What is the ruling regarding a woman speaking with her female relatives, her mahrams, or children, and affectionately conversing with them via phone or internet, given the possibility of non-mahram men being present with the other party, and is she obligated to inquire about the presence of non-mahram men before speaking?
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A woman is not obliged to ask other women or her mahrams whether there are non- men present when she addresses them. Such an inquiry might be an act of extremism and exaggeration, which is prohibited. A woman's voice is not considered awrah if she speaks without undue softness.
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