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Is it permissible to disclose the content of a phone call to the husband without the other party's knowledge, and is this considered a betrayal of trust, and is the husband a partner in sin?

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A Muslim must obey his Lord. The two-faced person is among the worst of people on the Day of Resurrection, as he engages in hypocrisy and sows discord among people. What the wife does by letting her husband listen to her friend's conversation is betrayal and a violation of Islamic law and chivalry, and it is not permissible for the husband to listen to it. The fundamental principle is that phone calls are private between the caller and the recipient, and it is not permissible for the recipient to turn on the loudspeaker or record the call without the caller's permission. This prohibition becomes even stronger if the caller is a woman and the listener is a man. Indeed, a severe warning has been mentioned for those who secretly listen to people's conversations: molten lead will be poured into their ears on the Day of Resurrection. Recording a call without the speaker's permission is deceit, a betrayal of trust, and an infringement on justice.

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