Great thread n may Allah reward u.
There is more than one problem with facebook n similar social networking websites.
Like Hi5 , twitter , myspace , friendster etc .
Those who think they are calling peole to Islam through these sites , Fear Allah . be real , Have u acquired the knowledge first? Ur out there giving Dawah without knowledge , Even though we should pass on what we know from the knowledge but still this is not the right way. U gotta start from urself, ur family first , then ur relatives n loved ones , then ur street n ur block n ur area. N where is the kowledge mayne!
There are pictures of girls n guys on these which are haram , n some can be very inappropriate and May Allah save us.
Ur gaze can kill u , im telling u man , u wont even realise its effects untill its too late , u keep letting ur gaze looose n dont protect it n it will have great effcts on ur heart n ur charatcer,ur life.
There is the possibilty that ur kids or u urself might fall a victim to lots of haram , like spekaing to the opposite gender , even if its PRIVATE MESSAGE , i consider it forbidden coz there isnt a thrid person between u two so its a one-on one thing which is not allowed for opposite genders.
N if ur a sister , stay away from brothers , trust me its usually not even the sisters' fault , they fal victim to the boys online , with the smooth n sweet n cute talk , n there goes a good girl lost. Once u get used to talking to boys , chatting , flirting , u just might ruin ur whole future n life n the boys might just make u fal in to great sins , trut me man brothers are smooth out there , they have lines n tricks by the millions plus they always have mates that are helping in making u fall prey. N if u are used to such things , n i have know some people who could not change even after marriage n kept those friendships , which ruined their life and also with such sins they are risking their next life.
Remmeber every individual has his own good n bad n specail thinsg about them , the more friends of opposite gender u make , u will see so many things in them , one mightbe funny , the other might be rigteou s, the third migt be good looking , n then when its time for u to settle u might not find all these or some of these qualities in ur spouse , so u will always miss the ones u knew before n in many cases keep in touch with them ruining ur marital life.
Sme thing for boys , u guys can fall into haram acts , it always starts with a chat , a couple of funny messages , Astaghfirullah even some hadiths n i seek refuge from Allah , n then somne more chit chat n flirting to dating to falling into lots of haram.
These websites are haram any way , I personally do not see any good coming out of tem any way , SubhanAllah !! SOCIAL NETWORKING??!?!!! Who Allowed it??!! Our beautiful religion does not allow u to have such networks , where u can be exposed to lots of evil , lots of haram , lots of sins , trust me these things shape ur future n ur life , dont fall prey to them , aviod them even though it seems like everone is on these website , all ur mates might be on there n they might try to convince u to join , but dont listen to them n Fear Allah.
N dont even open the door of intentions , " It depends on the intentions" This hadith is always used in the wrong way , It does not mean that , it mean that one should always keep good intentions , does not mean that u can make friends with the opposite gender for a good intention , giving dawah or learning , or teaching , or helpng islamicaly , nope its not up to the sisters to help brothers nor the brothers to help sisters. Wrong nharam things cannot be done witha good intention , like one cannot drink alcohol with any intention what so ever , u cannot go out with a sister with any good intention , the action in itself is haram just having the right intention does not make it halal in any way.
Please be warned brothers n sisters that these websites are full of fitnah , no matter how strong u are n think u are , its about the efects , the effects on ur heart , on ur souls , u wont even realise. There are too many things on these websites that we do not want our brothers n s isters n youth n youngsters to be exposed to.Plus there is always the chance of u meeting some one who will mislead u n make u fal into haram.
Fear Allah
18. That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden. Al haqqah
281. And be afraid of the Day when you shall be brought back to Allâh. Then every person shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly. Al baqarah
41. The Mujrimûn (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet. Ar rahman
Surah yunus
26. For those who have done good is the best (reward, i.e. Paradise) and even more (i.e. having the honour of glancing at the Countenance of Allâh Ìá ÌáÇáå) Neither darkness nor dust nor any humiliating disgrace shall cover their faces. They are the dwellers of Paradise, they will abide therein forever.
27. And those who have earned evil deeds, the recompense of an evil deed is the like thereof, and humiliating disgrace will cover them (their faces). No defender will they have from Allâh. Their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the darkness of night. They are dwellers of the Fire, they will abide therein forever.
62. No doubt! Verily, the Auliyâ' of Allâh [ those who fear Allâh much,abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden, and love Allâh much ,perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve
63. Those who believed , and used to fear Allâh much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds).
64. For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present world and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the Words of Allâh, this is indeed the supreme success.
Surah An Nahl
97. Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter).
Surah Yunus again
For those who have done good is the best (reward, i.e. Paradise) and even more (i.e. having the honour of glancing at the Countenance of Allâh) Neither darkness nor dust nor any humiliating disgrace shall cover their faces. They are the dwellers of Paradise, they will abide therein forever
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O My slaves who believe , be afraid of your Lord (Allâh) and keep your duty to Him. Good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world, and Allâh's earth is spacious (so if you cannot worship Allâh at a place, then go to another)! Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning
We have places like this forum where one can benefit and learn n share stuff , while not speaking one on one with the opposite gender , it is aforum where other people can read what u are saying so InsahAllah its fine