I hate Facebook Should I stay on it?

Saidsaad

New Member
Salam, I think facebook is very popular with just about every I work with (non-muslims). I think we as muslims can use the site to spread the message of islam in a possitive & peaceful way. The non-muslims are very out of touch with religion and think its boaring. We can show them different sides of islam they can relate to such as footballers and famous people who are muslims. I'm sure many of the non-muslims will slowly get closer to islam.
 

AyeshaL

Junior Member
blocking?

:salam2:

I agree i am just worried even more now i am of it and my younger sister has joined its all innocent now with all her friends being girls but what if a boy or man adds her i feel like blocking the site all together........i have the resources to do that some blocking website protection program but should i block it some other people use it when they come and when i spoke to my sister about blocking it she went real angry......:girl3:

:wasalam:

Salaam :)
If you block it from your computer / home dont you think you are treating your sister as though she cant make the decision for herself? If she's like most teenagers she'll probably just go to a friends' house and use it! Try not to encourage this type of deceit by imposing this on her. If you want her to think and behave like an adult and make responsible decisions you need to treat her like one and explain why and the pros and cons...not just enforce your own opinions. I really think the best thing to do is show her this link so she can see both sides of the argument and make the decision for herself. Peer pressure can be very strong and if she decides not to use it she will be stronger in her defence towards her friends because, by virtue of the decision being hers, she will be strong in her knowledge and opinion. If she decides she still wants to use it, she will understand the concerns, the temptation it can bring and she can choose to use it with good intentions. She may still end up using it but she will still have maintained a relationship with you that is open and honest...which can only be a good thing. Life being the way it is, she may need to be able to come to you with bigger issues than facebook in the future and if you have imposed your opinion on her about this, it may make her feel as though she cant come to you.
 

mmokhsin

Member
Wow... How about me? I'm on facebook to keep in touch with family and friends. I'm here in the US and most of my friends and family are in Philippines. They get online on yahoo obviously at a different time of the day. Calling is expensive. If they wanna share pictures of them during a family gathering, they just post it on their profile to share it with me. Do you guys think it's wrong to still keep my facebook if that's what I use it for?
The problem is not FaceBook, it is always the people. FaceBook is just a tool, just like any other websites, we have to self regulate. Fitnah is everywhere, even within TTI. The very minute you switch on the Television, there's fitnah, are you going to stop watching TV when you know there are other benefits?
The very minute you step out of your house, there's fitnah everywhere you turn, are you going to lock yourself in your house? IMAN is between Individuals and Allah....We cannot escape self regulating. If we find others being hypocrites, we should train ourselves, equip enough "ammunition" to be able to guide ourselves to not be like them.
It is just a tool and like every tools, there are people who know how to reap the benefits and there are people who abuses. Self Regulate! FYI, are you aware that even when you cancel your FaceBook account, your profile would never be deleted? This I think applies to almost all social network sites.

AllahuA'lam.
 

Muslim18

Blessed Muslimah
Salaam :)
If you block it from your computer / home dont you think you are treating your sister as though she cant make the decision for herself? If she's like most teenagers she'll probably just go to a friends' house and use it! Try not to encourage this type of deceit by imposing this on her. If you want her to think and behave like an adult and make responsible decisions you need to treat her like one and explain why and the pros and cons...not just enforce your own opinions. I really think the best thing to do is show her this link so she can see both sides of the argument and make the decision for herself. Peer pressure can be very strong and if she decides not to use it she will be stronger in her defence towards her friends because, by virtue of the decision being hers, she will be strong in her knowledge and opinion. If she decides she still wants to use it, she will understand the concerns, the temptation it can bring and she can choose to use it with good intentions. She may still end up using it but she will still have maintained a relationship with you that is open and honest...which can only be a good thing. Life being the way it is, she may need to be able to come to you with bigger issues than facebook in the future and if you have imposed your opinion on her about this, it may make her feel as though she cant come to you.

:salam2:

Jaza kallahu khairan for your kind words sister i really will take your advice thank you soo much, i find she does tend to rebel against me but inshallah May Allah help all our youth Ameen

:wasalam:
 

Muslim18

Blessed Muslimah
The problem is not FaceBook, it is always the people. FaceBook is just a tool, just like any other websites, we have to self regulate. Fitnah is everywhere, even within TTI. The very minute you switch on the Television, there's fitnah, are you going to stop watching TV when you know there are other benefits?
The very minute you step out of your house, there's fitnah everywhere you turn, are you going to lock yourself in your house? IMAN is between Individuals and Allah....We cannot escape self regulating. If we find others being hypocrites, we should train ourselves, equip enough "ammunition" to be able to guide ourselves to not be like them.
It is just a tool and like every tools, there are people who know how to reap the benefits and there are people who abuses. Self Regulate! FYI, are you aware that even when you cancel your FaceBook account, your profile would never be deleted? This I think applies to almost all social network sites.

AllahuA'lam.


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Jaza kallahu khairan that is very true fitnah rains down on us we cant avert it but i want to lessen this fitnah because i know my own weakness May Allah Help us All ameen

I know these accounts dont cancel leaves more room for shaytan for his evil whispers :astag:

Thanks for you advice :)
:wasalam:
 

Sufi_Shahbaz

New Member
:salam2:

I just need to vent feel free to read!!!

I hate facebook all the muslims there act fake, the ones on my list do, its annoying they claim they are muslims and they have pictures in clubs, out without hijab in places i wont say having males looking and commenting on their pictures--again without hijab, BUT when you see them in the street they are wearing hijab and they salam you but on Facebook they are totally different thats why i hate it i come here more often because our community here alhamdulilah is not based on how many friends you have or how pretty you are...

Well i will get to the point of this rant, should i leave because some close people i know and family keep in contact with me and i share haiths and speak about how you need a hijab even on the internet and they comment aww thats true mashallah but they dont take heed should i give up on them and leave again because i leave and come back and now i have come back everyones ignoring me because i am telling them the truth....

It hurts me to see muslims behaving like this, come ramadan the quran pictures come up and ramadan greetings :astag:
Hope i didnt offend anyone....

:wasalam:

To be honest I hate Facebook aswell although I'm still signed up to it... I hardly use it to like keep in touch with people more like the odd comment here and there and the quick status change... but like people don't talk to me either coz just like you I believe in practising my beliefs of Islam which are of course Sunni and like you said it hurts to see people doing what they are doing but it's the fact in our society nowadays and it's something this society has become very ignorant about. They just think like the kufrs today, think they don't worry about anything and just smile and keep on carrying on with their lives and think that it's okay but I'll be honest with you most times I think to myself, what are these people doing (Muslims)? Because I go college you see the girls and the lads with each other and I'm like erm... I'll be honest I was like them in the past and I'm only 16 and I regret doing what they did although I'm young.
 

allah is with me

Rabana Wa laqal Hamd
Assalaamu Alaikum,

I know I'm going to be the odd one out here but I think that, provided you use it properly, Facebook can be okay! I've got a profile but my pictures are only with me in hijab or they are only available to close girlfriends, my family and my husband to see. You can also choose if your profile is private and can reject anyone you don't want to access your profile.

You say that using facebook for dawah is just an excuse but Islam does need to use modern mediums of technology if we are going to reach people! We can advertise Islamic events / talks on there, we can have Islamic groups to discuss topics, we can build friendships with other Muslims and keep in touch with everyone we know. I have a lot of non-Muslim friends (I'm a revert) and I hope, inshallah, that when I post things on FB about Islam that they may just look at it out of curiosity and maybe this will plant a seed in their mind that, inshallah, will grow.

I think that its an issue of self control - if you can use it and not look at pictures of non-Muslims in clubs / close to naked in holiday snaps - and focus on the good it can bring, then inshallah it's okay. I think its a matter of intention - it doesnt have to be so black and white. If you know it affects your iman or you are tempted to look at stuff you shouldnt then stay away. If you are worried about family members using it - then maybe you should invite them to join Islamic Groups on there - there is one in particular I would encourage them to view - 'the deen show' - brilliant, allahamdulilla, talks on there which are very accessible to Muslims and Non-Muslims.

sister, right now i feel the same...
before i thought its wrong or something, but after i came to know that d.r zakir naik in on facebook, i directly at that instant made my id on facebook..
then i realised, that its facebook...
i dont know...
 

TheKnowledgeSeeker

A Believer In Heart
Assalamu Alaykum,

I have facebook but recently it is deactivated for it get in the way of my life. It is all about control, whenever you feel like it is getting on your way deactivated and take a break, insha'Allah!!
 

erica5127

Junior Member
Salam,
I see what your saying, I think you should do whats best for you, dont let anyone pressure or persued you, maybe tell the girls you think they look nicer in Hijab, if It makes you upset or uncomfortable, leave it, or remove those girls from your friends. I personally met the person that helped me to convert on facebook!
 

Muslimah_75

Akhira is close.....
I don't like facebook myself :( Its a very useless website! And all you do is waste your time. InshaAllah my lovely sister, don't waste your time going to such a website!

:)
 

Nureyni Amir

Junior Member
Asalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Facebook is not that bad,You can either make it fitnabook or daw'ahbook.
 
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