغوط ۔۔۔ ویجوز التکلم بضرورۃ کإنقاذ الحرقی والغرقی وقتل حیۃ (بذل المجھود 1:10)

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India