Assalam Alykom
Reagrding myspace, music or any action that we do we must:
memorize the four steps to perfect our religion by the help of Allah (SWT):
1) Al-lahathat(looking towards women or men unlawfully, so lower your gazes,instead look at the creation of Allah (SWT), if this step is left empty without using the eyes on something that pleases Allah (SWT) *!*!*!*!an will eventually guide you to unlawful deeds, NEVER LEAVE IT EMPTY)
2) Al-Khatarat( its like a hungry/thirsty individual who imagine eating drinking water,rice, meat,fruits, and cakes, but he is not eating it neither drinking. Whoever reach this step, and brought it into a routine of imagination in unlawfully towards HARAM, he/she has damaged the dignity of the soul. Pure souls ''AL-motmaiina'' are the souls that dont accept any to imaginary thoughts about unrealistic issues, and everytime he/she reaches this stage avoid everything leading to it. This step can be used for the benefit of this ''Dunya'' to imagine for e.g employment, education perfect my behaviour, getting married. And can be used to benefit himself/herself for their hereafter, remembering Allah (SWT), reading/memorizing Qur'an, Umrah, using the our sight in praising Allah (SWT) for the beautiful creation on this Earth. If this step not used positvely towards your this life , and the Hereafter, believe me it will be used negatively towards this Life and the it will lead towards Hellfire (Wal eyatho Bellah).
3) Al-lafathat Basically it means speaking. Avoiding speaking unless it will benefit us in our religion. So if an individual decided to speak, look closely to what we are about to say, is there a benefit or not? if there isnt any benefit dont say a word. But there were a benefit ''guiding people toward Allah (SWT), or any words that pleases Allah (SWT) ''Kalematol Al-Haq'', dont waste it say it immediatly. Again Shiytan can use this step to misguide many and many people. We can easily fall into a sin, in a matter of one minute over 50 sins can be committted, and we can gain over 200 rewards be saying ''Alhamdullah '20' repeated ten times you got yourself 200 rewards from Allah (SWT). SO you can use this step to remember Allah (SWT) or something that benefit you, or remain silent and save yourself from the evil of tongue which shiytan can use it into his next step. Anas AL-Marfoua'a said '' You will not reach highest imaan unless your heart is pure and dedicated to Allah (SWT), and you will not have pure heart unless you have pure tongue that is dedicated to Allah (SWT). If this step not used to please Allah (SWT), shiytan again will use this step to misguide you. You either benefit you life and hereafter and get rewards from Al-Rahman or it will fall into major sins.
4) Al-Khatawat (Steps) this is the shiytan final step to guide you to the sin. SO use this step what pleases Allah (SWT) only for e.g, going to mosque, lecture, employment, holiday with the family, shopping, visiting the ill person,ect... Shiytan can use this step to misguide you into HARAM by bringing step 1,2,3, if you couldnt use those steps to please Allah (SWT), your more likley to committ a sin which step 4. For example, going to the bar on my lunch time with my university mates to play snooker, I dont drink but they do. This way I have failed step 1 (I came to a place that doesnt pleases Allah (SWT), failed step 2 (your friends are sinners, and you are more like to be influnced by them, at least you will imagine drinking and having fun no matter how long it will take..), failed step 3 (hanging around with people who drink alcohol obviously they will not remain silent but they will say words that doesnt please Allah (SWT) and if you avoid saying words, you are still lost somehow because ''silent can be a sin'' and you suppose to guide your friends not to say words that doesnt pleases Allah (SWT). You will eventually look weird to them ''doesnt drink, doesnt say a bad word, remind them that what they are talking about is a sin''.. Shaytan will push you to step 4 to avoid being weird around your mates, and defently will committ a sin, if not drinking, then saying words that doesnt pleases Allah (SWT)..
We must memorize this four steps in each and every deeds,words,thoughts till it becomes a habit to question ourselves ''How many sins did I committ today and which step have I failed and why''. It might seem to be hard work, but it will lead us to Jannah Inshallah.
Secondly, We must ask ourselves whether we are using each part of our organ in something that pleases Allah (SWT). To avoid sinning, remain busy with something that pleases Allah (SWT) if left empty it will be used against you by shiytan.
So where is myspace in this?.... Absouletly useless, by looking into the female or the male picture more than once, you have failed shiytans step number one. Regarding music ''Nancy Ajram', you would have failed step number 2, immediatly without even starting at step 1. This shows with music it is easy for shiytan to make us skip steps so fast till we committ a sin.
Wassalam Alykom...
)...is myspace haram??? My brother has a myspace as well as all of my friends...adn what's really sad is that more of my muslim friends have a myspace but like non muslim friends are like "oh, i don't want to get raped...lol"....(it's probably because muslim people hide more things from their parents than nonmulims, sadly) anyways, let's say you don't do anything with it ie you're not using it to talk to a bf...no one's going to see your profile except friends...you'll only talk to people that you know...would that still be haram???...and also, there's "Muslimspace"...lol...(i started cracking up when I saw it)...is that haram too??? Like I seriously don't see a difference....appreciate any thoughts....I'm thinking even if you don't use it in a haram way, you still shouldn't do it b/c it's a waste of time...i want to tell other muslim girls i know...but they're like oh I don't say or do anything haram (i've seen they're myspaces...they lie sooooooo badly...lol...allah guide them)
