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As-salaam Alaikuum! (Peace be unto you!) People who do not follow these guidelines may be warned, or may have their IP
and/or user name banned. Discretion will be left to the administrators of this
forum and will depend on the severity of the event. Infraction levels Please post in the appropriate forum. 5 Points Off-topic freeposts in multiple threads is very annoying please refrain from posting such comments. Off-topic also includes:
When quoting an article, story, poem, review or any written material, you must mention the author, if known to you, and the source from which you copied these materials. Give credit to where it belongs. 2 Points Please refrain from typing extremely huge letters in order to get your message through. 5 Points Symbols and incomprehensible text speak are not allowed to be used in your posts. 5 Points Honourable and dignified behaviour must be observed at all times, especially when replying to a post by a member of the opposite gender. 10 Points Beef will not be tolerated in any forum. Differences in opinion are expected, but please debate respectfully. (Beef are comments made for the purpose of insulting somebody else with negative intent, looking for a negative reaction, or blatantly insulting somebody) 15-25 Points Racist remarks will not be permitted since racism doesn't hold a place in Islam 20 Points Posting porn or material of a sexual nature are prohibited. 200 Points This is not a Fiqh discussion board. Prolonged threads arguing over Fatwas and the details of Islamic law will be closed. Avoid asking questions that require a Scholar or Shaykh, as there is no one on the board qualified to answer your questions. Please use other knowledgeable means such as a scholar, Imam or knowledgeable person in your area or provide sources. 8 Points No sectarian issues allowed. We are promoting the unity of Islam. Allah (Exalted is He) said in Surah Al-An'âm, verse 159:
Do not upload, post or otherwise transmit any contents that is unlawful (haram), harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable. 100 Points While interfaith discussions are allowed promoting another religion is not allowed on the discussion board. This discussion board was created to promote Islam, not another religion. There are many other discussion boards on the Web which you can promote your religion other than Islam. 5 Points No attacks against Islam in any form will be tolerated on this discussion board. This includes, but is not limited to attacks on the Qur'an, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), his family and companions, or any other prophets in Islam, or Islamic scholars, past or present. While some may complain that there is "freedom of speech" please remember this is a privately owned discussion board which was created and is maintained to serve the purpose of promoting Islam. What is allowed in speech is determined by the Admin and not the member. 200 Points When a long article/post has been posted, and you want to comment on the article/post, do not quote it since it is a waste of space. 5 Points Do not say "Islam says X" unless your position is based upon sound evidence - which means the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Always cite your sources. If quoting the Qur'an, give soorah (chapter) and ayah (verse) number. For ahadeeth, you must the name of the collection, volume/book number and hadeeth number. Unless you quoting from an agreed-upon authenthic collection (i.e. Bukharee, Muslim) you must also provide authenthic information. 3 Points Members cannot post images of military weapons or vehicles in their avatars, signatures or profile pictures since our goal is to establish Islam in a peaceful manner, and such images may be interpreted as a violent call.10 Points
Avoid choosing a username that is, or part of, a profane word, sexy or inspiring of any ill-feelings or that is Islamically unlawful. If you did so, kindly PM an admin to change your username with an acceptable one. 10 Points Members cannot select images of human beings, and animals of canidae, donkey and swine families as their avatar or profile picture. 10 Points Do not post about your own website for promotional purposes anywhere on the forum, except in our Exchange Links forum only. You also are required, in return, to add a text link, pointing to our forum, on website. Failing to do so will result in the deletion of your account with us. 15 Points No un-Islamic, anti-Islamic or inauthentic URLS in posts, profiles, PMs or signatures 15 Points Questioning/protesting rules, or moderator's action, in public 20 Points Oppose rule or show disrespect to an LI official 20 Points Repeating a serious rule violation 30 Points Non-beneficial topic outside gender rooms 8 Points Meaningless topic title 5 Points Asking for reps in public 5 Points Providing false information in your profile 10 Points |