Social Media and Privacy
351 questions
Is it permissible to monetize social media applications such as chat apps, video apps, and short clips apps?
What is the ruling on practicing masturbation, exposing one's 'awrah to women in the street, sending pictures of it to them, or posting them on social media, and how does one repent from these actions?
Is financial gain from customers subscribing to a marketing group permissible, given that the subscriber pays to join the group, and no money is taken from the merchant or for the product, but the group may include products whose content has not been fully verified, such as the presence of one book with prohibited content within a displayed set of books, knowing that the group owner does not read all the displayed products?
Does the infrequent connection of kinship ties, with no compelling reasons for such infrequency and the parties not being accustomed to communication, eternally forbid entry into Paradise, based on the Prophet’s — may Allah bless him and grant him peace — saying: "A severer of kinship ties will not enter Paradise"?
Does sin befall a female if she has male friends on Facebook but does not communicate with them via private messages?
Does a divorce take effect if a husband prevents his wife from using social media, and she complains that he told her: "If you use it, then you are divorced," and she confirmed that he said "yes" while laughing when she asked him about it, then he denied it?
Is the desire for people’s praise considered hypocrisy? What is the ruling on publishing a beautiful recitation of the Quran on social media if one fears a lack of sincere intention? Is the effort of studying medicine worth all this hardship, and can it be a means of entering Paradise?
Does a husband's oath of divorce—in the case of his saying to his wife: "If you speak to them, or if you let anyone on your behalf speak to them, you are divorced"—take effect if the wife messages the aforementioned women via social media instead of calling them, or if she answers their calls?
How can the problem of rising marriage age and its resulting social problems among young people be addressed?
What is the ruling on girls engaging in the profession of "blogger," "Islamic fashionista," or "hijabi model," where they post pictures of themselves in full adornment on social media with the aim of gaining fame and followers, knowing that they wear loose clothing and show their faces and feet?
Am I entitled to order my wife to cut off her audio and visual communication with her sisters via social media, fearing that their husbands may become aware of the content of this communication?
Is it permissible to take the initiative to create accounts on TikTok to follow religious content for the purpose of guiding youth, knowing that the algorithm might display a small number of direct videos containing trivial or inappropriate content? And does the initiator bear sin for this small percentage of unsuitable videos?
Should I forbid my aunt's husband from abandoning prayer via social media, after I was previously ashamed to advise him and have repented?
Is it permissible for a woman to post her picture wearing the legal hijab on recruitment websites if the purpose of that is to prove the account belongs to a real person and to increase interest in the job application?
Is it obligatory for a man to marry a girl with whom he had a relationship that included impermissible acts, knowing that he does not see her as the suitable wife and that he has repented to Allah, but he still checks her social media accounts?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a girl who published her experience of sexual harassment on social media?
Are social media sites forbidden because they contain inappropriate content? Is one sinful for not unsubscribing from forbidden sites? Is it permissible to remain in mixed WhatsApp groups to gain benefit while avoiding forbidden things? Is it permissible not to delete old forbidden activities from accounts?
Is it permissible for a young man who suffers from sexual deviation (homosexuality) and strives to restrain himself from committing indecency, but sometimes masturbates or watches pornography, to advise thousands of Muslim homosexuals via social media, warning them against sodomy and encouraging them to repent, even though he realizes that he might be exposed to forbidden content or insults and abuse?
What is the way to get rid of the addiction to masturbation and pornography, and to sincerely repent from zina (fornication/adultery) which Allah forbids me from, especially with the belief that watching pornography leads to doctrinal deviation and atheism, and with the fear that repentance may not be accepted due to illness and a weakened ability to commit sin? And does persistence in masturbation make it a major sin necessitating eternal hellfire and nullifying good deeds? And is it permissible to use social media sites that may lead to forbidden relationships?
Is it permissible to admire pictures of an unveiled Muslim female friend on social media, what is the best way to advise her, and is following her considered a sin?
What is the ruling on writing Quranic verses on social media in a way that deviates from the Quranic orthography, considering the difficulty of writing some vocalization marks like the short alif? Is it permissible to write them in the usual linguistic form, or is adherence to the Quranic orthography obligatory?
What is the ruling on a wife posting pictures on social media showing her hand, knowing that this might be a source of temptation (fitna)?
What are the limits and methods for shunning a father who has religious transgressions and shows neglect towards his children, given the belief that shunning might lead to his improvement, and does this include not answering his calls and blocking him on social media?
Is one considered an infidel and an apostate if they write on social media: "It was the Egyptian civilization that invented the idea of God, or the existence of God," intending to disparage Egyptian civilization, not to deny the existence of God?