Social Media

Q: Is sending Islamic quotes, verses, hadeeths and other content related to Quran and Islam on social media like whatsapp and facebook for the sake of sawab and dawat allowed in Islam?

Q: With the escalation in the use of social media we find that people often put up status messages or post pictures with a message addressing a deceased person. For example, a person would post "We miss You, Dad" or "last year this time you were with us" etc. etc. Is this permissible in Islam?

Q: What are the Islamic rullings regarding facebook and twitter users.

Q: I received a message in which Qasam is given to me to send this kalma (Awal Kalma which was written in Roman English) to 20 persons

1. I read the message considering that the sender has described me about his Qasam and after reading I understood that this Qasam was given to me.Then answer me that it will be Qasam by me and or not because I have understand it later.

2. If after understanding message I read message three times then it will be three Qasams and I have to send message to 60 persons or to only 20 persons?

3. Is it compulsory to forward that message or I can send Awal Kalma in Arabic text to fulfill my Qasam?

Q: Whatsapp has become a part of our lives undoubtedly. I have recently been through my husbands phone and became distressed immensely upon finding filthy jokes and videos which he forwards to a friend.what troubles me even more is that they are ulama of deen which we respect. Please give advise on the following How do we use it correctly? What is the status of these so called ulama groups. Do I have any reason to be upset or not?

Q: I want to know that sometimes, we receive messages on mobile and whatsapp, in which there are Islamic material, and sender asks us to send to a specific number of people, and you will get your wish, otherwise it is not good for you. What is the ruling on that? Is it right to blackmail people in the name of Islam? Please tell me.

Q: I used to share Ahaadith on facebook without confirming their authenticity. Now I have deleted the Ahaadith. My question is that what if the Ahaadith are fake or unauthentic? Will I be punished and what should I do to correct my mistake as many people must have read the Ahaadith?

Q: I need some help on how to discourage people from sending porn via whats app. Some family members and elderly people are really disgusting and feel nothing about it. Please send me something to send to them.

Q: A family member created a whatsapp group for my Mother, her three sibling and all their children, so that we can keep in touch. The only problem is that there is interaction between the male and female cousins. Is this acceptable and what should my response to them be if it is not?

Q: It is fast becoming a common trend for the English translation of Ahaadith to be circulated via social media eg. whatsapp etc. Recipients generally read these messages wherever they may be and in whatever state they may be in. Some examples of these are, the recipient may be in a mall shopping or driving or at the beach or whilst eating or in a social gathering etc. Often, recipients not being desirous of reading the hadith or may have received that hadith from ten other contacts, ends up just browsing through the hadith like any other unimportant chat. It appears that the respect of hadith is lost due to this type of circulation.

1) Is it in keeping with the adab of ahaadith etc to read it on the mobile phone?

2) Will it be more appropriate to send a hadith to a specific person only upon the request of the recipient?