Should Muslims be using facebook?

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aadil77 said:
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.
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Thats the only reason i use facebook. Many of the people i grew up with have moved away in different cities and countries and facebook lets you keep in touch with them.

Here is how it works:
After you made your account on facebook, you may get friend requests and for these you can click either confirm (they are your friends and accept) or ignore their request and not be friends. In facebook you can block people too, all you have to do is type their full name,address etc.
To avoid strangers looking at your account you can go on privacy settings and set it so only your confirmed friends can view your information and photos. Also if you get any messages from weirdo's (on facebook) never reply just delete and block the person.
You can also restrict your account in a way that no one can find your name but unfortunately it would mean that people you actually know wouldnt be able to find and add you.
 
Well I AM A Strong Supporter Of FB So Here I Go.

By The Same Logic That You Guys Used On FB The Internet Itself Is Wrong Because It Can Also Be Used For Wrong Purposes So Islamic Board Is Wrong ;D.
FB Is Only An Instrument It Is Your Choice To Use It For Good Or For Bad.

By The Way Your Eyes Can Also Be Used For Negative Purposes So Does That Mean That You Should Not Use Them:lol:
 
some people say that facebook is HARAM, and that's what i really don't understand. There was a muslim lady who once converted to christianity because she was influenced by a christian person, and i've heard that there are certain rules in the shariah that add up to the factor that facebook is indeed haram. i'm not sure about it, and it's just what i've recently heard. it troubles me as i'm a current user of facebook and it would be great if someone can please clarify it for me.
 
Umm the internet culd be haram too...it all depends on how u use it...FB is supposed to be like something u use to keep in touch with people...but people use everything the wrong way...I mean would u stop using a knife because it can kill u when u can cut veggies wit em :D But honestly if u think for yourself it's fitna...then keep away from it..

Overdosing on water/medicine is lethal too...:) But we need that too no? :D
 
yeah...ur right.....then i guess the best thing to do is to keep away from fb....bcoz it is also a waste of time, unlike emails, fb uses applications n pple use it for hours n hours...so yeah, bttr keep away frm it...
 
^Well then how about, Don't waste time on it. Use it right. The only application I use there is Car IQ...and it's helped me to learn about automobiles. Not to mention there are some Islamic applications too. You can help develop more of those too so that will be your share of dawah on facebook.
 
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The things some people post on FB are like : O.

but it's good for people who want to be part of the Muslim community and notices. Mosque notifications, MSA notifications,

log in, check if there's any new event, check people's status, post some comforting words for the suffering.complaining people, log off.

But the pictures O_O thing is insane. You don't need to record every moment of your life. We know you have a life.
 
I jus joined it yesterday and I can see where all the fitna can come from, but alhamdulillah I've only got guys on there, mostly brothers. Buts its good cause you'll realise how many people you've lost contact with
 
Not on facebook, simply because if I wanted to keep in contact with someone (from real life, not met on the net (!)), they'd have my number and email and all.
Don't see any reason for publicising ones details...
(Even with privacy on max)
 
Aathiqah M. said:
some people say that facebook is HARAM, and that's what i really don't understand. There was a muslim lady who once converted to christianity because she was influenced by a christian person, and i've heard that there are certain rules in the shariah that add up to the factor that facebook is indeed haram. i'm not sure about it, and it's just what i've recently heard. it troubles me as i'm a current user of facebook and it would be great if someone can please clarify it for me.
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I Would not be surprised by that there is an awful lot of christian guys mingling with young muslim girls on there it would not surprise me. no i would not say that all the internet is bad :hmm: for example IB is a good clean site no dirt in it and no dirt of any kind will be tolerated i do not see how that could be the case that the internet should be totally avoided i do agree that the internet is a sword it will either benefit you or hurt you depending what you use it for! however facebook seems to have a bad name to muslims for some reason such as the sister mentioned above there seems to be twice as more evil in it.
 
Musaafirah said:
Not on facebook, simply because if I wanted to keep in contact with someone (from real life, not met on the net (!)), they'd have my number and email and all.
Don't see any reason for publicising ones details...
(Even with privacy on max)
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That is exactly right in a nutshell!
 
Its how u use facebook. if u want 2 go facebook 4 the haram side like talk to people that u dont no and its the opposite gender, its wrong. i have facebook and i use it to talk 2 the people that i know. i never ever had people that i dont no. u can block and delete the people so they can never ever talk to u again.
 
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So far I have heard people use many analogies here. The most common seems to be with the internet. The argument is that facebook is an instrument, and like any instrument, its use depends on the person.

This is essentially true, were it not for a huge internal fallacy in that statement!

Some things are banned in most countries, with the full knowledge that were it not, some people in the community would misuse it, and hence cause corruption in the entire society. If drugs were indeed legalised, more people would have access to it. You could of course argue that it is up to an individual to make the choice of actually buying the drug and using it.

However an addict's fall, is the fall of the entire community! Everyone suffers from the destructiveness that drug abuse brings, not just the people using it.

If everyone relied on other people's inculpable ethos, and fastidious sagacity, we would not need police!

It is the fact that some people will misuse facebook, that makes it a prerogative for everyone to cease. No one here has refuted that it can, and is, used for free mixing by some Muslims. As far as I am aware, no one is refuting the dangers of free mixing, and its evil in society.

The intenet does have its disadvantages. Surely the worst use of the internet is in fact related to zina. So which is worse to the end user? A dating site that helps them commit zina, or a pornographic website? If in fact due to free mixing on facebook, people do come together, then surely facebook can be used for the worst the web has to offer?

The internet brings enormous benefits as well. It is difficult for me to see how facebook has anywhere near the same set of advantages as the net.
So far, the only justification for its is 'dawah'.

I disagree.

To master the art of dawah, one must look at the masters of dawah - the Prophets.

Dawah is a personal, and intimate process, which requires face to face communication, devotion, and patience.

More importantly, it is ones actions and demeanour from human interaction that is the greatest dawah! Could anyone argue that the character of the prophets were more profound than anything they said, other than the very words of God they uttered from revelation?

I have not heard of any other uses for facebook, apart from staying in touch - and for all its evils, I think this is a menial advantage at best!
 
HassanBinFahim said:
FB Is Only An Instrument It Is Your Choice To Use It For Good Or For Bad.

By The Way Your Eyes Can Also Be Used For Negative Purposes So Does That Mean That You Should Not Use Them:lol:
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I agree! It is a huge responsibility, facebook, but you can use it correctly with good intentions.

For me, it is a way to keep in contact with family and friends that have moved all across the world.
 
Elizabeth said:
I agree! It is a huge responsibility, facebook, but you can use it correctly with good intentions.

For me, it is a way to keep in contact with family and friends that have moved all across the world.
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That is true Elizabeth, but sometimes its not just us, shaytaan can trick us at moments of weakness, regardless of how strong we feel we are.
 
I found Twitter to be great Dawah tool. In my Bio I explained I am a muslim revert and now any friends I have on there ask a lot of questions regarding Islam. They see I am just a normal person rather than a religious movement trying to convert them
 
when i heard about fb i got so excited for one reason only i hooked up wth my long lost friends n family whom i couldnt get there numbers to call them,but then after hooking up,,,,,iblis kicks in,all those pictures taken half naked,married women chatting with men,wishing other happy birthdays,its all sequencial pursuasion to end up doing haram.it made think n stopped using it,its totally waste of time.id rather go in forums like this to gain islamic knowledge than facebook.facebook is a huge fitnah,dats my opnion though.
 

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