Is it obligatory for me to communicate with all friends added on Facebook, even if the relationship is superficial?
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Friendship on Facebook is merely a follow, not a true friendship, and it does not entail the rulings of maintaining ties or cutting them off. Therefore, there is no harm in not replying to someone in a chat or deleting them. The obligation to maintain ties applies only to kin (رحم).
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