Modern Technologies and their Effect on Shaping Sensory Relationships between Parents and Children the Sense of Hearing as a Model: A Study in the Objectives of Islamic Law

Abstract

In light of the vast expansion in the use of modern technologies-particularly smartphones, computers, and television—indicators have emerged of a decline in auditory communication within the Muslim family, especially between parents and children. This study aims to examine the impact of these technologies on the nature of genuine auditory communication between parents and children across different age groups, from the parents’ perspective. Among the manifestations of this issue are the constant preoccupation of fathers, mothers, or children with listening to mobile phones or television, and the absence of genuine listening during their interactions, which diminishes the emotional and educational effect of speech. This research is hoped to be the first to link such technologies with the sense of hearing and to examine this relationship from an Islamic jurisprudential perspective. The study employs the descriptive–analytical method and the inductive method. The findings reveal that contemporary technologies have contributed to a decline in genuine auditory communication between parents and children. Accordingly, the study recommends enhancing educational and religious awareness regarding the proper regulation of technology use within the household and activating alternative means that restore the value of genuine auditory communication, such as designating daily periods free from phones and screens, particularly during family gatherings.