Follow up question:

Is Khalwah [being alone with a non-mahram] removed by making a phone call; for example, whenever a female passenger enters alone upon a taxi driver he makes a phone call to either his wife, friend, or someone else, so is Khalwah removed by way of this (phone call)? Answer of Sheikh Saleem Al-Hilali and Sheikh Abdulhameed Az-Zu'kari (may Allah preserve them both): لا = No Also, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Jazairi hafidhahullah said: ”لا تنتفي الخلوة بذلك.“ And Sheikh Abdullah Al-Iryani hafidhahullah said: ”فتنة“