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What is your advice to those who publish pictures, claiming that they contain the word of majesty (Allah) or the name of the Prophet, with captions such as "Don't leave before saying SubhanAllah," or horror pictures with captions like "Whoever loves Satan should ignore, and whoever doesn't should write Allahu Akbar"?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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It is not permissible to compel anyone to comment on or like Facebook posts. This is a misuse of this medium, and terrorizing people and slandering God without knowledge is reprehensible. Therefore, those who do this should be advised; otherwise, what they post should be ignored or their friendship unfollowed.

One should not be deceived by pictures of plants or animals alleged to bear the name of Allah or the Prophet. Many of these are untrue, and some malicious individuals may do this to mock, or someone may wish to spread good through falsehood. Nothing should be believed except what trustworthy individuals have reported, and nothing should be circulated unless the reporter has verified its authenticity, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It is enough falsehood for a man to narrate everything he hears." If any such thing is proven by truthful news, it would be among the signs of Allah by which He reminds His servants.

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