Facebook And Its Troubles

[Praetorius]

(salam)

I have some "friends" on facebook that love to show off their looks. You all know what I'm talking about, it's the same old jazz: girl uploads a picture of herself in some random pose and fashion, then enjoys a plethora of comments which basically cry out ==> :wub: <3 "you look hawt :D " etc

My question: am I in trouble, i.e. is it unislamic, for me keeping such friends on FB? Can't believe it took me all this time to ask... :wacko:

Edited January 29, 2011 by Legio Invicta

[Naz_]

Salam,

Personally i see nothing wrong with it unless you look at the pictures they upload in a wrong way. I think it would be more of a precaution kind of thing to delete them type of girls from your facebook rather than islamic. Thats my personal opinion.

Wsalam.

[_jen_]

I don;t wear hijab, yet I put no pics on my facebook. I dont understand how hijabis can!

[MissShiaMuslim]

If no males see it, no issue. And along as there not 'sexual'. Just fun pics, I have no issue.

But I Don't advise males on there... If you have

[Naz_]

If no males see it, no issue. And along as there not 'sexual'. Just fun pics, I have no issue.

But I Don't advise males on there... If you have

:wacko:

As far as i know, the OP is a male.

[-Enlightened]

what's wrong with having pictures WITH hijab ? :squeez: I want to show my religion to the world . i have to be proud of being a hijabi .. However,if it's difficult for the brothers to lower their gaze,then it's their problem ,not the sisters ! :unsure:

[Naz_]

what's wrong with having pictures WITH hijab ? :squeez: I want to show my religion to the world . i have to be proud of being a hijabi .. However,if it's difficult for the brothers to lower their gaze,then it's their problem ,not the sisters ! :unsure:

To some extent i understand where _jen_ is coming from; not every hijabi's picture is modest and portrays what her hijab does. Although if you are portraying the hijab in the proper manner with the right intention, then i believe there is nothing wrong with it.

[Bakir]

Maybe this helps: http://www.islamic-laws.com/facebookethics.htm

I deleted my fb acc in the past because I don't consider it good to have one, neither I believe I was doing good by using it. However, I'm well aware that there are actual ways to use it without having any trouble regarding your religion. It's like the internet. You can use it for good purposes, or for haraam purposes. I believe that everyone should ask himself if facebook is dangerous for his religious life or not.

[Praetorius]

what's wrong with having pictures WITH hijab ? :squeez: I want to show my religion to the world . i have to be proud of being a hijabi .. However,if it's difficult for the brothers to lower their gaze,then it's their problem ,not the sisters ! :unsure:

(salam)

No sis, my question was never pertaining to Hijabis. Hijabis have my utmost respect, because they are blessed with the Grace and Mercy of Allah SWT.

I'm talking about females that claim to be "Muslim" but go on to post pictures of themselves without any remorse whatsoever... Hope that makes it more clearer to understand.

[Nouret_Alii]

why would it be haram? you can easily block that person from appearing on your newsfeed ... this way you dont have to see their pictures

as for the hijabi stuff, personally i think its wrong for hijabis to put on loads of makeup and pose on facebook, so i just post decent pics

there's no rule that says "it is haram for hijabis to post pics on the internet"

and for the GUYS reading this, keep your shirts on, nobody wants to see your "abs" on facebook, i love how everyone attacks the hijabis , sheesh :dry:

[dan_rafi]

I deleted all the non hijabis, especially those who like to upload a new pics every so often. Trust me, most of the girls (not all) are showing off their looks... and a lot of em are not even pretty!

Men are no different, however, I have noticed that women are more obsessed with the looks than men are!

Edited January 29, 2011 by dan_rafi

[Gypsy]

(salam)

You can try to avoid looking at those pictures or read messages/comments. Don’t sign in for few days.

[OneNoteSong]

I don;t wear hijab, yet I put no pics on my facebook. I dont understand how hijabis can!

The purpose of hijab is to allow a woman to respectably allow her to go into a public place. In this case, that public place would be facebook.

[-Enlightened]

(salam)

No sis, my question was never pertaining to Hijabis. Hijabis have my utmost respect, because they are blessed with the Grace and Mercy of Allah SWT.

I'm talking about females that claim to be "Muslim" but go on to post pictures of themselves without any remorse whatsoever... Hope that makes it more clearer to understand.

I see, Yea this is haram. they are giving a bad image .

thank you for making it more clear .lol

You should tell them it's haram,and then you block them :)

Edited January 29, 2011 by enlight_warner

[Nouret_Alii]

You can't go around telling them what they are doing is haram and then block them? thats really immature and offensive, its the same if a racist person told a hijabi not to post pics of hijab

if the pics really bother you then dont go on facebook

its a social site that was meant to share pics, videos, messages, anything, so if you dont like it dont use it and stick to msn or email

just saying -_-

[DeeeeeBo]

I deactivated FB , because i was spending too much time on it lol

those games are too addictive

whatever happened to the good ol days when people actually VISITED each other ? or rode a bike, lit a fire or broke something ?

FB is one big tool for gov agencies to track you down and know your EVERY MOVE !!!

You can't go around telling them what they are doing is haram and then block them? thats really immature and offensive, its the same if a racist person told a hijabi not to post pics of hijab

if the pics really bother you then dont go on facebook

its a social site that was meant to share pics, videos, messages, anything, so if you dont like it dont use it and stick to msn or email

just saying

EXACTLY, you dont like it dont do it ! ignore it, because if you want to tell them what they are doing is haram, you may aswell go find every drug dealer, tell them what they r doing is haram, go to every brothel, tell them what they are doing is haram, actually you may aswell go to the whitehouse and tell good ol "he is going to save the world obama" what he is doing is haram too lol

just go outside or do something productive FB is a waste of time, the concept was cool at the start, but once you read between the lines u get over it

Salams

deebo

[Abu'l Khattab]

I'm a man and while on Facebook I wear something over my face when I take a picture...... (aka use another persons pic ;) )

Edited January 30, 2011 by haidar al karrar

[Hamzi]

Salam Brothers and Sisters

Everybody knows that hijab is three levels, If the female poses on FB and shows it off to males means she is not being a good person in Islam!!!!!!, but if her FB is just for females, my personal opinion there nufin wrong with it but if males can see there is a problem.

[Nouret_Alii]

there's no problem if males see the picture, as long as its modest

believe it or not some people use facebook for productive reasons such as networking, for students we need to know as many people as we can to get to the top, and we needa stay connected

that includes hijabi students connected with male students and vice versa

we're in the year 2011 and yet people still see this is a problem wow

[Hamzi]

there's no problem if males see the picture, as long as its modest

believe it or not some people use facebook for productive reasons such as networking, for students we need to know as many people as we can to get to the top, and we needa stay connected

that includes hijabi students connected with male students and vice versa

we're in the year 2011 and yet people still see this is a problem wow

why do people still see a problem with this because some females that wear hijab post pictures of themselves that are not suitable for males!!!

[dan_rafi]

Dude, just delete em! No need to go about telling them what they should or should not do! If they get offended so be it!!!

And no, u don't have to deactivate ur fb. Just keep it for networking with religious/modest ppl.

[MyHeartYaZahraa]

Answer to the sisters ORIGINAL question...ahem...

If you feel like her pictures arent right, assess the situation, is it okay for u to talk to her about it? are the pictures interfering with your thoughts, i.e giving you negative thoughts about the person that may lead you astray? you obviously dont like her poses, so you have to asses if that media she is showing off is affecting your ibaada towards Allah. I really love your topic bc im always telling sisters stop posting ur pics, not only is fb NOT private, i.e even bbc did a study about how easy it is to hack ur account. it is completely unislamic and all ulema agree that hijabs should take precaution when posting ANY kind of pictures on the internet.

[Praetorius]

Okay let me make this even more clear... First off I'm a male >_>

I am mostly talking about Muslimahs who post pictures without hijab in more or less slightly provocative poses. And as someone mentioned earlier on, some Muslim males like showing off their "muscles" and whatnot by uploading pictures inappropriate for many out there... How do you deal with these people? Unfriend them? Limit their accessibility to your account? Again, I'm talking only about Muslims...

Hijabis are out of the question here. May Allah bless them all ^_^

[AbuHope]

The more interesting question is; why do you care? Not having a facebook is the easiest solution for your troubles.

[Praetorius]

The more interesting question is; why do you care? Not having a facebook is the easiest solution for your troubles.

Unlike many others, I need to stay in touch with many networking groups... A necessity in the 21st century; so please don't give me anything about letting go of Facebook.

The reason I am asking all this is because some of my closest relatives/friends from back him post provocative pictures of themselves, so I wanna know a way to deal with the in a manner that it doesn't hurt them, at least not too much.

[Shay]

(salam)

I have some "friends" on facebook that love to show off their looks. You all know what I'm talking about, it's the same old jazz: girl uploads a picture of herself in some random pose and fashion, then enjoys a plethora of comments which basically cry out ==> :wub: <3 "you look hawt :D " etc

My question: am I in trouble, i.e. is it unislamic, for me keeping such friends on FB? Can't believe it took me all this time to ask... :wacko:

http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/mortality_child_cause/en/index.html

PS My suggestion would be to put them on limited profile or delete them.

[AbuHope]

Unlike many others, I need to stay in touch with many networking groups... A necessity in the 21st century; so please don't give me anything about letting go of Facebook.

The reason I am asking all this is because some of my closest relatives/friends from back him post provocative pictures of themselves, so I wanna know a way to deal with the in a manner that it doesn't hurt them, at least not too much.

Food, water and shelter are necessities. I'm not nitpicking or anything, just saying. Please don't have this image of a grey old guy in a brown suit of me. I'm fairly succesful in my life and have never had any of these networking things. Just trying to help.

And I have very close relatives who do the same. I tried reasoning with them once, other than that, I don't care. Seeing that they own a brain, Islamic books, Islamic environments and a Quran, it logically means that they should know. It is wajib upon us to only warn them once brother, if they act upon good dawah, their blessing, if not, our blessing, too bad for them.

[QuestionMark]

No it's not bad if you have friends like this, ur not responsible for what they do... but they may have in influence on you???

[the Neo]

Facebook is an amazing & magical tool for locating ppl uv lost touch with, even ages ago, ,,, but thats a collateral,, its primary objective is socializing & it was originally designed to b a dating sight for losers,, the site is equiped with a few incapable filters.. Im not impressed,, Its like inviting, indiscriminarely, the whole world into the safety & privacy of your home. Its good for lonely ppl & for the marketing-ppl. [€No offence intended]

Havent tried tweeter' though, maybe it s better.

[Simorgh]

There is no such thing as males not seeing your pictures on FB, even if you only have female friends on it. Some don't realize that their female friends might have husbands, male relatives, male friends, etc who usually do get to see photos using that friend's account.

As for unfriending them or not. I guess you might be asking this because it makes you curious enough each time to look at their photos. :) Use your best judgment.

[Shi3i4lyfYouTube]

Dear OP,

the best thing I remember doing in the past couple of months is permanently deactivating my FB account.

The negatives definitely outweigh its benefits.

To list a few;

1. Addiction

2. Waste of time...for what?

3. Sometimes leads to worthless arguments\fights

4. Waste of time (emphasise)

..did I mention waste of time?

[gogiison2]

WA wr wb,

It depends on what you use Facebook for. It can be bad just like your eyes, arms, and legs. I try to use it only for Islamic purposes. I have a problem with information overload at times, and I'm sure others can relate. What does one do in such a case? If there are too many different avenues for Islamic information, one will find it harder to focus on one. That is the main problem I have encountered with Facebook; hence why I am trying to slowly wean off my Facebook usage so that I can concentrate on my other endeavors.

Edited August 7, 2011 by gogiison2

[ImAli]

I don;t wear hijab, yet I put no pics on my facebook. I dont understand how hijabis can!

Oh! there was a girl that showed up on my husbands facebook page because one of his friends clicked like on her picture. Anyway she had on a skin tight leopard print strapless jumpsuit, a black bodysuit under it to make it look like it has sleeves, a black scarf on her head, tons of makeup of jewelry, and platform spiked heels and she was posing in a very inviting manner. :sighs: to each his own I guess :mellow:

[Abu Hadi]

Salams,

Unfortunately there are many who are naive and / or have a very limited understanding of how the technology they are using actually works.The bottom line is this, there are more and less safe ways of sharing pictures of yourself via the Internet. Facebook is probably one of the least safe ways. Like was said above, don't be naive enough to think that someone you barely know, i.e a friend on facebook, has ethics and values and will not forward, screen capture, etc. your 'private' pictures and share them with other, men included, if they could get some satisfaction from doing that.

Especially, ESPECIALLY if you wear hijab and try your best to observe the Islamic guidelines of modesty. Do not post any pictures on Facebook that you wouldn't want your father or grandfather to see, because there is a good possibility that they might see them and then what? The 'friends' feature has many flaws in it and there are many ways for someone who is your friend on facebook to share your pictures with others that you don't know. Ever heard of 'Print Screen' ? If you haven't its a feature on most computers where you can capture whatever is on the screen and copy it to your hard drive and store it. Once it is stored, you can basically do anything you want with it, including forwarding thru email to others or even posting back on facebook, maybe using a different account. So be careful.....

Edited August 11, 2011 by Abu Hadi

[mouradf]

People like that annoy me -_- I just deactivated my account..i couldnt take it anymore!

People like that annoy me -_- I just deactivated my account..i couldnt take it anymore!