Social Media and Privacy
359 questions
Is one who works for a company that develops a social media application, which may be used for either the forbidden or the permissible, sinful, and is his money unlawful, knowing that one of the managers is considering using it for forbidden matters while he intends to use it for permissible matters?
What should a person do who has taken money from his family, his sister's husband, his sisters, his friends, and the school shop without their knowledge, then denied it, and now desires sincere repentance and atonement for sins, while feeling a lack of success in his studies and fearing death while in a state of disobedience, and is also communicating with a girl via social media?
Is it permissible to buy an Instagram account with real followers to post personal daily updates, such as food, without intending evil or showing off?
Can marriage be solemnized under the current circumstances that prevent official marriage contracts due to the coronavirus pandemic, by writing a document, having it witnessed, and announcing it via social media to avoid incurring God's wrath?
What is the ruling on a girl adding young men (or vice versa) on social media programs if the intention is to seek knowledge and benefit, and is it considered impermissible (haram)?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on the responsibility of a group owner who prohibits what is forbidden in a mixed-gender group, if an acquaintance or love develops between the members?
What are the boundaries for a wife's interaction with her male relatives in Islam, and what should be the nature of maintaining kinship ties with them, especially in the context of playful banter via social media? Is feeling jealousy in these situations a right or an overreaction? And what should the husband do if the wife does not heed his discomfort regarding this matter?
What is the authenticity of the story circulating on social media, attributed to the book "Rawd Al-Rayahin", about the meaning of "Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sad" (كهيعص) among the lovers, which tells of Malik bin Dinar meeting a man who had no provisions for Hajj and said that his provisions were "Kaf Ha Ya Ain Sad", interpreting it as (K: Al-Kafi (The Sufficient), H: Al-Hadi (The Guide), Y: Al-Mu'wi (The Shelterer), Ain: Al-Alim (The All-Knowing), Sad: Al-Sadiq (The Truthful))?
Is the announcement and reminder of funeral prayers via social media and text messages included in the forbidden lamentation?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to seek a husband via the internet?
Is it permissible to publish anime pictures while fearing that others may view unlawful content or imitate the accounts? And is it permissible to watch an anime that measures people's souls, and another whose story is about a girl whose words are imprisoned by a jinn whose form is not mentioned?
What should a wife do regarding a husband who searches social media for pictures of his ex-fiancée and other women, looks at immodestly dressed women, has been seen watching pornography, raises his voice at his wife and infant daughter, and obliges his wife to financially support the household despite her working 13 hours a week, knowing that he maintains his prayers in the mosque?
What is the ruling on women following the writings and poetry of some young men on their personal pages on social media, admiring them, and is it permissible to "follow" their pages?
What is the ruling on speaking with a girl who is not a relative, with whom I have had a sibling-like relationship since childhood, and is this considered fornication that necessitates repentance?
What is the ruling on a wife using social media, creating a Facebook account, collecting donations through it, and communicating with an unfamiliar man for this purpose without her husband's knowledge?
What is the ruling on teaching male and female university students at the same time, and is it permissible to communicate with them via social media platforms such as Facebook and others?
Should I do something about my old accounts on gaming and social media platforms, and what if I had published something forbidden without my knowledge?
What is the ruling on working for a company that manages social media pages for companies or public figures, where these pages might publish pictures of girls with their hair uncovered, or pictures of clients with female artists? And is it permissible to allow the client to publish pictures that I myself do not wish to publish?
Is it permissible to supplicate for marriage to a specific person, while writing general phrases on social media that might be understood as referring to them?
Is supplication via social media—in the form of "God willing, my Lord will send you joy and happiness...etc." in exchange for a like or comment—answered?
Is obedience to parents obligatory in forsaking the dissemination of truth, the exposition of injustice, and the call to God, for fear that the son might be subjected to arrest?
What is the ruling on posting pictures of veiled girls on social media?
What is the ruling on lending educational material that has been purchased to others or publishing it online without the author's permission, and is it permissible to benefit from educational material published for free online even though it is sold through physical outlets?
Is the Hadith: "The Hour will not be established until a people emerge who eat with their tongues just as a cow eats" narrated by Al-Tirmidhi or Imam Ahmad? And does the end of the Hadith mean that they earn their living with their tongues?