02-12-2012, 07:57 AM
Bismillah
as salam alykom Khadija,
It is nice to have you on the board, I preferred to search for the answer rather than giving my own:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...535AAYhHS0
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
1. If you have a freind who is opposite sex, you will meet with her in absense of others, you may touch her or sometime you may stair at her. All these facts may tempt a person for sin. There is no ruling on making freinds, but all the associated facts I mentioned above are haram in Islam.
2. Chatting is OK, if there is some purpose, just chatting to get pleasure is not allowed.
3. If touching and staring is haram, hugging is much more than that.