Social Media and Privacy

351 questions

Is one sinful for opening social media accounts for their neighbors, which the neighbors then used for forbidden acts?
What is the ruling on working on Twitter and Instagram accounts by posting pictures of rulers and news about them?
Is it permissible to mention the specifications of a certain phone on social media platforms like YouTube, limiting the information given to it without any additions?
What is the ruling on marrying a girl whom a young man met through social media and with whom he developed a romantic relationship, then the young man repented and regretted it, but he still wishes to marry her because he is unable to forget her?
Is it permissible to abbreviate religious sacred terms, such as "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to Allah) or the name "Muhammad," when writing on social media?
Is it permissible for a Muslim girl and a Muslim young man to exchange words of love via social media despite the distance?
What is the ruling on publishing pictures of a veiled female writer on social media for the purpose of marketing her works and interacting with her audience, taking into consideration that the pictures are official and document events such as book signings and press interviews?
What is the ruling on mixing between genders on social media for the purpose of recalling memories, and how can they be advised to stay away from that?
Is it permissible to buy likes for health and advisory posts on social media to increase their visibility?
Is it permissible to work as an intermediary to bring advertisements between companies and content creators on social media platforms, while being unaware of the content or the nature and details of the advertisement?
What is the ruling on publishing anonymous religious quotes from social media?
Is it permissible for a young man to correspond with a chaste, religious woman via social media, given that she is the age of his mother, and with the motive of reassurance or discussing certain problems, without prolonging or repeating the correspondence?
Is "There will come a time upon my Ummah when the rich will wear the clothes of the poor" a sound hadith?
Is a wife obligated to obey her husband if he asks for the access credentials to her social media accounts, in exchange for giving her his own accounts, knowing that the wife's accounts are private to women and may contain their photos?
Is it permissible to photograph humans and animals, earn money from these photos, and publish them on social media?
Is my following a girl's account on social media and directing some religious posts to her, with the intention of giving advice and guidance, considered a forbidden attachment, or is it permissible as long as it does not involve forbidden conversation or relationship?
Is the wife considered divorced if the husband reactivates an old, almost abandoned Instagram account, given that they had agreed the wife would be considered divorced if the husband created a new account on any social media platform?
Is it permissible to correspond with men via social media for work (online), provided that the conversation is limited to the exchange of information and documents related to the work only, and is completely free from any violation of religious principles, and without any meetings?
What is the ruling on creating a group on social media to read parts of the Quran with a specific intention, and is that considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the ruling on using a silhouette of a woman revealing her adornments as a profile picture on social media?
Is the virtue of seeking knowledge attained by one who hears it from trustworthy scholars via social media and television?
Is it obligatory to prevent the intermingling of men and women in a social media application that randomly gathers three to five people to discuss specific or user-chosen topics?
Is selling high-quality natural products from "Forever Living" company via social media platforms in several countries, knowing that the products are delivered by company representatives and the seller receives a known percentage of the profit, without participating in the multi-level marketing system that relies on convincing people to register and earn a percentage of their profits, permissible or impermissible (halal or haram)?
Is it permissible to disbelieve any news from any source on the Internet, on the grounds that it is merely statements and opinions without tangible proof?

Social Media and Privacy

Is one sinful for opening social media accounts for their neighbors, which the neighbors then used for forbidden acts?

What is the ruling on working on Twitter and Instagram accounts by posting pictures of rulers and news about them?

Is it permissible to mention the specifications of a certain phone on social media platforms like YouTube, limiting the information given to it without any additions?

What is the ruling on marrying a girl whom a young man met through social media and with whom he developed a romantic relationship, then the young man repented and regretted it, but he still wishes to marry her because he is unable to forget her?

Is it permissible to abbreviate religious sacred terms, such as "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to Allah) or the name "Muhammad," when writing on social media?

Is it permissible for a Muslim girl and a Muslim young man to exchange words of love via social media despite the distance?

What is the ruling on publishing pictures of a veiled female writer on social media for the purpose of marketing her works and interacting with her audience, taking into consideration that the pictures are official and document events such as book signings and press interviews?

What is the ruling on mixing between genders on social media for the purpose of recalling memories, and how can they be advised to stay away from that?

Is it permissible to buy likes for health and advisory posts on social media to increase their visibility?

Is it permissible to work as an intermediary to bring advertisements between companies and content creators on social media platforms, while being unaware of the content or the nature and details of the advertisement?

What is the ruling on publishing anonymous religious quotes from social media?

Is it permissible for a young man to correspond with a chaste, religious woman via social media, given that she is the age of his mother, and with the motive of reassurance or discussing certain problems, without prolonging or repeating the correspondence?

Is "There will come a time upon my Ummah when the rich will wear the clothes of the poor" a sound hadith?

Is a wife obligated to obey her husband if he asks for the access credentials to her social media accounts, in exchange for giving her his own accounts, knowing that the wife's accounts are private to women and may contain their photos?

Is it permissible to photograph humans and animals, earn money from these photos, and publish them on social media?

Is my following a girl's account on social media and directing some religious posts to her, with the intention of giving advice and guidance, considered a forbidden attachment, or is it permissible as long as it does not involve forbidden conversation or relationship?

Is the wife considered divorced if the husband reactivates an old, almost abandoned Instagram account, given that they had agreed the wife would be considered divorced if the husband created a new account on any social media platform?

Is it permissible to correspond with men via social media for work (online), provided that the conversation is limited to the exchange of information and documents related to the work only, and is completely free from any violation of religious principles, and without any meetings?

What is the ruling on creating a group on social media to read parts of the Quran with a specific intention, and is that considered an innovation (bid'ah)?

What is the ruling on using a silhouette of a woman revealing her adornments as a profile picture on social media?

Is the virtue of seeking knowledge attained by one who hears it from trustworthy scholars via social media and television?

Is it obligatory to prevent the intermingling of men and women in a social media application that randomly gathers three to five people to discuss specific or user-chosen topics?

Is it permissible to disbelieve any news from any source on the Internet, on the grounds that it is merely statements and opinions without tangible proof?