Cellphone in the hands of children and adults
Question
What age is best for a parent to give their child a phone?
Answer
The phone is such a disaster that it is a problem in the hands of an adult, let alone in the hands of a child.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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