Ghosting: é haram?

Islam has a surprisingly direct ruling for the ghosting-shaped problem: 'it is not permissible for a Muslim to desert his brother more than three nights' (Bukhari 6077) — the hadith addresses feuding believers, and modern scholars extend its logic: leaving a person in unresolved silence is a small severance (qat'), and the Sunnah's preference is for repair or, where parting is necessary, clear and gentle parting. The Quran's general speech standard — 'say that which is best' (17:53) — was revealed in a context of insults, raising the floor: if the best words are owed to enemies, they are owed to a person whose main fault was a mediocre first date. Islamic courtship ethics adds a specific rule: since relationships before marriage are already bounded, most 'ghosting' cases involve marriage negotiations or friendships — and Muslim ethicists counsel the kind closure that protects everyone's dignity: 'I don't think we're a match; I wish you the best.' The exception, again, is harm: the Prophet permitted and practiced distance from those who abused — but as protection, not as a punishment of confusion.