Should Muslims be using facebook?

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Woodrow said:
just my own views.

Probably the only Muslims who could use facebook wisely and not fall into fitnah would be a very devout and wise one. But, paradoxically such a person would have no need or desire to use it.
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^^ This.


The problem nowadays is also that many major companies you want to work for expect you to be on Facebook, so you can truly be "one of the family". (Translation: so that they can screen you to make sure you are a "normal" person and not an "antisocial abnormal undesirable freak".)

In other words it seems that office politics have spilled over into the social networking world to create a kind of mutant hybrid Godzilla-type monstrosity.

I can't wait to be employed! :hmm:
 
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I dont do anything on facebook...it's there but dont really use. I just see what the other person is doing...I'm not the strongest person in deen...but i havent gotten myself into any fitnah...so it's not the same for all..i go on this like rollercoaster...i deactivate fb but den a cuzin will wana show me something on there or they will show my mum photos of the kids or something...so then i end up logging back in...

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I heard this, and thought it was quite funny! ;D

Not sure whether its true because I've never used it -


Facebook - Where real nobodies, become fake somebodies!
 
Woodrow said:
just my own views.

Probably the only Muslims who could use facebook wisely and not fall into fitnah would be a very devout and wise one. But, paradoxically such a person would have no need or desire to use it.
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I'm sorry but if that's another way of saying, only the nonserious/nondevout Muslims and Muslimahs use facebook, then that would be a very serious accusation.

Maybe that's not what you're getting at, but I have seen a lot of facebook antagonists give this attitude to facebook users. Patronising looks and looking down upon them like they're worthless creatures. Everyone's responsible for their own actions aren't they? They can fall into fitnah using youtube as well, do you go and stop everyone from that? And like I said earlier, just using internet can take you towards fitnah as it is. So why don't we all stop using that as well? Because I know some devout parents who don't let their kids use internet/cell phones/television(Yes, I've known a kid who grew up without ever watching television) So where do you draw the line in this age? It's an honest question. Because I've been debating for and against these things inside my head for quite some time now.

Facebook is a networking site, I.e. keeping in touch with friends etc. And how is it any different than MSAs etc in universities where all Muslims 'get-together' regardless of sex and age and interact?
Anyway if people are using facebook for purposes other than that, it's their own fault, isn't it. Same goes for twitter and all the other junk out there.
 
Iris said:
I'm sorry but if that's another way of saying, only the nonserious/nondevout Muslims and Muslimahs use facebook, then that would be a very serious accusation.

Maybe that's not what you're getting at, but I have seen a lot of facebook antagonists give this attitude to facebook users. Patronising looks and looking down upon them like they're worthless creatures. Everyone's responsible for their own actions aren't they? They can fall into fitnah using youtube as well, do you go and stop everyone from that? And like I said earlier, just using internet can take you towards fitnah as it is. So why don't we all stop using that as well? Because I know some devout parents who don't let their kids use internet/cell phones/television(Yes, I've known a kid who grew up without ever watching television) So where do you draw the line in this age? It's an honest question. Because I've been debating for and against these things inside my head for quite some time now.

Facebook is a networking site, I.e. keeping in touch with friends etc. And how is it any different than MSAs etc in universities where all Muslims 'get-together' regardless of sex and age and interact?
Anyway if people are using facebook for purposes other than that, it's their own fault, isn't it. Same goes for twitter and all the other junk out there.
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I'm not defending facebook but these too are my thoughts...
If you wana say no to facebook, say no to just about everything else....or just the net in general.
Facebook or no facebook, your chances of falling into fitnah doesn't automatically go away.
 
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I missed you all :D!!!

I was just decided to join FB recently but NOT addicted or garbage things. I was very careful on private setting, I don't need too many friends (100+ people pointless). I only invite family, cousins, brothers, good simple friends. I checked my email if there is FB private messages from family/friends and rarely use FB much ~

That's it !

Be caution, you must avoid christian friends on your FB that lead you away from Islam (ie. Rafiq Bary).


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FB isnt a huge problem for me because i dont really enjoy using it. People post the most pointless things lol
 
Iris said:
I'm sorry but if that's another way of saying, only the nonserious/nondevout Muslims and Muslimahs use facebook, then that would be a very serious accusation.

Maybe that's not what you're getting at, but I have seen a lot of facebook antagonists give this attitude to facebook users. Patronising looks and looking down upon them like they're worthless creatures. Everyone's responsible for their own actions aren't they? They can fall into fitnah using youtube as well, do you go and stop everyone from that? And like I said earlier, just using internet can take you towards fitnah as it is. So why don't we all stop using that as well? Because I know some devout parents who don't let their kids use internet/cell phones/television(Yes, I've known a kid who grew up without ever watching television) So where do you draw the line in this age? It's an honest question. Because I've been debating for and against these things inside my head for quite some time now.

Facebook is a networking site, I.e. keeping in touch with friends etc. And how is it any different than MSAs etc in universities where all Muslims 'get-together' regardless of sex and age and interact?
Anyway if people are using facebook for purposes other than that, it's their own fault, isn't it. Same goes for twitter and all the other junk out there.
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Facebook is merely a tool for communication. There are many alternative tools out there, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. At the same time, each Muslim behaves differently to these tools regardless if the are considered "devout" or not.

If it is statistically true that Muslims who use Facebook fall into fitnah, then thats an indication that more caution is needed for this type of tool. You are right to debate about this things, but in the end, its about educating others about the benefits and dangers. Only then can users make inform decisions.

Ignorance is certainly not a bliss in these situations.
 
Honestly i think it all depends on how you use it and how much of your time your spend on it.
 
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I think Facebook is overrated, both in the negatives and the positives. The ones who are against it, are passionately so and the ones who are for it are passionately. It's just a social networking site, and like anything on the Internet, even some Islamic forums, there is an avenue for fitnah to arise. If you can handle not having the opposite gender on your list and not being on for way too long that's cool...

Facebook - Where real nobodies, become fake somebodies!
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True, sadly enough. Way back when it started and nobody had their profiles private, I saw way too many people have 100s of pictures of themselves posing like their actors/actresses. They create a really fake and shallow life for themselves, one that I guess they wish they really had. :-/

The ulaama who are on there, most probably are aware of what the youth are getting up to. However, Facebook is also the easiest way to attract a huge audience and send out updates regarding events and stuff to the more sane crowd.
 
Raphael said:
If I could pose the following question...

What happens if a sister uploads pictures of herself -on any site- and someone hijacks the account and steals the pictures! Who is at fault? Does the perpetrator take unconditional blame?
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What does that have to do with my opinion of Facebook and what I said...?
 
this is probably a stupid question;D but i was just wanting to know lets say you are pretty so u upload your picture can people give bad eyes to it?
 
cat eyes said:
this is probably a stupid question;D but i was just wanting to know lets say you are pretty so u upload your picture can people give bad eyes to it?
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a danger with posting any pictures any place on line. They can be snaged and altered by unscrupulous people then reposted. I had that happen to a friend a few years back and the "Doctored" still show up on websites. It has cost my friend many jobs.
 
Woodrow is right. People with evil motives can ruin other peoples reputation and lives with doctored photos.
 
I don't know much about facebook, can anyone recommend using it just for keeping in contact. Cause I feel I'm losing contact with my brothers and friends, everyone is splitting up, moving country, city etc and then when they have new fone numbers you cant get a hold of them and now people hardly use msn as well.
 
J Aaliyah said:
What does that have to do with my opinion of Facebook and what I said...?
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You had made a valid point about sisters being free on their profiles without realising who may be seeing their pictures. I was just asking your opinion, it wasn't meant to be an attack!
 
I'm on fb but don't have my picture, just a palestinian flag, and on my page I have loads of Islamic vids from youtube.

I added a few of my friends from work on fb and they started watching the vids I had posted on my profile and said they found them interesting and they took an interest in Islam and started asking me questions about it.

I had vids on there by Khalid Yasin talking about the purpose of life. A topic that interests ppl :)

but it's a good way to reach people indirectly, I'm hoping all the people on my friend list watch the vids on my profile and benefit from them so I can get reward :p
 
squiggle said:
I'm on fb but don't have my picture, just a palestinian flag, and on my page I have loads of Islamic vids from youtube.

I added a few of my friends from work on fb and they started watching the vids I had posted on my profile and said they found them interesting and they took an interest in Islam and started asking me questions about it.

I had vids on there by Khalid Yasin talking about the purpose of life. A topic that interests ppl :)

but it's a good way to reach people indirectly, I'm hoping all the people on my friend list watch the vids on my profile and benefit from them so I can get reward :p
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inshaAllah you will get reward i wil make duaa for you:)
 
Woodrow said:
a danger with posting any pictures any place on line. They can be snaged and altered by unscrupulous people then reposted. I had that happen to a friend a few years back and the "Doctored" still show up on websites. It has cost my friend many jobs.
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thats terrible brother woodrow. the crazy people out there who would try anything. i am not on facebook:statisfie are you?
 

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